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Warrington and East Staffordshire
Warrington is higher than East Staffordshire on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 7 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.
Per person in the age group
Warrington is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and East Staffordshire on 7. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Warrington East Staffordshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,278£4,296£4,058Warrington is higher£4,017£4,035£3,811
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,795£12,850£12,137Warrington is higher£12,597£12,651£11,949
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,770£1,778£1,679East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,791£1,799£1,699
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,652£11,701£11,052Warrington is higher£11,581£11,630£10,985
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£369£371£350Warrington is higher£325£327£309
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£751£754£713Warrington is higher£669£672£635
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£23£23£22Warrington is higher£22£22£21
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£468£470£444Warrington is higher£390£391£370
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£127£128£121Warrington is higher£99£99£94
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£96£97£91East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£103£104£98
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,389£1,394£1,317East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,417£1,423£1,344
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£181£181£171Warrington is higher£139£140£132
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£274£275£260Warrington is higher£261£262£247
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.05£7.08£6.69Warrington is higher£6.09£6.12£5.78
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.32£4.34£4.10East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.65£4.67£4.41
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.79£6.82£6.44Warrington is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,014.0East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,021.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
91.9Warrington is higher84.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
151.4Warrington is higher141.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
69.6Warrington is higher58.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
164.0East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count181.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
20.8East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count22.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Warrington | East Staffordshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,278£4,296£4,058 | £4,017£4,035£3,811 | Warrington |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,795£12,850£12,137 | £12,597£12,651£11,949 | Warrington |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,770£1,778£1,679 | £1,791£1,799£1,699 | East Staffordshire |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,652£11,701£11,052 | £11,581£11,630£10,985 | Warrington |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £369£371£350 | £325£327£309 | Warrington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £751£754£713 | £669£672£635 | Warrington |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £23£23£22 | £22£22£21 | Warrington |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £468£470£444 | £390£391£370 | Warrington |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £127£128£121 | £99£99£94 | Warrington |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £96£97£91 | £103£104£98 | East Staffordshire |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,389£1,394£1,317 | £1,417£1,423£1,344 | East Staffordshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £181£181£171 | £139£140£132 | Warrington |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £274£275£260 | £261£262£247 | Warrington |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.05£7.08£6.69 | £6.09£6.12£5.78 | Warrington |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.32£4.34£4.10 | £4.65£4.67£4.41 | East Staffordshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.79£6.82£6.44 | £5.79£5.81£5.49 | Warrington |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,014.0 | 1,021.6 | East Staffordshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 91.9 | 84.1 | Warrington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 151.4 | 141.6 | Warrington |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 69.6 | 58.5 | Warrington |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 164.0 | 181.4 | East Staffordshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 20.8 | 22.9 | East Staffordshire |
Per resident
Warrington is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and East Staffordshire on 6. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Warrington East Staffordshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,278£4,296£4,058Warrington is higher£4,017£4,035£3,811
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,398£2,408£2,274Warrington is higher£2,279£2,289£2,162
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,097£1,102£1,041East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,105£1,109£1,048
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,184£2,193£2,071Warrington is higher£2,095£2,104£1,988
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£69£69£66Warrington is higher£59£59£56
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£141£141£134Warrington is higher£121£122£115
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.34£4.36£4.12Warrington is higher£3.92£3.94£3.72
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£468£470£444Warrington is higher£390£391£370
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£127£128£121Warrington is higher£99£99£94
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£60£60£57East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£64£64£60
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£860£864£816East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£874£877£829
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£181£181£171Warrington is higher£139£140£132
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£170£171£161Warrington is higher£161£161£152
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.38£4.39£4.15Warrington is higher£3.76£3.78£3.57
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.68£2.69£2.54East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.87£2.88£2.72
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.79£6.82£6.44Warrington is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
190.0Warrington is higherDepends on how you count184.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.2Warrington is higher15.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
28.4Warrington is higher25.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
69.6Warrington is higher58.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
101.6East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count111.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.9East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count14.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Warrington | East Staffordshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,278£4,296£4,058 | £4,017£4,035£3,811 | Warrington |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,398£2,408£2,274 | £2,279£2,289£2,162 | Warrington |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,097£1,102£1,041 | £1,105£1,109£1,048 | East Staffordshire |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,184£2,193£2,071 | £2,095£2,104£1,988 | Warrington |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £69£69£66 | £59£59£56 | Warrington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £141£141£134 | £121£122£115 | Warrington |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.34£4.36£4.12 | £3.92£3.94£3.72 | Warrington |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £468£470£444 | £390£391£370 | Warrington |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £127£128£121 | £99£99£94 | Warrington |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £60£60£57 | £64£64£60 | East Staffordshire |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £860£864£816 | £874£877£829 | East Staffordshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £181£181£171 | £139£140£132 | Warrington |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £170£171£161 | £161£161£152 | Warrington |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.38£4.39£4.15 | £3.76£3.78£3.57 | Warrington |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.68£2.69£2.54 | £2.87£2.88£2.72 | East Staffordshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.79£6.82£6.44 | £5.79£5.81£5.49 | Warrington |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 190.0 | 184.8 | Warrington |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.2 | 15.2 | Warrington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 28.4 | 25.6 | Warrington |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 69.6 | 58.5 | Warrington |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 101.6 | 111.9 | East Staffordshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.9 | 14.1 | East Staffordshire |
Total
Warrington is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and East Staffordshire on 0. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Warrington East Staffordshire
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£918.2m£922.1m£870.9mWarrington is higher£522.6m£524.8m£495.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£514.7m£516.9m£488.2mWarrington is higher£296.5m£297.7m£281.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£235.5m£236.5m£223.4mWarrington is higherDepends on how you count£143.7m£144.3m£136.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£468.7m£470.7m£444.6mWarrington is higher£272.5m£273.7m£258.5m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£14.9m£14.9m£14.1mWarrington is higher£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£30.2m£30.3m£28.7mWarrington is higher£15.8m£15.8m£14.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.93m£0.94m£0.88mWarrington is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£100.5m£100.9m£95.3mWarrington is higher£50.7m£50.9m£48.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£27.3m£27.4m£25.9mWarrington is higher£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.8m£12.9m£12.1mWarrington is higherDepends on how you count£8.3m£8.3m£7.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£184.7m£185.5m£175.2mWarrington is higherDepends on how you count£113.6m£114.1m£107.8m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£38.8m£38.9m£36.8mWarrington is higher£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£36.5m£36.6m£34.6mWarrington is higher£20.9m£21.0m£19.8m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.94m£0.94m£0.89mWarrington is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.57m£0.58m£0.55mWarrington is higherDepends on how you count£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mWarrington is higher£0.75m£0.76m£0.71m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
40,785Warrington is higherDepends on how you count24,041
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
3,696Warrington is higher1,980
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
6,090Warrington is higher3,332
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
14,931Warrington is higher7,604
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
21,815Warrington is higherDepends on how you count14,552
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,767Warrington is higherDepends on how you count1,838
Show the numbers
| Measure | Warrington | East Staffordshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £918.2m£922.1m£870.9m | £522.6m£524.8m£495.7m | Warrington |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £514.7m£516.9m£488.2m | £296.5m£297.7m£281.2m | Warrington |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £235.5m£236.5m£223.4m | £143.7m£144.3m£136.3m | Warrington |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £468.7m£470.7m£444.6m | £272.5m£273.7m£258.5m | Warrington |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £14.9m£14.9m£14.1m | £7.7m£7.7m£7.3m | Warrington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £30.2m£30.3m£28.7m | £15.8m£15.8m£14.9m | Warrington |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.93m£0.94m£0.88m | £0.51m£0.51m£0.48m | Warrington |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £100.5m£100.9m£95.3m | £50.7m£50.9m£48.1m | Warrington |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £27.3m£27.4m£25.9m | £12.9m£12.9m£12.2m | Warrington |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.8m£12.9m£12.1m | £8.3m£8.3m£7.8m | Warrington |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £184.7m£185.5m£175.2m | £113.6m£114.1m£107.8m | Warrington |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £38.8m£38.9m£36.8m | £18.1m£18.2m£17.2m | Warrington |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £36.5m£36.6m£34.6m | £20.9m£21.0m£19.8m | Warrington |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.94m£0.94m£0.89m | £0.49m£0.49m£0.46m | Warrington |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.57m£0.58m£0.55m | £0.37m£0.37m£0.35m | Warrington |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.5m£1.5m£1.4m | £0.75m£0.76m£0.71m | Warrington |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 40,785 | 24,041 | Warrington |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 3,696 | 1,980 | Warrington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 6,090 | 3,332 | Warrington |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 14,931 | 7,604 | Warrington |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 21,815 | 14,552 | Warrington |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,767 | 1,838 | Warrington |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.