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Blackburn with Darwen and Oldham

161,618 and 250,725 residents (mid-2024).

Blackburn with Darwen is higher than Oldham on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 13 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.

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Per person in the age group

Blackburn with Darwen is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Oldham on 11. 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

Blackburn with Darwen Oldham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £4,525, Oldham £4,694Oldham: £4,694Blackburn with Darwen: £4,525Oldham: £4,714Blackburn with Darwen: £4,544Oldham: £4,453Blackburn with Darwen: £4,292

    £4,525£4,544£4,292Oldham is higher£4,694£4,714£4,453

  2. Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Blackburn with Darwen £12,995, Oldham £13,198Oldham: £13,198Blackburn with Darwen: £12,995Oldham: £13,254Blackburn with Darwen: £13,050Oldham: £12,518Blackburn with Darwen: £12,326

    £12,995£13,050£12,326Oldham is higher£13,198£13,254£12,518

  3. Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackburn with Darwen £2,847, Oldham £2,938Oldham: £2,938Blackburn with Darwen: £2,847Oldham: £2,951Blackburn with Darwen: £2,860Oldham: £2,787Blackburn with Darwen: £2,701

    £2,847£2,860£2,701Oldham is higher£2,938£2,951£2,787

  4. State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Blackburn with Darwen £11,280, Oldham £11,649Oldham: £11,649Blackburn with Darwen: £11,280Oldham: £11,699Blackburn with Darwen: £11,328Oldham: £11,050Blackburn with Darwen: £10,699

    £11,280£11,328£10,699Oldham is higher£11,649£11,699£11,050

  5. Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Blackburn with Darwen £847, Oldham £667Oldham: £667Blackburn with Darwen: £847Oldham: £670Blackburn with Darwen: £850Oldham: £633Blackburn with Darwen: £803

    £847£850£803Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£667£670£633

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Blackburn with Darwen £824, Oldham £843Oldham: £843Blackburn with Darwen: £824Oldham: £847Blackburn with Darwen: £827Oldham: £800Blackburn with Darwen: £781

    £824£827£781Oldham is higher£843£847£800

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Blackburn with Darwen £45, Oldham £38Oldham: £38Blackburn with Darwen: £45Oldham: £38Blackburn with Darwen: £45Oldham: £36Blackburn with Darwen: £42

    £45£45£42Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£38£38£36

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £597, Oldham £552Oldham: £552Blackburn with Darwen: £597Oldham: £554Blackburn with Darwen: £600Oldham: £523Blackburn with Darwen: £567

    £597£600£567Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£552£554£523

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £168, Oldham £169Oldham: £169Blackburn with Darwen: £168Oldham: £169Blackburn with Darwen: £169Oldham: £160Blackburn with Darwen: £159

    £168£169£159Oldham is higher£169£169£160

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackburn with Darwen £183, Oldham £184Oldham: £184Blackburn with Darwen: £183Oldham: £185Blackburn with Darwen: £184Oldham: £175Blackburn with Darwen: £174

    £183£184£174Oldham is higherDepends on how you count£184£185£175

  11. Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackburn with Darwen £2,261, Oldham £2,408Oldham: £2,408Blackburn with Darwen: £2,261Oldham: £2,418Blackburn with Darwen: £2,271Oldham: £2,284Blackburn with Darwen: £2,145

    £2,261£2,271£2,145Oldham is higher£2,408£2,418£2,284

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £214, Oldham £189Oldham: £189Blackburn with Darwen: £214Oldham: £190Blackburn with Darwen: £215Oldham: £179Blackburn with Darwen: £203

    £214£215£203Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£189£190£179

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackburn with Darwen £387, Oldham £334Oldham: £334Blackburn with Darwen: £387Oldham: £335Blackburn with Darwen: £389Oldham: £317Blackburn with Darwen: £367

    £387£389£367Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£334£335£317

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackburn with Darwen £6.85, Oldham £5.44Oldham: £5.44Blackburn with Darwen: £6.85Oldham: £5.46Blackburn with Darwen: £6.88Oldham: £5.16Blackburn with Darwen: £6.50

    £6.85£6.88£6.50Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£5.44£5.46£5.16

  15. Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackburn with Darwen £8.99, Oldham £7.17Oldham: £7.17Blackburn with Darwen: £8.99Oldham: £7.20Blackburn with Darwen: £9.03Oldham: £6.80Blackburn with Darwen: £8.53

    £8.99£9.03£8.53Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£7.17£7.20£6.80

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £7.49, Oldham £6.98Oldham: £6.98Blackburn with Darwen: £7.49Oldham: £7.01Blackburn with Darwen: £7.52Oldham: £6.62Blackburn with Darwen: £7.10

    £7.49£7.52£7.10Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£6.98£7.01£6.62

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Blackburn with Darwen 1,006.6, Oldham 1,014.5Oldham: 1,014.5Blackburn with Darwen: 1,006.6

    1,006.6Oldham is higher1,014.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Blackburn with Darwen 175.7, Oldham 147.7Oldham: 147.7Blackburn with Darwen: 175.7

    175.7Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count147.7

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Blackburn with Darwen 168.6, Oldham 172.3Oldham: 172.3Blackburn with Darwen: 168.6

    168.6Oldham is higher172.3

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blackburn with Darwen 91.1, Oldham 84.1Oldham: 84.1Blackburn with Darwen: 91.1

    91.1Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count84.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Blackburn with Darwen 288.5, Oldham 291.0Oldham: 291.0Blackburn with Darwen: 288.5

    288.5Oldham is higherDepends on how you count291.0

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Blackburn with Darwen 42.0, Oldham 42.0Oldham: 42.0Blackburn with Darwen: 42.0

    42.0Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count42.0

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Blackburn with Darwen and Oldham, per person in the age group
MeasureBlackburn with DarwenOldhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,525£4,544£4,292£4,694£4,714£4,453Oldham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,995£13,050£12,326£13,198£13,254£12,518Oldham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,847£2,860£2,701£2,938£2,951£2,787Oldham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,280£11,328£10,699£11,649£11,699£11,050Oldham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£847£850£803£667£670£633Blackburn with Darwen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£824£827£781£843£847£800Oldham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£45£45£42£38£38£36Blackburn with Darwen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£597£600£567£552£554£523Blackburn with Darwen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£169£169£160Oldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£183£184£174£184£185£175Oldham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,261£2,271£2,145£2,408£2,418£2,284Oldham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£214£215£203£189£190£179Blackburn with Darwen
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£387£389£367£334£335£317Blackburn with Darwen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.85£6.88£6.50£5.44£5.46£5.16Blackburn with Darwen
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.99£9.03£8.53£7.17£7.20£6.80Blackburn with Darwen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.49£7.52£7.10£6.98£7.01£6.62Blackburn with Darwen
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.61,014.5Oldham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026175.7147.7Blackburn with Darwen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.6172.3Oldham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.184.1Blackburn with Darwen
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026288.5291.0Oldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202642.042.0Blackburn with Darwen

Per resident

Blackburn with Darwen is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Oldham on 9. 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

Blackburn with Darwen Oldham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £4,525, Oldham £4,694Oldham: £4,694Blackburn with Darwen: £4,525Oldham: £4,714Blackburn with Darwen: £4,544Oldham: £4,453Blackburn with Darwen: £4,292

    £4,525£4,544£4,292Oldham is higher£4,694£4,714£4,453

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £1,741, Oldham £1,960Oldham: £1,960Blackburn with Darwen: £1,741Oldham: £1,968Blackburn with Darwen: £1,748Oldham: £1,859Blackburn with Darwen: £1,651

    £1,741£1,748£1,651Oldham is higher£1,960£1,968£1,859

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £1,798, Oldham £1,818Oldham: £1,818Blackburn with Darwen: £1,798Oldham: £1,826Blackburn with Darwen: £1,805Oldham: £1,724Blackburn with Darwen: £1,705

    £1,798£1,805£1,705Oldham is higher£1,818£1,826£1,724

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £1,511, Oldham £1,730Oldham: £1,730Blackburn with Darwen: £1,511Oldham: £1,737Blackburn with Darwen: £1,517Oldham: £1,641Blackburn with Darwen: £1,433

    £1,511£1,517£1,433Oldham is higher£1,730£1,737£1,641

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £113, Oldham £99Oldham: £99Blackburn with Darwen: £113Oldham: £100Blackburn with Darwen: £114Oldham: £94Blackburn with Darwen: £108

    £113£114£108Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£99£100£94

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £110, Oldham £125Oldham: £125Blackburn with Darwen: £110Oldham: £126Blackburn with Darwen: £111Oldham: £119Blackburn with Darwen: £105

    £110£111£105Oldham is higher£125£126£119

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £5.97, Oldham £5.65Oldham: £5.65Blackburn with Darwen: £5.97Oldham: £5.67Blackburn with Darwen: £5.99Oldham: £5.36Blackburn with Darwen: £5.66

    £5.97£5.99£5.66Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£5.65£5.67£5.36

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £597, Oldham £552Oldham: £552Blackburn with Darwen: £597Oldham: £554Blackburn with Darwen: £600Oldham: £523Blackburn with Darwen: £567

    £597£600£567Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£552£554£523

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £168, Oldham £169Oldham: £169Blackburn with Darwen: £168Oldham: £169Blackburn with Darwen: £169Oldham: £160Blackburn with Darwen: £159

    £168£169£159Oldham is higher£169£169£160

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £116, Oldham £114Oldham: £114Blackburn with Darwen: £116Oldham: £114Blackburn with Darwen: £116Oldham: £108Blackburn with Darwen: £110

    £116£116£110Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£114£114£108

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £1,428, Oldham £1,489Oldham: £1,489Blackburn with Darwen: £1,428Oldham: £1,496Blackburn with Darwen: £1,434Oldham: £1,413Blackburn with Darwen: £1,354

    £1,428£1,434£1,354Oldham is higher£1,489£1,496£1,413

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £214, Oldham £189Oldham: £189Blackburn with Darwen: £214Oldham: £190Blackburn with Darwen: £215Oldham: £179Blackburn with Darwen: £203

    £214£215£203Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£189£190£179

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £244, Oldham £207Oldham: £207Blackburn with Darwen: £244Oldham: £207Blackburn with Darwen: £245Oldham: £196Blackburn with Darwen: £232

    £244£245£232Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£207£207£196

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £4.32, Oldham £3.36Oldham: £3.36Blackburn with Darwen: £4.32Oldham: £3.38Blackburn with Darwen: £4.34Oldham: £3.19Blackburn with Darwen: £4.10

    £4.32£4.34£4.10Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£3.36£3.38£3.19

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £5.68, Oldham £4.44Oldham: £4.44Blackburn with Darwen: £5.68Oldham: £4.46Blackburn with Darwen: £5.71Oldham: £4.21Blackburn with Darwen: £5.39

    £5.68£5.71£5.39Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£4.44£4.46£4.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Blackburn with Darwen £7.49, Oldham £6.98Oldham: £6.98Blackburn with Darwen: £7.49Oldham: £7.01Blackburn with Darwen: £7.52Oldham: £6.62Blackburn with Darwen: £7.10

    £7.49£7.52£7.10Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£6.98£7.01£6.62

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Blackburn with Darwen 134.8, Oldham 150.7Oldham: 150.7Blackburn with Darwen: 134.8

    134.8Oldham is higher150.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Blackburn with Darwen 23.5, Oldham 21.9Oldham: 21.9Blackburn with Darwen: 23.5

    23.5Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count21.9

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blackburn with Darwen 22.6, Oldham 25.6Oldham: 25.6Blackburn with Darwen: 22.6

    22.6Oldham is higher25.6

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blackburn with Darwen 91.1, Oldham 84.1Oldham: 84.1Blackburn with Darwen: 91.1

    91.1Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count84.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Blackburn with Darwen 182.1, Oldham 180.0Oldham: 180.0Blackburn with Darwen: 182.1

    182.1Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count180.0

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blackburn with Darwen 26.5, Oldham 26.0Oldham: 26.0Blackburn with Darwen: 26.5

    26.5Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count26.0

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Blackburn with Darwen and Oldham, per resident
MeasureBlackburn with DarwenOldhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,525£4,544£4,292£4,694£4,714£4,453Oldham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,741£1,748£1,651£1,960£1,968£1,859Oldham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,798£1,805£1,705£1,818£1,826£1,724Oldham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,511£1,517£1,433£1,730£1,737£1,641Oldham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£113£114£108£99£100£94Blackburn with Darwen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£111£105£125£126£119Oldham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.97£5.99£5.66£5.65£5.67£5.36Blackburn with Darwen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£597£600£567£552£554£523Blackburn with Darwen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£169£169£160Oldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£114£114£108Blackburn with Darwen
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,428£1,434£1,354£1,489£1,496£1,413Oldham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£214£215£203£189£190£179Blackburn with Darwen
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£244£245£232£207£207£196Blackburn with Darwen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.32£4.34£4.10£3.36£3.38£3.19Blackburn with Darwen
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.68£5.71£5.39£4.44£4.46£4.21Blackburn with Darwen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.49£7.52£7.10£6.98£7.01£6.62Blackburn with Darwen
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026134.8150.7Oldham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.521.9Blackburn with Darwen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.625.6Oldham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.184.1Blackburn with Darwen
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026182.1180.0Blackburn with Darwen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.526.0Blackburn with Darwen

Total

Blackburn with Darwen is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Oldham on 22. 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

Blackburn with Darwen Oldham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Blackburn with Darwen £731.3m, Oldham £1.2bnOldham: £1.2bnBlackburn with Darwen: £731.3mOldham: £1.2bnBlackburn with Darwen: £734.5mOldham: £1.1bnBlackburn with Darwen: £693.7m

    £731.3m£734.5m£693.7mOldham is higher£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Blackburn with Darwen £281.3m, Oldham £491.4mOldham: £491.4mBlackburn with Darwen: £281.3mOldham: £493.5mBlackburn with Darwen: £282.5mOldham: £466.1mBlackburn with Darwen: £266.8m

    £281.3m£282.5m£266.8mOldham is higher£491.4m£493.5m£466.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Blackburn with Darwen £290.5m, Oldham £455.8mOldham: £455.8mBlackburn with Darwen: £290.5mOldham: £457.7mBlackburn with Darwen: £291.8mOldham: £432.3mBlackburn with Darwen: £275.6m

    £290.5m£291.8m£275.6mOldham is higher£455.8m£457.7m£432.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Blackburn with Darwen £244.2m, Oldham £433.8mOldham: £433.8mBlackburn with Darwen: £244.2mOldham: £435.6mBlackburn with Darwen: £245.2mOldham: £411.4mBlackburn with Darwen: £231.6m

    £244.2m£245.2m£231.6mOldham is higher£433.8m£435.6m£411.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Blackburn with Darwen £18.3m, Oldham £24.8mOldham: £24.8mBlackburn with Darwen: £18.3mOldham: £24.9mBlackburn with Darwen: £18.4mOldham: £23.6mBlackburn with Darwen: £17.4m

    £18.3m£18.4m£17.4mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£24.8m£24.9m£23.6m

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Blackburn with Darwen £17.8m, Oldham £31.4mOldham: £31.4mBlackburn with Darwen: £17.8mOldham: £31.5mBlackburn with Darwen: £17.9mOldham: £29.8mBlackburn with Darwen: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mOldham is higher£31.4m£31.5m£29.8m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Blackburn with Darwen £0.96m, Oldham £1.4mOldham: £1.4mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.96mOldham: £1.4mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.97mOldham: £1.3mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.91m

    £0.96m£0.97m£0.91mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Blackburn with Darwen £96.5m, Oldham £138.4mOldham: £138.4mBlackburn with Darwen: £96.5mOldham: £139.0mBlackburn with Darwen: £97.0mOldham: £131.2mBlackburn with Darwen: £91.6m

    £96.5m£97.0m£91.6mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£138.4m£139.0m£131.2m

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Blackburn with Darwen £27.2m, Oldham £42.3mOldham: £42.3mBlackburn with Darwen: £27.2mOldham: £42.5mBlackburn with Darwen: £27.3mOldham: £40.1mBlackburn with Darwen: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mOldham is higher£42.3m£42.5m£40.1m

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Blackburn with Darwen £18.7m, Oldham £28.6mOldham: £28.6mBlackburn with Darwen: £18.7mOldham: £28.7mBlackburn with Darwen: £18.8mOldham: £27.1mBlackburn with Darwen: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.8m£17.7mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Blackburn with Darwen £230.7m, Oldham £373.4mOldham: £373.4mBlackburn with Darwen: £230.7mOldham: £375.0mBlackburn with Darwen: £231.7mOldham: £354.2mBlackburn with Darwen: £218.9m

    £230.7m£231.7m£218.9mOldham is higher£373.4m£375.0m£354.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Blackburn with Darwen £34.6m, Oldham £47.3mOldham: £47.3mBlackburn with Darwen: £34.6mOldham: £47.5mBlackburn with Darwen: £34.7mOldham: £44.9mBlackburn with Darwen: £32.8m

    £34.6m£34.7m£32.8mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£47.3m£47.5m£44.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Blackburn with Darwen £39.5m, Oldham £51.8mOldham: £51.8mBlackburn with Darwen: £39.5mOldham: £52.0mBlackburn with Darwen: £39.7mOldham: £49.1mBlackburn with Darwen: £37.5m

    £39.5m£39.7m£37.5mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£51.8m£52.0m£49.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Blackburn with Darwen £0.70m, Oldham £0.84mOldham: £0.84mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.70mOldham: £0.85mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.70mOldham: £0.80mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Blackburn with Darwen £0.92m, Oldham £1.1mOldham: £1.1mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.92mOldham: £1.1mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.92mOldham: £1.1mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.87m

    £0.92m£0.92m£0.87mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£1.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Blackburn with Darwen £1.2m, Oldham £1.7mOldham: £1.7mBlackburn with Darwen: £1.2mOldham: £1.8mBlackburn with Darwen: £1.2mOldham: £1.7mBlackburn with Darwen: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.8m£1.7m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Blackburn with Darwen 21,790, Oldham 37,774Oldham: 37,774Blackburn with Darwen: 21,790

    21,790Oldham is higher37,774

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Blackburn with Darwen 3,804, Oldham 5,501Oldham: 5,501Blackburn with Darwen: 3,804

    3,804Oldham is higherDepends on how you count5,501

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Blackburn with Darwen 3,649, Oldham 6,415Oldham: 6,415Blackburn with Darwen: 3,649

    3,649Oldham is higher6,415

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Blackburn with Darwen 14,719, Oldham 21,096Oldham: 21,096Blackburn with Darwen: 14,719

    14,719Oldham is higherDepends on how you count21,096

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Blackburn with Darwen 29,433, Oldham 45,136Oldham: 45,136Blackburn with Darwen: 29,433

    29,433Oldham is higherDepends on how you count45,136

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Blackburn with Darwen 4,283, Oldham 6,509Oldham: 6,509Blackburn with Darwen: 4,283

    4,283Oldham is higherDepends on how you count6,509

Show the numbers
Blackburn with Darwen and Oldham, total
MeasureBlackburn with DarwenOldhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£731.3m£734.5m£693.7m£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnOldham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£281.3m£282.5m£266.8m£491.4m£493.5m£466.1mOldham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£290.5m£291.8m£275.6m£455.8m£457.7m£432.3mOldham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£244.2m£245.2m£231.6m£433.8m£435.6m£411.4mOldham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£18.3m£18.4m£17.4m£24.8m£24.9m£23.6mOldham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£31.4m£31.5m£29.8mOldham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.96m£0.97m£0.91m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mOldham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£96.5m£97.0m£91.6m£138.4m£139.0m£131.2mOldham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£42.3m£42.5m£40.1mOldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.8m£17.7m£28.6m£28.7m£27.1mOldham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£230.7m£231.7m£218.9m£373.4m£375.0m£354.2mOldham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£34.6m£34.7m£32.8m£47.3m£47.5m£44.9mOldham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£39.5m£39.7m£37.5m£51.8m£52.0m£49.1mOldham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.84m£0.85m£0.80mOldham
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.92m£0.87m£1.1mOldham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£1.7m£1.8m£1.7mOldham
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,79037,774Oldham
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,8045,501Oldham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6496,415Oldham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,71921,096Oldham
Universal Credittotal, May 202629,43345,136Oldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,2836,509Oldham

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
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