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Blackpool and Hartlepool

143,353 and 97,868 residents (mid-2024).

Blackpool is higher than Hartlepool on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Blackpool is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Hartlepool on 12. 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

Blackpool Hartlepool

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Blackpool £6,111, Hartlepool £5,878Hartlepool: £5,878Blackpool: £6,111Hartlepool: £5,903Blackpool: £6,137Hartlepool: £5,575Blackpool: £5,797

    £6,111£6,137£5,797Blackpool is higher£5,878£5,903£5,575

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Blackpool £12,977, Hartlepool £13,760Hartlepool: £13,760Blackpool: £12,977Hartlepool: £13,818Blackpool: £13,033Hartlepool: £13,052Blackpool: £12,310

    £12,977£13,033£12,310Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£13,760£13,818£13,052

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackpool £3,594, Hartlepool £3,327Hartlepool: £3,327Blackpool: £3,594Hartlepool: £3,341Blackpool: £3,609Hartlepool: £3,156Blackpool: £3,409

    £3,594£3,609£3,409Blackpool is higher£3,327£3,341£3,156

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Blackpool £11,263, Hartlepool £11,668Hartlepool: £11,668Blackpool: £11,263Hartlepool: £11,717Blackpool: £11,311Hartlepool: £11,067Blackpool: £10,683

    £11,263£11,311£10,683Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£11,668£11,717£11,067

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Blackpool £745, Hartlepool £746Hartlepool: £746Blackpool: £745Hartlepool: £749Blackpool: £748Hartlepool: £707Blackpool: £707

    £745£748£707Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£746£749£707

  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: Blackpool £924, Hartlepool £1,301Hartlepool: £1,301Blackpool: £924Hartlepool: £1,307Blackpool: £928Hartlepool: £1,234Blackpool: £877

    £924£928£877Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£1,301£1,307£1,234

  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: Blackpool £45, Hartlepool £46Hartlepool: £46Blackpool: £45Hartlepool: £46Blackpool: £46Hartlepool: £43Blackpool: £43

    £45£46£43Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£46£46£43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Blackpool £818, Hartlepool £809Hartlepool: £809Blackpool: £818Hartlepool: £812Blackpool: £822Hartlepool: £767Blackpool: £776

    £818£822£776Blackpool is higher£809£812£767

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Blackpool £209, Hartlepool £170Hartlepool: £170Blackpool: £209Hartlepool: £171Blackpool: £210Hartlepool: £161Blackpool: £199

    £209£210£199Blackpool is higher£170£171£161

  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: Blackpool £197, Hartlepool £234Hartlepool: £234Blackpool: £197Hartlepool: £235Blackpool: £197Hartlepool: £222Blackpool: £187

    £197£197£187Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£234£235£222

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackpool £2,758, Hartlepool £2,661Hartlepool: £2,661Blackpool: £2,758Hartlepool: £2,673Blackpool: £2,770Hartlepool: £2,524Blackpool: £2,616

    £2,758£2,770£2,616Blackpool is higher£2,661£2,673£2,524

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Blackpool £314, Hartlepool £278Hartlepool: £278Blackpool: £314Hartlepool: £279Blackpool: £315Hartlepool: £263Blackpool: £298

    £314£315£298Blackpool is higher£278£279£263

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackpool £619, Hartlepool £412Hartlepool: £412Blackpool: £619Hartlepool: £414Blackpool: £622Hartlepool: £391Blackpool: £588

    £619£622£588Blackpool is higher£412£414£391

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackpool £6.53, Hartlepool £6.55Hartlepool: £6.55Blackpool: £6.53Hartlepool: £6.57Blackpool: £6.55Hartlepool: £6.21Blackpool: £6.19

    £6.53£6.55£6.19Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£6.55£6.57£6.21

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackpool £13, Hartlepool £13Hartlepool: £13Blackpool: £13Hartlepool: £13Blackpool: £13Hartlepool: £12Blackpool: £12

    £13£13£12Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£13£13£12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Blackpool £9.35, Hartlepool £8.39Hartlepool: £8.39Blackpool: £9.35Hartlepool: £8.43Blackpool: £9.39Hartlepool: £7.96Blackpool: £8.87

    £9.35£9.39£8.87Blackpool is higher£8.39£8.43£7.96

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Blackpool 1,015.2, Hartlepool 1,036.6Hartlepool: 1,036.6Blackpool: 1,015.2

    1,015.2Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count1,036.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Blackpool 183.3, Hartlepool 188.9Hartlepool: 188.9Blackpool: 183.3

    183.3Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count188.9

  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: Blackpool 190.7, Hartlepool 261.4Hartlepool: 261.4Blackpool: 190.7

    190.7Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count261.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 124.0, Hartlepool 120.9Hartlepool: 120.9Blackpool: 124.0

    124.0Blackpool is higher120.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Blackpool 336.3, Hartlepool 302.3Hartlepool: 302.3Blackpool: 336.3

    336.3Blackpool is higher302.3

  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: Blackpool 43.6, Hartlepool 50.4Hartlepool: 50.4Blackpool: 43.6

    43.6Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count50.4

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Blackpool and Hartlepool, per person in the age group
MeasureBlackpoolHartlepoolHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6,111£6,137£5,797£5,878£5,903£5,575Blackpool
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,977£13,033£12,310£13,760£13,818£13,052Hartlepool
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,594£3,609£3,409£3,327£3,341£3,156Blackpool
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,263£11,311£10,683£11,668£11,717£11,067Hartlepool
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£745£748£707£746£749£707Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£924£928£877£1,301£1,307£1,234Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£45£46£43£46£46£43Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£818£822£776£809£812£767Blackpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£209£210£199£170£171£161Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£197£197£187£234£235£222Hartlepool
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,758£2,770£2,616£2,661£2,673£2,524Blackpool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£314£315£298£278£279£263Blackpool
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£619£622£588£412£414£391Blackpool
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.53£6.55£6.19£6.55£6.57£6.21Hartlepool
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£13£12£13£13£12Hartlepool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.35£9.39£8.87£8.39£8.43£7.96Blackpool
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.21,036.6Hartlepool
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026183.3188.9Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026190.7261.4Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026124.0120.9Blackpool
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026336.3302.3Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.650.4Hartlepool

Per resident

Blackpool is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Hartlepool 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

Blackpool Hartlepool

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Blackpool £6,111, Hartlepool £5,878Hartlepool: £5,878Blackpool: £6,111Hartlepool: £5,903Blackpool: £6,137Hartlepool: £5,575Blackpool: £5,797

    £6,111£6,137£5,797Blackpool is higher£5,878£5,903£5,575

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Blackpool £2,551, Hartlepool £2,582Hartlepool: £2,582Blackpool: £2,551Hartlepool: £2,593Blackpool: £2,562Hartlepool: £2,449Blackpool: £2,420

    £2,551£2,562£2,420Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£2,582£2,593£2,449

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Blackpool £2,209, Hartlepool £2,031Hartlepool: £2,031Blackpool: £2,209Hartlepool: £2,040Blackpool: £2,219Hartlepool: £1,927Blackpool: £2,095

    £2,209£2,219£2,095Blackpool is higher£2,031£2,040£1,927

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Blackpool £2,214, Hartlepool £2,189Hartlepool: £2,189Blackpool: £2,214Hartlepool: £2,198Blackpool: £2,223Hartlepool: £2,076Blackpool: £2,100

    £2,214£2,223£2,100Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£2,189£2,198£2,076

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Blackpool £146, Hartlepool £140Hartlepool: £140Blackpool: £146Hartlepool: £140Blackpool: £147Hartlepool: £133Blackpool: £139

    £146£147£139Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£140£140£133

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Blackpool £182, Hartlepool £244Hartlepool: £244Blackpool: £182Hartlepool: £245Blackpool: £182Hartlepool: £232Blackpool: £172

    £182£182£172Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£244£245£232

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Blackpool £8.92, Hartlepool £8.56Hartlepool: £8.56Blackpool: £8.92Hartlepool: £8.60Blackpool: £8.96Hartlepool: £8.12Blackpool: £8.46

    £8.92£8.96£8.46Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£8.56£8.60£8.12

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Blackpool £818, Hartlepool £809Hartlepool: £809Blackpool: £818Hartlepool: £812Blackpool: £822Hartlepool: £767Blackpool: £776

    £818£822£776Blackpool is higher£809£812£767

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Blackpool £209, Hartlepool £170Hartlepool: £170Blackpool: £209Hartlepool: £171Blackpool: £210Hartlepool: £161Blackpool: £199

    £209£210£199Blackpool is higher£170£171£161

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Blackpool £121, Hartlepool £143Hartlepool: £143Blackpool: £121Hartlepool: £144Blackpool: £121Hartlepool: £136Blackpool: £115

    £121£121£115Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£143£144£136

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Blackpool £1,696, Hartlepool £1,625Hartlepool: £1,625Blackpool: £1,696Hartlepool: £1,632Blackpool: £1,703Hartlepool: £1,541Blackpool: £1,608

    £1,696£1,703£1,608Blackpool is higher£1,625£1,632£1,541

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Blackpool £314, Hartlepool £278Hartlepool: £278Blackpool: £314Hartlepool: £279Blackpool: £315Hartlepool: £263Blackpool: £298

    £314£315£298Blackpool is higher£278£279£263

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Blackpool £381, Hartlepool £252Hartlepool: £252Blackpool: £381Hartlepool: £253Blackpool: £382Hartlepool: £239Blackpool: £361

    £381£382£361Blackpool is higher£252£253£239

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Blackpool £4.02, Hartlepool £4.00Hartlepool: £4.00Blackpool: £4.02Hartlepool: £4.01Blackpool: £4.03Hartlepool: £3.79Blackpool: £3.81

    £4.02£4.03£3.81Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£4.00£4.01£3.79

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Blackpool £7.97, Hartlepool £8.00Hartlepool: £8.00Blackpool: £7.97Hartlepool: £8.04Blackpool: £8.00Hartlepool: £7.59Blackpool: £7.56

    £7.97£8.00£7.56Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£8.00£8.04£7.59

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Blackpool £9.35, Hartlepool £8.39Hartlepool: £8.39Blackpool: £9.35Hartlepool: £8.43Blackpool: £9.39Hartlepool: £7.96Blackpool: £8.87

    £9.35£9.39£8.87Blackpool is higher£8.39£8.43£7.96

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 199.6, Hartlepool 194.5Hartlepool: 194.5Blackpool: 199.6

    199.6Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count194.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 36.0, Hartlepool 35.5Hartlepool: 35.5Blackpool: 36.0

    36.0Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count35.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 37.5, Hartlepool 49.1Hartlepool: 49.1Blackpool: 37.5

    37.5Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count49.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 124.0, Hartlepool 120.9Hartlepool: 120.9Blackpool: 124.0

    124.0Blackpool is higher120.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 206.7, Hartlepool 184.5Hartlepool: 184.5Blackpool: 206.7

    206.7Blackpool is higher184.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 26.8, Hartlepool 30.8Hartlepool: 30.8Blackpool: 26.8

    26.8Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count30.8

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Blackpool and Hartlepool, per resident
MeasureBlackpoolHartlepoolHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6,111£6,137£5,797£5,878£5,903£5,575Blackpool
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,551£2,562£2,420£2,582£2,593£2,449Hartlepool
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,209£2,219£2,095£2,031£2,040£1,927Blackpool
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,214£2,223£2,100£2,189£2,198£2,076Blackpool
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£146£147£139£140£140£133Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£182£182£172£244£245£232Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.92£8.96£8.46£8.56£8.60£8.12Blackpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£818£822£776£809£812£767Blackpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£209£210£199£170£171£161Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£121£115£143£144£136Hartlepool
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,696£1,703£1,608£1,625£1,632£1,541Blackpool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£314£315£298£278£279£263Blackpool
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£381£382£361£252£253£239Blackpool
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.02£4.03£3.81£4.00£4.01£3.79Blackpool
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.97£8.00£7.56£8.00£8.04£7.59Hartlepool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.35£9.39£8.87£8.39£8.43£7.96Blackpool
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026199.6194.5Blackpool
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202636.035.5Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.549.1Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026124.0120.9Blackpool
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026206.7184.5Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.830.8Hartlepool

Total

Blackpool is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Hartlepool 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

Blackpool Hartlepool

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Blackpool £876.0m, Hartlepool £575.2mHartlepool: £575.2mBlackpool: £876.0mHartlepool: £577.7mBlackpool: £879.8mHartlepool: £545.6mBlackpool: £831.0m

    £876.0m£879.8m£831.0mBlackpool is higher£575.2m£577.7m£545.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Blackpool £365.7m, Hartlepool £252.7mHartlepool: £252.7mBlackpool: £365.7mHartlepool: £253.7mBlackpool: £367.2mHartlepool: £239.7mBlackpool: £346.9m

    £365.7m£367.2m£346.9mBlackpool is higherDepends on how you count£252.7m£253.7m£239.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Blackpool £316.7m, Hartlepool £198.8mHartlepool: £198.8mBlackpool: £316.7mHartlepool: £199.6mBlackpool: £318.0mHartlepool: £188.6mBlackpool: £300.4m

    £316.7m£318.0m£300.4mBlackpool is higher£198.8m£199.6m£188.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Blackpool £317.4m, Hartlepool £214.2mHartlepool: £214.2mBlackpool: £317.4mHartlepool: £215.2mBlackpool: £318.7mHartlepool: £203.2mBlackpool: £301.0m

    £317.4m£318.7m£301.0mBlackpool is higherDepends on how you count£214.2m£215.2m£203.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Blackpool £21.0m, Hartlepool £13.7mHartlepool: £13.7mBlackpool: £21.0mHartlepool: £13.7mBlackpool: £21.1mHartlepool: £13.0mBlackpool: £19.9m

    £21.0m£21.1m£19.9mBlackpool is higherDepends on how you count£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Blackpool £26.0m, Hartlepool £23.9mHartlepool: £23.9mBlackpool: £26.0mHartlepool: £24.0mBlackpool: £26.2mHartlepool: £22.7mBlackpool: £24.7m

    £26.0m£26.2m£24.7mBlackpool is higherDepends on how you count£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Blackpool £1.3m, Hartlepool £0.84mHartlepool: £0.84mBlackpool: £1.3mHartlepool: £0.84mBlackpool: £1.3mHartlepool: £0.80mBlackpool: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mBlackpool is higherDepends on how you count£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Blackpool £117.3m, Hartlepool £79.1mHartlepool: £79.1mBlackpool: £117.3mHartlepool: £79.5mBlackpool: £117.8mHartlepool: £75.1mBlackpool: £111.2m

    £117.3m£117.8m£111.2mBlackpool is higher£79.1m£79.5m£75.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Blackpool £30.0m, Hartlepool £16.7mHartlepool: £16.7mBlackpool: £30.0mHartlepool: £16.7mBlackpool: £30.1mHartlepool: £15.8mBlackpool: £28.5m

    £30.0m£30.1m£28.5mBlackpool is higher£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Blackpool £17.3m, Hartlepool £14.0mHartlepool: £14.0mBlackpool: £17.3mHartlepool: £14.1mBlackpool: £17.4mHartlepool: £13.3mBlackpool: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.4m£16.4mBlackpool is higherDepends on how you count£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Blackpool £243.1m, Hartlepool £159.0mHartlepool: £159.0mBlackpool: £243.1mHartlepool: £159.7mBlackpool: £244.1mHartlepool: £150.8mBlackpool: £230.6m

    £243.1m£244.1m£230.6mBlackpool is higher£159.0m£159.7m£150.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Blackpool £45.0m, Hartlepool £27.2mHartlepool: £27.2mBlackpool: £45.0mHartlepool: £27.3mBlackpool: £45.2mHartlepool: £25.8mBlackpool: £42.7m

    £45.0m£45.2m£42.7mBlackpool is higher£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Blackpool £54.6m, Hartlepool £24.6mHartlepool: £24.6mBlackpool: £54.6mHartlepool: £24.7mBlackpool: £54.8mHartlepool: £23.3mBlackpool: £51.8m

    £54.6m£54.8m£51.8mBlackpool is higher£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Blackpool £0.58m, Hartlepool £0.39mHartlepool: £0.39mBlackpool: £0.58mHartlepool: £0.39mBlackpool: £0.58mHartlepool: £0.37mBlackpool: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mBlackpool is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Blackpool £1.1m, Hartlepool £0.78mHartlepool: £0.78mBlackpool: £1.1mHartlepool: £0.79mBlackpool: £1.1mHartlepool: £0.74mBlackpool: £1.1m

    £1.1mBlackpool is higherDepends on how you count£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Blackpool £1.3m, Hartlepool £0.82mHartlepool: £0.82mBlackpool: £1.3mHartlepool: £0.82mBlackpool: £1.3mHartlepool: £0.78mBlackpool: £1.3m

    £1.3mBlackpool is higher£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Blackpool 28,606, Hartlepool 19,034Hartlepool: 19,034Blackpool: 28,606

    28,606Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count19,034

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Blackpool 5,164, Hartlepool 3,469Hartlepool: 3,469Blackpool: 5,164

    5,164Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count3,469

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Blackpool 5,374, Hartlepool 4,800Hartlepool: 4,800Blackpool: 5,374

    5,374Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count4,800

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Blackpool 17,780, Hartlepool 11,830Hartlepool: 11,830Blackpool: 17,780

    17,780Blackpool is higher11,830

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Blackpool 29,630, Hartlepool 18,060Hartlepool: 18,060Blackpool: 29,630

    29,630Blackpool is higher18,060

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Blackpool 3,840, Hartlepool 3,013Hartlepool: 3,013Blackpool: 3,840

    3,840Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count3,013

Show the numbers
Blackpool and Hartlepool, total
MeasureBlackpoolHartlepoolHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£876.0m£879.8m£831.0m£575.2m£577.7m£545.6mBlackpool
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£365.7m£367.2m£346.9m£252.7m£253.7m£239.7mBlackpool
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£316.7m£318.0m£300.4m£198.8m£199.6m£188.6mBlackpool
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£317.4m£318.7m£301.0m£214.2m£215.2m£203.2mBlackpool
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mBlackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.0m£26.2m£24.7m£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mBlackpool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£0.84m£0.84m£0.80mBlackpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£117.3m£117.8m£111.2m£79.1m£79.5m£75.1mBlackpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m£16.7m£16.7m£15.8mBlackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mBlackpool
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£243.1m£244.1m£230.6m£159.0m£159.7m£150.8mBlackpool
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£45.0m£45.2m£42.7m£27.2m£27.3m£25.8mBlackpool
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£54.6m£54.8m£51.8m£24.6m£24.7m£23.3mBlackpool
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mBlackpool
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£0.78m£0.79m£0.74mBlackpool
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£0.82m£0.82m£0.78mBlackpool
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,60619,034Blackpool
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,1643,469Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,3744,800Blackpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202617,78011,830Blackpool
Universal Credittotal, May 202629,63018,060Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,8403,013Blackpool

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.
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  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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