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Blackpool and St. Helens

143,353 and 188,397 residents (mid-2024).

Blackpool is higher than St. Helens on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 10 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 16 of 22 measures, and St. Helens 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 St. Helens

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Blackpool £6,111, St. Helens £5,327St. Helens: £5,327Blackpool: £6,111St. Helens: £5,350Blackpool: £6,137St. Helens: £5,053Blackpool: £5,797

    £6,111£6,137£5,797Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£5,327£5,350£5,053

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Blackpool £12,977, St. Helens £13,122St. Helens: £13,122Blackpool: £12,977St. Helens: £13,178Blackpool: £13,033St. Helens: £12,447Blackpool: £12,310

    £12,977£13,033£12,310St. Helens is higher£13,122£13,178£12,447

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackpool £3,594, St. Helens £2,585St. Helens: £2,585Blackpool: £3,594St. Helens: £2,596Blackpool: £3,609St. Helens: £2,452Blackpool: £3,409

    £3,594£3,609£3,409Blackpool is higher£2,585£2,596£2,452

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Blackpool £11,263, St. Helens £11,608St. Helens: £11,608Blackpool: £11,263St. Helens: £11,657Blackpool: £11,311St. Helens: £11,011Blackpool: £10,683

    £11,263£11,311£10,683St. Helens is higher£11,608£11,657£11,011

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Blackpool £745, St. Helens £505St. Helens: £505Blackpool: £745St. Helens: £507Blackpool: £748St. Helens: £479Blackpool: £707

    £745£748£707Blackpool is higher£505£507£479

  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, St. Helens £977St. Helens: £977Blackpool: £924St. Helens: £981Blackpool: £928St. Helens: £926Blackpool: £877

    £924£928£877St. Helens is higher£977£981£926

  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, St. Helens £33St. Helens: £33Blackpool: £45St. Helens: £33Blackpool: £46St. Helens: £31Blackpool: £43

    £45£46£43Blackpool is higher£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Blackpool £818, St. Helens £709St. Helens: £709Blackpool: £818St. Helens: £712Blackpool: £822St. Helens: £673Blackpool: £776

    £818£822£776Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£709£712£673

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Blackpool £209, St. Helens £194St. Helens: £194Blackpool: £209St. Helens: £195Blackpool: £210St. Helens: £184Blackpool: £199

    £209£210£199Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£194£195£184

  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, St. Helens £176St. Helens: £176Blackpool: £197St. Helens: £177Blackpool: £197St. Helens: £167Blackpool: £187

    £197£197£187Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£176£177£167

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackpool £2,758, St. Helens £1,906St. Helens: £1,906Blackpool: £2,758St. Helens: £1,914Blackpool: £2,770St. Helens: £1,808Blackpool: £2,616

    £2,758£2,770£2,616Blackpool is higher£1,906£1,914£1,808

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Blackpool £314, St. Helens £264St. Helens: £264Blackpool: £314St. Helens: £265Blackpool: £315St. Helens: £250Blackpool: £298

    £314£315£298Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£264£265£250

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackpool £619, St. Helens £482St. Helens: £482Blackpool: £619St. Helens: £484Blackpool: £622St. Helens: £457Blackpool: £588

    £619£622£588Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£482£484£457

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackpool £6.53, St. Helens £9.58St. Helens: £9.58Blackpool: £6.53St. Helens: £9.62Blackpool: £6.55St. Helens: £9.09Blackpool: £6.19

    £6.53£6.55£6.19St. Helens is higher£9.58£9.62£9.09

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackpool £13, St. Helens £12St. Helens: £12Blackpool: £13St. Helens: £12Blackpool: £13St. Helens: £11Blackpool: £12

    £13£13£12Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Blackpool £9.35, St. Helens £9.84St. Helens: £9.84Blackpool: £9.35St. Helens: £9.88Blackpool: £9.39St. Helens: £9.33Blackpool: £8.87

    £9.35£9.39£8.87St. Helens is higher£9.84£9.88£9.33

  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, St. Helens 1,009.7St. Helens: 1,009.7Blackpool: 1,015.2

    1,015.2Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count1,009.7

  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, St. Helens 127.9St. Helens: 127.9Blackpool: 183.3

    183.3Blackpool is higher127.9

  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, St. Helens 196.6St. Helens: 196.6Blackpool: 190.7

    190.7St. Helens is higher196.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 124.0, St. Helens 105.1St. Helens: 105.1Blackpool: 124.0

    124.0Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count105.1

  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, St. Helens 231.9St. Helens: 231.9Blackpool: 336.3

    336.3Blackpool is higher231.9

  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, St. Helens 38.2St. Helens: 38.2Blackpool: 43.6

    43.6Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count38.2

Show the numbers
Blackpool and St. Helens, per person in the age group
MeasureBlackpoolSt. HelensHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6,111£6,137£5,797£5,327£5,350£5,053Blackpool
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,977£13,033£12,310£13,122£13,178£12,447St. Helens
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,594£3,609£3,409£2,585£2,596£2,452Blackpool
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,263£11,311£10,683£11,608£11,657£11,011St. Helens
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£745£748£707£505£507£479Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£924£928£877£977£981£926St. Helens
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£45£46£43£33£33£31Blackpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£818£822£776£709£712£673Blackpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£209£210£199£194£195£184Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£197£197£187£176£177£167Blackpool
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,758£2,770£2,616£1,906£1,914£1,808Blackpool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£314£315£298£264£265£250Blackpool
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£619£622£588£482£484£457Blackpool
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.53£6.55£6.19£9.58£9.62£9.09St. Helens
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£13£12£12£12£11Blackpool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.35£9.39£8.87£9.84£9.88£9.33St. Helens
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.21,009.7Blackpool
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026183.3127.9Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026190.7196.6St. Helens
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026124.0105.1Blackpool
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026336.3231.9Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.638.2Blackpool

Per resident

Blackpool is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and St. Helens 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 St. Helens

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Blackpool £6,111, St. Helens £5,327St. Helens: £5,327Blackpool: £6,111St. Helens: £5,350Blackpool: £6,137St. Helens: £5,053Blackpool: £5,797

    £6,111£6,137£5,797Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£5,327£5,350£5,053

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Blackpool £2,551, St. Helens £2,552St. Helens: £2,552Blackpool: £2,551St. Helens: £2,562Blackpool: £2,562St. Helens: £2,420Blackpool: £2,420

    £2,551£2,562£2,420St. Helens is higher£2,552£2,562£2,420

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Blackpool £2,209, St. Helens £1,599St. Helens: £1,599Blackpool: £2,209St. Helens: £1,606Blackpool: £2,219St. Helens: £1,516Blackpool: £2,095

    £2,209£2,219£2,095Blackpool is higher£1,599£1,606£1,516

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Blackpool £2,214, St. Helens £2,257St. Helens: £2,257Blackpool: £2,214St. Helens: £2,267Blackpool: £2,223St. Helens: £2,141Blackpool: £2,100

    £2,214£2,223£2,100St. Helens is higher£2,257£2,267£2,141

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Blackpool £146, St. Helens £98St. Helens: £98Blackpool: £146St. Helens: £99Blackpool: £147St. Helens: £93Blackpool: £139

    £146£147£139Blackpool is higher£98£99£93

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Blackpool £182, St. Helens £190St. Helens: £190Blackpool: £182St. Helens: £191Blackpool: £182St. Helens: £180Blackpool: £172

    £182£182£172St. Helens is higher£190£191£180

  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, St. Helens £6.36St. Helens: £6.36Blackpool: £8.92St. Helens: £6.38Blackpool: £8.96St. Helens: £6.03Blackpool: £8.46

    £8.92£8.96£8.46Blackpool is higher£6.36£6.38£6.03

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Blackpool £818, St. Helens £709St. Helens: £709Blackpool: £818St. Helens: £712Blackpool: £822St. Helens: £673Blackpool: £776

    £818£822£776Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£709£712£673

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Blackpool £209, St. Helens £194St. Helens: £194Blackpool: £209St. Helens: £195Blackpool: £210St. Helens: £184Blackpool: £199

    £209£210£199Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£194£195£184

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Blackpool £121, St. Helens £109St. Helens: £109Blackpool: £121St. Helens: £109Blackpool: £121St. Helens: £103Blackpool: £115

    £121£121£115Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£109£109£103

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Blackpool £1,696, St. Helens £1,179St. Helens: £1,179Blackpool: £1,696St. Helens: £1,184Blackpool: £1,703St. Helens: £1,118Blackpool: £1,608

    £1,696£1,703£1,608Blackpool is higher£1,179£1,184£1,118

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Blackpool £314, St. Helens £264St. Helens: £264Blackpool: £314St. Helens: £265Blackpool: £315St. Helens: £250Blackpool: £298

    £314£315£298Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£264£265£250

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Blackpool £381, St. Helens £298St. Helens: £298Blackpool: £381St. Helens: £299Blackpool: £382St. Helens: £283Blackpool: £361

    £381£382£361Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£298£299£283

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Blackpool £4.02, St. Helens £5.92St. Helens: £5.92Blackpool: £4.02St. Helens: £5.95Blackpool: £4.03St. Helens: £5.62Blackpool: £3.81

    £4.02£4.03£3.81St. Helens is higher£5.92£5.95£5.62

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Blackpool £7.97, St. Helens £7.38St. Helens: £7.38Blackpool: £7.97St. Helens: £7.41Blackpool: £8.00St. Helens: £7.00Blackpool: £7.56

    £7.97£8.00£7.56Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£7.38£7.41£7.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Blackpool £9.35, St. Helens £9.84St. Helens: £9.84Blackpool: £9.35St. Helens: £9.88Blackpool: £9.39St. Helens: £9.33Blackpool: £8.87

    £9.35£9.39£8.87St. Helens is higher£9.84£9.88£9.33

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 199.6, St. Helens 196.3St. Helens: 196.3Blackpool: 199.6

    199.6Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count196.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 36.0, St. Helens 24.9St. Helens: 24.9Blackpool: 36.0

    36.0Blackpool is higher24.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 37.5, St. Helens 38.2St. Helens: 38.2Blackpool: 37.5

    37.5St. Helens is higher38.2

  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, St. Helens 105.1St. Helens: 105.1Blackpool: 124.0

    124.0Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count105.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 206.7, St. Helens 143.4St. Helens: 143.4Blackpool: 206.7

    206.7Blackpool is higher143.4

  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, St. Helens 23.6St. Helens: 23.6Blackpool: 26.8

    26.8Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count23.6

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Blackpool and St. Helens, per resident
MeasureBlackpoolSt. HelensHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6,111£6,137£5,797£5,327£5,350£5,053Blackpool
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,551£2,562£2,420£2,552£2,562£2,420St. Helens
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,209£2,219£2,095£1,599£1,606£1,516Blackpool
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,214£2,223£2,100£2,257£2,267£2,141St. Helens
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£146£147£139£98£99£93Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£182£182£172£190£191£180St. Helens
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.92£8.96£8.46£6.36£6.38£6.03Blackpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£818£822£776£709£712£673Blackpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£209£210£199£194£195£184Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£121£115£109£109£103Blackpool
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,696£1,703£1,608£1,179£1,184£1,118Blackpool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£314£315£298£264£265£250Blackpool
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£381£382£361£298£299£283Blackpool
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.02£4.03£3.81£5.92£5.95£5.62St. Helens
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.97£8.00£7.56£7.38£7.41£7.00Blackpool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.35£9.39£8.87£9.84£9.88£9.33St. Helens
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026199.6196.3Blackpool
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202636.024.9Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.538.2St. Helens
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026124.0105.1Blackpool
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026206.7143.4Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.823.6Blackpool

Total

Blackpool is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and St. Helens on 16. 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 St. Helens

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Blackpool £876.0m, St. Helens £1.0bnSt. Helens: £1.0bnBlackpool: £876.0mSt. Helens: £1.0bnBlackpool: £879.8mSt. Helens: £951.9mBlackpool: £831.0m

    £876.0m£879.8m£831.0mSt. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£1.0bn£1.0bn£951.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Blackpool £365.7m, St. Helens £480.7mSt. Helens: £480.7mBlackpool: £365.7mSt. Helens: £482.7mBlackpool: £367.2mSt. Helens: £456.0mBlackpool: £346.9m

    £365.7m£367.2m£346.9mSt. Helens is higher£480.7m£482.7m£456.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Blackpool £316.7m, St. Helens £301.2mSt. Helens: £301.2mBlackpool: £316.7mSt. Helens: £302.5mBlackpool: £318.0mSt. Helens: £285.7mBlackpool: £300.4m

    £316.7m£318.0m£300.4mBlackpool is higher£301.2m£302.5m£285.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Blackpool £317.4m, St. Helens £425.2mSt. Helens: £425.2mBlackpool: £317.4mSt. Helens: £427.0mBlackpool: £318.7mSt. Helens: £403.4mBlackpool: £301.0m

    £317.4m£318.7m£301.0mSt. Helens is higher£425.2m£427.0m£403.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Blackpool £21.0m, St. Helens £18.5mSt. Helens: £18.5mBlackpool: £21.0mSt. Helens: £18.6mBlackpool: £21.1mSt. Helens: £17.5mBlackpool: £19.9m

    £21.0m£21.1m£19.9mBlackpool is higher£18.5m£18.6m£17.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Blackpool £26.0m, St. Helens £35.8mSt. Helens: £35.8mBlackpool: £26.0mSt. Helens: £35.9mBlackpool: £26.2mSt. Helens: £33.9mBlackpool: £24.7m

    £26.0m£26.2m£24.7mSt. Helens is higher£35.8m£35.9m£33.9m

  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, St. Helens £1.2mSt. Helens: £1.2mBlackpool: £1.3mSt. Helens: £1.2mBlackpool: £1.3mSt. Helens: £1.1mBlackpool: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mBlackpool is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Blackpool £117.3m, St. Helens £133.6mSt. Helens: £133.6mBlackpool: £117.3mSt. Helens: £134.2mBlackpool: £117.8mSt. Helens: £126.7mBlackpool: £111.2m

    £117.3m£117.8m£111.2mSt. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£133.6m£134.2m£126.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Blackpool £30.0m, St. Helens £36.6mSt. Helens: £36.6mBlackpool: £30.0mSt. Helens: £36.7mBlackpool: £30.1mSt. Helens: £34.7mBlackpool: £28.5m

    £30.0m£30.1m£28.5mSt. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£36.6m£36.7m£34.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Blackpool £17.3m, St. Helens £20.5mSt. Helens: £20.5mBlackpool: £17.3mSt. Helens: £20.6mBlackpool: £17.4mSt. Helens: £19.5mBlackpool: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.4m£16.4mSt. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Blackpool £243.1m, St. Helens £222.1mSt. Helens: £222.1mBlackpool: £243.1mSt. Helens: £223.0mBlackpool: £244.1mSt. Helens: £210.6mBlackpool: £230.6m

    £243.1m£244.1m£230.6mBlackpool is higher£222.1m£223.0m£210.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Blackpool £45.0m, St. Helens £49.7mSt. Helens: £49.7mBlackpool: £45.0mSt. Helens: £49.9mBlackpool: £45.2mSt. Helens: £47.1mBlackpool: £42.7m

    £45.0m£45.2m£42.7mSt. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£49.7m£49.9m£47.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Blackpool £54.6m, St. Helens £56.1mSt. Helens: £56.1mBlackpool: £54.6mSt. Helens: £56.4mBlackpool: £54.8mSt. Helens: £53.2mBlackpool: £51.8m

    £54.6m£54.8m£51.8mSt. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£56.1m£56.4m£53.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Blackpool £0.58m, St. Helens £1.1mSt. Helens: £1.1mBlackpool: £0.58mSt. Helens: £1.1mBlackpool: £0.58mSt. Helens: £1.1mBlackpool: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mSt. Helens is higher£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Blackpool £1.1m, St. Helens £1.4mSt. Helens: £1.4mBlackpool: £1.1mSt. Helens: £1.4mBlackpool: £1.1mSt. Helens: £1.3mBlackpool: £1.1m

    £1.1mSt. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Blackpool £1.3m, St. Helens £1.9mSt. Helens: £1.9mBlackpool: £1.3mSt. Helens: £1.9mBlackpool: £1.3mSt. Helens: £1.8mBlackpool: £1.3m

    £1.3mSt. Helens is higher£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Blackpool 28,606, St. Helens 36,989St. Helens: 36,989Blackpool: 28,606

    28,606St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count36,989

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Blackpool 5,164, St. Helens 4,685St. Helens: 4,685Blackpool: 5,164

    5,164Blackpool is higher4,685

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Blackpool 5,374, St. Helens 7,202St. Helens: 7,202Blackpool: 5,374

    5,374St. Helens is higher7,202

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Blackpool 17,780, St. Helens 19,792St. Helens: 19,792Blackpool: 17,780

    17,780St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count19,792

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Blackpool 29,630, St. Helens 27,019St. Helens: 27,019Blackpool: 29,630

    29,630Blackpool is higher27,019

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Blackpool 3,840, St. Helens 4,447St. Helens: 4,447Blackpool: 3,840

    3,840St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count4,447

Show the numbers
Blackpool and St. Helens, total
MeasureBlackpoolSt. HelensHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£876.0m£879.8m£831.0m£1.0bn£1.0bn£951.9mSt. Helens
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£365.7m£367.2m£346.9m£480.7m£482.7m£456.0mSt. Helens
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£316.7m£318.0m£300.4m£301.2m£302.5m£285.7mBlackpool
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£317.4m£318.7m£301.0m£425.2m£427.0m£403.4mSt. Helens
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m£18.5m£18.6m£17.5mBlackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.0m£26.2m£24.7m£35.8m£35.9m£33.9mSt. Helens
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBlackpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£117.3m£117.8m£111.2m£133.6m£134.2m£126.7mSt. Helens
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m£36.6m£36.7m£34.7mSt. Helens
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m£20.5m£20.6m£19.5mSt. Helens
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£243.1m£244.1m£230.6m£222.1m£223.0m£210.6mBlackpool
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£45.0m£45.2m£42.7m£49.7m£49.9m£47.1mSt. Helens
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£54.6m£54.8m£51.8m£56.1m£56.4m£53.2mSt. Helens
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£1.1mSt. Helens
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mSt. Helens
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mSt. Helens
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,60636,989St. Helens
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,1644,685Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,3747,202St. Helens
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202617,78019,792St. Helens
Universal Credittotal, May 202629,63027,019Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,8404,447St. Helens

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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