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Kingston upon Hull, City of and Middlesbrough

274,727 and 154,700 residents (mid-2024).

Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher than Middlesbrough on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 15 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

Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Middlesbrough 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

Kingston upon Hull, City of Middlesbrough

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £4,885, Middlesbrough £5,133Middlesbrough: £5,133Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,885Middlesbrough: £5,155Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,905Middlesbrough: £4,869Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,633

    £4,885£4,905£4,633Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£5,133£5,155£4,869

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Kingston upon Hull, City of £13,009, Middlesbrough £12,850Middlesbrough: £12,850Kingston upon Hull, City of: £13,009Middlesbrough: £12,905Kingston upon Hull, City of: £13,064Middlesbrough: £12,189Kingston upon Hull, City of: £12,339

    £13,009£13,064£12,339Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£12,850£12,905£12,189

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingston upon Hull, City of £2,894, Middlesbrough £3,124Middlesbrough: £3,124Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,894Middlesbrough: £3,138Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,907Middlesbrough: £2,964Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,745

    £2,894£2,907£2,745Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£3,124£3,138£2,964

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Kingston upon Hull, City of £11,332, Middlesbrough £11,205Middlesbrough: £11,205Kingston upon Hull, City of: £11,332Middlesbrough: £11,253Kingston upon Hull, City of: £11,380Middlesbrough: £10,629Kingston upon Hull, City of: £10,749

    £11,332£11,380£10,749Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£11,205£11,253£10,629

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Kingston upon Hull, City of £763, Middlesbrough £729Middlesbrough: £729Kingston upon Hull, City of: £763Middlesbrough: £732Kingston upon Hull, City of: £766Middlesbrough: £691Kingston upon Hull, City of: £724

    £763£766£724Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£729£732£691

  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: Kingston upon Hull, City of £866, Middlesbrough £874Middlesbrough: £874Kingston upon Hull, City of: £866Middlesbrough: £878Kingston upon Hull, City of: £870Middlesbrough: £829Kingston upon Hull, City of: £822

    £866£870£822Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£874£878£829

  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: Kingston upon Hull, City of £47, Middlesbrough £43Middlesbrough: £43Kingston upon Hull, City of: £47Middlesbrough: £43Kingston upon Hull, City of: £48Middlesbrough: £40Kingston upon Hull, City of: £45

    £47£48£45Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£43£43£40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £587, Middlesbrough £692Middlesbrough: £692Kingston upon Hull, City of: £587Middlesbrough: £695Kingston upon Hull, City of: £589Middlesbrough: £656Kingston upon Hull, City of: £556

    £587£589£556Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£692£695£656

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £194, Middlesbrough £149Middlesbrough: £149Kingston upon Hull, City of: £194Middlesbrough: £150Kingston upon Hull, City of: £195Middlesbrough: £142Kingston upon Hull, City of: £184

    £194£195£184Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£149£150£142

  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: Kingston upon Hull, City of £165, Middlesbrough £194Middlesbrough: £194Kingston upon Hull, City of: £165Middlesbrough: £194Kingston upon Hull, City of: £166Middlesbrough: £184Kingston upon Hull, City of: £157

    £165£166£157Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£194£194£184

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingston upon Hull, City of £2,244, Middlesbrough £2,450Middlesbrough: £2,450Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,244Middlesbrough: £2,461Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,254Middlesbrough: £2,324Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,129

    £2,244£2,254£2,129Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£2,450£2,461£2,324

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £333, Middlesbrough £289Middlesbrough: £289Kingston upon Hull, City of: £333Middlesbrough: £290Kingston upon Hull, City of: £334Middlesbrough: £274Kingston upon Hull, City of: £316

    £333£334£316Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£289£290£274

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingston upon Hull, City of £461, Middlesbrough £457Middlesbrough: £457Kingston upon Hull, City of: £461Middlesbrough: £459Kingston upon Hull, City of: £463Middlesbrough: £433Kingston upon Hull, City of: £437

    £461£463£437Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£457£459£433

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingston upon Hull, City of £11, Middlesbrough £7.59Middlesbrough: £7.59Kingston upon Hull, City of: £11Middlesbrough: £7.62Kingston upon Hull, City of: £11Middlesbrough: £7.20Kingston upon Hull, City of: £10

    £11£11£10Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£7.59£7.62£7.20

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingston upon Hull, City of £13, Middlesbrough £16Middlesbrough: £16Kingston upon Hull, City of: £13Middlesbrough: £16Kingston upon Hull, City of: £13Middlesbrough: £15Kingston upon Hull, City of: £12

    £13£13£12Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£16£16£15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £3.90, Middlesbrough £7.83Middlesbrough: £7.83Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.90Middlesbrough: £7.87Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.92Middlesbrough: £7.43Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.70

    £3.90£3.92£3.70Middlesbrough is higher£7.83£7.87£7.43

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Kingston upon Hull, City of 1,017.5, Middlesbrough 1,008.0Middlesbrough: 1,008.0Kingston upon Hull, City of: 1,017.5

    1,017.5Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count1,008.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Kingston upon Hull, City of 187.9, Middlesbrough 174.3Middlesbrough: 174.3Kingston upon Hull, City of: 187.9

    187.9Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count174.3

  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: Kingston upon Hull, City of 177.7, Middlesbrough 182.5Middlesbrough: 182.5Kingston upon Hull, City of: 177.7

    177.7Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count182.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Hull, City of 90.0, Middlesbrough 102.4Middlesbrough: 102.4Kingston upon Hull, City of: 90.0

    90.0Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count102.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Kingston upon Hull, City of 295.7, Middlesbrough 291.4Middlesbrough: 291.4Kingston upon Hull, City of: 295.7

    295.7Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher291.4

  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: Kingston upon Hull, City of 36.5, Middlesbrough 42.2Middlesbrough: 42.2Kingston upon Hull, City of: 36.5

    36.5Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count42.2

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Kingston upon Hull, City of and Middlesbrough, per person in the age group
MeasureKingston upon Hull, City ofMiddlesbroughHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,885£4,905£4,633£5,133£5,155£4,869Middlesbrough
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,009£13,064£12,339£12,850£12,905£12,189Kingston upon Hull, City of
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,894£2,907£2,745£3,124£3,138£2,964Middlesbrough
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,332£11,380£10,749£11,205£11,253£10,629Kingston upon Hull, City of
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£763£766£724£729£732£691Kingston upon Hull, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£866£870£822£874£878£829Middlesbrough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£47£48£45£43£43£40Kingston upon Hull, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£587£589£556£692£695£656Middlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£149£150£142Kingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£165£166£157£194£194£184Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,244£2,254£2,129£2,450£2,461£2,324Middlesbrough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£333£334£316£289£290£274Kingston upon Hull, City of
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£461£463£437£457£459£433Kingston upon Hull, City of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£7.59£7.62£7.20Kingston upon Hull, City of
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£13£12£16£16£15Middlesbrough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.90£3.92£3.70£7.83£7.87£7.43Middlesbrough
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.51,008.0Kingston upon Hull, City of
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026187.9174.3Kingston upon Hull, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.7182.5Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202690.0102.4Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026295.7291.4Kingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.542.2Middlesbrough

Per resident

Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Middlesbrough 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

Kingston upon Hull, City of Middlesbrough

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £4,885, Middlesbrough £5,133Middlesbrough: £5,133Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,885Middlesbrough: £5,155Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,905Middlesbrough: £4,869Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,633

    £4,885£4,905£4,633Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£5,133£5,155£4,869

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £1,896, Middlesbrough £2,024Middlesbrough: £2,024Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,896Middlesbrough: £2,032Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,904Middlesbrough: £1,920Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,799

    £1,896£1,904£1,799Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£2,024£2,032£1,920

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £1,871, Middlesbrough £1,971Middlesbrough: £1,971Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,871Middlesbrough: £1,979Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,879Middlesbrough: £1,870Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,775

    £1,871£1,879£1,775Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£1,971£1,979£1,870

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £1,652, Middlesbrough £1,765Middlesbrough: £1,765Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,652Middlesbrough: £1,772Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,659Middlesbrough: £1,674Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,567

    £1,652£1,659£1,567Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£1,765£1,772£1,674

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £111, Middlesbrough £115Middlesbrough: £115Kingston upon Hull, City of: £111Middlesbrough: £115Kingston upon Hull, City of: £112Middlesbrough: £109Kingston upon Hull, City of: £106

    £111£112£106Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£115£115£109

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £126, Middlesbrough £138Middlesbrough: £138Kingston upon Hull, City of: £126Middlesbrough: £138Kingston upon Hull, City of: £127Middlesbrough: £131Kingston upon Hull, City of: £120

    £126£127£120Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£138£138£131

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £6.89, Middlesbrough £6.71Middlesbrough: £6.71Kingston upon Hull, City of: £6.89Middlesbrough: £6.73Kingston upon Hull, City of: £6.92Middlesbrough: £6.36Kingston upon Hull, City of: £6.54

    £6.89£6.92£6.54Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£6.71£6.73£6.36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £587, Middlesbrough £692Middlesbrough: £692Kingston upon Hull, City of: £587Middlesbrough: £695Kingston upon Hull, City of: £589Middlesbrough: £656Kingston upon Hull, City of: £556

    £587£589£556Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£692£695£656

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £194, Middlesbrough £149Middlesbrough: £149Kingston upon Hull, City of: £194Middlesbrough: £150Kingston upon Hull, City of: £195Middlesbrough: £142Kingston upon Hull, City of: £184

    £194£195£184Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£149£150£142

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £107, Middlesbrough £122Middlesbrough: £122Kingston upon Hull, City of: £107Middlesbrough: £123Kingston upon Hull, City of: £107Middlesbrough: £116Kingston upon Hull, City of: £101

    £107£107£101Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£122£123£116

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £1,451, Middlesbrough £1,546Middlesbrough: £1,546Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,451Middlesbrough: £1,552Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,457Middlesbrough: £1,466Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,376

    £1,451£1,457£1,376Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£1,546£1,552£1,466

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £333, Middlesbrough £289Middlesbrough: £289Kingston upon Hull, City of: £333Middlesbrough: £290Kingston upon Hull, City of: £334Middlesbrough: £274Kingston upon Hull, City of: £316

    £333£334£316Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£289£290£274

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £298, Middlesbrough £288Middlesbrough: £288Kingston upon Hull, City of: £298Middlesbrough: £289Kingston upon Hull, City of: £299Middlesbrough: £273Kingston upon Hull, City of: £283

    £298£299£283Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£288£289£273

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £7.04, Middlesbrough £4.79Middlesbrough: £4.79Kingston upon Hull, City of: £7.04Middlesbrough: £4.81Kingston upon Hull, City of: £7.07Middlesbrough: £4.54Kingston upon Hull, City of: £6.68

    £7.04£7.07£6.68Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£4.79£4.81£4.54

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £8.50, Middlesbrough £10Middlesbrough: £10Kingston upon Hull, City of: £8.50Middlesbrough: £10Kingston upon Hull, City of: £8.53Middlesbrough: £9.71Kingston upon Hull, City of: £8.06

    £8.50£8.53£8.06Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£10£10£9.71

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £3.90, Middlesbrough £7.83Middlesbrough: £7.83Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.90Middlesbrough: £7.87Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.92Middlesbrough: £7.43Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.70

    £3.90£3.92£3.70Middlesbrough is higher£7.83£7.87£7.43

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Hull, City of 148.3, Middlesbrough 158.8Middlesbrough: 158.8Kingston upon Hull, City of: 148.3

    148.3Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count158.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Hull, City of 27.4, Middlesbrough 27.5Middlesbrough: 27.5Kingston upon Hull, City of: 27.4

    27.4Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count27.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Hull, City of 25.9, Middlesbrough 28.7Middlesbrough: 28.7Kingston upon Hull, City of: 25.9

    25.9Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count28.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Hull, City of 90.0, Middlesbrough 102.4Middlesbrough: 102.4Kingston upon Hull, City of: 90.0

    90.0Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count102.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Hull, City of 191.1, Middlesbrough 183.8Middlesbrough: 183.8Kingston upon Hull, City of: 191.1

    191.1Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher183.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Hull, City of 23.6, Middlesbrough 26.6Middlesbrough: 26.6Kingston upon Hull, City of: 23.6

    23.6Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count26.6

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Kingston upon Hull, City of and Middlesbrough, per resident
MeasureKingston upon Hull, City ofMiddlesbroughHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,885£4,905£4,633£5,133£5,155£4,869Middlesbrough
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,896£1,904£1,799£2,024£2,032£1,920Middlesbrough
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,871£1,879£1,775£1,971£1,979£1,870Middlesbrough
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,652£1,659£1,567£1,765£1,772£1,674Middlesbrough
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£111£112£106£115£115£109Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£127£120£138£138£131Middlesbrough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.89£6.92£6.54£6.71£6.73£6.36Kingston upon Hull, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£587£589£556£692£695£656Middlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£149£150£142Kingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£122£123£116Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,451£1,457£1,376£1,546£1,552£1,466Middlesbrough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£333£334£316£289£290£274Kingston upon Hull, City of
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£298£299£283£288£289£273Kingston upon Hull, City of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£7.04£7.07£6.68£4.79£4.81£4.54Kingston upon Hull, City of
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£8.50£8.53£8.06£10£10£9.71Middlesbrough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.90£3.92£3.70£7.83£7.87£7.43Middlesbrough
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026148.3158.8Middlesbrough
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.427.5Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.928.7Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202690.0102.4Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026191.1183.8Kingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.626.6Middlesbrough

Total

Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Middlesbrough on 1. 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

Kingston upon Hull, City of Middlesbrough

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £1.3bn, Middlesbrough £794.1mMiddlesbrough: £794.1mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.3bnMiddlesbrough: £797.5mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.3bnMiddlesbrough: £753.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.3bn

    £1.3bnKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£794.1m£797.5m£753.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £520.9m, Middlesbrough £313.1mMiddlesbrough: £313.1mKingston upon Hull, City of: £520.9mMiddlesbrough: £314.4mKingston upon Hull, City of: £523.2mMiddlesbrough: £297.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £494.1m

    £520.9m£523.2m£494.1mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£313.1m£314.4m£297.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £514.0m, Middlesbrough £304.9mMiddlesbrough: £304.9mKingston upon Hull, City of: £514.0mMiddlesbrough: £306.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £516.2mMiddlesbrough: £289.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £487.6m

    £514.0m£516.2m£487.6mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£304.9m£306.2m£289.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £453.8m, Middlesbrough £273.0mMiddlesbrough: £273.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £453.8mMiddlesbrough: £274.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £455.7mMiddlesbrough: £259.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £430.5m

    £453.8m£455.7m£430.5mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£273.0m£274.2m£259.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £30.6m, Middlesbrough £17.8mMiddlesbrough: £17.8mKingston upon Hull, City of: £30.6mMiddlesbrough: £17.8mKingston upon Hull, City of: £30.7mMiddlesbrough: £16.8mKingston upon Hull, City of: £29.0m

    £30.6m£30.7m£29.0mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£17.8m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £34.7m, Middlesbrough £21.3mMiddlesbrough: £21.3mKingston upon Hull, City of: £34.7mMiddlesbrough: £21.4mKingston upon Hull, City of: £34.8mMiddlesbrough: £20.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £32.9m

    £34.7m£34.8m£32.9mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £1.9m, Middlesbrough £1.0mMiddlesbrough: £1.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.9mMiddlesbrough: £1.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.9mMiddlesbrough: £0.98mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £161.2m, Middlesbrough £107.0mMiddlesbrough: £107.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £161.2mMiddlesbrough: £107.5mKingston upon Hull, City of: £161.8mMiddlesbrough: £101.5mKingston upon Hull, City of: £152.9m

    £161.2m£161.8m£152.9mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£107.0m£107.5m£101.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £53.2m, Middlesbrough £23.1mMiddlesbrough: £23.1mKingston upon Hull, City of: £53.2mMiddlesbrough: £23.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £53.5mMiddlesbrough: £21.9mKingston upon Hull, City of: £50.5m

    £53.2m£53.5m£50.5mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £29.3m, Middlesbrough £18.9mMiddlesbrough: £18.9mKingston upon Hull, City of: £29.3mMiddlesbrough: £19.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £29.4mMiddlesbrough: £17.9mKingston upon Hull, City of: £27.8m

    £29.3m£29.4m£27.8mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £398.6m, Middlesbrough £239.1mMiddlesbrough: £239.1mKingston upon Hull, City of: £398.6mMiddlesbrough: £240.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £400.3mMiddlesbrough: £226.8mKingston upon Hull, City of: £378.1m

    £398.6m£400.3m£378.1mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£239.1m£240.2m£226.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £91.5m, Middlesbrough £44.7mMiddlesbrough: £44.7mKingston upon Hull, City of: £91.5mMiddlesbrough: £44.9mKingston upon Hull, City of: £91.9mMiddlesbrough: £42.4mKingston upon Hull, City of: £86.8m

    £91.5m£91.9m£86.8mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £81.8m, Middlesbrough £44.6mMiddlesbrough: £44.6mKingston upon Hull, City of: £81.8mMiddlesbrough: £44.8mKingston upon Hull, City of: £82.2mMiddlesbrough: £42.3mKingston upon Hull, City of: £77.6m

    £81.8m£82.2m£77.6mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£44.6m£44.8m£42.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £1.9m, Middlesbrough £0.74mMiddlesbrough: £0.74mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.9mMiddlesbrough: £0.74mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.9mMiddlesbrough: £0.70mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £2.3m, Middlesbrough £1.6mMiddlesbrough: £1.6mKingston upon Hull, City of: £2.3mMiddlesbrough: £1.6mKingston upon Hull, City of: £2.3mMiddlesbrough: £1.5mKingston upon Hull, City of: £2.2m

    £2.3m£2.3m£2.2mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £1.1m, Middlesbrough £1.2mMiddlesbrough: £1.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.1mMiddlesbrough: £1.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.1mMiddlesbrough: £1.1mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mMiddlesbrough is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of 40,747, Middlesbrough 24,560Middlesbrough: 24,560Kingston upon Hull, City of: 40,747

    40,747Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count24,560

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of 7,526, Middlesbrough 4,246Middlesbrough: 4,246Kingston upon Hull, City of: 7,526

    7,526Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count4,246

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of 7,117, Middlesbrough 4,446Middlesbrough: 4,446Kingston upon Hull, City of: 7,117

    7,117Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count4,446

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of 24,736, Middlesbrough 15,843Middlesbrough: 15,843Kingston upon Hull, City of: 24,736

    24,736Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count15,843

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of 52,511, Middlesbrough 28,438Middlesbrough: 28,438Kingston upon Hull, City of: 52,511

    52,511Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher28,438

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of 6,484, Middlesbrough 4,117Middlesbrough: 4,117Kingston upon Hull, City of: 6,484

    6,484Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count4,117

Show the numbers
Kingston upon Hull, City of and Middlesbrough, total
MeasureKingston upon Hull, City ofMiddlesbroughHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£794.1m£797.5m£753.2mKingston upon Hull, City of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£520.9m£523.2m£494.1m£313.1m£314.4m£297.0mKingston upon Hull, City of
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£514.0m£516.2m£487.6m£304.9m£306.2m£289.2mKingston upon Hull, City of
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£453.8m£455.7m£430.5m£273.0m£274.2m£259.0mKingston upon Hull, City of
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£30.6m£30.7m£29.0m£17.8m£17.8m£16.8mKingston upon Hull, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.7m£34.8m£32.9m£21.3m£21.4m£20.2mKingston upon Hull, City of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.0m£1.0m£0.98mKingston upon Hull, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£161.2m£161.8m£152.9m£107.0m£107.5m£101.5mKingston upon Hull, City of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£53.2m£53.5m£50.5m£23.1m£23.2m£21.9mKingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.3m£29.4m£27.8m£18.9m£19.0m£17.9mKingston upon Hull, City of
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£398.6m£400.3m£378.1m£239.1m£240.2m£226.8mKingston upon Hull, City of
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£91.5m£91.9m£86.8m£44.7m£44.9m£42.4mKingston upon Hull, City of
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£81.8m£82.2m£77.6m£44.6m£44.8m£42.3mKingston upon Hull, City of
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mKingston upon Hull, City of
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.3m£2.3m£2.2m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mKingston upon Hull, City of
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mMiddlesbrough
State Pensiontotal, March 202640,74724,560Kingston upon Hull, City of
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,5264,246Kingston upon Hull, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,1174,446Kingston upon Hull, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202624,73615,843Kingston upon Hull, City of
Universal Credittotal, May 202652,51128,438Kingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,4844,117Kingston upon Hull, City of

Sources

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

  1. 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.
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  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.