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Kingston upon Hull, City of and Stoke-on-Trent

274,727 and 270,010 residents (mid-2024).

Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher than Stoke-on-Trent on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 15 of 22 in total.

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Per person in the age group

Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Stoke-on-Trent 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

Kingston upon Hull, City of Stoke-on-Trent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £4,885, Stoke-on-Trent £4,786Stoke-on-Trent: £4,786Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,885Stoke-on-Trent: £4,806Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,905Stoke-on-Trent: £4,539Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,633

    £4,885£4,905£4,633Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£4,786£4,806£4,539

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £13,194Stoke-on-Trent: £13,194Kingston upon Hull, City of: £13,009Stoke-on-Trent: £13,250Kingston upon Hull, City of: £13,064Stoke-on-Trent: £12,515Kingston upon Hull, City of: £12,339

    £13,009£13,064£12,339Stoke-on-Trent is higher£13,194£13,250£12,515

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £2,601Stoke-on-Trent: £2,601Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,894Stoke-on-Trent: £2,612Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,907Stoke-on-Trent: £2,467Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,745

    £2,894£2,907£2,745Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£2,601£2,612£2,467

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £11,745Stoke-on-Trent: £11,745Kingston upon Hull, City of: £11,332Stoke-on-Trent: £11,795Kingston upon Hull, City of: £11,380Stoke-on-Trent: £11,141Kingston upon Hull, City of: £10,749

    £11,332£11,380£10,749Stoke-on-Trent is higher£11,745£11,795£11,141

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Kingston upon Hull, City of £763, Stoke-on-Trent £557Stoke-on-Trent: £557Kingston upon Hull, City of: £763Stoke-on-Trent: £559Kingston upon Hull, City of: £766Stoke-on-Trent: £528Kingston upon Hull, City of: £724

    £763£766£724Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£557£559£528

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £855Stoke-on-Trent: £855Kingston upon Hull, City of: £866Stoke-on-Trent: £859Kingston upon Hull, City of: £870Stoke-on-Trent: £811Kingston upon Hull, City of: £822

    £866£870£822Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£855£859£811

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £37Stoke-on-Trent: £37Kingston upon Hull, City of: £47Stoke-on-Trent: £37Kingston upon Hull, City of: £48Stoke-on-Trent: £35Kingston upon Hull, City of: £45

    £47£48£45Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£37£37£35

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £604Stoke-on-Trent: £604Kingston upon Hull, City of: £587Stoke-on-Trent: £606Kingston upon Hull, City of: £589Stoke-on-Trent: £573Kingston upon Hull, City of: £556

    £587£589£556Stoke-on-Trent is higher£604£606£573

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £145Stoke-on-Trent: £145Kingston upon Hull, City of: £194Stoke-on-Trent: £145Kingston upon Hull, City of: £195Stoke-on-Trent: £137Kingston upon Hull, City of: £184

    £194£195£184Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£145£145£137

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £153Stoke-on-Trent: £153Kingston upon Hull, City of: £165Stoke-on-Trent: £154Kingston upon Hull, City of: £166Stoke-on-Trent: £145Kingston upon Hull, City of: £157

    £165£166£157Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£153£154£145

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £1,994Stoke-on-Trent: £1,994Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,244Stoke-on-Trent: £2,002Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,254Stoke-on-Trent: £1,891Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,129

    £2,244£2,254£2,129Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£1,994£2,002£1,891

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £333, Stoke-on-Trent £281Stoke-on-Trent: £281Kingston upon Hull, City of: £333Stoke-on-Trent: £283Kingston upon Hull, City of: £334Stoke-on-Trent: £267Kingston upon Hull, City of: £316

    £333£334£316Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£281£283£267

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £434Stoke-on-Trent: £434Kingston upon Hull, City of: £461Stoke-on-Trent: £436Kingston upon Hull, City of: £463Stoke-on-Trent: £412Kingston upon Hull, City of: £437

    £461£463£437Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£434£436£412

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £11Stoke-on-Trent: £11Kingston upon Hull, City of: £11Stoke-on-Trent: £11Kingston upon Hull, City of: £11Stoke-on-Trent: £10Kingston upon Hull, City of: £10

    £11£11£10Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£11£11£10

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingston upon Hull, City of £13, Stoke-on-Trent £9.18Stoke-on-Trent: £9.18Kingston upon Hull, City of: £13Stoke-on-Trent: £9.22Kingston upon Hull, City of: £13Stoke-on-Trent: £8.71Kingston upon Hull, City of: £12

    £13£13£12Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£9.18£9.22£8.71

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £3.90, Stoke-on-Trent £4.72Stoke-on-Trent: £4.72Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.90Stoke-on-Trent: £4.74Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.92Stoke-on-Trent: £4.48Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.70

    £3.90£3.92£3.70Stoke-on-Trent is higher£4.72£4.74£4.48

  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, Stoke-on-Trent 1,018.1Stoke-on-Trent: 1,018.1Kingston upon Hull, City of: 1,017.5

    1,017.5Stoke-on-Trent is higher1,018.1

  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, Stoke-on-Trent 143.1Stoke-on-Trent: 143.1Kingston upon Hull, City of: 187.9

    187.9Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher143.1

  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, Stoke-on-Trent 178.1Stoke-on-Trent: 178.1Kingston upon Hull, City of: 177.7

    177.7Stoke-on-Trent is higher178.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Hull, City of 90.0, Stoke-on-Trent 86.3Stoke-on-Trent: 86.3Kingston upon Hull, City of: 90.0

    90.0Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher86.3

  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, Stoke-on-Trent 262.6Stoke-on-Trent: 262.6Kingston upon Hull, City of: 295.7

    295.7Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher262.6

  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, Stoke-on-Trent 34.3Stoke-on-Trent: 34.3Kingston upon Hull, City of: 36.5

    36.5Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher34.3

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Kingston upon Hull, City of and Stoke-on-Trent, per person in the age group
MeasureKingston upon Hull, City ofStoke-on-TrentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,885£4,905£4,633£4,786£4,806£4,539Kingston upon Hull, City of
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,009£13,064£12,339£13,194£13,250£12,515Stoke-on-Trent
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,894£2,907£2,745£2,601£2,612£2,467Kingston upon Hull, City of
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,332£11,380£10,749£11,745£11,795£11,141Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£763£766£724£557£559£528Kingston upon Hull, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£866£870£822£855£859£811Kingston upon Hull, City of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£47£48£45£37£37£35Kingston upon Hull, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£587£589£556£604£606£573Stoke-on-Trent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£145£145£137Kingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£165£166£157£153£154£145Kingston upon Hull, City of
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,244£2,254£2,129£1,994£2,002£1,891Kingston upon Hull, City of
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£333£334£316£281£283£267Kingston upon Hull, City of
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£461£463£437£434£436£412Kingston upon Hull, City of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£11£11£10Kingston upon Hull, City of
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£13£12£9.18£9.22£8.71Kingston upon Hull, City of
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.90£3.92£3.70£4.72£4.74£4.48Stoke-on-Trent
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.51,018.1Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026187.9143.1Kingston upon Hull, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.7178.1Stoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202690.086.3Kingston upon Hull, City of
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026295.7262.6Kingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.534.3Kingston upon Hull, City of

Per resident

Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Stoke-on-Trent on 7. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Kingston upon Hull, City of Stoke-on-Trent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £4,885, Stoke-on-Trent £4,786Stoke-on-Trent: £4,786Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,885Stoke-on-Trent: £4,806Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,905Stoke-on-Trent: £4,539Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,633

    £4,885£4,905£4,633Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£4,786£4,806£4,539

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £1,896, Stoke-on-Trent £2,120Stoke-on-Trent: £2,120Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,896Stoke-on-Trent: £2,129Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,904Stoke-on-Trent: £2,011Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,799

    £1,896£1,904£1,799Stoke-on-Trent is higher£2,120£2,129£2,011

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £1,871, Stoke-on-Trent £1,631Stoke-on-Trent: £1,631Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,871Stoke-on-Trent: £1,638Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,879Stoke-on-Trent: £1,547Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,775

    £1,871£1,879£1,775Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£1,631£1,638£1,547

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £1,652, Stoke-on-Trent £1,887Stoke-on-Trent: £1,887Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,652Stoke-on-Trent: £1,895Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,659Stoke-on-Trent: £1,790Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,567

    £1,652£1,659£1,567Stoke-on-Trent is higher£1,887£1,895£1,790

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £111, Stoke-on-Trent £89Stoke-on-Trent: £89Kingston upon Hull, City of: £111Stoke-on-Trent: £90Kingston upon Hull, City of: £112Stoke-on-Trent: £85Kingston upon Hull, City of: £106

    £111£112£106Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£89£90£85

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £137Stoke-on-Trent: £137Kingston upon Hull, City of: £126Stoke-on-Trent: £138Kingston upon Hull, City of: £127Stoke-on-Trent: £130Kingston upon Hull, City of: £120

    £126£127£120Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£137£138£130

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £5.90Stoke-on-Trent: £5.90Kingston upon Hull, City of: £6.89Stoke-on-Trent: £5.93Kingston upon Hull, City of: £6.92Stoke-on-Trent: £5.60Kingston upon Hull, City of: £6.54

    £6.89£6.92£6.54Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£5.90£5.93£5.60

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £604Stoke-on-Trent: £604Kingston upon Hull, City of: £587Stoke-on-Trent: £606Kingston upon Hull, City of: £589Stoke-on-Trent: £573Kingston upon Hull, City of: £556

    £587£589£556Stoke-on-Trent is higher£604£606£573

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £145Stoke-on-Trent: £145Kingston upon Hull, City of: £194Stoke-on-Trent: £145Kingston upon Hull, City of: £195Stoke-on-Trent: £137Kingston upon Hull, City of: £184

    £194£195£184Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£145£145£137

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £96Stoke-on-Trent: £96Kingston upon Hull, City of: £107Stoke-on-Trent: £96Kingston upon Hull, City of: £107Stoke-on-Trent: £91Kingston upon Hull, City of: £101

    £107£107£101Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£96£96£91

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £1,451, Stoke-on-Trent £1,250Stoke-on-Trent: £1,250Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,451Stoke-on-Trent: £1,256Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,457Stoke-on-Trent: £1,186Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,376

    £1,451£1,457£1,376Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£1,250£1,256£1,186

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £333, Stoke-on-Trent £281Stoke-on-Trent: £281Kingston upon Hull, City of: £333Stoke-on-Trent: £283Kingston upon Hull, City of: £334Stoke-on-Trent: £267Kingston upon Hull, City of: £316

    £333£334£316Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£281£283£267

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £298, Stoke-on-Trent £272Stoke-on-Trent: £272Kingston upon Hull, City of: £298Stoke-on-Trent: £273Kingston upon Hull, City of: £299Stoke-on-Trent: £258Kingston upon Hull, City of: £283

    £298£299£283Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£272£273£258

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £7.04, Stoke-on-Trent £6.77Stoke-on-Trent: £6.77Kingston upon Hull, City of: £7.04Stoke-on-Trent: £6.80Kingston upon Hull, City of: £7.07Stoke-on-Trent: £6.42Kingston upon Hull, City of: £6.68

    £7.04£7.07£6.68Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£6.77£6.80£6.42

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £8.50, Stoke-on-Trent £5.76Stoke-on-Trent: £5.76Kingston upon Hull, City of: £8.50Stoke-on-Trent: £5.78Kingston upon Hull, City of: £8.53Stoke-on-Trent: £5.46Kingston upon Hull, City of: £8.06

    £8.50£8.53£8.06Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£5.76£5.78£5.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Hull, City of £3.90, Stoke-on-Trent £4.72Stoke-on-Trent: £4.72Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.90Stoke-on-Trent: £4.74Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.92Stoke-on-Trent: £4.48Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.70

    £3.90£3.92£3.70Stoke-on-Trent is higher£4.72£4.74£4.48

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Hull, City of 148.3, Stoke-on-Trent 163.6Stoke-on-Trent: 163.6Kingston upon Hull, City of: 148.3

    148.3Stoke-on-Trent is higher163.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Hull, City of 27.4, Stoke-on-Trent 23.0Stoke-on-Trent: 23.0Kingston upon Hull, City of: 27.4

    27.4Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher23.0

  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, Stoke-on-Trent 28.6Stoke-on-Trent: 28.6Kingston upon Hull, City of: 25.9

    25.9Stoke-on-Trent is higher28.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Hull, City of 90.0, Stoke-on-Trent 86.3Stoke-on-Trent: 86.3Kingston upon Hull, City of: 90.0

    90.0Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher86.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Hull, City of 191.1, Stoke-on-Trent 164.7Stoke-on-Trent: 164.7Kingston upon Hull, City of: 191.1

    191.1Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher164.7

  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, Stoke-on-Trent 21.5Stoke-on-Trent: 21.5Kingston upon Hull, City of: 23.6

    23.6Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher21.5

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Kingston upon Hull, City of and Stoke-on-Trent, per resident
MeasureKingston upon Hull, City ofStoke-on-TrentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,885£4,905£4,633£4,786£4,806£4,539Kingston upon Hull, City of
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,896£1,904£1,799£2,120£2,129£2,011Stoke-on-Trent
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,871£1,879£1,775£1,631£1,638£1,547Kingston upon Hull, City of
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,652£1,659£1,567£1,887£1,895£1,790Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£111£112£106£89£90£85Kingston upon Hull, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£127£120£137£138£130Stoke-on-Trent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.89£6.92£6.54£5.90£5.93£5.60Kingston upon Hull, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£587£589£556£604£606£573Stoke-on-Trent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£145£145£137Kingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£96£96£91Kingston upon Hull, City of
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,451£1,457£1,376£1,250£1,256£1,186Kingston upon Hull, City of
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£333£334£316£281£283£267Kingston upon Hull, City of
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£298£299£283£272£273£258Kingston upon Hull, City of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£7.04£7.07£6.68£6.77£6.80£6.42Kingston upon Hull, City of
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£8.50£8.53£8.06£5.76£5.78£5.46Kingston upon Hull, City of
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.90£3.92£3.70£4.72£4.74£4.48Stoke-on-Trent
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026148.3163.6Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.423.0Kingston upon Hull, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.928.6Stoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202690.086.3Kingston upon Hull, City of
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026191.1164.7Kingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.621.5Kingston upon Hull, City of

Total

Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Stoke-on-Trent on 7. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Kingston upon Hull, City of Stoke-on-Trent

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £1.3bn, Stoke-on-Trent £1.3bnStoke-on-Trent: £1.3bnKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.3bnStoke-on-Trent: £1.3bnKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.3bnStoke-on-Trent: £1.2bnKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.3bn

    £1.3bnKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £520.9m, Stoke-on-Trent £572.5mStoke-on-Trent: £572.5mKingston upon Hull, City of: £520.9mStoke-on-Trent: £574.9mKingston upon Hull, City of: £523.2mStoke-on-Trent: £543.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £494.1m

    £520.9m£523.2m£494.1mStoke-on-Trent is higher£572.5m£574.9m£543.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £514.0m, Stoke-on-Trent £440.3mStoke-on-Trent: £440.3mKingston upon Hull, City of: £514.0mStoke-on-Trent: £442.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £516.2mStoke-on-Trent: £417.7mKingston upon Hull, City of: £487.6m

    £514.0m£516.2m£487.6mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£440.3m£442.2m£417.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £453.8m, Stoke-on-Trent £509.6mStoke-on-Trent: £509.6mKingston upon Hull, City of: £453.8mStoke-on-Trent: £511.8mKingston upon Hull, City of: £455.7mStoke-on-Trent: £483.4mKingston upon Hull, City of: £430.5m

    £453.8m£455.7m£430.5mStoke-on-Trent is higher£509.6m£511.8m£483.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £30.6m, Stoke-on-Trent £24.2mStoke-on-Trent: £24.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £30.6mStoke-on-Trent: £24.3mKingston upon Hull, City of: £30.7mStoke-on-Trent: £22.9mKingston upon Hull, City of: £29.0m

    £30.6m£30.7m£29.0mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £37.1mStoke-on-Trent: £37.1mKingston upon Hull, City of: £34.7mStoke-on-Trent: £37.3mKingston upon Hull, City of: £34.8mStoke-on-Trent: £35.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £32.9m

    £34.7m£34.8m£32.9mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£37.1m£37.3m£35.2m

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £1.6mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.9mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.9mStoke-on-Trent: £1.5mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £163.0mStoke-on-Trent: £163.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £161.2mStoke-on-Trent: £163.7mKingston upon Hull, City of: £161.8mStoke-on-Trent: £154.6mKingston upon Hull, City of: £152.9m

    £161.2m£161.8m£152.9mStoke-on-Trent is higher£163.0m£163.7m£154.6m

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £39.1mStoke-on-Trent: £39.1mKingston upon Hull, City of: £53.2mStoke-on-Trent: £39.3mKingston upon Hull, City of: £53.5mStoke-on-Trent: £37.1mKingston upon Hull, City of: £50.5m

    £53.2m£53.5m£50.5mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£39.1m£39.3m£37.1m

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £25.9mStoke-on-Trent: £25.9mKingston upon Hull, City of: £29.3mStoke-on-Trent: £26.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £29.4mStoke-on-Trent: £24.6mKingston upon Hull, City of: £27.8m

    £29.3m£29.4m£27.8mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£25.9m£26.0m£24.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £398.6m, Stoke-on-Trent £337.6mStoke-on-Trent: £337.6mKingston upon Hull, City of: £398.6mStoke-on-Trent: £339.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £400.3mStoke-on-Trent: £320.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £378.1m

    £398.6m£400.3m£378.1mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£337.6m£339.0m£320.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £91.5m, Stoke-on-Trent £76.0mStoke-on-Trent: £76.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £91.5mStoke-on-Trent: £76.3mKingston upon Hull, City of: £91.9mStoke-on-Trent: £72.1mKingston upon Hull, City of: £86.8m

    £91.5m£91.9m£86.8mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£76.0m£76.3m£72.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £81.8m, Stoke-on-Trent £73.5mStoke-on-Trent: £73.5mKingston upon Hull, City of: £81.8mStoke-on-Trent: £73.8mKingston upon Hull, City of: £82.2mStoke-on-Trent: £69.7mKingston upon Hull, City of: £77.6m

    £81.8m£82.2m£77.6mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£73.5m£73.8m£69.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £1.9m, Stoke-on-Trent £1.8mStoke-on-Trent: £1.8mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.9mStoke-on-Trent: £1.8mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.9mStoke-on-Trent: £1.7mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £2.3m, Stoke-on-Trent £1.6mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mKingston upon Hull, City of: £2.3mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mKingston upon Hull, City of: £2.3mStoke-on-Trent: £1.5mKingston upon Hull, City of: £2.2m

    £2.3m£2.3m£2.2mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of £1.1m, Stoke-on-Trent £1.3mStoke-on-Trent: £1.3mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.1mStoke-on-Trent: £1.3mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.1mStoke-on-Trent: £1.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mStoke-on-Trent is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of 40,747, Stoke-on-Trent 44,177Stoke-on-Trent: 44,177Kingston upon Hull, City of: 40,747

    40,747Stoke-on-Trent is higher44,177

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of 7,526, Stoke-on-Trent 6,210Stoke-on-Trent: 6,210Kingston upon Hull, City of: 7,526

    7,526Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher6,210

  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, Stoke-on-Trent 7,726Stoke-on-Trent: 7,726Kingston upon Hull, City of: 7,117

    7,117Stoke-on-Trent is higher7,726

  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, Stoke-on-Trent 23,312Stoke-on-Trent: 23,312Kingston upon Hull, City of: 24,736

    24,736Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher23,312

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Kingston upon Hull, City of 52,511, Stoke-on-Trent 44,457Stoke-on-Trent: 44,457Kingston upon Hull, City of: 52,511

    52,511Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher44,457

  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, Stoke-on-Trent 5,808Stoke-on-Trent: 5,808Kingston upon Hull, City of: 6,484

    6,484Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher5,808

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Kingston upon Hull, City of and Stoke-on-Trent, total
MeasureKingston upon Hull, City ofStoke-on-TrentHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnKingston upon Hull, City of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£520.9m£523.2m£494.1m£572.5m£574.9m£543.0mStoke-on-Trent
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£514.0m£516.2m£487.6m£440.3m£442.2m£417.7mKingston upon Hull, City of
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£453.8m£455.7m£430.5m£509.6m£511.8m£483.4mStoke-on-Trent
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£30.6m£30.7m£29.0m£24.2m£24.3m£22.9mKingston upon Hull, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.7m£34.8m£32.9m£37.1m£37.3m£35.2mStoke-on-Trent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mKingston upon Hull, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£161.2m£161.8m£152.9m£163.0m£163.7m£154.6mStoke-on-Trent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£53.2m£53.5m£50.5m£39.1m£39.3m£37.1mKingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.3m£29.4m£27.8m£25.9m£26.0m£24.6mKingston upon Hull, City of
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£398.6m£400.3m£378.1m£337.6m£339.0m£320.2mKingston upon Hull, City of
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£91.5m£91.9m£86.8m£76.0m£76.3m£72.1mKingston upon Hull, City of
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£81.8m£82.2m£77.6m£73.5m£73.8m£69.7mKingston upon Hull, City of
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mKingston 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£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mStoke-on-Trent
State Pensiontotal, March 202640,74744,177Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,5266,210Kingston upon Hull, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,1177,726Stoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202624,73623,312Kingston upon Hull, City of
Universal Credittotal, May 202652,51144,457Kingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,4845,808Kingston 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.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.