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York and Flintshire

208,237 and 155,898 residents (mid-2024).

York is higher than Flintshire on 0 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 0 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

York is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Flintshire on 22. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

York Flintshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: York £3,598, Flintshire £4,773Flintshire: £4,773York: £3,598Flintshire: £4,793York: £3,614Flintshire: £4,527York: £3,413

    £3,598£3,614£3,413Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,773£4,793£4,527

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: York £12,644, Flintshire £12,956Flintshire: £12,956York: £12,644Flintshire: £13,011York: £12,698Flintshire: £12,289York: £11,993

    £12,644£12,698£11,993Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,956£13,011£12,289

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: York £1,154, Flintshire £1,973Flintshire: £1,973York: £1,154Flintshire: £1,982York: £1,159Flintshire: £1,872York: £1,095

    £1,154£1,159£1,095Flintshire is higher£1,973£1,982£1,872

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: York £11,624, Flintshire £11,685Flintshire: £11,685York: £11,624Flintshire: £11,735York: £11,673Flintshire: £11,084York: £11,026

    £11,624£11,673£11,026Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,685£11,735£11,084

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: York £282, Flintshire £415Flintshire: £415York: £282Flintshire: £416York: £283Flintshire: £393York: £267

    £282£283£267Flintshire is higher£415£416£393

  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: York £719, Flintshire £829Flintshire: £829York: £719Flintshire: £833York: £723Flintshire: £787York: £682

    £719£723£682Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£829£833£787

  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: York £19, Flintshire £27Flintshire: £27York: £19Flintshire: £27York: £19Flintshire: £26York: £18

    £19£19£18Flintshire is higher£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: York £282, Flintshire £548Flintshire: £548York: £282Flintshire: £551York: £283Flintshire: £520York: £267

    £282£283£267Flintshire is higher£548£551£520

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: York £94, Flintshire £144Flintshire: £144York: £94Flintshire: £144York: £94Flintshire: £136York: £89

    £94£94£89Flintshire is higher£144£144£136

  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: York £57, Flintshire £126Flintshire: £126York: £57Flintshire: £127York: £58Flintshire: £120York: £54

    £57£58£54Flintshire is higher£126£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: York £903, Flintshire £1,521Flintshire: £1,521York: £903Flintshire: £1,528York: £907Flintshire: £1,443York: £857

    £903£907£857Flintshire is higher£1,521£1,528£1,443

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: York £131, Flintshire £172Flintshire: £172York: £131Flintshire: £173York: £132Flintshire: £163York: £125

    £131£132£125Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£163

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: York £187, Flintshire £313Flintshire: £313York: £187Flintshire: £315York: £188Flintshire: £297York: £178

    £187£188£178Flintshire is higher£313£315£297

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: York £4.46, Flintshire £6.30Flintshire: £6.30York: £4.46Flintshire: £6.33York: £4.48Flintshire: £5.98York: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.30£6.33£5.98

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: York £1.76, Flintshire £6.04Flintshire: £6.04York: £1.76Flintshire: £6.07York: £1.77Flintshire: £5.73York: £1.67

    £1.76£1.77£1.67Flintshire is higher£6.04£6.07£5.73

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: York £6.54, Flintshire £7.72Flintshire: £7.72York: £6.54Flintshire: £7.75York: £6.56Flintshire: £7.32York: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.72£7.75£7.32

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: York 1,017.6, Flintshire 1,034.7Flintshire: 1,034.7York: 1,017.6

    1,017.6Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count1,034.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: York 72.9, Flintshire 105.3Flintshire: 105.3York: 72.9

    72.9Flintshire is higher105.3

  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: York 144.4, Flintshire 171.1Flintshire: 171.1York: 144.4

    144.4Flintshire is higher171.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: York 42.6, Flintshire 79.3Flintshire: 79.3York: 42.6

    42.6Flintshire is higher79.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: York 111.0, Flintshire 183.3Flintshire: 183.3York: 111.0

    111.0Flintshire is higher183.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: York 13.2, Flintshire 27.4Flintshire: 27.4York: 13.2

    13.2Flintshire is higher27.4

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York and Flintshire, per person in the age group
MeasureYorkFlintshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,598£3,614£3,413£4,773£4,793£4,527Flintshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,644£12,698£11,993£12,956£13,011£12,289Flintshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,154£1,159£1,095£1,973£1,982£1,872Flintshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,624£11,673£11,026£11,685£11,735£11,084Flintshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£282£283£267£415£416£393Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£719£723£682£829£833£787Flintshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£27£27£26Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£282£283£267£548£551£520Flintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£144£144£136Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£57£58£54£126£127£120Flintshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£903£907£857£1,521£1,528£1,443Flintshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£132£125£172£173£163Flintshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£187£188£178£313£315£297Flintshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23£6.30£6.33£5.98Flintshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1.76£1.77£1.67£6.04£6.07£5.73Flintshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£7.72£7.75£7.32Flintshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.61,034.7Flintshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202672.9105.3Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.4171.1Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202642.679.3Flintshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026111.0183.3Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.227.4Flintshire

Per resident

York is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Flintshire on 22. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

York Flintshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: York £3,598, Flintshire £4,773Flintshire: £4,773York: £3,598Flintshire: £4,793York: £3,614Flintshire: £4,527York: £3,413

    £3,598£3,614£3,413Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,773£4,793£4,527

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: York £2,320, Flintshire £2,703Flintshire: £2,703York: £2,320Flintshire: £2,715York: £2,330Flintshire: £2,564York: £2,201

    £2,320£2,330£2,201Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,703£2,715£2,564

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: York £765, Flintshire £1,197Flintshire: £1,197York: £765Flintshire: £1,203York: £768Flintshire: £1,136York: £725

    £765£768£725Flintshire is higher£1,197£1,203£1,136

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: York £2,133, Flintshire £2,438Flintshire: £2,438York: £2,133Flintshire: £2,448York: £2,142Flintshire: £2,313York: £2,023

    £2,133£2,142£2,023Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,438£2,448£2,313

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: York £52, Flintshire £87Flintshire: £87York: £52Flintshire: £87York: £52Flintshire: £82York: £49

    £52£52£49Flintshire is higher£87£87£82

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: York £132, Flintshire £173Flintshire: £173York: £132Flintshire: £174York: £133Flintshire: £164York: £125

    £132£133£125Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£173£174£164

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: York £3.48, Flintshire £5.69Flintshire: £5.69York: £3.48Flintshire: £5.72York: £3.49Flintshire: £5.40York: £3.30

    £3.48£3.49£3.30Flintshire is higher£5.69£5.72£5.40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: York £282, Flintshire £548Flintshire: £548York: £282Flintshire: £551York: £283Flintshire: £520York: £267

    £282£283£267Flintshire is higher£548£551£520

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: York £94, Flintshire £144Flintshire: £144York: £94Flintshire: £144York: £94Flintshire: £136York: £89

    £94£94£89Flintshire is higher£144£144£136

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: York £38, Flintshire £77Flintshire: £77York: £38Flintshire: £77York: £38Flintshire: £73York: £36

    £38£38£36Flintshire is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: York £598, Flintshire £923Flintshire: £923York: £598Flintshire: £927York: £601Flintshire: £876York: £567

    £598£601£567Flintshire is higher£923£927£876

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: York £131, Flintshire £172Flintshire: £172York: £131Flintshire: £173York: £132Flintshire: £163York: £125

    £131£132£125Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£163

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: York £124, Flintshire £190Flintshire: £190York: £124Flintshire: £191York: £125Flintshire: £180York: £118

    £124£125£118Flintshire is higher£190£191£180

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: York £2.95, Flintshire £3.83Flintshire: £3.83York: £2.95Flintshire: £3.84York: £2.96Flintshire: £3.63York: £2.80

    £2.95£2.96£2.80Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.83£3.84£3.63

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: York £1.17, Flintshire £3.67Flintshire: £3.67York: £1.17Flintshire: £3.68York: £1.18Flintshire: £3.48York: £1.11

    £1.17£1.18£1.11Flintshire is higher£3.67£3.68£3.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: York £6.54, Flintshire £7.72Flintshire: £7.72York: £6.54Flintshire: £7.75York: £6.56Flintshire: £7.32York: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.72£7.75£7.32

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: York 186.8, Flintshire 215.9Flintshire: 215.9York: 186.8

    186.8Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count215.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: York 13.4, Flintshire 22.0Flintshire: 22.0York: 13.4

    13.4Flintshire is higher22.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: York 26.5, Flintshire 35.7Flintshire: 35.7York: 26.5

    26.5Flintshire is higher35.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: York 42.6, Flintshire 79.3Flintshire: 79.3York: 42.6

    42.6Flintshire is higher79.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: York 73.5, Flintshire 111.2Flintshire: 111.2York: 73.5

    73.5Flintshire is higher111.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: York 8.7, Flintshire 16.7Flintshire: 16.7York: 8.7

    8.7Flintshire is higher16.7

Show the numbers
York and Flintshire, per resident
MeasureYorkFlintshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,598£3,614£3,413£4,773£4,793£4,527Flintshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,320£2,330£2,201£2,703£2,715£2,564Flintshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£765£768£725£1,197£1,203£1,136Flintshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,133£2,142£2,023£2,438£2,448£2,313Flintshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£87£87£82Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£132£133£125£173£174£164Flintshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.48£3.49£3.30£5.69£5.72£5.40Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£282£283£267£548£551£520Flintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£144£144£136Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£38£38£36£77£77£73Flintshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£598£601£567£923£927£876Flintshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£132£125£172£173£163Flintshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£190£191£180Flintshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.95£2.96£2.80£3.83£3.84£3.63Flintshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.17£1.18£1.11£3.67£3.68£3.48Flintshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£7.72£7.75£7.32Flintshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026186.8215.9Flintshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.422.0Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.535.7Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202642.679.3Flintshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202673.5111.2Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.716.7Flintshire

Total

York is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Flintshire on 14. 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

York Flintshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: York £749.3m, Flintshire £744.0mFlintshire: £744.0mYork: £749.3mFlintshire: £747.2mYork: £752.5mFlintshire: £705.7mYork: £710.7m

    £749.3m£752.5m£710.7mYork is higherDepends on how you count£744.0m£747.2m£705.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: York £483.2m, Flintshire £421.4mFlintshire: £421.4mYork: £483.2mFlintshire: £423.2mYork: £485.3mFlintshire: £399.7mYork: £458.3m

    £483.2m£485.3m£458.3mYork is higherDepends on how you count£421.4m£423.2m£399.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: York £159.2m, Flintshire £186.7mFlintshire: £186.7mYork: £159.2mFlintshire: £187.5mYork: £159.9mFlintshire: £177.1mYork: £151.0m

    £159.2m£159.9m£151.0mFlintshire is higher£186.7m£187.5m£177.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: York £444.2m, Flintshire £380.1mFlintshire: £380.1mYork: £444.2mFlintshire: £381.7mYork: £446.1mFlintshire: £360.5mYork: £421.4m

    £444.2m£446.1m£421.4mYork is higherDepends on how you count£380.1m£381.7m£360.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: York £10.8m, Flintshire £13.5mFlintshire: £13.5mYork: £10.8mFlintshire: £13.5mYork: £10.8mFlintshire: £12.8mYork: £10.2m

    £10.8m£10.8m£10.2mFlintshire is higher£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: York £27.5m, Flintshire £27.0mFlintshire: £27.0mYork: £27.5mFlintshire: £27.1mYork: £27.6mFlintshire: £25.6mYork: £26.1m

    £27.5m£27.6m£26.1mYork is higherDepends on how you count£27.0m£27.1m£25.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: York £0.72m, Flintshire £0.89mFlintshire: £0.89mYork: £0.72mFlintshire: £0.89mYork: £0.73mFlintshire: £0.84mYork: £0.69m

    £0.72m£0.73m£0.69mFlintshire is higher£0.89m£0.89m£0.84m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: York £58.7m, Flintshire £85.5mFlintshire: £85.5mYork: £58.7mFlintshire: £85.8mYork: £58.9mFlintshire: £81.1mYork: £55.7m

    £58.7m£58.9m£55.7mFlintshire is higher£85.5m£85.8m£81.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: York £19.5m, Flintshire £22.4mFlintshire: £22.4mYork: £19.5mFlintshire: £22.5mYork: £19.6mFlintshire: £21.3mYork: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.6m£18.5mFlintshire is higher£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: York £7.9m, Flintshire £11.9mFlintshire: £11.9mYork: £7.9mFlintshire: £12.0mYork: £7.9mFlintshire: £11.3mYork: £7.5m

    £7.9m£7.9m£7.5mFlintshire is higher£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: York £124.6m, Flintshire £143.9mFlintshire: £143.9mYork: £124.6mFlintshire: £144.6mYork: £125.1mFlintshire: £136.5mYork: £118.2m

    £124.6m£125.1m£118.2mFlintshire is higher£143.9m£144.6m£136.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: York £27.4m, Flintshire £26.8mFlintshire: £26.8mYork: £27.4mFlintshire: £27.0mYork: £27.5mFlintshire: £25.5mYork: £26.0m

    £27.4m£27.5m£26.0mYork is higherDepends on how you count£26.8m£27.0m£25.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: York £25.9m, Flintshire £29.6mFlintshire: £29.6mYork: £25.9mFlintshire: £29.8mYork: £26.0mFlintshire: £28.1mYork: £24.5m

    £25.9m£26.0m£24.5mFlintshire is higher£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: York £0.61m, Flintshire £0.60mFlintshire: £0.60mYork: £0.61mFlintshire: £0.60mYork: £0.62mFlintshire: £0.57mYork: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.62m£0.58mYork is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: York £0.24m, Flintshire £0.57mFlintshire: £0.57mYork: £0.24mFlintshire: £0.57mYork: £0.24mFlintshire: £0.54mYork: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mFlintshire is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: York £1.4m, Flintshire £1.2mFlintshire: £1.2mYork: £1.4mFlintshire: £1.2mYork: £1.4mFlintshire: £1.1mYork: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mYork is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: York 38,890, Flintshire 33,657Flintshire: 33,657York: 38,890

    38,890York is higherDepends on how you count33,657

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: York 2,786, Flintshire 3,425Flintshire: 3,425York: 2,786

    2,786Flintshire is higher3,425

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: York 5,519, Flintshire 5,564Flintshire: 5,564York: 5,519

    5,519Flintshire is higher5,564

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: York 8,870, Flintshire 12,360Flintshire: 12,360York: 8,870

    8,870Flintshire is higher12,360

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: York 15,311, Flintshire 17,338Flintshire: 17,338York: 15,311

    15,311Flintshire is higher17,338

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: York 1,815, Flintshire 2,595Flintshire: 2,595York: 1,815

    1,815Flintshire is higher2,595

Show the numbers
York and Flintshire, total
MeasureYorkFlintshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£749.3m£752.5m£710.7m£744.0m£747.2m£705.7mYork
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£483.2m£485.3m£458.3m£421.4m£423.2m£399.7mYork
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.2m£159.9m£151.0m£186.7m£187.5m£177.1mFlintshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£444.2m£446.1m£421.4m£380.1m£381.7m£360.5mYork
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mFlintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m£27.0m£27.1m£25.6mYork
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m£0.89m£0.89m£0.84mFlintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£58.7m£58.9m£55.7m£85.5m£85.8m£81.1mFlintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m£22.4m£22.5m£21.3mFlintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mFlintshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£124.6m£125.1m£118.2m£143.9m£144.6m£136.5mFlintshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m£26.8m£27.0m£25.5mYork
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.9m£26.0m£24.5m£29.6m£29.8m£28.1mFlintshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mYork
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mFlintshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mYork
State Pensiontotal, March 202638,89033,657York
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7863,425Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,5195,564Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,87012,360Flintshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,31117,338Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8152,595Flintshire

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.