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Stoke-on-Trent and Blackburn with Darwen

270,010 and 161,618 residents (mid-2024).

Stoke-on-Trent is higher than Blackburn with Darwen on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 11 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

Stoke-on-Trent is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Blackburn with Darwen 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

Stoke-on-Trent Blackburn with Darwen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £4,786, Blackburn with Darwen £4,525Blackburn with Darwen: £4,525Stoke-on-Trent: £4,786Blackburn with Darwen: £4,544Stoke-on-Trent: £4,806Blackburn with Darwen: £4,292Stoke-on-Trent: £4,539

    £4,786£4,806£4,539Stoke-on-Trent is higher£4,525£4,544£4,292

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stoke-on-Trent £13,194, Blackburn with Darwen £12,995Blackburn with Darwen: £12,995Stoke-on-Trent: £13,194Blackburn with Darwen: £13,050Stoke-on-Trent: £13,250Blackburn with Darwen: £12,326Stoke-on-Trent: £12,515

    £13,194£13,250£12,515Stoke-on-Trent is higher£12,995£13,050£12,326

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stoke-on-Trent £2,601, Blackburn with Darwen £2,847Blackburn with Darwen: £2,847Stoke-on-Trent: £2,601Blackburn with Darwen: £2,860Stoke-on-Trent: £2,612Blackburn with Darwen: £2,701Stoke-on-Trent: £2,467

    £2,601£2,612£2,467Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£2,847£2,860£2,701

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stoke-on-Trent £11,745, Blackburn with Darwen £11,280Blackburn with Darwen: £11,280Stoke-on-Trent: £11,745Blackburn with Darwen: £11,328Stoke-on-Trent: £11,795Blackburn with Darwen: £10,699Stoke-on-Trent: £11,141

    £11,745£11,795£11,141Stoke-on-Trent is higher£11,280£11,328£10,699

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stoke-on-Trent £557, Blackburn with Darwen £847Blackburn with Darwen: £847Stoke-on-Trent: £557Blackburn with Darwen: £850Stoke-on-Trent: £559Blackburn with Darwen: £803Stoke-on-Trent: £528

    £557£559£528Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£847£850£803

  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: Stoke-on-Trent £855, Blackburn with Darwen £824Blackburn with Darwen: £824Stoke-on-Trent: £855Blackburn with Darwen: £827Stoke-on-Trent: £859Blackburn with Darwen: £781Stoke-on-Trent: £811

    £855£859£811Stoke-on-Trent is higher£824£827£781

  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: Stoke-on-Trent £37, Blackburn with Darwen £45Blackburn with Darwen: £45Stoke-on-Trent: £37Blackburn with Darwen: £45Stoke-on-Trent: £37Blackburn with Darwen: £42Stoke-on-Trent: £35

    £37£37£35Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£45£45£42

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £604, Blackburn with Darwen £597Blackburn with Darwen: £597Stoke-on-Trent: £604Blackburn with Darwen: £600Stoke-on-Trent: £606Blackburn with Darwen: £567Stoke-on-Trent: £573

    £604£606£573Stoke-on-Trent is higher£597£600£567

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £145, Blackburn with Darwen £168Blackburn with Darwen: £168Stoke-on-Trent: £145Blackburn with Darwen: £169Stoke-on-Trent: £145Blackburn with Darwen: £159Stoke-on-Trent: £137

    £145£145£137Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£168£169£159

  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: Stoke-on-Trent £153, Blackburn with Darwen £183Blackburn with Darwen: £183Stoke-on-Trent: £153Blackburn with Darwen: £184Stoke-on-Trent: £154Blackburn with Darwen: £174Stoke-on-Trent: £145

    £153£154£145Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£183£184£174

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stoke-on-Trent £1,994, Blackburn with Darwen £2,261Blackburn with Darwen: £2,261Stoke-on-Trent: £1,994Blackburn with Darwen: £2,271Stoke-on-Trent: £2,002Blackburn with Darwen: £2,145Stoke-on-Trent: £1,891

    £1,994£2,002£1,891Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£2,261£2,271£2,145

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £281, Blackburn with Darwen £214Blackburn with Darwen: £214Stoke-on-Trent: £281Blackburn with Darwen: £215Stoke-on-Trent: £283Blackburn with Darwen: £203Stoke-on-Trent: £267

    £281£283£267Stoke-on-Trent is higher£214£215£203

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stoke-on-Trent £434, Blackburn with Darwen £387Blackburn with Darwen: £387Stoke-on-Trent: £434Blackburn with Darwen: £389Stoke-on-Trent: £436Blackburn with Darwen: £367Stoke-on-Trent: £412

    £434£436£412Stoke-on-Trent is higher£387£389£367

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stoke-on-Trent £11, Blackburn with Darwen £6.85Blackburn with Darwen: £6.85Stoke-on-Trent: £11Blackburn with Darwen: £6.88Stoke-on-Trent: £11Blackburn with Darwen: £6.50Stoke-on-Trent: £10

    £11£11£10Stoke-on-Trent is higher£6.85£6.88£6.50

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stoke-on-Trent £9.18, Blackburn with Darwen £8.99Blackburn with Darwen: £8.99Stoke-on-Trent: £9.18Blackburn with Darwen: £9.03Stoke-on-Trent: £9.22Blackburn with Darwen: £8.53Stoke-on-Trent: £8.71

    £9.18£9.22£8.71Stoke-on-Trent is higher£8.99£9.03£8.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £4.72, Blackburn with Darwen £7.49Blackburn with Darwen: £7.49Stoke-on-Trent: £4.72Blackburn with Darwen: £7.52Stoke-on-Trent: £4.74Blackburn with Darwen: £7.10Stoke-on-Trent: £4.48

    £4.72£4.74£4.48Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£7.49£7.52£7.10

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stoke-on-Trent 1,018.1, Blackburn with Darwen 1,006.6Blackburn with Darwen: 1,006.6Stoke-on-Trent: 1,018.1

    1,018.1Stoke-on-Trent is higher1,006.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stoke-on-Trent 143.1, Blackburn with Darwen 175.7Blackburn with Darwen: 175.7Stoke-on-Trent: 143.1

    143.1Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count175.7

  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: Stoke-on-Trent 178.1, Blackburn with Darwen 168.6Blackburn with Darwen: 168.6Stoke-on-Trent: 178.1

    178.1Stoke-on-Trent is higher168.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 86.3, Blackburn with Darwen 91.1Blackburn with Darwen: 91.1Stoke-on-Trent: 86.3

    86.3Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count91.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stoke-on-Trent 262.6, Blackburn with Darwen 288.5Blackburn with Darwen: 288.5Stoke-on-Trent: 262.6

    262.6Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count288.5

  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: Stoke-on-Trent 34.3, Blackburn with Darwen 42.0Blackburn with Darwen: 42.0Stoke-on-Trent: 34.3

    34.3Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count42.0

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Stoke-on-Trent and Blackburn with Darwen, per person in the age group
MeasureStoke-on-TrentBlackburn with DarwenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,786£4,806£4,539£4,525£4,544£4,292Stoke-on-Trent
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,194£13,250£12,515£12,995£13,050£12,326Stoke-on-Trent
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,601£2,612£2,467£2,847£2,860£2,701Blackburn with Darwen
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,745£11,795£11,141£11,280£11,328£10,699Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£557£559£528£847£850£803Blackburn with Darwen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£855£859£811£824£827£781Stoke-on-Trent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£45£45£42Blackburn with Darwen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£604£606£573£597£600£567Stoke-on-Trent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£145£137£168£169£159Blackburn with Darwen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£153£154£145£183£184£174Blackburn with Darwen
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,994£2,002£1,891£2,261£2,271£2,145Blackburn with Darwen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£281£283£267£214£215£203Stoke-on-Trent
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£434£436£412£387£389£367Stoke-on-Trent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£6.85£6.88£6.50Stoke-on-Trent
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.18£9.22£8.71£8.99£9.03£8.53Stoke-on-Trent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.72£4.74£4.48£7.49£7.52£7.10Blackburn with Darwen
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.11,006.6Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026143.1175.7Blackburn with Darwen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.1168.6Stoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.391.1Blackburn with Darwen
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026262.6288.5Blackburn with Darwen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202634.342.0Blackburn with Darwen

Per resident

Stoke-on-Trent is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Blackburn with Darwen 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

Stoke-on-Trent Blackburn with Darwen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £4,786, Blackburn with Darwen £4,525Blackburn with Darwen: £4,525Stoke-on-Trent: £4,786Blackburn with Darwen: £4,544Stoke-on-Trent: £4,806Blackburn with Darwen: £4,292Stoke-on-Trent: £4,539

    £4,786£4,806£4,539Stoke-on-Trent is higher£4,525£4,544£4,292

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £2,120, Blackburn with Darwen £1,741Blackburn with Darwen: £1,741Stoke-on-Trent: £2,120Blackburn with Darwen: £1,748Stoke-on-Trent: £2,129Blackburn with Darwen: £1,651Stoke-on-Trent: £2,011

    £2,120£2,129£2,011Stoke-on-Trent is higher£1,741£1,748£1,651

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £1,631, Blackburn with Darwen £1,798Blackburn with Darwen: £1,798Stoke-on-Trent: £1,631Blackburn with Darwen: £1,805Stoke-on-Trent: £1,638Blackburn with Darwen: £1,705Stoke-on-Trent: £1,547

    £1,631£1,638£1,547Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£1,798£1,805£1,705

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £1,887, Blackburn with Darwen £1,511Blackburn with Darwen: £1,511Stoke-on-Trent: £1,887Blackburn with Darwen: £1,517Stoke-on-Trent: £1,895Blackburn with Darwen: £1,433Stoke-on-Trent: £1,790

    £1,887£1,895£1,790Stoke-on-Trent is higher£1,511£1,517£1,433

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £89, Blackburn with Darwen £113Blackburn with Darwen: £113Stoke-on-Trent: £89Blackburn with Darwen: £114Stoke-on-Trent: £90Blackburn with Darwen: £108Stoke-on-Trent: £85

    £89£90£85Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£113£114£108

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £137, Blackburn with Darwen £110Blackburn with Darwen: £110Stoke-on-Trent: £137Blackburn with Darwen: £111Stoke-on-Trent: £138Blackburn with Darwen: £105Stoke-on-Trent: £130

    £137£138£130Stoke-on-Trent is higher£110£111£105

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £5.90, Blackburn with Darwen £5.97Blackburn with Darwen: £5.97Stoke-on-Trent: £5.90Blackburn with Darwen: £5.99Stoke-on-Trent: £5.93Blackburn with Darwen: £5.66Stoke-on-Trent: £5.60

    £5.90£5.93£5.60Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£5.97£5.99£5.66

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £604, Blackburn with Darwen £597Blackburn with Darwen: £597Stoke-on-Trent: £604Blackburn with Darwen: £600Stoke-on-Trent: £606Blackburn with Darwen: £567Stoke-on-Trent: £573

    £604£606£573Stoke-on-Trent is higher£597£600£567

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £145, Blackburn with Darwen £168Blackburn with Darwen: £168Stoke-on-Trent: £145Blackburn with Darwen: £169Stoke-on-Trent: £145Blackburn with Darwen: £159Stoke-on-Trent: £137

    £145£145£137Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£168£169£159

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £96, Blackburn with Darwen £116Blackburn with Darwen: £116Stoke-on-Trent: £96Blackburn with Darwen: £116Stoke-on-Trent: £96Blackburn with Darwen: £110Stoke-on-Trent: £91

    £96£96£91Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£116£116£110

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £1,250, Blackburn with Darwen £1,428Blackburn with Darwen: £1,428Stoke-on-Trent: £1,250Blackburn with Darwen: £1,434Stoke-on-Trent: £1,256Blackburn with Darwen: £1,354Stoke-on-Trent: £1,186

    £1,250£1,256£1,186Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£1,428£1,434£1,354

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £281, Blackburn with Darwen £214Blackburn with Darwen: £214Stoke-on-Trent: £281Blackburn with Darwen: £215Stoke-on-Trent: £283Blackburn with Darwen: £203Stoke-on-Trent: £267

    £281£283£267Stoke-on-Trent is higher£214£215£203

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £272, Blackburn with Darwen £244Blackburn with Darwen: £244Stoke-on-Trent: £272Blackburn with Darwen: £245Stoke-on-Trent: £273Blackburn with Darwen: £232Stoke-on-Trent: £258

    £272£273£258Stoke-on-Trent is higher£244£245£232

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £6.77, Blackburn with Darwen £4.32Blackburn with Darwen: £4.32Stoke-on-Trent: £6.77Blackburn with Darwen: £4.34Stoke-on-Trent: £6.80Blackburn with Darwen: £4.10Stoke-on-Trent: £6.42

    £6.77£6.80£6.42Stoke-on-Trent is higher£4.32£4.34£4.10

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £5.76, Blackburn with Darwen £5.68Blackburn with Darwen: £5.68Stoke-on-Trent: £5.76Blackburn with Darwen: £5.71Stoke-on-Trent: £5.78Blackburn with Darwen: £5.39Stoke-on-Trent: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46Stoke-on-Trent is higher£5.68£5.71£5.39

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £4.72, Blackburn with Darwen £7.49Blackburn with Darwen: £7.49Stoke-on-Trent: £4.72Blackburn with Darwen: £7.52Stoke-on-Trent: £4.74Blackburn with Darwen: £7.10Stoke-on-Trent: £4.48

    £4.72£4.74£4.48Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£7.49£7.52£7.10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 163.6, Blackburn with Darwen 134.8Blackburn with Darwen: 134.8Stoke-on-Trent: 163.6

    163.6Stoke-on-Trent is higher134.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 23.0, Blackburn with Darwen 23.5Blackburn with Darwen: 23.5Stoke-on-Trent: 23.0

    23.0Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count23.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 28.6, Blackburn with Darwen 22.6Blackburn with Darwen: 22.6Stoke-on-Trent: 28.6

    28.6Stoke-on-Trent is higher22.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 86.3, Blackburn with Darwen 91.1Blackburn with Darwen: 91.1Stoke-on-Trent: 86.3

    86.3Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count91.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 164.7, Blackburn with Darwen 182.1Blackburn with Darwen: 182.1Stoke-on-Trent: 164.7

    164.7Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count182.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 21.5, Blackburn with Darwen 26.5Blackburn with Darwen: 26.5Stoke-on-Trent: 21.5

    21.5Blackburn with Darwen is higherDepends on how you count26.5

Show the numbers
Stoke-on-Trent and Blackburn with Darwen, per resident
MeasureStoke-on-TrentBlackburn with DarwenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,786£4,806£4,539£4,525£4,544£4,292Stoke-on-Trent
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,120£2,129£2,011£1,741£1,748£1,651Stoke-on-Trent
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,631£1,638£1,547£1,798£1,805£1,705Blackburn with Darwen
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,887£1,895£1,790£1,511£1,517£1,433Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£113£114£108Blackburn with Darwen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£137£138£130£110£111£105Stoke-on-Trent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.90£5.93£5.60£5.97£5.99£5.66Blackburn with Darwen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£604£606£573£597£600£567Stoke-on-Trent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£145£137£168£169£159Blackburn with Darwen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£116£116£110Blackburn with Darwen
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,250£1,256£1,186£1,428£1,434£1,354Blackburn with Darwen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£281£283£267£214£215£203Stoke-on-Trent
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£272£273£258£244£245£232Stoke-on-Trent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.77£6.80£6.42£4.32£4.34£4.10Stoke-on-Trent
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£5.68£5.71£5.39Stoke-on-Trent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.72£4.74£4.48£7.49£7.52£7.10Blackburn with Darwen
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026163.6134.8Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.023.5Blackburn with Darwen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.622.6Stoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.391.1Blackburn with Darwen
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026164.7182.1Blackburn with Darwen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.526.5Blackburn with Darwen

Total

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

Stoke-on-Trent Blackburn with Darwen

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stoke-on-Trent £1.3bn, Blackburn with Darwen £731.3mBlackburn with Darwen: £731.3mStoke-on-Trent: £1.3bnBlackburn with Darwen: £734.5mStoke-on-Trent: £1.3bnBlackburn with Darwen: £693.7mStoke-on-Trent: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnStoke-on-Trent is higher£731.3m£734.5m£693.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stoke-on-Trent £572.5m, Blackburn with Darwen £281.3mBlackburn with Darwen: £281.3mStoke-on-Trent: £572.5mBlackburn with Darwen: £282.5mStoke-on-Trent: £574.9mBlackburn with Darwen: £266.8mStoke-on-Trent: £543.0m

    £572.5m£574.9m£543.0mStoke-on-Trent is higher£281.3m£282.5m£266.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stoke-on-Trent £440.3m, Blackburn with Darwen £290.5mBlackburn with Darwen: £290.5mStoke-on-Trent: £440.3mBlackburn with Darwen: £291.8mStoke-on-Trent: £442.2mBlackburn with Darwen: £275.6mStoke-on-Trent: £417.7m

    £440.3m£442.2m£417.7mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£290.5m£291.8m£275.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stoke-on-Trent £509.6m, Blackburn with Darwen £244.2mBlackburn with Darwen: £244.2mStoke-on-Trent: £509.6mBlackburn with Darwen: £245.2mStoke-on-Trent: £511.8mBlackburn with Darwen: £231.6mStoke-on-Trent: £483.4m

    £509.6m£511.8m£483.4mStoke-on-Trent is higher£244.2m£245.2m£231.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stoke-on-Trent £24.2m, Blackburn with Darwen £18.3mBlackburn with Darwen: £18.3mStoke-on-Trent: £24.2mBlackburn with Darwen: £18.4mStoke-on-Trent: £24.3mBlackburn with Darwen: £17.4mStoke-on-Trent: £22.9m

    £24.2m£24.3m£22.9mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£18.3m£18.4m£17.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent £37.1m, Blackburn with Darwen £17.8mBlackburn with Darwen: £17.8mStoke-on-Trent: £37.1mBlackburn with Darwen: £17.9mStoke-on-Trent: £37.3mBlackburn with Darwen: £16.9mStoke-on-Trent: £35.2m

    £37.1m£37.3m£35.2mStoke-on-Trent is higher£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent £1.6m, Blackburn with Darwen £0.96mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.96mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.97mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.91mStoke-on-Trent: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£0.96m£0.97m£0.91m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent £163.0m, Blackburn with Darwen £96.5mBlackburn with Darwen: £96.5mStoke-on-Trent: £163.0mBlackburn with Darwen: £97.0mStoke-on-Trent: £163.7mBlackburn with Darwen: £91.6mStoke-on-Trent: £154.6m

    £163.0m£163.7m£154.6mStoke-on-Trent is higher£96.5m£97.0m£91.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent £39.1m, Blackburn with Darwen £27.2mBlackburn with Darwen: £27.2mStoke-on-Trent: £39.1mBlackburn with Darwen: £27.3mStoke-on-Trent: £39.3mBlackburn with Darwen: £25.8mStoke-on-Trent: £37.1m

    £39.1m£39.3m£37.1mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent £25.9m, Blackburn with Darwen £18.7mBlackburn with Darwen: £18.7mStoke-on-Trent: £25.9mBlackburn with Darwen: £18.8mStoke-on-Trent: £26.0mBlackburn with Darwen: £17.7mStoke-on-Trent: £24.6m

    £25.9m£26.0m£24.6mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£18.7m£18.8m£17.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stoke-on-Trent £337.6m, Blackburn with Darwen £230.7mBlackburn with Darwen: £230.7mStoke-on-Trent: £337.6mBlackburn with Darwen: £231.7mStoke-on-Trent: £339.0mBlackburn with Darwen: £218.9mStoke-on-Trent: £320.2m

    £337.6m£339.0m£320.2mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£230.7m£231.7m£218.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stoke-on-Trent £76.0m, Blackburn with Darwen £34.6mBlackburn with Darwen: £34.6mStoke-on-Trent: £76.0mBlackburn with Darwen: £34.7mStoke-on-Trent: £76.3mBlackburn with Darwen: £32.8mStoke-on-Trent: £72.1m

    £76.0m£76.3m£72.1mStoke-on-Trent is higher£34.6m£34.7m£32.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stoke-on-Trent £73.5m, Blackburn with Darwen £39.5mBlackburn with Darwen: £39.5mStoke-on-Trent: £73.5mBlackburn with Darwen: £39.7mStoke-on-Trent: £73.8mBlackburn with Darwen: £37.5mStoke-on-Trent: £69.7m

    £73.5m£73.8m£69.7mStoke-on-Trent is higher£39.5m£39.7m£37.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stoke-on-Trent £1.8m, Blackburn with Darwen £0.70mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.70mStoke-on-Trent: £1.8mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.70mStoke-on-Trent: £1.8mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.66mStoke-on-Trent: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mStoke-on-Trent is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stoke-on-Trent £1.6m, Blackburn with Darwen £0.92mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.92mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.92mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mBlackburn with Darwen: £0.87mStoke-on-Trent: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mStoke-on-Trent is higher£0.92m£0.92m£0.87m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stoke-on-Trent £1.3m, Blackburn with Darwen £1.2mBlackburn with Darwen: £1.2mStoke-on-Trent: £1.3mBlackburn with Darwen: £1.2mStoke-on-Trent: £1.3mBlackburn with Darwen: £1.1mStoke-on-Trent: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stoke-on-Trent 44,177, Blackburn with Darwen 21,790Blackburn with Darwen: 21,790Stoke-on-Trent: 44,177

    44,177Stoke-on-Trent is higher21,790

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stoke-on-Trent 6,210, Blackburn with Darwen 3,804Blackburn with Darwen: 3,804Stoke-on-Trent: 6,210

    6,210Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count3,804

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent 7,726, Blackburn with Darwen 3,649Blackburn with Darwen: 3,649Stoke-on-Trent: 7,726

    7,726Stoke-on-Trent is higher3,649

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent 23,312, Blackburn with Darwen 14,719Blackburn with Darwen: 14,719Stoke-on-Trent: 23,312

    23,312Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count14,719

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stoke-on-Trent 44,457, Blackburn with Darwen 29,433Blackburn with Darwen: 29,433Stoke-on-Trent: 44,457

    44,457Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count29,433

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent 5,808, Blackburn with Darwen 4,283Blackburn with Darwen: 4,283Stoke-on-Trent: 5,808

    5,808Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count4,283

Show the numbers
Stoke-on-Trent and Blackburn with Darwen, total
MeasureStoke-on-TrentBlackburn with DarwenHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£731.3m£734.5m£693.7mStoke-on-Trent
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£572.5m£574.9m£543.0m£281.3m£282.5m£266.8mStoke-on-Trent
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£440.3m£442.2m£417.7m£290.5m£291.8m£275.6mStoke-on-Trent
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£509.6m£511.8m£483.4m£244.2m£245.2m£231.6mStoke-on-Trent
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m£18.3m£18.4m£17.4mStoke-on-Trent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.1m£37.3m£35.2m£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mStoke-on-Trent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£0.96m£0.97m£0.91mStoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£163.0m£163.7m£154.6m£96.5m£97.0m£91.6mStoke-on-Trent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.1m£39.3m£37.1m£27.2m£27.3m£25.8mStoke-on-Trent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.9m£26.0m£24.6m£18.7m£18.8m£17.7mStoke-on-Trent
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£337.6m£339.0m£320.2m£230.7m£231.7m£218.9mStoke-on-Trent
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£76.0m£76.3m£72.1m£34.6m£34.7m£32.8mStoke-on-Trent
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£73.5m£73.8m£69.7m£39.5m£39.7m£37.5mStoke-on-Trent
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mStoke-on-Trent
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£0.92m£0.92m£0.87mStoke-on-Trent
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mStoke-on-Trent
State Pensiontotal, March 202644,17721,790Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,2103,804Stoke-on-Trent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,7263,649Stoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202623,31214,719Stoke-on-Trent
Universal Credittotal, May 202644,45729,433Stoke-on-Trent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20265,8084,283Stoke-on-Trent

Sources

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

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