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Stoke-on-Trent and Pendle

270,010 and 99,643 residents (mid-2024).

Stoke-on-Trent is higher than Pendle on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 15 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Stoke-on-Trent is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Pendle on 9. 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 Pendle

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £4,786, Pendle £4,752Pendle: £4,752Stoke-on-Trent: £4,786Pendle: £4,772Stoke-on-Trent: £4,806Pendle: £4,507Stoke-on-Trent: £4,539

    £4,786£4,806£4,539Stoke-on-Trent is higher£4,752£4,772£4,507

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stoke-on-Trent £13,194, Pendle £13,097Pendle: £13,097Stoke-on-Trent: £13,194Pendle: £13,152Stoke-on-Trent: £13,250Pendle: £12,423Stoke-on-Trent: £12,515

    £13,194£13,250£12,515Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£13,097£13,152£12,423

  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, Pendle £2,685Pendle: £2,685Stoke-on-Trent: £2,601Pendle: £2,696Stoke-on-Trent: £2,612Pendle: £2,547Stoke-on-Trent: £2,467

    £2,601£2,612£2,467Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£2,685£2,696£2,547

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stoke-on-Trent £11,745, Pendle £11,536Pendle: £11,536Stoke-on-Trent: £11,745Pendle: £11,585Stoke-on-Trent: £11,795Pendle: £10,943Stoke-on-Trent: £11,141

    £11,745£11,795£11,141Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£11,536£11,585£10,943

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stoke-on-Trent £557, Pendle £682Pendle: £682Stoke-on-Trent: £557Pendle: £685Stoke-on-Trent: £559Pendle: £647Stoke-on-Trent: £528

    £557£559£528Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£682£685£647

  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, Pendle £842Pendle: £842Stoke-on-Trent: £855Pendle: £845Stoke-on-Trent: £859Pendle: £799Stoke-on-Trent: £811

    £855£859£811Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£842£845£799

  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, Pendle £37Pendle: £37Stoke-on-Trent: £37Pendle: £37Stoke-on-Trent: £37Pendle: £35Stoke-on-Trent: £35

    £37£37£35Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£37£37£35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £604, Pendle £514Pendle: £514Stoke-on-Trent: £604Pendle: £517Stoke-on-Trent: £606Pendle: £488Stoke-on-Trent: £573

    £604£606£573Stoke-on-Trent is higher£514£517£488

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £145, Pendle £172Pendle: £172Stoke-on-Trent: £145Pendle: £173Stoke-on-Trent: £145Pendle: £163Stoke-on-Trent: £137

    £145£145£137Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£163

  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, Pendle £185Pendle: £185Stoke-on-Trent: £153Pendle: £186Stoke-on-Trent: £154Pendle: £175Stoke-on-Trent: £145

    £153£154£145Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£185£186£175

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stoke-on-Trent £1,994, Pendle £2,113Pendle: £2,113Stoke-on-Trent: £1,994Pendle: £2,122Stoke-on-Trent: £2,002Pendle: £2,004Stoke-on-Trent: £1,891

    £1,994£2,002£1,891Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£2,113£2,122£2,004

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £281, Pendle £169Pendle: £169Stoke-on-Trent: £281Pendle: £170Stoke-on-Trent: £283Pendle: £160Stoke-on-Trent: £267

    £281£283£267Stoke-on-Trent is higher£169£170£160

  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, Pendle £372Pendle: £372Stoke-on-Trent: £434Pendle: £373Stoke-on-Trent: £436Pendle: £353Stoke-on-Trent: £412

    £434£436£412Stoke-on-Trent is higher£372£373£353

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stoke-on-Trent £11, Pendle £7.57Pendle: £7.57Stoke-on-Trent: £11Pendle: £7.60Stoke-on-Trent: £11Pendle: £7.18Stoke-on-Trent: £10

    £11£11£10Stoke-on-Trent is higher£7.57£7.60£7.18

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stoke-on-Trent £9.18, Pendle £7.93Pendle: £7.93Stoke-on-Trent: £9.18Pendle: £7.96Stoke-on-Trent: £9.22Pendle: £7.52Stoke-on-Trent: £8.71

    £9.18£9.22£8.71Stoke-on-Trent is higher£7.93£7.96£7.52

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £4.72, Pendle £9.75Pendle: £9.75Stoke-on-Trent: £4.72Pendle: £9.79Stoke-on-Trent: £4.74Pendle: £9.25Stoke-on-Trent: £4.48

    £4.72£4.74£4.48Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£9.75£9.79£9.25

  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, Pendle 1,007.0Pendle: 1,007.0Stoke-on-Trent: 1,018.1

    1,018.1Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count1,007.0

  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, Pendle 141.1Pendle: 141.1Stoke-on-Trent: 143.1

    143.1Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count141.1

  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: Stoke-on-Trent 178.1, Pendle 178.7Pendle: 178.7Stoke-on-Trent: 178.1

    178.1Pendle is higherDepends on how you count178.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 86.3, Pendle 80.9Pendle: 80.9Stoke-on-Trent: 86.3

    86.3Stoke-on-Trent is higher80.9

  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, Pendle 281.0Pendle: 281.0Stoke-on-Trent: 262.6

    262.6Pendle is higherDepends on how you count281.0

  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, Pendle 44.1Pendle: 44.1Stoke-on-Trent: 34.3

    34.3Pendle is higherDepends on how you count44.1

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Stoke-on-Trent and Pendle, per person in the age group
MeasureStoke-on-TrentPendleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,786£4,806£4,539£4,752£4,772£4,507Stoke-on-Trent
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,194£13,250£12,515£13,097£13,152£12,423Stoke-on-Trent
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,601£2,612£2,467£2,685£2,696£2,547Pendle
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,745£11,795£11,141£11,536£11,585£10,943Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£557£559£528£682£685£647Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£855£859£811£842£845£799Stoke-on-Trent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£37£37£35Stoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£604£606£573£514£517£488Stoke-on-Trent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£145£137£172£173£163Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£153£154£145£185£186£175Pendle
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,994£2,002£1,891£2,113£2,122£2,004Pendle
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£281£283£267£169£170£160Stoke-on-Trent
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£434£436£412£372£373£353Stoke-on-Trent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£7.57£7.60£7.18Stoke-on-Trent
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.18£9.22£8.71£7.93£7.96£7.52Stoke-on-Trent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.72£4.74£4.48£9.75£9.79£9.25Pendle
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.11,007.0Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026143.1141.1Stoke-on-Trent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.1178.7Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.380.9Stoke-on-Trent
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026262.6281.0Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202634.344.1Pendle

Per resident

Stoke-on-Trent is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Pendle 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

Stoke-on-Trent Pendle

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £4,786, Pendle £4,752Pendle: £4,752Stoke-on-Trent: £4,786Pendle: £4,772Stoke-on-Trent: £4,806Pendle: £4,507Stoke-on-Trent: £4,539

    £4,786£4,806£4,539Stoke-on-Trent is higher£4,752£4,772£4,507

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £2,120, Pendle £2,261Pendle: £2,261Stoke-on-Trent: £2,120Pendle: £2,270Stoke-on-Trent: £2,129Pendle: £2,144Stoke-on-Trent: £2,011

    £2,120£2,129£2,011Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£2,261£2,270£2,144

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £1,631, Pendle £1,626Pendle: £1,626Stoke-on-Trent: £1,631Pendle: £1,633Stoke-on-Trent: £1,638Pendle: £1,542Stoke-on-Trent: £1,547

    £1,631£1,638£1,547Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£1,626£1,633£1,542

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £1,887, Pendle £1,991Pendle: £1,991Stoke-on-Trent: £1,887Pendle: £2,000Stoke-on-Trent: £1,895Pendle: £1,889Stoke-on-Trent: £1,790

    £1,887£1,895£1,790Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£1,991£2,000£1,889

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £89, Pendle £118Pendle: £118Stoke-on-Trent: £89Pendle: £118Stoke-on-Trent: £90Pendle: £112Stoke-on-Trent: £85

    £89£90£85Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£118£118£112

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £137, Pendle £145Pendle: £145Stoke-on-Trent: £137Pendle: £146Stoke-on-Trent: £138Pendle: £138Stoke-on-Trent: £130

    £137£138£130Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£145£146£138

  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, Pendle £6.33Pendle: £6.33Stoke-on-Trent: £5.90Pendle: £6.35Stoke-on-Trent: £5.93Pendle: £6.00Stoke-on-Trent: £5.60

    £5.90£5.93£5.60Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£6.33£6.35£6.00

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £604, Pendle £514Pendle: £514Stoke-on-Trent: £604Pendle: £517Stoke-on-Trent: £606Pendle: £488Stoke-on-Trent: £573

    £604£606£573Stoke-on-Trent is higher£514£517£488

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £145, Pendle £172Pendle: £172Stoke-on-Trent: £145Pendle: £173Stoke-on-Trent: £145Pendle: £163Stoke-on-Trent: £137

    £145£145£137Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£163

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £96, Pendle £112Pendle: £112Stoke-on-Trent: £96Pendle: £112Stoke-on-Trent: £96Pendle: £106Stoke-on-Trent: £91

    £96£96£91Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£112£112£106

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £1,250, Pendle £1,279Pendle: £1,279Stoke-on-Trent: £1,250Pendle: £1,285Stoke-on-Trent: £1,256Pendle: £1,214Stoke-on-Trent: £1,186

    £1,250£1,256£1,186Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£1,279£1,285£1,214

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £281, Pendle £169Pendle: £169Stoke-on-Trent: £281Pendle: £170Stoke-on-Trent: £283Pendle: £160Stoke-on-Trent: £267

    £281£283£267Stoke-on-Trent is higher£169£170£160

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £272, Pendle £225Pendle: £225Stoke-on-Trent: £272Pendle: £226Stoke-on-Trent: £273Pendle: £214Stoke-on-Trent: £258

    £272£273£258Stoke-on-Trent is higher£225£226£214

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £6.77, Pendle £4.59Pendle: £4.59Stoke-on-Trent: £6.77Pendle: £4.61Stoke-on-Trent: £6.80Pendle: £4.35Stoke-on-Trent: £6.42

    £6.77£6.80£6.42Stoke-on-Trent is higher£4.59£4.61£4.35

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £5.76, Pendle £4.81Pendle: £4.81Stoke-on-Trent: £5.76Pendle: £4.83Stoke-on-Trent: £5.78Pendle: £4.56Stoke-on-Trent: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46Stoke-on-Trent is higher£4.81£4.83£4.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £4.72, Pendle £9.75Pendle: £9.75Stoke-on-Trent: £4.72Pendle: £9.79Stoke-on-Trent: £4.74Pendle: £9.25Stoke-on-Trent: £4.48

    £4.72£4.74£4.48Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£9.75£9.79£9.25

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 163.6, Pendle 173.8Pendle: 173.8Stoke-on-Trent: 163.6

    163.6Pendle is higherDepends on how you count173.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 23.0, Pendle 24.4Pendle: 24.4Stoke-on-Trent: 23.0

    23.0Pendle is higherDepends on how you count24.4

  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, Pendle 30.8Pendle: 30.8Stoke-on-Trent: 28.6

    28.6Pendle is higherDepends on how you count30.8

  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, Pendle 80.9Pendle: 80.9Stoke-on-Trent: 86.3

    86.3Stoke-on-Trent is higher80.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 164.7, Pendle 170.2Pendle: 170.2Stoke-on-Trent: 164.7

    164.7Pendle is higherDepends on how you count170.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 21.5, Pendle 26.7Pendle: 26.7Stoke-on-Trent: 21.5

    21.5Pendle is higherDepends on how you count26.7

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Stoke-on-Trent and Pendle, per resident
MeasureStoke-on-TrentPendleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,786£4,806£4,539£4,752£4,772£4,507Stoke-on-Trent
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,120£2,129£2,011£2,261£2,270£2,144Pendle
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,631£1,638£1,547£1,626£1,633£1,542Stoke-on-Trent
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,887£1,895£1,790£1,991£2,000£1,889Pendle
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£118£118£112Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£137£138£130£145£146£138Pendle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.90£5.93£5.60£6.33£6.35£6.00Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£604£606£573£514£517£488Stoke-on-Trent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£145£137£172£173£163Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£112£112£106Pendle
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,250£1,256£1,186£1,279£1,285£1,214Pendle
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£281£283£267£169£170£160Stoke-on-Trent
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£272£273£258£225£226£214Stoke-on-Trent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.77£6.80£6.42£4.59£4.61£4.35Stoke-on-Trent
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£4.81£4.83£4.56Stoke-on-Trent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.72£4.74£4.48£9.75£9.79£9.25Pendle
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026163.6173.8Pendle
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.024.4Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.630.8Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.380.9Stoke-on-Trent
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026164.7170.2Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.526.7Pendle

Total

Stoke-on-Trent is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Pendle 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 Pendle

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stoke-on-Trent £1.3bn, Pendle £473.5mPendle: £473.5mStoke-on-Trent: £1.3bnPendle: £475.5mStoke-on-Trent: £1.3bnPendle: £449.1mStoke-on-Trent: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnStoke-on-Trent is higher£473.5m£475.5m£449.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stoke-on-Trent £572.5m, Pendle £225.3mPendle: £225.3mStoke-on-Trent: £572.5mPendle: £226.2mStoke-on-Trent: £574.9mPendle: £213.7mStoke-on-Trent: £543.0m

    £572.5m£574.9m£543.0mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£225.3m£226.2m£213.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stoke-on-Trent £440.3m, Pendle £162.0mPendle: £162.0mStoke-on-Trent: £440.3mPendle: £162.7mStoke-on-Trent: £442.2mPendle: £153.7mStoke-on-Trent: £417.7m

    £440.3m£442.2m£417.7mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£162.0m£162.7m£153.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stoke-on-Trent £509.6m, Pendle £198.4mPendle: £198.4mStoke-on-Trent: £509.6mPendle: £199.3mStoke-on-Trent: £511.8mPendle: £188.2mStoke-on-Trent: £483.4m

    £509.6m£511.8m£483.4mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£198.4m£199.3m£188.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stoke-on-Trent £24.2m, Pendle £11.7mPendle: £11.7mStoke-on-Trent: £24.2mPendle: £11.8mStoke-on-Trent: £24.3mPendle: £11.1mStoke-on-Trent: £22.9m

    £24.2m£24.3m£22.9mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent £37.1m, Pendle £14.5mPendle: £14.5mStoke-on-Trent: £37.1mPendle: £14.5mStoke-on-Trent: £37.3mPendle: £13.7mStoke-on-Trent: £35.2m

    £37.1m£37.3m£35.2mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m

  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, Pendle £0.63mPendle: £0.63mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mPendle: £0.63mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mPendle: £0.60mStoke-on-Trent: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent £163.0m, Pendle £51.2mPendle: £51.2mStoke-on-Trent: £163.0mPendle: £51.5mStoke-on-Trent: £163.7mPendle: £48.6mStoke-on-Trent: £154.6m

    £163.0m£163.7m£154.6mStoke-on-Trent is higher£51.2m£51.5m£48.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent £39.1m, Pendle £17.1mPendle: £17.1mStoke-on-Trent: £39.1mPendle: £17.2mStoke-on-Trent: £39.3mPendle: £16.3mStoke-on-Trent: £37.1m

    £39.1m£39.3m£37.1mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent £25.9m, Pendle £11.2mPendle: £11.2mStoke-on-Trent: £25.9mPendle: £11.2mStoke-on-Trent: £26.0mPendle: £10.6mStoke-on-Trent: £24.6m

    £25.9m£26.0m£24.6mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stoke-on-Trent £337.6m, Pendle £127.5mPendle: £127.5mStoke-on-Trent: £337.6mPendle: £128.0mStoke-on-Trent: £339.0mPendle: £120.9mStoke-on-Trent: £320.2m

    £337.6m£339.0m£320.2mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£127.5m£128.0m£120.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stoke-on-Trent £76.0m, Pendle £16.8mPendle: £16.8mStoke-on-Trent: £76.0mPendle: £16.9mStoke-on-Trent: £76.3mPendle: £16.0mStoke-on-Trent: £72.1m

    £76.0m£76.3m£72.1mStoke-on-Trent is higher£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stoke-on-Trent £73.5m, Pendle £22.4mPendle: £22.4mStoke-on-Trent: £73.5mPendle: £22.5mStoke-on-Trent: £73.8mPendle: £21.3mStoke-on-Trent: £69.7m

    £73.5m£73.8m£69.7mStoke-on-Trent is higher£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stoke-on-Trent £1.8m, Pendle £0.46mPendle: £0.46mStoke-on-Trent: £1.8mPendle: £0.46mStoke-on-Trent: £1.8mPendle: £0.43mStoke-on-Trent: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mStoke-on-Trent is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stoke-on-Trent £1.6m, Pendle £0.48mPendle: £0.48mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mPendle: £0.48mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mPendle: £0.45mStoke-on-Trent: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mStoke-on-Trent is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stoke-on-Trent £1.3m, Pendle £0.97mPendle: £0.97mStoke-on-Trent: £1.3mPendle: £0.98mStoke-on-Trent: £1.3mPendle: £0.92mStoke-on-Trent: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stoke-on-Trent 44,177, Pendle 17,321Pendle: 17,321Stoke-on-Trent: 44,177

    44,177Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count17,321

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stoke-on-Trent 6,210, Pendle 2,427Pendle: 2,427Stoke-on-Trent: 6,210

    6,210Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count2,427

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent 7,726, Pendle 3,073Pendle: 3,073Stoke-on-Trent: 7,726

    7,726Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count3,073

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent 23,312, Pendle 8,059Pendle: 8,059Stoke-on-Trent: 23,312

    23,312Stoke-on-Trent is higher8,059

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stoke-on-Trent 44,457, Pendle 16,957Pendle: 16,957Stoke-on-Trent: 44,457

    44,457Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count16,957

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent 5,808, Pendle 2,660Pendle: 2,660Stoke-on-Trent: 5,808

    5,808Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count2,660

Show the numbers
Stoke-on-Trent and Pendle, total
MeasureStoke-on-TrentPendleHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£473.5m£475.5m£449.1mStoke-on-Trent
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£572.5m£574.9m£543.0m£225.3m£226.2m£213.7mStoke-on-Trent
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£440.3m£442.2m£417.7m£162.0m£162.7m£153.7mStoke-on-Trent
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£509.6m£511.8m£483.4m£198.4m£199.3m£188.2mStoke-on-Trent
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mStoke-on-Trent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.1m£37.3m£35.2m£14.5m£14.5m£13.7mStoke-on-Trent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mStoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£163.0m£163.7m£154.6m£51.2m£51.5m£48.6mStoke-on-Trent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.1m£39.3m£37.1m£17.1m£17.2m£16.3mStoke-on-Trent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.9m£26.0m£24.6m£11.2m£11.2m£10.6mStoke-on-Trent
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£337.6m£339.0m£320.2m£127.5m£128.0m£120.9mStoke-on-Trent
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£76.0m£76.3m£72.1m£16.8m£16.9m£16.0mStoke-on-Trent
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£73.5m£73.8m£69.7m£22.4m£22.5m£21.3mStoke-on-Trent
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mStoke-on-Trent
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mStoke-on-Trent
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£0.97m£0.98m£0.92mStoke-on-Trent
State Pensiontotal, March 202644,17717,321Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,2102,427Stoke-on-Trent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,7263,073Stoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202623,3128,059Stoke-on-Trent
Universal Credittotal, May 202644,45716,957Stoke-on-Trent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20265,8082,660Stoke-on-Trent

Sources

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

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