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Stoke-on-Trent and Tameside

270,010 and 238,895 residents (mid-2024).

Stoke-on-Trent is higher than Tameside on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 9 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 15 of 22 measures, and Tameside 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

Stoke-on-Trent Tameside

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £4,786, Tameside £4,842Tameside: £4,842Stoke-on-Trent: £4,786Tameside: £4,863Stoke-on-Trent: £4,806Tameside: £4,593Stoke-on-Trent: £4,539

    £4,786£4,806£4,539Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£4,842£4,863£4,593

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stoke-on-Trent £13,194, Tameside £13,058Tameside: £13,058Stoke-on-Trent: £13,194Tameside: £13,113Stoke-on-Trent: £13,250Tameside: £12,386Stoke-on-Trent: £12,515

    £13,194£13,250£12,515Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£13,058£13,113£12,386

  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, Tameside £2,617Tameside: £2,617Stoke-on-Trent: £2,601Tameside: £2,628Stoke-on-Trent: £2,612Tameside: £2,482Stoke-on-Trent: £2,467

    £2,601£2,612£2,467Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£2,617£2,628£2,482

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stoke-on-Trent £11,745, Tameside £11,664Tameside: £11,664Stoke-on-Trent: £11,745Tameside: £11,714Stoke-on-Trent: £11,795Tameside: £11,064Stoke-on-Trent: £11,141

    £11,745£11,795£11,141Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£11,664£11,714£11,064

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stoke-on-Trent £557, Tameside £561Tameside: £561Stoke-on-Trent: £557Tameside: £563Stoke-on-Trent: £559Tameside: £532Stoke-on-Trent: £528

    £557£559£528Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£561£563£532

  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, Tameside £797Tameside: £797Stoke-on-Trent: £855Tameside: £801Stoke-on-Trent: £859Tameside: £756Stoke-on-Trent: £811

    £855£859£811Stoke-on-Trent is higher£797£801£756

  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, Tameside £35Tameside: £35Stoke-on-Trent: £37Tameside: £35Stoke-on-Trent: £37Tameside: £34Stoke-on-Trent: £35

    £37£37£35Stoke-on-Trent is higher£35£35£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £604, Tameside £581Tameside: £581Stoke-on-Trent: £604Tameside: £583Stoke-on-Trent: £606Tameside: £551Stoke-on-Trent: £573

    £604£606£573Stoke-on-Trent is higher£581£583£551

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £145, Tameside £179Tameside: £179Stoke-on-Trent: £145Tameside: £180Stoke-on-Trent: £145Tameside: £170Stoke-on-Trent: £137

    £145£145£137Tameside is higher£179£180£170

  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, Tameside £136Tameside: £136Stoke-on-Trent: £153Tameside: £137Stoke-on-Trent: £154Tameside: £129Stoke-on-Trent: £145

    £153£154£145Stoke-on-Trent is higher£136£137£129

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stoke-on-Trent £1,994, Tameside £2,048Tameside: £2,048Stoke-on-Trent: £1,994Tameside: £2,057Stoke-on-Trent: £2,002Tameside: £1,943Stoke-on-Trent: £1,891

    £1,994£2,002£1,891Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£2,048£2,057£1,943

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £281, Tameside £265Tameside: £265Stoke-on-Trent: £281Tameside: £267Stoke-on-Trent: £283Tameside: £252Stoke-on-Trent: £267

    £281£283£267Stoke-on-Trent is higher£265£267£252

  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, Tameside £418Tameside: £418Stoke-on-Trent: £434Tameside: £419Stoke-on-Trent: £436Tameside: £396Stoke-on-Trent: £412

    £434£436£412Stoke-on-Trent is higher£418£419£396

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stoke-on-Trent £11, Tameside £7.69Tameside: £7.69Stoke-on-Trent: £11Tameside: £7.72Stoke-on-Trent: £11Tameside: £7.29Stoke-on-Trent: £10

    £11£11£10Stoke-on-Trent is higher£7.69£7.72£7.29

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stoke-on-Trent £9.18, Tameside £7.03Tameside: £7.03Stoke-on-Trent: £9.18Tameside: £7.06Stoke-on-Trent: £9.22Tameside: £6.67Stoke-on-Trent: £8.71

    £9.18£9.22£8.71Stoke-on-Trent is higher£7.03£7.06£6.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £4.72, Tameside £5.45Tameside: £5.45Stoke-on-Trent: £4.72Tameside: £5.47Stoke-on-Trent: £4.74Tameside: £5.17Stoke-on-Trent: £4.48

    £4.72£4.74£4.48Tameside is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  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, Tameside 1,011.1Tameside: 1,011.1Stoke-on-Trent: 1,018.1

    1,018.1Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count1,011.1

  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, Tameside 142.0Tameside: 142.0Stoke-on-Trent: 143.1

    143.1Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count142.0

  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, Tameside 169.7Tameside: 169.7Stoke-on-Trent: 178.1

    178.1Stoke-on-Trent is higher169.7

  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, Tameside 87.2Tameside: 87.2Stoke-on-Trent: 86.3

    86.3Tameside is higherDepends on how you count87.2

  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, Tameside 249.2Tameside: 249.2Stoke-on-Trent: 262.6

    262.6Stoke-on-Trent is higher249.2

  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, Tameside 30.2Tameside: 30.2Stoke-on-Trent: 34.3

    34.3Stoke-on-Trent is higher30.2

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Stoke-on-Trent and Tameside, per person in the age group
MeasureStoke-on-TrentTamesideHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,786£4,806£4,539£4,842£4,863£4,593Tameside
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,194£13,250£12,515£13,058£13,113£12,386Stoke-on-Trent
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,601£2,612£2,467£2,617£2,628£2,482Tameside
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,745£11,795£11,141£11,664£11,714£11,064Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£557£559£528£561£563£532Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£855£859£811£797£801£756Stoke-on-Trent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£35£35£34Stoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£604£606£573£581£583£551Stoke-on-Trent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£145£137£179£180£170Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£153£154£145£136£137£129Stoke-on-Trent
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,994£2,002£1,891£2,048£2,057£1,943Tameside
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£281£283£267£265£267£252Stoke-on-Trent
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£434£436£412£418£419£396Stoke-on-Trent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£7.69£7.72£7.29Stoke-on-Trent
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.18£9.22£8.71£7.03£7.06£6.67Stoke-on-Trent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.72£4.74£4.48£5.45£5.47£5.17Tameside
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.11,011.1Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026143.1142.0Stoke-on-Trent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.1169.7Stoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.387.2Tameside
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026262.6249.2Stoke-on-Trent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202634.330.2Stoke-on-Trent

Per resident

Stoke-on-Trent is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Tameside 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 Tameside

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £4,786, Tameside £4,842Tameside: £4,842Stoke-on-Trent: £4,786Tameside: £4,863Stoke-on-Trent: £4,806Tameside: £4,593Stoke-on-Trent: £4,539

    £4,786£4,806£4,539Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£4,842£4,863£4,593

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £2,120, Tameside £2,165Tameside: £2,165Stoke-on-Trent: £2,120Tameside: £2,175Stoke-on-Trent: £2,129Tameside: £2,054Stoke-on-Trent: £2,011

    £2,120£2,129£2,011Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£2,165£2,175£2,054

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £1,631, Tameside £1,646Tameside: £1,646Stoke-on-Trent: £1,631Tameside: £1,653Stoke-on-Trent: £1,638Tameside: £1,561Stoke-on-Trent: £1,547

    £1,631£1,638£1,547Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£1,646£1,653£1,561

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £1,887, Tameside £1,934Tameside: £1,934Stoke-on-Trent: £1,887Tameside: £1,943Stoke-on-Trent: £1,895Tameside: £1,835Stoke-on-Trent: £1,790

    £1,887£1,895£1,790Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£1,934£1,943£1,835

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £89, Tameside £93Tameside: £93Stoke-on-Trent: £89Tameside: £93Stoke-on-Trent: £90Tameside: £88Stoke-on-Trent: £85

    £89£90£85Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£93£93£88

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £137, Tameside £132Tameside: £132Stoke-on-Trent: £137Tameside: £133Stoke-on-Trent: £138Tameside: £125Stoke-on-Trent: £130

    £137£138£130Stoke-on-Trent is higher£132£133£125

  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, Tameside £5.86Tameside: £5.86Stoke-on-Trent: £5.90Tameside: £5.89Stoke-on-Trent: £5.93Tameside: £5.56Stoke-on-Trent: £5.60

    £5.90£5.93£5.60Stoke-on-Trent is higher£5.86£5.89£5.56

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £604, Tameside £581Tameside: £581Stoke-on-Trent: £604Tameside: £583Stoke-on-Trent: £606Tameside: £551Stoke-on-Trent: £573

    £604£606£573Stoke-on-Trent is higher£581£583£551

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £145, Tameside £179Tameside: £179Stoke-on-Trent: £145Tameside: £180Stoke-on-Trent: £145Tameside: £170Stoke-on-Trent: £137

    £145£145£137Tameside is higher£179£180£170

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £96, Tameside £86Tameside: £86Stoke-on-Trent: £96Tameside: £86Stoke-on-Trent: £96Tameside: £81Stoke-on-Trent: £91

    £96£96£91Stoke-on-Trent is higher£86£86£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £1,250, Tameside £1,288Tameside: £1,288Stoke-on-Trent: £1,250Tameside: £1,294Stoke-on-Trent: £1,256Tameside: £1,222Stoke-on-Trent: £1,186

    £1,250£1,256£1,186Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£1,288£1,294£1,222

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £281, Tameside £265Tameside: £265Stoke-on-Trent: £281Tameside: £267Stoke-on-Trent: £283Tameside: £252Stoke-on-Trent: £267

    £281£283£267Stoke-on-Trent is higher£265£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £272, Tameside £263Tameside: £263Stoke-on-Trent: £272Tameside: £264Stoke-on-Trent: £273Tameside: £249Stoke-on-Trent: £258

    £272£273£258Stoke-on-Trent is higher£263£264£249

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £6.77, Tameside £4.83Tameside: £4.83Stoke-on-Trent: £6.77Tameside: £4.85Stoke-on-Trent: £6.80Tameside: £4.58Stoke-on-Trent: £6.42

    £6.77£6.80£6.42Stoke-on-Trent is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £5.76, Tameside £4.42Tameside: £4.42Stoke-on-Trent: £5.76Tameside: £4.44Stoke-on-Trent: £5.78Tameside: £4.19Stoke-on-Trent: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46Stoke-on-Trent is higher£4.42£4.44£4.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stoke-on-Trent £4.72, Tameside £5.45Tameside: £5.45Stoke-on-Trent: £4.72Tameside: £5.47Stoke-on-Trent: £4.74Tameside: £5.17Stoke-on-Trent: £4.48

    £4.72£4.74£4.48Tameside is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 163.6, Tameside 167.7Tameside: 167.7Stoke-on-Trent: 163.6

    163.6Tameside is higherDepends on how you count167.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 23.0, Tameside 23.5Tameside: 23.5Stoke-on-Trent: 23.0

    23.0Tameside 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, Tameside 28.1Tameside: 28.1Stoke-on-Trent: 28.6

    28.6Stoke-on-Trent is higher28.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 86.3, Tameside 87.2Tameside: 87.2Stoke-on-Trent: 86.3

    86.3Tameside is higherDepends on how you count87.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 164.7, Tameside 156.7Tameside: 156.7Stoke-on-Trent: 164.7

    164.7Stoke-on-Trent is higher156.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stoke-on-Trent 21.5, Tameside 19.0Tameside: 19.0Stoke-on-Trent: 21.5

    21.5Stoke-on-Trent is higher19.0

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Stoke-on-Trent and Tameside, per resident
MeasureStoke-on-TrentTamesideHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,786£4,806£4,539£4,842£4,863£4,593Tameside
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,120£2,129£2,011£2,165£2,175£2,054Tameside
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,631£1,638£1,547£1,646£1,653£1,561Tameside
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,887£1,895£1,790£1,934£1,943£1,835Tameside
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£93£93£88Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£137£138£130£132£133£125Stoke-on-Trent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.90£5.93£5.60£5.86£5.89£5.56Stoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£604£606£573£581£583£551Stoke-on-Trent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£145£137£179£180£170Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£86£86£81Stoke-on-Trent
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,250£1,256£1,186£1,288£1,294£1,222Tameside
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£281£283£267£265£267£252Stoke-on-Trent
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£272£273£258£263£264£249Stoke-on-Trent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.77£6.80£6.42£4.83£4.85£4.58Stoke-on-Trent
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£4.42£4.44£4.19Stoke-on-Trent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.72£4.74£4.48£5.45£5.47£5.17Tameside
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026163.6167.7Tameside
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.023.5Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.628.1Stoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.387.2Tameside
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026164.7156.7Stoke-on-Trent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.519.0Stoke-on-Trent

Total

Stoke-on-Trent is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Tameside on 2. 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 Tameside

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stoke-on-Trent £1.3bn, Tameside £1.2bnTameside: £1.2bnStoke-on-Trent: £1.3bnTameside: £1.2bnStoke-on-Trent: £1.3bnTameside: £1.1bnStoke-on-Trent: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stoke-on-Trent £572.5m, Tameside £517.3mTameside: £517.3mStoke-on-Trent: £572.5mTameside: £519.5mStoke-on-Trent: £574.9mTameside: £490.7mStoke-on-Trent: £543.0m

    £572.5m£574.9m£543.0mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£517.3m£519.5m£490.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stoke-on-Trent £440.3m, Tameside £393.2mTameside: £393.2mStoke-on-Trent: £440.3mTameside: £394.9mStoke-on-Trent: £442.2mTameside: £373.0mStoke-on-Trent: £417.7m

    £440.3m£442.2m£417.7mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£393.2m£394.9m£373.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stoke-on-Trent £509.6m, Tameside £462.1mTameside: £462.1mStoke-on-Trent: £509.6mTameside: £464.1mStoke-on-Trent: £511.8mTameside: £438.3mStoke-on-Trent: £483.4m

    £509.6m£511.8m£483.4mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£462.1m£464.1m£438.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stoke-on-Trent £24.2m, Tameside £22.2mTameside: £22.2mStoke-on-Trent: £24.2mTameside: £22.3mStoke-on-Trent: £24.3mTameside: £21.1mStoke-on-Trent: £22.9m

    £24.2m£24.3m£22.9mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£22.2m£22.3m£21.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent £37.1m, Tameside £31.6mTameside: £31.6mStoke-on-Trent: £37.1mTameside: £31.7mStoke-on-Trent: £37.3mTameside: £30.0mStoke-on-Trent: £35.2m

    £37.1m£37.3m£35.2mStoke-on-Trent is higher£31.6m£31.7m£30.0m

  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, Tameside £1.4mTameside: £1.4mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mTameside: £1.4mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mTameside: £1.3mStoke-on-Trent: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mStoke-on-Trent is higher£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent £163.0m, Tameside £138.7mTameside: £138.7mStoke-on-Trent: £163.0mTameside: £139.3mStoke-on-Trent: £163.7mTameside: £131.6mStoke-on-Trent: £154.6m

    £163.0m£163.7m£154.6mStoke-on-Trent is higher£138.7m£139.3m£131.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent £39.1m, Tameside £42.9mTameside: £42.9mStoke-on-Trent: £39.1mTameside: £43.1mStoke-on-Trent: £39.3mTameside: £40.7mStoke-on-Trent: £37.1m

    £39.1m£39.3m£37.1mTameside is higher£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent £25.9m, Tameside £20.5mTameside: £20.5mStoke-on-Trent: £25.9mTameside: £20.6mStoke-on-Trent: £26.0mTameside: £19.4mStoke-on-Trent: £24.6m

    £25.9m£26.0m£24.6mStoke-on-Trent is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stoke-on-Trent £337.6m, Tameside £307.8mTameside: £307.8mStoke-on-Trent: £337.6mTameside: £309.1mStoke-on-Trent: £339.0mTameside: £291.9mStoke-on-Trent: £320.2m

    £337.6m£339.0m£320.2mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stoke-on-Trent £76.0m, Tameside £63.4mTameside: £63.4mStoke-on-Trent: £76.0mTameside: £63.7mStoke-on-Trent: £76.3mTameside: £60.1mStoke-on-Trent: £72.1m

    £76.0m£76.3m£72.1mStoke-on-Trent is higher£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stoke-on-Trent £73.5m, Tameside £62.8mTameside: £62.8mStoke-on-Trent: £73.5mTameside: £63.0mStoke-on-Trent: £73.8mTameside: £59.5mStoke-on-Trent: £69.7m

    £73.5m£73.8m£69.7mStoke-on-Trent is higher£62.8m£63.0m£59.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stoke-on-Trent £1.8m, Tameside £1.2mTameside: £1.2mStoke-on-Trent: £1.8mTameside: £1.2mStoke-on-Trent: £1.8mTameside: £1.1mStoke-on-Trent: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mStoke-on-Trent is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stoke-on-Trent £1.6m, Tameside £1.1mTameside: £1.1mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mTameside: £1.1mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mTameside: £1.0mStoke-on-Trent: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mStoke-on-Trent is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stoke-on-Trent £1.3m, Tameside £1.3mTameside: £1.3mStoke-on-Trent: £1.3mTameside: £1.3mStoke-on-Trent: £1.3mTameside: £1.2mStoke-on-Trent: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mTameside is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stoke-on-Trent 44,177, Tameside 40,058Tameside: 40,058Stoke-on-Trent: 44,177

    44,177Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count40,058

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stoke-on-Trent 6,210, Tameside 5,624Tameside: 5,624Stoke-on-Trent: 6,210

    6,210Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count5,624

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent 7,726, Tameside 6,721Tameside: 6,721Stoke-on-Trent: 7,726

    7,726Stoke-on-Trent is higher6,721

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent 23,312, Tameside 20,840Tameside: 20,840Stoke-on-Trent: 23,312

    23,312Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count20,840

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stoke-on-Trent 44,457, Tameside 37,442Tameside: 37,442Stoke-on-Trent: 44,457

    44,457Stoke-on-Trent is higher37,442

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stoke-on-Trent 5,808, Tameside 4,544Tameside: 4,544Stoke-on-Trent: 5,808

    5,808Stoke-on-Trent is higher4,544

Show the numbers
Stoke-on-Trent and Tameside, total
MeasureStoke-on-TrentTamesideHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnStoke-on-Trent
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£572.5m£574.9m£543.0m£517.3m£519.5m£490.7mStoke-on-Trent
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£440.3m£442.2m£417.7m£393.2m£394.9m£373.0mStoke-on-Trent
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£509.6m£511.8m£483.4m£462.1m£464.1m£438.3mStoke-on-Trent
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m£22.2m£22.3m£21.1mStoke-on-Trent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.1m£37.3m£35.2m£31.6m£31.7m£30.0mStoke-on-Trent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mStoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£163.0m£163.7m£154.6m£138.7m£139.3m£131.6mStoke-on-Trent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.1m£39.3m£37.1m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mTameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.9m£26.0m£24.6m£20.5m£20.6m£19.4mStoke-on-Trent
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£337.6m£339.0m£320.2m£307.8m£309.1m£291.9mStoke-on-Trent
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£76.0m£76.3m£72.1m£63.4m£63.7m£60.1mStoke-on-Trent
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£73.5m£73.8m£69.7m£62.8m£63.0m£59.5mStoke-on-Trent
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mStoke-on-Trent
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mStoke-on-Trent
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mTameside
State Pensiontotal, March 202644,17740,058Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,2105,624Stoke-on-Trent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,7266,721Stoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202623,31220,840Stoke-on-Trent
Universal Credittotal, May 202644,45737,442Stoke-on-Trent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20265,8084,544Stoke-on-Trent

Sources

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

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