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Plymouth and Wigan

271,904 and 344,245 residents (mid-2024).

Plymouth is higher than Wigan on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 2 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Plymouth is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Wigan 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

Plymouth Wigan

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Plymouth £4,681, Wigan £4,637Wigan: £4,637Plymouth: £4,681Wigan: £4,657Plymouth: £4,701Wigan: £4,399Plymouth: £4,440

    £4,681£4,701£4,440Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£4,637£4,657£4,399

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Plymouth £12,509, Wigan £12,923Wigan: £12,923Plymouth: £12,509Wigan: £12,978Plymouth: £12,562Wigan: £12,258Plymouth: £11,866

    £12,509£12,562£11,866Wigan is higher£12,923£12,978£12,258

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £2,246, Wigan £2,145Wigan: £2,145Plymouth: £2,246Wigan: £2,154Plymouth: £2,255Wigan: £2,035Plymouth: £2,130

    £2,246£2,255£2,130Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,145£2,154£2,035

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Plymouth £11,261, Wigan £11,601Wigan: £11,601Plymouth: £11,261Wigan: £11,650Plymouth: £11,309Wigan: £11,004Plymouth: £10,682

    £11,261£11,309£10,682Wigan is higher£11,601£11,650£11,004

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Plymouth £490, Wigan £459Wigan: £459Plymouth: £490Wigan: £461Plymouth: £492Wigan: £436Plymouth: £465

    £490£492£465Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£459£461£436

  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: Plymouth £727, Wigan £833Wigan: £833Plymouth: £727Wigan: £836Plymouth: £730Wigan: £790Plymouth: £690

    £727£730£690Wigan is higher£833£836£790

  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: Plymouth £30, Wigan £31Wigan: £31Plymouth: £30Wigan: £31Plymouth: £31Wigan: £29Plymouth: £29

    £30£31£29Wigan is higher£31£31£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £590, Wigan £575Wigan: £575Plymouth: £590Wigan: £577Plymouth: £593Wigan: £545Plymouth: £560

    £590£593£560Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£575£577£545

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £164, Wigan £165Wigan: £165Plymouth: £164Wigan: £165Plymouth: £165Wigan: £156Plymouth: £156

    £164£165£156Wigan is higher£165£165£156

  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: Plymouth £123, Wigan £137Wigan: £137Plymouth: £123Wigan: £137Plymouth: £123Wigan: £130Plymouth: £116

    £123£123£116Wigan is higher£137£137£130

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £1,725, Wigan £1,613Wigan: £1,613Plymouth: £1,725Wigan: £1,620Plymouth: £1,733Wigan: £1,530Plymouth: £1,637

    £1,725£1,733£1,637Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,613£1,620£1,530

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Plymouth £246, Wigan £204Wigan: £204Plymouth: £246Wigan: £205Plymouth: £247Wigan: £193Plymouth: £233

    £246£247£233Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£204£205£193

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £383, Wigan £379Wigan: £379Plymouth: £383Wigan: £381Plymouth: £385Wigan: £360Plymouth: £364

    £383£385£364Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£379£381£360

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £5.58, Wigan £9.39Wigan: £9.39Plymouth: £5.58Wigan: £9.43Plymouth: £5.60Wigan: £8.91Plymouth: £5.29

    £5.58£5.60£5.29Wigan is higher£9.39£9.43£8.91

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £8.31, Wigan £6.67Wigan: £6.67Plymouth: £8.31Wigan: £6.70Plymouth: £8.34Wigan: £6.33Plymouth: £7.88

    £8.31£8.34£7.88Plymouth is higher£6.67£6.70£6.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Plymouth £6.45, Wigan £4.61Wigan: £4.61Plymouth: £6.45Wigan: £4.63Plymouth: £6.48Wigan: £4.37Plymouth: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Plymouth is higher£4.61£4.63£4.37

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Plymouth 1,014.7, Wigan 1,008.4Wigan: 1,008.4Plymouth: 1,014.7

    1,014.7Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count1,008.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Plymouth 121.9, Wigan 123.6Wigan: 123.6Plymouth: 121.9

    121.9Wigan is higher123.6

  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: Plymouth 156.8, Wigan 177.5Wigan: 177.5Plymouth: 156.8

    156.8Wigan is higher177.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 85.7, Wigan 86.1Wigan: 86.1Plymouth: 85.7

    85.7Wigan is higher86.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Plymouth 209.0, Wigan 206.0Wigan: 206.0Plymouth: 209.0

    209.0Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count206.0

  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: Plymouth 26.3, Wigan 29.6Wigan: 29.6Plymouth: 26.3

    26.3Wigan is higher29.6

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Plymouth and Wigan, per person in the age group
MeasurePlymouthWiganHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,681£4,701£4,440£4,637£4,657£4,399Plymouth
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,509£12,562£11,866£12,923£12,978£12,258Wigan
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,246£2,255£2,130£2,145£2,154£2,035Plymouth
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,261£11,309£10,682£11,601£11,650£11,004Wigan
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£490£492£465£459£461£436Plymouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£727£730£690£833£836£790Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£31£29£31£31£29Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£590£593£560£575£577£545Plymouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£165£165£156Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£123£123£116£137£137£130Wigan
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,725£1,733£1,637£1,613£1,620£1,530Plymouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£204£205£193Plymouth
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£383£385£364£379£381£360Plymouth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.58£5.60£5.29£9.39£9.43£8.91Wigan
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.31£8.34£7.88£6.67£6.70£6.33Plymouth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£4.61£4.63£4.37Plymouth
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.71,008.4Plymouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.9123.6Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.8177.5Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.786.1Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026209.0206.0Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.329.6Wigan

Per resident

Plymouth is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Wigan on 12. 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

Plymouth Wigan

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Plymouth £4,681, Wigan £4,637Wigan: £4,637Plymouth: £4,681Wigan: £4,657Plymouth: £4,701Wigan: £4,399Plymouth: £4,440

    £4,681£4,701£4,440Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£4,637£4,657£4,399

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Plymouth £2,231, Wigan £2,353Wigan: £2,353Plymouth: £2,231Wigan: £2,363Plymouth: £2,240Wigan: £2,232Plymouth: £2,116

    £2,231£2,240£2,116Wigan is higher£2,353£2,363£2,232

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Plymouth £1,444, Wigan £1,336Wigan: £1,336Plymouth: £1,444Wigan: £1,342Plymouth: £1,450Wigan: £1,268Plymouth: £1,370

    £1,444£1,450£1,370Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,336£1,342£1,268

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Plymouth £2,008, Wigan £2,112Wigan: £2,112Plymouth: £2,008Wigan: £2,121Plymouth: £2,017Wigan: £2,004Plymouth: £1,905

    £2,008£2,017£1,905Wigan is higher£2,112£2,121£2,004

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Plymouth £87, Wigan £84Wigan: £84Plymouth: £87Wigan: £84Plymouth: £88Wigan: £79Plymouth: £83

    £87£88£83Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£84£84£79

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £130, Wigan £152Wigan: £152Plymouth: £130Wigan: £152Plymouth: £130Wigan: £144Plymouth: £123

    £130£130£123Wigan is higher£152£152£144

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Plymouth £5.43, Wigan £5.62Wigan: £5.62Plymouth: £5.43Wigan: £5.64Plymouth: £5.45Wigan: £5.33Plymouth: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Wigan is higher£5.62£5.64£5.33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £590, Wigan £575Wigan: £575Plymouth: £590Wigan: £577Plymouth: £593Wigan: £545Plymouth: £560

    £590£593£560Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£575£577£545

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £164, Wigan £165Wigan: £165Plymouth: £164Wigan: £165Plymouth: £165Wigan: £156Plymouth: £156

    £164£165£156Wigan is higher£165£165£156

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Plymouth £79, Wigan £85Wigan: £85Plymouth: £79Wigan: £85Plymouth: £79Wigan: £81Plymouth: £75

    £79£79£75Wigan is higher£85£85£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Plymouth £1,110, Wigan £1,005Wigan: £1,005Plymouth: £1,110Wigan: £1,009Plymouth: £1,114Wigan: £953Plymouth: £1,053

    £1,110£1,114£1,053Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,005£1,009£953

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Plymouth £246, Wigan £204Wigan: £204Plymouth: £246Wigan: £205Plymouth: £247Wigan: £193Plymouth: £233

    £246£247£233Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£204£205£193

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Plymouth £247, Wigan £236Wigan: £236Plymouth: £247Wigan: £237Plymouth: £248Wigan: £224Plymouth: £234

    £247£248£234Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£236£237£224

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Plymouth £3.58, Wigan £5.85Wigan: £5.85Plymouth: £3.58Wigan: £5.88Plymouth: £3.60Wigan: £5.55Plymouth: £3.40

    £3.58£3.60£3.40Wigan is higher£5.85£5.88£5.55

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Plymouth £5.35, Wigan £4.16Wigan: £4.16Plymouth: £5.35Wigan: £4.18Plymouth: £5.37Wigan: £3.95Plymouth: £5.07

    £5.35£5.37£5.07Plymouth is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Plymouth £6.45, Wigan £4.61Wigan: £4.61Plymouth: £6.45Wigan: £4.63Plymouth: £6.48Wigan: £4.37Plymouth: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Plymouth is higher£4.61£4.63£4.37

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 180.9, Wigan 183.6Wigan: 183.6Plymouth: 180.9

    180.9Wigan is higherDepends on how you count183.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 21.7, Wigan 22.5Wigan: 22.5Plymouth: 21.7

    21.7Wigan is higher22.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 28.0, Wigan 32.3Wigan: 32.3Plymouth: 28.0

    28.0Wigan is higher32.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 85.7, Wigan 86.1Wigan: 86.1Plymouth: 85.7

    85.7Wigan is higher86.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 134.4, Wigan 128.3Wigan: 128.3Plymouth: 134.4

    134.4Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count128.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 16.9, Wigan 18.4Wigan: 18.4Plymouth: 16.9

    16.9Wigan is higher18.4

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Plymouth and Wigan, per resident
MeasurePlymouthWiganHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,681£4,701£4,440£4,637£4,657£4,399Plymouth
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,231£2,240£2,116£2,353£2,363£2,232Wigan
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,444£1,450£1,370£1,336£1,342£1,268Plymouth
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,008£2,017£1,905£2,112£2,121£2,004Wigan
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£87£88£83£84£84£79Plymouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£152£152£144Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£5.62£5.64£5.33Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£590£593£560£575£577£545Plymouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£165£165£156Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£85£85£81Wigan
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,110£1,114£1,053£1,005£1,009£953Plymouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£204£205£193Plymouth
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£236£237£224Plymouth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.58£3.60£3.40£5.85£5.88£5.55Wigan
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07£4.16£4.18£3.95Plymouth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£4.61£4.63£4.37Plymouth
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026180.9183.6Wigan
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.722.5Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.032.3Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.786.1Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026134.4128.3Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.918.4Wigan

Total

Plymouth is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Wigan on 20. 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

Plymouth Wigan

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Plymouth £1.3bn, Wigan £1.6bnWigan: £1.6bnPlymouth: £1.3bnWigan: £1.6bnPlymouth: £1.3bnWigan: £1.5bnPlymouth: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnWigan is higherDepends on how you count£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Plymouth £606.5m, Wigan £810.1mWigan: £810.1mPlymouth: £606.5mWigan: £813.5mPlymouth: £609.1mWigan: £768.4mPlymouth: £575.3m

    £606.5m£609.1m£575.3mWigan is higher£810.1m£813.5m£768.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Plymouth £392.7m, Wigan £460.0mWigan: £460.0mPlymouth: £392.7mWigan: £462.0mPlymouth: £394.3mWigan: £436.4mPlymouth: £372.5m

    £392.7m£394.3m£372.5mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£460.0m£462.0m£436.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Plymouth £546.0m, Wigan £727.2mWigan: £727.2mPlymouth: £546.0mWigan: £730.3mPlymouth: £548.3mWigan: £689.7mPlymouth: £517.9m

    £546.0m£548.3m£517.9mWigan is higher£727.2m£730.3m£689.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Plymouth £23.8m, Wigan £28.8mWigan: £28.8mPlymouth: £23.8mWigan: £28.9mPlymouth: £23.9mWigan: £27.3mPlymouth: £22.5m

    £23.8m£23.9m£22.5mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£28.8m£28.9m£27.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Plymouth £35.3m, Wigan £52.2mWigan: £52.2mPlymouth: £35.3mWigan: £52.4mPlymouth: £35.4mWigan: £49.5mPlymouth: £33.5m

    £35.3m£35.4m£33.5mWigan is higher£52.2m£52.4m£49.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Plymouth £1.5m, Wigan £1.9mWigan: £1.9mPlymouth: £1.5mWigan: £1.9mPlymouth: £1.5mWigan: £1.8mPlymouth: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mWigan is higher£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Plymouth £160.4m, Wigan £197.8mWigan: £197.8mPlymouth: £160.4mWigan: £198.6mPlymouth: £161.1mWigan: £187.6mPlymouth: £152.2m

    £160.4m£161.1m£152.2mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£197.8m£198.6m£187.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Plymouth £44.7m, Wigan £56.7mWigan: £56.7mPlymouth: £44.7mWigan: £56.9mPlymouth: £44.9mWigan: £53.8mPlymouth: £42.4m

    £44.7m£44.9m£42.4mWigan is higher£56.7m£56.9m£53.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Plymouth £21.5m, Wigan £29.3mWigan: £29.3mPlymouth: £21.5mWigan: £29.4mPlymouth: £21.6mWigan: £27.8mPlymouth: £20.4m

    £21.5m£21.6m£20.4mWigan is higher£29.3m£29.4m£27.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Plymouth £301.7m, Wigan £346.0mWigan: £346.0mPlymouth: £301.7mWigan: £347.5mPlymouth: £303.0mWigan: £328.2mPlymouth: £286.2m

    £301.7m£303.0m£286.2mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£346.0m£347.5m£328.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Plymouth £66.8m, Wigan £70.1mWigan: £70.1mPlymouth: £66.8mWigan: £70.4mPlymouth: £67.0mWigan: £66.5mPlymouth: £63.3m

    £66.8m£67.0m£63.3mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£70.1m£70.4m£66.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Plymouth £67.0m, Wigan £81.3mWigan: £81.3mPlymouth: £67.0mWigan: £81.6mPlymouth: £67.3mWigan: £77.1mPlymouth: £63.6m

    £67.0m£67.3m£63.6mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£81.3m£81.6m£77.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Plymouth £0.97m, Wigan £2.0mWigan: £2.0mPlymouth: £0.97mWigan: £2.0mPlymouth: £0.98mWigan: £1.9mPlymouth: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.98m£0.92mWigan is higher£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Plymouth £1.5m, Wigan £1.4mWigan: £1.4mPlymouth: £1.5mWigan: £1.4mPlymouth: £1.5mWigan: £1.4mPlymouth: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mPlymouth is higher£1.4m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Plymouth £1.8m, Wigan £1.6mWigan: £1.6mPlymouth: £1.8mWigan: £1.6mPlymouth: £1.8mWigan: £1.5mPlymouth: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mPlymouth is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Plymouth 49,195, Wigan 63,211Wigan: 63,211Plymouth: 49,195

    49,195Wigan is higherDepends on how you count63,211

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Plymouth 5,908, Wigan 7,749Wigan: 7,749Plymouth: 5,908

    5,908Wigan is higher7,749

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Plymouth 7,602, Wigan 11,129Wigan: 11,129Plymouth: 7,602

    7,602Wigan is higher11,129

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Plymouth 23,290, Wigan 29,626Wigan: 29,626Plymouth: 23,290

    23,290Wigan is higher29,626

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Plymouth 36,542, Wigan 44,175Wigan: 44,175Plymouth: 36,542

    36,542Wigan is higherDepends on how you count44,175

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Plymouth 4,592, Wigan 6,348Wigan: 6,348Plymouth: 4,592

    4,592Wigan is higher6,348

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Plymouth and Wigan, total
MeasurePlymouthWiganHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnWigan
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£606.5m£609.1m£575.3m£810.1m£813.5m£768.4mWigan
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£392.7m£394.3m£372.5m£460.0m£462.0m£436.4mWigan
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£546.0m£548.3m£517.9m£727.2m£730.3m£689.7mWigan
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£23.8m£23.9m£22.5m£28.8m£28.9m£27.3mWigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.3m£35.4m£33.5m£52.2m£52.4m£49.5mWigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mWigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£160.4m£161.1m£152.2m£197.8m£198.6m£187.6mWigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m£56.7m£56.9m£53.8mWigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m£29.3m£29.4m£27.8mWigan
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£301.7m£303.0m£286.2m£346.0m£347.5m£328.2mWigan
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£66.8m£67.0m£63.3m£70.1m£70.4m£66.5mWigan
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m£81.3m£81.6m£77.1mWigan
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mWigan
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£1.4mPlymouth
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mPlymouth
State Pensiontotal, March 202649,19563,211Wigan
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,9087,749Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,60211,129Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202623,29029,626Wigan
Universal Credittotal, May 202636,54244,175Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,5926,348Wigan

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.
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  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.