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Plymouth and Sheffield

271,904 and 580,235 residents (mid-2024).

Plymouth is higher than Sheffield on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 14 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 9 of 22 measures, and Sheffield on 13. 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 Sheffield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Plymouth £4,681, Sheffield £4,470Sheffield: £4,470Plymouth: £4,681Sheffield: £4,489Plymouth: £4,701Sheffield: £4,240Plymouth: £4,440

    £4,681£4,701£4,440Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£4,470£4,489£4,240

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Plymouth £12,509, Sheffield £12,806Sheffield: £12,806Plymouth: £12,509Sheffield: £12,860Plymouth: £12,562Sheffield: £12,147Plymouth: £11,866

    £12,509£12,562£11,866Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£12,806£12,860£12,147

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £2,246, Sheffield £2,232Sheffield: £2,232Plymouth: £2,246Sheffield: £2,241Plymouth: £2,255Sheffield: £2,117Plymouth: £2,130

    £2,246£2,255£2,130Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,232£2,241£2,117

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Plymouth £11,261, Sheffield £11,374Sheffield: £11,374Plymouth: £11,261Sheffield: £11,422Plymouth: £11,309Sheffield: £10,788Plymouth: £10,682

    £11,261£11,309£10,682Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£11,374£11,422£10,788

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Plymouth £490, Sheffield £601Sheffield: £601Plymouth: £490Sheffield: £604Plymouth: £492Sheffield: £570Plymouth: £465

    £490£492£465Sheffield is higher£601£604£570

  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, Sheffield £795Sheffield: £795Plymouth: £727Sheffield: £798Plymouth: £730Sheffield: £754Plymouth: £690

    £727£730£690Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£795£798£754

  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, Sheffield £36Sheffield: £36Plymouth: £30Sheffield: £36Plymouth: £31Sheffield: £34Plymouth: £29

    £30£31£29Sheffield is higher£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £590, Sheffield £543Sheffield: £543Plymouth: £590Sheffield: £545Plymouth: £593Sheffield: £515Plymouth: £560

    £590£593£560Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£543£545£515

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £164, Sheffield £161Sheffield: £161Plymouth: £164Sheffield: £162Plymouth: £165Sheffield: £153Plymouth: £156

    £164£165£156Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£161£162£153

  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, Sheffield £161Sheffield: £161Plymouth: £123Sheffield: £161Plymouth: £123Sheffield: £152Plymouth: £116

    £123£123£116Sheffield is higher£161£161£152

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £1,725, Sheffield £1,670Sheffield: £1,670Plymouth: £1,725Sheffield: £1,677Plymouth: £1,733Sheffield: £1,584Plymouth: £1,637

    £1,725£1,733£1,637Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,670£1,677£1,584

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Plymouth £246, Sheffield £259Sheffield: £259Plymouth: £246Sheffield: £260Plymouth: £247Sheffield: £245Plymouth: £233

    £246£247£233Sheffield is higher£259£260£245

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £383, Sheffield £378Sheffield: £378Plymouth: £383Sheffield: £380Plymouth: £385Sheffield: £359Plymouth: £364

    £383£385£364Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£378£380£359

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £5.58, Sheffield £10Sheffield: £10Plymouth: £5.58Sheffield: £10Plymouth: £5.60Sheffield: £9.49Plymouth: £5.29

    £5.58£5.60£5.29Sheffield is higher£10£10£9.49

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £8.31, Sheffield £13Sheffield: £13Plymouth: £8.31Sheffield: £13Plymouth: £8.34Sheffield: £12Plymouth: £7.88

    £8.31£8.34£7.88Sheffield is higher£13£13£12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Plymouth £6.45, Sheffield £5.49Sheffield: £5.49Plymouth: £6.45Sheffield: £5.52Plymouth: £6.48Sheffield: £5.21Plymouth: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£5.49£5.52£5.21

  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, Sheffield 1,006.3Sheffield: 1,006.3Plymouth: 1,014.7

    1,014.7Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count1,006.3

  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, Sheffield 135.8Sheffield: 135.8Plymouth: 121.9

    121.9Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count135.8

  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, Sheffield 163.9Sheffield: 163.9Plymouth: 156.8

    156.8Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count163.9

  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, Sheffield 79.9Sheffield: 79.9Plymouth: 85.7

    85.7Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count79.9

  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, Sheffield 213.2Sheffield: 213.2Plymouth: 209.0

    209.0Sheffield is higher213.2

  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: Plymouth 26.3, Sheffield 36.2Sheffield: 36.2Plymouth: 26.3

    26.3Sheffield is higher36.2

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Plymouth and Sheffield, per person in the age group
MeasurePlymouthSheffieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,681£4,701£4,440£4,470£4,489£4,240Plymouth
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,509£12,562£11,866£12,806£12,860£12,147Sheffield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,246£2,255£2,130£2,232£2,241£2,117Plymouth
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,261£11,309£10,682£11,374£11,422£10,788Sheffield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£490£492£465£601£604£570Sheffield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£727£730£690£795£798£754Sheffield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£31£29£36£36£34Sheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£590£593£560£543£545£515Plymouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£161£162£153Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£123£123£116£161£161£152Sheffield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,725£1,733£1,637£1,670£1,677£1,584Plymouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£259£260£245Sheffield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£383£385£364£378£380£359Plymouth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.58£5.60£5.29£10£10£9.49Sheffield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.31£8.34£7.88£13£13£12Sheffield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£5.49£5.52£5.21Plymouth
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.71,006.3Plymouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.9135.8Sheffield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.8163.9Sheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.779.9Plymouth
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026209.0213.2Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.336.2Sheffield

Per resident

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Plymouth £4,681, Sheffield £4,470Sheffield: £4,470Plymouth: £4,681Sheffield: £4,489Plymouth: £4,701Sheffield: £4,240Plymouth: £4,440

    £4,681£4,701£4,440Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£4,470£4,489£4,240

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Plymouth £2,231, Sheffield £2,036Sheffield: £2,036Plymouth: £2,231Sheffield: £2,045Plymouth: £2,240Sheffield: £1,931Plymouth: £2,116

    £2,231£2,240£2,116Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,036£2,045£1,931

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Plymouth £1,444, Sheffield £1,465Sheffield: £1,465Plymouth: £1,444Sheffield: £1,472Plymouth: £1,450Sheffield: £1,390Plymouth: £1,370

    £1,444£1,450£1,370Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£1,465£1,472£1,390

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Plymouth £2,008, Sheffield £1,808Sheffield: £1,808Plymouth: £2,008Sheffield: £1,816Plymouth: £2,017Sheffield: £1,715Plymouth: £1,905

    £2,008£2,017£1,905Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,808£1,816£1,715

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Plymouth £87, Sheffield £96Sheffield: £96Plymouth: £87Sheffield: £96Plymouth: £88Sheffield: £91Plymouth: £83

    £87£88£83Sheffield is higher£96£96£91

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £130, Sheffield £126Sheffield: £126Plymouth: £130Sheffield: £127Plymouth: £130Sheffield: £120Plymouth: £123

    £130£130£123Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£126£127£120

  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, Sheffield £5.66Sheffield: £5.66Plymouth: £5.43Sheffield: £5.69Plymouth: £5.45Sheffield: £5.37Plymouth: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Sheffield is higher£5.66£5.69£5.37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £590, Sheffield £543Sheffield: £543Plymouth: £590Sheffield: £545Plymouth: £593Sheffield: £515Plymouth: £560

    £590£593£560Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£543£545£515

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £164, Sheffield £161Sheffield: £161Plymouth: £164Sheffield: £162Plymouth: £165Sheffield: £153Plymouth: £156

    £164£165£156Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£161£162£153

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Plymouth £79, Sheffield £105Sheffield: £105Plymouth: £79Sheffield: £106Plymouth: £79Sheffield: £100Plymouth: £75

    £79£79£75Sheffield is higher£105£106£100

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Plymouth £1,110, Sheffield £1,097Sheffield: £1,097Plymouth: £1,110Sheffield: £1,101Plymouth: £1,114Sheffield: £1,040Plymouth: £1,053

    £1,110£1,114£1,053Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,097£1,101£1,040

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Plymouth £246, Sheffield £259Sheffield: £259Plymouth: £246Sheffield: £260Plymouth: £247Sheffield: £245Plymouth: £233

    £246£247£233Sheffield is higher£259£260£245

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Plymouth £247, Sheffield £248Sheffield: £248Plymouth: £247Sheffield: £249Plymouth: £248Sheffield: £236Plymouth: £234

    £247£248£234Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£248£249£236

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Plymouth £3.58, Sheffield £6.57Sheffield: £6.57Plymouth: £3.58Sheffield: £6.60Plymouth: £3.60Sheffield: £6.23Plymouth: £3.40

    £3.58£3.60£3.40Sheffield is higher£6.57£6.60£6.23

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Plymouth £5.35, Sheffield £8.46Sheffield: £8.46Plymouth: £5.35Sheffield: £8.49Plymouth: £5.37Sheffield: £8.02Plymouth: £5.07

    £5.35£5.37£5.07Sheffield is higher£8.46£8.49£8.02

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Plymouth £6.45, Sheffield £5.49Sheffield: £5.49Plymouth: £6.45Sheffield: £5.52Plymouth: £6.48Sheffield: £5.21Plymouth: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£5.49£5.52£5.21

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 180.9, Sheffield 160.0Sheffield: 160.0Plymouth: 180.9

    180.9Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count160.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 21.7, Sheffield 21.6Sheffield: 21.6Plymouth: 21.7

    21.7Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count21.6

  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, Sheffield 26.1Sheffield: 26.1Plymouth: 28.0

    28.0Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count26.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 85.7, Sheffield 79.9Sheffield: 79.9Plymouth: 85.7

    85.7Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count79.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 134.4, Sheffield 140.0Sheffield: 140.0Plymouth: 134.4

    134.4Sheffield is higher140.0

  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, Sheffield 23.7Sheffield: 23.7Plymouth: 16.9

    16.9Sheffield is higher23.7

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Plymouth and Sheffield, per resident
MeasurePlymouthSheffieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,681£4,701£4,440£4,470£4,489£4,240Plymouth
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,231£2,240£2,116£2,036£2,045£1,931Plymouth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,444£1,450£1,370£1,465£1,472£1,390Sheffield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,008£2,017£1,905£1,808£1,816£1,715Plymouth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£87£88£83£96£96£91Sheffield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£126£127£120Plymouth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£5.66£5.69£5.37Sheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£590£593£560£543£545£515Plymouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£161£162£153Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£105£106£100Sheffield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,110£1,114£1,053£1,097£1,101£1,040Plymouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£259£260£245Sheffield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£248£249£236Sheffield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.58£3.60£3.40£6.57£6.60£6.23Sheffield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07£8.46£8.49£8.02Sheffield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£5.49£5.52£5.21Plymouth
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026180.9160.0Plymouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.721.6Plymouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.026.1Plymouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.779.9Plymouth
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026134.4140.0Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.923.7Sheffield

Total

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

Plymouth Sheffield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Plymouth £1.3bn, Sheffield £2.6bnSheffield: £2.6bnPlymouth: £1.3bnSheffield: £2.6bnPlymouth: £1.3bnSheffield: £2.5bnPlymouth: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£2.6bn£2.6bn£2.5bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Plymouth £606.5m, Sheffield £1.2bnSheffield: £1.2bnPlymouth: £606.5mSheffield: £1.2bnPlymouth: £609.1mSheffield: £1.1bnPlymouth: £575.3m

    £606.5m£609.1m£575.3mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Plymouth £392.7m, Sheffield £850.3mSheffield: £850.3mPlymouth: £392.7mSheffield: £853.9mPlymouth: £394.3mSheffield: £806.5mPlymouth: £372.5m

    £392.7m£394.3m£372.5mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£850.3m£853.9m£806.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Plymouth £546.0m, Sheffield £1.0bnSheffield: £1.0bnPlymouth: £546.0mSheffield: £1.1bnPlymouth: £548.3mSheffield: £995.3mPlymouth: £517.9m

    £546.0m£548.3m£517.9mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£1.0bn£1.1bn£995.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Plymouth £23.8m, Sheffield £55.5mSheffield: £55.5mPlymouth: £23.8mSheffield: £55.7mPlymouth: £23.9mSheffield: £52.6mPlymouth: £22.5m

    £23.8m£23.9m£22.5mSheffield is higher£55.5m£55.7m£52.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Plymouth £35.3m, Sheffield £73.4mSheffield: £73.4mPlymouth: £35.3mSheffield: £73.7mPlymouth: £35.4mSheffield: £69.6mPlymouth: £33.5m

    £35.3m£35.4m£33.5mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£73.4m£73.7m£69.6m

  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, Sheffield £3.3mSheffield: £3.3mPlymouth: £1.5mSheffield: £3.3mPlymouth: £1.5mSheffield: £3.1mPlymouth: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mSheffield is higher£3.3m£3.3m£3.1m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Plymouth £160.4m, Sheffield £315.2mSheffield: £315.2mPlymouth: £160.4mSheffield: £316.5mPlymouth: £161.1mSheffield: £298.9mPlymouth: £152.2m

    £160.4m£161.1m£152.2mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£315.2m£316.5m£298.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Plymouth £44.7m, Sheffield £93.5mSheffield: £93.5mPlymouth: £44.7mSheffield: £93.9mPlymouth: £44.9mSheffield: £88.6mPlymouth: £42.4m

    £44.7m£44.9m£42.4mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£93.5m£93.9m£88.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Plymouth £21.5m, Sheffield £61.2mSheffield: £61.2mPlymouth: £21.5mSheffield: £61.5mPlymouth: £21.6mSheffield: £58.0mPlymouth: £20.4m

    £21.5m£21.6m£20.4mSheffield is higher£61.2m£61.5m£58.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Plymouth £301.7m, Sheffield £636.3mSheffield: £636.3mPlymouth: £301.7mSheffield: £639.0mPlymouth: £303.0mSheffield: £603.5mPlymouth: £286.2m

    £301.7m£303.0m£286.2mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£636.3m£639.0m£603.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Plymouth £66.8m, Sheffield £150.0mSheffield: £150.0mPlymouth: £66.8mSheffield: £150.7mPlymouth: £67.0mSheffield: £142.3mPlymouth: £63.3m

    £66.8m£67.0m£63.3mSheffield is higher£150.0m£150.7m£142.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Plymouth £67.0m, Sheffield £144.1mSheffield: £144.1mPlymouth: £67.0mSheffield: £144.7mPlymouth: £67.3mSheffield: £136.7mPlymouth: £63.6m

    £67.0m£67.3m£63.6mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£144.1m£144.7m£136.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Plymouth £0.97m, Sheffield £3.8mSheffield: £3.8mPlymouth: £0.97mSheffield: £3.8mPlymouth: £0.98mSheffield: £3.6mPlymouth: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.98m£0.92mSheffield is higher£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Plymouth £1.5m, Sheffield £4.9mSheffield: £4.9mPlymouth: £1.5mSheffield: £4.9mPlymouth: £1.5mSheffield: £4.7mPlymouth: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mSheffield is higher£4.9m£4.9m£4.7m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Plymouth £1.8m, Sheffield £3.2mSheffield: £3.2mPlymouth: £1.8mSheffield: £3.2mPlymouth: £1.8mSheffield: £3.0mPlymouth: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£3.2m£3.2m£3.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Plymouth 49,195, Sheffield 92,834Sheffield: 92,834Plymouth: 49,195

    49,195Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count92,834

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Plymouth 5,908, Sheffield 12,528Sheffield: 12,528Plymouth: 5,908

    5,908Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count12,528

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Plymouth 7,602, Sheffield 15,120Sheffield: 15,120Plymouth: 7,602

    7,602Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count15,120

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Plymouth 23,290, Sheffield 46,363Sheffield: 46,363Plymouth: 23,290

    23,290Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count46,363

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Plymouth 36,542, Sheffield 81,231Sheffield: 81,231Plymouth: 36,542

    36,542Sheffield is higher81,231

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Plymouth 4,592, Sheffield 13,773Sheffield: 13,773Plymouth: 4,592

    4,592Sheffield is higher13,773

Show the numbers
Plymouth and Sheffield, total
MeasurePlymouthSheffieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£2.6bn£2.6bn£2.5bnSheffield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£606.5m£609.1m£575.3m£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnSheffield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£392.7m£394.3m£372.5m£850.3m£853.9m£806.5mSheffield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£546.0m£548.3m£517.9m£1.0bn£1.1bn£995.3mSheffield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£23.8m£23.9m£22.5m£55.5m£55.7m£52.6mSheffield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.3m£35.4m£33.5m£73.4m£73.7m£69.6mSheffield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£3.3m£3.3m£3.1mSheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£160.4m£161.1m£152.2m£315.2m£316.5m£298.9mSheffield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m£93.5m£93.9m£88.6mSheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m£61.2m£61.5m£58.0mSheffield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£301.7m£303.0m£286.2m£636.3m£639.0m£603.5mSheffield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£66.8m£67.0m£63.3m£150.0m£150.7m£142.3mSheffield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m£144.1m£144.7m£136.7mSheffield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m£3.8m£3.8m£3.6mSheffield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£4.9m£4.9m£4.7mSheffield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£3.2m£3.2m£3.0mSheffield
State Pensiontotal, March 202649,19592,834Sheffield
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,90812,528Sheffield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,60215,120Sheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202623,29046,363Sheffield
Universal Credittotal, May 202636,54281,231Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,59213,773Sheffield

Sources

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

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  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.
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