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Peterborough and Preston

224,152 and 161,593 residents (mid-2024).

Peterborough is higher than Preston on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Peterborough is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Preston 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

Peterborough Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Peterborough £4,142, Preston £4,068Preston: £4,068Peterborough: £4,142Preston: £4,085Peterborough: £4,159Preston: £3,859Peterborough: £3,929

    £4,142£4,159£3,929Peterborough is higher£4,068£4,085£3,859

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Peterborough £12,813, Preston £12,785Preston: £12,785Peterborough: £12,813Preston: £12,839Peterborough: £12,867Preston: £12,127Peterborough: £12,153

    £12,813£12,867£12,153Peterborough is higher£12,785£12,839£12,127

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Peterborough £2,543, Preston £2,226Preston: £2,226Peterborough: £2,543Preston: £2,235Peterborough: £2,553Preston: £2,111Peterborough: £2,412

    £2,543£2,553£2,412Peterborough is higher£2,226£2,235£2,111

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Peterborough £11,250, Preston £11,280Preston: £11,280Peterborough: £11,250Preston: £11,328Peterborough: £11,298Preston: £10,699Peterborough: £10,671

    £11,250£11,298£10,671Preston is higherDepends on how you count£11,280£11,328£10,699

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Peterborough £740, Preston £661Preston: £661Peterborough: £740Preston: £663Peterborough: £743Preston: £627Peterborough: £702

    £740£743£702Peterborough is higher£661£663£627

  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: Peterborough £787, Preston £808Preston: £808Peterborough: £787Preston: £811Peterborough: £790Preston: £766Peterborough: £746

    £787£790£746Preston is higherDepends on how you count£808£811£766

  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: Peterborough £36, Preston £37Preston: £37Peterborough: £36Preston: £37Peterborough: £36Preston: £35Peterborough: £34

    £36£36£34Preston 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: Peterborough £454, Preston £530Preston: £530Peterborough: £454Preston: £532Peterborough: £456Preston: £503Peterborough: £431

    £454£456£431Preston is higherDepends on how you count£530£532£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Peterborough £129, Preston £114Preston: £114Peterborough: £129Preston: £114Peterborough: £129Preston: £108Peterborough: £122

    £129£129£122Peterborough is higher£114£114£108

  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: Peterborough £144, Preston £117Preston: £117Peterborough: £144Preston: £117Peterborough: £144Preston: £111Peterborough: £136

    £144£144£136Peterborough is higher£117£117£111

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Peterborough £2,106, Preston £1,759Preston: £1,759Peterborough: £2,106Preston: £1,767Peterborough: £2,115Preston: £1,669Peterborough: £1,998

    £2,106£2,115£1,998Peterborough is higher£1,759£1,767£1,669

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Peterborough £209, Preston £225Preston: £225Peterborough: £209Preston: £226Peterborough: £210Preston: £214Peterborough: £198

    £209£210£198Preston is higherDepends on how you count£225£226£214

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Peterborough £280, Preston £338Preston: £338Peterborough: £280Preston: £339Peterborough: £281Preston: £320Peterborough: £265

    £280£281£265Preston is higherDepends on how you count£338£339£320

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Peterborough £5.47, Preston £5.25Preston: £5.25Peterborough: £5.47Preston: £5.27Peterborough: £5.49Preston: £4.98Peterborough: £5.19

    £5.47£5.49£5.19Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count£5.25£5.27£4.98

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Peterborough £7.63, Preston £7.24Preston: £7.24Peterborough: £7.63Preston: £7.27Peterborough: £7.67Preston: £6.87Peterborough: £7.24

    £7.63£7.67£7.24Peterborough is higher£7.24£7.27£6.87

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Peterborough £6.30, Preston £4.08Preston: £4.08Peterborough: £6.30Preston: £4.10Peterborough: £6.33Preston: £3.87Peterborough: £5.98

    £6.30£6.33£5.98Peterborough is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Peterborough 996.7, Preston 1,008.3Preston: 1,008.3Peterborough: 996.7

    996.7Preston is higherDepends on how you count1,008.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Peterborough 147.5, Preston 145.6Preston: 145.6Peterborough: 147.5

    147.5Peterborough is higher145.6

  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: Peterborough 160.3, Preston 160.7Preston: 160.7Peterborough: 160.3

    160.3Preston is higherDepends on how you count160.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 67.0, Preston 78.8Preston: 78.8Peterborough: 67.0

    67.0Preston is higherDepends on how you count78.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Peterborough 248.2, Preston 220.2Preston: 220.2Peterborough: 248.2

    248.2Peterborough is higher220.2

  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: Peterborough 32.4, Preston 26.8Preston: 26.8Peterborough: 32.4

    32.4Peterborough is higher26.8

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Peterborough and Preston, per person in the age group
MeasurePeterboroughPrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,142£4,159£3,929£4,068£4,085£3,859Peterborough
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,813£12,867£12,153£12,785£12,839£12,127Peterborough
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,543£2,553£2,412£2,226£2,235£2,111Peterborough
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,250£11,298£10,671£11,280£11,328£10,699Preston
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£740£743£702£661£663£627Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£787£790£746£808£811£766Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£37£37£35Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£454£456£431£530£532£503Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£129£122£114£114£108Peterborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£144£144£136£117£117£111Peterborough
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,106£2,115£1,998£1,759£1,767£1,669Peterborough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198£225£226£214Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£280£281£265£338£339£320Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.47£5.49£5.19£5.25£5.27£4.98Peterborough
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.63£7.67£7.24£7.24£7.27£6.87Peterborough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.30£6.33£5.98£4.08£4.10£3.87Peterborough
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.71,008.3Preston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026147.5145.6Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.3160.7Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202667.078.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026248.2220.2Peterborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.426.8Peterborough

Per resident

Peterborough is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Preston on 8. 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

Peterborough Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Peterborough £4,142, Preston £4,068Preston: £4,068Peterborough: £4,142Preston: £4,085Peterborough: £4,159Preston: £3,859Peterborough: £3,929

    £4,142£4,159£3,929Peterborough is higher£4,068£4,085£3,859

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Peterborough £1,736, Preston £1,725Preston: £1,725Peterborough: £1,736Preston: £1,733Peterborough: £1,743Preston: £1,637Peterborough: £1,646

    £1,736£1,743£1,646Peterborough is higher£1,725£1,733£1,637

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Peterborough £1,608, Preston £1,469Preston: £1,469Peterborough: £1,608Preston: £1,476Peterborough: £1,615Preston: £1,394Peterborough: £1,525

    £1,608£1,615£1,525Peterborough is higher£1,469£1,476£1,394

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Peterborough £1,524, Preston £1,522Preston: £1,522Peterborough: £1,524Preston: £1,529Peterborough: £1,531Preston: £1,444Peterborough: £1,446

    £1,524£1,531£1,446Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count£1,522£1,529£1,444

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Peterborough £100, Preston £89Preston: £89Peterborough: £100Preston: £90Peterborough: £101Preston: £85Peterborough: £95

    £100£101£95Peterborough is higher£89£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Peterborough £107, Preston £109Preston: £109Peterborough: £107Preston: £110Peterborough: £107Preston: £103Peterborough: £101

    £107£107£101Preston is higherDepends on how you count£109£110£103

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Peterborough £4.90, Preston £4.95Preston: £4.95Peterborough: £4.90Preston: £4.98Peterborough: £4.92Preston: £4.70Peterborough: £4.65

    £4.90£4.92£4.65Preston is higherDepends on how you count£4.95£4.98£4.70

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Peterborough £454, Preston £530Preston: £530Peterborough: £454Preston: £532Peterborough: £456Preston: £503Peterborough: £431

    £454£456£431Preston is higherDepends on how you count£530£532£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Peterborough £129, Preston £114Preston: £114Peterborough: £129Preston: £114Peterborough: £129Preston: £108Peterborough: £122

    £129£129£122Peterborough is higher£114£114£108

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Peterborough £91, Preston £77Preston: £77Peterborough: £91Preston: £77Peterborough: £91Preston: £73Peterborough: £86

    £91£91£86Peterborough is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Peterborough £1,332, Preston £1,161Preston: £1,161Peterborough: £1,332Preston: £1,166Peterborough: £1,338Preston: £1,101Peterborough: £1,264

    £1,332£1,338£1,264Peterborough is higher£1,161£1,166£1,101

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Peterborough £209, Preston £225Preston: £225Peterborough: £209Preston: £226Peterborough: £210Preston: £214Peterborough: £198

    £209£210£198Preston is higherDepends on how you count£225£226£214

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Peterborough £177, Preston £223Preston: £223Peterborough: £177Preston: £224Peterborough: £178Preston: £211Peterborough: £168

    £177£178£168Preston is higherDepends on how you count£223£224£211

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Peterborough £3.46, Preston £3.47Preston: £3.47Peterborough: £3.46Preston: £3.48Peterborough: £3.47Preston: £3.29Peterborough: £3.28

    £3.46£3.47£3.28Preston is higherDepends on how you count£3.47£3.48£3.29

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Peterborough £4.83, Preston £4.78Preston: £4.78Peterborough: £4.83Preston: £4.80Peterborough: £4.85Preston: £4.53Peterborough: £4.58

    £4.83£4.85£4.58Peterborough is higher£4.78£4.80£4.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Peterborough £6.30, Preston £4.08Preston: £4.08Peterborough: £6.30Preston: £4.10Peterborough: £6.33Preston: £3.87Peterborough: £5.98

    £6.30£6.33£5.98Peterborough is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 135.0, Preston 136.1Preston: 136.1Peterborough: 135.0

    135.0Preston is higherDepends on how you count136.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 20.0, Preston 19.7Preston: 19.7Peterborough: 20.0

    20.0Peterborough is higher19.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 21.7, Preston 21.7Preston: 21.7Peterborough: 21.7

    21.7Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count21.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 67.0, Preston 78.8Preston: 78.8Peterborough: 67.0

    67.0Preston is higherDepends on how you count78.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 157.0, Preston 145.3Preston: 145.3Peterborough: 157.0

    157.0Peterborough is higher145.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 20.5, Preston 17.7Preston: 17.7Peterborough: 20.5

    20.5Peterborough is higher17.7

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Peterborough and Preston, per resident
MeasurePeterboroughPrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,142£4,159£3,929£4,068£4,085£3,859Peterborough
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,736£1,743£1,646£1,725£1,733£1,637Peterborough
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,608£1,615£1,525£1,469£1,476£1,394Peterborough
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,524£1,531£1,446£1,522£1,529£1,444Peterborough
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95£89£90£85Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£109£110£103Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.90£4.92£4.65£4.95£4.98£4.70Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£454£456£431£530£532£503Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£129£122£114£114£108Peterborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£77£77£73Peterborough
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,332£1,338£1,264£1,161£1,166£1,101Peterborough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198£225£226£214Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£177£178£168£223£224£211Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.46£3.47£3.28£3.47£3.48£3.29Preston
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£4.78£4.80£4.53Peterborough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.30£6.33£5.98£4.08£4.10£3.87Peterborough
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026135.0136.1Preston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.019.7Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.721.7Peterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202667.078.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026157.0145.3Peterborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.517.7Peterborough

Total

Peterborough is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Preston 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

Peterborough Preston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Peterborough £928.4m, Preston £657.4mPreston: £657.4mPeterborough: £928.4mPreston: £660.2mPeterborough: £932.3mPreston: £623.5mPeterborough: £880.6m

    £928.4m£932.3m£880.6mPeterborough is higher£657.4m£660.2m£623.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Peterborough £389.1m, Preston £278.8mPreston: £278.8mPeterborough: £389.1mPreston: £280.0mPeterborough: £390.7mPreston: £264.5mPeterborough: £369.0m

    £389.1m£390.7m£369.0mPeterborough is higher£278.8m£280.0m£264.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Peterborough £360.5m, Preston £237.4mPreston: £237.4mPeterborough: £360.5mPreston: £238.5mPeterborough: £362.0mPreston: £225.2mPeterborough: £341.9m

    £360.5m£362.0m£341.9mPeterborough is higher£237.4m£238.5m£225.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Peterborough £341.6m, Preston £246.0mPreston: £246.0mPeterborough: £341.6mPreston: £247.0mPeterborough: £343.1mPreston: £233.3mPeterborough: £324.0m

    £341.6m£343.1m£324.0mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£246.0m£247.0m£233.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Peterborough £22.5m, Preston £14.4mPreston: £14.4mPeterborough: £22.5mPreston: £14.5mPeterborough: £22.6mPreston: £13.7mPeterborough: £21.3m

    £22.5m£22.6m£21.3mPeterborough is higher£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Peterborough £23.9m, Preston £17.6mPreston: £17.6mPeterborough: £23.9mPreston: £17.7mPeterborough: £24.0mPreston: £16.7mPeterborough: £22.7m

    £23.9m£24.0m£22.7mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Peterborough £1.1m, Preston £0.80mPreston: £0.80mPeterborough: £1.1mPreston: £0.80mPeterborough: £1.1mPreston: £0.76mPeterborough: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Peterborough £101.8m, Preston £85.7mPreston: £85.7mPeterborough: £101.8mPreston: £86.0mPeterborough: £102.2mPreston: £81.3mPeterborough: £96.5m

    £101.8m£102.2m£96.5mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Peterborough £28.8m, Preston £18.4mPreston: £18.4mPeterborough: £28.8mPreston: £18.4mPeterborough: £28.9mPreston: £17.4mPeterborough: £27.3m

    £28.8m£28.9m£27.3mPeterborough is higher£18.4m£18.4m£17.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Peterborough £20.3m, Preston £12.4mPreston: £12.4mPeterborough: £20.3mPreston: £12.5mPeterborough: £20.4mPreston: £11.8mPeterborough: £19.3m

    £20.3m£20.4m£19.3mPeterborough is higher£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Peterborough £298.6m, Preston £187.6mPreston: £187.6mPeterborough: £298.6mPreston: £188.4mPeterborough: £299.9mPreston: £178.0mPeterborough: £283.2m

    £298.6m£299.9m£283.2mPeterborough is higher£187.6m£188.4m£178.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Peterborough £46.9m, Preston £36.4mPreston: £36.4mPeterborough: £46.9mPreston: £36.5mPeterborough: £47.1mPreston: £34.5mPeterborough: £44.4m

    £46.9m£47.1m£44.4mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Peterborough £39.7m, Preston £36.0mPreston: £36.0mPeterborough: £39.7mPreston: £36.2mPeterborough: £39.8mPreston: £34.2mPeterborough: £37.6m

    £39.7m£39.8m£37.6mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Peterborough £0.78m, Preston £0.56mPreston: £0.56mPeterborough: £0.78mPreston: £0.56mPeterborough: £0.78mPreston: £0.53mPeterborough: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.78m£0.74mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Peterborough £1.1m, Preston £0.77mPreston: £0.77mPeterborough: £1.1mPreston: £0.78mPeterborough: £1.1mPreston: £0.73mPeterborough: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mPeterborough is higher£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Peterborough £1.4m, Preston £0.66mPreston: £0.66mPeterborough: £1.4mPreston: £0.66mPeterborough: £1.4mPreston: £0.62mPeterborough: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mPeterborough is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Peterborough 30,266, Preston 21,990Preston: 21,990Peterborough: 30,266

    30,266Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count21,990

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Peterborough 4,478, Preston 3,176Preston: 3,176Peterborough: 4,478

    4,478Peterborough is higher3,176

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Peterborough 4,866, Preston 3,505Preston: 3,505Peterborough: 4,866

    4,866Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count3,505

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Peterborough 15,020, Preston 12,733Preston: 12,733Peterborough: 15,020

    15,020Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count12,733

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Peterborough 35,193, Preston 23,483Preston: 23,483Peterborough: 35,193

    35,193Peterborough is higher23,483

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Peterborough 4,589, Preston 2,862Preston: 2,862Peterborough: 4,589

    4,589Peterborough is higher2,862

Show the numbers
Peterborough and Preston, total
MeasurePeterboroughPrestonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£928.4m£932.3m£880.6m£657.4m£660.2m£623.5mPeterborough
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£389.1m£390.7m£369.0m£278.8m£280.0m£264.5mPeterborough
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£360.5m£362.0m£341.9m£237.4m£238.5m£225.2mPeterborough
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£341.6m£343.1m£324.0m£246.0m£247.0m£233.3mPeterborough
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mPeterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m£17.6m£17.7m£16.7mPeterborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.80m£0.80m£0.76mPeterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£101.8m£102.2m£96.5m£85.7m£86.0m£81.3mPeterborough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.8m£28.9m£27.3m£18.4m£18.4m£17.4mPeterborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mPeterborough
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£298.6m£299.9m£283.2m£187.6m£188.4m£178.0mPeterborough
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£46.9m£47.1m£44.4m£36.4m£36.5m£34.5mPeterborough
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£39.7m£39.8m£37.6m£36.0m£36.2m£34.2mPeterborough
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mPeterborough
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mPeterborough
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mPeterborough
State Pensiontotal, March 202630,26621,990Peterborough
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,4783,176Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,8663,505Peterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202615,02012,733Peterborough
Universal Credittotal, May 202635,19323,483Peterborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,5892,862Peterborough

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.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.