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Gloucester and Kirklees

137,857 and 445,780 residents (mid-2024).

Gloucester is higher than Kirklees on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Gloucester is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Kirklees on 16. 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

Gloucester Kirklees

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gloucester £4,121, Kirklees £4,357Kirklees: £4,357Gloucester: £4,121Kirklees: £4,375Gloucester: £4,139Kirklees: £4,133Gloucester: £3,909

    £4,121£4,139£3,909Kirklees is higher£4,357£4,375£4,133

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Gloucester £12,713, Kirklees £12,674Kirklees: £12,674Gloucester: £12,713Kirklees: £12,728Gloucester: £12,767Kirklees: £12,022Gloucester: £12,058

    £12,713£12,767£12,058Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£12,674£12,728£12,022

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £2,007, Kirklees £2,249Kirklees: £2,249Gloucester: £2,007Kirklees: £2,258Gloucester: £2,016Kirklees: £2,133Gloucester: £1,904

    £2,007£2,016£1,904Kirklees is higher£2,249£2,258£2,133

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Gloucester £11,459, Kirklees £11,519Kirklees: £11,519Gloucester: £11,459Kirklees: £11,568Gloucester: £11,508Kirklees: £10,926Gloucester: £10,870

    £11,459£11,508£10,870Kirklees is higher£11,519£11,568£10,926

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Gloucester £466, Kirklees £467Kirklees: £467Gloucester: £466Kirklees: £469Gloucester: £468Kirklees: £443Gloucester: £442

    £466£468£442Kirklees is higher£467£469£443

  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: Gloucester £761, Kirklees £659Kirklees: £659Gloucester: £761Kirklees: £662Gloucester: £765Kirklees: £625Gloucester: £722

    £761£765£722Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£659£662£625

  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: Gloucester £26, Kirklees £29Kirklees: £29Gloucester: £26Kirklees: £29Gloucester: £26Kirklees: £28Gloucester: £24

    £26£26£24Kirklees is higher£29£29£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £427, Kirklees £500Kirklees: £500Gloucester: £427Kirklees: £502Gloucester: £429Kirklees: £474Gloucester: £405

    £427£429£405Kirklees is higher£500£502£474

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £126, Kirklees £115Kirklees: £115Gloucester: £126Kirklees: £115Gloucester: £126Kirklees: £109Gloucester: £119

    £126£126£119Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£115£115£109

  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: Gloucester £98, Kirklees £137Kirklees: £137Gloucester: £98Kirklees: £138Gloucester: £99Kirklees: £130Gloucester: £93

    £98£99£93Kirklees is higher£137£138£130

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £1,588, Kirklees £1,765Kirklees: £1,765Gloucester: £1,588Kirklees: £1,773Gloucester: £1,595Kirklees: £1,674Gloucester: £1,507

    £1,588£1,595£1,507Kirklees is higher£1,765£1,773£1,674

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gloucester £249, Kirklees £163Kirklees: £163Gloucester: £249Kirklees: £164Gloucester: £250Kirklees: £154Gloucester: £236

    £249£250£236Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£163£164£154

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £309, Kirklees £330Kirklees: £330Gloucester: £309Kirklees: £331Gloucester: £311Kirklees: £313Gloucester: £293

    £309£311£293Kirklees is higher£330£331£313

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £6.08, Kirklees £9.06Kirklees: £9.06Gloucester: £6.08Kirklees: £9.09Gloucester: £6.11Kirklees: £8.59Gloucester: £5.77

    £6.08£6.11£5.77Kirklees is higher£9.06£9.09£8.59

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £5.18, Kirklees £7.62Kirklees: £7.62Gloucester: £5.18Kirklees: £7.65Gloucester: £5.20Kirklees: £7.23Gloucester: £4.91

    £5.18£5.20£4.91Kirklees is higher£7.62£7.65£7.23

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gloucester £6.62, Kirklees £6.89Kirklees: £6.89Gloucester: £6.62Kirklees: £6.92Gloucester: £6.65Kirklees: £6.54Gloucester: £6.28

    £6.62£6.65£6.28Kirklees is higher£6.89£6.92£6.54

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Gloucester 1,019.0, Kirklees 1,008.5Kirklees: 1,008.5Gloucester: 1,019.0

    1,019.0Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count1,008.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Gloucester 103.6, Kirklees 111.4Kirklees: 111.4Gloucester: 103.6

    103.6Kirklees is higher111.4

  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: Gloucester 161.6, Kirklees 140.5Kirklees: 140.5Gloucester: 161.6

    161.6Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count140.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 64.3, Kirklees 74.2Kirklees: 74.2Gloucester: 64.3

    64.3Kirklees is higher74.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Gloucester 185.1, Kirklees 225.5Kirklees: 225.5Gloucester: 185.1

    185.1Kirklees is higher225.5

  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: Gloucester 21.3, Kirklees 30.8Kirklees: 30.8Gloucester: 21.3

    21.3Kirklees is higher30.8

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Gloucester and Kirklees, per person in the age group
MeasureGloucesterKirkleesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,121£4,139£3,909£4,357£4,375£4,133Kirklees
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,713£12,767£12,058£12,674£12,728£12,022Gloucester
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,007£2,016£1,904£2,249£2,258£2,133Kirklees
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,459£11,508£10,870£11,519£11,568£10,926Kirklees
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£466£468£442£467£469£443Kirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£761£765£722£659£662£625Gloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£24£29£29£28Kirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£427£429£405£500£502£474Kirklees
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£115£115£109Gloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£98£99£93£137£138£130Kirklees
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,588£1,595£1,507£1,765£1,773£1,674Kirklees
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£163£164£154Gloucester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£309£311£293£330£331£313Kirklees
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.08£6.11£5.77£9.06£9.09£8.59Kirklees
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.18£5.20£4.91£7.62£7.65£7.23Kirklees
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.62£6.65£6.28£6.89£6.92£6.54Kirklees
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.01,008.5Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026103.6111.4Kirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026161.6140.5Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.374.2Kirklees
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026185.1225.5Kirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.330.8Kirklees

Per resident

Gloucester is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Kirklees on 18. 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

Gloucester Kirklees

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gloucester £4,121, Kirklees £4,357Kirklees: £4,357Gloucester: £4,121Kirklees: £4,375Gloucester: £4,139Kirklees: £4,133Gloucester: £3,909

    £4,121£4,139£3,909Kirklees is higher£4,357£4,375£4,133

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Gloucester £2,026, Kirklees £2,174Kirklees: £2,174Gloucester: £2,026Kirklees: £2,183Gloucester: £2,035Kirklees: £2,062Gloucester: £1,922

    £2,026£2,035£1,922Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count£2,174£2,183£2,062

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Gloucester £1,287, Kirklees £1,399Kirklees: £1,399Gloucester: £1,287Kirklees: £1,405Gloucester: £1,292Kirklees: £1,327Gloucester: £1,221

    £1,287£1,292£1,221Kirklees is higher£1,399£1,405£1,327

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Gloucester £1,826, Kirklees £1,975Kirklees: £1,975Gloucester: £1,826Kirklees: £1,984Gloucester: £1,834Kirklees: £1,874Gloucester: £1,733

    £1,826£1,834£1,733Kirklees is higher£1,975£1,984£1,874

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Gloucester £74, Kirklees £80Kirklees: £80Gloucester: £74Kirklees: £80Gloucester: £75Kirklees: £76Gloucester: £70

    £74£75£70Kirklees is higher£80£80£76

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £121, Kirklees £113Kirklees: £113Gloucester: £121Kirklees: £113Gloucester: £122Kirklees: £107Gloucester: £115

    £121£122£115Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£113£113£107

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Gloucester £4.10, Kirklees £4.98Kirklees: £4.98Gloucester: £4.10Kirklees: £5.00Gloucester: £4.12Kirklees: £4.72Gloucester: £3.89

    £4.10£4.12£3.89Kirklees is higher£4.98£5.00£4.72

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £427, Kirklees £500Kirklees: £500Gloucester: £427Kirklees: £502Gloucester: £429Kirklees: £474Gloucester: £405

    £427£429£405Kirklees is higher£500£502£474

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £126, Kirklees £115Kirklees: £115Gloucester: £126Kirklees: £115Gloucester: £126Kirklees: £109Gloucester: £119

    £126£126£119Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£115£115£109

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Gloucester £63, Kirklees £85Kirklees: £85Gloucester: £63Kirklees: £86Gloucester: £63Kirklees: £81Gloucester: £60

    £63£63£60Kirklees is higher£85£86£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Gloucester £1,018, Kirklees £1,098Kirklees: £1,098Gloucester: £1,018Kirklees: £1,103Gloucester: £1,023Kirklees: £1,042Gloucester: £966

    £1,018£1,023£966Kirklees is higher£1,098£1,103£1,042

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gloucester £249, Kirklees £163Kirklees: £163Gloucester: £249Kirklees: £164Gloucester: £250Kirklees: £154Gloucester: £236

    £249£250£236Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£163£164£154

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Gloucester £198, Kirklees £205Kirklees: £205Gloucester: £198Kirklees: £206Gloucester: £199Kirklees: £195Gloucester: £188

    £198£199£188Kirklees is higher£205£206£195

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Gloucester £3.90, Kirklees £5.64Kirklees: £5.64Gloucester: £3.90Kirklees: £5.66Gloucester: £3.92Kirklees: £5.35Gloucester: £3.70

    £3.90£3.92£3.70Kirklees is higher£5.64£5.66£5.35

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Gloucester £3.32, Kirklees £4.74Kirklees: £4.74Gloucester: £3.32Kirklees: £4.76Gloucester: £3.34Kirklees: £4.50Gloucester: £3.15

    £3.32£3.34£3.15Kirklees is higher£4.74£4.76£4.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gloucester £6.62, Kirklees £6.89Kirklees: £6.89Gloucester: £6.62Kirklees: £6.92Gloucester: £6.65Kirklees: £6.54Gloucester: £6.28

    £6.62£6.65£6.28Kirklees is higher£6.89£6.92£6.54

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 162.4, Kirklees 173.0Kirklees: 173.0Gloucester: 162.4

    162.4Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count173.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 16.5, Kirklees 19.1Kirklees: 19.1Gloucester: 16.5

    16.5Kirklees is higher19.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 25.8, Kirklees 24.1Kirklees: 24.1Gloucester: 25.8

    25.8Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count24.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 64.3, Kirklees 74.2Kirklees: 74.2Gloucester: 64.3

    64.3Kirklees is higher74.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 118.6, Kirklees 140.3Kirklees: 140.3Gloucester: 118.6

    118.6Kirklees is higher140.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 13.7, Kirklees 19.2Kirklees: 19.2Gloucester: 13.7

    13.7Kirklees is higher19.2

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Gloucester and Kirklees, per resident
MeasureGloucesterKirkleesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,121£4,139£3,909£4,357£4,375£4,133Kirklees
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,026£2,035£1,922£2,174£2,183£2,062Kirklees
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,287£1,292£1,221£1,399£1,405£1,327Kirklees
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,826£1,834£1,733£1,975£1,984£1,874Kirklees
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£75£70£80£80£76Kirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£113£113£107Gloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.10£4.12£3.89£4.98£5.00£4.72Kirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£427£429£405£500£502£474Kirklees
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£115£115£109Gloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£63£63£60£85£86£81Kirklees
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,018£1,023£966£1,098£1,103£1,042Kirklees
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£163£164£154Gloucester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£205£206£195Kirklees
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.90£3.92£3.70£5.64£5.66£5.35Kirklees
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.32£3.34£3.15£4.74£4.76£4.50Kirklees
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.62£6.65£6.28£6.89£6.92£6.54Kirklees
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026162.4173.0Kirklees
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.519.1Kirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.824.1Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.374.2Kirklees
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026118.6140.3Kirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.719.2Kirklees

Total

Gloucester is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Kirklees 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

Gloucester Kirklees

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Gloucester £568.1m, Kirklees £1.9bnKirklees: £1.9bnGloucester: £568.1mKirklees: £2.0bnGloucester: £570.6mKirklees: £1.8bnGloucester: £538.9m

    £568.1m£570.6m£538.9mKirklees is higher£1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Gloucester £279.3m, Kirklees £968.9mKirklees: £968.9mGloucester: £279.3mKirklees: £973.0mGloucester: £280.5mKirklees: £919.1mGloucester: £265.0m

    £279.3m£280.5m£265.0mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£968.9m£973.0m£919.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Gloucester £177.4m, Kirklees £623.8mKirklees: £623.8mGloucester: £177.4mKirklees: £626.5mGloucester: £178.1mKirklees: £591.7mGloucester: £168.3m

    £177.4m£178.1m£168.3mKirklees is higher£623.8m£626.5m£591.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Gloucester £251.8m, Kirklees £880.6mKirklees: £880.6mGloucester: £251.8mKirklees: £884.3mGloucester: £252.9mKirklees: £835.3mGloucester: £238.8m

    £251.8m£252.9m£238.8mKirklees is higher£880.6m£884.3m£835.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Gloucester £10.2m, Kirklees £35.7mKirklees: £35.7mGloucester: £10.2mKirklees: £35.9mGloucester: £10.3mKirklees: £33.9mGloucester: £9.7m

    £10.2m£10.3m£9.7mKirklees is higher£35.7m£35.9m£33.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gloucester £16.7m, Kirklees £50.4mKirklees: £50.4mGloucester: £16.7mKirklees: £50.6mGloucester: £16.8mKirklees: £47.8mGloucester: £15.9m

    £16.7m£16.8m£15.9mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£50.4m£50.6m£47.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Gloucester £0.57m, Kirklees £2.2mKirklees: £2.2mGloucester: £0.57mKirklees: £2.2mGloucester: £0.57mKirklees: £2.1mGloucester: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mKirklees is higher£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gloucester £58.9m, Kirklees £222.7mKirklees: £222.7mGloucester: £58.9mKirklees: £223.6mGloucester: £59.1mKirklees: £211.2mGloucester: £55.8m

    £58.9m£59.1m£55.8mKirklees is higher£222.7m£223.6m£211.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Gloucester £17.3m, Kirklees £51.1mKirklees: £51.1mGloucester: £17.3mKirklees: £51.3mGloucester: £17.4mKirklees: £48.5mGloucester: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.4m£16.4mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£51.1m£51.3m£48.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gloucester £8.7m, Kirklees £38.0mKirklees: £38.0mGloucester: £8.7mKirklees: £38.2mGloucester: £8.7mKirklees: £36.1mGloucester: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mKirklees is higher£38.0m£38.2m£36.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Gloucester £140.4m, Kirklees £489.6mKirklees: £489.6mGloucester: £140.4mKirklees: £491.7mGloucester: £141.0mKirklees: £464.4mGloucester: £133.1m

    £140.4m£141.0m£133.1mKirklees is higher£489.6m£491.7m£464.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Gloucester £34.3m, Kirklees £72.6mKirklees: £72.6mGloucester: £34.3mKirklees: £72.9mGloucester: £34.5mKirklees: £68.9mGloucester: £32.6m

    £34.3m£34.5m£32.6mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£72.6m£72.9m£68.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Gloucester £27.3m, Kirklees £91.6mKirklees: £91.6mGloucester: £27.3mKirklees: £91.9mGloucester: £27.4mKirklees: £86.8mGloucester: £25.9m

    £27.3m£27.4m£25.9mKirklees is higher£91.6m£91.9m£86.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Gloucester £0.54m, Kirklees £2.5mKirklees: £2.5mGloucester: £0.54mKirklees: £2.5mGloucester: £0.54mKirklees: £2.4mGloucester: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mKirklees is higher£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Gloucester £0.46m, Kirklees £2.1mKirklees: £2.1mGloucester: £0.46mKirklees: £2.1mGloucester: £0.46mKirklees: £2.0mGloucester: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mKirklees is higher£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Gloucester £0.91m, Kirklees £3.1mKirklees: £3.1mGloucester: £0.91mKirklees: £3.1mGloucester: £0.92mKirklees: £2.9mGloucester: £0.87m

    £0.91m£0.92m£0.87mKirklees is higher£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Gloucester 22,391, Kirklees 77,098Kirklees: 77,098Gloucester: 22,391

    22,391Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count77,098

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Gloucester 2,276, Kirklees 8,517Kirklees: 8,517Gloucester: 2,276

    2,276Kirklees is higher8,517

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gloucester 3,550, Kirklees 10,739Kirklees: 10,739Gloucester: 3,550

    3,550Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count10,739

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gloucester 8,858, Kirklees 33,072Kirklees: 33,072Gloucester: 8,858

    8,858Kirklees is higher33,072

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Gloucester 16,355, Kirklees 62,562Kirklees: 62,562Gloucester: 16,355

    16,355Kirklees is higher62,562

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gloucester 1,882, Kirklees 8,550Kirklees: 8,550Gloucester: 1,882

    1,882Kirklees is higher8,550

Show the numbers
Gloucester and Kirklees, total
MeasureGloucesterKirkleesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£568.1m£570.6m£538.9m£1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bnKirklees
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£279.3m£280.5m£265.0m£968.9m£973.0m£919.1mKirklees
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£177.4m£178.1m£168.3m£623.8m£626.5m£591.7mKirklees
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£251.8m£252.9m£238.8m£880.6m£884.3m£835.3mKirklees
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.2m£10.3m£9.7m£35.7m£35.9m£33.9mKirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m£50.4m£50.6m£47.8mKirklees
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mKirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£58.9m£59.1m£55.8m£222.7m£223.6m£211.2mKirklees
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m£51.1m£51.3m£48.5mKirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£38.0m£38.2m£36.1mKirklees
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.4m£141.0m£133.1m£489.6m£491.7m£464.4mKirklees
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£34.3m£34.5m£32.6m£72.6m£72.9m£68.9mKirklees
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.3m£27.4m£25.9m£91.6m£91.9m£86.8mKirklees
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£2.5m£2.5m£2.4mKirklees
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£2.1m£2.1m£2.0mKirklees
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m£3.1m£3.1m£2.9mKirklees
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,39177,098Kirklees
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2768,517Kirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,55010,739Kirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,85833,072Kirklees
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,35562,562Kirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8828,550Kirklees

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.