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Burnley and Merthyr Tydfil

99,195 and 58,722 residents (mid-2024).

Burnley is higher than Merthyr Tydfil on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 17 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

Burnley is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Merthyr Tydfil on 19. 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

Burnley Merthyr Tydfil

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Burnley £5,077, Merthyr Tydfil £5,782Merthyr Tydfil: £5,782Burnley: £5,077Merthyr Tydfil: £5,806Burnley: £5,098Merthyr Tydfil: £5,484Burnley: £4,815

    £5,077£5,098£4,815Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£5,782£5,806£5,484

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Burnley £12,874, Merthyr Tydfil £13,241Merthyr Tydfil: £13,241Burnley: £12,874Merthyr Tydfil: £13,297Burnley: £12,928Merthyr Tydfil: £12,559Burnley: £12,211

    £12,874£12,928£12,211Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£13,241£13,297£12,559

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Burnley £2,965, Merthyr Tydfil £3,076Merthyr Tydfil: £3,076Burnley: £2,965Merthyr Tydfil: £3,089Burnley: £2,978Merthyr Tydfil: £2,918Burnley: £2,812

    £2,965£2,978£2,812Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£3,076£3,089£2,918

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Burnley £11,339, Merthyr Tydfil £11,658Merthyr Tydfil: £11,658Burnley: £11,339Merthyr Tydfil: £11,708Burnley: £11,387Merthyr Tydfil: £11,058Burnley: £10,755

    £11,339£11,387£10,755Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£11,658£11,708£11,058

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Burnley £619, Merthyr Tydfil £646Merthyr Tydfil: £646Burnley: £619Merthyr Tydfil: £648Burnley: £622Merthyr Tydfil: £613Burnley: £587

    £619£622£587Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£646£648£613

  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: Burnley £880, Merthyr Tydfil £897Merthyr Tydfil: £897Burnley: £880Merthyr Tydfil: £901Burnley: £884Merthyr Tydfil: £851Burnley: £835

    £880£884£835Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£897£901£851

  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: Burnley £36, Merthyr Tydfil £40Merthyr Tydfil: £40Burnley: £36Merthyr Tydfil: £40Burnley: £36Merthyr Tydfil: £38Burnley: £34

    £36£36£34Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£40£40£38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Burnley £616, Merthyr Tydfil £944Merthyr Tydfil: £944Burnley: £616Merthyr Tydfil: £948Burnley: £619Merthyr Tydfil: £896Burnley: £585

    £616£619£585Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£944£948£896

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Burnley £187, Merthyr Tydfil £237Merthyr Tydfil: £237Burnley: £187Merthyr Tydfil: £238Burnley: £188Merthyr Tydfil: £225Burnley: £177

    £187£188£177Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£237£238£225

  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: Burnley £179, Merthyr Tydfil £216Merthyr Tydfil: £216Burnley: £179Merthyr Tydfil: £217Burnley: £180Merthyr Tydfil: £205Burnley: £170

    £179£180£170Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£216£217£205

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Burnley £2,364, Merthyr Tydfil £2,176Merthyr Tydfil: £2,176Burnley: £2,364Merthyr Tydfil: £2,185Burnley: £2,374Merthyr Tydfil: £2,064Burnley: £2,242

    £2,364£2,374£2,242Burnley is higher£2,176£2,185£2,064

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Burnley £257, Merthyr Tydfil £250Merthyr Tydfil: £250Burnley: £257Merthyr Tydfil: £251Burnley: £258Merthyr Tydfil: £237Burnley: £244

    £257£258£244Burnley is higher£250£251£237

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Burnley £410, Merthyr Tydfil £663Merthyr Tydfil: £663Burnley: £410Merthyr Tydfil: £666Burnley: £412Merthyr Tydfil: £629Burnley: £389

    £410£412£389Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£663£666£629

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Burnley £4.89, Merthyr Tydfil £7.08Merthyr Tydfil: £7.08Burnley: £4.89Merthyr Tydfil: £7.11Burnley: £4.91Merthyr Tydfil: £6.72Burnley: £4.64

    £4.89£4.91£4.64Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£7.08£7.11£6.72

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Burnley £7.19, Merthyr Tydfil £14Merthyr Tydfil: £14Burnley: £7.19Merthyr Tydfil: £14Burnley: £7.22Merthyr Tydfil: £14Burnley: £6.82

    £7.19£7.22£6.82Merthyr Tydfil is higher£14

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Burnley £5.96, Merthyr Tydfil £16Merthyr Tydfil: £16Burnley: £5.96Merthyr Tydfil: £16Burnley: £5.98Merthyr Tydfil: £15Burnley: £5.65

    £5.96£5.98£5.65Merthyr Tydfil is higher£16£16£15

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Burnley 990.5, Merthyr Tydfil 1,035.2Merthyr Tydfil: 1,035.2Burnley: 990.5

    990.5Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count1,035.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Burnley 143.3, Merthyr Tydfil 159.6Merthyr Tydfil: 159.6Burnley: 143.3

    143.3Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count159.6

  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: Burnley 185.0, Merthyr Tydfil 189.3Merthyr Tydfil: 189.3Burnley: 185.0

    185.0Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count189.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Burnley 95.0, Merthyr Tydfil 132.9Merthyr Tydfil: 132.9Burnley: 95.0

    95.0Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count132.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Burnley 297.5, Merthyr Tydfil 276.8Merthyr Tydfil: 276.8Burnley: 297.5

    297.5Burnley is higher276.8

  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: Burnley 41.5, Merthyr Tydfil 48.0Merthyr Tydfil: 48.0Burnley: 41.5

    41.5Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count48.0

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Burnley and Merthyr Tydfil, per person in the age group
MeasureBurnleyMerthyr TydfilHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,077£5,098£4,815£5,782£5,806£5,484Merthyr Tydfil
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,874£12,928£12,211£13,241£13,297£12,559Merthyr Tydfil
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,965£2,978£2,812£3,076£3,089£2,918Merthyr Tydfil
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,339£11,387£10,755£11,658£11,708£11,058Merthyr Tydfil
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£619£622£587£646£648£613Merthyr Tydfil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£880£884£835£897£901£851Merthyr Tydfil
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£40£40£38Merthyr Tydfil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£616£619£585£944£948£896Merthyr Tydfil
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£187£188£177£237£238£225Merthyr Tydfil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£179£180£170£216£217£205Merthyr Tydfil
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,364£2,374£2,242£2,176£2,185£2,064Burnley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£257£258£244£250£251£237Burnley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£410£412£389£663£666£629Merthyr Tydfil
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.89£4.91£4.64£7.08£7.11£6.72Merthyr Tydfil
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.19£7.22£6.82£14Merthyr Tydfil
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.96£5.98£5.65£16£16£15Merthyr Tydfil
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026990.51,035.2Merthyr Tydfil
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026143.3159.6Merthyr Tydfil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026185.0189.3Merthyr Tydfil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.0132.9Merthyr Tydfil
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026297.5276.8Burnley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202641.548.0Merthyr Tydfil

Per resident

Burnley is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Merthyr Tydfil on 19. 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

Burnley Merthyr Tydfil

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Burnley £5,077, Merthyr Tydfil £5,782Merthyr Tydfil: £5,782Burnley: £5,077Merthyr Tydfil: £5,806Burnley: £5,098Merthyr Tydfil: £5,484Burnley: £4,815

    £5,077£5,098£4,815Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£5,782£5,806£5,484

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Burnley £2,182, Merthyr Tydfil £2,442Merthyr Tydfil: £2,442Burnley: £2,182Merthyr Tydfil: £2,453Burnley: £2,192Merthyr Tydfil: £2,317Burnley: £2,070

    £2,182£2,192£2,070Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£2,442£2,453£2,317

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Burnley £1,828, Merthyr Tydfil £1,892Merthyr Tydfil: £1,892Burnley: £1,828Merthyr Tydfil: £1,900Burnley: £1,836Merthyr Tydfil: £1,795Burnley: £1,734

    £1,828£1,836£1,734Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£1,892£1,900£1,795

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Burnley £1,922, Merthyr Tydfil £2,150Merthyr Tydfil: £2,150Burnley: £1,922Merthyr Tydfil: £2,160Burnley: £1,930Merthyr Tydfil: £2,040Burnley: £1,823

    £1,922£1,930£1,823Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£2,150£2,160£2,040

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Burnley £105, Merthyr Tydfil £119Merthyr Tydfil: £119Burnley: £105Merthyr Tydfil: £120Burnley: £105Merthyr Tydfil: £113Burnley: £100

    £105£105£100Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£119£120£113

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Burnley £149, Merthyr Tydfil £165Merthyr Tydfil: £165Burnley: £149Merthyr Tydfil: £166Burnley: £150Merthyr Tydfil: £157Burnley: £141

    £149£150£141Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£165£166£157

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Burnley £6.04, Merthyr Tydfil £7.39Merthyr Tydfil: £7.39Burnley: £6.04Merthyr Tydfil: £7.42Burnley: £6.07Merthyr Tydfil: £7.01Burnley: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£7.39£7.42£7.01

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Burnley £616, Merthyr Tydfil £944Merthyr Tydfil: £944Burnley: £616Merthyr Tydfil: £948Burnley: £619Merthyr Tydfil: £896Burnley: £585

    £616£619£585Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£944£948£896

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Burnley £187, Merthyr Tydfil £237Merthyr Tydfil: £237Burnley: £187Merthyr Tydfil: £238Burnley: £188Merthyr Tydfil: £225Burnley: £177

    £187£188£177Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£237£238£225

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Burnley £111, Merthyr Tydfil £133Merthyr Tydfil: £133Burnley: £111Merthyr Tydfil: £134Burnley: £111Merthyr Tydfil: £126Burnley: £105

    £111£111£105Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£133£134£126

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Burnley £1,457, Merthyr Tydfil £1,338Merthyr Tydfil: £1,338Burnley: £1,457Merthyr Tydfil: £1,344Burnley: £1,463Merthyr Tydfil: £1,269Burnley: £1,382

    £1,457£1,463£1,382Burnley is higher£1,338£1,344£1,269

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Burnley £257, Merthyr Tydfil £250Merthyr Tydfil: £250Burnley: £257Merthyr Tydfil: £251Burnley: £258Merthyr Tydfil: £237Burnley: £244

    £257£258£244Burnley is higher£250£251£237

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Burnley £253, Merthyr Tydfil £408Merthyr Tydfil: £408Burnley: £253Merthyr Tydfil: £409Burnley: £254Merthyr Tydfil: £387Burnley: £240

    £253£254£240Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£408£409£387

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Burnley £3.02, Merthyr Tydfil £4.35Merthyr Tydfil: £4.35Burnley: £3.02Merthyr Tydfil: £4.37Burnley: £3.03Merthyr Tydfil: £4.13Burnley: £2.86

    £3.02£3.03£2.86Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£4.35£4.37£4.13

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Burnley £4.44, Merthyr Tydfil £8.76Merthyr Tydfil: £8.76Burnley: £4.44Merthyr Tydfil: £8.80Burnley: £4.46Merthyr Tydfil: £8.31Burnley: £4.21

    £4.44£4.46£4.21Merthyr Tydfil is higher£8.76£8.80£8.31

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Burnley £5.96, Merthyr Tydfil £16Merthyr Tydfil: £16Burnley: £5.96Merthyr Tydfil: £16Burnley: £5.98Merthyr Tydfil: £15Burnley: £5.65

    £5.96£5.98£5.65Merthyr Tydfil is higher£16£16£15

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Burnley 167.9, Merthyr Tydfil 191.0Merthyr Tydfil: 191.0Burnley: 167.9

    167.9Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count191.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Burnley 24.3, Merthyr Tydfil 29.4Merthyr Tydfil: 29.4Burnley: 24.3

    24.3Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count29.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Burnley 31.4, Merthyr Tydfil 34.9Merthyr Tydfil: 34.9Burnley: 31.4

    31.4Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count34.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Burnley 95.0, Merthyr Tydfil 132.9Merthyr Tydfil: 132.9Burnley: 95.0

    95.0Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count132.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Burnley 183.4, Merthyr Tydfil 170.3Merthyr Tydfil: 170.3Burnley: 183.4

    183.4Burnley is higher170.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Burnley 25.6, Merthyr Tydfil 29.5Merthyr Tydfil: 29.5Burnley: 25.6

    25.6Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count29.5

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Burnley and Merthyr Tydfil, per resident
MeasureBurnleyMerthyr TydfilHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,077£5,098£4,815£5,782£5,806£5,484Merthyr Tydfil
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,182£2,192£2,070£2,442£2,453£2,317Merthyr Tydfil
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,828£1,836£1,734£1,892£1,900£1,795Merthyr Tydfil
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,922£1,930£1,823£2,150£2,160£2,040Merthyr Tydfil
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£105£105£100£119£120£113Merthyr Tydfil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£165£166£157Merthyr Tydfil
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£7.39£7.42£7.01Merthyr Tydfil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£616£619£585£944£948£896Merthyr Tydfil
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£187£188£177£237£238£225Merthyr Tydfil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£133£134£126Merthyr Tydfil
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,457£1,463£1,382£1,338£1,344£1,269Burnley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£257£258£244£250£251£237Burnley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£253£254£240£408£409£387Merthyr Tydfil
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.02£3.03£2.86£4.35£4.37£4.13Merthyr Tydfil
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.44£4.46£4.21£8.76£8.80£8.31Merthyr Tydfil
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.96£5.98£5.65£16£16£15Merthyr Tydfil
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026167.9191.0Merthyr Tydfil
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.329.4Merthyr Tydfil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.434.9Merthyr Tydfil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.0132.9Merthyr Tydfil
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026183.4170.3Burnley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.629.5Merthyr Tydfil

Total

Burnley is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Merthyr Tydfil on 2. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Burnley Merthyr Tydfil

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Burnley £503.6m, Merthyr Tydfil £339.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £339.5mBurnley: £503.6mMerthyr Tydfil: £341.0mBurnley: £505.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £322.0mBurnley: £477.7m

    £503.6m£505.7m£477.7mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£339.5m£341.0m£322.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Burnley £216.5m, Merthyr Tydfil £143.4mMerthyr Tydfil: £143.4mBurnley: £216.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £144.0mBurnley: £217.4mMerthyr Tydfil: £136.0mBurnley: £205.3m

    £216.5m£217.4m£205.3mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£143.4m£144.0m£136.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Burnley £181.3m, Merthyr Tydfil £111.1mMerthyr Tydfil: £111.1mBurnley: £181.3mMerthyr Tydfil: £111.6mBurnley: £182.1mMerthyr Tydfil: £105.4mBurnley: £172.0m

    £181.3m£182.1m£172.0mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£111.1m£111.6m£105.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Burnley £190.7m, Merthyr Tydfil £126.3mMerthyr Tydfil: £126.3mBurnley: £190.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £126.8mBurnley: £191.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £119.8mBurnley: £180.9m

    £190.7m£191.5m£180.9mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£126.3m£126.8m£119.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Burnley £10.4m, Merthyr Tydfil £7.0mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.0mBurnley: £10.4mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.0mBurnley: £10.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £6.6mBurnley: £9.9m

    £10.4m£10.5m£9.9mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Burnley £14.8m, Merthyr Tydfil £9.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £9.7mBurnley: £14.8mMerthyr Tydfil: £9.8mBurnley: £14.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £9.2mBurnley: £14.0m

    £14.8m£14.9m£14.0mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Burnley £0.60m, Merthyr Tydfil £0.43mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.43mBurnley: £0.60mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.44mBurnley: £0.60mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.41mBurnley: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£0.43m£0.44m£0.41m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Burnley £61.1m, Merthyr Tydfil £55.4mMerthyr Tydfil: £55.4mBurnley: £61.1mMerthyr Tydfil: £55.7mBurnley: £61.4mMerthyr Tydfil: £52.6mBurnley: £58.0m

    £61.1m£61.4m£58.0mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£55.4m£55.7m£52.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Burnley £18.5m, Merthyr Tydfil £13.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £13.9mBurnley: £18.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £14.0mBurnley: £18.6mMerthyr Tydfil: £13.2mBurnley: £17.6m

    £18.5m£18.6m£17.6mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Burnley £11.0m, Merthyr Tydfil £7.8mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.8mBurnley: £11.0mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.8mBurnley: £11.0mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.4mBurnley: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Burnley £144.5m, Merthyr Tydfil £78.6mMerthyr Tydfil: £78.6mBurnley: £144.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £78.9mBurnley: £145.2mMerthyr Tydfil: £74.5mBurnley: £137.1m

    £144.5m£145.2m£137.1mBurnley is higher£78.6m£78.9m£74.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Burnley £25.5m, Merthyr Tydfil £14.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £14.7mBurnley: £25.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £14.8mBurnley: £25.6mMerthyr Tydfil: £13.9mBurnley: £24.2m

    £25.5m£25.6m£24.2mBurnley is higher£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Burnley £25.1m, Merthyr Tydfil £23.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £23.9mBurnley: £25.1mMerthyr Tydfil: £24.0mBurnley: £25.2mMerthyr Tydfil: £22.7mBurnley: £23.8m

    £25.1m£25.2m£23.8mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Burnley £0.30m, Merthyr Tydfil £0.26mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.26mBurnley: £0.30mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.26mBurnley: £0.30mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.24mBurnley: £0.28m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.28mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Burnley £0.44m, Merthyr Tydfil £0.51mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.51mBurnley: £0.44mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.52mBurnley: £0.44mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.49mBurnley: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mMerthyr Tydfil is higher£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Burnley £0.59m, Merthyr Tydfil £0.91mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.91mBurnley: £0.59mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.92mBurnley: £0.59mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.87mBurnley: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mMerthyr Tydfil is higher£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Burnley 16,655, Merthyr Tydfil 11,213Merthyr Tydfil: 11,213Burnley: 16,655

    16,655Burnley is higherDepends on how you count11,213

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Burnley 2,410, Merthyr Tydfil 1,729Merthyr Tydfil: 1,729Burnley: 2,410

    2,410Burnley is higherDepends on how you count1,729

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Burnley 3,111, Merthyr Tydfil 2,050Merthyr Tydfil: 2,050Burnley: 3,111

    3,111Burnley is higherDepends on how you count2,050

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Burnley 9,424, Merthyr Tydfil 7,804Merthyr Tydfil: 7,804Burnley: 9,424

    9,424Burnley is higherDepends on how you count7,804

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Burnley 18,194, Merthyr Tydfil 9,999Merthyr Tydfil: 9,999Burnley: 18,194

    18,194Burnley is higher9,999

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Burnley 2,535, Merthyr Tydfil 1,734Merthyr Tydfil: 1,734Burnley: 2,535

    2,535Burnley is higherDepends on how you count1,734

Show the numbers
Burnley and Merthyr Tydfil, total
MeasureBurnleyMerthyr TydfilHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£503.6m£505.7m£477.7m£339.5m£341.0m£322.0mBurnley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£216.5m£217.4m£205.3m£143.4m£144.0m£136.0mBurnley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£181.3m£182.1m£172.0m£111.1m£111.6m£105.4mBurnley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£190.7m£191.5m£180.9m£126.3m£126.8m£119.8mBurnley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.4m£10.5m£9.9m£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mBurnley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.8m£14.9m£14.0m£9.7m£9.8m£9.2mBurnley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.43m£0.44m£0.41mBurnley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.1m£61.4m£58.0m£55.4m£55.7m£52.6mBurnley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mBurnley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mBurnley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£144.5m£145.2m£137.1m£78.6m£78.9m£74.5mBurnley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.5m£25.6m£24.2m£14.7m£14.8m£13.9mBurnley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mBurnley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m£0.26m£0.26m£0.24mBurnley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.51m£0.52m£0.49mMerthyr Tydfil
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.91m£0.92m£0.87mMerthyr Tydfil
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,65511,213Burnley
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4101,729Burnley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1112,050Burnley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,4247,804Burnley
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,1949,999Burnley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,5351,734Burnley

Sources

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

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  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.
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