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Hyndburn and Pendle
Hyndburn is higher than Pendle on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 4 of 22 in total.
On 11 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.
Per person in the age group
Hyndburn is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Pendle on 7. 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
Hyndburn Pendle
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,112£5,134£4,849Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£4,752£4,772£4,507
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,099£13,154£12,425Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£13,097£13,152£12,423
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,848£2,860£2,701Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£2,685£2,696£2,547
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,620£11,670£11,023Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£11,536£11,585£10,943
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£579£582£549Pendle is higher£682£685£647
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£863£867£819Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£842£845£799
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£36£36£34Pendle is higher£37£37£35
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£637£639£604Hyndburn is higher£514£517£488
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£190£191£180Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£163
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£162£163£154Pendle is higher£185£186£175
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,221£2,231£2,107Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£2,113£2,122£2,004
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£281£282£266Hyndburn is higher£169£170£160
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£450£451£426Hyndburn is higher£372£373£353
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.18£8.22£7.76Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£7.57£7.60£7.18
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.43£7.46£7.05Pendle is higher£7.93£7.96£7.52
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.84£6.87£6.49Pendle is higher£9.75£9.79£9.25
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,002.9Pendle is higher1,007.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
145.2Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count141.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
179.7Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count178.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
97.3Hyndburn is higher80.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
283.0Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count281.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
37.3Pendle is higher44.1
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| Measure | Hyndburn | Pendle | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,112£5,134£4,849 | £4,752£4,772£4,507 | Hyndburn |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,099£13,154£12,425 | £13,097£13,152£12,423 | Hyndburn |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,848£2,860£2,701 | £2,685£2,696£2,547 | Hyndburn |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,620£11,670£11,023 | £11,536£11,585£10,943 | Hyndburn |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £579£582£549 | £682£685£647 | Pendle |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £863£867£819 | £842£845£799 | Hyndburn |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £36£36£34 | £37£37£35 | Pendle |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £637£639£604 | £514£517£488 | Hyndburn |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £190£191£180 | £172£173£163 | Hyndburn |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £162£163£154 | £185£186£175 | Pendle |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,221£2,231£2,107 | £2,113£2,122£2,004 | Hyndburn |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £281£282£266 | £169£170£160 | Hyndburn |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £450£451£426 | £372£373£353 | Hyndburn |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.18£8.22£7.76 | £7.57£7.60£7.18 | Hyndburn |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.43£7.46£7.05 | £7.93£7.96£7.52 | Pendle |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.84£6.87£6.49 | £9.75£9.79£9.25 | Pendle |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,002.9 | 1,007.0 | Pendle |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 145.2 | 141.1 | Hyndburn |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 179.7 | 178.7 | Hyndburn |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 97.3 | 80.9 | Hyndburn |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 283.0 | 281.0 | Hyndburn |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 37.3 | 44.1 | Pendle |
Per resident
Hyndburn is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Pendle 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
Hyndburn Pendle
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,112£5,134£4,849Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£4,752£4,772£4,507
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,232£2,242£2,117Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£2,261£2,270£2,144
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,765£1,773£1,675Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£1,626£1,633£1,542
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,980£1,989£1,878Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£1,991£2,000£1,889
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£99£99£94Pendle is higher£118£118£112
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£147£148£140Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£145£146£138
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£6.13£6.15£5.81Pendle is higher£6.33£6.35£6.00
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£637£639£604Hyndburn is higher£514£517£488
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£190£191£180Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£163
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£100£101£95Pendle is higher£112£112£106
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,377£1,383£1,306Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£1,279£1,285£1,214
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£281£282£266Hyndburn is higher£169£170£160
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£279£280£264Hyndburn is higher£225£226£214
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.07£5.09£4.81Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£4.59£4.61£4.35
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£4.61£4.63£4.37Pendle is higher£4.81£4.83£4.56
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.84£6.87£6.49Pendle is higher£9.75£9.79£9.25
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
170.9Pendle is higher173.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
24.7Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count24.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
30.6Pendle is higherDepends on how you count30.8
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
97.3Hyndburn is higher80.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
175.5Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count170.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
23.1Pendle is higher26.7
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| Measure | Hyndburn | Pendle | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,112£5,134£4,849 | £4,752£4,772£4,507 | Hyndburn |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,232£2,242£2,117 | £2,261£2,270£2,144 | Pendle |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,765£1,773£1,675 | £1,626£1,633£1,542 | Hyndburn |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,980£1,989£1,878 | £1,991£2,000£1,889 | Pendle |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £99£99£94 | £118£118£112 | Pendle |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £147£148£140 | £145£146£138 | Hyndburn |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £6.13£6.15£5.81 | £6.33£6.35£6.00 | Pendle |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £637£639£604 | £514£517£488 | Hyndburn |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £190£191£180 | £172£173£163 | Hyndburn |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £100£101£95 | £112£112£106 | Pendle |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,377£1,383£1,306 | £1,279£1,285£1,214 | Hyndburn |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £281£282£266 | £169£170£160 | Hyndburn |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £279£280£264 | £225£226£214 | Hyndburn |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.07£5.09£4.81 | £4.59£4.61£4.35 | Hyndburn |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £4.61£4.63£4.37 | £4.81£4.83£4.56 | Pendle |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.84£6.87£6.49 | £9.75£9.79£9.25 | Pendle |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 170.9 | 173.8 | Pendle |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 24.7 | 24.4 | Hyndburn |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 30.6 | 30.8 | Pendle |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 97.3 | 80.9 | Hyndburn |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 175.5 | 170.2 | Hyndburn |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 23.1 | 26.7 | Pendle |
Total
Hyndburn is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Pendle 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
Hyndburn Pendle
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£439.1m£441.0m£416.5mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£473.5m£475.5m£449.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£191.7m£192.6m£181.9mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£225.3m£226.2m£213.7m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£151.6m£152.3m£143.8mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£162.0m£162.7m£153.7m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£170.1m£170.8m£161.3mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£198.4m£199.3m£188.2m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mPendle is higher£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.6m£12.7m£12.0mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mPendle is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£54.7m£54.9m£51.9mHyndburn is higher£51.2m£51.5m£48.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.3m£16.4m£15.5mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.6m£8.7m£8.2mPendle is higher£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£118.3m£118.8m£112.2mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£127.5m£128.0m£120.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£24.1m£24.2m£22.9mHyndburn is higher£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mHyndburn is higher£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mPendle is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mPendle is higher£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
14,680Pendle is higher17,321
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,125Pendle is higherDepends on how you count2,427
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,631Pendle is higherDepends on how you count3,073
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
8,357Hyndburn is higher8,059
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
15,070Pendle is higherDepends on how you count16,957
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,988Pendle is higher2,660
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| Measure | Hyndburn | Pendle | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £439.1m£441.0m£416.5m | £473.5m£475.5m£449.1m | Pendle |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £191.7m£192.6m£181.9m | £225.3m£226.2m£213.7m | Pendle |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £151.6m£152.3m£143.8m | £162.0m£162.7m£153.7m | Pendle |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £170.1m£170.8m£161.3m | £198.4m£199.3m£188.2m | Pendle |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £8.5m£8.5m£8.0m | £11.7m£11.8m£11.1m | Pendle |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.6m£12.7m£12.0m | £14.5m£14.5m£13.7m | Pendle |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | £0.63m£0.63m£0.60m | Pendle |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £54.7m£54.9m£51.9m | £51.2m£51.5m£48.6m | Hyndburn |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.3m£16.4m£15.5m | £17.1m£17.2m£16.3m | Pendle |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.6m£8.7m£8.2m | £11.2m£11.2m£10.6m | Pendle |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £118.3m£118.8m£112.2m | £127.5m£128.0m£120.9m | Pendle |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £24.1m£24.2m£22.9m | £16.8m£16.9m£16.0m | Hyndburn |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £23.9m£24.0m£22.7m | £22.4m£22.5m£21.3m | Hyndburn |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.44m£0.44m£0.41m | £0.46m£0.46m£0.43m | Pendle |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.40m£0.40m£0.38m | £0.48m£0.48m£0.45m | Pendle |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.59m£0.59m£0.56m | £0.97m£0.98m£0.92m | Pendle |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 14,680 | 17,321 | Pendle |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,125 | 2,427 | Pendle |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,631 | 3,073 | Pendle |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 8,357 | 8,059 | Hyndburn |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 15,070 | 16,957 | Pendle |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,988 | 2,660 | Pendle |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.