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Lancaster and High Peak

145,332 and 91,892 residents (mid-2024).

Lancaster is higher than High Peak on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 21 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

Lancaster is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and High Peak 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

Lancaster High Peak

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lancaster £4,559, High Peak £4,523High Peak: £4,523Lancaster: £4,559High Peak: £4,543Lancaster: £4,579High Peak: £4,291Lancaster: £4,325

    £4,559£4,579£4,325Lancaster is higher£4,523£4,543£4,291

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lancaster £12,836, High Peak £12,843High Peak: £12,843Lancaster: £12,836High Peak: £12,898Lancaster: £12,890High Peak: £12,182Lancaster: £12,175

    £12,836£12,890£12,175High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£12,843£12,898£12,182

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £1,929, High Peak £1,645High Peak: £1,645Lancaster: £1,929High Peak: £1,652Lancaster: £1,937High Peak: £1,561Lancaster: £1,830

    £1,929£1,937£1,830Lancaster is higher£1,645£1,652£1,561

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lancaster £11,560, High Peak £11,791High Peak: £11,791Lancaster: £11,560High Peak: £11,842Lancaster: £11,609High Peak: £11,185Lancaster: £10,965

    £11,560£11,609£10,965High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£11,791£11,842£11,185

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lancaster £425, High Peak £334High Peak: £334Lancaster: £425High Peak: £336Lancaster: £427High Peak: £317Lancaster: £403

    £425£427£403Lancaster is higher£334£336£317

  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: Lancaster £823, High Peak £695High Peak: £695Lancaster: £823High Peak: £698Lancaster: £827High Peak: £660Lancaster: £781

    £823£827£781Lancaster is higher£695£698£660

  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: Lancaster £27, High Peak £22High Peak: £22Lancaster: £27High Peak: £22Lancaster: £27High Peak: £21Lancaster: £26

    £27£27£26Lancaster is higher£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £486, High Peak £441High Peak: £441Lancaster: £486High Peak: £442Lancaster: £488High Peak: £418Lancaster: £461

    £486£488£461Lancaster is higher£441£442£418

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £134, High Peak £128High Peak: £128Lancaster: £134High Peak: £128Lancaster: £134High Peak: £121Lancaster: £127

    £134£134£127Lancaster is higher£128£128£121

  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: Lancaster £99, High Peak £90High Peak: £90Lancaster: £99High Peak: £91Lancaster: £99High Peak: £86Lancaster: £94

    £99£99£94Lancaster is higher£90£91£86

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £1,536, High Peak £1,197High Peak: £1,197Lancaster: £1,536High Peak: £1,202Lancaster: £1,542High Peak: £1,136Lancaster: £1,457

    £1,536£1,542£1,457Lancaster is higher£1,197£1,202£1,136

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lancaster £181, High Peak £160High Peak: £160Lancaster: £181High Peak: £161Lancaster: £181High Peak: £152Lancaster: £171

    £181£181£171Lancaster is higher£160£161£152

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £286, High Peak £344High Peak: £344Lancaster: £286High Peak: £346Lancaster: £287High Peak: £327Lancaster: £271

    £286£287£271High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£344£346£327

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £4.46, High Peak £8.54High Peak: £8.54Lancaster: £4.46High Peak: £8.58Lancaster: £4.48High Peak: £8.10Lancaster: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23High Peak is higher£8.54£8.58£8.10

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £3.52, High Peak £4.70High Peak: £4.70Lancaster: £3.52High Peak: £4.72Lancaster: £3.54High Peak: £4.46Lancaster: £3.34

    £3.52£3.54£3.34High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£4.70£4.72£4.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lancaster £6.05, High Peak £6.87High Peak: £6.87Lancaster: £6.05High Peak: £6.90Lancaster: £6.08High Peak: £6.52Lancaster: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£6.87£6.90£6.52

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lancaster 1,026.3, High Peak 1,040.0High Peak: 1,040.0Lancaster: 1,026.3

    1,026.3High Peak is higherDepends on how you count1,040.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lancaster 105.9, High Peak 86.8High Peak: 86.8Lancaster: 105.9

    105.9Lancaster is higher86.8

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lancaster 167.4, High Peak 144.2High Peak: 144.2Lancaster: 167.4

    167.4Lancaster is higher144.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 71.9, High Peak 65.3High Peak: 65.3Lancaster: 71.9

    71.9Lancaster is higher65.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lancaster 175.4, High Peak 152.2High Peak: 152.2Lancaster: 175.4

    175.4Lancaster is higher152.2

  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: Lancaster 21.8, High Peak 19.4High Peak: 19.4Lancaster: 21.8

    21.8Lancaster is higher19.4

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Lancaster and High Peak, per person in the age group
MeasureLancasterHigh PeakHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,559£4,579£4,325£4,523£4,543£4,291Lancaster
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,836£12,890£12,175£12,843£12,898£12,182High Peak
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,929£1,937£1,830£1,645£1,652£1,561Lancaster
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,560£11,609£10,965£11,791£11,842£11,185High Peak
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£425£427£403£334£336£317Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£823£827£781£695£698£660Lancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£26£22£22£21Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£441£442£418Lancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£128£128£121Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£90£91£86Lancaster
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,536£1,542£1,457£1,197£1,202£1,136Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£181£181£171£160£161£152Lancaster
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£286£287£271£344£346£327High Peak
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23£8.54£8.58£8.10High Peak
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.52£3.54£3.34£4.70£4.72£4.46High Peak
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£6.87£6.90£6.52High Peak
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,026.31,040.0High Peak
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.986.8Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026167.4144.2Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.965.3Lancaster
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026175.4152.2Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.819.4Lancaster

Per resident

Lancaster is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and High Peak 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

Lancaster High Peak

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lancaster £4,559, High Peak £4,523High Peak: £4,523Lancaster: £4,559High Peak: £4,543Lancaster: £4,579High Peak: £4,291Lancaster: £4,325

    £4,559£4,579£4,325Lancaster is higher£4,523£4,543£4,291

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lancaster £2,537, High Peak £2,794High Peak: £2,794Lancaster: £2,537High Peak: £2,806Lancaster: £2,548High Peak: £2,650Lancaster: £2,406

    £2,537£2,548£2,406High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£2,794£2,806£2,650

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lancaster £1,216, High Peak £994High Peak: £994Lancaster: £1,216High Peak: £999Lancaster: £1,221High Peak: £943Lancaster: £1,153

    £1,216£1,221£1,153Lancaster is higher£994£999£943

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lancaster £2,285, High Peak £2,565High Peak: £2,565Lancaster: £2,285High Peak: £2,576Lancaster: £2,294High Peak: £2,433Lancaster: £2,167

    £2,285£2,294£2,167High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£2,565£2,576£2,433

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lancaster £84, High Peak £73High Peak: £73Lancaster: £84High Peak: £73Lancaster: £84High Peak: £69Lancaster: £80

    £84£84£80Lancaster is higher£73£73£69

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £163, High Peak £151High Peak: £151Lancaster: £163High Peak: £152Lancaster: £163High Peak: £143Lancaster: £154

    £163£163£154Lancaster is higher£151£152£143

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Lancaster £5.32, High Peak £4.85High Peak: £4.85Lancaster: £5.32High Peak: £4.87Lancaster: £5.35High Peak: £4.60Lancaster: £5.05

    £5.32£5.35£5.05Lancaster is higher£4.85£4.87£4.60

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £486, High Peak £441High Peak: £441Lancaster: £486High Peak: £442Lancaster: £488High Peak: £418Lancaster: £461

    £486£488£461Lancaster is higher£441£442£418

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £134, High Peak £128High Peak: £128Lancaster: £134High Peak: £128Lancaster: £134High Peak: £121Lancaster: £127

    £134£134£127Lancaster is higher£128£128£121

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lancaster £62, High Peak £55High Peak: £55Lancaster: £62High Peak: £55Lancaster: £63High Peak: £52Lancaster: £59

    £62£63£59Lancaster is higher£55£55£52

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lancaster £968, High Peak £724High Peak: £724Lancaster: £968High Peak: £727Lancaster: £972High Peak: £686Lancaster: £918

    £968£972£918Lancaster is higher£724£727£686

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lancaster £181, High Peak £160High Peak: £160Lancaster: £181High Peak: £161Lancaster: £181High Peak: £152Lancaster: £171

    £181£181£171Lancaster is higher£160£161£152

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lancaster £180, High Peak £208High Peak: £208Lancaster: £180High Peak: £209Lancaster: £181High Peak: £197Lancaster: £171

    £180£181£171High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£208£209£197

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lancaster £2.81, High Peak £5.17High Peak: £5.17Lancaster: £2.81High Peak: £5.19Lancaster: £2.83High Peak: £4.90Lancaster: £2.67

    £2.81£2.83£2.67High Peak is higher£5.17£5.19£4.90

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lancaster £2.21, High Peak £2.85High Peak: £2.85Lancaster: £2.21High Peak: £2.86Lancaster: £2.22High Peak: £2.70Lancaster: £2.10

    £2.21£2.22£2.10High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£2.85£2.86£2.70

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lancaster £6.05, High Peak £6.87High Peak: £6.87Lancaster: £6.05High Peak: £6.90Lancaster: £6.08High Peak: £6.52Lancaster: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£6.87£6.90£6.52

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 202.8, High Peak 226.2High Peak: 226.2Lancaster: 202.8

    202.8High Peak is higherDepends on how you count226.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 20.9, High Peak 18.9High Peak: 18.9Lancaster: 20.9

    20.9Lancaster is higher18.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 33.1, High Peak 31.4High Peak: 31.4Lancaster: 33.1

    33.1Lancaster is higher31.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 71.9, High Peak 65.3High Peak: 65.3Lancaster: 71.9

    71.9Lancaster is higher65.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 110.5, High Peak 92.0High Peak: 92.0Lancaster: 110.5

    110.5Lancaster is higher92.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 13.7, High Peak 11.7High Peak: 11.7Lancaster: 13.7

    13.7Lancaster is higher11.7

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Lancaster and High Peak, per resident
MeasureLancasterHigh PeakHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,559£4,579£4,325£4,523£4,543£4,291Lancaster
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,537£2,548£2,406£2,794£2,806£2,650High Peak
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,216£1,221£1,153£994£999£943Lancaster
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,285£2,294£2,167£2,565£2,576£2,433High Peak
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£84£80£73£73£69Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£163£154£151£152£143Lancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.32£5.35£5.05£4.85£4.87£4.60Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£441£442£418Lancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£128£128£121Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£63£59£55£55£52Lancaster
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£968£972£918£724£727£686Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£181£181£171£160£161£152Lancaster
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£208£209£197High Peak
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.81£2.83£2.67£5.17£5.19£4.90High Peak
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.21£2.22£2.10£2.85£2.86£2.70High Peak
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£6.87£6.90£6.52High Peak
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026202.8226.2High Peak
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.918.9Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.131.4Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.965.3Lancaster
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026110.592.0Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.711.7Lancaster

Total

Lancaster is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and High Peak on 1. 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

Lancaster High Peak

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lancaster £662.6m, High Peak £415.7mHigh Peak: £415.7mLancaster: £662.6mHigh Peak: £417.4mLancaster: £665.4mHigh Peak: £394.3mLancaster: £628.5m

    £662.6m£665.4m£628.5mLancaster is higher£415.7m£417.4m£394.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lancaster £368.7m, High Peak £256.7mHigh Peak: £256.7mLancaster: £368.7mHigh Peak: £257.8mLancaster: £370.2mHigh Peak: £243.5mLancaster: £349.7m

    £368.7m£370.2m£349.7mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£256.7m£257.8m£243.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lancaster £176.7m, High Peak £91.4mHigh Peak: £91.4mLancaster: £176.7mHigh Peak: £91.8mLancaster: £177.5mHigh Peak: £86.7mLancaster: £167.6m

    £176.7m£177.5m£167.6mLancaster is higher£91.4m£91.8m£86.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lancaster £332.0m, High Peak £235.7mHigh Peak: £235.7mLancaster: £332.0mHigh Peak: £236.7mLancaster: £333.5mHigh Peak: £223.6mLancaster: £315.0m

    £332.0m£333.5m£315.0mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£235.7m£236.7m£223.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lancaster £12.2m, High Peak £6.7mHigh Peak: £6.7mLancaster: £12.2mHigh Peak: £6.7mLancaster: £12.3mHigh Peak: £6.3mLancaster: £11.6m

    £12.2m£12.3m£11.6mLancaster is higher£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lancaster £23.6m, High Peak £13.9mHigh Peak: £13.9mLancaster: £23.6mHigh Peak: £14.0mLancaster: £23.7mHigh Peak: £13.2mLancaster: £22.4m

    £23.6m£23.7m£22.4mLancaster is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Lancaster £0.77m, High Peak £0.45mHigh Peak: £0.45mLancaster: £0.77mHigh Peak: £0.45mLancaster: £0.78mHigh Peak: £0.42mLancaster: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.78m£0.73mLancaster is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lancaster £70.6m, High Peak £40.5mHigh Peak: £40.5mLancaster: £70.6mHigh Peak: £40.7mLancaster: £70.9mHigh Peak: £38.4mLancaster: £67.0m

    £70.6m£70.9m£67.0mLancaster is higher£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lancaster £19.5m, High Peak £11.7mHigh Peak: £11.7mLancaster: £19.5mHigh Peak: £11.8mLancaster: £19.5mHigh Peak: £11.1mLancaster: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.5m£18.5mLancaster is higher£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lancaster £9.1m, High Peak £5.0mHigh Peak: £5.0mLancaster: £9.1mHigh Peak: £5.0mLancaster: £9.1mHigh Peak: £4.8mLancaster: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mLancaster is higher£5.0m£5.0m£4.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lancaster £140.7m, High Peak £66.5mHigh Peak: £66.5mLancaster: £140.7mHigh Peak: £66.8mLancaster: £141.3mHigh Peak: £63.1mLancaster: £133.5m

    £140.7m£141.3m£133.5mLancaster is higher£66.5m£66.8m£63.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lancaster £26.3m, High Peak £14.7mHigh Peak: £14.7mLancaster: £26.3mHigh Peak: £14.7mLancaster: £26.4mHigh Peak: £13.9mLancaster: £24.9m

    £26.3m£26.4m£24.9mLancaster is higher£14.7m£14.7m£13.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lancaster £26.2m, High Peak £19.1mHigh Peak: £19.1mLancaster: £26.2mHigh Peak: £19.2mLancaster: £26.3mHigh Peak: £18.1mLancaster: £24.9m

    £26.2m£26.3m£24.9mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lancaster £0.41m, High Peak £0.47mHigh Peak: £0.47mLancaster: £0.41mHigh Peak: £0.48mLancaster: £0.41mHigh Peak: £0.45mLancaster: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mHigh Peak is higher£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lancaster £0.32m, High Peak £0.26mHigh Peak: £0.26mLancaster: £0.32mHigh Peak: £0.26mLancaster: £0.32mHigh Peak: £0.25mLancaster: £0.31m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.31mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lancaster £0.88m, High Peak £0.63mHigh Peak: £0.63mLancaster: £0.88mHigh Peak: £0.63mLancaster: £0.88mHigh Peak: £0.60mLancaster: £0.83m

    £0.88m£0.88m£0.83mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lancaster 29,478, High Peak 20,790High Peak: 20,790Lancaster: 29,478

    29,478Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count20,790

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lancaster 3,042, High Peak 1,735High Peak: 1,735Lancaster: 3,042

    3,042Lancaster is higher1,735

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lancaster 4,808, High Peak 2,882High Peak: 2,882Lancaster: 4,808

    4,808Lancaster is higher2,882

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lancaster 10,452, High Peak 6,002High Peak: 6,002Lancaster: 10,452

    10,452Lancaster is higher6,002

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lancaster 16,065, High Peak 8,456High Peak: 8,456Lancaster: 16,065

    16,065Lancaster is higher8,456

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lancaster 1,993, High Peak 1,075High Peak: 1,075Lancaster: 1,993

    1,993Lancaster is higher1,075

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Lancaster and High Peak, total
MeasureLancasterHigh PeakHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£662.6m£665.4m£628.5m£415.7m£417.4m£394.3mLancaster
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£368.7m£370.2m£349.7m£256.7m£257.8m£243.5mLancaster
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£176.7m£177.5m£167.6m£91.4m£91.8m£86.7mLancaster
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£332.0m£333.5m£315.0m£235.7m£236.7m£223.6mLancaster
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m£6.7m£6.7m£6.3mLancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mLancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mLancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.6m£70.9m£67.0m£40.5m£40.7m£38.4mLancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.5m£18.5m£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mLancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£5.0m£5.0m£4.8mLancaster
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.7m£141.3m£133.5m£66.5m£66.8m£63.1mLancaster
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m£14.7m£14.7m£13.9mLancaster
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m£19.1m£19.2m£18.1mLancaster
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.47m£0.48m£0.45mHigh Peak
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mLancaster
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mLancaster
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,47820,790Lancaster
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,0421,735Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,8082,882Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,4526,002Lancaster
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,0658,456Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9931,075Lancaster

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.