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Pendle and Middlesbrough

99,643 and 154,700 residents (mid-2024).

Pendle is higher than Middlesbrough on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

Pendle is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Middlesbrough on 17. 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

Pendle Middlesbrough

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pendle £4,752, Middlesbrough £5,133Middlesbrough: £5,133Pendle: £4,752Middlesbrough: £5,155Pendle: £4,772Middlesbrough: £4,869Pendle: £4,507

    £4,752£4,772£4,507Middlesbrough is higher£5,133£5,155£4,869

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £13,097, Middlesbrough £12,850Middlesbrough: £12,850Pendle: £13,097Middlesbrough: £12,905Pendle: £13,152Middlesbrough: £12,189Pendle: £12,423

    £13,097£13,152£12,423Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£12,850£12,905£12,189

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £2,685, Middlesbrough £3,124Middlesbrough: £3,124Pendle: £2,685Middlesbrough: £3,138Pendle: £2,696Middlesbrough: £2,964Pendle: £2,547

    £2,685£2,696£2,547Middlesbrough is higher£3,124£3,138£2,964

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £11,536, Middlesbrough £11,205Middlesbrough: £11,205Pendle: £11,536Middlesbrough: £11,253Pendle: £11,585Middlesbrough: £10,629Pendle: £10,943

    £11,536£11,585£10,943Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£11,205£11,253£10,629

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £682, Middlesbrough £729Middlesbrough: £729Pendle: £682Middlesbrough: £732Pendle: £685Middlesbrough: £691Pendle: £647

    £682£685£647Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£729£732£691

  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: Pendle £842, Middlesbrough £874Middlesbrough: £874Pendle: £842Middlesbrough: £878Pendle: £845Middlesbrough: £829Pendle: £799

    £842£845£799Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£874£878£829

  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: Pendle £37, Middlesbrough £43Middlesbrough: £43Pendle: £37Middlesbrough: £43Pendle: £37Middlesbrough: £40Pendle: £35

    £37£37£35Middlesbrough is higher£43£43£40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £514, Middlesbrough £692Middlesbrough: £692Pendle: £514Middlesbrough: £695Pendle: £517Middlesbrough: £656Pendle: £488

    £514£517£488Middlesbrough is higher£692£695£656

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £172, Middlesbrough £149Middlesbrough: £149Pendle: £172Middlesbrough: £150Pendle: £173Middlesbrough: £142Pendle: £163

    £172£173£163Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£149£150£142

  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: Pendle £185, Middlesbrough £194Middlesbrough: £194Pendle: £185Middlesbrough: £194Pendle: £186Middlesbrough: £184Pendle: £175

    £185£186£175Middlesbrough is higher£194£194£184

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £2,113, Middlesbrough £2,450Middlesbrough: £2,450Pendle: £2,113Middlesbrough: £2,461Pendle: £2,122Middlesbrough: £2,324Pendle: £2,004

    £2,113£2,122£2,004Middlesbrough is higher£2,450£2,461£2,324

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pendle £169, Middlesbrough £289Middlesbrough: £289Pendle: £169Middlesbrough: £290Pendle: £170Middlesbrough: £274Pendle: £160

    £169£170£160Middlesbrough is higher£289£290£274

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £372, Middlesbrough £457Middlesbrough: £457Pendle: £372Middlesbrough: £459Pendle: £373Middlesbrough: £433Pendle: £353

    £372£373£353Middlesbrough is higher£457£459£433

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £7.57, Middlesbrough £7.59Middlesbrough: £7.59Pendle: £7.57Middlesbrough: £7.62Pendle: £7.60Middlesbrough: £7.20Pendle: £7.18

    £7.57£7.60£7.18Middlesbrough is higher£7.59£7.62£7.20

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £7.93, Middlesbrough £16Middlesbrough: £16Pendle: £7.93Middlesbrough: £16Pendle: £7.96Middlesbrough: £15Pendle: £7.52

    £7.93£7.96£7.52Middlesbrough is higher£16£16£15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pendle £9.75, Middlesbrough £7.83Middlesbrough: £7.83Pendle: £9.75Middlesbrough: £7.87Pendle: £9.79Middlesbrough: £7.43Pendle: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£7.83£7.87£7.43

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Pendle 1,007.0, Middlesbrough 1,008.0Middlesbrough: 1,008.0Pendle: 1,007.0

    1,007.0Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count1,008.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Pendle 141.1, Middlesbrough 174.3Middlesbrough: 174.3Pendle: 141.1

    141.1Middlesbrough is higher174.3

  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: Pendle 178.7, Middlesbrough 182.5Middlesbrough: 182.5Pendle: 178.7

    178.7Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count182.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 80.9, Middlesbrough 102.4Middlesbrough: 102.4Pendle: 80.9

    80.9Middlesbrough is higher102.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Pendle 281.0, Middlesbrough 291.4Middlesbrough: 291.4Pendle: 281.0

    281.0Middlesbrough is higher291.4

  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: Pendle 44.1, Middlesbrough 42.2Middlesbrough: 42.2Pendle: 44.1

    44.1Pendle is higherDepends on how you count42.2

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Pendle and Middlesbrough, per person in the age group
MeasurePendleMiddlesbroughHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,752£4,772£4,507£5,133£5,155£4,869Middlesbrough
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,097£13,152£12,423£12,850£12,905£12,189Pendle
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,685£2,696£2,547£3,124£3,138£2,964Middlesbrough
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,536£11,585£10,943£11,205£11,253£10,629Pendle
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£682£685£647£729£732£691Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£842£845£799£874£878£829Middlesbrough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£43£43£40Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£517£488£692£695£656Middlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£149£150£142Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£185£186£175£194£194£184Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,113£2,122£2,004£2,450£2,461£2,324Middlesbrough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£169£170£160£289£290£274Middlesbrough
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£372£373£353£457£459£433Middlesbrough
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.57£7.60£7.18£7.59£7.62£7.20Middlesbrough
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.93£7.96£7.52£16£16£15Middlesbrough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£7.83£7.87£7.43Pendle
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.01,008.0Middlesbrough
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.1174.3Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.7182.5Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.9102.4Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026281.0291.4Middlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202644.142.2Pendle

Per resident

Pendle is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Middlesbrough on 13. 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

Pendle Middlesbrough

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pendle £4,752, Middlesbrough £5,133Middlesbrough: £5,133Pendle: £4,752Middlesbrough: £5,155Pendle: £4,772Middlesbrough: £4,869Pendle: £4,507

    £4,752£4,772£4,507Middlesbrough is higher£5,133£5,155£4,869

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Pendle £2,261, Middlesbrough £2,024Middlesbrough: £2,024Pendle: £2,261Middlesbrough: £2,032Pendle: £2,270Middlesbrough: £1,920Pendle: £2,144

    £2,261£2,270£2,144Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£2,024£2,032£1,920

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Pendle £1,626, Middlesbrough £1,971Middlesbrough: £1,971Pendle: £1,626Middlesbrough: £1,979Pendle: £1,633Middlesbrough: £1,870Pendle: £1,542

    £1,626£1,633£1,542Middlesbrough is higher£1,971£1,979£1,870

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Pendle £1,991, Middlesbrough £1,765Middlesbrough: £1,765Pendle: £1,991Middlesbrough: £1,772Pendle: £2,000Middlesbrough: £1,674Pendle: £1,889

    £1,991£2,000£1,889Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£1,765£1,772£1,674

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Pendle £118, Middlesbrough £115Middlesbrough: £115Pendle: £118Middlesbrough: £115Pendle: £118Middlesbrough: £109Pendle: £112

    £118£118£112Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£115£115£109

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £145, Middlesbrough £138Middlesbrough: £138Pendle: £145Middlesbrough: £138Pendle: £146Middlesbrough: £131Pendle: £138

    £145£146£138Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£138£138£131

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Pendle £6.33, Middlesbrough £6.71Middlesbrough: £6.71Pendle: £6.33Middlesbrough: £6.73Pendle: £6.35Middlesbrough: £6.36Pendle: £6.00

    £6.33£6.35£6.00Middlesbrough is higher£6.71£6.73£6.36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £514, Middlesbrough £692Middlesbrough: £692Pendle: £514Middlesbrough: £695Pendle: £517Middlesbrough: £656Pendle: £488

    £514£517£488Middlesbrough is higher£692£695£656

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £172, Middlesbrough £149Middlesbrough: £149Pendle: £172Middlesbrough: £150Pendle: £173Middlesbrough: £142Pendle: £163

    £172£173£163Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£149£150£142

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Pendle £112, Middlesbrough £122Middlesbrough: £122Pendle: £112Middlesbrough: £123Pendle: £112Middlesbrough: £116Pendle: £106

    £112£112£106Middlesbrough is higher£122£123£116

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Pendle £1,279, Middlesbrough £1,546Middlesbrough: £1,546Pendle: £1,279Middlesbrough: £1,552Pendle: £1,285Middlesbrough: £1,466Pendle: £1,214

    £1,279£1,285£1,214Middlesbrough is higher£1,546£1,552£1,466

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pendle £169, Middlesbrough £289Middlesbrough: £289Pendle: £169Middlesbrough: £290Pendle: £170Middlesbrough: £274Pendle: £160

    £169£170£160Middlesbrough is higher£289£290£274

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Pendle £225, Middlesbrough £288Middlesbrough: £288Pendle: £225Middlesbrough: £289Pendle: £226Middlesbrough: £273Pendle: £214

    £225£226£214Middlesbrough is higher£288£289£273

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Pendle £4.59, Middlesbrough £4.79Middlesbrough: £4.79Pendle: £4.59Middlesbrough: £4.81Pendle: £4.61Middlesbrough: £4.54Pendle: £4.35

    £4.59£4.61£4.35Middlesbrough is higher£4.79£4.81£4.54

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Pendle £4.81, Middlesbrough £10Middlesbrough: £10Pendle: £4.81Middlesbrough: £10Pendle: £4.83Middlesbrough: £9.71Pendle: £4.56

    £4.81£4.83£4.56Middlesbrough is higher£10£10£9.71

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pendle £9.75, Middlesbrough £7.83Middlesbrough: £7.83Pendle: £9.75Middlesbrough: £7.87Pendle: £9.79Middlesbrough: £7.43Pendle: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£7.83£7.87£7.43

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 173.8, Middlesbrough 158.8Middlesbrough: 158.8Pendle: 173.8

    173.8Pendle is higherDepends on how you count158.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 24.4, Middlesbrough 27.5Middlesbrough: 27.5Pendle: 24.4

    24.4Middlesbrough is higher27.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 30.8, Middlesbrough 28.7Middlesbrough: 28.7Pendle: 30.8

    30.8Pendle is higherDepends on how you count28.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 80.9, Middlesbrough 102.4Middlesbrough: 102.4Pendle: 80.9

    80.9Middlesbrough is higher102.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 170.2, Middlesbrough 183.8Middlesbrough: 183.8Pendle: 170.2

    170.2Middlesbrough is higher183.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 26.7, Middlesbrough 26.6Middlesbrough: 26.6Pendle: 26.7

    26.7Pendle is higherDepends on how you count26.6

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Pendle and Middlesbrough, per resident
MeasurePendleMiddlesbroughHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,752£4,772£4,507£5,133£5,155£4,869Middlesbrough
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,261£2,270£2,144£2,024£2,032£1,920Pendle
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,626£1,633£1,542£1,971£1,979£1,870Middlesbrough
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,991£2,000£1,889£1,765£1,772£1,674Pendle
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£115£115£109Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£138£138£131Pendle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00£6.71£6.73£6.36Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£517£488£692£695£656Middlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£149£150£142Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106£122£123£116Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,279£1,285£1,214£1,546£1,552£1,466Middlesbrough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£169£170£160£289£290£274Middlesbrough
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£288£289£273Middlesbrough
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.59£4.61£4.35£4.79£4.81£4.54Middlesbrough
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.81£4.83£4.56£10£10£9.71Middlesbrough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£7.83£7.87£7.43Pendle
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026173.8158.8Pendle
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.427.5Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.828.7Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.9102.4Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026170.2183.8Middlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.726.6Pendle

Total

Pendle is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Middlesbrough 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

Pendle Middlesbrough

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Pendle £473.5m, Middlesbrough £794.1mMiddlesbrough: £794.1mPendle: £473.5mMiddlesbrough: £797.5mPendle: £475.5mMiddlesbrough: £753.2mPendle: £449.1m

    £473.5m£475.5m£449.1mMiddlesbrough is higher£794.1m£797.5m£753.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Pendle £225.3m, Middlesbrough £313.1mMiddlesbrough: £313.1mPendle: £225.3mMiddlesbrough: £314.4mPendle: £226.2mMiddlesbrough: £297.0mPendle: £213.7m

    £225.3m£226.2m£213.7mMiddlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£313.1m£314.4m£297.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Pendle £162.0m, Middlesbrough £304.9mMiddlesbrough: £304.9mPendle: £162.0mMiddlesbrough: £306.2mPendle: £162.7mMiddlesbrough: £289.2mPendle: £153.7m

    £162.0m£162.7m£153.7mMiddlesbrough is higher£304.9m£306.2m£289.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Pendle £198.4m, Middlesbrough £273.0mMiddlesbrough: £273.0mPendle: £198.4mMiddlesbrough: £274.2mPendle: £199.3mMiddlesbrough: £259.0mPendle: £188.2m

    £198.4m£199.3m£188.2mMiddlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£273.0m£274.2m£259.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Pendle £11.7m, Middlesbrough £17.8mMiddlesbrough: £17.8mPendle: £11.7mMiddlesbrough: £17.8mPendle: £11.8mMiddlesbrough: £16.8mPendle: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mMiddlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£17.8m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pendle £14.5m, Middlesbrough £21.3mMiddlesbrough: £21.3mPendle: £14.5mMiddlesbrough: £21.4mPendle: £14.5mMiddlesbrough: £20.2mPendle: £13.7m

    £14.5m£14.5m£13.7mMiddlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Pendle £0.63m, Middlesbrough £1.0mMiddlesbrough: £1.0mPendle: £0.63mMiddlesbrough: £1.0mPendle: £0.63mMiddlesbrough: £0.98mPendle: £0.60m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.60mMiddlesbrough is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pendle £51.2m, Middlesbrough £107.0mMiddlesbrough: £107.0mPendle: £51.2mMiddlesbrough: £107.5mPendle: £51.5mMiddlesbrough: £101.5mPendle: £48.6m

    £51.2m£51.5m£48.6mMiddlesbrough is higher£107.0m£107.5m£101.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Pendle £17.1m, Middlesbrough £23.1mMiddlesbrough: £23.1mPendle: £17.1mMiddlesbrough: £23.2mPendle: £17.2mMiddlesbrough: £21.9mPendle: £16.3m

    £17.1m£17.2m£16.3mMiddlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pendle £11.2m, Middlesbrough £18.9mMiddlesbrough: £18.9mPendle: £11.2mMiddlesbrough: £19.0mPendle: £11.2mMiddlesbrough: £17.9mPendle: £10.6m

    £11.2m£11.2m£10.6mMiddlesbrough is higher£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Pendle £127.5m, Middlesbrough £239.1mMiddlesbrough: £239.1mPendle: £127.5mMiddlesbrough: £240.2mPendle: £128.0mMiddlesbrough: £226.8mPendle: £120.9m

    £127.5m£128.0m£120.9mMiddlesbrough is higher£239.1m£240.2m£226.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Pendle £16.8m, Middlesbrough £44.7mMiddlesbrough: £44.7mPendle: £16.8mMiddlesbrough: £44.9mPendle: £16.9mMiddlesbrough: £42.4mPendle: £16.0m

    £16.8m£16.9m£16.0mMiddlesbrough is higher£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Pendle £22.4m, Middlesbrough £44.6mMiddlesbrough: £44.6mPendle: £22.4mMiddlesbrough: £44.8mPendle: £22.5mMiddlesbrough: £42.3mPendle: £21.3m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.3mMiddlesbrough is higher£44.6m£44.8m£42.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Pendle £0.46m, Middlesbrough £0.74mMiddlesbrough: £0.74mPendle: £0.46mMiddlesbrough: £0.74mPendle: £0.46mMiddlesbrough: £0.70mPendle: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mMiddlesbrough is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Pendle £0.48m, Middlesbrough £1.6mMiddlesbrough: £1.6mPendle: £0.48mMiddlesbrough: £1.6mPendle: £0.48mMiddlesbrough: £1.5mPendle: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mMiddlesbrough is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Pendle £0.97m, Middlesbrough £1.2mMiddlesbrough: £1.2mPendle: £0.97mMiddlesbrough: £1.2mPendle: £0.98mMiddlesbrough: £1.1mPendle: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.98m£0.92mMiddlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Pendle 17,321, Middlesbrough 24,560Middlesbrough: 24,560Pendle: 17,321

    17,321Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count24,560

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Pendle 2,427, Middlesbrough 4,246Middlesbrough: 4,246Pendle: 2,427

    2,427Middlesbrough is higher4,246

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pendle 3,073, Middlesbrough 4,446Middlesbrough: 4,446Pendle: 3,073

    3,073Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count4,446

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pendle 8,059, Middlesbrough 15,843Middlesbrough: 15,843Pendle: 8,059

    8,059Middlesbrough is higher15,843

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Pendle 16,957, Middlesbrough 28,438Middlesbrough: 28,438Pendle: 16,957

    16,957Middlesbrough is higher28,438

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pendle 2,660, Middlesbrough 4,117Middlesbrough: 4,117Pendle: 2,660

    2,660Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count4,117

Show the numbers
Pendle and Middlesbrough, total
MeasurePendleMiddlesbroughHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£473.5m£475.5m£449.1m£794.1m£797.5m£753.2mMiddlesbrough
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£225.3m£226.2m£213.7m£313.1m£314.4m£297.0mMiddlesbrough
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£162.0m£162.7m£153.7m£304.9m£306.2m£289.2mMiddlesbrough
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£198.4m£199.3m£188.2m£273.0m£274.2m£259.0mMiddlesbrough
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£17.8m£17.8m£16.8mMiddlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m£21.3m£21.4m£20.2mMiddlesbrough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m£1.0m£1.0m£0.98mMiddlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.2m£51.5m£48.6m£107.0m£107.5m£101.5mMiddlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m£23.1m£23.2m£21.9mMiddlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m£18.9m£19.0m£17.9mMiddlesbrough
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£127.5m£128.0m£120.9m£239.1m£240.2m£226.8mMiddlesbrough
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m£44.7m£44.9m£42.4mMiddlesbrough
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m£44.6m£44.8m£42.3mMiddlesbrough
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mMiddlesbrough
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mMiddlesbrough
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mMiddlesbrough
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,32124,560Middlesbrough
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4274,246Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0734,446Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,05915,843Middlesbrough
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,95728,438Middlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,6604,117Middlesbrough

Sources

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

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  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.
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  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.
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