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Pendle and Rossendale

99,643 and 72,841 residents (mid-2024).

Pendle is higher than Rossendale on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 4 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 19 of 22 measures, and Rossendale on 3. 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 Rossendale

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pendle £4,752, Rossendale £4,548Rossendale: £4,548Pendle: £4,752Rossendale: £4,567Pendle: £4,772Rossendale: £4,314Pendle: £4,507

    £4,752£4,772£4,507Pendle is higher£4,548£4,567£4,314

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £13,097, Rossendale £12,947Rossendale: £12,947Pendle: £13,097Rossendale: £13,002Pendle: £13,152Rossendale: £12,281Pendle: £12,423

    £13,097£13,152£12,423Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£12,947£13,002£12,281

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £2,685, Rossendale £2,156Rossendale: £2,156Pendle: £2,685Rossendale: £2,165Pendle: £2,696Rossendale: £2,045Pendle: £2,547

    £2,685£2,696£2,547Pendle is higher£2,156£2,165£2,045

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £11,536, Rossendale £11,699Rossendale: £11,699Pendle: £11,536Rossendale: £11,749Pendle: £11,585Rossendale: £11,097Pendle: £10,943

    £11,536£11,585£10,943Rossendale is higherDepends on how you count£11,699£11,749£11,097

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £682, Rossendale £474Rossendale: £474Pendle: £682Rossendale: £476Pendle: £685Rossendale: £450Pendle: £647

    £682£685£647Pendle is higher£474£476£450

  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, Rossendale £743Rossendale: £743Pendle: £842Rossendale: £746Pendle: £845Rossendale: £705Pendle: £799

    £842£845£799Pendle is higher£743£746£705

  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, Rossendale £30Rossendale: £30Pendle: £37Rossendale: £30Pendle: £37Rossendale: £29Pendle: £35

    £37£37£35Pendle is higher£30£30£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £514, Rossendale £509Rossendale: £509Pendle: £514Rossendale: £512Pendle: £517Rossendale: £483Pendle: £488

    £514£517£488Pendle is higher£509£512£483

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £172, Rossendale £163Rossendale: £163Pendle: £172Rossendale: £164Pendle: £173Rossendale: £154Pendle: £163

    £172£173£163Pendle is higher£163£164£154

  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, Rossendale £127Rossendale: £127Pendle: £185Rossendale: £128Pendle: £186Rossendale: £121Pendle: £175

    £185£186£175Pendle is higher£127£128£121

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £2,113, Rossendale £1,626Rossendale: £1,626Pendle: £2,113Rossendale: £1,633Pendle: £2,122Rossendale: £1,542Pendle: £2,004

    £2,113£2,122£2,004Pendle is higher£1,626£1,633£1,542

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pendle £169, Rossendale £168Rossendale: £168Pendle: £169Rossendale: £169Pendle: £170Rossendale: £160Pendle: £160

    £169£170£160Pendle is higher£168£169£160

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £372, Rossendale £386Rossendale: £386Pendle: £372Rossendale: £388Pendle: £373Rossendale: £366Pendle: £353

    £372£373£353Rossendale is higherDepends on how you count£386£388£366

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £7.57, Rossendale £10Rossendale: £10Pendle: £7.57Rossendale: £10Pendle: £7.60Rossendale: £9.76Pendle: £7.18

    £7.57£7.60£7.18Rossendale is higher£10£10£9.76

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £7.93, Rossendale £6.10Rossendale: £6.10Pendle: £7.93Rossendale: £6.13Pendle: £7.96Rossendale: £5.79Pendle: £7.52

    £7.93£7.96£7.52Pendle is higher£6.10£6.13£5.79

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pendle £9.75, Rossendale £6.06Rossendale: £6.06Pendle: £9.75Rossendale: £6.09Pendle: £9.79Rossendale: £5.75Pendle: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Pendle is higher£6.06£6.09£5.75

  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, Rossendale 1,005.8Rossendale: 1,005.8Pendle: 1,007.0

    1,007.0Pendle is higherDepends on how you count1,005.8

  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, Rossendale 118.9Rossendale: 118.9Pendle: 141.1

    141.1Pendle is higher118.9

  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, Rossendale 162.2Rossendale: 162.2Pendle: 178.7

    178.7Pendle is higher162.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 80.9, Rossendale 76.9Rossendale: 76.9Pendle: 80.9

    80.9Pendle is higher76.9

  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, Rossendale 207.5Rossendale: 207.5Pendle: 281.0

    281.0Pendle is higher207.5

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Pendle 44.1, Rossendale 28.1Rossendale: 28.1Pendle: 44.1

    44.1Pendle is higher28.1

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Pendle and Rossendale, per person in the age group
MeasurePendleRossendaleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,752£4,772£4,507£4,548£4,567£4,314Pendle
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,097£13,152£12,423£12,947£13,002£12,281Pendle
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,685£2,696£2,547£2,156£2,165£2,045Pendle
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,536£11,585£10,943£11,699£11,749£11,097Rossendale
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£682£685£647£474£476£450Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£842£845£799£743£746£705Pendle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£30£30£29Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£517£488£509£512£483Pendle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£163£164£154Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£185£186£175£127£128£121Pendle
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,113£2,122£2,004£1,626£1,633£1,542Pendle
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£169£170£160£168£169£160Pendle
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£372£373£353£386£388£366Rossendale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.57£7.60£7.18£10£10£9.76Rossendale
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.93£7.96£7.52£6.10£6.13£5.79Pendle
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£6.06£6.09£5.75Pendle
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.01,005.8Pendle
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.1118.9Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.7162.2Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.976.9Pendle
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026281.0207.5Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202644.128.1Pendle

Per resident

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pendle £4,752, Rossendale £4,548Rossendale: £4,548Pendle: £4,752Rossendale: £4,567Pendle: £4,772Rossendale: £4,314Pendle: £4,507

    £4,752£4,772£4,507Pendle is higher£4,548£4,567£4,314

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Pendle £2,261, Rossendale £2,373Rossendale: £2,373Pendle: £2,261Rossendale: £2,383Pendle: £2,270Rossendale: £2,251Pendle: £2,144

    £2,261£2,270£2,144Rossendale is higherDepends on how you count£2,373£2,383£2,251

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Pendle £1,626, Rossendale £1,328Rossendale: £1,328Pendle: £1,626Rossendale: £1,334Pendle: £1,633Rossendale: £1,260Pendle: £1,542

    £1,626£1,633£1,542Pendle is higher£1,328£1,334£1,260

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Pendle £1,991, Rossendale £2,144Rossendale: £2,144Pendle: £1,991Rossendale: £2,153Pendle: £2,000Rossendale: £2,034Pendle: £1,889

    £1,991£2,000£1,889Rossendale is higherDepends on how you count£2,144£2,153£2,034

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Pendle £118, Rossendale £87Rossendale: £87Pendle: £118Rossendale: £87Pendle: £118Rossendale: £82Pendle: £112

    £118£118£112Pendle is higher£87£87£82

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £145, Rossendale £136Rossendale: £136Pendle: £145Rossendale: £137Pendle: £146Rossendale: £129Pendle: £138

    £145£146£138Pendle is higher£136£137£129

  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, Rossendale £5.56Rossendale: £5.56Pendle: £6.33Rossendale: £5.58Pendle: £6.35Rossendale: £5.27Pendle: £6.00

    £6.33£6.35£6.00Pendle is higher£5.56£5.58£5.27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £514, Rossendale £509Rossendale: £509Pendle: £514Rossendale: £512Pendle: £517Rossendale: £483Pendle: £488

    £514£517£488Pendle is higher£509£512£483

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £172, Rossendale £163Rossendale: £163Pendle: £172Rossendale: £164Pendle: £173Rossendale: £154Pendle: £163

    £172£173£163Pendle is higher£163£164£154

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Pendle £112, Rossendale £78Rossendale: £78Pendle: £112Rossendale: £79Pendle: £112Rossendale: £74Pendle: £106

    £112£112£106Pendle is higher£78£79£74

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Pendle £1,279, Rossendale £1,002Rossendale: £1,002Pendle: £1,279Rossendale: £1,006Pendle: £1,285Rossendale: £950Pendle: £1,214

    £1,279£1,285£1,214Pendle is higher£1,002£1,006£950

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pendle £169, Rossendale £168Rossendale: £168Pendle: £169Rossendale: £169Pendle: £170Rossendale: £160Pendle: £160

    £169£170£160Pendle is higher£168£169£160

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Pendle £225, Rossendale £238Rossendale: £238Pendle: £225Rossendale: £239Pendle: £226Rossendale: £226Pendle: £214

    £225£226£214Rossendale is higherDepends on how you count£238£239£226

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Pendle £4.59, Rossendale £6.35Rossendale: £6.35Pendle: £4.59Rossendale: £6.37Pendle: £4.61Rossendale: £6.02Pendle: £4.35

    £4.59£4.61£4.35Rossendale is higher£6.35£6.37£6.02

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Pendle £4.81, Rossendale £3.76Rossendale: £3.76Pendle: £4.81Rossendale: £3.78Pendle: £4.83Rossendale: £3.57Pendle: £4.56

    £4.81£4.83£4.56Pendle is higher£3.76£3.78£3.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pendle £9.75, Rossendale £6.06Rossendale: £6.06Pendle: £9.75Rossendale: £6.09Pendle: £9.79Rossendale: £5.75Pendle: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Pendle is higher£6.06£6.09£5.75

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 173.8, Rossendale 184.4Rossendale: 184.4Pendle: 173.8

    173.8Rossendale is higherDepends on how you count184.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 24.4, Rossendale 21.8Rossendale: 21.8Pendle: 24.4

    24.4Pendle is higher21.8

  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, Rossendale 29.7Rossendale: 29.7Pendle: 30.8

    30.8Pendle is higher29.7

  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, Rossendale 76.9Rossendale: 76.9Pendle: 80.9

    80.9Pendle is higher76.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 170.2, Rossendale 127.8Rossendale: 127.8Pendle: 170.2

    170.2Pendle is higher127.8

  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, Rossendale 17.3Rossendale: 17.3Pendle: 26.7

    26.7Pendle is higher17.3

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Pendle and Rossendale, per resident
MeasurePendleRossendaleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,752£4,772£4,507£4,548£4,567£4,314Pendle
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,261£2,270£2,144£2,373£2,383£2,251Rossendale
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,626£1,633£1,542£1,328£1,334£1,260Pendle
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,991£2,000£1,889£2,144£2,153£2,034Rossendale
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£87£87£82Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£136£137£129Pendle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00£5.56£5.58£5.27Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£517£488£509£512£483Pendle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£163£164£154Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106£78£79£74Pendle
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,279£1,285£1,214£1,002£1,006£950Pendle
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£169£170£160£168£169£160Pendle
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£238£239£226Rossendale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.59£4.61£4.35£6.35£6.37£6.02Rossendale
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.81£4.83£4.56£3.76£3.78£3.57Pendle
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£6.06£6.09£5.75Pendle
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026173.8184.4Rossendale
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.421.8Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.829.7Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.976.9Pendle
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026170.2127.8Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.717.3Pendle

Total

Pendle is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Rossendale 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

Pendle Rossendale

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Pendle £473.5m, Rossendale £331.3mRossendale: £331.3mPendle: £473.5mRossendale: £332.7mPendle: £475.5mRossendale: £314.2mPendle: £449.1m

    £473.5m£475.5m£449.1mPendle is higher£331.3m£332.7m£314.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Pendle £225.3m, Rossendale £172.9mRossendale: £172.9mPendle: £225.3mRossendale: £173.6mPendle: £226.2mRossendale: £164.0mPendle: £213.7m

    £225.3m£226.2m£213.7mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£172.9m£173.6m£164.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Pendle £162.0m, Rossendale £96.7mRossendale: £96.7mPendle: £162.0mRossendale: £97.2mPendle: £162.7mRossendale: £91.8mPendle: £153.7m

    £162.0m£162.7m£153.7mPendle is higher£96.7m£97.2m£91.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Pendle £198.4m, Rossendale £156.2mRossendale: £156.2mPendle: £198.4mRossendale: £156.9mPendle: £199.3mRossendale: £148.2mPendle: £188.2m

    £198.4m£199.3m£188.2mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£156.2m£156.9m£148.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Pendle £11.7m, Rossendale £6.3mRossendale: £6.3mPendle: £11.7mRossendale: £6.4mPendle: £11.8mRossendale: £6.0mPendle: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mPendle is higher£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pendle £14.5m, Rossendale £9.9mRossendale: £9.9mPendle: £14.5mRossendale: £10.0mPendle: £14.5mRossendale: £9.4mPendle: £13.7m

    £14.5m£14.5m£13.7mPendle is higher£9.9m£10.0m£9.4m

  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, Rossendale £0.40mRossendale: £0.40mPendle: £0.63mRossendale: £0.41mPendle: £0.63mRossendale: £0.38mPendle: £0.60m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.60mPendle is higher£0.40m£0.41m£0.38m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pendle £51.2m, Rossendale £37.1mRossendale: £37.1mPendle: £51.2mRossendale: £37.3mPendle: £51.5mRossendale: £35.2mPendle: £48.6m

    £51.2m£51.5m£48.6mPendle is higher£37.1m£37.3m£35.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Pendle £17.1m, Rossendale £11.9mRossendale: £11.9mPendle: £17.1mRossendale: £11.9mPendle: £17.2mRossendale: £11.3mPendle: £16.3m

    £17.1m£17.2m£16.3mPendle is higher£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pendle £11.2m, Rossendale £5.7mRossendale: £5.7mPendle: £11.2mRossendale: £5.7mPendle: £11.2mRossendale: £5.4mPendle: £10.6m

    £11.2m£11.2m£10.6mPendle is higher£5.7m£5.7m£5.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Pendle £127.5m, Rossendale £73.0mRossendale: £73.0mPendle: £127.5mRossendale: £73.3mPendle: £128.0mRossendale: £69.2mPendle: £120.9m

    £127.5m£128.0m£120.9mPendle is higher£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Pendle £16.8m, Rossendale £12.3mRossendale: £12.3mPendle: £16.8mRossendale: £12.3mPendle: £16.9mRossendale: £11.6mPendle: £16.0m

    £16.8m£16.9m£16.0mPendle is higher£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Pendle £22.4m, Rossendale £17.3mRossendale: £17.3mPendle: £22.4mRossendale: £17.4mPendle: £22.5mRossendale: £16.4mPendle: £21.3m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.3mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Pendle £0.46m, Rossendale £0.46mRossendale: £0.46mPendle: £0.46mRossendale: £0.46mPendle: £0.46mRossendale: £0.44mPendle: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mRossendale is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Pendle £0.48m, Rossendale £0.27mRossendale: £0.27mPendle: £0.48mRossendale: £0.28mPendle: £0.48mRossendale: £0.26mPendle: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mPendle is higher£0.27m£0.28m£0.26m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Pendle £0.97m, Rossendale £0.44mRossendale: £0.44mPendle: £0.97mRossendale: £0.44mPendle: £0.98mRossendale: £0.42mPendle: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.98m£0.92mPendle is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Pendle 17,321, Rossendale 13,429Rossendale: 13,429Pendle: 17,321

    17,321Pendle is higherDepends on how you count13,429

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Pendle 2,427, Rossendale 1,588Rossendale: 1,588Pendle: 2,427

    2,427Pendle is higher1,588

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pendle 3,073, Rossendale 2,165Rossendale: 2,165Pendle: 3,073

    3,073Pendle is higher2,165

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pendle 8,059, Rossendale 5,601Rossendale: 5,601Pendle: 8,059

    8,059Pendle is higher5,601

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Pendle 16,957, Rossendale 9,312Rossendale: 9,312Pendle: 16,957

    16,957Pendle is higher9,312

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pendle 2,660, Rossendale 1,263Rossendale: 1,263Pendle: 2,660

    2,660Pendle is higher1,263

Show the numbers
Pendle and Rossendale, total
MeasurePendleRossendaleHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£473.5m£475.5m£449.1m£331.3m£332.7m£314.2mPendle
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£225.3m£226.2m£213.7m£172.9m£173.6m£164.0mPendle
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£162.0m£162.7m£153.7m£96.7m£97.2m£91.8mPendle
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£198.4m£199.3m£188.2m£156.2m£156.9m£148.2mPendle
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£6.3m£6.4m£6.0mPendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m£9.9m£10.0m£9.4mPendle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m£0.40m£0.41m£0.38mPendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.2m£51.5m£48.6m£37.1m£37.3m£35.2mPendle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m£11.9m£11.9m£11.3mPendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m£5.7m£5.7m£5.4mPendle
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£127.5m£128.0m£120.9m£73.0m£73.3m£69.2mPendle
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m£12.3m£12.3m£11.6mPendle
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mPendle
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.46m£0.46m£0.44mRossendale
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.27m£0.28m£0.26mPendle
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mPendle
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,32113,429Pendle
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4271,588Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0732,165Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,0595,601Pendle
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,9579,312Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,6601,263Pendle

Sources

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

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  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.
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