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Pendle and Oldham

99,643 and 250,725 residents (mid-2024).

Pendle is higher than Oldham on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 16 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 10 of 22 measures, and Oldham on 12. 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 Oldham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pendle £4,752, Oldham £4,694Oldham: £4,694Pendle: £4,752Oldham: £4,714Pendle: £4,772Oldham: £4,453Pendle: £4,507

    £4,752£4,772£4,507Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£4,694£4,714£4,453

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £13,097, Oldham £13,198Oldham: £13,198Pendle: £13,097Oldham: £13,254Pendle: £13,152Oldham: £12,518Pendle: £12,423

    £13,097£13,152£12,423Oldham is higherDepends on how you count£13,198£13,254£12,518

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £2,685, Oldham £2,938Oldham: £2,938Pendle: £2,685Oldham: £2,951Pendle: £2,696Oldham: £2,787Pendle: £2,547

    £2,685£2,696£2,547Oldham is higher£2,938£2,951£2,787

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £11,536, Oldham £11,649Oldham: £11,649Pendle: £11,536Oldham: £11,699Pendle: £11,585Oldham: £11,050Pendle: £10,943

    £11,536£11,585£10,943Oldham is higherDepends on how you count£11,649£11,699£11,050

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £682, Oldham £667Oldham: £667Pendle: £682Oldham: £670Pendle: £685Oldham: £633Pendle: £647

    £682£685£647Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£667£670£633

  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, Oldham £843Oldham: £843Pendle: £842Oldham: £847Pendle: £845Oldham: £800Pendle: £799

    £842£845£799Oldham is higherDepends on how you count£843£847£800

  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, Oldham £38Oldham: £38Pendle: £37Oldham: £38Pendle: £37Oldham: £36Pendle: £35

    £37£37£35Oldham is higherDepends on how you count£38£38£36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £514, Oldham £552Oldham: £552Pendle: £514Oldham: £554Pendle: £517Oldham: £523Pendle: £488

    £514£517£488Oldham is higher£552£554£523

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £172, Oldham £169Oldham: £169Pendle: £172Oldham: £169Pendle: £173Oldham: £160Pendle: £163

    £172£173£163Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£169£169£160

  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, Oldham £184Oldham: £184Pendle: £185Oldham: £185Pendle: £186Oldham: £175Pendle: £175

    £185£186£175Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£184£185£175

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £2,113, Oldham £2,408Oldham: £2,408Pendle: £2,113Oldham: £2,418Pendle: £2,122Oldham: £2,284Pendle: £2,004

    £2,113£2,122£2,004Oldham is higher£2,408£2,418£2,284

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pendle £169, Oldham £189Oldham: £189Pendle: £169Oldham: £190Pendle: £170Oldham: £179Pendle: £160

    £169£170£160Oldham is higher£189£190£179

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £372, Oldham £334Oldham: £334Pendle: £372Oldham: £335Pendle: £373Oldham: £317Pendle: £353

    £372£373£353Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£334£335£317

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £7.57, Oldham £5.44Oldham: £5.44Pendle: £7.57Oldham: £5.46Pendle: £7.60Oldham: £5.16Pendle: £7.18

    £7.57£7.60£7.18Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£5.44£5.46£5.16

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £7.93, Oldham £7.17Oldham: £7.17Pendle: £7.93Oldham: £7.20Pendle: £7.96Oldham: £6.80Pendle: £7.52

    £7.93£7.96£7.52Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£7.17£7.20£6.80

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pendle £9.75, Oldham £6.98Oldham: £6.98Pendle: £9.75Oldham: £7.01Pendle: £9.79Oldham: £6.62Pendle: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£6.98£7.01£6.62

  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, Oldham 1,014.5Oldham: 1,014.5Pendle: 1,007.0

    1,007.0Oldham is higherDepends on how you count1,014.5

  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, Oldham 147.7Oldham: 147.7Pendle: 141.1

    141.1Oldham is higherDepends on how you count147.7

  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, Oldham 172.3Oldham: 172.3Pendle: 178.7

    178.7Pendle is higherDepends on how you count172.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 80.9, Oldham 84.1Oldham: 84.1Pendle: 80.9

    80.9Oldham is higher84.1

  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, Oldham 291.0Oldham: 291.0Pendle: 281.0

    281.0Oldham is higher291.0

  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, Oldham 42.0Oldham: 42.0Pendle: 44.1

    44.1Pendle is higherDepends on how you count42.0

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Pendle and Oldham, per person in the age group
MeasurePendleOldhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,752£4,772£4,507£4,694£4,714£4,453Pendle
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,097£13,152£12,423£13,198£13,254£12,518Oldham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,685£2,696£2,547£2,938£2,951£2,787Oldham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,536£11,585£10,943£11,649£11,699£11,050Oldham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£682£685£647£667£670£633Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£842£845£799£843£847£800Oldham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£38£38£36Oldham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£517£488£552£554£523Oldham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£169£169£160Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£185£186£175£184£185£175Pendle
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,113£2,122£2,004£2,408£2,418£2,284Oldham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£169£170£160£189£190£179Oldham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£372£373£353£334£335£317Pendle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.57£7.60£7.18£5.44£5.46£5.16Pendle
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.93£7.96£7.52£7.17£7.20£6.80Pendle
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£6.98£7.01£6.62Pendle
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.01,014.5Oldham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.1147.7Oldham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.7172.3Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.984.1Oldham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026281.0291.0Oldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202644.142.0Pendle

Per resident

Pendle is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Oldham 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

Pendle Oldham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pendle £4,752, Oldham £4,694Oldham: £4,694Pendle: £4,752Oldham: £4,714Pendle: £4,772Oldham: £4,453Pendle: £4,507

    £4,752£4,772£4,507Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£4,694£4,714£4,453

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Pendle £2,261, Oldham £1,960Oldham: £1,960Pendle: £2,261Oldham: £1,968Pendle: £2,270Oldham: £1,859Pendle: £2,144

    £2,261£2,270£2,144Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£1,960£1,968£1,859

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Pendle £1,626, Oldham £1,818Oldham: £1,818Pendle: £1,626Oldham: £1,826Pendle: £1,633Oldham: £1,724Pendle: £1,542

    £1,626£1,633£1,542Oldham is higher£1,818£1,826£1,724

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Pendle £1,991, Oldham £1,730Oldham: £1,730Pendle: £1,991Oldham: £1,737Pendle: £2,000Oldham: £1,641Pendle: £1,889

    £1,991£2,000£1,889Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£1,730£1,737£1,641

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Pendle £118, Oldham £99Oldham: £99Pendle: £118Oldham: £100Pendle: £118Oldham: £94Pendle: £112

    £118£118£112Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£99£100£94

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £145, Oldham £125Oldham: £125Pendle: £145Oldham: £126Pendle: £146Oldham: £119Pendle: £138

    £145£146£138Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£125£126£119

  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, Oldham £5.65Oldham: £5.65Pendle: £6.33Oldham: £5.67Pendle: £6.35Oldham: £5.36Pendle: £6.00

    £6.33£6.35£6.00Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£5.65£5.67£5.36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £514, Oldham £552Oldham: £552Pendle: £514Oldham: £554Pendle: £517Oldham: £523Pendle: £488

    £514£517£488Oldham is higher£552£554£523

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £172, Oldham £169Oldham: £169Pendle: £172Oldham: £169Pendle: £173Oldham: £160Pendle: £163

    £172£173£163Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£169£169£160

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Pendle £112, Oldham £114Oldham: £114Pendle: £112Oldham: £114Pendle: £112Oldham: £108Pendle: £106

    £112£112£106Oldham is higherDepends on how you count£114£114£108

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Pendle £1,279, Oldham £1,489Oldham: £1,489Pendle: £1,279Oldham: £1,496Pendle: £1,285Oldham: £1,413Pendle: £1,214

    £1,279£1,285£1,214Oldham is higher£1,489£1,496£1,413

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pendle £169, Oldham £189Oldham: £189Pendle: £169Oldham: £190Pendle: £170Oldham: £179Pendle: £160

    £169£170£160Oldham is higher£189£190£179

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Pendle £225, Oldham £207Oldham: £207Pendle: £225Oldham: £207Pendle: £226Oldham: £196Pendle: £214

    £225£226£214Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£207£207£196

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Pendle £4.59, Oldham £3.36Oldham: £3.36Pendle: £4.59Oldham: £3.38Pendle: £4.61Oldham: £3.19Pendle: £4.35

    £4.59£4.61£4.35Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£3.36£3.38£3.19

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Pendle £4.81, Oldham £4.44Oldham: £4.44Pendle: £4.81Oldham: £4.46Pendle: £4.83Oldham: £4.21Pendle: £4.56

    £4.81£4.83£4.56Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£4.44£4.46£4.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pendle £9.75, Oldham £6.98Oldham: £6.98Pendle: £9.75Oldham: £7.01Pendle: £9.79Oldham: £6.62Pendle: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£6.98£7.01£6.62

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 173.8, Oldham 150.7Oldham: 150.7Pendle: 173.8

    173.8Pendle is higherDepends on how you count150.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 24.4, Oldham 21.9Oldham: 21.9Pendle: 24.4

    24.4Pendle is higherDepends on how you count21.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 30.8, Oldham 25.6Oldham: 25.6Pendle: 30.8

    30.8Pendle is higherDepends on how you count25.6

  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, Oldham 84.1Oldham: 84.1Pendle: 80.9

    80.9Oldham is higher84.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 170.2, Oldham 180.0Oldham: 180.0Pendle: 170.2

    170.2Oldham is higher180.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 26.7, Oldham 26.0Oldham: 26.0Pendle: 26.7

    26.7Pendle is higherDepends on how you count26.0

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Pendle and Oldham, per resident
MeasurePendleOldhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,752£4,772£4,507£4,694£4,714£4,453Pendle
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,261£2,270£2,144£1,960£1,968£1,859Pendle
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,626£1,633£1,542£1,818£1,826£1,724Oldham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,991£2,000£1,889£1,730£1,737£1,641Pendle
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£99£100£94Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£125£126£119Pendle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00£5.65£5.67£5.36Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£517£488£552£554£523Oldham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£169£169£160Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106£114£114£108Oldham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,279£1,285£1,214£1,489£1,496£1,413Oldham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£169£170£160£189£190£179Oldham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£207£207£196Pendle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.59£4.61£4.35£3.36£3.38£3.19Pendle
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.81£4.83£4.56£4.44£4.46£4.21Pendle
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£6.98£7.01£6.62Pendle
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026173.8150.7Pendle
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.421.9Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.825.6Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.984.1Oldham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026170.2180.0Oldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.726.0Pendle

Total

Pendle is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Oldham 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 Oldham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Pendle £473.5m, Oldham £1.2bnOldham: £1.2bnPendle: £473.5mOldham: £1.2bnPendle: £475.5mOldham: £1.1bnPendle: £449.1m

    £473.5m£475.5m£449.1mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Pendle £225.3m, Oldham £491.4mOldham: £491.4mPendle: £225.3mOldham: £493.5mPendle: £226.2mOldham: £466.1mPendle: £213.7m

    £225.3m£226.2m£213.7mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£491.4m£493.5m£466.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Pendle £162.0m, Oldham £455.8mOldham: £455.8mPendle: £162.0mOldham: £457.7mPendle: £162.7mOldham: £432.3mPendle: £153.7m

    £162.0m£162.7m£153.7mOldham is higher£455.8m£457.7m£432.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Pendle £198.4m, Oldham £433.8mOldham: £433.8mPendle: £198.4mOldham: £435.6mPendle: £199.3mOldham: £411.4mPendle: £188.2m

    £198.4m£199.3m£188.2mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£433.8m£435.6m£411.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Pendle £11.7m, Oldham £24.8mOldham: £24.8mPendle: £11.7mOldham: £24.9mPendle: £11.8mOldham: £23.6mPendle: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£24.8m£24.9m£23.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pendle £14.5m, Oldham £31.4mOldham: £31.4mPendle: £14.5mOldham: £31.5mPendle: £14.5mOldham: £29.8mPendle: £13.7m

    £14.5m£14.5m£13.7mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£31.4m£31.5m£29.8m

  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, Oldham £1.4mOldham: £1.4mPendle: £0.63mOldham: £1.4mPendle: £0.63mOldham: £1.3mPendle: £0.60m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.60mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pendle £51.2m, Oldham £138.4mOldham: £138.4mPendle: £51.2mOldham: £139.0mPendle: £51.5mOldham: £131.2mPendle: £48.6m

    £51.2m£51.5m£48.6mOldham is higher£138.4m£139.0m£131.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Pendle £17.1m, Oldham £42.3mOldham: £42.3mPendle: £17.1mOldham: £42.5mPendle: £17.2mOldham: £40.1mPendle: £16.3m

    £17.1m£17.2m£16.3mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£42.3m£42.5m£40.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pendle £11.2m, Oldham £28.6mOldham: £28.6mPendle: £11.2mOldham: £28.7mPendle: £11.2mOldham: £27.1mPendle: £10.6m

    £11.2m£11.2m£10.6mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Pendle £127.5m, Oldham £373.4mOldham: £373.4mPendle: £127.5mOldham: £375.0mPendle: £128.0mOldham: £354.2mPendle: £120.9m

    £127.5m£128.0m£120.9mOldham is higher£373.4m£375.0m£354.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Pendle £16.8m, Oldham £47.3mOldham: £47.3mPendle: £16.8mOldham: £47.5mPendle: £16.9mOldham: £44.9mPendle: £16.0m

    £16.8m£16.9m£16.0mOldham is higher£47.3m£47.5m£44.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Pendle £22.4m, Oldham £51.8mOldham: £51.8mPendle: £22.4mOldham: £52.0mPendle: £22.5mOldham: £49.1mPendle: £21.3m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.3mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£51.8m£52.0m£49.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Pendle £0.46m, Oldham £0.84mOldham: £0.84mPendle: £0.46mOldham: £0.85mPendle: £0.46mOldham: £0.80mPendle: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Pendle £0.48m, Oldham £1.1mOldham: £1.1mPendle: £0.48mOldham: £1.1mPendle: £0.48mOldham: £1.1mPendle: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£1.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Pendle £0.97m, Oldham £1.7mOldham: £1.7mPendle: £0.97mOldham: £1.8mPendle: £0.98mOldham: £1.7mPendle: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.98m£0.92mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.8m£1.7m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Pendle 17,321, Oldham 37,774Oldham: 37,774Pendle: 17,321

    17,321Oldham is higherDepends on how you count37,774

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Pendle 2,427, Oldham 5,501Oldham: 5,501Pendle: 2,427

    2,427Oldham is higherDepends on how you count5,501

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pendle 3,073, Oldham 6,415Oldham: 6,415Pendle: 3,073

    3,073Oldham is higherDepends on how you count6,415

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pendle 8,059, Oldham 21,096Oldham: 21,096Pendle: 8,059

    8,059Oldham is higher21,096

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Pendle 16,957, Oldham 45,136Oldham: 45,136Pendle: 16,957

    16,957Oldham is higher45,136

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pendle 2,660, Oldham 6,509Oldham: 6,509Pendle: 2,660

    2,660Oldham is higherDepends on how you count6,509

Show the numbers
Pendle and Oldham, total
MeasurePendleOldhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£473.5m£475.5m£449.1m£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnOldham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£225.3m£226.2m£213.7m£491.4m£493.5m£466.1mOldham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£162.0m£162.7m£153.7m£455.8m£457.7m£432.3mOldham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£198.4m£199.3m£188.2m£433.8m£435.6m£411.4mOldham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£24.8m£24.9m£23.6mOldham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m£31.4m£31.5m£29.8mOldham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mOldham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.2m£51.5m£48.6m£138.4m£139.0m£131.2mOldham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m£42.3m£42.5m£40.1mOldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m£28.6m£28.7m£27.1mOldham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£127.5m£128.0m£120.9m£373.4m£375.0m£354.2mOldham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m£47.3m£47.5m£44.9mOldham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m£51.8m£52.0m£49.1mOldham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.84m£0.85m£0.80mOldham
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£1.1mOldham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m£1.7m£1.8m£1.7mOldham
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,32137,774Oldham
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4275,501Oldham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0736,415Oldham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,05921,096Oldham
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,95745,136Oldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,6606,509Oldham

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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