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Pendle and Bradford

99,643 and 559,818 residents (mid-2024).

Pendle is higher than Bradford on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 12 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 8 of 22 measures, and Bradford on 14. 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 Bradford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pendle £4,752, Bradford £4,600Bradford: £4,600Pendle: £4,752Bradford: £4,620Pendle: £4,772Bradford: £4,364Pendle: £4,507

    £4,752£4,772£4,507Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£4,600£4,620£4,364

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £13,097, Bradford £12,810Bradford: £12,810Pendle: £13,097Bradford: £12,864Pendle: £13,152Bradford: £12,151Pendle: £12,423

    £13,097£13,152£12,423Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£12,810£12,864£12,151

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £2,685, Bradford £2,912Bradford: £2,912Pendle: £2,685Bradford: £2,924Pendle: £2,696Bradford: £2,762Pendle: £2,547

    £2,685£2,696£2,547Bradford is higher£2,912£2,924£2,762

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £11,536, Bradford £11,269Bradford: £11,269Pendle: £11,536Bradford: £11,317Pendle: £11,585Bradford: £10,689Pendle: £10,943

    £11,536£11,585£10,943Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£11,269£11,317£10,689

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £682, Bradford £704Bradford: £704Pendle: £682Bradford: £707Pendle: £685Bradford: £668Pendle: £647

    £682£685£647Bradford is higherDepends on how you count£704£707£668

  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, Bradford £798Bradford: £798Pendle: £842Bradford: £801Pendle: £845Bradford: £757Pendle: £799

    £842£845£799Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£798£801£757

  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, Bradford £39Bradford: £39Pendle: £37Bradford: £39Pendle: £37Bradford: £37Pendle: £35

    £37£37£35Bradford is higherDepends on how you count£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £514, Bradford £553Bradford: £553Pendle: £514Bradford: £556Pendle: £517Bradford: £525Pendle: £488

    £514£517£488Bradford is higher£553£556£525

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £172, Bradford £145Bradford: £145Pendle: £172Bradford: £146Pendle: £173Bradford: £138Pendle: £163

    £172£173£163Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£145£146£138

  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, Bradford £221Bradford: £221Pendle: £185Bradford: £222Pendle: £186Bradford: £209Pendle: £175

    £185£186£175Bradford is higher£221£222£209

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £2,113, Bradford £2,325Bradford: £2,325Pendle: £2,113Bradford: £2,335Pendle: £2,122Bradford: £2,206Pendle: £2,004

    £2,113£2,122£2,004Bradford is higher£2,325£2,335£2,206

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pendle £169, Bradford £201Bradford: £201Pendle: £169Bradford: £202Pendle: £170Bradford: £191Pendle: £160

    £169£170£160Bradford is higher£201£202£191

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £372, Bradford £345Bradford: £345Pendle: £372Bradford: £347Pendle: £373Bradford: £328Pendle: £353

    £372£373£353Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£345£347£328

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £7.57, Bradford £9.31Bradford: £9.31Pendle: £7.57Bradford: £9.35Pendle: £7.60Bradford: £8.83Pendle: £7.18

    £7.57£7.60£7.18Bradford is higher£9.31£9.35£8.83

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £7.93, Bradford £11Bradford: £11Pendle: £7.93Bradford: £11Pendle: £7.96Bradford: £10Pendle: £7.52

    £7.93£7.96£7.52Bradford is higher£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pendle £9.75, Bradford £6.52Bradford: £6.52Pendle: £9.75Bradford: £6.54Pendle: £9.79Bradford: £6.18Pendle: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£6.52£6.54£6.18

  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, Bradford 1,010.2Bradford: 1,010.2Pendle: 1,007.0

    1,007.0Bradford is higherDepends on how you count1,010.2

  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, Bradford 151.7Bradford: 151.7Pendle: 141.1

    141.1Bradford is higherDepends on how you count151.7

  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, Bradford 164.9Bradford: 164.9Pendle: 178.7

    178.7Pendle is higherDepends on how you count164.9

  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, Bradford 85.0Bradford: 85.0Pendle: 80.9

    80.9Bradford is higher85.0

  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, Bradford 291.7Bradford: 291.7Pendle: 281.0

    281.0Bradford is higher291.7

  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, Bradford 51.6Bradford: 51.6Pendle: 44.1

    44.1Bradford is higher51.6

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Pendle and Bradford, per person in the age group
MeasurePendleBradfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,752£4,772£4,507£4,600£4,620£4,364Pendle
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,097£13,152£12,423£12,810£12,864£12,151Pendle
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,685£2,696£2,547£2,912£2,924£2,762Bradford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,536£11,585£10,943£11,269£11,317£10,689Pendle
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£682£685£647£704£707£668Bradford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£842£845£799£798£801£757Pendle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£39£39£37Bradford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£517£488£553£556£525Bradford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£145£146£138Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£185£186£175£221£222£209Bradford
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,113£2,122£2,004£2,325£2,335£2,206Bradford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£169£170£160£201£202£191Bradford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£372£373£353£345£347£328Pendle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.57£7.60£7.18£9.31£9.35£8.83Bradford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.93£7.96£7.52£11£11£10Bradford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£6.52£6.54£6.18Pendle
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.01,010.2Bradford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.1151.7Bradford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.7164.9Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.985.0Bradford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026281.0291.7Bradford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202644.151.6Bradford

Per resident

Pendle is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Bradford on 10. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Pendle Bradford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pendle £4,752, Bradford £4,600Bradford: £4,600Pendle: £4,752Bradford: £4,620Pendle: £4,772Bradford: £4,364Pendle: £4,507

    £4,752£4,772£4,507Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£4,600£4,620£4,364

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Pendle £2,261, Bradford £1,883Bradford: £1,883Pendle: £2,261Bradford: £1,891Pendle: £2,270Bradford: £1,786Pendle: £2,144

    £2,261£2,270£2,144Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£1,883£1,891£1,786

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Pendle £1,626, Bradford £1,811Bradford: £1,811Pendle: £1,626Bradford: £1,818Pendle: £1,633Bradford: £1,718Pendle: £1,542

    £1,626£1,633£1,542Bradford is higher£1,811£1,818£1,718

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Pendle £1,991, Bradford £1,657Bradford: £1,657Pendle: £1,991Bradford: £1,664Pendle: £2,000Bradford: £1,571Pendle: £1,889

    £1,991£2,000£1,889Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£1,657£1,664£1,571

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Pendle £118, Bradford £103Bradford: £103Pendle: £118Bradford: £104Pendle: £118Bradford: £98Pendle: £112

    £118£118£112Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£103£104£98

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £145, Bradford £117Bradford: £117Pendle: £145Bradford: £118Pendle: £146Bradford: £111Pendle: £138

    £145£146£138Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£117£118£111

  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, Bradford £5.78Bradford: £5.78Pendle: £6.33Bradford: £5.80Pendle: £6.35Bradford: £5.48Pendle: £6.00

    £6.33£6.35£6.00Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£5.78£5.80£5.48

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £514, Bradford £553Bradford: £553Pendle: £514Bradford: £556Pendle: £517Bradford: £525Pendle: £488

    £514£517£488Bradford is higher£553£556£525

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £172, Bradford £145Bradford: £145Pendle: £172Bradford: £146Pendle: £173Bradford: £138Pendle: £163

    £172£173£163Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£145£146£138

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Pendle £112, Bradford £137Bradford: £137Pendle: £112Bradford: £138Pendle: £112Bradford: £130Pendle: £106

    £112£112£106Bradford is higher£137£138£130

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Pendle £1,279, Bradford £1,446Bradford: £1,446Pendle: £1,279Bradford: £1,452Pendle: £1,285Bradford: £1,372Pendle: £1,214

    £1,279£1,285£1,214Bradford is higher£1,446£1,452£1,372

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pendle £169, Bradford £201Bradford: £201Pendle: £169Bradford: £202Pendle: £170Bradford: £191Pendle: £160

    £169£170£160Bradford is higher£201£202£191

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Pendle £225, Bradford £215Bradford: £215Pendle: £225Bradford: £216Pendle: £226Bradford: £204Pendle: £214

    £225£226£214Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Pendle £4.59, Bradford £5.79Bradford: £5.79Pendle: £4.59Bradford: £5.81Pendle: £4.61Bradford: £5.49Pendle: £4.35

    £4.59£4.61£4.35Bradford is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Pendle £4.81, Bradford £6.75Bradford: £6.75Pendle: £4.81Bradford: £6.78Pendle: £4.83Bradford: £6.40Pendle: £4.56

    £4.81£4.83£4.56Bradford is higher£6.75£6.78£6.40

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pendle £9.75, Bradford £6.52Bradford: £6.52Pendle: £9.75Bradford: £6.54Pendle: £9.79Bradford: £6.18Pendle: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£6.52£6.54£6.18

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 173.8, Bradford 148.5Bradford: 148.5Pendle: 173.8

    173.8Pendle is higherDepends on how you count148.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 24.4, Bradford 22.3Bradford: 22.3Pendle: 24.4

    24.4Pendle is higherDepends on how you count22.3

  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, Bradford 24.2Bradford: 24.2Pendle: 30.8

    30.8Pendle is higherDepends on how you count24.2

  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, Bradford 85.0Bradford: 85.0Pendle: 80.9

    80.9Bradford is higher85.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 170.2, Bradford 181.4Bradford: 181.4Pendle: 170.2

    170.2Bradford is higher181.4

  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, Bradford 32.1Bradford: 32.1Pendle: 26.7

    26.7Bradford is higher32.1

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Pendle and Bradford, per resident
MeasurePendleBradfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,752£4,772£4,507£4,600£4,620£4,364Pendle
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,261£2,270£2,144£1,883£1,891£1,786Pendle
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,626£1,633£1,542£1,811£1,818£1,718Bradford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,991£2,000£1,889£1,657£1,664£1,571Pendle
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£103£104£98Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£117£118£111Pendle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00£5.78£5.80£5.48Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£517£488£553£556£525Bradford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£145£146£138Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106£137£138£130Bradford
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,279£1,285£1,214£1,446£1,452£1,372Bradford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£169£170£160£201£202£191Bradford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£215£216£204Pendle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.59£4.61£4.35£5.79£5.81£5.49Bradford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.81£4.83£4.56£6.75£6.78£6.40Bradford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£6.52£6.54£6.18Pendle
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026173.8148.5Pendle
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.422.3Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.824.2Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.985.0Bradford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026170.2181.4Bradford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.732.1Bradford

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Pendle £473.5m, Bradford £2.6bnBradford: £2.6bnPendle: £473.5mBradford: £2.6bnPendle: £475.5mBradford: £2.4bnPendle: £449.1m

    £473.5m£475.5m£449.1mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£2.6bn£2.6bn£2.4bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Pendle £225.3m, Bradford £1.1bnBradford: £1.1bnPendle: £225.3mBradford: £1.1bnPendle: £226.2mBradford: £1,000.0mPendle: £213.7m

    £225.3m£226.2m£213.7mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£1.1bn£1.1bn£1,000.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Pendle £162.0m, Bradford £1.0bnBradford: £1.0bnPendle: £162.0mBradford: £1.0bnPendle: £162.7mBradford: £961.5mPendle: £153.7m

    £162.0m£162.7m£153.7mBradford is higher£1.0bn£1.0bn£961.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Pendle £198.4m, Bradford £927.4mBradford: £927.4mPendle: £198.4mBradford: £931.4mPendle: £199.3mBradford: £879.7mPendle: £188.2m

    £198.4m£199.3m£188.2mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£927.4m£931.4m£879.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Pendle £11.7m, Bradford £57.9mBradford: £57.9mPendle: £11.7mBradford: £58.2mPendle: £11.8mBradford: £55.0mPendle: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£57.9m£58.2m£55.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pendle £14.5m, Bradford £65.6mBradford: £65.6mPendle: £14.5mBradford: £65.9mPendle: £14.5mBradford: £62.3mPendle: £13.7m

    £14.5m£14.5m£13.7mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£65.6m£65.9m£62.3m

  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, Bradford £3.2mBradford: £3.2mPendle: £0.63mBradford: £3.2mPendle: £0.63mBradford: £3.1mPendle: £0.60m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.60mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£3.2m£3.2m£3.1m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pendle £51.2m, Bradford £309.7mBradford: £309.7mPendle: £51.2mBradford: £311.0mPendle: £51.5mBradford: £293.8mPendle: £48.6m

    £51.2m£51.5m£48.6mBradford is higher£309.7m£311.0m£293.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Pendle £17.1m, Bradford £81.4mBradford: £81.4mPendle: £17.1mBradford: £81.7mPendle: £17.2mBradford: £77.2mPendle: £16.3m

    £17.1m£17.2m£16.3mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£81.4m£81.7m£77.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pendle £11.2m, Bradford £76.9mBradford: £76.9mPendle: £11.2mBradford: £77.2mPendle: £11.2mBradford: £72.9mPendle: £10.6m

    £11.2m£11.2m£10.6mBradford is higher£76.9m£77.2m£72.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Pendle £127.5m, Bradford £809.5mBradford: £809.5mPendle: £127.5mBradford: £813.0mPendle: £128.0mBradford: £767.9mPendle: £120.9m

    £127.5m£128.0m£120.9mBradford is higher£809.5m£813.0m£767.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Pendle £16.8m, Bradford £112.7mBradford: £112.7mPendle: £16.8mBradford: £113.2mPendle: £16.9mBradford: £106.9mPendle: £16.0m

    £16.8m£16.9m£16.0mBradford is higher£112.7m£113.2m£106.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Pendle £22.4m, Bradford £120.3mBradford: £120.3mPendle: £22.4mBradford: £120.8mPendle: £22.5mBradford: £114.1mPendle: £21.3m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.3mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£120.3m£120.8m£114.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Pendle £0.46m, Bradford £3.2mBradford: £3.2mPendle: £0.46mBradford: £3.3mPendle: £0.46mBradford: £3.1mPendle: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mBradford is higher£3.2m£3.3m£3.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Pendle £0.48m, Bradford £3.8mBradford: £3.8mPendle: £0.48mBradford: £3.8mPendle: £0.48mBradford: £3.6mPendle: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mBradford is higher£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Pendle £0.97m, Bradford £3.6mBradford: £3.6mPendle: £0.97mBradford: £3.7mPendle: £0.98mBradford: £3.5mPendle: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.98m£0.92mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£3.6m£3.7m£3.5m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Pendle 17,321, Bradford 83,135Bradford: 83,135Pendle: 17,321

    17,321Bradford is higherDepends on how you count83,135

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Pendle 2,427, Bradford 12,484Bradford: 12,484Pendle: 2,427

    2,427Bradford is higherDepends on how you count12,484

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pendle 3,073, Bradford 13,568Bradford: 13,568Pendle: 3,073

    3,073Bradford is higherDepends on how you count13,568

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pendle 8,059, Bradford 47,589Bradford: 47,589Pendle: 8,059

    8,059Bradford is higher47,589

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Pendle 16,957, Bradford 101,539Bradford: 101,539Pendle: 16,957

    16,957Bradford is higher101,539

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pendle 2,660, Bradford 17,956Bradford: 17,956Pendle: 2,660

    2,660Bradford is higher17,956

Show the numbers
Pendle and Bradford, total
MeasurePendleBradfordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£473.5m£475.5m£449.1m£2.6bn£2.6bn£2.4bnBradford
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£225.3m£226.2m£213.7m£1.1bn£1.1bn£1,000.0mBradford
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£162.0m£162.7m£153.7m£1.0bn£1.0bn£961.5mBradford
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£198.4m£199.3m£188.2m£927.4m£931.4m£879.7mBradford
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£57.9m£58.2m£55.0mBradford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m£65.6m£65.9m£62.3mBradford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m£3.2m£3.2m£3.1mBradford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.2m£51.5m£48.6m£309.7m£311.0m£293.8mBradford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m£81.4m£81.7m£77.2mBradford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m£76.9m£77.2m£72.9mBradford
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£127.5m£128.0m£120.9m£809.5m£813.0m£767.9mBradford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m£112.7m£113.2m£106.9mBradford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m£120.3m£120.8m£114.1mBradford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£3.2m£3.3m£3.1mBradford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£3.8m£3.8m£3.6mBradford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m£3.6m£3.7m£3.5mBradford
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,32183,135Bradford
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,42712,484Bradford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,07313,568Bradford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,05947,589Bradford
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,957101,539Bradford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,66017,956Bradford

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.
  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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