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Preston and Bury

161,593 and 198,136 residents (mid-2024).

Preston is higher than Bury on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 11 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

Preston is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Bury 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

Preston Bury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,068, Bury £4,497Bury: £4,497Preston: £4,068Bury: £4,516Preston: £4,085Bury: £4,266Preston: £3,859

    £4,068£4,085£3,859Bury is higher£4,497£4,516£4,266

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £12,785, Bury £12,993Bury: £12,993Preston: £12,785Bury: £13,048Preston: £12,839Bury: £12,324Preston: £12,127

    £12,785£12,839£12,127Bury is higher£12,993£13,048£12,324

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,226, Bury £2,263Bury: £2,263Preston: £2,226Bury: £2,272Preston: £2,235Bury: £2,146Preston: £2,111

    £2,226£2,235£2,111Bury is higherDepends on how you count£2,263£2,272£2,146

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £11,280, Bury £11,659Bury: £11,659Preston: £11,280Bury: £11,708Preston: £11,328Bury: £11,059Preston: £10,699

    £11,280£11,328£10,699Bury is higher£11,659£11,708£11,059

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £661, Bury £509Bury: £509Preston: £661Bury: £511Preston: £663Bury: £483Preston: £627

    £661£663£627Preston is higherDepends on how you count£509£511£483

  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: Preston £808, Bury £795Bury: £795Preston: £808Bury: £799Preston: £811Bury: £754Preston: £766

    £808£811£766Preston is higherDepends on how you count£795£799£754

  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: Preston £37, Bury £30Bury: £30Preston: £37Bury: £30Preston: £37Bury: £28Preston: £35

    £37£37£35Preston is higherDepends on how you count£30£30£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £530, Bury £499Bury: £499Preston: £530Bury: £501Preston: £532Bury: £474Preston: £503

    £530£532£503Preston is higherDepends on how you count£499£501£474

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £114, Bury £153Bury: £153Preston: £114Bury: £154Preston: £114Bury: £145Preston: £108

    £114£114£108Bury is higher£153£154£145

  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: Preston £117, Bury £130Bury: £130Preston: £117Bury: £131Preston: £117Bury: £123Preston: £111

    £117£117£111Bury is higher£130£131£123

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £1,759, Bury £1,757Bury: £1,757Preston: £1,759Bury: £1,765Preston: £1,767Bury: £1,667Preston: £1,669

    £1,759£1,767£1,669Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,757£1,765£1,667

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £225, Bury £180Bury: £180Preston: £225Bury: £181Preston: £226Bury: £171Preston: £214

    £225£226£214Preston is higher£180£181£171

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £338, Bury £361Bury: £361Preston: £338Bury: £362Preston: £339Bury: £342Preston: £320

    £338£339£320Bury is higherDepends on how you count£361£362£342

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £5.25, Bury £7.55Bury: £7.55Preston: £5.25Bury: £7.58Preston: £5.27Bury: £7.16Preston: £4.98

    £5.25£5.27£4.98Bury is higher£7.55£7.58£7.16

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £7.24, Bury £6.84Bury: £6.84Preston: £7.24Bury: £6.87Preston: £7.27Bury: £6.49Preston: £6.87

    £7.24£7.27£6.87Preston is higherDepends on how you count£6.84£6.87£6.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £4.08, Bury £7.69Bury: £7.69Preston: £4.08Bury: £7.72Preston: £4.10Bury: £7.29Preston: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Bury is higher£7.69£7.72£7.29

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Preston 1,008.3, Bury 1,013.7Bury: 1,013.7Preston: 1,008.3

    1,008.3Bury is higher1,013.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Preston 145.6, Bury 115.6Bury: 115.6Preston: 145.6

    145.6Preston is higherDepends on how you count115.6

  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: Preston 160.7, Bury 163.0Bury: 163.0Preston: 160.7

    160.7Bury is higher163.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 78.8, Bury 74.5Bury: 74.5Preston: 78.8

    78.8Preston is higherDepends on how you count74.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Preston 220.2, Bury 217.2Bury: 217.2Preston: 220.2

    220.2Preston is higherDepends on how you count217.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Preston 26.8, Bury 29.7Bury: 29.7Preston: 26.8

    26.8Bury is higher29.7

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Preston and Bury, per person in the age group
MeasurePrestonBuryHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,068£4,085£3,859£4,497£4,516£4,266Bury
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,785£12,839£12,127£12,993£13,048£12,324Bury
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,226£2,235£2,111£2,263£2,272£2,146Bury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,280£11,328£10,699£11,659£11,708£11,059Bury
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£661£663£627£509£511£483Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£808£811£766£795£799£754Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£30£30£28Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£532£503£499£501£474Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£153£154£145Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£117£117£111£130£131£123Bury
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,759£1,767£1,669£1,757£1,765£1,667Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£180£181£171Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£338£339£320£361£362£342Bury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.25£5.27£4.98£7.55£7.58£7.16Bury
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.24£7.27£6.87£6.84£6.87£6.49Preston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£7.69£7.72£7.29Bury
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.31,013.7Bury
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.6115.6Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.7163.0Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.874.5Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026220.2217.2Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.829.7Bury

Per resident

Preston is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Bury 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

Preston Bury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,068, Bury £4,497Bury: £4,497Preston: £4,068Bury: £4,516Preston: £4,085Bury: £4,266Preston: £3,859

    £4,068£4,085£3,859Bury is higher£4,497£4,516£4,266

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Preston £1,725, Bury £2,260Bury: £2,260Preston: £1,725Bury: £2,270Preston: £1,733Bury: £2,144Preston: £1,637

    £1,725£1,733£1,637Bury is higher£2,260£2,270£2,144

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Preston £1,469, Bury £1,397Bury: £1,397Preston: £1,469Bury: £1,403Preston: £1,476Bury: £1,325Preston: £1,394

    £1,469£1,476£1,394Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,397£1,403£1,325

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Preston £1,522, Bury £2,028Bury: £2,028Preston: £1,522Bury: £2,037Preston: £1,529Bury: £1,924Preston: £1,444

    £1,522£1,529£1,444Bury is higher£2,028£2,037£1,924

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Preston £89, Bury £89Bury: £89Preston: £89Bury: £89Preston: £90Bury: £84Preston: £85

    £89£90£85Preston is higherDepends on how you count£89£89£84

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £109, Bury £138Bury: £138Preston: £109Bury: £139Preston: £110Bury: £131Preston: £103

    £109£110£103Bury is higherDepends on how you count£138£139£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: Preston £4.95, Bury £5.17Bury: £5.17Preston: £4.95Bury: £5.19Preston: £4.98Bury: £4.90Preston: £4.70

    £4.95£4.98£4.70Bury is higherDepends on how you count£5.17£5.19£4.90

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £530, Bury £499Bury: £499Preston: £530Bury: £501Preston: £532Bury: £474Preston: £503

    £530£532£503Preston is higherDepends on how you count£499£501£474

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £114, Bury £153Bury: £153Preston: £114Bury: £154Preston: £114Bury: £145Preston: £108

    £114£114£108Bury is higher£153£154£145

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Preston £77, Bury £80Bury: £80Preston: £77Bury: £81Preston: £77Bury: £76Preston: £73

    £77£77£73Bury is higher£80£81£76

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Preston £1,161, Bury £1,085Bury: £1,085Preston: £1,161Bury: £1,089Preston: £1,166Bury: £1,029Preston: £1,101

    £1,161£1,166£1,101Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,085£1,089£1,029

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £225, Bury £180Bury: £180Preston: £225Bury: £181Preston: £226Bury: £171Preston: £214

    £225£226£214Preston is higher£180£181£171

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Preston £223, Bury £223Bury: £223Preston: £223Bury: £224Preston: £224Bury: £211Preston: £211

    £223£224£211Preston is higherDepends on how you count£223£224£211

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Preston £3.47, Bury £4.66Bury: £4.66Preston: £3.47Bury: £4.68Preston: £3.48Bury: £4.42Preston: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Bury is higher£4.66£4.68£4.42

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Preston £4.78, Bury £4.23Bury: £4.23Preston: £4.78Bury: £4.25Preston: £4.80Bury: £4.01Preston: £4.53

    £4.78£4.80£4.53Preston is higherDepends on how you count£4.23£4.25£4.01

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £4.08, Bury £7.69Bury: £7.69Preston: £4.08Bury: £7.72Preston: £4.10Bury: £7.29Preston: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Bury is higher£7.69£7.72£7.29

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Preston 136.1, Bury 176.4Bury: 176.4Preston: 136.1

    136.1Bury is higher176.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 19.7, Bury 20.1Bury: 20.1Preston: 19.7

    19.7Bury is higherDepends on how you count20.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 21.7, Bury 28.4Bury: 28.4Preston: 21.7

    21.7Bury is higher28.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 78.8, Bury 74.5Bury: 74.5Preston: 78.8

    78.8Preston is higherDepends on how you count74.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 145.3, Bury 134.1Bury: 134.1Preston: 145.3

    145.3Preston is higherDepends on how you count134.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 17.7, Bury 18.3Bury: 18.3Preston: 17.7

    17.7Bury is higher18.3

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Preston and Bury, per resident
MeasurePrestonBuryHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,068£4,085£3,859£4,497£4,516£4,266Bury
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,725£1,733£1,637£2,260£2,270£2,144Bury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,469£1,476£1,394£1,397£1,403£1,325Preston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,522£1,529£1,444£2,028£2,037£1,924Bury
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£89£89£84Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£103£138£139£131Bury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.95£4.98£4.70£5.17£5.19£4.90Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£532£503£499£501£474Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£153£154£145Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£80£81£76Bury
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,161£1,166£1,101£1,085£1,089£1,029Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£180£181£171Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£223£224£211£223£224£211Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£4.66£4.68£4.42Bury
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.78£4.80£4.53£4.23£4.25£4.01Preston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£7.69£7.72£7.29Bury
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026136.1176.4Bury
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.720.1Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.728.4Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.874.5Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026145.3134.1Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.718.3Bury

Total

Preston is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Bury on 21. 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

Preston Bury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Preston £657.4m, Bury £891.0mBury: £891.0mPreston: £657.4mBury: £894.8mPreston: £660.2mBury: £845.2mPreston: £623.5m

    £657.4m£660.2m£623.5mBury is higher£891.0m£894.8m£845.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Preston £278.8m, Bury £447.8mBury: £447.8mPreston: £278.8mBury: £449.7mPreston: £280.0mBury: £424.8mPreston: £264.5m

    £278.8m£280.0m£264.5mBury is higher£447.8m£449.7m£424.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Preston £237.4m, Bury £276.8mBury: £276.8mPreston: £237.4mBury: £277.9mPreston: £238.5mBury: £262.5mPreston: £225.2m

    £237.4m£238.5m£225.2mBury is higherDepends on how you count£276.8m£277.9m£262.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Preston £246.0m, Bury £401.9mBury: £401.9mPreston: £246.0mBury: £403.6mPreston: £247.0mBury: £381.2mPreston: £233.3m

    £246.0m£247.0m£233.3mBury is higher£401.9m£403.6m£381.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Preston £14.4m, Bury £17.5mBury: £17.5mPreston: £14.4mBury: £17.6mPreston: £14.5mBury: £16.6mPreston: £13.7m

    £14.4m£14.5m£13.7mBury is higherDepends on how you count£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston £17.6m, Bury £27.4mBury: £27.4mPreston: £17.6mBury: £27.5mPreston: £17.7mBury: £26.0mPreston: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.7m£16.7mBury is higherDepends on how you count£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Preston £0.80m, Bury £1.0mBury: £1.0mPreston: £0.80mBury: £1.0mPreston: £0.80mBury: £0.97mPreston: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.80m£0.76mBury is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston £85.7m, Bury £98.9mBury: £98.9mPreston: £85.7mBury: £99.3mPreston: £86.0mBury: £93.8mPreston: £81.3m

    £85.7m£86.0m£81.3mBury is higherDepends on how you count£98.9m£99.3m£93.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Preston £18.4m, Bury £30.3mBury: £30.3mPreston: £18.4mBury: £30.4mPreston: £18.4mBury: £28.7mPreston: £17.4m

    £18.4m£18.4m£17.4mBury is higher£30.3m£30.4m£28.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston £12.4m, Bury £15.9mBury: £15.9mPreston: £12.4mBury: £16.0mPreston: £12.5mBury: £15.1mPreston: £11.8m

    £12.4m£12.5m£11.8mBury is higher£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Preston £187.6m, Bury £214.9mBury: £214.9mPreston: £187.6mBury: £215.9mPreston: £188.4mBury: £203.9mPreston: £178.0m

    £187.6m£188.4m£178.0mBury is higherDepends on how you count£214.9m£215.9m£203.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Preston £36.4m, Bury £35.7mBury: £35.7mPreston: £36.4mBury: £35.8mPreston: £36.5mBury: £33.9mPreston: £34.5m

    £36.4m£36.5m£34.5mPreston is higher£35.7m£35.8m£33.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Preston £36.0m, Bury £44.1mBury: £44.1mPreston: £36.0mBury: £44.3mPreston: £36.2mBury: £41.9mPreston: £34.2m

    £36.0m£36.2m£34.2mBury is higherDepends on how you count£44.1m£44.3m£41.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Preston £0.56m, Bury £0.92mBury: £0.92mPreston: £0.56mBury: £0.93mPreston: £0.56mBury: £0.88mPreston: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mBury is higher£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Preston £0.77m, Bury £0.84mBury: £0.84mPreston: £0.77mBury: £0.84mPreston: £0.78mBury: £0.79mPreston: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.78m£0.73mBury is higherDepends on how you count£0.84m£0.84m£0.79m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Preston £0.66m, Bury £1.5mBury: £1.5mPreston: £0.66mBury: £1.5mPreston: £0.66mBury: £1.4mPreston: £0.62m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.62mBury is higher£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Preston 21,990, Bury 34,941Bury: 34,941Preston: 21,990

    21,990Bury is higher34,941

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Preston 3,176, Bury 3,983Bury: 3,983Preston: 3,176

    3,176Bury is higherDepends on how you count3,983

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston 3,505, Bury 5,619Bury: 5,619Preston: 3,505

    3,505Bury is higher5,619

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston 12,733, Bury 14,764Bury: 14,764Preston: 12,733

    12,733Bury is higherDepends on how you count14,764

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Preston 23,483, Bury 26,570Bury: 26,570Preston: 23,483

    23,483Bury is higherDepends on how you count26,570

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston 2,862, Bury 3,626Bury: 3,626Preston: 2,862

    2,862Bury is higher3,626

Show the numbers
Preston and Bury, total
MeasurePrestonBuryHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£657.4m£660.2m£623.5m£891.0m£894.8m£845.2mBury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£278.8m£280.0m£264.5m£447.8m£449.7m£424.8mBury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£237.4m£238.5m£225.2m£276.8m£277.9m£262.5mBury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£246.0m£247.0m£233.3m£401.9m£403.6m£381.2mBury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mBury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m£27.4m£27.5m£26.0mBury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m£1.0m£1.0m£0.97mBury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m£98.9m£99.3m£93.8mBury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.4m£17.4m£30.3m£30.4m£28.7mBury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mBury
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£187.6m£188.4m£178.0m£214.9m£215.9m£203.9mBury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m£35.7m£35.8m£33.9mPreston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m£44.1m£44.3m£41.9mBury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.92m£0.93m£0.88mBury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£0.84m£0.84m£0.79mBury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mBury
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,99034,941Bury
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1763,983Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5055,619Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,73314,764Bury
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,48326,570Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,8623,626Bury

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.