Compare local authorities · North West and Yorkshire and The Humber
South Ribble and York
South Ribble is higher than York on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 22 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.
On 22 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.
Per person in the age group
South Ribble is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and York on 2. 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
South Ribble York
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,294£4,312£4,073South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£3,598£3,614£3,413
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,735£12,789£12,080South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£12,644£12,698£11,993
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,554£1,560£1,474South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£1,154£1,159£1,095
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,723£11,773£11,120South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£11,624£11,673£11,026
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£281£282£267York is higherDepends on how you count£282£283£267
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£711£714£675York is higherDepends on how you count£719£723£682
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£19£19£18South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£432£434£410South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£282£283£267
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£117£111South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£94£94£89
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£92£92£87South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£57£58£54
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,170£1,175£1,110South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£903£907£857
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£136£137£129South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£131£132£125
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£284£285£269South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£187£188£178
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.52£5.55£5.24South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£4.46£4.48£4.23
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.67£2.68£2.53South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£1.76£1.77£1.67
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.10£7.13£6.73South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£6.54£6.56£6.20
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,022.7South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count1,017.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
78.0South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count72.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
150.6South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count144.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
64.9South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count42.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
145.4South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count111.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
20.2South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count13.2
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| Measure | South Ribble | York | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,294£4,312£4,073 | £3,598£3,614£3,413 | South Ribble |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,735£12,789£12,080 | £12,644£12,698£11,993 | South Ribble |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,554£1,560£1,474 | £1,154£1,159£1,095 | South Ribble |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,723£11,773£11,120 | £11,624£11,673£11,026 | South Ribble |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £281£282£267 | £282£283£267 | York |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £711£714£675 | £719£723£682 | York |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £19£19£18 | £19£19£18 | South Ribble |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £432£434£410 | £282£283£267 | South Ribble |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£117£111 | £94£94£89 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £92£92£87 | £57£58£54 | South Ribble |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,170£1,175£1,110 | £903£907£857 | South Ribble |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £136£137£129 | £131£132£125 | South Ribble |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £284£285£269 | £187£188£178 | South Ribble |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.52£5.55£5.24 | £4.46£4.48£4.23 | South Ribble |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.67£2.68£2.53 | £1.76£1.77£1.67 | South Ribble |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.10£7.13£6.73 | £6.54£6.56£6.20 | South Ribble |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,022.7 | 1,017.6 | South Ribble |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 78.0 | 72.9 | South Ribble |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 150.6 | 144.4 | South Ribble |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 64.9 | 42.6 | South Ribble |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 145.4 | 111.0 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 20.2 | 13.2 | South Ribble |
Per resident
South Ribble is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and York on 0. 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
South Ribble York
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,294£4,312£4,073South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£3,598£3,614£3,413
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,658£2,669£2,521South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£2,320£2,330£2,201
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£943£947£895South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£765£768£725
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,447£2,457£2,321South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£2,133£2,142£2,023
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£59£59£56South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£52£52£49
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£148£149£141South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£132£133£125
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.03£4.04£3.82South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£3.48£3.49£3.30
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£432£434£410South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£282£283£267
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£117£111South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£94£94£89
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£56£56£53South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£38£38£36
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£710£713£673South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£598£601£567
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£136£137£129South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£131£132£125
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£172£173£164South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£124£125£118
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.35£3.37£3.18South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£2.95£2.96£2.80
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.62£1.63£1.54South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£1.17£1.18£1.11
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.10£7.13£6.73South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£6.54£6.56£6.20
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
213.5South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count186.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.3South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count13.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
31.4South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count26.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
64.9South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count42.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
88.3South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count73.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.2South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count8.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | South Ribble | York | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,294£4,312£4,073 | £3,598£3,614£3,413 | South Ribble |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,658£2,669£2,521 | £2,320£2,330£2,201 | South Ribble |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £943£947£895 | £765£768£725 | South Ribble |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,447£2,457£2,321 | £2,133£2,142£2,023 | South Ribble |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £59£59£56 | £52£52£49 | South Ribble |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £148£149£141 | £132£133£125 | South Ribble |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | £3.48£3.49£3.30 | South Ribble |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £432£434£410 | £282£283£267 | South Ribble |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£117£111 | £94£94£89 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £56£56£53 | £38£38£36 | South Ribble |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £710£713£673 | £598£601£567 | South Ribble |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £136£137£129 | £131£132£125 | South Ribble |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £172£173£164 | £124£125£118 | South Ribble |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.35£3.37£3.18 | £2.95£2.96£2.80 | South Ribble |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.62£1.63£1.54 | £1.17£1.18£1.11 | South Ribble |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.10£7.13£6.73 | £6.54£6.56£6.20 | South Ribble |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 213.5 | 186.8 | South Ribble |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.3 | 13.4 | South Ribble |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 31.4 | 26.5 | South Ribble |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 64.9 | 42.6 | South Ribble |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 88.3 | 73.5 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.2 | 8.7 | South Ribble |
Total
South Ribble is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and York 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
South Ribble York
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£496.9m£499.0m£471.3mYork is higherDepends on how you count£749.3m£752.5m£710.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£307.6m£308.9m£291.8mYork is higherDepends on how you count£483.2m£485.3m£458.3m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£109.1m£109.6m£103.5mYork is higherDepends on how you count£159.2m£159.9m£151.0m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£283.2m£284.4m£268.6mYork is higherDepends on how you count£444.2m£446.1m£421.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mYork is higherDepends on how you count£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mYork is higherDepends on how you count£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mYork is higherDepends on how you count£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£50.0m£50.3m£47.5mYork is higherDepends on how you count£58.7m£58.9m£55.7m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mYork is higherDepends on how you count£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.4m£6.5m£6.1mYork is higherDepends on how you count£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£82.2m£82.5m£77.9mYork is higherDepends on how you count£124.6m£125.1m£118.2m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mYork is higherDepends on how you count£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£20.0m£20.0m£18.9mYork is higherDepends on how you count£25.9m£26.0m£24.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mYork is higherDepends on how you count£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.19m£0.19m£0.18mYork is higherDepends on how you count£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.82m£0.82m£0.78mYork is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
24,703York is higherDepends on how you count38,890
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,884York is higherDepends on how you count2,786
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,638York is higherDepends on how you count5,519
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
7,509York is higherDepends on how you count8,870
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,214York is higherDepends on how you count15,311
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,417York is higherDepends on how you count1,815
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| Measure | South Ribble | York | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £496.9m£499.0m£471.3m | £749.3m£752.5m£710.7m | York |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £307.6m£308.9m£291.8m | £483.2m£485.3m£458.3m | York |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £109.1m£109.6m£103.5m | £159.2m£159.9m£151.0m | York |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £283.2m£284.4m£268.6m | £444.2m£446.1m£421.4m | York |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.8m£6.8m£6.4m | £10.8m£10.8m£10.2m | York |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.2m£17.3m£16.3m | £27.5m£27.6m£26.1m | York |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.47m£0.47m£0.44m | £0.72m£0.73m£0.69m | York |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £50.0m£50.3m£47.5m | £58.7m£58.9m£55.7m | York |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.5m£13.6m£12.8m | £19.5m£19.6m£18.5m | York |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.4m£6.5m£6.1m | £7.9m£7.9m£7.5m | York |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £82.2m£82.5m£77.9m | £124.6m£125.1m£118.2m | York |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £15.8m£15.9m£15.0m | £27.4m£27.5m£26.0m | York |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £20.0m£20.0m£18.9m | £25.9m£26.0m£24.5m | York |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | £0.61m£0.62m£0.58m | York |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.19m£0.19m£0.18m | £0.24m£0.24m£0.23m | York |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.82m£0.82m£0.78m | £1.4m£1.4m£1.3m | York |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 24,703 | 38,890 | York |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,884 | 2,786 | York |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,638 | 5,519 | York |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 7,509 | 8,870 | York |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,214 | 15,311 | York |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,417 | 1,815 | York |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.