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Ashfield and Wakefield

129,210 and 366,925 residents (mid-2024).

Ashfield is higher than Wakefield on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 20 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Ashfield is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Wakefield on 6. 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

Ashfield Wakefield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ashfield £4,876, Wakefield £4,688Wakefield: £4,688Ashfield: £4,876Wakefield: £4,708Ashfield: £4,896Wakefield: £4,446Ashfield: £4,625

    £4,876£4,896£4,625Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,688£4,708£4,446

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £12,743, Wakefield £12,707Wakefield: £12,707Ashfield: £12,743Wakefield: £12,761Ashfield: £12,797Wakefield: £12,053Ashfield: £12,087

    £12,743£12,797£12,087Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,707£12,761£12,053

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £2,395, Wakefield £2,295Wakefield: £2,295Ashfield: £2,395Wakefield: £2,305Ashfield: £2,406Wakefield: £2,177Ashfield: £2,272

    £2,395£2,406£2,272Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,295£2,305£2,177

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £11,437, Wakefield £11,504Wakefield: £11,504Ashfield: £11,437Wakefield: £11,553Ashfield: £11,485Wakefield: £10,912Ashfield: £10,848

    £11,437£11,485£10,848Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£11,504£11,553£10,912

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £412, Wakefield £437Wakefield: £437Ashfield: £412Wakefield: £439Ashfield: £414Wakefield: £414Ashfield: £391

    £412£414£391Wakefield is higher£437£439£414

  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: Ashfield £865, Wakefield £737Wakefield: £737Ashfield: £865Wakefield: £741Ashfield: £869Wakefield: £699Ashfield: £821

    £865£869£821Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£737£741£699

  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: Ashfield £28, Wakefield £29Wakefield: £29Ashfield: £28Wakefield: £29Ashfield: £28Wakefield: £27Ashfield: £27

    £28£28£27Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£29£29£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £622, Wakefield £577Wakefield: £577Ashfield: £622Wakefield: £579Ashfield: £624Wakefield: £547Ashfield: £590

    £622£624£590Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£577£579£547

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £181, Wakefield £169Wakefield: £169Ashfield: £181Wakefield: £169Ashfield: £182Wakefield: £160Ashfield: £172

    £181£182£172Ashfield 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: Ashfield £172, Wakefield £148Wakefield: £148Ashfield: £172Wakefield: £149Ashfield: £172Wakefield: £140Ashfield: £163

    £172£172£163Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£148£149£140

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £1,769, Wakefield £1,702Wakefield: £1,702Ashfield: £1,769Wakefield: £1,710Ashfield: £1,777Wakefield: £1,615Ashfield: £1,678

    £1,769£1,777£1,678Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,702£1,710£1,615

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ashfield £179, Wakefield £219Wakefield: £219Ashfield: £179Wakefield: £220Ashfield: £180Wakefield: £208Ashfield: £170

    £179£180£170Wakefield is higher£219£220£208

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £433, Wakefield £428Wakefield: £428Ashfield: £433Wakefield: £429Ashfield: £435Wakefield: £406Ashfield: £411

    £433£435£411Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£428£429£406

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £9.99, Wakefield £8.82Wakefield: £8.82Ashfield: £9.99Wakefield: £8.86Ashfield: £10Wakefield: £8.37Ashfield: £9.48

    £9.99£10£9.48Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£8.82£8.86£8.37

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £11, Wakefield £8.03Wakefield: £8.03Ashfield: £11Wakefield: £8.07Ashfield: £11Wakefield: £7.62Ashfield: £10

    £11£11£10Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£8.03£8.07£7.62

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ashfield £6.96, Wakefield £6.02Wakefield: £6.02Ashfield: £6.96Wakefield: £6.05Ashfield: £6.99Wakefield: £5.71Ashfield: £6.60

    £6.96£6.99£6.60Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£6.02£6.05£5.71

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ashfield 1,014.5, Wakefield 1,018.6Wakefield: 1,018.6Ashfield: 1,014.5

    1,014.5Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count1,018.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ashfield 110.4, Wakefield 113.1Wakefield: 113.1Ashfield: 110.4

    110.4Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count113.1

  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: Ashfield 179.3, Wakefield 155.0Wakefield: 155.0Ashfield: 179.3

    179.3Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count155.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 91.2, Wakefield 86.2Wakefield: 86.2Ashfield: 91.2

    91.2Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count86.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Ashfield 227.1, Wakefield 221.1Wakefield: 221.1Ashfield: 227.1

    227.1Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count221.1

  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: Ashfield 36.6, Wakefield 32.5Wakefield: 32.5Ashfield: 36.6

    36.6Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count32.5

Show the numbers
Ashfield and Wakefield, per person in the age group
MeasureAshfieldWakefieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,876£4,896£4,625£4,688£4,708£4,446Ashfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,743£12,797£12,087£12,707£12,761£12,053Ashfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,395£2,406£2,272£2,295£2,305£2,177Ashfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,437£11,485£10,848£11,504£11,553£10,912Wakefield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£412£414£391£437£439£414Wakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£865£869£821£737£741£699Ashfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£27£29£29£27Wakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£622£624£590£577£579£547Ashfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£181£182£172£169£169£160Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£172£172£163£148£149£140Ashfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,769£1,777£1,678£1,702£1,710£1,615Ashfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£219£220£208Wakefield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£433£435£411£428£429£406Ashfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.99£10£9.48£8.82£8.86£8.37Ashfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£8.03£8.07£7.62Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.96£6.99£6.60£6.02£6.05£5.71Ashfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.51,018.6Wakefield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.4113.1Wakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026179.3155.0Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.286.2Ashfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026227.1221.1Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.632.5Ashfield

Per resident

Ashfield is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Wakefield 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

Ashfield Wakefield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ashfield £4,876, Wakefield £4,688Wakefield: £4,688Ashfield: £4,876Wakefield: £4,708Ashfield: £4,896Wakefield: £4,446Ashfield: £4,625

    £4,876£4,896£4,625Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,688£4,708£4,446

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Ashfield £2,415, Wakefield £2,289Wakefield: £2,289Ashfield: £2,415Wakefield: £2,299Ashfield: £2,425Wakefield: £2,171Ashfield: £2,290

    £2,415£2,425£2,290Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,289£2,299£2,171

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Ashfield £1,472, Wakefield £1,428Wakefield: £1,428Ashfield: £1,472Wakefield: £1,434Ashfield: £1,479Wakefield: £1,355Ashfield: £1,396

    £1,472£1,479£1,396Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,428£1,434£1,355

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Ashfield £2,167, Wakefield £2,072Wakefield: £2,072Ashfield: £2,167Wakefield: £2,081Ashfield: £2,176Wakefield: £1,966Ashfield: £2,056

    £2,167£2,176£2,056Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,072£2,081£1,966

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Ashfield £78, Wakefield £79Wakefield: £79Ashfield: £78Wakefield: £79Ashfield: £78Wakefield: £75Ashfield: £74

    £78£78£74Wakefield is higher£79£79£75

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £164, Wakefield £133Wakefield: £133Ashfield: £164Wakefield: £133Ashfield: £165Wakefield: £126Ashfield: £156

    £164£165£156Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£133£133£126

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Ashfield £5.38, Wakefield £5.19Wakefield: £5.19Ashfield: £5.38Wakefield: £5.21Ashfield: £5.40Wakefield: £4.92Ashfield: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£5.19£5.21£4.92

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £622, Wakefield £577Wakefield: £577Ashfield: £622Wakefield: £579Ashfield: £624Wakefield: £547Ashfield: £590

    £622£624£590Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£577£579£547

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £181, Wakefield £169Wakefield: £169Ashfield: £181Wakefield: £169Ashfield: £182Wakefield: £160Ashfield: £172

    £181£182£172Ashfield 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: Ashfield £106, Wakefield £92Wakefield: £92Ashfield: £106Wakefield: £92Ashfield: £106Wakefield: £87Ashfield: £100

    £106£106£100Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£92£92£87

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Ashfield £1,088, Wakefield £1,060Wakefield: £1,060Ashfield: £1,088Wakefield: £1,064Ashfield: £1,092Wakefield: £1,005Ashfield: £1,032

    £1,088£1,092£1,032Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,060£1,064£1,005

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ashfield £179, Wakefield £219Wakefield: £219Ashfield: £179Wakefield: £220Ashfield: £180Wakefield: £208Ashfield: £170

    £179£180£170Wakefield is higher£219£220£208

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Ashfield £266, Wakefield £266Wakefield: £266Ashfield: £266Wakefield: £267Ashfield: £268Wakefield: £252Ashfield: £253

    £266£268£253Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£266£267£252

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Ashfield £6.15, Wakefield £5.49Wakefield: £5.49Ashfield: £6.15Wakefield: £5.52Ashfield: £6.17Wakefield: £5.21Ashfield: £5.83

    £6.15£6.17£5.83Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£5.49£5.52£5.21

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Ashfield £6.67, Wakefield £5.01Wakefield: £5.01Ashfield: £6.67Wakefield: £5.03Ashfield: £6.70Wakefield: £4.75Ashfield: £6.33

    £6.67£6.70£6.33Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£5.01£5.03£4.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ashfield £6.96, Wakefield £6.02Wakefield: £6.02Ashfield: £6.96Wakefield: £6.05Ashfield: £6.99Wakefield: £5.71Ashfield: £6.60

    £6.96£6.99£6.60Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£6.02£6.05£5.71

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 192.2, Wakefield 183.5Wakefield: 183.5Ashfield: 192.2

    192.2Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count183.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 20.9, Wakefield 20.4Wakefield: 20.4Ashfield: 20.9

    20.9Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count20.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 34.0, Wakefield 27.9Wakefield: 27.9Ashfield: 34.0

    34.0Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count27.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 91.2, Wakefield 86.2Wakefield: 86.2Ashfield: 91.2

    91.2Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count86.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 139.6, Wakefield 137.6Wakefield: 137.6Ashfield: 139.6

    139.6Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count137.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 22.5, Wakefield 20.3Wakefield: 20.3Ashfield: 22.5

    22.5Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count20.3

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Ashfield and Wakefield, per resident
MeasureAshfieldWakefieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,876£4,896£4,625£4,688£4,708£4,446Ashfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,415£2,425£2,290£2,289£2,299£2,171Ashfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,472£1,479£1,396£1,428£1,434£1,355Ashfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,167£2,176£2,056£2,072£2,081£1,966Ashfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74£79£79£75Wakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£133£133£126Ashfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£5.19£5.21£4.92Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£622£624£590£577£579£547Ashfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£181£182£172£169£169£160Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£92£92£87Ashfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,088£1,092£1,032£1,060£1,064£1,005Ashfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£219£220£208Wakefield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£266£268£253£266£267£252Ashfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.15£6.17£5.83£5.49£5.52£5.21Ashfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.67£6.70£6.33£5.01£5.03£4.75Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.96£6.99£6.60£6.02£6.05£5.71Ashfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026192.2183.5Ashfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.920.4Ashfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.027.9Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.286.2Ashfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026139.6137.6Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.520.3Ashfield

Total

Ashfield is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Wakefield 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

Ashfield Wakefield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Ashfield £630.0m, Wakefield £1.7bnWakefield: £1.7bnAshfield: £630.0mWakefield: £1.7bnAshfield: £632.7mWakefield: £1.6bnAshfield: £597.6m

    £630.0m£632.7m£597.6mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Ashfield £312.0m, Wakefield £839.9mWakefield: £839.9mAshfield: £312.0mWakefield: £843.5mAshfield: £313.3mWakefield: £796.7mAshfield: £295.9m

    £312.0m£313.3m£295.9mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£839.9m£843.5m£796.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Ashfield £190.2m, Wakefield £524.1mWakefield: £524.1mAshfield: £190.2mWakefield: £526.3mAshfield: £191.0mWakefield: £497.1mAshfield: £180.4m

    £190.2m£191.0m£180.4mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£524.1m£526.3m£497.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Ashfield £280.0m, Wakefield £760.4mWakefield: £760.4mAshfield: £280.0mWakefield: £763.6mAshfield: £281.2mWakefield: £721.3mAshfield: £265.6m

    £280.0m£281.2m£265.6mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£760.4m£763.6m£721.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Ashfield £10.1m, Wakefield £28.9mWakefield: £28.9mAshfield: £10.1mWakefield: £29.0mAshfield: £10.1mWakefield: £27.4mAshfield: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.1m£9.6mWakefield is higher£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £21.2m, Wakefield £48.7mWakefield: £48.7mAshfield: £21.2mWakefield: £48.9mAshfield: £21.3mWakefield: £46.2mAshfield: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£48.7m£48.9m£46.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Ashfield £0.69m, Wakefield £1.9mWakefield: £1.9mAshfield: £0.69mWakefield: £1.9mAshfield: £0.70mWakefield: £1.8mAshfield: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.70m£0.66mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £80.3m, Wakefield £211.7mWakefield: £211.7mAshfield: £80.3mWakefield: £212.6mAshfield: £80.7mWakefield: £200.8mAshfield: £76.2m

    £80.3m£80.7m£76.2mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£211.7m£212.6m£200.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £23.4m, Wakefield £61.9mWakefield: £61.9mAshfield: £23.4mWakefield: £62.1mAshfield: £23.5mWakefield: £58.7mAshfield: £22.2m

    £23.4m£23.5m£22.2mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£61.9m£62.1m£58.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ashfield £13.6m, Wakefield £33.8mWakefield: £33.8mAshfield: £13.6mWakefield: £33.9mAshfield: £13.7mWakefield: £32.1mAshfield: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£33.8m£33.9m£32.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Ashfield £140.5m, Wakefield £388.8mWakefield: £388.8mAshfield: £140.5mWakefield: £390.5mAshfield: £141.1mWakefield: £368.8mAshfield: £133.3m

    £140.5m£141.1m£133.3mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£388.8m£390.5m£368.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Ashfield £23.1m, Wakefield £80.3mWakefield: £80.3mAshfield: £23.1mWakefield: £80.6mAshfield: £23.2mWakefield: £76.2mAshfield: £21.9m

    £23.1m£23.2m£21.9mWakefield is higher£80.3m£80.6m£76.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Ashfield £34.4m, Wakefield £97.7mWakefield: £97.7mAshfield: £34.4mWakefield: £98.1mAshfield: £34.6mWakefield: £92.6mAshfield: £32.6m

    £34.4m£34.6m£32.6mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£97.7m£98.1m£92.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Ashfield £0.79m, Wakefield £2.0mWakefield: £2.0mAshfield: £0.79mWakefield: £2.0mAshfield: £0.80mWakefield: £1.9mAshfield: £0.75m

    £0.79m£0.80m£0.75mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Ashfield £0.86m, Wakefield £1.8mWakefield: £1.8mAshfield: £0.86mWakefield: £1.8mAshfield: £0.87mWakefield: £1.7mAshfield: £0.82m

    £0.86m£0.87m£0.82mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Ashfield £0.90m, Wakefield £2.2mWakefield: £2.2mAshfield: £0.90mWakefield: £2.2mAshfield: £0.90mWakefield: £2.1mAshfield: £0.85m

    £0.90m£0.90m£0.85mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Ashfield 24,839, Wakefield 67,325Wakefield: 67,325Ashfield: 24,839

    24,839Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count67,325

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Ashfield 2,704, Wakefield 7,478Wakefield: 7,478Ashfield: 2,704

    2,704Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count7,478

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ashfield 4,389, Wakefield 10,246Wakefield: 10,246Ashfield: 4,389

    4,389Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count10,246

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ashfield 11,787, Wakefield 31,640Wakefield: 31,640Ashfield: 11,787

    11,787Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count31,640

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Ashfield 18,038, Wakefield 50,484Wakefield: 50,484Ashfield: 18,038

    18,038Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count50,484

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ashfield 2,908, Wakefield 7,431Wakefield: 7,431Ashfield: 2,908

    2,908Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count7,431

Show the numbers
Ashfield and Wakefield, total
MeasureAshfieldWakefieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£630.0m£632.7m£597.6m£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnWakefield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£312.0m£313.3m£295.9m£839.9m£843.5m£796.7mWakefield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£190.2m£191.0m£180.4m£524.1m£526.3m£497.1mWakefield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£280.0m£281.2m£265.6m£760.4m£763.6m£721.3mWakefield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m£28.9m£29.0m£27.4mWakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£48.7m£48.9m£46.2mWakefield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mWakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£80.3m£80.7m£76.2m£211.7m£212.6m£200.8mWakefield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m£61.9m£62.1m£58.7mWakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£33.8m£33.9m£32.1mWakefield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m£388.8m£390.5m£368.8mWakefield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m£80.3m£80.6m£76.2mWakefield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£34.4m£34.6m£32.6m£97.7m£98.1m£92.6mWakefield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.79m£0.80m£0.75m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mWakefield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.86m£0.87m£0.82m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mWakefield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mWakefield
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,83967,325Wakefield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7047,478Wakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,38910,246Wakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,78731,640Wakefield
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,03850,484Wakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,9087,431Wakefield

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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