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Mansfield and Wakefield

113,291 and 366,925 residents (mid-2024).

Mansfield is higher than Wakefield on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 19 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

Mansfield is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Wakefield on 4. 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

Mansfield Wakefield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mansfield £4,970, Wakefield £4,688Wakefield: £4,688Mansfield: £4,970Wakefield: £4,708Mansfield: £4,991Wakefield: £4,446Mansfield: £4,714

    £4,970£4,991£4,714Mansfield 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: Mansfield £12,818, Wakefield £12,707Wakefield: £12,707Mansfield: £12,818Wakefield: £12,761Mansfield: £12,873Wakefield: £12,053Mansfield: £12,158

    £12,818£12,873£12,158Mansfield 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: Mansfield £2,462, Wakefield £2,295Wakefield: £2,295Mansfield: £2,462Wakefield: £2,305Mansfield: £2,473Wakefield: £2,177Mansfield: £2,335

    £2,462£2,473£2,335Mansfield 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: Mansfield £11,509, Wakefield £11,504Wakefield: £11,504Mansfield: £11,509Wakefield: £11,553Mansfield: £11,558Wakefield: £10,912Mansfield: £10,917

    £11,509£11,558£10,917Mansfield 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: Mansfield £438, Wakefield £437Wakefield: £437Mansfield: £438Wakefield: £439Mansfield: £440Wakefield: £414Mansfield: £415

    £438£440£415Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£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: Mansfield £843, Wakefield £737Wakefield: £737Mansfield: £843Wakefield: £741Mansfield: £847Wakefield: £699Mansfield: £800

    £843£847£800Mansfield 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: Mansfield £28, Wakefield £29Wakefield: £29Mansfield: £28Wakefield: £29Mansfield: £28Wakefield: £27Mansfield: £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: Mansfield £650, Wakefield £577Wakefield: £577Mansfield: £650Wakefield: £579Mansfield: £653Wakefield: £547Mansfield: £616

    £650£653£616Mansfield 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: Mansfield £179, Wakefield £169Wakefield: £169Mansfield: £179Wakefield: £169Mansfield: £180Wakefield: £160Mansfield: £170

    £179£180£170Mansfield 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: Mansfield £166, Wakefield £148Wakefield: £148Mansfield: £166Wakefield: £149Mansfield: £167Wakefield: £140Mansfield: £157

    £166£167£157Mansfield 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: Mansfield £1,807, Wakefield £1,702Wakefield: £1,702Mansfield: £1,807Wakefield: £1,710Mansfield: £1,815Wakefield: £1,615Mansfield: £1,714

    £1,807£1,815£1,714Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,702£1,710£1,615

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mansfield £227, Wakefield £219Wakefield: £219Mansfield: £227Wakefield: £220Mansfield: £228Wakefield: £208Mansfield: £216

    £227£228£216Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£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: Mansfield £472, Wakefield £428Wakefield: £428Mansfield: £472Wakefield: £429Mansfield: £474Wakefield: £406Mansfield: £448

    £472£474£448Mansfield 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: Mansfield £7.20, Wakefield £8.82Wakefield: £8.82Mansfield: £7.20Wakefield: £8.86Mansfield: £7.23Wakefield: £8.37Mansfield: £6.83

    £7.20£7.23£6.83Wakefield is higher£8.82£8.86£8.37

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Mansfield £9.59, Wakefield £8.03Wakefield: £8.03Mansfield: £9.59Wakefield: £8.07Mansfield: £9.63Wakefield: £7.62Mansfield: £9.10

    £9.59£9.63£9.10Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£8.03£8.07£7.62

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mansfield £4.85, Wakefield £6.02Wakefield: £6.02Mansfield: £4.85Wakefield: £6.05Mansfield: £4.87Wakefield: £5.71Mansfield: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60Wakefield is higher£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: Mansfield 1,021.8, Wakefield 1,018.6Wakefield: 1,018.6Mansfield: 1,021.8

    1,021.8Mansfield 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: Mansfield 108.7, Wakefield 113.1Wakefield: 113.1Mansfield: 108.7

    108.7Wakefield is higher113.1

  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: Mansfield 178.5, Wakefield 155.0Wakefield: 155.0Mansfield: 178.5

    178.5Mansfield 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: Mansfield 92.6, Wakefield 86.2Wakefield: 86.2Mansfield: 92.6

    92.6Mansfield 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: Mansfield 233.7, Wakefield 221.1Wakefield: 221.1Mansfield: 233.7

    233.7Mansfield 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: Mansfield 35.0, Wakefield 32.5Wakefield: 32.5Mansfield: 35.0

    35.0Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count32.5

Show the numbers
Mansfield and Wakefield, per person in the age group
MeasureMansfieldWakefieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,970£4,991£4,714£4,688£4,708£4,446Mansfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,818£12,873£12,158£12,707£12,761£12,053Mansfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,462£2,473£2,335£2,295£2,305£2,177Mansfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,509£11,558£10,917£11,504£11,553£10,912Mansfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£438£440£415£437£439£414Mansfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£843£847£800£737£741£699Mansfield
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£650£653£616£577£579£547Mansfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£169£169£160Mansfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£166£167£157£148£149£140Mansfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,807£1,815£1,714£1,702£1,710£1,615Mansfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£227£228£216£219£220£208Mansfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£472£474£448£428£429£406Mansfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.20£7.23£6.83£8.82£8.86£8.37Wakefield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.59£9.63£9.10£8.03£8.07£7.62Mansfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£6.02£6.05£5.71Wakefield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.81,018.6Mansfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026108.7113.1Wakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.5155.0Mansfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202692.686.2Mansfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026233.7221.1Mansfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202635.032.5Mansfield

Per resident

Mansfield is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Wakefield on 3. 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

Mansfield Wakefield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mansfield £4,970, Wakefield £4,688Wakefield: £4,688Mansfield: £4,970Wakefield: £4,708Mansfield: £4,991Wakefield: £4,446Mansfield: £4,714

    £4,970£4,991£4,714Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,688£4,708£4,446

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Mansfield £2,392, Wakefield £2,289Wakefield: £2,289Mansfield: £2,392Wakefield: £2,299Mansfield: £2,402Wakefield: £2,171Mansfield: £2,269

    £2,392£2,402£2,269Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,289£2,299£2,171

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Mansfield £1,517, Wakefield £1,428Wakefield: £1,428Mansfield: £1,517Wakefield: £1,434Mansfield: £1,524Wakefield: £1,355Mansfield: £1,439

    £1,517£1,524£1,439Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,428£1,434£1,355

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Mansfield £2,147, Wakefield £2,072Wakefield: £2,072Mansfield: £2,147Wakefield: £2,081Mansfield: £2,157Wakefield: £1,966Mansfield: £2,037

    £2,147£2,157£2,037Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,072£2,081£1,966

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Mansfield £82, Wakefield £79Wakefield: £79Mansfield: £82Wakefield: £79Mansfield: £82Wakefield: £75Mansfield: £77

    £82£82£77Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£79£79£75

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Mansfield £157, Wakefield £133Wakefield: £133Mansfield: £157Wakefield: £133Mansfield: £158Wakefield: £126Mansfield: £149

    £157£158£149Mansfield 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: Mansfield £5.22, Wakefield £5.19Wakefield: £5.19Mansfield: £5.22Wakefield: £5.21Mansfield: £5.24Wakefield: £4.92Mansfield: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Mansfield 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: Mansfield £650, Wakefield £577Wakefield: £577Mansfield: £650Wakefield: £579Mansfield: £653Wakefield: £547Mansfield: £616

    £650£653£616Mansfield 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: Mansfield £179, Wakefield £169Wakefield: £169Mansfield: £179Wakefield: £169Mansfield: £180Wakefield: £160Mansfield: £170

    £179£180£170Mansfield 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: Mansfield £102, Wakefield £92Wakefield: £92Mansfield: £102Wakefield: £92Mansfield: £103Wakefield: £87Mansfield: £97

    £102£103£97Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£92£92£87

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Mansfield £1,114, Wakefield £1,060Wakefield: £1,060Mansfield: £1,114Wakefield: £1,064Mansfield: £1,118Wakefield: £1,005Mansfield: £1,056

    £1,114£1,118£1,056Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,060£1,064£1,005

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mansfield £227, Wakefield £219Wakefield: £219Mansfield: £227Wakefield: £220Mansfield: £228Wakefield: £208Mansfield: £216

    £227£228£216Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£219£220£208

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Mansfield £291, Wakefield £266Wakefield: £266Mansfield: £291Wakefield: £267Mansfield: £292Wakefield: £252Mansfield: £276

    £291£292£276Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£266£267£252

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Mansfield £4.44, Wakefield £5.49Wakefield: £5.49Mansfield: £4.44Wakefield: £5.52Mansfield: £4.46Wakefield: £5.21Mansfield: £4.21

    £4.44£4.46£4.21Wakefield is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Mansfield £5.91, Wakefield £5.01Wakefield: £5.01Mansfield: £5.91Wakefield: £5.03Mansfield: £5.94Wakefield: £4.75Mansfield: £5.61

    £5.91£5.94£5.61Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£5.01£5.03£4.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mansfield £4.85, Wakefield £6.02Wakefield: £6.02Mansfield: £4.85Wakefield: £6.05Mansfield: £4.87Wakefield: £5.71Mansfield: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60Wakefield is higher£6.02£6.05£5.71

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Mansfield 190.7, Wakefield 183.5Wakefield: 183.5Mansfield: 190.7

    190.7Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count183.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mansfield 20.3, Wakefield 20.4Wakefield: 20.4Mansfield: 20.3

    20.3Wakefield is higher20.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mansfield 33.3, Wakefield 27.9Wakefield: 27.9Mansfield: 33.3

    33.3Mansfield 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: Mansfield 92.6, Wakefield 86.2Wakefield: 86.2Mansfield: 92.6

    92.6Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count86.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mansfield 144.0, Wakefield 137.6Wakefield: 137.6Mansfield: 144.0

    144.0Mansfield 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: Mansfield 21.6, Wakefield 20.3Wakefield: 20.3Mansfield: 21.6

    21.6Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count20.3

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Mansfield and Wakefield, per resident
MeasureMansfieldWakefieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,970£4,991£4,714£4,688£4,708£4,446Mansfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,392£2,402£2,269£2,289£2,299£2,171Mansfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,517£1,524£1,439£1,428£1,434£1,355Mansfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,147£2,157£2,037£2,072£2,081£1,966Mansfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£82£82£77£79£79£75Mansfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£157£158£149£133£133£126Mansfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£5.19£5.21£4.92Mansfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£650£653£616£577£579£547Mansfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£169£169£160Mansfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£103£97£92£92£87Mansfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,114£1,118£1,056£1,060£1,064£1,005Mansfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£227£228£216£219£220£208Mansfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£291£292£276£266£267£252Mansfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.44£4.46£4.21£5.49£5.52£5.21Wakefield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.91£5.94£5.61£5.01£5.03£4.75Mansfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£6.02£6.05£5.71Wakefield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026190.7183.5Mansfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.320.4Wakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.327.9Mansfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202692.686.2Mansfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026144.0137.6Mansfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.620.3Mansfield

Total

Mansfield 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

Mansfield Wakefield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Mansfield £563.0m, Wakefield £1.7bnWakefield: £1.7bnMansfield: £563.0mWakefield: £1.7bnMansfield: £565.4mWakefield: £1.6bnMansfield: £534.1m

    £563.0m£565.4m£534.1mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Mansfield £270.9m, Wakefield £839.9mWakefield: £839.9mMansfield: £270.9mWakefield: £843.5mMansfield: £272.1mWakefield: £796.7mMansfield: £257.0m

    £270.9m£272.1m£257.0mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£839.9m£843.5m£796.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Mansfield £171.9m, Wakefield £524.1mWakefield: £524.1mMansfield: £171.9mWakefield: £526.3mMansfield: £172.6mWakefield: £497.1mMansfield: £163.0m

    £171.9m£172.6m£163.0mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£524.1m£526.3m£497.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Mansfield £243.3m, Wakefield £760.4mWakefield: £760.4mMansfield: £243.3mWakefield: £763.6mMansfield: £244.3mWakefield: £721.3mMansfield: £230.8m

    £243.3m£244.3m£230.8mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£760.4m£763.6m£721.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Mansfield £9.3m, Wakefield £28.9mWakefield: £28.9mMansfield: £9.3mWakefield: £29.0mMansfield: £9.3mWakefield: £27.4mMansfield: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mansfield £17.8m, Wakefield £48.7mWakefield: £48.7mMansfield: £17.8mWakefield: £48.9mMansfield: £17.9mWakefield: £46.2mMansfield: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mWakefield 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: Mansfield £0.59m, Wakefield £1.9mWakefield: £1.9mMansfield: £0.59mWakefield: £1.9mMansfield: £0.59mWakefield: £1.8mMansfield: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mWakefield 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: Mansfield £73.6m, Wakefield £211.7mWakefield: £211.7mMansfield: £73.6mWakefield: £212.6mMansfield: £73.9mWakefield: £200.8mMansfield: £69.8m

    £73.6m£73.9m£69.8mWakefield 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: Mansfield £20.3m, Wakefield £61.9mWakefield: £61.9mMansfield: £20.3mWakefield: £62.1mMansfield: £20.3mWakefield: £58.7mMansfield: £19.2m

    £20.3m£20.3m£19.2mWakefield 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: Mansfield £11.6m, Wakefield £33.8mWakefield: £33.8mMansfield: £11.6mWakefield: £33.9mMansfield: £11.6mWakefield: £32.1mMansfield: £11.0m

    £11.6m£11.6m£11.0mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£33.8m£33.9m£32.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Mansfield £126.2m, Wakefield £388.8mWakefield: £388.8mMansfield: £126.2mWakefield: £390.5mMansfield: £126.7mWakefield: £368.8mMansfield: £119.7m

    £126.2m£126.7m£119.7mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£388.8m£390.5m£368.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Mansfield £25.8m, Wakefield £80.3mWakefield: £80.3mMansfield: £25.8mWakefield: £80.6mMansfield: £25.9mWakefield: £76.2mMansfield: £24.4m

    £25.8m£25.9m£24.4mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£80.3m£80.6m£76.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Mansfield £33.0m, Wakefield £97.7mWakefield: £97.7mMansfield: £33.0mWakefield: £98.1mMansfield: £33.1mWakefield: £92.6mMansfield: £31.3m

    £33.0m£33.1m£31.3mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£97.7m£98.1m£92.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Mansfield £0.50m, Wakefield £2.0mWakefield: £2.0mMansfield: £0.50mWakefield: £2.0mMansfield: £0.50mWakefield: £1.9mMansfield: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.48mWakefield is higher£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Mansfield £0.67m, Wakefield £1.8mWakefield: £1.8mMansfield: £0.67mWakefield: £1.8mMansfield: £0.67mWakefield: £1.7mMansfield: £0.64m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.64mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Mansfield £0.55m, Wakefield £2.2mWakefield: £2.2mMansfield: £0.55mWakefield: £2.2mMansfield: £0.55mWakefield: £2.1mMansfield: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mWakefield is higher£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Mansfield 21,599, Wakefield 67,325Wakefield: 67,325Mansfield: 21,599

    21,599Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count67,325

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Mansfield 2,298, Wakefield 7,478Wakefield: 7,478Mansfield: 2,298

    2,298Wakefield is higher7,478

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mansfield 3,774, Wakefield 10,246Wakefield: 10,246Mansfield: 3,774

    3,774Wakefield 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: Mansfield 10,495, Wakefield 31,640Wakefield: 31,640Mansfield: 10,495

    10,495Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count31,640

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Mansfield 16,315, Wakefield 50,484Wakefield: 50,484Mansfield: 16,315

    16,315Wakefield 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: Mansfield 2,441, Wakefield 7,431Wakefield: 7,431Mansfield: 2,441

    2,441Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count7,431

Show the numbers
Mansfield and Wakefield, total
MeasureMansfieldWakefieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£563.0m£565.4m£534.1m£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnWakefield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£270.9m£272.1m£257.0m£839.9m£843.5m£796.7mWakefield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£171.9m£172.6m£163.0m£524.1m£526.3m£497.1mWakefield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£243.3m£244.3m£230.8m£760.4m£763.6m£721.3mWakefield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£28.9m£29.0m£27.4mWakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£48.7m£48.9m£46.2mWakefield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mWakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.6m£73.9m£69.8m£211.7m£212.6m£200.8mWakefield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.3m£20.3m£19.2m£61.9m£62.1m£58.7mWakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m£33.8m£33.9m£32.1mWakefield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£126.2m£126.7m£119.7m£388.8m£390.5m£368.8mWakefield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.8m£25.9m£24.4m£80.3m£80.6m£76.2mWakefield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£33.0m£33.1m£31.3m£97.7m£98.1m£92.6mWakefield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mWakefield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.64m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mWakefield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mWakefield
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,59967,325Wakefield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2987,478Wakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,77410,246Wakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,49531,640Wakefield
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,31550,484Wakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4417,431Wakefield

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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