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Ipswich and Kirklees

140,042 and 445,780 residents (mid-2024).

Ipswich is higher than Kirklees on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 14 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

Ipswich is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Kirklees on 8. 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

Ipswich Kirklees

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ipswich £4,413, Kirklees £4,357Kirklees: £4,357Ipswich: £4,413Kirklees: £4,375Ipswich: £4,432Kirklees: £4,133Ipswich: £4,186

    £4,413£4,432£4,186Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£4,357£4,375£4,133

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Ipswich £12,682, Kirklees £12,674Kirklees: £12,674Ipswich: £12,682Kirklees: £12,728Ipswich: £12,736Kirklees: £12,022Ipswich: £12,030

    £12,682£12,736£12,030Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£12,674£12,728£12,022

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £2,371, Kirklees £2,249Kirklees: £2,249Ipswich: £2,371Kirklees: £2,258Ipswich: £2,381Kirklees: £2,133Ipswich: £2,249

    £2,371£2,381£2,249Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£2,249£2,258£2,133

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Ipswich £11,429, Kirklees £11,519Kirklees: £11,519Ipswich: £11,429Kirklees: £11,568Ipswich: £11,477Kirklees: £10,926Ipswich: £10,841

    £11,429£11,477£10,841Kirklees is higher£11,519£11,568£10,926

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Ipswich £547, Kirklees £467Kirklees: £467Ipswich: £547Kirklees: £469Ipswich: £550Kirklees: £443Ipswich: £519

    £547£550£519Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£467£469£443

  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: Ipswich £677, Kirklees £659Kirklees: £659Ipswich: £677Kirklees: £662Ipswich: £680Kirklees: £625Ipswich: £643

    £677£680£643Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£659£662£625

  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: Ipswich £29, Kirklees £29Kirklees: £29Ipswich: £29Kirklees: £29Ipswich: £29Kirklees: £28Ipswich: £28

    £29£29£28Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£29£29£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £499, Kirklees £500Kirklees: £500Ipswich: £499Kirklees: £502Ipswich: £501Kirklees: £474Ipswich: £473

    £499£501£473Kirklees is higher£500£502£474

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £123, Kirklees £115Kirklees: £115Ipswich: £123Kirklees: £115Ipswich: £123Kirklees: £109Ipswich: £116

    £123£123£116Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£115£115£109

  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: Ipswich £115, Kirklees £137Kirklees: £137Ipswich: £115Kirklees: £138Ipswich: £116Kirklees: £130Ipswich: £110

    £115£116£110Kirklees is higher£137£138£130

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £1,901, Kirklees £1,765Kirklees: £1,765Ipswich: £1,901Kirklees: £1,773Ipswich: £1,909Kirklees: £1,674Ipswich: £1,803

    £1,901£1,909£1,803Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,765£1,773£1,674

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ipswich £248, Kirklees £163Kirklees: £163Ipswich: £248Kirklees: £164Ipswich: £249Kirklees: £154Ipswich: £235

    £248£249£235Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£163£164£154

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £336, Kirklees £330Kirklees: £330Ipswich: £336Kirklees: £331Ipswich: £338Kirklees: £313Ipswich: £319

    £336£338£319Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£330£331£313

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £9.41, Kirklees £9.06Kirklees: £9.06Ipswich: £9.41Kirklees: £9.09Ipswich: £9.45Kirklees: £8.59Ipswich: £8.93

    £9.41£9.45£8.93Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£9.06£9.09£8.59

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £9.26, Kirklees £7.62Kirklees: £7.62Ipswich: £9.26Kirklees: £7.65Ipswich: £9.30Kirklees: £7.23Ipswich: £8.78

    £9.26£9.30£8.78Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£7.62£7.65£7.23

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ipswich £5.53, Kirklees £6.89Kirklees: £6.89Ipswich: £5.53Kirklees: £6.92Ipswich: £5.56Kirklees: £6.54Ipswich: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Kirklees is higher£6.89£6.92£6.54

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ipswich 1,006.1, Kirklees 1,008.5Kirklees: 1,008.5Ipswich: 1,006.1

    1,006.1Kirklees is higher1,008.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ipswich 115.7, Kirklees 111.4Kirklees: 111.4Ipswich: 115.7

    115.7Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count111.4

  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: Ipswich 139.1, Kirklees 140.5Kirklees: 140.5Ipswich: 139.1

    139.1Kirklees is higher140.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 72.7, Kirklees 74.2Kirklees: 74.2Ipswich: 72.7

    72.7Kirklees is higher74.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Ipswich 230.2, Kirklees 225.5Kirklees: 225.5Ipswich: 230.2

    230.2Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count225.5

  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: Ipswich 26.0, Kirklees 30.8Kirklees: 30.8Ipswich: 26.0

    26.0Kirklees is higher30.8

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Ipswich and Kirklees, per person in the age group
MeasureIpswichKirkleesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,413£4,432£4,186£4,357£4,375£4,133Ipswich
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,682£12,736£12,030£12,674£12,728£12,022Ipswich
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,371£2,381£2,249£2,249£2,258£2,133Ipswich
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,429£11,477£10,841£11,519£11,568£10,926Kirklees
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£547£550£519£467£469£443Ipswich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£677£680£643£659£662£625Ipswich
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£28£29£29£28Ipswich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£499£501£473£500£502£474Kirklees
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£115£115£109Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£115£116£110£137£138£130Kirklees
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,901£1,909£1,803£1,765£1,773£1,674Ipswich
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£248£249£235£163£164£154Ipswich
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£336£338£319£330£331£313Ipswich
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.41£9.45£8.93£9.06£9.09£8.59Ipswich
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.26£9.30£8.78£7.62£7.65£7.23Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£6.89£6.92£6.54Kirklees
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.11,008.5Kirklees
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026115.7111.4Ipswich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.1140.5Kirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.774.2Kirklees
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026230.2225.5Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.030.8Kirklees

Per resident

Ipswich is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Kirklees 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

Ipswich Kirklees

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ipswich £4,413, Kirklees £4,357Kirklees: £4,357Ipswich: £4,413Kirklees: £4,375Ipswich: £4,432Kirklees: £4,133Ipswich: £4,186

    £4,413£4,432£4,186Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£4,357£4,375£4,133

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Ipswich £2,047, Kirklees £2,174Kirklees: £2,174Ipswich: £2,047Kirklees: £2,183Ipswich: £2,056Kirklees: £2,062Ipswich: £1,942

    £2,047£2,056£1,942Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count£2,174£2,183£2,062

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Ipswich £1,491, Kirklees £1,399Kirklees: £1,399Ipswich: £1,491Kirklees: £1,405Ipswich: £1,497Kirklees: £1,327Ipswich: £1,414

    £1,491£1,497£1,414Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,399£1,405£1,327

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Ipswich £1,845, Kirklees £1,975Kirklees: £1,975Ipswich: £1,845Kirklees: £1,984Ipswich: £1,853Kirklees: £1,874Ipswich: £1,750

    £1,845£1,853£1,750Kirklees is higher£1,975£1,984£1,874

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Ipswich £88, Kirklees £80Kirklees: £80Ipswich: £88Kirklees: £80Ipswich: £89Kirklees: £76Ipswich: £84

    £88£89£84Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£80£80£76

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £109, Kirklees £113Kirklees: £113Ipswich: £109Kirklees: £113Ipswich: £110Kirklees: £107Ipswich: £104

    £109£110£104Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count£113£113£107

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Ipswich £4.69, Kirklees £4.98Kirklees: £4.98Ipswich: £4.69Kirklees: £5.00Ipswich: £4.71Kirklees: £4.72Ipswich: £4.45

    £4.69£4.71£4.45Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count£4.98£5.00£4.72

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £499, Kirklees £500Kirklees: £500Ipswich: £499Kirklees: £502Ipswich: £501Kirklees: £474Ipswich: £473

    £499£501£473Kirklees is higher£500£502£474

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £123, Kirklees £115Kirklees: £115Ipswich: £123Kirklees: £115Ipswich: £123Kirklees: £109Ipswich: £116

    £123£123£116Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£115£115£109

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Ipswich £73, Kirklees £85Kirklees: £85Ipswich: £73Kirklees: £86Ipswich: £73Kirklees: £81Ipswich: £69

    £73£73£69Kirklees is higher£85£86£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Ipswich £1,195, Kirklees £1,098Kirklees: £1,098Ipswich: £1,195Kirklees: £1,103Ipswich: £1,200Kirklees: £1,042Ipswich: £1,133

    £1,195£1,200£1,133Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,098£1,103£1,042

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ipswich £248, Kirklees £163Kirklees: £163Ipswich: £248Kirklees: £164Ipswich: £249Kirklees: £154Ipswich: £235

    £248£249£235Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£163£164£154

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Ipswich £212, Kirklees £205Kirklees: £205Ipswich: £212Kirklees: £206Ipswich: £212Kirklees: £195Ipswich: £201

    £212£212£201Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£205£206£195

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Ipswich £5.92, Kirklees £5.64Kirklees: £5.64Ipswich: £5.92Kirklees: £5.66Ipswich: £5.95Kirklees: £5.35Ipswich: £5.62

    £5.92£5.95£5.62Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£5.64£5.66£5.35

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Ipswich £5.82, Kirklees £4.74Kirklees: £4.74Ipswich: £5.82Kirklees: £4.76Ipswich: £5.84Kirklees: £4.50Ipswich: £5.52

    £5.82£5.84£5.52Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£4.74£4.76£4.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ipswich £5.53, Kirklees £6.89Kirklees: £6.89Ipswich: £5.53Kirklees: £6.92Ipswich: £5.56Kirklees: £6.54Ipswich: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Kirklees is higher£6.89£6.92£6.54

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 162.4, Kirklees 173.0Kirklees: 173.0Ipswich: 162.4

    162.4Kirklees is higher173.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 18.7, Kirklees 19.1Kirklees: 19.1Ipswich: 18.7

    18.7Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count19.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 22.5, Kirklees 24.1Kirklees: 24.1Ipswich: 22.5

    22.5Kirklees is higher24.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 72.7, Kirklees 74.2Kirklees: 74.2Ipswich: 72.7

    72.7Kirklees is higher74.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 144.7, Kirklees 140.3Kirklees: 140.3Ipswich: 144.7

    144.7Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count140.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 16.4, Kirklees 19.2Kirklees: 19.2Ipswich: 16.4

    16.4Kirklees is higher19.2

Show the numbers
Ipswich and Kirklees, per resident
MeasureIpswichKirkleesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,413£4,432£4,186£4,357£4,375£4,133Ipswich
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,047£2,056£1,942£2,174£2,183£2,062Kirklees
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,491£1,497£1,414£1,399£1,405£1,327Ipswich
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,845£1,853£1,750£1,975£1,984£1,874Kirklees
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£88£89£84£80£80£76Ipswich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£113£113£107Kirklees
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.69£4.71£4.45£4.98£5.00£4.72Kirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£499£501£473£500£502£474Kirklees
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£115£115£109Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£73£73£69£85£86£81Kirklees
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,195£1,200£1,133£1,098£1,103£1,042Ipswich
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£248£249£235£163£164£154Ipswich
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£212£212£201£205£206£195Ipswich
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62£5.64£5.66£5.35Ipswich
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.82£5.84£5.52£4.74£4.76£4.50Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£6.89£6.92£6.54Kirklees
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026162.4173.0Kirklees
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.719.1Kirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.524.1Kirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.774.2Kirklees
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026144.7140.3Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.419.2Kirklees

Total

Ipswich is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Kirklees 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

Ipswich Kirklees

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Ipswich £618.0m, Kirklees £1.9bnKirklees: £1.9bnIpswich: £618.0mKirklees: £2.0bnIpswich: £620.7mKirklees: £1.8bnIpswich: £586.2m

    £618.0m£620.7m£586.2mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Ipswich £286.7m, Kirklees £968.9mKirklees: £968.9mIpswich: £286.7mKirklees: £973.0mIpswich: £287.9mKirklees: £919.1mIpswich: £271.9m

    £286.7m£287.9m£271.9mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£968.9m£973.0m£919.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Ipswich £208.8m, Kirklees £623.8mKirklees: £623.8mIpswich: £208.8mKirklees: £626.5mIpswich: £209.7mKirklees: £591.7mIpswich: £198.0m

    £208.8m£209.7m£198.0mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£623.8m£626.5m£591.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Ipswich £258.3m, Kirklees £880.6mKirklees: £880.6mIpswich: £258.3mKirklees: £884.3mIpswich: £259.4mKirklees: £835.3mIpswich: £245.1m

    £258.3m£259.4m£245.1mKirklees is higher£880.6m£884.3m£835.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Ipswich £12.4m, Kirklees £35.7mKirklees: £35.7mIpswich: £12.4mKirklees: £35.9mIpswich: £12.4mKirklees: £33.9mIpswich: £11.7m

    £12.4m£12.4m£11.7mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£35.7m£35.9m£33.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ipswich £15.3m, Kirklees £50.4mKirklees: £50.4mIpswich: £15.3mKirklees: £50.6mIpswich: £15.4mKirklees: £47.8mIpswich: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.4m£14.5mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£50.4m£50.6m£47.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Ipswich £0.66m, Kirklees £2.2mKirklees: £2.2mIpswich: £0.66mKirklees: £2.2mIpswich: £0.66mKirklees: £2.1mIpswich: £0.62m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.62mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ipswich £69.9m, Kirklees £222.7mKirklees: £222.7mIpswich: £69.9mKirklees: £223.6mIpswich: £70.2mKirklees: £211.2mIpswich: £66.3m

    £69.9m£70.2m£66.3mKirklees is higher£222.7m£223.6m£211.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Ipswich £17.2m, Kirklees £51.1mKirklees: £51.1mIpswich: £17.2mKirklees: £51.3mIpswich: £17.3mKirklees: £48.5mIpswich: £16.3m

    £17.2m£17.3m£16.3mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£51.1m£51.3m£48.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ipswich £10.2m, Kirklees £38.0mKirklees: £38.0mIpswich: £10.2mKirklees: £38.2mIpswich: £10.2mKirklees: £36.1mIpswich: £9.6m

    £10.2m£10.2m£9.6mKirklees is higher£38.0m£38.2m£36.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Ipswich £167.3m, Kirklees £489.6mKirklees: £489.6mIpswich: £167.3mKirklees: £491.7mIpswich: £168.1mKirklees: £464.4mIpswich: £158.7m

    £167.3m£168.1m£158.7mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£489.6m£491.7m£464.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Ipswich £34.7m, Kirklees £72.6mKirklees: £72.6mIpswich: £34.7mKirklees: £72.9mIpswich: £34.9mKirklees: £68.9mIpswich: £32.9m

    £34.7m£34.9m£32.9mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£72.6m£72.9m£68.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Ipswich £29.6m, Kirklees £91.6mKirklees: £91.6mIpswich: £29.6mKirklees: £91.9mIpswich: £29.8mKirklees: £86.8mIpswich: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.8m£28.1mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£91.6m£91.9m£86.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Ipswich £0.83m, Kirklees £2.5mKirklees: £2.5mIpswich: £0.83mKirklees: £2.5mIpswich: £0.83mKirklees: £2.4mIpswich: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.83m£0.79mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Ipswich £0.81m, Kirklees £2.1mKirklees: £2.1mIpswich: £0.81mKirklees: £2.1mIpswich: £0.82mKirklees: £2.0mIpswich: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.82m£0.77mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Ipswich £0.78m, Kirklees £3.1mKirklees: £3.1mIpswich: £0.78mKirklees: £3.1mIpswich: £0.78mKirklees: £2.9mIpswich: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.78m£0.74mKirklees is higher£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Ipswich 22,742, Kirklees 77,098Kirklees: 77,098Ipswich: 22,742

    22,742Kirklees is higher77,098

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Ipswich 2,615, Kirklees 8,517Kirklees: 8,517Ipswich: 2,615

    2,615Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count8,517

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ipswich 3,144, Kirklees 10,739Kirklees: 10,739Ipswich: 3,144

    3,144Kirklees is higher10,739

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ipswich 10,179, Kirklees 33,072Kirklees: 33,072Ipswich: 10,179

    10,179Kirklees is higher33,072

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Ipswich 20,265, Kirklees 62,562Kirklees: 62,562Ipswich: 20,265

    20,265Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count62,562

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ipswich 2,292, Kirklees 8,550Kirklees: 8,550Ipswich: 2,292

    2,292Kirklees is higher8,550

Show the numbers
Ipswich and Kirklees, total
MeasureIpswichKirkleesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£618.0m£620.7m£586.2m£1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bnKirklees
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£286.7m£287.9m£271.9m£968.9m£973.0m£919.1mKirklees
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£208.8m£209.7m£198.0m£623.8m£626.5m£591.7mKirklees
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£258.3m£259.4m£245.1m£880.6m£884.3m£835.3mKirklees
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m£35.7m£35.9m£33.9mKirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m£50.4m£50.6m£47.8mKirklees
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mKirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£69.9m£70.2m£66.3m£222.7m£223.6m£211.2mKirklees
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m£51.1m£51.3m£48.5mKirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.2m£10.2m£9.6m£38.0m£38.2m£36.1mKirklees
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£167.3m£168.1m£158.7m£489.6m£491.7m£464.4mKirklees
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£34.7m£34.9m£32.9m£72.6m£72.9m£68.9mKirklees
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m£91.6m£91.9m£86.8mKirklees
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m£2.5m£2.5m£2.4mKirklees
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m£2.1m£2.1m£2.0mKirklees
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m£3.1m£3.1m£2.9mKirklees
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,74277,098Kirklees
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6158,517Kirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,14410,739Kirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,17933,072Kirklees
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,26562,562Kirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,2928,550Kirklees

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.