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Worcester and Warrington

106,566 and 214,640 residents (mid-2024).

Worcester is higher than Warrington on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Worcester is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Warrington 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

Worcester Warrington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Worcester £4,078, Warrington £4,278Warrington: £4,278Worcester: £4,078Warrington: £4,296Worcester: £4,095Warrington: £4,058Worcester: £3,868

    £4,078£4,095£3,868Warrington is higher£4,278£4,296£4,058

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Worcester £12,778, Warrington £12,795Warrington: £12,795Worcester: £12,778Warrington: £12,850Worcester: £12,832Warrington: £12,137Worcester: £12,120

    £12,778£12,832£12,120Warrington is higher£12,795£12,850£12,137

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £1,794, Warrington £1,770Warrington: £1,770Worcester: £1,794Warrington: £1,778Worcester: £1,801Warrington: £1,679Worcester: £1,701

    £1,794£1,801£1,701Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,770£1,778£1,679

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Worcester £11,593, Warrington £11,652Warrington: £11,652Worcester: £11,593Warrington: £11,701Worcester: £11,642Warrington: £11,052Worcester: £10,996

    £11,593£11,642£10,996Warrington is higher£11,652£11,701£11,052

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Worcester £407, Warrington £369Warrington: £369Worcester: £407Warrington: £371Worcester: £409Warrington: £350Worcester: £386

    £407£409£386Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£369£371£350

  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: Worcester £753, Warrington £751Warrington: £751Worcester: £753Warrington: £754Worcester: £756Warrington: £713Worcester: £714

    £753£756£714Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£751£754£713

  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: Worcester £25, Warrington £23Warrington: £23Worcester: £25Warrington: £23Worcester: £25Warrington: £22Worcester: £24

    £25£25£24Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£23£23£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £402, Warrington £468Warrington: £468Worcester: £402Warrington: £470Worcester: £404Warrington: £444Worcester: £381

    £402£404£381Warrington is higher£468£470£444

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £104, Warrington £127Warrington: £127Worcester: £104Warrington: £128Worcester: £105Warrington: £121Worcester: £99

    £104£105£99Warrington is higher£127£128£121

  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: Worcester £92, Warrington £96Warrington: £96Worcester: £92Warrington: £97Worcester: £92Warrington: £91Worcester: £87

    £92£92£87Warrington is higher£96£97£91

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £1,417, Warrington £1,389Warrington: £1,389Worcester: £1,417Warrington: £1,394Worcester: £1,423Warrington: £1,317Worcester: £1,344

    £1,417£1,423£1,344Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,389£1,394£1,317

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Worcester £207, Warrington £181Warrington: £181Worcester: £207Warrington: £181Worcester: £208Warrington: £171Worcester: £196

    £207£208£196Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£181£181£171

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £273, Warrington £274Warrington: £274Worcester: £273Warrington: £275Worcester: £274Warrington: £260Worcester: £259

    £273£274£259Warrington is higherDepends on how you count£274£275£260

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £6.72, Warrington £7.05Warrington: £7.05Worcester: £6.72Warrington: £7.08Worcester: £6.74Warrington: £6.69Worcester: £6.37

    £6.72£6.74£6.37Warrington is higher£7.05£7.08£6.69

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £4.92, Warrington £4.32Warrington: £4.32Worcester: £4.92Warrington: £4.34Worcester: £4.94Warrington: £4.10Worcester: £4.67

    £4.92£4.94£4.67Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£4.32£4.34£4.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Worcester £6.22, Warrington £6.79Warrington: £6.79Worcester: £6.22Warrington: £6.82Worcester: £6.25Warrington: £6.44Worcester: £5.90

    £6.22£6.25£5.90Warrington is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Worcester 1,013.6, Warrington 1,014.0Warrington: 1,014.0Worcester: 1,013.6

    1,013.6Warrington is higher1,014.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Worcester 101.2, Warrington 91.9Warrington: 91.9Worcester: 101.2

    101.2Worcester is higherDepends on how you count91.9

  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: Worcester 157.5, Warrington 151.4Warrington: 151.4Worcester: 157.5

    157.5Worcester is higherDepends on how you count151.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 58.5, Warrington 69.6Warrington: 69.6Worcester: 58.5

    58.5Warrington is higher69.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Worcester 170.1, Warrington 164.0Warrington: 164.0Worcester: 170.1

    170.1Worcester is higherDepends on how you count164.0

  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: Worcester 20.8, Warrington 20.8Warrington: 20.8Worcester: 20.8

    20.8Warrington is higherDepends on how you count20.8

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Worcester and Warrington, per person in the age group
MeasureWorcesterWarringtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,078£4,095£3,868£4,278£4,296£4,058Warrington
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,778£12,832£12,120£12,795£12,850£12,137Warrington
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,794£1,801£1,701£1,770£1,778£1,679Worcester
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,593£11,642£10,996£11,652£11,701£11,052Warrington
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£407£409£386£369£371£350Worcester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£753£756£714£751£754£713Worcester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£23£23£22Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£402£404£381£468£470£444Warrington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£127£128£121Warrington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£92£92£87£96£97£91Warrington
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,417£1,423£1,344£1,389£1,394£1,317Worcester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£181£181£171Worcester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£273£274£259£274£275£260Warrington
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.72£6.74£6.37£7.05£7.08£6.69Warrington
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.92£4.94£4.67£4.32£4.34£4.10Worcester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.22£6.25£5.90£6.79£6.82£6.44Warrington
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.61,014.0Warrington
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026101.291.9Worcester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.5151.4Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.569.6Warrington
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026170.1164.0Worcester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.820.8Warrington

Per resident

Worcester is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Warrington on 13. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Worcester Warrington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Worcester £4,078, Warrington £4,278Warrington: £4,278Worcester: £4,078Warrington: £4,296Worcester: £4,095Warrington: £4,058Worcester: £3,868

    £4,078£4,095£3,868Warrington is higher£4,278£4,296£4,058

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Worcester £2,198, Warrington £2,398Warrington: £2,398Worcester: £2,198Warrington: £2,408Worcester: £2,207Warrington: £2,274Worcester: £2,085

    £2,198£2,207£2,085Warrington is higher£2,398£2,408£2,274

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Worcester £1,160, Warrington £1,097Warrington: £1,097Worcester: £1,160Warrington: £1,102Worcester: £1,165Warrington: £1,041Worcester: £1,101

    £1,160£1,165£1,101Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,097£1,102£1,041

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Worcester £1,994, Warrington £2,184Warrington: £2,184Worcester: £1,994Warrington: £2,193Worcester: £2,003Warrington: £2,071Worcester: £1,892

    £1,994£2,003£1,892Warrington is higher£2,184£2,193£2,071

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Worcester £70, Warrington £69Warrington: £69Worcester: £70Warrington: £69Worcester: £70Warrington: £66Worcester: £66

    £70£70£66Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£69£69£66

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £129, Warrington £141Warrington: £141Worcester: £129Warrington: £141Worcester: £130Warrington: £134Worcester: £123

    £129£130£123Warrington is higherDepends on how you count£141£141£134

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Worcester £4.33, Warrington £4.34Warrington: £4.34Worcester: £4.33Warrington: £4.36Worcester: £4.35Warrington: £4.12Worcester: £4.11

    £4.33£4.35£4.11Warrington is higherDepends on how you count£4.34£4.36£4.12

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £402, Warrington £468Warrington: £468Worcester: £402Warrington: £470Worcester: £404Warrington: £444Worcester: £381

    £402£404£381Warrington is higher£468£470£444

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £104, Warrington £127Warrington: £127Worcester: £104Warrington: £128Worcester: £105Warrington: £121Worcester: £99

    £104£105£99Warrington is higher£127£128£121

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Worcester £59, Warrington £60Warrington: £60Worcester: £59Warrington: £60Worcester: £60Warrington: £57Worcester: £56

    £59£60£56Warrington is higher£60£60£57

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Worcester £917, Warrington £860Warrington: £860Worcester: £917Warrington: £864Worcester: £921Warrington: £816Worcester: £870

    £917£921£870Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£860£864£816

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Worcester £207, Warrington £181Warrington: £181Worcester: £207Warrington: £181Worcester: £208Warrington: £171Worcester: £196

    £207£208£196Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£181£181£171

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Worcester £177, Warrington £170Warrington: £170Worcester: £177Warrington: £171Worcester: £177Warrington: £161Worcester: £168

    £177£177£168Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£170£171£161

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Worcester £4.34, Warrington £4.38Warrington: £4.38Worcester: £4.34Warrington: £4.39Worcester: £4.36Warrington: £4.15Worcester: £4.12

    £4.34£4.36£4.12Warrington is higher£4.38£4.39£4.15

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Worcester £3.18, Warrington £2.68Warrington: £2.68Worcester: £3.18Warrington: £2.69Worcester: £3.20Warrington: £2.54Worcester: £3.02

    £3.18£3.20£3.02Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£2.68£2.69£2.54

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Worcester £6.22, Warrington £6.79Warrington: £6.79Worcester: £6.22Warrington: £6.82Worcester: £6.25Warrington: £6.44Worcester: £5.90

    £6.22£6.25£5.90Warrington is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 174.4, Warrington 190.0Warrington: 190.0Worcester: 174.4

    174.4Warrington is higher190.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 17.4, Warrington 17.2Warrington: 17.2Worcester: 17.4

    17.4Worcester is higherDepends on how you count17.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 27.1, Warrington 28.4Warrington: 28.4Worcester: 27.1

    27.1Warrington is higherDepends on how you count28.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 58.5, Warrington 69.6Warrington: 69.6Worcester: 58.5

    58.5Warrington is higher69.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 110.0, Warrington 101.6Warrington: 101.6Worcester: 110.0

    110.0Worcester is higherDepends on how you count101.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 13.4, Warrington 12.9Warrington: 12.9Worcester: 13.4

    13.4Worcester is higherDepends on how you count12.9

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Worcester and Warrington, per resident
MeasureWorcesterWarringtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,078£4,095£3,868£4,278£4,296£4,058Warrington
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,198£2,207£2,085£2,398£2,408£2,274Warrington
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,160£1,165£1,101£1,097£1,102£1,041Worcester
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,994£2,003£1,892£2,184£2,193£2,071Warrington
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£70£70£66£69£69£66Worcester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£130£123£141£141£134Warrington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11£4.34£4.36£4.12Warrington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£402£404£381£468£470£444Warrington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£127£128£121Warrington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£59£60£56£60£60£57Warrington
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£917£921£870£860£864£816Worcester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£181£181£171Worcester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£177£177£168£170£171£161Worcester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.34£4.36£4.12£4.38£4.39£4.15Warrington
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.18£3.20£3.02£2.68£2.69£2.54Worcester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.22£6.25£5.90£6.79£6.82£6.44Warrington
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026174.4190.0Warrington
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.417.2Worcester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.128.4Warrington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.569.6Warrington
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026110.0101.6Worcester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.412.9Worcester

Total

Worcester is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Warrington 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

Worcester Warrington

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Worcester £434.5m, Warrington £918.2mWarrington: £918.2mWorcester: £434.5mWarrington: £922.1mWorcester: £436.4mWarrington: £870.9mWorcester: £412.2m

    £434.5m£436.4m£412.2mWarrington is higher£918.2m£922.1m£870.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Worcester £234.2m, Warrington £514.7mWarrington: £514.7mWorcester: £234.2mWarrington: £516.9mWorcester: £235.2mWarrington: £488.2mWorcester: £222.2m

    £234.2m£235.2m£222.2mWarrington is higher£514.7m£516.9m£488.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Worcester £123.6m, Warrington £235.5mWarrington: £235.5mWorcester: £123.6mWarrington: £236.5mWorcester: £124.2mWarrington: £223.4mWorcester: £117.3m

    £123.6m£124.2m£117.3mWarrington is higherDepends on how you count£235.5m£236.5m£223.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Worcester £212.5m, Warrington £468.7mWarrington: £468.7mWorcester: £212.5mWarrington: £470.7mWorcester: £213.4mWarrington: £444.6mWorcester: £201.6m

    £212.5m£213.4m£201.6mWarrington is higher£468.7m£470.7m£444.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Worcester £7.5m, Warrington £14.9mWarrington: £14.9mWorcester: £7.5mWarrington: £14.9mWorcester: £7.5mWarrington: £14.1mWorcester: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.5m£7.1mWarrington is higherDepends on how you count£14.9m£14.9m£14.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Worcester £13.8m, Warrington £30.2mWarrington: £30.2mWorcester: £13.8mWarrington: £30.3mWorcester: £13.9mWarrington: £28.7mWorcester: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.9m£13.1mWarrington is higherDepends on how you count£30.2m£30.3m£28.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Worcester £0.46m, Warrington £0.93mWarrington: £0.93mWorcester: £0.46mWarrington: £0.94mWorcester: £0.46mWarrington: £0.88mWorcester: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mWarrington is higherDepends on how you count£0.93m£0.94m£0.88m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Worcester £42.8m, Warrington £100.5mWarrington: £100.5mWorcester: £42.8mWarrington: £100.9mWorcester: £43.0mWarrington: £95.3mWorcester: £40.6m

    £42.8m£43.0m£40.6mWarrington is higher£100.5m£100.9m£95.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Worcester £11.1m, Warrington £27.3mWarrington: £27.3mWorcester: £11.1mWarrington: £27.4mWorcester: £11.2mWarrington: £25.9mWorcester: £10.5m

    £11.1m£11.2m£10.5mWarrington is higher£27.3m£27.4m£25.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Worcester £6.3m, Warrington £12.8mWarrington: £12.8mWorcester: £6.3mWarrington: £12.9mWorcester: £6.4mWarrington: £12.1mWorcester: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.4m£6.0mWarrington is higher£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Worcester £97.7m, Warrington £184.7mWarrington: £184.7mWorcester: £97.7mWarrington: £185.5mWorcester: £98.1mWarrington: £175.2mWorcester: £92.7m

    £97.7m£98.1m£92.7mWarrington is higherDepends on how you count£184.7m£185.5m£175.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Worcester £22.0m, Warrington £38.8mWarrington: £38.8mWorcester: £22.0mWarrington: £38.9mWorcester: £22.1mWarrington: £36.8mWorcester: £20.9m

    £22.0m£22.1m£20.9mWarrington is higherDepends on how you count£38.8m£38.9m£36.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Worcester £18.8m, Warrington £36.5mWarrington: £36.5mWorcester: £18.8mWarrington: £36.6mWorcester: £18.9mWarrington: £34.6mWorcester: £17.9m

    £18.8m£18.9m£17.9mWarrington is higherDepends on how you count£36.5m£36.6m£34.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Worcester £0.46m, Warrington £0.94mWarrington: £0.94mWorcester: £0.46mWarrington: £0.94mWorcester: £0.46mWarrington: £0.89mWorcester: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mWarrington is higher£0.94m£0.94m£0.89m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Worcester £0.34m, Warrington £0.57mWarrington: £0.57mWorcester: £0.34mWarrington: £0.58mWorcester: £0.34mWarrington: £0.55mWorcester: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mWarrington is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.58m£0.55m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Worcester £0.66m, Warrington £1.5mWarrington: £1.5mWorcester: £0.66mWarrington: £1.5mWorcester: £0.67mWarrington: £1.4mWorcester: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.67m£0.63mWarrington is higher£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Worcester 18,582, Warrington 40,785Warrington: 40,785Worcester: 18,582

    18,582Warrington is higher40,785

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Worcester 1,856, Warrington 3,696Warrington: 3,696Worcester: 1,856

    1,856Warrington is higherDepends on how you count3,696

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Worcester 2,888, Warrington 6,090Warrington: 6,090Worcester: 2,888

    2,888Warrington is higherDepends on how you count6,090

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Worcester 6,233, Warrington 14,931Warrington: 14,931Worcester: 6,233

    6,233Warrington is higher14,931

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Worcester 11,725, Warrington 21,815Warrington: 21,815Worcester: 11,725

    11,725Warrington is higherDepends on how you count21,815

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Worcester 1,431, Warrington 2,767Warrington: 2,767Worcester: 1,431

    1,431Warrington is higherDepends on how you count2,767

Show the numbers
Worcester and Warrington, total
MeasureWorcesterWarringtonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£434.5m£436.4m£412.2m£918.2m£922.1m£870.9mWarrington
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m£514.7m£516.9m£488.2mWarrington
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£123.6m£124.2m£117.3m£235.5m£236.5m£223.4mWarrington
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£212.5m£213.4m£201.6m£468.7m£470.7m£444.6mWarrington
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m£14.9m£14.9m£14.1mWarrington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m£30.2m£30.3m£28.7mWarrington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.93m£0.94m£0.88mWarrington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.8m£43.0m£40.6m£100.5m£100.9m£95.3mWarrington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m£27.3m£27.4m£25.9mWarrington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m£12.8m£12.9m£12.1mWarrington
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£97.7m£98.1m£92.7m£184.7m£185.5m£175.2mWarrington
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m£38.8m£38.9m£36.8mWarrington
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m£36.5m£36.6m£34.6mWarrington
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.94m£0.94m£0.89mWarrington
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.57m£0.58m£0.55mWarrington
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mWarrington
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,58240,785Warrington
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8563,696Warrington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8886,090Warrington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,23314,931Warrington
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,72521,815Warrington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4312,767Warrington

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.