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Bolton and Hyndburn

308,904 and 85,895 residents (mid-2024).

Bolton is higher than Hyndburn on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 18 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

Bolton is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Hyndburn on 17. 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

Bolton Hyndburn

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bolton £4,601, Hyndburn £5,112Hyndburn: £5,112Bolton: £4,601Hyndburn: £5,134Bolton: £4,621Hyndburn: £4,849Bolton: £4,365

    £4,601£4,621£4,365Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£5,112£5,134£4,849

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bolton £13,000, Hyndburn £13,099Hyndburn: £13,099Bolton: £13,000Hyndburn: £13,154Bolton: £13,055Hyndburn: £12,425Bolton: £12,331

    £13,000£13,055£12,331Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£13,099£13,154£12,425

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £2,615, Hyndburn £2,848Hyndburn: £2,848Bolton: £2,615Hyndburn: £2,860Bolton: £2,626Hyndburn: £2,701Bolton: £2,480

    £2,615£2,626£2,480Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£2,848£2,860£2,701

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bolton £11,417, Hyndburn £11,620Hyndburn: £11,620Bolton: £11,417Hyndburn: £11,670Bolton: £11,466Hyndburn: £11,023Bolton: £10,830

    £11,417£11,466£10,830Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£11,620£11,670£11,023

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bolton £716, Hyndburn £579Hyndburn: £579Bolton: £716Hyndburn: £582Bolton: £719Hyndburn: £549Bolton: £679

    £716£719£679Bolton is higher£579£582£549

  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: Bolton £828, Hyndburn £863Hyndburn: £863Bolton: £828Hyndburn: £867Bolton: £832Hyndburn: £819Bolton: £785

    £828£832£785Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£863£867£819

  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: Bolton £38, Hyndburn £36Hyndburn: £36Bolton: £38Hyndburn: £36Bolton: £39Hyndburn: £34Bolton: £36

    £38£39£36Bolton is higher£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £535, Hyndburn £637Hyndburn: £637Bolton: £535Hyndburn: £639Bolton: £537Hyndburn: £604Bolton: £507

    £535£537£507Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£637£639£604

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £142, Hyndburn £190Hyndburn: £190Bolton: £142Hyndburn: £191Bolton: £143Hyndburn: £180Bolton: £135

    £142£143£135Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£180

  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: Bolton £154, Hyndburn £162Hyndburn: £162Bolton: £154Hyndburn: £163Bolton: £154Hyndburn: £154Bolton: £146

    £154£154£146Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£162£163£154

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £2,052, Hyndburn £2,221Hyndburn: £2,221Bolton: £2,052Hyndburn: £2,231Bolton: £2,061Hyndburn: £2,107Bolton: £1,947

    £2,052£2,061£1,947Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£2,221£2,231£2,107

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bolton £226, Hyndburn £281Hyndburn: £281Bolton: £226Hyndburn: £282Bolton: £227Hyndburn: £266Bolton: £214

    £226£227£214Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£281£282£266

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £391, Hyndburn £450Hyndburn: £450Bolton: £391Hyndburn: £451Bolton: £393Hyndburn: £426Bolton: £371

    £391£393£371Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£450£451£426

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £9.30, Hyndburn £8.18Hyndburn: £8.18Bolton: £9.30Hyndburn: £8.22Bolton: £9.34Hyndburn: £7.76Bolton: £8.82

    £9.30£9.34£8.82Bolton is higher£8.18£8.22£7.76

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £8.91, Hyndburn £7.43Hyndburn: £7.43Bolton: £8.91Hyndburn: £7.46Bolton: £8.95Hyndburn: £7.05Bolton: £8.45

    £8.91£8.95£8.45Bolton is higher£7.43£7.46£7.05

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bolton £6.78, Hyndburn £6.84Hyndburn: £6.84Bolton: £6.78Hyndburn: £6.87Bolton: £6.81Hyndburn: £6.49Bolton: £6.43

    £6.78£6.81£6.43Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£6.84£6.87£6.49

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bolton 995.0, Hyndburn 1,002.9Hyndburn: 1,002.9Bolton: 995.0

    995.0Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count1,002.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bolton 151.9, Hyndburn 145.2Hyndburn: 145.2Bolton: 151.9

    151.9Bolton is higherDepends on how you count145.2

  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: Bolton 171.3, Hyndburn 179.7Hyndburn: 179.7Bolton: 171.3

    171.3Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count179.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 79.9, Hyndburn 97.3Hyndburn: 97.3Bolton: 79.9

    79.9Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count97.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bolton 258.9, Hyndburn 283.0Hyndburn: 283.0Bolton: 258.9

    258.9Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count283.0

  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: Bolton 34.6, Hyndburn 37.3Hyndburn: 37.3Bolton: 34.6

    34.6Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count37.3

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Bolton and Hyndburn, per person in the age group
MeasureBoltonHyndburnHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,601£4,621£4,365£5,112£5,134£4,849Hyndburn
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,000£13,055£12,331£13,099£13,154£12,425Hyndburn
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,615£2,626£2,480£2,848£2,860£2,701Hyndburn
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,417£11,466£10,830£11,620£11,670£11,023Hyndburn
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£716£719£679£579£582£549Bolton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£828£832£785£863£867£819Hyndburn
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£38£39£36£36£36£34Bolton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£535£537£507£637£639£604Hyndburn
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135£190£191£180Hyndburn
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£154£154£146£162£163£154Hyndburn
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,052£2,061£1,947£2,221£2,231£2,107Hyndburn
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£226£227£214£281£282£266Hyndburn
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£391£393£371£450£451£426Hyndburn
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.30£9.34£8.82£8.18£8.22£7.76Bolton
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.91£8.95£8.45£7.43£7.46£7.05Bolton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.78£6.81£6.43£6.84£6.87£6.49Hyndburn
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026995.01,002.9Hyndburn
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.9145.2Bolton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026171.3179.7Hyndburn
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.997.3Hyndburn
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026258.9283.0Hyndburn
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202634.637.3Hyndburn

Per resident

Bolton is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Hyndburn on 18. 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

Bolton Hyndburn

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bolton £4,601, Hyndburn £5,112Hyndburn: £5,112Bolton: £4,601Hyndburn: £5,134Bolton: £4,621Hyndburn: £4,849Bolton: £4,365

    £4,601£4,621£4,365Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£5,112£5,134£4,849

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bolton £2,081, Hyndburn £2,232Hyndburn: £2,232Bolton: £2,081Hyndburn: £2,242Bolton: £2,090Hyndburn: £2,117Bolton: £1,974

    £2,081£2,090£1,974Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£2,232£2,242£2,117

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bolton £1,611, Hyndburn £1,765Hyndburn: £1,765Bolton: £1,611Hyndburn: £1,773Bolton: £1,618Hyndburn: £1,675Bolton: £1,528

    £1,611£1,618£1,528Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£1,765£1,773£1,675

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bolton £1,828, Hyndburn £1,980Hyndburn: £1,980Bolton: £1,828Hyndburn: £1,989Bolton: £1,835Hyndburn: £1,878Bolton: £1,734

    £1,828£1,835£1,734Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£1,980£1,989£1,878

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bolton £115, Hyndburn £99Hyndburn: £99Bolton: £115Hyndburn: £99Bolton: £115Hyndburn: £94Bolton: £109

    £115£115£109Bolton is higher£99£99£94

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £133, Hyndburn £147Hyndburn: £147Bolton: £133Hyndburn: £148Bolton: £133Hyndburn: £140Bolton: £126

    £133£133£126Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£147£148£140

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bolton £6.15, Hyndburn £6.13Hyndburn: £6.13Bolton: £6.15Hyndburn: £6.15Bolton: £6.17Hyndburn: £5.81Bolton: £5.83

    £6.15£6.17£5.83Bolton is higher£6.13£6.15£5.81

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £535, Hyndburn £637Hyndburn: £637Bolton: £535Hyndburn: £639Bolton: £537Hyndburn: £604Bolton: £507

    £535£537£507Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£637£639£604

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £142, Hyndburn £190Hyndburn: £190Bolton: £142Hyndburn: £191Bolton: £143Hyndburn: £180Bolton: £135

    £142£143£135Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£180

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bolton £95, Hyndburn £100Hyndburn: £100Bolton: £95Hyndburn: £101Bolton: £95Hyndburn: £95Bolton: £90

    £95£95£90Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£100£101£95

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bolton £1,264, Hyndburn £1,377Hyndburn: £1,377Bolton: £1,264Hyndburn: £1,383Bolton: £1,270Hyndburn: £1,306Bolton: £1,199

    £1,264£1,270£1,199Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£1,377£1,383£1,306

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bolton £226, Hyndburn £281Hyndburn: £281Bolton: £226Hyndburn: £282Bolton: £227Hyndburn: £266Bolton: £214

    £226£227£214Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£281£282£266

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bolton £241, Hyndburn £279Hyndburn: £279Bolton: £241Hyndburn: £280Bolton: £242Hyndburn: £264Bolton: £228

    £241£242£228Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£279£280£264

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bolton £5.72, Hyndburn £5.07Hyndburn: £5.07Bolton: £5.72Hyndburn: £5.09Bolton: £5.75Hyndburn: £4.81Bolton: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Bolton is higher£5.07£5.09£4.81

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bolton £5.48, Hyndburn £4.61Hyndburn: £4.61Bolton: £5.48Hyndburn: £4.63Bolton: £5.51Hyndburn: £4.37Bolton: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Bolton is higher£4.61£4.63£4.37

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bolton £6.78, Hyndburn £6.84Hyndburn: £6.84Bolton: £6.78Hyndburn: £6.87Bolton: £6.81Hyndburn: £6.49Bolton: £6.43

    £6.78£6.81£6.43Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£6.84£6.87£6.49

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 159.3, Hyndburn 170.9Hyndburn: 170.9Bolton: 159.3

    159.3Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count170.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 24.3, Hyndburn 24.7Hyndburn: 24.7Bolton: 24.3

    24.3Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count24.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 27.4, Hyndburn 30.6Hyndburn: 30.6Bolton: 27.4

    27.4Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count30.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 79.9, Hyndburn 97.3Hyndburn: 97.3Bolton: 79.9

    79.9Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count97.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 159.5, Hyndburn 175.5Hyndburn: 175.5Bolton: 159.5

    159.5Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count175.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 21.3, Hyndburn 23.1Hyndburn: 23.1Bolton: 21.3

    21.3Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count23.1

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Bolton and Hyndburn, per resident
MeasureBoltonHyndburnHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,601£4,621£4,365£5,112£5,134£4,849Hyndburn
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,081£2,090£1,974£2,232£2,242£2,117Hyndburn
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,611£1,618£1,528£1,765£1,773£1,675Hyndburn
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,828£1,835£1,734£1,980£1,989£1,878Hyndburn
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£99£99£94Bolton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£147£148£140Hyndburn
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.15£6.17£5.83£6.13£6.15£5.81Bolton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£535£537£507£637£639£604Hyndburn
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135£190£191£180Hyndburn
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£100£101£95Hyndburn
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,264£1,270£1,199£1,377£1,383£1,306Hyndburn
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£226£227£214£281£282£266Hyndburn
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£241£242£228£279£280£264Hyndburn
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£5.07£5.09£4.81Bolton
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£4.61£4.63£4.37Bolton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.78£6.81£6.43£6.84£6.87£6.49Hyndburn
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026159.3170.9Hyndburn
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.324.7Hyndburn
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.430.6Hyndburn
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.997.3Hyndburn
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026159.5175.5Hyndburn
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.323.1Hyndburn

Total

Bolton is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Hyndburn on 0. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Bolton Hyndburn

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bolton £1.4bn, Hyndburn £439.1mHyndburn: £439.1mBolton: £1.4bnHyndburn: £441.0mBolton: £1.4bnHyndburn: £416.5mBolton: £1.3bn

    £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnBolton is higherDepends on how you count£439.1m£441.0m£416.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bolton £642.8m, Hyndburn £191.7mHyndburn: £191.7mBolton: £642.8mHyndburn: £192.6mBolton: £645.6mHyndburn: £181.9mBolton: £609.8m

    £642.8m£645.6m£609.8mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£191.7m£192.6m£181.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bolton £497.6m, Hyndburn £151.6mHyndburn: £151.6mBolton: £497.6mHyndburn: £152.3mBolton: £499.7mHyndburn: £143.8mBolton: £472.0m

    £497.6m£499.7m£472.0mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£151.6m£152.3m£143.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bolton £564.6m, Hyndburn £170.1mHyndburn: £170.1mBolton: £564.6mHyndburn: £170.8mBolton: £567.0mHyndburn: £161.3mBolton: £535.5m

    £564.6m£567.0m£535.5mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£170.1m£170.8m£161.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bolton £35.4m, Hyndburn £8.5mHyndburn: £8.5mBolton: £35.4mHyndburn: £8.5mBolton: £35.6mHyndburn: £8.0mBolton: £33.6m

    £35.4m£35.6m£33.6mBolton is higher£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bolton £40.9m, Hyndburn £12.6mHyndburn: £12.6mBolton: £40.9mHyndburn: £12.7mBolton: £41.1mHyndburn: £12.0mBolton: £38.8m

    £40.9m£41.1m£38.8mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bolton £1.9m, Hyndburn £0.53mHyndburn: £0.53mBolton: £1.9mHyndburn: £0.53mBolton: £1.9mHyndburn: £0.50mBolton: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mBolton is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bolton £165.2m, Hyndburn £54.7mHyndburn: £54.7mBolton: £165.2mHyndburn: £54.9mBolton: £165.9mHyndburn: £51.9mBolton: £156.7m

    £165.2m£165.9m£156.7mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£54.7m£54.9m£51.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bolton £43.9m, Hyndburn £16.3mHyndburn: £16.3mBolton: £43.9mHyndburn: £16.4mBolton: £44.1mHyndburn: £15.5mBolton: £41.6m

    £43.9m£44.1m£41.6mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bolton £29.2m, Hyndburn £8.6mHyndburn: £8.6mBolton: £29.2mHyndburn: £8.7mBolton: £29.4mHyndburn: £8.2mBolton: £27.7m

    £29.2m£29.4m£27.7mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£8.6m£8.7m£8.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bolton £390.5m, Hyndburn £118.3mHyndburn: £118.3mBolton: £390.5mHyndburn: £118.8mBolton: £392.2mHyndburn: £112.2mBolton: £370.4m

    £390.5m£392.2m£370.4mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£118.3m£118.8m£112.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bolton £69.8m, Hyndburn £24.1mHyndburn: £24.1mBolton: £69.8mHyndburn: £24.2mBolton: £70.1mHyndburn: £22.9mBolton: £66.2m

    £69.8m£70.1m£66.2mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£24.1m£24.2m£22.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bolton £74.4m, Hyndburn £23.9mHyndburn: £23.9mBolton: £74.4mHyndburn: £24.0mBolton: £74.7mHyndburn: £22.7mBolton: £70.6m

    £74.4m£74.7m£70.6mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bolton £1.8m, Hyndburn £0.44mHyndburn: £0.44mBolton: £1.8mHyndburn: £0.44mBolton: £1.8mHyndburn: £0.41mBolton: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mBolton is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bolton £1.7m, Hyndburn £0.40mHyndburn: £0.40mBolton: £1.7mHyndburn: £0.40mBolton: £1.7mHyndburn: £0.38mBolton: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mBolton is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bolton £2.1m, Hyndburn £0.59mHyndburn: £0.59mBolton: £2.1mHyndburn: £0.59mBolton: £2.1mHyndburn: £0.56mBolton: £2.0m

    £2.1m£2.1m£2.0mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bolton 49,201, Hyndburn 14,680Hyndburn: 14,680Bolton: 49,201

    49,201Bolton is higherDepends on how you count14,680

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bolton 7,512, Hyndburn 2,125Hyndburn: 2,125Bolton: 7,512

    7,512Bolton is higherDepends on how you count2,125

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bolton 8,470, Hyndburn 2,631Hyndburn: 2,631Bolton: 8,470

    8,470Bolton is higherDepends on how you count2,631

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bolton 24,691, Hyndburn 8,357Hyndburn: 8,357Bolton: 24,691

    24,691Bolton is higherDepends on how you count8,357

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bolton 49,262, Hyndburn 15,070Hyndburn: 15,070Bolton: 49,262

    49,262Bolton is higherDepends on how you count15,070

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bolton 6,589, Hyndburn 1,988Hyndburn: 1,988Bolton: 6,589

    6,589Bolton is higherDepends on how you count1,988

Show the numbers
Bolton and Hyndburn, total
MeasureBoltonHyndburnHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£439.1m£441.0m£416.5mBolton
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£642.8m£645.6m£609.8m£191.7m£192.6m£181.9mBolton
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£497.6m£499.7m£472.0m£151.6m£152.3m£143.8mBolton
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£564.6m£567.0m£535.5m£170.1m£170.8m£161.3mBolton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£35.4m£35.6m£33.6m£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mBolton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.9m£41.1m£38.8m£12.6m£12.7m£12.0mBolton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mBolton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£165.2m£165.9m£156.7m£54.7m£54.9m£51.9mBolton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.9m£44.1m£41.6m£16.3m£16.4m£15.5mBolton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.2m£29.4m£27.7m£8.6m£8.7m£8.2mBolton
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£390.5m£392.2m£370.4m£118.3m£118.8m£112.2mBolton
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£69.8m£70.1m£66.2m£24.1m£24.2m£22.9mBolton
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£74.4m£74.7m£70.6m£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mBolton
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mBolton
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mBolton
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mBolton
State Pensiontotal, March 202649,20114,680Bolton
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,5122,125Bolton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20268,4702,631Bolton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202624,6918,357Bolton
Universal Credittotal, May 202649,26215,070Bolton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,5891,988Bolton

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.
  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.
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