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Bolton and Tameside

308,904 and 238,895 residents (mid-2024).

Bolton is higher than Tameside on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 22 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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Per person in the age group

Bolton is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Tameside on 10. 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 Tameside

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bolton £4,601, Tameside £4,842Tameside: £4,842Bolton: £4,601Tameside: £4,863Bolton: £4,621Tameside: £4,593Bolton: £4,365

    £4,601£4,621£4,365Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£4,842£4,863£4,593

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bolton £13,000, Tameside £13,058Tameside: £13,058Bolton: £13,000Tameside: £13,113Bolton: £13,055Tameside: £12,386Bolton: £12,331

    £13,000£13,055£12,331Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£13,058£13,113£12,386

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £2,615, Tameside £2,617Tameside: £2,617Bolton: £2,615Tameside: £2,628Bolton: £2,626Tameside: £2,482Bolton: £2,480

    £2,615£2,626£2,480Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£2,617£2,628£2,482

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bolton £11,417, Tameside £11,664Tameside: £11,664Bolton: £11,417Tameside: £11,714Bolton: £11,466Tameside: £11,064Bolton: £10,830

    £11,417£11,466£10,830Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£11,664£11,714£11,064

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bolton £716, Tameside £561Tameside: £561Bolton: £716Tameside: £563Bolton: £719Tameside: £532Bolton: £679

    £716£719£679Bolton is higher£561£563£532

  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, Tameside £797Tameside: £797Bolton: £828Tameside: £801Bolton: £832Tameside: £756Bolton: £785

    £828£832£785Bolton is higher£797£801£756

  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, Tameside £35Tameside: £35Bolton: £38Tameside: £35Bolton: £39Tameside: £34Bolton: £36

    £38£39£36Bolton is higher£35£35£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £535, Tameside £581Tameside: £581Bolton: £535Tameside: £583Bolton: £537Tameside: £551Bolton: £507

    £535£537£507Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£581£583£551

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £142, Tameside £179Tameside: £179Bolton: £142Tameside: £180Bolton: £143Tameside: £170Bolton: £135

    £142£143£135Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£179£180£170

  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, Tameside £136Tameside: £136Bolton: £154Tameside: £137Bolton: £154Tameside: £129Bolton: £146

    £154£154£146Bolton is higher£136£137£129

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £2,052, Tameside £2,048Tameside: £2,048Bolton: £2,052Tameside: £2,057Bolton: £2,061Tameside: £1,943Bolton: £1,947

    £2,052£2,061£1,947Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£2,048£2,057£1,943

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bolton £226, Tameside £265Tameside: £265Bolton: £226Tameside: £267Bolton: £227Tameside: £252Bolton: £214

    £226£227£214Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£265£267£252

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £391, Tameside £418Tameside: £418Bolton: £391Tameside: £419Bolton: £393Tameside: £396Bolton: £371

    £391£393£371Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£418£419£396

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £9.30, Tameside £7.69Tameside: £7.69Bolton: £9.30Tameside: £7.72Bolton: £9.34Tameside: £7.29Bolton: £8.82

    £9.30£9.34£8.82Bolton is higher£7.69£7.72£7.29

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £8.91, Tameside £7.03Tameside: £7.03Bolton: £8.91Tameside: £7.06Bolton: £8.95Tameside: £6.67Bolton: £8.45

    £8.91£8.95£8.45Bolton is higher£7.03£7.06£6.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bolton £6.78, Tameside £5.45Tameside: £5.45Bolton: £6.78Tameside: £5.47Bolton: £6.81Tameside: £5.17Bolton: £6.43

    £6.78£6.81£6.43Bolton is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  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, Tameside 1,011.1Tameside: 1,011.1Bolton: 995.0

    995.0Tameside is higherDepends on how you count1,011.1

  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, Tameside 142.0Tameside: 142.0Bolton: 151.9

    151.9Bolton is higher142.0

  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, Tameside 169.7Tameside: 169.7Bolton: 171.3

    171.3Bolton is higherDepends on how you count169.7

  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, Tameside 87.2Tameside: 87.2Bolton: 79.9

    79.9Tameside is higherDepends on how you count87.2

  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, Tameside 249.2Tameside: 249.2Bolton: 258.9

    258.9Bolton is higher249.2

  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, Tameside 30.2Tameside: 30.2Bolton: 34.6

    34.6Bolton is higher30.2

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Bolton and Tameside, per person in the age group
MeasureBoltonTamesideHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,601£4,621£4,365£4,842£4,863£4,593Tameside
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,000£13,055£12,331£13,058£13,113£12,386Tameside
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,615£2,626£2,480£2,617£2,628£2,482Tameside
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,417£11,466£10,830£11,664£11,714£11,064Tameside
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£716£719£679£561£563£532Bolton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£828£832£785£797£801£756Bolton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£38£39£36£35£35£34Bolton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£535£537£507£581£583£551Tameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135£179£180£170Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£154£154£146£136£137£129Bolton
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,052£2,061£1,947£2,048£2,057£1,943Bolton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£226£227£214£265£267£252Tameside
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£391£393£371£418£419£396Tameside
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.30£9.34£8.82£7.69£7.72£7.29Bolton
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.91£8.95£8.45£7.03£7.06£6.67Bolton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.78£6.81£6.43£5.45£5.47£5.17Bolton
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026995.01,011.1Tameside
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.9142.0Bolton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026171.3169.7Bolton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.987.2Tameside
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026258.9249.2Bolton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202634.630.2Bolton

Per resident

Bolton is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Tameside 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

Bolton Tameside

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bolton £4,601, Tameside £4,842Tameside: £4,842Bolton: £4,601Tameside: £4,863Bolton: £4,621Tameside: £4,593Bolton: £4,365

    £4,601£4,621£4,365Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£4,842£4,863£4,593

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bolton £2,081, Tameside £2,165Tameside: £2,165Bolton: £2,081Tameside: £2,175Bolton: £2,090Tameside: £2,054Bolton: £1,974

    £2,081£2,090£1,974Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£2,165£2,175£2,054

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bolton £1,611, Tameside £1,646Tameside: £1,646Bolton: £1,611Tameside: £1,653Bolton: £1,618Tameside: £1,561Bolton: £1,528

    £1,611£1,618£1,528Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£1,646£1,653£1,561

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bolton £1,828, Tameside £1,934Tameside: £1,934Bolton: £1,828Tameside: £1,943Bolton: £1,835Tameside: £1,835Bolton: £1,734

    £1,828£1,835£1,734Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£1,934£1,943£1,835

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bolton £115, Tameside £93Tameside: £93Bolton: £115Tameside: £93Bolton: £115Tameside: £88Bolton: £109

    £115£115£109Bolton is higher£93£93£88

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £133, Tameside £132Tameside: £132Bolton: £133Tameside: £133Bolton: £133Tameside: £125Bolton: £126

    £133£133£126Bolton is higher£132£133£125

  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, Tameside £5.86Tameside: £5.86Bolton: £6.15Tameside: £5.89Bolton: £6.17Tameside: £5.56Bolton: £5.83

    £6.15£6.17£5.83Bolton is higher£5.86£5.89£5.56

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £535, Tameside £581Tameside: £581Bolton: £535Tameside: £583Bolton: £537Tameside: £551Bolton: £507

    £535£537£507Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£581£583£551

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £142, Tameside £179Tameside: £179Bolton: £142Tameside: £180Bolton: £143Tameside: £170Bolton: £135

    £142£143£135Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£179£180£170

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bolton £95, Tameside £86Tameside: £86Bolton: £95Tameside: £86Bolton: £95Tameside: £81Bolton: £90

    £95£95£90Bolton is higher£86£86£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bolton £1,264, Tameside £1,288Tameside: £1,288Bolton: £1,264Tameside: £1,294Bolton: £1,270Tameside: £1,222Bolton: £1,199

    £1,264£1,270£1,199Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£1,288£1,294£1,222

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bolton £226, Tameside £265Tameside: £265Bolton: £226Tameside: £267Bolton: £227Tameside: £252Bolton: £214

    £226£227£214Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£265£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bolton £241, Tameside £263Tameside: £263Bolton: £241Tameside: £264Bolton: £242Tameside: £249Bolton: £228

    £241£242£228Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£263£264£249

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bolton £5.72, Tameside £4.83Tameside: £4.83Bolton: £5.72Tameside: £4.85Bolton: £5.75Tameside: £4.58Bolton: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Bolton is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bolton £5.48, Tameside £4.42Tameside: £4.42Bolton: £5.48Tameside: £4.44Bolton: £5.51Tameside: £4.19Bolton: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Bolton is higher£4.42£4.44£4.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bolton £6.78, Tameside £5.45Tameside: £5.45Bolton: £6.78Tameside: £5.47Bolton: £6.81Tameside: £5.17Bolton: £6.43

    £6.78£6.81£6.43Bolton is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 159.3, Tameside 167.7Tameside: 167.7Bolton: 159.3

    159.3Tameside is higherDepends on how you count167.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 24.3, Tameside 23.5Tameside: 23.5Bolton: 24.3

    24.3Bolton is higher23.5

  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, Tameside 28.1Tameside: 28.1Bolton: 27.4

    27.4Tameside is higherDepends on how you count28.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 79.9, Tameside 87.2Tameside: 87.2Bolton: 79.9

    79.9Tameside is higherDepends on how you count87.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 159.5, Tameside 156.7Tameside: 156.7Bolton: 159.5

    159.5Bolton is higher156.7

  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, Tameside 19.0Tameside: 19.0Bolton: 21.3

    21.3Bolton is higher19.0

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Bolton and Tameside, per resident
MeasureBoltonTamesideHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,601£4,621£4,365£4,842£4,863£4,593Tameside
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,081£2,090£1,974£2,165£2,175£2,054Tameside
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,611£1,618£1,528£1,646£1,653£1,561Tameside
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,828£1,835£1,734£1,934£1,943£1,835Tameside
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£93£93£88Bolton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£132£133£125Bolton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.15£6.17£5.83£5.86£5.89£5.56Bolton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£535£537£507£581£583£551Tameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135£179£180£170Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£86£86£81Bolton
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,264£1,270£1,199£1,288£1,294£1,222Tameside
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£226£227£214£265£267£252Tameside
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£241£242£228£263£264£249Tameside
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£4.83£4.85£4.58Bolton
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£4.42£4.44£4.19Bolton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.78£6.81£6.43£5.45£5.47£5.17Bolton
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026159.3167.7Tameside
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.323.5Bolton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.428.1Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.987.2Tameside
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026159.5156.7Bolton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.319.0Bolton

Total

Bolton is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Tameside 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 Tameside

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bolton £1.4bn, Tameside £1.2bnTameside: £1.2bnBolton: £1.4bnTameside: £1.2bnBolton: £1.4bnTameside: £1.1bnBolton: £1.3bn

    £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnBolton is higherDepends on how you count£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bolton £642.8m, Tameside £517.3mTameside: £517.3mBolton: £642.8mTameside: £519.5mBolton: £645.6mTameside: £490.7mBolton: £609.8m

    £642.8m£645.6m£609.8mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£517.3m£519.5m£490.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bolton £497.6m, Tameside £393.2mTameside: £393.2mBolton: £497.6mTameside: £394.9mBolton: £499.7mTameside: £373.0mBolton: £472.0m

    £497.6m£499.7m£472.0mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£393.2m£394.9m£373.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bolton £564.6m, Tameside £462.1mTameside: £462.1mBolton: £564.6mTameside: £464.1mBolton: £567.0mTameside: £438.3mBolton: £535.5m

    £564.6m£567.0m£535.5mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£462.1m£464.1m£438.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bolton £35.4m, Tameside £22.2mTameside: £22.2mBolton: £35.4mTameside: £22.3mBolton: £35.6mTameside: £21.1mBolton: £33.6m

    £35.4m£35.6m£33.6mBolton is higher£22.2m£22.3m£21.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bolton £40.9m, Tameside £31.6mTameside: £31.6mBolton: £40.9mTameside: £31.7mBolton: £41.1mTameside: £30.0mBolton: £38.8m

    £40.9m£41.1m£38.8mBolton is higher£31.6m£31.7m£30.0m

  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, Tameside £1.4mTameside: £1.4mBolton: £1.9mTameside: £1.4mBolton: £1.9mTameside: £1.3mBolton: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mBolton is higher£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bolton £165.2m, Tameside £138.7mTameside: £138.7mBolton: £165.2mTameside: £139.3mBolton: £165.9mTameside: £131.6mBolton: £156.7m

    £165.2m£165.9m£156.7mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£138.7m£139.3m£131.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bolton £43.9m, Tameside £42.9mTameside: £42.9mBolton: £43.9mTameside: £43.1mBolton: £44.1mTameside: £40.7mBolton: £41.6m

    £43.9m£44.1m£41.6mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bolton £29.2m, Tameside £20.5mTameside: £20.5mBolton: £29.2mTameside: £20.6mBolton: £29.4mTameside: £19.4mBolton: £27.7m

    £29.2m£29.4m£27.7mBolton is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bolton £390.5m, Tameside £307.8mTameside: £307.8mBolton: £390.5mTameside: £309.1mBolton: £392.2mTameside: £291.9mBolton: £370.4m

    £390.5m£392.2m£370.4mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bolton £69.8m, Tameside £63.4mTameside: £63.4mBolton: £69.8mTameside: £63.7mBolton: £70.1mTameside: £60.1mBolton: £66.2m

    £69.8m£70.1m£66.2mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bolton £74.4m, Tameside £62.8mTameside: £62.8mBolton: £74.4mTameside: £63.0mBolton: £74.7mTameside: £59.5mBolton: £70.6m

    £74.4m£74.7m£70.6mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£62.8m£63.0m£59.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bolton £1.8m, Tameside £1.2mTameside: £1.2mBolton: £1.8mTameside: £1.2mBolton: £1.8mTameside: £1.1mBolton: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mBolton is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bolton £1.7m, Tameside £1.1mTameside: £1.1mBolton: £1.7mTameside: £1.1mBolton: £1.7mTameside: £1.0mBolton: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mBolton is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bolton £2.1m, Tameside £1.3mTameside: £1.3mBolton: £2.1mTameside: £1.3mBolton: £2.1mTameside: £1.2mBolton: £2.0m

    £2.1m£2.1m£2.0mBolton is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bolton 49,201, Tameside 40,058Tameside: 40,058Bolton: 49,201

    49,201Bolton is higherDepends on how you count40,058

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bolton 7,512, Tameside 5,624Tameside: 5,624Bolton: 7,512

    7,512Bolton is higher5,624

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bolton 8,470, Tameside 6,721Tameside: 6,721Bolton: 8,470

    8,470Bolton is higherDepends on how you count6,721

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bolton 24,691, Tameside 20,840Tameside: 20,840Bolton: 24,691

    24,691Bolton is higherDepends on how you count20,840

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bolton 49,262, Tameside 37,442Tameside: 37,442Bolton: 49,262

    49,262Bolton is higher37,442

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bolton 6,589, Tameside 4,544Tameside: 4,544Bolton: 6,589

    6,589Bolton is higher4,544

Show the numbers
Bolton and Tameside, total
MeasureBoltonTamesideHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnBolton
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£642.8m£645.6m£609.8m£517.3m£519.5m£490.7mBolton
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£497.6m£499.7m£472.0m£393.2m£394.9m£373.0mBolton
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£564.6m£567.0m£535.5m£462.1m£464.1m£438.3mBolton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£35.4m£35.6m£33.6m£22.2m£22.3m£21.1mBolton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.9m£41.1m£38.8m£31.6m£31.7m£30.0mBolton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mBolton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£165.2m£165.9m£156.7m£138.7m£139.3m£131.6mBolton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.9m£44.1m£41.6m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mBolton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.2m£29.4m£27.7m£20.5m£20.6m£19.4mBolton
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£390.5m£392.2m£370.4m£307.8m£309.1m£291.9mBolton
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£69.8m£70.1m£66.2m£63.4m£63.7m£60.1mBolton
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£74.4m£74.7m£70.6m£62.8m£63.0m£59.5mBolton
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBolton
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mBolton
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mBolton
State Pensiontotal, March 202649,20140,058Bolton
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,5125,624Bolton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20268,4706,721Bolton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202624,69120,840Bolton
Universal Credittotal, May 202649,26237,442Bolton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,5894,544Bolton

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  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.
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