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Bolton and Wolverhampton

308,904 and 280,541 residents (mid-2024).

Bolton is higher than Wolverhampton on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.

On 10 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 7 of 22 measures, and Wolverhampton on 15. 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 Wolverhampton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bolton £4,601, Wolverhampton £4,612Wolverhampton: £4,612Bolton: £4,601Wolverhampton: £4,632Bolton: £4,621Wolverhampton: £4,375Bolton: £4,365

    £4,601£4,621£4,365Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£4,612£4,632£4,375

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bolton £13,000, Wolverhampton £12,988Wolverhampton: £12,988Bolton: £13,000Wolverhampton: £13,044Bolton: £13,055Wolverhampton: £12,320Bolton: £12,331

    £13,000£13,055£12,331Bolton is higher£12,988£13,044£12,320

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £2,615, Wolverhampton £2,760Wolverhampton: £2,760Bolton: £2,615Wolverhampton: £2,772Bolton: £2,626Wolverhampton: £2,618Bolton: £2,480

    £2,615£2,626£2,480Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£2,760£2,772£2,618

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bolton £11,417, Wolverhampton £11,175Wolverhampton: £11,175Bolton: £11,417Wolverhampton: £11,222Bolton: £11,466Wolverhampton: £10,600Bolton: £10,830

    £11,417£11,466£10,830Bolton is higher£11,175£11,222£10,600

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bolton £716, Wolverhampton £877Wolverhampton: £877Bolton: £716Wolverhampton: £881Bolton: £719Wolverhampton: £832Bolton: £679

    £716£719£679Wolverhampton is higher£877£881£832

  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, Wolverhampton £892Wolverhampton: £892Bolton: £828Wolverhampton: £896Bolton: £832Wolverhampton: £846Bolton: £785

    £828£832£785Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£892£896£846

  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, Wolverhampton £45Wolverhampton: £45Bolton: £38Wolverhampton: £45Bolton: £39Wolverhampton: £43Bolton: £36

    £38£39£36Wolverhampton is higher£45£45£43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £535, Wolverhampton £535Wolverhampton: £535Bolton: £535Wolverhampton: £538Bolton: £537Wolverhampton: £508Bolton: £507

    £535£537£507Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£535£538£508

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £142, Wolverhampton £133Wolverhampton: £133Bolton: £142Wolverhampton: £133Bolton: £143Wolverhampton: £126Bolton: £135

    £142£143£135Bolton is higher£133£133£126

  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, Wolverhampton £165Wolverhampton: £165Bolton: £154Wolverhampton: £166Bolton: £154Wolverhampton: £156Bolton: £146

    £154£154£146Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£165£166£156

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £2,052, Wolverhampton £2,234Wolverhampton: £2,234Bolton: £2,052Wolverhampton: £2,244Bolton: £2,061Wolverhampton: £2,119Bolton: £1,947

    £2,052£2,061£1,947Wolverhampton is higher£2,234£2,244£2,119

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bolton £226, Wolverhampton £242Wolverhampton: £242Bolton: £226Wolverhampton: £243Bolton: £227Wolverhampton: £229Bolton: £214

    £226£227£214Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£242£243£229

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £391, Wolverhampton £340Wolverhampton: £340Bolton: £391Wolverhampton: £342Bolton: £393Wolverhampton: £323Bolton: £371

    £391£393£371Bolton is higher£340£342£323

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £9.30, Wolverhampton £11Wolverhampton: £11Bolton: £9.30Wolverhampton: £11Bolton: £9.34Wolverhampton: £10Bolton: £8.82

    £9.30£9.34£8.82Wolverhampton is higher£11£11£10

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £8.91, Wolverhampton £10Wolverhampton: £10Bolton: £8.91Wolverhampton: £10Bolton: £8.95Wolverhampton: £9.63Bolton: £8.45

    £8.91£8.95£8.45Wolverhampton is higher£10£10£9.63

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bolton £6.78, Wolverhampton £5.98Wolverhampton: £5.98Bolton: £6.78Wolverhampton: £6.00Bolton: £6.81Wolverhampton: £5.67Bolton: £6.43

    £6.78£6.81£6.43Bolton is higher£5.98£6.00£5.67

  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, Wolverhampton 985.0Wolverhampton: 985.0Bolton: 995.0

    995.0Bolton is higher985.0

  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, Wolverhampton 175.4Wolverhampton: 175.4Bolton: 151.9

    151.9Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count175.4

  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: Bolton 171.3, Wolverhampton 182.0Wolverhampton: 182.0Bolton: 171.3

    171.3Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count182.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 79.9, Wolverhampton 77.6Wolverhampton: 77.6Bolton: 79.9

    79.9Bolton is higher77.6

  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, Wolverhampton 269.8Wolverhampton: 269.8Bolton: 258.9

    258.9Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count269.8

  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, Wolverhampton 36.8Wolverhampton: 36.8Bolton: 34.6

    34.6Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count36.8

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Bolton and Wolverhampton, per person in the age group
MeasureBoltonWolverhamptonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,601£4,621£4,365£4,612£4,632£4,375Wolverhampton
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,000£13,055£12,331£12,988£13,044£12,320Bolton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,615£2,626£2,480£2,760£2,772£2,618Wolverhampton
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,417£11,466£10,830£11,175£11,222£10,600Bolton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£716£719£679£877£881£832Wolverhampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£828£832£785£892£896£846Wolverhampton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£38£39£36£45£45£43Wolverhampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£535£537£507£535£538£508Wolverhampton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135£133£133£126Bolton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£154£154£146£165£166£156Wolverhampton
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,052£2,061£1,947£2,234£2,244£2,119Wolverhampton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£226£227£214£242£243£229Wolverhampton
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£391£393£371£340£342£323Bolton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.30£9.34£8.82£11£11£10Wolverhampton
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.91£8.95£8.45£10£10£9.63Wolverhampton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.78£6.81£6.43£5.98£6.00£5.67Bolton
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026995.0985.0Bolton
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.9175.4Wolverhampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026171.3182.0Wolverhampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.977.6Bolton
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026258.9269.8Wolverhampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202634.636.8Wolverhampton

Per resident

Bolton is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Wolverhampton on 15. 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 Wolverhampton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bolton £4,601, Wolverhampton £4,612Wolverhampton: £4,612Bolton: £4,601Wolverhampton: £4,632Bolton: £4,621Wolverhampton: £4,375Bolton: £4,365

    £4,601£4,621£4,365Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£4,612£4,632£4,375

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bolton £2,081, Wolverhampton £1,965Wolverhampton: £1,965Bolton: £2,081Wolverhampton: £1,973Bolton: £2,090Wolverhampton: £1,864Bolton: £1,974

    £2,081£2,090£1,974Bolton is higher£1,965£1,973£1,864

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bolton £1,611, Wolverhampton £1,732Wolverhampton: £1,732Bolton: £1,611Wolverhampton: £1,739Bolton: £1,618Wolverhampton: £1,643Bolton: £1,528

    £1,611£1,618£1,528Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£1,732£1,739£1,643

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bolton £1,828, Wolverhampton £1,690Wolverhampton: £1,690Bolton: £1,828Wolverhampton: £1,698Bolton: £1,835Wolverhampton: £1,603Bolton: £1,734

    £1,828£1,835£1,734Bolton is higher£1,690£1,698£1,603

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bolton £115, Wolverhampton £133Wolverhampton: £133Bolton: £115Wolverhampton: £133Bolton: £115Wolverhampton: £126Bolton: £109

    £115£115£109Wolverhampton is higher£133£133£126

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £133, Wolverhampton £135Wolverhampton: £135Bolton: £133Wolverhampton: £136Bolton: £133Wolverhampton: £128Bolton: £126

    £133£133£126Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£135£136£128

  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, Wolverhampton £6.79Wolverhampton: £6.79Bolton: £6.15Wolverhampton: £6.82Bolton: £6.17Wolverhampton: £6.44Bolton: £5.83

    £6.15£6.17£5.83Wolverhampton is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £535, Wolverhampton £535Wolverhampton: £535Bolton: £535Wolverhampton: £538Bolton: £537Wolverhampton: £508Bolton: £507

    £535£537£507Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£535£538£508

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £142, Wolverhampton £133Wolverhampton: £133Bolton: £142Wolverhampton: £133Bolton: £143Wolverhampton: £126Bolton: £135

    £142£143£135Bolton is higher£133£133£126

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bolton £95, Wolverhampton £103Wolverhampton: £103Bolton: £95Wolverhampton: £104Bolton: £95Wolverhampton: £98Bolton: £90

    £95£95£90Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£103£104£98

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bolton £1,264, Wolverhampton £1,402Wolverhampton: £1,402Bolton: £1,264Wolverhampton: £1,408Bolton: £1,270Wolverhampton: £1,330Bolton: £1,199

    £1,264£1,270£1,199Wolverhampton is higher£1,402£1,408£1,330

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bolton £226, Wolverhampton £242Wolverhampton: £242Bolton: £226Wolverhampton: £243Bolton: £227Wolverhampton: £229Bolton: £214

    £226£227£214Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£242£243£229

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bolton £241, Wolverhampton £213Wolverhampton: £213Bolton: £241Wolverhampton: £214Bolton: £242Wolverhampton: £203Bolton: £228

    £241£242£228Bolton is higher£213£214£203

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bolton £5.72, Wolverhampton £6.77Wolverhampton: £6.77Bolton: £5.72Wolverhampton: £6.80Bolton: £5.75Wolverhampton: £6.42Bolton: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Wolverhampton is higher£6.77£6.80£6.42

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bolton £5.48, Wolverhampton £6.37Wolverhampton: £6.37Bolton: £5.48Wolverhampton: £6.39Bolton: £5.51Wolverhampton: £6.04Bolton: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Wolverhampton is higher£6.37£6.39£6.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bolton £6.78, Wolverhampton £5.98Wolverhampton: £5.98Bolton: £6.78Wolverhampton: £6.00Bolton: £6.81Wolverhampton: £5.67Bolton: £6.43

    £6.78£6.81£6.43Bolton is higher£5.98£6.00£5.67

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 159.3, Wolverhampton 149.0Wolverhampton: 149.0Bolton: 159.3

    159.3Bolton is higher149.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 24.3, Wolverhampton 26.5Wolverhampton: 26.5Bolton: 24.3

    24.3Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count26.5

  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, Wolverhampton 27.5Wolverhampton: 27.5Bolton: 27.4

    27.4Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count27.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 79.9, Wolverhampton 77.6Wolverhampton: 77.6Bolton: 79.9

    79.9Bolton is higher77.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 159.5, Wolverhampton 169.3Wolverhampton: 169.3Bolton: 159.5

    159.5Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count169.3

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

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

    21.3Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count23.1

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Bolton and Wolverhampton, per resident
MeasureBoltonWolverhamptonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,601£4,621£4,365£4,612£4,632£4,375Wolverhampton
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,081£2,090£1,974£1,965£1,973£1,864Bolton
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,611£1,618£1,528£1,732£1,739£1,643Wolverhampton
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,828£1,835£1,734£1,690£1,698£1,603Bolton
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£133£133£126Wolverhampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£135£136£128Wolverhampton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.15£6.17£5.83£6.79£6.82£6.44Wolverhampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£535£537£507£535£538£508Wolverhampton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135£133£133£126Bolton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£103£104£98Wolverhampton
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,264£1,270£1,199£1,402£1,408£1,330Wolverhampton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£226£227£214£242£243£229Wolverhampton
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£241£242£228£213£214£203Bolton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£6.77£6.80£6.42Wolverhampton
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£6.37£6.39£6.04Wolverhampton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.78£6.81£6.43£5.98£6.00£5.67Bolton
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026159.3149.0Bolton
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.326.5Wolverhampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.427.5Wolverhampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.977.6Bolton
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026159.5169.3Wolverhampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.323.1Wolverhampton

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bolton £1.4bn, Wolverhampton £1.3bnWolverhampton: £1.3bnBolton: £1.4bnWolverhampton: £1.3bnBolton: £1.4bnWolverhampton: £1.2bnBolton: £1.3bn

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bolton £642.8m, Wolverhampton £551.2mWolverhampton: £551.2mBolton: £642.8mWolverhampton: £553.5mBolton: £645.6mWolverhampton: £522.8mBolton: £609.8m

    £642.8m£645.6m£609.8mBolton is higher£551.2m£553.5m£522.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bolton £497.6m, Wolverhampton £485.9mWolverhampton: £485.9mBolton: £497.6mWolverhampton: £488.0mBolton: £499.7mWolverhampton: £460.9mBolton: £472.0m

    £497.6m£499.7m£472.0mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£485.9m£488.0m£460.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bolton £564.6m, Wolverhampton £474.2mWolverhampton: £474.2mBolton: £564.6mWolverhampton: £476.2mBolton: £567.0mWolverhampton: £449.8mBolton: £535.5m

    £564.6m£567.0m£535.5mBolton is higher£474.2m£476.2m£449.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bolton £35.4m, Wolverhampton £37.2mWolverhampton: £37.2mBolton: £35.4mWolverhampton: £37.4mBolton: £35.6mWolverhampton: £35.3mBolton: £33.6m

    £35.4m£35.6m£33.6mWolverhampton is higher£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bolton £40.9m, Wolverhampton £37.9mWolverhampton: £37.9mBolton: £40.9mWolverhampton: £38.0mBolton: £41.1mWolverhampton: £35.9mBolton: £38.8m

    £40.9m£41.1m£38.8mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£37.9m£38.0m£35.9m

  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, Wolverhampton £1.9mWolverhampton: £1.9mBolton: £1.9mWolverhampton: £1.9mBolton: £1.9mWolverhampton: £1.8mBolton: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mWolverhampton is higher£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bolton £165.2m, Wolverhampton £150.2mWolverhampton: £150.2mBolton: £165.2mWolverhampton: £150.8mBolton: £165.9mWolverhampton: £142.4mBolton: £156.7m

    £165.2m£165.9m£156.7mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£150.2m£150.8m£142.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bolton £43.9m, Wolverhampton £37.2mWolverhampton: £37.2mBolton: £43.9mWolverhampton: £37.4mBolton: £44.1mWolverhampton: £35.3mBolton: £41.6m

    £43.9m£44.1m£41.6mBolton is higher£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bolton £29.2m, Wolverhampton £29.0mWolverhampton: £29.0mBolton: £29.2mWolverhampton: £29.1mBolton: £29.4mWolverhampton: £27.5mBolton: £27.7m

    £29.2m£29.4m£27.7mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bolton £390.5m, Wolverhampton £393.3mWolverhampton: £393.3mBolton: £390.5mWolverhampton: £395.0mBolton: £392.2mWolverhampton: £373.1mBolton: £370.4m

    £390.5m£392.2m£370.4mWolverhampton is higher£393.3m£395.0m£373.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bolton £69.8m, Wolverhampton £67.8mWolverhampton: £67.8mBolton: £69.8mWolverhampton: £68.1mBolton: £70.1mWolverhampton: £64.3mBolton: £66.2m

    £69.8m£70.1m£66.2mBolton is higherDepends on how you count£67.8m£68.1m£64.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bolton £74.4m, Wolverhampton £59.9mWolverhampton: £59.9mBolton: £74.4mWolverhampton: £60.1mBolton: £74.7mWolverhampton: £56.8mBolton: £70.6m

    £74.4m£74.7m£70.6mBolton is higher£59.9m£60.1m£56.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bolton £1.8m, Wolverhampton £1.9mWolverhampton: £1.9mBolton: £1.8mWolverhampton: £1.9mBolton: £1.8mWolverhampton: £1.8mBolton: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mWolverhampton is higher£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bolton £1.7m, Wolverhampton £1.8mWolverhampton: £1.8mBolton: £1.7mWolverhampton: £1.8mBolton: £1.7mWolverhampton: £1.7mBolton: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mWolverhampton is higher£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bolton £2.1m, Wolverhampton £1.7mWolverhampton: £1.7mBolton: £2.1mWolverhampton: £1.7mBolton: £2.1mWolverhampton: £1.6mBolton: £2.0m

    £2.1m£2.1m£2.0mBolton is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bolton 49,201, Wolverhampton 41,798Wolverhampton: 41,798Bolton: 49,201

    49,201Bolton is higher41,798

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bolton 7,512, Wolverhampton 7,443Wolverhampton: 7,443Bolton: 7,512

    7,512Bolton is higherDepends on how you count7,443

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bolton 8,470, Wolverhampton 7,723Wolverhampton: 7,723Bolton: 8,470

    8,470Bolton is higherDepends on how you count7,723

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bolton 24,691, Wolverhampton 21,779Wolverhampton: 21,779Bolton: 24,691

    24,691Bolton is higher21,779

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bolton 49,262, Wolverhampton 47,491Wolverhampton: 47,491Bolton: 49,262

    49,262Bolton is higherDepends on how you count47,491

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bolton 6,589, Wolverhampton 6,476Wolverhampton: 6,476Bolton: 6,589

    6,589Bolton is higherDepends on how you count6,476

Show the numbers
Bolton and Wolverhampton, total
MeasureBoltonWolverhamptonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnBolton
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£642.8m£645.6m£609.8m£551.2m£553.5m£522.8mBolton
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£497.6m£499.7m£472.0m£485.9m£488.0m£460.9mBolton
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£564.6m£567.0m£535.5m£474.2m£476.2m£449.8mBolton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£35.4m£35.6m£33.6m£37.2m£37.4m£35.3mWolverhampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.9m£41.1m£38.8m£37.9m£38.0m£35.9mBolton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mWolverhampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£165.2m£165.9m£156.7m£150.2m£150.8m£142.4mBolton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.9m£44.1m£41.6m£37.2m£37.4m£35.3mBolton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.2m£29.4m£27.7m£29.0m£29.1m£27.5mBolton
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£390.5m£392.2m£370.4m£393.3m£395.0m£373.1mWolverhampton
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£69.8m£70.1m£66.2m£67.8m£68.1m£64.3mBolton
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£74.4m£74.7m£70.6m£59.9m£60.1m£56.8mBolton
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mWolverhampton
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mWolverhampton
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mBolton
State Pensiontotal, March 202649,20141,798Bolton
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,5127,443Bolton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20268,4707,723Bolton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202624,69121,779Bolton
Universal Credittotal, May 202649,26247,491Bolton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,5896,476Bolton

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.
  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.