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Bolton and Bradford

308,904 and 559,818 residents (mid-2024).

Bolton is higher than Bradford on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 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

Bolton is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Bradford 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 Bradford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bolton £4,601, Bradford £4,600Bradford: £4,600Bolton: £4,601Bradford: £4,620Bolton: £4,621Bradford: £4,364Bolton: £4,365

    £4,601£4,621£4,365Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£4,600£4,620£4,364

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bolton £13,000, Bradford £12,810Bradford: £12,810Bolton: £13,000Bradford: £12,864Bolton: £13,055Bradford: £12,151Bolton: £12,331

    £13,000£13,055£12,331Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£12,810£12,864£12,151

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £2,615, Bradford £2,912Bradford: £2,912Bolton: £2,615Bradford: £2,924Bolton: £2,626Bradford: £2,762Bolton: £2,480

    £2,615£2,626£2,480Bradford is higher£2,912£2,924£2,762

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bolton £11,417, Bradford £11,269Bradford: £11,269Bolton: £11,417Bradford: £11,317Bolton: £11,466Bradford: £10,689Bolton: £10,830

    £11,417£11,466£10,830Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£11,269£11,317£10,689

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bolton £716, Bradford £704Bradford: £704Bolton: £716Bradford: £707Bolton: £719Bradford: £668Bolton: £679

    £716£719£679Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£704£707£668

  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, Bradford £798Bradford: £798Bolton: £828Bradford: £801Bolton: £832Bradford: £757Bolton: £785

    £828£832£785Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£798£801£757

  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, Bradford £39Bradford: £39Bolton: £38Bradford: £39Bolton: £39Bradford: £37Bolton: £36

    £38£39£36Bradford is higherDepends on how you count£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £535, Bradford £553Bradford: £553Bolton: £535Bradford: £556Bolton: £537Bradford: £525Bolton: £507

    £535£537£507Bradford is higher£553£556£525

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £142, Bradford £145Bradford: £145Bolton: £142Bradford: £146Bolton: £143Bradford: £138Bolton: £135

    £142£143£135Bradford is higher£145£146£138

  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, Bradford £221Bradford: £221Bolton: £154Bradford: £222Bolton: £154Bradford: £209Bolton: £146

    £154£154£146Bradford is higher£221£222£209

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £2,052, Bradford £2,325Bradford: £2,325Bolton: £2,052Bradford: £2,335Bolton: £2,061Bradford: £2,206Bolton: £1,947

    £2,052£2,061£1,947Bradford is higher£2,325£2,335£2,206

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bolton £226, Bradford £201Bradford: £201Bolton: £226Bradford: £202Bolton: £227Bradford: £191Bolton: £214

    £226£227£214Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£201£202£191

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £391, Bradford £345Bradford: £345Bolton: £391Bradford: £347Bolton: £393Bradford: £328Bolton: £371

    £391£393£371Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£345£347£328

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £9.30, Bradford £9.31Bradford: £9.31Bolton: £9.30Bradford: £9.35Bolton: £9.34Bradford: £8.83Bolton: £8.82

    £9.30£9.34£8.82Bradford is higher£9.31£9.35£8.83

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton £8.91, Bradford £11Bradford: £11Bolton: £8.91Bradford: £11Bolton: £8.95Bradford: £10Bolton: £8.45

    £8.91£8.95£8.45Bradford is higher£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bolton £6.78, Bradford £6.52Bradford: £6.52Bolton: £6.78Bradford: £6.54Bolton: £6.81Bradford: £6.18Bolton: £6.43

    £6.78£6.81£6.43Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£6.52£6.54£6.18

  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, Bradford 1,010.2Bradford: 1,010.2Bolton: 995.0

    995.0Bradford is higherDepends on how you count1,010.2

  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, Bradford 151.7Bradford: 151.7Bolton: 151.9

    151.9Bolton is higherDepends on how you count151.7

  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, Bradford 164.9Bradford: 164.9Bolton: 171.3

    171.3Bolton is higherDepends on how you count164.9

  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, Bradford 85.0Bradford: 85.0Bolton: 79.9

    79.9Bradford is higher85.0

  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, Bradford 291.7Bradford: 291.7Bolton: 258.9

    258.9Bradford is higher291.7

  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, Bradford 51.6Bradford: 51.6Bolton: 34.6

    34.6Bradford is higher51.6

Show the numbers
Bolton and Bradford, per person in the age group
MeasureBoltonBradfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,601£4,621£4,365£4,600£4,620£4,364Bolton
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,000£13,055£12,331£12,810£12,864£12,151Bolton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,615£2,626£2,480£2,912£2,924£2,762Bradford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,417£11,466£10,830£11,269£11,317£10,689Bolton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£716£719£679£704£707£668Bolton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£828£832£785£798£801£757Bolton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£38£39£36£39£39£37Bradford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£535£537£507£553£556£525Bradford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135£145£146£138Bradford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£154£154£146£221£222£209Bradford
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,052£2,061£1,947£2,325£2,335£2,206Bradford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£226£227£214£201£202£191Bolton
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£391£393£371£345£347£328Bolton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.30£9.34£8.82£9.31£9.35£8.83Bradford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.91£8.95£8.45£11£11£10Bradford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.78£6.81£6.43£6.52£6.54£6.18Bolton
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026995.01,010.2Bradford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.9151.7Bolton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026171.3164.9Bolton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.985.0Bradford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026258.9291.7Bradford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202634.651.6Bradford

Per resident

Bolton is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Bradford 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 Bradford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bolton £4,601, Bradford £4,600Bradford: £4,600Bolton: £4,601Bradford: £4,620Bolton: £4,621Bradford: £4,364Bolton: £4,365

    £4,601£4,621£4,365Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£4,600£4,620£4,364

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bolton £2,081, Bradford £1,883Bradford: £1,883Bolton: £2,081Bradford: £1,891Bolton: £2,090Bradford: £1,786Bolton: £1,974

    £2,081£2,090£1,974Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£1,883£1,891£1,786

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bolton £1,611, Bradford £1,811Bradford: £1,811Bolton: £1,611Bradford: £1,818Bolton: £1,618Bradford: £1,718Bolton: £1,528

    £1,611£1,618£1,528Bradford is higher£1,811£1,818£1,718

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bolton £1,828, Bradford £1,657Bradford: £1,657Bolton: £1,828Bradford: £1,664Bolton: £1,835Bradford: £1,571Bolton: £1,734

    £1,828£1,835£1,734Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£1,657£1,664£1,571

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bolton £115, Bradford £103Bradford: £103Bolton: £115Bradford: £104Bolton: £115Bradford: £98Bolton: £109

    £115£115£109Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£103£104£98

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £133, Bradford £117Bradford: £117Bolton: £133Bradford: £118Bolton: £133Bradford: £111Bolton: £126

    £133£133£126Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£117£118£111

  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, Bradford £5.78Bradford: £5.78Bolton: £6.15Bradford: £5.80Bolton: £6.17Bradford: £5.48Bolton: £5.83

    £6.15£6.17£5.83Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£5.78£5.80£5.48

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £535, Bradford £553Bradford: £553Bolton: £535Bradford: £556Bolton: £537Bradford: £525Bolton: £507

    £535£537£507Bradford is higher£553£556£525

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton £142, Bradford £145Bradford: £145Bolton: £142Bradford: £146Bolton: £143Bradford: £138Bolton: £135

    £142£143£135Bradford is higher£145£146£138

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bolton £95, Bradford £137Bradford: £137Bolton: £95Bradford: £138Bolton: £95Bradford: £130Bolton: £90

    £95£95£90Bradford is higher£137£138£130

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bolton £1,264, Bradford £1,446Bradford: £1,446Bolton: £1,264Bradford: £1,452Bolton: £1,270Bradford: £1,372Bolton: £1,199

    £1,264£1,270£1,199Bradford is higher£1,446£1,452£1,372

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bolton £226, Bradford £201Bradford: £201Bolton: £226Bradford: £202Bolton: £227Bradford: £191Bolton: £214

    £226£227£214Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£201£202£191

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bolton £241, Bradford £215Bradford: £215Bolton: £241Bradford: £216Bolton: £242Bradford: £204Bolton: £228

    £241£242£228Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bolton £5.72, Bradford £5.79Bradford: £5.79Bolton: £5.72Bradford: £5.81Bolton: £5.75Bradford: £5.49Bolton: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Bradford is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bolton £5.48, Bradford £6.75Bradford: £6.75Bolton: £5.48Bradford: £6.78Bolton: £5.51Bradford: £6.40Bolton: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Bradford is higher£6.75£6.78£6.40

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bolton £6.78, Bradford £6.52Bradford: £6.52Bolton: £6.78Bradford: £6.54Bolton: £6.81Bradford: £6.18Bolton: £6.43

    £6.78£6.81£6.43Bolton is higherDepends on how you count£6.52£6.54£6.18

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 159.3, Bradford 148.5Bradford: 148.5Bolton: 159.3

    159.3Bolton is higherDepends on how you count148.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 24.3, Bradford 22.3Bradford: 22.3Bolton: 24.3

    24.3Bolton is higherDepends on how you count22.3

  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, Bradford 24.2Bradford: 24.2Bolton: 27.4

    27.4Bolton is higherDepends on how you count24.2

  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, Bradford 85.0Bradford: 85.0Bolton: 79.9

    79.9Bradford is higher85.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bolton 159.5, Bradford 181.4Bradford: 181.4Bolton: 159.5

    159.5Bradford is higher181.4

  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, Bradford 32.1Bradford: 32.1Bolton: 21.3

    21.3Bradford is higher32.1

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Bolton and Bradford, per resident
MeasureBoltonBradfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,601£4,621£4,365£4,600£4,620£4,364Bolton
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,081£2,090£1,974£1,883£1,891£1,786Bolton
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,611£1,618£1,528£1,811£1,818£1,718Bradford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,828£1,835£1,734£1,657£1,664£1,571Bolton
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£103£104£98Bolton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£117£118£111Bolton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.15£6.17£5.83£5.78£5.80£5.48Bolton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£535£537£507£553£556£525Bradford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135£145£146£138Bradford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£137£138£130Bradford
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,264£1,270£1,199£1,446£1,452£1,372Bradford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£226£227£214£201£202£191Bolton
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£241£242£228£215£216£204Bolton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£5.79£5.81£5.49Bradford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£6.75£6.78£6.40Bradford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.78£6.81£6.43£6.52£6.54£6.18Bolton
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026159.3148.5Bolton
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.322.3Bolton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.424.2Bolton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.985.0Bradford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026159.5181.4Bradford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.332.1Bradford

Total

Bolton is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Bradford 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

Bolton Bradford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bolton £1.4bn, Bradford £2.6bnBradford: £2.6bnBolton: £1.4bnBradford: £2.6bnBolton: £1.4bnBradford: £2.4bnBolton: £1.3bn

    £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnBradford is higherDepends on how you count£2.6bn£2.6bn£2.4bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bolton £642.8m, Bradford £1.1bnBradford: £1.1bnBolton: £642.8mBradford: £1.1bnBolton: £645.6mBradford: £1,000.0mBolton: £609.8m

    £642.8m£645.6m£609.8mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£1.1bn£1.1bn£1,000.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bolton £497.6m, Bradford £1.0bnBradford: £1.0bnBolton: £497.6mBradford: £1.0bnBolton: £499.7mBradford: £961.5mBolton: £472.0m

    £497.6m£499.7m£472.0mBradford is higher£1.0bn£1.0bn£961.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bolton £564.6m, Bradford £927.4mBradford: £927.4mBolton: £564.6mBradford: £931.4mBolton: £567.0mBradford: £879.7mBolton: £535.5m

    £564.6m£567.0m£535.5mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£927.4m£931.4m£879.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bolton £35.4m, Bradford £57.9mBradford: £57.9mBolton: £35.4mBradford: £58.2mBolton: £35.6mBradford: £55.0mBolton: £33.6m

    £35.4m£35.6m£33.6mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£57.9m£58.2m£55.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bolton £40.9m, Bradford £65.6mBradford: £65.6mBolton: £40.9mBradford: £65.9mBolton: £41.1mBradford: £62.3mBolton: £38.8m

    £40.9m£41.1m£38.8mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£65.6m£65.9m£62.3m

  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, Bradford £3.2mBradford: £3.2mBolton: £1.9mBradford: £3.2mBolton: £1.9mBradford: £3.1mBolton: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£3.2m£3.2m£3.1m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bolton £165.2m, Bradford £309.7mBradford: £309.7mBolton: £165.2mBradford: £311.0mBolton: £165.9mBradford: £293.8mBolton: £156.7m

    £165.2m£165.9m£156.7mBradford is higher£309.7m£311.0m£293.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bolton £43.9m, Bradford £81.4mBradford: £81.4mBolton: £43.9mBradford: £81.7mBolton: £44.1mBradford: £77.2mBolton: £41.6m

    £43.9m£44.1m£41.6mBradford is higher£81.4m£81.7m£77.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bolton £29.2m, Bradford £76.9mBradford: £76.9mBolton: £29.2mBradford: £77.2mBolton: £29.4mBradford: £72.9mBolton: £27.7m

    £29.2m£29.4m£27.7mBradford is higher£76.9m£77.2m£72.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bolton £390.5m, Bradford £809.5mBradford: £809.5mBolton: £390.5mBradford: £813.0mBolton: £392.2mBradford: £767.9mBolton: £370.4m

    £390.5m£392.2m£370.4mBradford is higher£809.5m£813.0m£767.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bolton £69.8m, Bradford £112.7mBradford: £112.7mBolton: £69.8mBradford: £113.2mBolton: £70.1mBradford: £106.9mBolton: £66.2m

    £69.8m£70.1m£66.2mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£112.7m£113.2m£106.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bolton £74.4m, Bradford £120.3mBradford: £120.3mBolton: £74.4mBradford: £120.8mBolton: £74.7mBradford: £114.1mBolton: £70.6m

    £74.4m£74.7m£70.6mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£120.3m£120.8m£114.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bolton £1.8m, Bradford £3.2mBradford: £3.2mBolton: £1.8mBradford: £3.3mBolton: £1.8mBradford: £3.1mBolton: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mBradford is higher£3.2m£3.3m£3.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bolton £1.7m, Bradford £3.8mBradford: £3.8mBolton: £1.7mBradford: £3.8mBolton: £1.7mBradford: £3.6mBolton: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mBradford is higher£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bolton £2.1m, Bradford £3.6mBradford: £3.6mBolton: £2.1mBradford: £3.7mBolton: £2.1mBradford: £3.5mBolton: £2.0m

    £2.1m£2.1m£2.0mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£3.6m£3.7m£3.5m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bolton 49,201, Bradford 83,135Bradford: 83,135Bolton: 49,201

    49,201Bradford is higherDepends on how you count83,135

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bolton 7,512, Bradford 12,484Bradford: 12,484Bolton: 7,512

    7,512Bradford is higherDepends on how you count12,484

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bolton 8,470, Bradford 13,568Bradford: 13,568Bolton: 8,470

    8,470Bradford is higherDepends on how you count13,568

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bolton 24,691, Bradford 47,589Bradford: 47,589Bolton: 24,691

    24,691Bradford is higher47,589

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bolton 49,262, Bradford 101,539Bradford: 101,539Bolton: 49,262

    49,262Bradford is higher101,539

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bolton 6,589, Bradford 17,956Bradford: 17,956Bolton: 6,589

    6,589Bradford is higher17,956

Show the numbers
Bolton and Bradford, total
MeasureBoltonBradfordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£2.6bn£2.6bn£2.4bnBradford
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£642.8m£645.6m£609.8m£1.1bn£1.1bn£1,000.0mBradford
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£497.6m£499.7m£472.0m£1.0bn£1.0bn£961.5mBradford
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£564.6m£567.0m£535.5m£927.4m£931.4m£879.7mBradford
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£35.4m£35.6m£33.6m£57.9m£58.2m£55.0mBradford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.9m£41.1m£38.8m£65.6m£65.9m£62.3mBradford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£3.2m£3.2m£3.1mBradford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£165.2m£165.9m£156.7m£309.7m£311.0m£293.8mBradford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.9m£44.1m£41.6m£81.4m£81.7m£77.2mBradford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.2m£29.4m£27.7m£76.9m£77.2m£72.9mBradford
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£390.5m£392.2m£370.4m£809.5m£813.0m£767.9mBradford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£69.8m£70.1m£66.2m£112.7m£113.2m£106.9mBradford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£74.4m£74.7m£70.6m£120.3m£120.8m£114.1mBradford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£3.2m£3.3m£3.1mBradford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£3.8m£3.8m£3.6mBradford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m£3.6m£3.7m£3.5mBradford
State Pensiontotal, March 202649,20183,135Bradford
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,51212,484Bradford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20268,47013,568Bradford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202624,69147,589Bradford
Universal Credittotal, May 202649,262101,539Bradford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,58917,956Bradford

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.