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Bury and Preston

198,136 and 161,593 residents (mid-2024).

Bury is higher than Preston on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 11 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

Bury is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Preston 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

Bury Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury £4,497, Preston £4,068Preston: £4,068Bury: £4,497Preston: £4,085Bury: £4,516Preston: £3,859Bury: £4,266

    £4,497£4,516£4,266Bury is higher£4,068£4,085£3,859

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bury £12,993, Preston £12,785Preston: £12,785Bury: £12,993Preston: £12,839Bury: £13,048Preston: £12,127Bury: £12,324

    £12,993£13,048£12,324Bury is higher£12,785£12,839£12,127

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury £2,263, Preston £2,226Preston: £2,226Bury: £2,263Preston: £2,235Bury: £2,272Preston: £2,111Bury: £2,146

    £2,263£2,272£2,146Bury is higherDepends on how you count£2,226£2,235£2,111

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bury £11,659, Preston £11,280Preston: £11,280Bury: £11,659Preston: £11,328Bury: £11,708Preston: £10,699Bury: £11,059

    £11,659£11,708£11,059Bury is higher£11,280£11,328£10,699

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bury £509, Preston £661Preston: £661Bury: £509Preston: £663Bury: £511Preston: £627Bury: £483

    £509£511£483Preston is higherDepends on how you count£661£663£627

  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: Bury £795, Preston £808Preston: £808Bury: £795Preston: £811Bury: £799Preston: £766Bury: £754

    £795£799£754Preston is higherDepends on how you count£808£811£766

  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: Bury £30, Preston £37Preston: £37Bury: £30Preston: £37Bury: £30Preston: £35Bury: £28

    £30£30£28Preston is higherDepends on how you count£37£37£35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bury £499, Preston £530Preston: £530Bury: £499Preston: £532Bury: £501Preston: £503Bury: £474

    £499£501£474Preston is higherDepends on how you count£530£532£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bury £153, Preston £114Preston: £114Bury: £153Preston: £114Bury: £154Preston: £108Bury: £145

    £153£154£145Bury is higher£114£114£108

  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: Bury £130, Preston £117Preston: £117Bury: £130Preston: £117Bury: £131Preston: £111Bury: £123

    £130£131£123Bury is higher£117£117£111

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury £1,757, Preston £1,759Preston: £1,759Bury: £1,757Preston: £1,767Bury: £1,765Preston: £1,669Bury: £1,667

    £1,757£1,765£1,667Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,759£1,767£1,669

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury £180, Preston £225Preston: £225Bury: £180Preston: £226Bury: £181Preston: £214Bury: £171

    £180£181£171Preston is higher£225£226£214

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury £361, Preston £338Preston: £338Bury: £361Preston: £339Bury: £362Preston: £320Bury: £342

    £361£362£342Bury is higherDepends on how you count£338£339£320

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury £7.55, Preston £5.25Preston: £5.25Bury: £7.55Preston: £5.27Bury: £7.58Preston: £4.98Bury: £7.16

    £7.55£7.58£7.16Bury is higher£5.25£5.27£4.98

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury £6.84, Preston £7.24Preston: £7.24Bury: £6.84Preston: £7.27Bury: £6.87Preston: £6.87Bury: £6.49

    £6.84£6.87£6.49Preston is higherDepends on how you count£7.24£7.27£6.87

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury £7.69, Preston £4.08Preston: £4.08Bury: £7.69Preston: £4.10Bury: £7.72Preston: £3.87Bury: £7.29

    £7.69£7.72£7.29Bury is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bury 1,013.7, Preston 1,008.3Preston: 1,008.3Bury: 1,013.7

    1,013.7Bury is higher1,008.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bury 115.6, Preston 145.6Preston: 145.6Bury: 115.6

    115.6Preston is higherDepends on how you count145.6

  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: Bury 163.0, Preston 160.7Preston: 160.7Bury: 163.0

    163.0Bury is higher160.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury 74.5, Preston 78.8Preston: 78.8Bury: 74.5

    74.5Preston is higherDepends on how you count78.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bury 217.2, Preston 220.2Preston: 220.2Bury: 217.2

    217.2Preston is higherDepends on how you count220.2

  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: Bury 29.7, Preston 26.8Preston: 26.8Bury: 29.7

    29.7Bury is higher26.8

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Bury and Preston, per person in the age group
MeasureBuryPrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,497£4,516£4,266£4,068£4,085£3,859Bury
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,993£13,048£12,324£12,785£12,839£12,127Bury
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,263£2,272£2,146£2,226£2,235£2,111Bury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,659£11,708£11,059£11,280£11,328£10,699Bury
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£509£511£483£661£663£627Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£795£799£754£808£811£766Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£28£37£37£35Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£499£501£474£530£532£503Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£153£154£145£114£114£108Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£130£131£123£117£117£111Bury
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,757£1,765£1,667£1,759£1,767£1,669Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£225£226£214Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£361£362£342£338£339£320Bury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.55£7.58£7.16£5.25£5.27£4.98Bury
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.84£6.87£6.49£7.24£7.27£6.87Preston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.69£7.72£7.29£4.08£4.10£3.87Bury
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.71,008.3Bury
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026115.6145.6Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026163.0160.7Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.578.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026217.2220.2Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.726.8Bury

Per resident

Bury is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Preston on 9. 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

Bury Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury £4,497, Preston £4,068Preston: £4,068Bury: £4,497Preston: £4,085Bury: £4,516Preston: £3,859Bury: £4,266

    £4,497£4,516£4,266Bury is higher£4,068£4,085£3,859

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bury £2,260, Preston £1,725Preston: £1,725Bury: £2,260Preston: £1,733Bury: £2,270Preston: £1,637Bury: £2,144

    £2,260£2,270£2,144Bury is higher£1,725£1,733£1,637

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bury £1,397, Preston £1,469Preston: £1,469Bury: £1,397Preston: £1,476Bury: £1,403Preston: £1,394Bury: £1,325

    £1,397£1,403£1,325Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,469£1,476£1,394

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bury £2,028, Preston £1,522Preston: £1,522Bury: £2,028Preston: £1,529Bury: £2,037Preston: £1,444Bury: £1,924

    £2,028£2,037£1,924Bury is higher£1,522£1,529£1,444

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bury £89, Preston £89Preston: £89Bury: £89Preston: £90Bury: £89Preston: £85Bury: £84

    £89£89£84Preston is higherDepends on how you count£89£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bury £138, Preston £109Preston: £109Bury: £138Preston: £110Bury: £139Preston: £103Bury: £131

    £138£139£131Bury is higherDepends on how you count£109£110£103

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bury £5.17, Preston £4.95Preston: £4.95Bury: £5.17Preston: £4.98Bury: £5.19Preston: £4.70Bury: £4.90

    £5.17£5.19£4.90Bury is higherDepends on how you count£4.95£4.98£4.70

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bury £499, Preston £530Preston: £530Bury: £499Preston: £532Bury: £501Preston: £503Bury: £474

    £499£501£474Preston is higherDepends on how you count£530£532£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bury £153, Preston £114Preston: £114Bury: £153Preston: £114Bury: £154Preston: £108Bury: £145

    £153£154£145Bury is higher£114£114£108

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bury £80, Preston £77Preston: £77Bury: £80Preston: £77Bury: £81Preston: £73Bury: £76

    £80£81£76Bury is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bury £1,085, Preston £1,161Preston: £1,161Bury: £1,085Preston: £1,166Bury: £1,089Preston: £1,101Bury: £1,029

    £1,085£1,089£1,029Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,161£1,166£1,101

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury £180, Preston £225Preston: £225Bury: £180Preston: £226Bury: £181Preston: £214Bury: £171

    £180£181£171Preston is higher£225£226£214

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bury £223, Preston £223Preston: £223Bury: £223Preston: £224Bury: £224Preston: £211Bury: £211

    £223£224£211Preston is higherDepends on how you count£223£224£211

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bury £4.66, Preston £3.47Preston: £3.47Bury: £4.66Preston: £3.48Bury: £4.68Preston: £3.29Bury: £4.42

    £4.66£4.68£4.42Bury is higher£3.47£3.48£3.29

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bury £4.23, Preston £4.78Preston: £4.78Bury: £4.23Preston: £4.80Bury: £4.25Preston: £4.53Bury: £4.01

    £4.23£4.25£4.01Preston is higherDepends on how you count£4.78£4.80£4.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury £7.69, Preston £4.08Preston: £4.08Bury: £7.69Preston: £4.10Bury: £7.72Preston: £3.87Bury: £7.29

    £7.69£7.72£7.29Bury is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bury 176.4, Preston 136.1Preston: 136.1Bury: 176.4

    176.4Bury is higher136.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury 20.1, Preston 19.7Preston: 19.7Bury: 20.1

    20.1Bury is higherDepends on how you count19.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury 28.4, Preston 21.7Preston: 21.7Bury: 28.4

    28.4Bury is higher21.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury 74.5, Preston 78.8Preston: 78.8Bury: 74.5

    74.5Preston is higherDepends on how you count78.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury 134.1, Preston 145.3Preston: 145.3Bury: 134.1

    134.1Preston is higherDepends on how you count145.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury 18.3, Preston 17.7Preston: 17.7Bury: 18.3

    18.3Bury is higher17.7

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Bury and Preston, per resident
MeasureBuryPrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,497£4,516£4,266£4,068£4,085£3,859Bury
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,260£2,270£2,144£1,725£1,733£1,637Bury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,397£1,403£1,325£1,469£1,476£1,394Preston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,028£2,037£1,924£1,522£1,529£1,444Bury
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£89£89£84£89£90£85Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£138£139£131£109£110£103Bury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.17£5.19£4.90£4.95£4.98£4.70Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£499£501£474£530£532£503Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£153£154£145£114£114£108Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76£77£77£73Bury
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,085£1,089£1,029£1,161£1,166£1,101Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£225£226£214Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£223£224£211£223£224£211Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42£3.47£3.48£3.29Bury
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.23£4.25£4.01£4.78£4.80£4.53Preston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.69£7.72£7.29£4.08£4.10£3.87Bury
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026176.4136.1Bury
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.119.7Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.421.7Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.578.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026134.1145.3Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.317.7Bury

Total

Bury is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Preston on 1. 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

Bury Preston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bury £891.0m, Preston £657.4mPreston: £657.4mBury: £891.0mPreston: £660.2mBury: £894.8mPreston: £623.5mBury: £845.2m

    £891.0m£894.8m£845.2mBury is higher£657.4m£660.2m£623.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bury £447.8m, Preston £278.8mPreston: £278.8mBury: £447.8mPreston: £280.0mBury: £449.7mPreston: £264.5mBury: £424.8m

    £447.8m£449.7m£424.8mBury is higher£278.8m£280.0m£264.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bury £276.8m, Preston £237.4mPreston: £237.4mBury: £276.8mPreston: £238.5mBury: £277.9mPreston: £225.2mBury: £262.5m

    £276.8m£277.9m£262.5mBury is higherDepends on how you count£237.4m£238.5m£225.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bury £401.9m, Preston £246.0mPreston: £246.0mBury: £401.9mPreston: £247.0mBury: £403.6mPreston: £233.3mBury: £381.2m

    £401.9m£403.6m£381.2mBury is higher£246.0m£247.0m£233.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bury £17.5m, Preston £14.4mPreston: £14.4mBury: £17.5mPreston: £14.5mBury: £17.6mPreston: £13.7mBury: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.6m£16.6mBury is higherDepends on how you count£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bury £27.4m, Preston £17.6mPreston: £17.6mBury: £27.4mPreston: £17.7mBury: £27.5mPreston: £16.7mBury: £26.0m

    £27.4m£27.5m£26.0mBury is higherDepends on how you count£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bury £1.0m, Preston £0.80mPreston: £0.80mBury: £1.0mPreston: £0.80mBury: £1.0mPreston: £0.76mBury: £0.97m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.97mBury is higherDepends on how you count£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bury £98.9m, Preston £85.7mPreston: £85.7mBury: £98.9mPreston: £86.0mBury: £99.3mPreston: £81.3mBury: £93.8m

    £98.9m£99.3m£93.8mBury is higherDepends on how you count£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bury £30.3m, Preston £18.4mPreston: £18.4mBury: £30.3mPreston: £18.4mBury: £30.4mPreston: £17.4mBury: £28.7m

    £30.3m£30.4m£28.7mBury is higher£18.4m£18.4m£17.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bury £15.9m, Preston £12.4mPreston: £12.4mBury: £15.9mPreston: £12.5mBury: £16.0mPreston: £11.8mBury: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mBury is higher£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bury £214.9m, Preston £187.6mPreston: £187.6mBury: £214.9mPreston: £188.4mBury: £215.9mPreston: £178.0mBury: £203.9m

    £214.9m£215.9m£203.9mBury is higherDepends on how you count£187.6m£188.4m£178.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bury £35.7m, Preston £36.4mPreston: £36.4mBury: £35.7mPreston: £36.5mBury: £35.8mPreston: £34.5mBury: £33.9m

    £35.7m£35.8m£33.9mPreston is higher£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bury £44.1m, Preston £36.0mPreston: £36.0mBury: £44.1mPreston: £36.2mBury: £44.3mPreston: £34.2mBury: £41.9m

    £44.1m£44.3m£41.9mBury is higherDepends on how you count£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bury £0.92m, Preston £0.56mPreston: £0.56mBury: £0.92mPreston: £0.56mBury: £0.93mPreston: £0.53mBury: £0.88m

    £0.92m£0.93m£0.88mBury is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bury £0.84m, Preston £0.77mPreston: £0.77mBury: £0.84mPreston: £0.78mBury: £0.84mPreston: £0.73mBury: £0.79m

    £0.84m£0.84m£0.79mBury is higherDepends on how you count£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bury £1.5m, Preston £0.66mPreston: £0.66mBury: £1.5mPreston: £0.66mBury: £1.5mPreston: £0.62mBury: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mBury is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bury 34,941, Preston 21,990Preston: 21,990Bury: 34,941

    34,941Bury is higher21,990

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bury 3,983, Preston 3,176Preston: 3,176Bury: 3,983

    3,983Bury is higherDepends on how you count3,176

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bury 5,619, Preston 3,505Preston: 3,505Bury: 5,619

    5,619Bury is higher3,505

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bury 14,764, Preston 12,733Preston: 12,733Bury: 14,764

    14,764Bury is higherDepends on how you count12,733

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bury 26,570, Preston 23,483Preston: 23,483Bury: 26,570

    26,570Bury is higherDepends on how you count23,483

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bury 3,626, Preston 2,862Preston: 2,862Bury: 3,626

    3,626Bury is higher2,862

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Bury and Preston, total
MeasureBuryPrestonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£891.0m£894.8m£845.2m£657.4m£660.2m£623.5mBury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£447.8m£449.7m£424.8m£278.8m£280.0m£264.5mBury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£276.8m£277.9m£262.5m£237.4m£238.5m£225.2mBury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£401.9m£403.6m£381.2m£246.0m£247.0m£233.3mBury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mBury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m£17.6m£17.7m£16.7mBury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m£0.80m£0.80m£0.76mBury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£98.9m£99.3m£93.8m£85.7m£86.0m£81.3mBury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.3m£30.4m£28.7m£18.4m£18.4m£17.4mBury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mBury
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£214.9m£215.9m£203.9m£187.6m£188.4m£178.0mBury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£35.7m£35.8m£33.9m£36.4m£36.5m£34.5mPreston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£44.1m£44.3m£41.9m£36.0m£36.2m£34.2mBury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mBury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.84m£0.79m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mBury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mBury
State Pensiontotal, March 202634,94121,990Bury
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,9833,176Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,6193,505Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,76412,733Bury
Universal Credittotal, May 202626,57023,483Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,6262,862Bury

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.