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Bury and Tameside

198,136 and 238,895 residents (mid-2024).

Bury is higher than Tameside on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 5 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 2 of 22 measures, and Tameside on 20. 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 Tameside

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury £4,497, Tameside £4,842Tameside: £4,842Bury: £4,497Tameside: £4,863Bury: £4,516Tameside: £4,593Bury: £4,266

    £4,497£4,516£4,266Tameside is higher£4,842£4,863£4,593

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bury £12,993, Tameside £13,058Tameside: £13,058Bury: £12,993Tameside: £13,113Bury: £13,048Tameside: £12,386Bury: £12,324

    £12,993£13,048£12,324Tameside 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: Bury £2,263, Tameside £2,617Tameside: £2,617Bury: £2,263Tameside: £2,628Bury: £2,272Tameside: £2,482Bury: £2,146

    £2,263£2,272£2,146Tameside is higher£2,617£2,628£2,482

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bury £11,659, Tameside £11,664Tameside: £11,664Bury: £11,659Tameside: £11,714Bury: £11,708Tameside: £11,064Bury: £11,059

    £11,659£11,708£11,059Tameside 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: Bury £509, Tameside £561Tameside: £561Bury: £509Tameside: £563Bury: £511Tameside: £532Bury: £483

    £509£511£483Tameside 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: Bury £795, Tameside £797Tameside: £797Bury: £795Tameside: £801Bury: £799Tameside: £756Bury: £754

    £795£799£754Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bury £30, Tameside £35Tameside: £35Bury: £30Tameside: £35Bury: £30Tameside: £34Bury: £28

    £30£30£28Tameside 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: Bury £499, Tameside £581Tameside: £581Bury: £499Tameside: £583Bury: £501Tameside: £551Bury: £474

    £499£501£474Tameside is higher£581£583£551

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bury £153, Tameside £179Tameside: £179Bury: £153Tameside: £180Bury: £154Tameside: £170Bury: £145

    £153£154£145Tameside is higher£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: Bury £130, Tameside £136Tameside: £136Bury: £130Tameside: £137Bury: £131Tameside: £129Bury: £123

    £130£131£123Tameside is higher£136£137£129

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury £1,757, Tameside £2,048Tameside: £2,048Bury: £1,757Tameside: £2,057Bury: £1,765Tameside: £1,943Bury: £1,667

    £1,757£1,765£1,667Tameside is higher£2,048£2,057£1,943

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury £180, Tameside £265Tameside: £265Bury: £180Tameside: £267Bury: £181Tameside: £252Bury: £171

    £180£181£171Tameside is higher£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: Bury £361, Tameside £418Tameside: £418Bury: £361Tameside: £419Bury: £362Tameside: £396Bury: £342

    £361£362£342Tameside is higher£418£419£396

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury £7.55, Tameside £7.69Tameside: £7.69Bury: £7.55Tameside: £7.72Bury: £7.58Tameside: £7.29Bury: £7.16

    £7.55£7.58£7.16Tameside 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: Bury £6.84, Tameside £7.03Tameside: £7.03Bury: £6.84Tameside: £7.06Bury: £6.87Tameside: £6.67Bury: £6.49

    £6.84£6.87£6.49Tameside is higher£7.03£7.06£6.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury £7.69, Tameside £5.45Tameside: £5.45Bury: £7.69Tameside: £5.47Bury: £7.72Tameside: £5.17Bury: £7.29

    £7.69£7.72£7.29Bury 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: Bury 1,013.7, Tameside 1,011.1Tameside: 1,011.1Bury: 1,013.7

    1,013.7Bury 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: Bury 115.6, Tameside 142.0Tameside: 142.0Bury: 115.6

    115.6Tameside 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: Bury 163.0, Tameside 169.7Tameside: 169.7Bury: 163.0

    163.0Tameside 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: Bury 74.5, Tameside 87.2Tameside: 87.2Bury: 74.5

    74.5Tameside is higher87.2

  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, Tameside 249.2Tameside: 249.2Bury: 217.2

    217.2Tameside 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: Bury 29.7, Tameside 30.2Tameside: 30.2Bury: 29.7

    29.7Tameside is higher30.2

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Bury and Tameside, per person in the age group
MeasureBuryTamesideHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,497£4,516£4,266£4,842£4,863£4,593Tameside
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,993£13,048£12,324£13,058£13,113£12,386Tameside
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,263£2,272£2,146£2,617£2,628£2,482Tameside
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,659£11,708£11,059£11,664£11,714£11,064Tameside
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£509£511£483£561£563£532Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£795£799£754£797£801£756Tameside
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£28£35£35£34Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£499£501£474£581£583£551Tameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£153£154£145£179£180£170Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£130£131£123£136£137£129Tameside
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,757£1,765£1,667£2,048£2,057£1,943Tameside
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£265£267£252Tameside
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£361£362£342£418£419£396Tameside
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.55£7.58£7.16£7.69£7.72£7.29Tameside
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.84£6.87£6.49£7.03£7.06£6.67Tameside
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.69£7.72£7.29£5.45£5.47£5.17Bury
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.71,011.1Bury
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026115.6142.0Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026163.0169.7Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.587.2Tameside
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026217.2249.2Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.730.2Tameside

Per resident

Bury is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Tameside on 16. 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 Tameside

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury £4,497, Tameside £4,842Tameside: £4,842Bury: £4,497Tameside: £4,863Bury: £4,516Tameside: £4,593Bury: £4,266

    £4,497£4,516£4,266Tameside is higher£4,842£4,863£4,593

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bury £2,260, Tameside £2,165Tameside: £2,165Bury: £2,260Tameside: £2,175Bury: £2,270Tameside: £2,054Bury: £2,144

    £2,260£2,270£2,144Bury is higherDepends on how you count£2,165£2,175£2,054

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bury £1,397, Tameside £1,646Tameside: £1,646Bury: £1,397Tameside: £1,653Bury: £1,403Tameside: £1,561Bury: £1,325

    £1,397£1,403£1,325Tameside is higher£1,646£1,653£1,561

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bury £2,028, Tameside £1,934Tameside: £1,934Bury: £2,028Tameside: £1,943Bury: £2,037Tameside: £1,835Bury: £1,924

    £2,028£2,037£1,924Bury is higherDepends on how you count£1,934£1,943£1,835

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bury £89, Tameside £93Tameside: £93Bury: £89Tameside: £93Bury: £89Tameside: £88Bury: £84

    £89£89£84Tameside 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: Bury £138, Tameside £132Tameside: £132Bury: £138Tameside: £133Bury: £139Tameside: £125Bury: £131

    £138£139£131Bury is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bury £5.17, Tameside £5.86Tameside: £5.86Bury: £5.17Tameside: £5.89Bury: £5.19Tameside: £5.56Bury: £4.90

    £5.17£5.19£4.90Tameside 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: Bury £499, Tameside £581Tameside: £581Bury: £499Tameside: £583Bury: £501Tameside: £551Bury: £474

    £499£501£474Tameside is higher£581£583£551

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bury £153, Tameside £179Tameside: £179Bury: £153Tameside: £180Bury: £154Tameside: £170Bury: £145

    £153£154£145Tameside is higher£179£180£170

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bury £80, Tameside £86Tameside: £86Bury: £80Tameside: £86Bury: £81Tameside: £81Bury: £76

    £80£81£76Tameside is higher£86£86£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bury £1,085, Tameside £1,288Tameside: £1,288Bury: £1,085Tameside: £1,294Bury: £1,089Tameside: £1,222Bury: £1,029

    £1,085£1,089£1,029Tameside is higher£1,288£1,294£1,222

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury £180, Tameside £265Tameside: £265Bury: £180Tameside: £267Bury: £181Tameside: £252Bury: £171

    £180£181£171Tameside is higher£265£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bury £223, Tameside £263Tameside: £263Bury: £223Tameside: £264Bury: £224Tameside: £249Bury: £211

    £223£224£211Tameside is higher£263£264£249

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bury £4.66, Tameside £4.83Tameside: £4.83Bury: £4.66Tameside: £4.85Bury: £4.68Tameside: £4.58Bury: £4.42

    £4.66£4.68£4.42Tameside is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bury £4.23, Tameside £4.42Tameside: £4.42Bury: £4.23Tameside: £4.44Bury: £4.25Tameside: £4.19Bury: £4.01

    £4.23£4.25£4.01Tameside is higher£4.42£4.44£4.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury £7.69, Tameside £5.45Tameside: £5.45Bury: £7.69Tameside: £5.47Bury: £7.72Tameside: £5.17Bury: £7.29

    £7.69£7.72£7.29Bury is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bury 176.4, Tameside 167.7Tameside: 167.7Bury: 176.4

    176.4Bury is higherDepends on how you count167.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury 20.1, Tameside 23.5Tameside: 23.5Bury: 20.1

    20.1Tameside 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: Bury 28.4, Tameside 28.1Tameside: 28.1Bury: 28.4

    28.4Bury 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: Bury 74.5, Tameside 87.2Tameside: 87.2Bury: 74.5

    74.5Tameside is higher87.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury 134.1, Tameside 156.7Tameside: 156.7Bury: 134.1

    134.1Tameside 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: Bury 18.3, Tameside 19.0Tameside: 19.0Bury: 18.3

    18.3Tameside is higher19.0

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Bury and Tameside, per resident
MeasureBuryTamesideHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,497£4,516£4,266£4,842£4,863£4,593Tameside
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,260£2,270£2,144£2,165£2,175£2,054Bury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,397£1,403£1,325£1,646£1,653£1,561Tameside
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,028£2,037£1,924£1,934£1,943£1,835Bury
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£89£89£84£93£93£88Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£138£139£131£132£133£125Bury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.17£5.19£4.90£5.86£5.89£5.56Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£499£501£474£581£583£551Tameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£153£154£145£179£180£170Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76£86£86£81Tameside
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,085£1,089£1,029£1,288£1,294£1,222Tameside
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£265£267£252Tameside
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£223£224£211£263£264£249Tameside
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42£4.83£4.85£4.58Tameside
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.23£4.25£4.01£4.42£4.44£4.19Tameside
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.69£7.72£7.29£5.45£5.47£5.17Bury
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026176.4167.7Bury
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.123.5Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.428.1Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.587.2Tameside
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026134.1156.7Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.319.0Tameside

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bury £891.0m, Tameside £1.2bnTameside: £1.2bnBury: £891.0mTameside: £1.2bnBury: £894.8mTameside: £1.1bnBury: £845.2m

    £891.0m£894.8m£845.2mTameside is higher£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bury £447.8m, Tameside £517.3mTameside: £517.3mBury: £447.8mTameside: £519.5mBury: £449.7mTameside: £490.7mBury: £424.8m

    £447.8m£449.7m£424.8mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£517.3m£519.5m£490.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bury £276.8m, Tameside £393.2mTameside: £393.2mBury: £276.8mTameside: £394.9mBury: £277.9mTameside: £373.0mBury: £262.5m

    £276.8m£277.9m£262.5mTameside is higher£393.2m£394.9m£373.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bury £401.9m, Tameside £462.1mTameside: £462.1mBury: £401.9mTameside: £464.1mBury: £403.6mTameside: £438.3mBury: £381.2m

    £401.9m£403.6m£381.2mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£462.1m£464.1m£438.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bury £17.5m, Tameside £22.2mTameside: £22.2mBury: £17.5mTameside: £22.3mBury: £17.6mTameside: £21.1mBury: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.6m£16.6mTameside 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: Bury £27.4m, Tameside £31.6mTameside: £31.6mBury: £27.4mTameside: £31.7mBury: £27.5mTameside: £30.0mBury: £26.0m

    £27.4m£27.5m£26.0mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bury £1.0m, Tameside £1.4mTameside: £1.4mBury: £1.0mTameside: £1.4mBury: £1.0mTameside: £1.3mBury: £0.97m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.97mTameside 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: Bury £98.9m, Tameside £138.7mTameside: £138.7mBury: £98.9mTameside: £139.3mBury: £99.3mTameside: £131.6mBury: £93.8m

    £98.9m£99.3m£93.8mTameside is higher£138.7m£139.3m£131.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bury £30.3m, Tameside £42.9mTameside: £42.9mBury: £30.3mTameside: £43.1mBury: £30.4mTameside: £40.7mBury: £28.7m

    £30.3m£30.4m£28.7mTameside is higher£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bury £15.9m, Tameside £20.5mTameside: £20.5mBury: £15.9mTameside: £20.6mBury: £16.0mTameside: £19.4mBury: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mTameside is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bury £214.9m, Tameside £307.8mTameside: £307.8mBury: £214.9mTameside: £309.1mBury: £215.9mTameside: £291.9mBury: £203.9m

    £214.9m£215.9m£203.9mTameside is higher£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bury £35.7m, Tameside £63.4mTameside: £63.4mBury: £35.7mTameside: £63.7mBury: £35.8mTameside: £60.1mBury: £33.9m

    £35.7m£35.8m£33.9mTameside is higher£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bury £44.1m, Tameside £62.8mTameside: £62.8mBury: £44.1mTameside: £63.0mBury: £44.3mTameside: £59.5mBury: £41.9m

    £44.1m£44.3m£41.9mTameside is higher£62.8m£63.0m£59.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bury £0.92m, Tameside £1.2mTameside: £1.2mBury: £0.92mTameside: £1.2mBury: £0.93mTameside: £1.1mBury: £0.88m

    £0.92m£0.93m£0.88mTameside is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bury £0.84m, Tameside £1.1mTameside: £1.1mBury: £0.84mTameside: £1.1mBury: £0.84mTameside: £1.0mBury: £0.79m

    £0.84m£0.84m£0.79mTameside is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bury £1.5m, Tameside £1.3mTameside: £1.3mBury: £1.5mTameside: £1.3mBury: £1.5mTameside: £1.2mBury: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mBury is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bury 34,941, Tameside 40,058Tameside: 40,058Bury: 34,941

    34,941Tameside is higherDepends on how you count40,058

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bury 3,983, Tameside 5,624Tameside: 5,624Bury: 3,983

    3,983Tameside is higher5,624

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bury 5,619, Tameside 6,721Tameside: 6,721Bury: 5,619

    5,619Tameside 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: Bury 14,764, Tameside 20,840Tameside: 20,840Bury: 14,764

    14,764Tameside is higher20,840

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bury 26,570, Tameside 37,442Tameside: 37,442Bury: 26,570

    26,570Tameside is higher37,442

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bury 3,626, Tameside 4,544Tameside: 4,544Bury: 3,626

    3,626Tameside is higher4,544

Show the numbers
Bury and Tameside, total
MeasureBuryTamesideHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£891.0m£894.8m£845.2m£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnTameside
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£447.8m£449.7m£424.8m£517.3m£519.5m£490.7mTameside
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£276.8m£277.9m£262.5m£393.2m£394.9m£373.0mTameside
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£401.9m£403.6m£381.2m£462.1m£464.1m£438.3mTameside
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m£22.2m£22.3m£21.1mTameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m£31.6m£31.7m£30.0mTameside
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mTameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£98.9m£99.3m£93.8m£138.7m£139.3m£131.6mTameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.3m£30.4m£28.7m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mTameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£20.5m£20.6m£19.4mTameside
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£214.9m£215.9m£203.9m£307.8m£309.1m£291.9mTameside
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£35.7m£35.8m£33.9m£63.4m£63.7m£60.1mTameside
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£44.1m£44.3m£41.9m£62.8m£63.0m£59.5mTameside
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mTameside
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.84m£0.79m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mTameside
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mBury
State Pensiontotal, March 202634,94140,058Tameside
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,9835,624Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,6196,721Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,76420,840Tameside
Universal Credittotal, May 202626,57037,442Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,6264,544Tameside

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.
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  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.
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