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Manchester and Derby

588,597 and 273,656 residents (mid-2024).

Manchester is higher than Derby on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 22 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

Manchester is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Derby on 7. 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

Manchester Derby

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Manchester £4,157, Derby £4,489Derby: £4,489Manchester: £4,157Derby: £4,508Manchester: £4,175Derby: £4,258Manchester: £3,943

    £4,157£4,175£3,943Derby is higherDepends on how you count£4,489£4,508£4,258

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Manchester £13,345, Derby £12,585Derby: £12,585Manchester: £13,345Derby: £12,638Manchester: £13,402Derby: £11,937Manchester: £12,659

    £13,345£13,402£12,659Manchester is higherDepends on how you count£12,585£12,638£11,937

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Manchester £2,759, Derby £2,498Derby: £2,498Manchester: £2,759Derby: £2,509Manchester: £2,771Derby: £2,370Manchester: £2,617

    £2,759£2,771£2,617Manchester is higher£2,498£2,509£2,370

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Manchester £10,804, Derby £11,117Derby: £11,117Manchester: £10,804Derby: £11,164Manchester: £10,850Derby: £10,545Manchester: £10,249

    £10,804£10,850£10,249Derby is higherDepends on how you count£11,117£11,164£10,545

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Manchester £1,515, Derby £643Derby: £643Manchester: £1,515Derby: £645Manchester: £1,522Derby: £610Manchester: £1,437

    £1,515£1,522£1,437Manchester is higher£643£645£610

  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: Manchester £957, Derby £792Derby: £792Manchester: £957Derby: £795Manchester: £961Derby: £751Manchester: £908

    £957£961£908Manchester is higherDepends on how you count£792£795£751

  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: Manchester £69, Derby £34Derby: £34Manchester: £69Derby: £34Manchester: £69Derby: £32Manchester: £65

    £69£69£65Manchester is higher£34£34£32

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Manchester £565, Derby £547Derby: £547Manchester: £565Derby: £549Manchester: £568Derby: £519Manchester: £536

    £565£568£536Manchester is higher£547£549£519

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Manchester £154, Derby £145Derby: £145Manchester: £154Derby: £145Manchester: £155Derby: £137Manchester: £146

    £154£155£146Manchester is higher£145£145£137

  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: Manchester £137, Derby £167Derby: £167Manchester: £137Derby: £167Manchester: £138Derby: £158Manchester: £130

    £137£138£130Derby is higherDepends on how you count£167£167£158

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Manchester £2,232, Derby £1,966Derby: £1,966Manchester: £2,232Derby: £1,975Manchester: £2,241Derby: £1,865Manchester: £2,117

    £2,232£2,241£2,117Manchester is higher£1,966£1,975£1,865

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Manchester £307, Derby £260Derby: £260Manchester: £307Derby: £261Manchester: £308Derby: £247Manchester: £291

    £307£308£291Manchester is higher£260£261£247

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Manchester £378, Derby £349Derby: £349Manchester: £378Derby: £351Manchester: £379Derby: £331Manchester: £358

    £378£379£358Manchester is higher£349£351£331

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Manchester £6.11, Derby £7.55Derby: £7.55Manchester: £6.11Derby: £7.58Manchester: £6.14Derby: £7.16Manchester: £5.80

    £6.11£6.14£5.80Derby is higherDepends on how you count£7.55£7.58£7.16

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Manchester £6.22, Derby £8.50Derby: £8.50Manchester: £6.22Derby: £8.53Manchester: £6.25Derby: £8.06Manchester: £5.90

    £6.22£6.25£5.90Derby is higherDepends on how you count£8.50£8.53£8.06

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Manchester £4.13, Derby £6.17Derby: £6.17Manchester: £4.13Derby: £6.19Manchester: £4.15Derby: £5.85Manchester: £3.92

    £4.13£4.15£3.92Derby is higherDepends on how you count£6.17£6.19£5.85

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Manchester 1,011.5, Derby 994.2Derby: 994.2Manchester: 1,011.5

    1,011.5Manchester is higherDepends on how you count994.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Manchester 277.7, Derby 131.0Derby: 131.0Manchester: 277.7

    277.7Manchester is higher131.0

  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: Manchester 194.0, Derby 165.9Derby: 165.9Manchester: 194.0

    194.0Manchester is higherDepends on how you count165.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Manchester 84.5, Derby 79.7Derby: 79.7Manchester: 84.5

    84.5Manchester is higher79.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Manchester 261.2, Derby 238.4Derby: 238.4Manchester: 261.2

    261.2Manchester is higher238.4

  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: Manchester 31.1, Derby 37.2Derby: 37.2Manchester: 31.1

    31.1Derby is higherDepends on how you count37.2

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Manchester and Derby, per person in the age group
MeasureManchesterDerbyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,157£4,175£3,943£4,489£4,508£4,258Derby
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,345£13,402£12,659£12,585£12,638£11,937Manchester
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,759£2,771£2,617£2,498£2,509£2,370Manchester
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,804£10,850£10,249£11,117£11,164£10,545Derby
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,515£1,522£1,437£643£645£610Manchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£957£961£908£792£795£751Manchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£69£69£65£34£34£32Manchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£565£568£536£547£549£519Manchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£145£145£137Manchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£137£138£130£167£167£158Derby
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,232£2,241£2,117£1,966£1,975£1,865Manchester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£307£308£291£260£261£247Manchester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£378£379£358£349£351£331Manchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.11£6.14£5.80£7.55£7.58£7.16Derby
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.22£6.25£5.90£8.50£8.53£8.06Derby
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.13£4.15£3.92£6.17£6.19£5.85Derby
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.5994.2Manchester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026277.7131.0Manchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026194.0165.9Manchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202684.579.7Manchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026261.2238.4Manchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.137.2Derby

Per resident

Manchester is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Derby on 11. 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

Manchester Derby

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Manchester £4,157, Derby £4,489Derby: £4,489Manchester: £4,157Derby: £4,508Manchester: £4,175Derby: £4,258Manchester: £3,943

    £4,157£4,175£3,943Derby is higherDepends on how you count£4,489£4,508£4,258

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Manchester £1,160, Derby £1,931Derby: £1,931Manchester: £1,160Derby: £1,940Manchester: £1,165Derby: £1,832Manchester: £1,100

    £1,160£1,165£1,100Derby is higherDepends on how you count£1,931£1,940£1,832

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Manchester £1,967, Derby £1,600Derby: £1,600Manchester: £1,967Derby: £1,606Manchester: £1,975Derby: £1,517Manchester: £1,866

    £1,967£1,975£1,866Manchester is higher£1,600£1,606£1,517

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Manchester £939, Derby £1,706Derby: £1,706Manchester: £939Derby: £1,713Manchester: £943Derby: £1,618Manchester: £891

    £939£943£891Derby is higherDepends on how you count£1,706£1,713£1,618

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Manchester £132, Derby £99Derby: £99Manchester: £132Derby: £99Manchester: £132Derby: £94Manchester: £125

    £132£132£125Manchester is higher£99£99£94

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Manchester £83, Derby £121Derby: £121Manchester: £83Derby: £122Manchester: £84Derby: £115Manchester: £79

    £83£84£79Derby is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Manchester £6.00, Derby £5.14Derby: £5.14Manchester: £6.00Derby: £5.17Manchester: £6.02Derby: £4.88Manchester: £5.69

    £6.00£6.02£5.69Manchester is higher£5.14£5.17£4.88

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Manchester £565, Derby £547Derby: £547Manchester: £565Derby: £549Manchester: £568Derby: £519Manchester: £536

    £565£568£536Manchester is higher£547£549£519

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Manchester £154, Derby £145Derby: £145Manchester: £154Derby: £145Manchester: £155Derby: £137Manchester: £146

    £154£155£146Manchester is higher£145£145£137

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Manchester £98, Derby £107Derby: £107Manchester: £98Derby: £107Manchester: £98Derby: £101Manchester: £93

    £98£98£93Derby is higherDepends on how you count£107£107£101

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Manchester £1,591, Derby £1,259Derby: £1,259Manchester: £1,591Derby: £1,264Manchester: £1,598Derby: £1,194Manchester: £1,509

    £1,591£1,598£1,509Manchester is higher£1,259£1,264£1,194

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Manchester £307, Derby £260Derby: £260Manchester: £307Derby: £261Manchester: £308Derby: £247Manchester: £291

    £307£308£291Manchester is higher£260£261£247

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Manchester £269, Derby £224Derby: £224Manchester: £269Derby: £225Manchester: £270Derby: £212Manchester: £255

    £269£270£255Manchester is higher£224£225£212

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Manchester £4.35, Derby £4.83Derby: £4.83Manchester: £4.35Derby: £4.85Manchester: £4.37Derby: £4.58Manchester: £4.13

    £4.35£4.37£4.13Derby is higherDepends on how you count£4.83£4.85£4.58

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Manchester £4.44, Derby £5.44Derby: £5.44Manchester: £4.44Derby: £5.46Manchester: £4.46Derby: £5.16Manchester: £4.21

    £4.44£4.46£4.21Derby is higherDepends on how you count£5.44£5.46£5.16

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Manchester £4.13, Derby £6.17Derby: £6.17Manchester: £4.13Derby: £6.19Manchester: £4.15Derby: £5.85Manchester: £3.92

    £4.13£4.15£3.92Derby is higherDepends on how you count£6.17£6.19£5.85

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Manchester 87.9, Derby 152.6Derby: 152.6Manchester: 87.9

    87.9Derby is higherDepends on how you count152.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Manchester 24.1, Derby 20.1Derby: 20.1Manchester: 24.1

    24.1Manchester is higher20.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Manchester 16.9, Derby 25.5Derby: 25.5Manchester: 16.9

    16.9Derby is higherDepends on how you count25.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Manchester 84.5, Derby 79.7Derby: 79.7Manchester: 84.5

    84.5Manchester is higher79.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Manchester 186.2, Derby 152.7Derby: 152.7Manchester: 186.2

    186.2Manchester is higher152.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Manchester 22.2, Derby 23.8Derby: 23.8Manchester: 22.2

    22.2Derby is higherDepends on how you count23.8

Show the numbers
Manchester and Derby, per resident
MeasureManchesterDerbyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,157£4,175£3,943£4,489£4,508£4,258Derby
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,160£1,165£1,100£1,931£1,940£1,832Derby
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,967£1,975£1,866£1,600£1,606£1,517Manchester
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£939£943£891£1,706£1,713£1,618Derby
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£132£132£125£99£99£94Manchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£83£84£79£121£122£115Derby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.00£6.02£5.69£5.14£5.17£4.88Manchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£565£568£536£547£549£519Manchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£145£145£137Manchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£107£107£101Derby
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,591£1,598£1,509£1,259£1,264£1,194Manchester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£307£308£291£260£261£247Manchester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£269£270£255£224£225£212Manchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.35£4.37£4.13£4.83£4.85£4.58Derby
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.44£4.46£4.21£5.44£5.46£5.16Derby
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.13£4.15£3.92£6.17£6.19£5.85Derby
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 202687.9152.6Derby
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.120.1Manchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.925.5Derby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202684.579.7Manchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026186.2152.7Manchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.223.8Derby

Total

Manchester is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Derby on 0. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Manchester Derby

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Manchester £2.4bn, Derby £1.2bnDerby: £1.2bnManchester: £2.4bnDerby: £1.2bnManchester: £2.5bnDerby: £1.2bnManchester: £2.3bn

    £2.4bn£2.5bn£2.3bnManchester is higherDepends on how you count£1.2bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Manchester £682.8m, Derby £528.6mDerby: £528.6mManchester: £682.8mDerby: £530.8mManchester: £685.7mDerby: £501.4mManchester: £647.6m

    £682.8m£685.7m£647.6mManchester is higherDepends on how you count£528.6m£530.8m£501.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Manchester £1.2bn, Derby £437.7mDerby: £437.7mManchester: £1.2bnDerby: £439.6mManchester: £1.2bnDerby: £415.2mManchester: £1.1bn

    £1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnManchester is higher£437.7m£439.6m£415.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Manchester £552.8m, Derby £466.9mDerby: £466.9mManchester: £552.8mDerby: £468.9mManchester: £555.1mDerby: £442.9mManchester: £524.3m

    £552.8m£555.1m£524.3mManchester is higherDepends on how you count£466.9m£468.9m£442.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Manchester £77.5m, Derby £27.0mDerby: £27.0mManchester: £77.5mDerby: £27.1mManchester: £77.9mDerby: £25.6mManchester: £73.5m

    £77.5m£77.9m£73.5mManchester is higher£27.0m£27.1m£25.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Manchester £48.9m, Derby £33.2mDerby: £33.2mManchester: £48.9mDerby: £33.4mManchester: £49.2mDerby: £31.5mManchester: £46.4m

    £48.9m£49.2m£46.4mManchester is higherDepends on how you count£33.2m£33.4m£31.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Manchester £3.5m, Derby £1.4mDerby: £1.4mManchester: £3.5mDerby: £1.4mManchester: £3.5mDerby: £1.3mManchester: £3.3m

    £3.5m£3.5m£3.3mManchester 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: Manchester £332.6m, Derby £149.6mDerby: £149.6mManchester: £332.6mDerby: £150.3mManchester: £334.0mDerby: £141.9mManchester: £315.5m

    £332.6m£334.0m£315.5mManchester is higher£149.6m£150.3m£141.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Manchester £90.8m, Derby £39.6mDerby: £39.6mManchester: £90.8mDerby: £39.8mManchester: £91.1mDerby: £37.6mManchester: £86.1m

    £90.8m£91.1m£86.1mManchester is higher£39.6m£39.8m£37.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Manchester £57.5m, Derby £29.2mDerby: £29.2mManchester: £57.5mDerby: £29.3mManchester: £57.8mDerby: £27.7mManchester: £54.6m

    £57.5m£57.8m£54.6mManchester is higherDepends on how you count£29.2m£29.3m£27.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Manchester £936.4m, Derby £344.5mDerby: £344.5mManchester: £936.4mDerby: £346.0mManchester: £940.4mDerby: £326.8mManchester: £888.3m

    £936.4m£940.4m£888.3mManchester is higher£344.5m£346.0m£326.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Manchester £180.6m, Derby £71.2mDerby: £71.2mManchester: £180.6mDerby: £71.5mManchester: £181.4mDerby: £67.6mManchester: £171.3m

    £180.6m£181.4m£171.3mManchester is higher£71.2m£71.5m£67.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Manchester £158.5m, Derby £61.2mDerby: £61.2mManchester: £158.5mDerby: £61.5mManchester: £159.2mDerby: £58.1mManchester: £150.3m

    £158.5m£159.2m£150.3mManchester is higher£61.2m£61.5m£58.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Manchester £2.6m, Derby £1.3mDerby: £1.3mManchester: £2.6mDerby: £1.3mManchester: £2.6mDerby: £1.3mManchester: £2.4m

    £2.6m£2.6m£2.4mManchester is higherDepends on how you count£1.3m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Manchester £2.6m, Derby £1.5mDerby: £1.5mManchester: £2.6mDerby: £1.5mManchester: £2.6mDerby: £1.4mManchester: £2.5m

    £2.6m£2.6m£2.5mManchester is higherDepends on how you count£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Manchester £2.4m, Derby £1.7mDerby: £1.7mManchester: £2.4mDerby: £1.7mManchester: £2.4mDerby: £1.6mManchester: £2.3m

    £2.4m£2.4m£2.3mManchester is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Manchester 51,750, Derby 41,755Derby: 41,755Manchester: 51,750

    51,750Manchester is higherDepends on how you count41,755

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Manchester 14,209, Derby 5,502Derby: 5,502Manchester: 14,209

    14,209Manchester is higher5,502

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Manchester 9,925, Derby 6,969Derby: 6,969Manchester: 9,925

    9,925Manchester is higherDepends on how you count6,969

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Manchester 49,720, Derby 21,822Derby: 21,822Manchester: 49,720

    49,720Manchester is higher21,822

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Manchester 109,596, Derby 41,778Derby: 41,778Manchester: 109,596

    109,596Manchester is higher41,778

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Manchester 13,035, Derby 6,514Derby: 6,514Manchester: 13,035

    13,035Manchester is higherDepends on how you count6,514

Show the numbers
Manchester and Derby, total
MeasureManchesterDerbyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.4bn£2.5bn£2.3bn£1.2bnManchester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£682.8m£685.7m£647.6m£528.6m£530.8m£501.4mManchester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn£437.7m£439.6m£415.2mManchester
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£552.8m£555.1m£524.3m£466.9m£468.9m£442.9mManchester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£77.5m£77.9m£73.5m£27.0m£27.1m£25.6mManchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£48.9m£49.2m£46.4m£33.2m£33.4m£31.5mManchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.5m£3.5m£3.3m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mManchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£332.6m£334.0m£315.5m£149.6m£150.3m£141.9mManchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£90.8m£91.1m£86.1m£39.6m£39.8m£37.6mManchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.5m£57.8m£54.6m£29.2m£29.3m£27.7mManchester
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£936.4m£940.4m£888.3m£344.5m£346.0m£326.8mManchester
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£180.6m£181.4m£171.3m£71.2m£71.5m£67.6mManchester
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£158.5m£159.2m£150.3m£61.2m£61.5m£58.1mManchester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.6m£2.6m£2.4m£1.3mManchester
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.6m£2.6m£2.5m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mManchester
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mManchester
State Pensiontotal, March 202651,75041,755Manchester
Pension Credittotal, March 202614,2095,502Manchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20269,9256,969Manchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202649,72021,822Manchester
Universal Credittotal, May 2026109,59641,778Manchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 202613,0356,514Manchester

Sources

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

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  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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