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Rochdale and Oldham

234,919 and 250,725 residents (mid-2024).

Rochdale is higher than Oldham on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Rochdale is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Oldham 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

Rochdale Oldham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rochdale £4,864, Oldham £4,694Oldham: £4,694Rochdale: £4,864Oldham: £4,714Rochdale: £4,885Oldham: £4,453Rochdale: £4,614

    £4,864£4,885£4,614Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£4,694£4,714£4,453

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Rochdale £13,168, Oldham £13,198Oldham: £13,198Rochdale: £13,168Oldham: £13,254Rochdale: £13,224Oldham: £12,518Rochdale: £12,491

    £13,168£13,224£12,491Oldham is higherDepends on how you count£13,198£13,254£12,518

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochdale £2,895, Oldham £2,938Oldham: £2,938Rochdale: £2,895Oldham: £2,951Rochdale: £2,907Oldham: £2,787Rochdale: £2,746

    £2,895£2,907£2,746Oldham is higher£2,938£2,951£2,787

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Rochdale £11,639, Oldham £11,649Oldham: £11,649Rochdale: £11,639Oldham: £11,699Rochdale: £11,689Oldham: £11,050Rochdale: £11,040

    £11,639£11,689£11,040Oldham is higherDepends on how you count£11,649£11,699£11,050

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Rochdale £686, Oldham £667Oldham: £667Rochdale: £686Oldham: £670Rochdale: £689Oldham: £633Rochdale: £650

    £686£689£650Rochdale is higher£667£670£633

  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: Rochdale £803, Oldham £843Oldham: £843Rochdale: £803Oldham: £847Rochdale: £806Oldham: £800Rochdale: £762

    £803£806£762Oldham is higher£843£847£800

  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: Rochdale £40, Oldham £38Oldham: £38Rochdale: £40Oldham: £38Rochdale: £40Oldham: £36Rochdale: £38

    £40£40£38Rochdale is higher£38£38£36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rochdale £575, Oldham £552Oldham: £552Rochdale: £575Oldham: £554Rochdale: £577Oldham: £523Rochdale: £545

    £575£577£545Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£552£554£523

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rochdale £181, Oldham £169Oldham: £169Rochdale: £181Oldham: £169Rochdale: £181Oldham: £160Rochdale: £171

    £181£181£171Rochdale is higher£169£169£160

  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: Rochdale £163, Oldham £184Oldham: £184Rochdale: £163Oldham: £185Rochdale: £164Oldham: £175Rochdale: £155

    £163£164£155Oldham is higher£184£185£175

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochdale £2,287, Oldham £2,408Oldham: £2,408Rochdale: £2,287Oldham: £2,418Rochdale: £2,297Oldham: £2,284Rochdale: £2,170

    £2,287£2,297£2,170Oldham is higher£2,408£2,418£2,284

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rochdale £278, Oldham £189Oldham: £189Rochdale: £278Oldham: £190Rochdale: £279Oldham: £179Rochdale: £264

    £278£279£264Rochdale is higher£189£190£179

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochdale £427, Oldham £334Oldham: £334Rochdale: £427Oldham: £335Rochdale: £429Oldham: £317Rochdale: £405

    £427£429£405Rochdale is higher£334£335£317

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochdale £7.82, Oldham £5.44Oldham: £5.44Rochdale: £7.82Oldham: £5.46Rochdale: £7.86Oldham: £5.16Rochdale: £7.42

    £7.82£7.86£7.42Rochdale is higher£5.44£5.46£5.16

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochdale £9.22, Oldham £7.17Oldham: £7.17Rochdale: £9.22Oldham: £7.20Rochdale: £9.26Oldham: £6.80Rochdale: £8.75

    £9.22£9.26£8.75Rochdale is higher£7.17£7.20£6.80

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rochdale £6.85, Oldham £6.98Oldham: £6.98Rochdale: £6.85Oldham: £7.01Rochdale: £6.88Oldham: £6.62Rochdale: £6.50

    £6.85£6.88£6.50Oldham is higher£6.98£7.01£6.62

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rochdale 1,021.1, Oldham 1,014.5Oldham: 1,014.5Rochdale: 1,021.1

    1,021.1Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count1,014.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rochdale 158.9, Oldham 147.7Oldham: 147.7Rochdale: 158.9

    158.9Rochdale is higher147.7

  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: Rochdale 174.1, Oldham 172.3Oldham: 172.3Rochdale: 174.1

    174.1Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count172.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 87.1, Oldham 84.1Oldham: 84.1Rochdale: 87.1

    87.1Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count84.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Rochdale 283.5, Oldham 291.0Oldham: 291.0Rochdale: 283.5

    283.5Oldham is higher291.0

  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: Rochdale 36.7, Oldham 42.0Oldham: 42.0Rochdale: 36.7

    36.7Oldham is higher42.0

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Rochdale and Oldham, per person in the age group
MeasureRochdaleOldhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,864£4,885£4,614£4,694£4,714£4,453Rochdale
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,168£13,224£12,491£13,198£13,254£12,518Oldham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,895£2,907£2,746£2,938£2,951£2,787Oldham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,639£11,689£11,040£11,649£11,699£11,050Oldham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£686£689£650£667£670£633Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£803£806£762£843£847£800Oldham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£40£40£38£38£38£36Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£575£577£545£552£554£523Rochdale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£181£181£171£169£169£160Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£163£164£155£184£185£175Oldham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,287£2,297£2,170£2,408£2,418£2,284Oldham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£278£279£264£189£190£179Rochdale
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£427£429£405£334£335£317Rochdale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.82£7.86£7.42£5.44£5.46£5.16Rochdale
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.22£9.26£8.75£7.17£7.20£6.80Rochdale
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.85£6.88£6.50£6.98£7.01£6.62Oldham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.11,014.5Rochdale
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026158.9147.7Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.1172.3Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.184.1Rochdale
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026283.5291.0Oldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.742.0Oldham

Per resident

Rochdale is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Oldham 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

Rochdale Oldham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rochdale £4,864, Oldham £4,694Oldham: £4,694Rochdale: £4,864Oldham: £4,714Rochdale: £4,885Oldham: £4,453Rochdale: £4,614

    £4,864£4,885£4,614Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£4,694£4,714£4,453

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Rochdale £2,032, Oldham £1,960Oldham: £1,960Rochdale: £2,032Oldham: £1,968Rochdale: £2,040Oldham: £1,859Rochdale: £1,927

    £2,032£2,040£1,927Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£1,960£1,968£1,859

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Rochdale £1,791, Oldham £1,818Oldham: £1,818Rochdale: £1,791Oldham: £1,826Rochdale: £1,799Oldham: £1,724Rochdale: £1,699

    £1,791£1,799£1,699Oldham is higher£1,818£1,826£1,724

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Rochdale £1,796, Oldham £1,730Oldham: £1,730Rochdale: £1,796Oldham: £1,737Rochdale: £1,803Oldham: £1,641Rochdale: £1,703

    £1,796£1,803£1,703Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£1,730£1,737£1,641

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Rochdale £106, Oldham £99Oldham: £99Rochdale: £106Oldham: £100Rochdale: £106Oldham: £94Rochdale: £100

    £106£106£100Rochdale is higher£99£100£94

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Rochdale £124, Oldham £125Oldham: £125Rochdale: £124Oldham: £126Rochdale: £124Oldham: £119Rochdale: £118

    £124£124£118Oldham is higher£125£126£119

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Rochdale £6.21, Oldham £5.65Oldham: £5.65Rochdale: £6.21Oldham: £5.67Rochdale: £6.24Oldham: £5.36Rochdale: £5.89

    £6.21£6.24£5.89Rochdale is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rochdale £575, Oldham £552Oldham: £552Rochdale: £575Oldham: £554Rochdale: £577Oldham: £523Rochdale: £545

    £575£577£545Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£552£554£523

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rochdale £181, Oldham £169Oldham: £169Rochdale: £181Oldham: £169Rochdale: £181Oldham: £160Rochdale: £171

    £181£181£171Rochdale is higher£169£169£160

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Rochdale £101, Oldham £114Oldham: £114Rochdale: £101Oldham: £114Rochdale: £102Oldham: £108Rochdale: £96

    £101£102£96Oldham is higher£114£114£108

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Rochdale £1,415, Oldham £1,489Oldham: £1,489Rochdale: £1,415Oldham: £1,496Rochdale: £1,421Oldham: £1,413Rochdale: £1,343

    £1,415£1,421£1,343Oldham is higher£1,489£1,496£1,413

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rochdale £278, Oldham £189Oldham: £189Rochdale: £278Oldham: £190Rochdale: £279Oldham: £179Rochdale: £264

    £278£279£264Rochdale is higher£189£190£179

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Rochdale £264, Oldham £207Oldham: £207Rochdale: £264Oldham: £207Rochdale: £266Oldham: £196Rochdale: £251

    £264£266£251Rochdale is higher£207£207£196

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Rochdale £4.84, Oldham £3.36Oldham: £3.36Rochdale: £4.84Oldham: £3.38Rochdale: £4.86Oldham: £3.19Rochdale: £4.59

    £4.84£4.86£4.59Rochdale is higher£3.36£3.38£3.19

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Rochdale £5.71, Oldham £4.44Oldham: £4.44Rochdale: £5.71Oldham: £4.46Rochdale: £5.74Oldham: £4.21Rochdale: £5.42

    £5.71£5.74£5.42Rochdale is higher£4.44£4.46£4.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rochdale £6.85, Oldham £6.98Oldham: £6.98Rochdale: £6.85Oldham: £7.01Rochdale: £6.88Oldham: £6.62Rochdale: £6.50

    £6.85£6.88£6.50Oldham is higher£6.98£7.01£6.62

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 157.6, Oldham 150.7Oldham: 150.7Rochdale: 157.6

    157.6Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count150.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 24.5, Oldham 21.9Oldham: 21.9Rochdale: 24.5

    24.5Rochdale is higher21.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 26.9, Oldham 25.6Oldham: 25.6Rochdale: 26.9

    26.9Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count25.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 87.1, Oldham 84.1Oldham: 84.1Rochdale: 87.1

    87.1Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count84.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 175.4, Oldham 180.0Oldham: 180.0Rochdale: 175.4

    175.4Oldham is higher180.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 22.7, Oldham 26.0Oldham: 26.0Rochdale: 22.7

    22.7Oldham is higher26.0

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Rochdale and Oldham, per resident
MeasureRochdaleOldhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,864£4,885£4,614£4,694£4,714£4,453Rochdale
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,032£2,040£1,927£1,960£1,968£1,859Rochdale
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,791£1,799£1,699£1,818£1,826£1,724Oldham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,796£1,803£1,703£1,730£1,737£1,641Rochdale
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£99£100£94Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£118£125£126£119Oldham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.21£6.24£5.89£5.65£5.67£5.36Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£575£577£545£552£554£523Rochdale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£181£181£171£169£169£160Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96£114£114£108Oldham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,415£1,421£1,343£1,489£1,496£1,413Oldham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£278£279£264£189£190£179Rochdale
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£264£266£251£207£207£196Rochdale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.84£4.86£4.59£3.36£3.38£3.19Rochdale
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.71£5.74£5.42£4.44£4.46£4.21Rochdale
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.85£6.88£6.50£6.98£7.01£6.62Oldham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026157.6150.7Rochdale
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.521.9Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.925.6Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.184.1Rochdale
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026175.4180.0Oldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.726.0Oldham

Total

Rochdale is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Oldham on 14. 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

Rochdale Oldham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Rochdale £1.1bn, Oldham £1.2bnOldham: £1.2bnRochdale: £1.1bnOldham: £1.2bnRochdale: £1.1bnOldham: £1.1bnRochdale: £1.1bn

    £1.1bnOldham is higherDepends on how you count£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Rochdale £477.3m, Oldham £491.4mOldham: £491.4mRochdale: £477.3mOldham: £493.5mRochdale: £479.3mOldham: £466.1mRochdale: £452.7m

    £477.3m£479.3m£452.7mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£491.4m£493.5m£466.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Rochdale £420.9m, Oldham £455.8mOldham: £455.8mRochdale: £420.9mOldham: £457.7mRochdale: £422.6mOldham: £432.3mRochdale: £399.2m

    £420.9m£422.6m£399.2mOldham is higher£455.8m£457.7m£432.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Rochdale £421.9m, Oldham £433.8mOldham: £433.8mRochdale: £421.9mOldham: £435.6mRochdale: £423.7mOldham: £411.4mRochdale: £400.2m

    £421.9m£423.7m£400.2mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£433.8m£435.6m£411.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Rochdale £24.9m, Oldham £24.8mOldham: £24.8mRochdale: £24.9mOldham: £24.9mRochdale: £25.0mOldham: £23.6mRochdale: £23.6m

    £24.9m£25.0m£23.6mRochdale is higher£24.8m£24.9m£23.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rochdale £29.1m, Oldham £31.4mOldham: £31.4mRochdale: £29.1mOldham: £31.5mRochdale: £29.2mOldham: £29.8mRochdale: £27.6m

    £29.1m£29.2m£27.6mOldham is higher£31.4m£31.5m£29.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Rochdale £1.5m, Oldham £1.4mOldham: £1.4mRochdale: £1.5mOldham: £1.4mRochdale: £1.5mOldham: £1.3mRochdale: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mRochdale 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: Rochdale £135.1m, Oldham £138.4mOldham: £138.4mRochdale: £135.1mOldham: £139.0mRochdale: £135.6mOldham: £131.2mRochdale: £128.1m

    £135.1m£135.6m£128.1mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£138.4m£139.0m£131.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Rochdale £42.4m, Oldham £42.3mOldham: £42.3mRochdale: £42.4mOldham: £42.5mRochdale: £42.6mOldham: £40.1mRochdale: £40.2m

    £42.4m£42.6m£40.2mRochdale is higher£42.3m£42.5m£40.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rochdale £23.8m, Oldham £28.6mOldham: £28.6mRochdale: £23.8mOldham: £28.7mRochdale: £23.9mOldham: £27.1mRochdale: £22.5m

    £23.8m£23.9m£22.5mOldham is higher£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Rochdale £332.5m, Oldham £373.4mOldham: £373.4mRochdale: £332.5mOldham: £375.0mRochdale: £333.9mOldham: £354.2mRochdale: £315.4m

    £332.5m£333.9m£315.4mOldham is higher£373.4m£375.0m£354.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Rochdale £65.4m, Oldham £47.3mOldham: £47.3mRochdale: £65.4mOldham: £47.5mRochdale: £65.6mOldham: £44.9mRochdale: £62.0m

    £65.4m£65.6m£62.0mRochdale is higher£47.3m£47.5m£44.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Rochdale £62.1m, Oldham £51.8mOldham: £51.8mRochdale: £62.1mOldham: £52.0mRochdale: £62.4mOldham: £49.1mRochdale: £58.9m

    £62.1m£62.4m£58.9mRochdale is higher£51.8m£52.0m£49.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Rochdale £1.1m, Oldham £0.84mOldham: £0.84mRochdale: £1.1mOldham: £0.85mRochdale: £1.1mOldham: £0.80mRochdale: £1.1m

    £1.1mRochdale is higher£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Rochdale £1.3m, Oldham £1.1mOldham: £1.1mRochdale: £1.3mOldham: £1.1mRochdale: £1.3mOldham: £1.1mRochdale: £1.3m

    £1.3mRochdale is higher£1.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Rochdale £1.6m, Oldham £1.7mOldham: £1.7mRochdale: £1.6mOldham: £1.8mRochdale: £1.6mOldham: £1.7mRochdale: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mOldham is higher£1.7m£1.8m£1.7m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Rochdale 37,012, Oldham 37,774Oldham: 37,774Rochdale: 37,012

    37,012Oldham is higherDepends on how you count37,774

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Rochdale 5,758, Oldham 5,501Oldham: 5,501Rochdale: 5,758

    5,758Rochdale is higher5,501

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rochdale 6,311, Oldham 6,415Oldham: 6,415Rochdale: 6,311

    6,311Oldham is higherDepends on how you count6,415

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rochdale 20,462, Oldham 21,096Oldham: 21,096Rochdale: 20,462

    20,462Oldham is higherDepends on how you count21,096

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Rochdale 41,214, Oldham 45,136Oldham: 45,136Rochdale: 41,214

    41,214Oldham is higher45,136

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rochdale 5,335, Oldham 6,509Oldham: 6,509Rochdale: 5,335

    5,335Oldham is higher6,509

Show the numbers
Rochdale and Oldham, total
MeasureRochdaleOldhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1bn£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnOldham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£477.3m£479.3m£452.7m£491.4m£493.5m£466.1mOldham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£420.9m£422.6m£399.2m£455.8m£457.7m£432.3mOldham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£421.9m£423.7m£400.2m£433.8m£435.6m£411.4mOldham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£24.9m£25.0m£23.6m£24.8m£24.9m£23.6mRochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m£31.4m£31.5m£29.8mOldham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mRochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£135.1m£135.6m£128.1m£138.4m£139.0m£131.2mOldham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.4m£42.6m£40.2m£42.3m£42.5m£40.1mRochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.8m£23.9m£22.5m£28.6m£28.7m£27.1mOldham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£332.5m£333.9m£315.4m£373.4m£375.0m£354.2mOldham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£65.4m£65.6m£62.0m£47.3m£47.5m£44.9mRochdale
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£62.1m£62.4m£58.9m£51.8m£52.0m£49.1mRochdale
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.1m£0.84m£0.85m£0.80mRochdale
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.1mRochdale
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.7m£1.8m£1.7mOldham
State Pensiontotal, March 202637,01237,774Oldham
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,7585,501Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,3116,415Oldham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202620,46221,096Oldham
Universal Credittotal, May 202641,21445,136Oldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20265,3356,509Oldham

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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