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Rochdale and Tameside

234,919 and 238,895 residents (mid-2024).

Rochdale is higher than Tameside on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 11 of 22 in total.

On 8 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 19 of 22 measures, and Tameside on 3. 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 Tameside

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rochdale £4,864, Tameside £4,842Tameside: £4,842Rochdale: £4,864Tameside: £4,863Rochdale: £4,885Tameside: £4,593Rochdale: £4,614

    £4,864£4,885£4,614Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£4,842£4,863£4,593

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Rochdale £13,168, Tameside £13,058Tameside: £13,058Rochdale: £13,168Tameside: £13,113Rochdale: £13,224Tameside: £12,386Rochdale: £12,491

    £13,168£13,224£12,491Rochdale 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: Rochdale £2,895, Tameside £2,617Tameside: £2,617Rochdale: £2,895Tameside: £2,628Rochdale: £2,907Tameside: £2,482Rochdale: £2,746

    £2,895£2,907£2,746Rochdale 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: Rochdale £11,639, Tameside £11,664Tameside: £11,664Rochdale: £11,639Tameside: £11,714Rochdale: £11,689Tameside: £11,064Rochdale: £11,040

    £11,639£11,689£11,040Tameside is higher£11,664£11,714£11,064

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Rochdale £686, Tameside £561Tameside: £561Rochdale: £686Tameside: £563Rochdale: £689Tameside: £532Rochdale: £650

    £686£689£650Rochdale 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: Rochdale £803, Tameside £797Tameside: £797Rochdale: £803Tameside: £801Rochdale: £806Tameside: £756Rochdale: £762

    £803£806£762Rochdale 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: Rochdale £40, Tameside £35Tameside: £35Rochdale: £40Tameside: £35Rochdale: £40Tameside: £34Rochdale: £38

    £40£40£38Rochdale 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: Rochdale £575, Tameside £581Tameside: £581Rochdale: £575Tameside: £583Rochdale: £577Tameside: £551Rochdale: £545

    £575£577£545Tameside 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: Rochdale £181, Tameside £179Tameside: £179Rochdale: £181Tameside: £180Rochdale: £181Tameside: £170Rochdale: £171

    £181£181£171Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£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: Rochdale £163, Tameside £136Tameside: £136Rochdale: £163Tameside: £137Rochdale: £164Tameside: £129Rochdale: £155

    £163£164£155Rochdale is higher£136£137£129

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochdale £2,287, Tameside £2,048Tameside: £2,048Rochdale: £2,287Tameside: £2,057Rochdale: £2,297Tameside: £1,943Rochdale: £2,170

    £2,287£2,297£2,170Rochdale is higher£2,048£2,057£1,943

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rochdale £278, Tameside £265Tameside: £265Rochdale: £278Tameside: £267Rochdale: £279Tameside: £252Rochdale: £264

    £278£279£264Rochdale 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: Rochdale £427, Tameside £418Tameside: £418Rochdale: £427Tameside: £419Rochdale: £429Tameside: £396Rochdale: £405

    £427£429£405Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£418£419£396

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochdale £7.82, Tameside £7.69Tameside: £7.69Rochdale: £7.82Tameside: £7.72Rochdale: £7.86Tameside: £7.29Rochdale: £7.42

    £7.82£7.86£7.42Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£7.69£7.72£7.29

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochdale £9.22, Tameside £7.03Tameside: £7.03Rochdale: £9.22Tameside: £7.06Rochdale: £9.26Tameside: £6.67Rochdale: £8.75

    £9.22£9.26£8.75Rochdale is higher£7.03£7.06£6.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rochdale £6.85, Tameside £5.45Tameside: £5.45Rochdale: £6.85Tameside: £5.47Rochdale: £6.88Tameside: £5.17Rochdale: £6.50

    £6.85£6.88£6.50Rochdale 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: Rochdale 1,021.1, Tameside 1,011.1Tameside: 1,011.1Rochdale: 1,021.1

    1,021.1Rochdale 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: Rochdale 158.9, Tameside 142.0Tameside: 142.0Rochdale: 158.9

    158.9Rochdale 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: Rochdale 174.1, Tameside 169.7Tameside: 169.7Rochdale: 174.1

    174.1Rochdale 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: Rochdale 87.1, Tameside 87.2Tameside: 87.2Rochdale: 87.1

    87.1Tameside 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: Rochdale 283.5, Tameside 249.2Tameside: 249.2Rochdale: 283.5

    283.5Rochdale 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: Rochdale 36.7, Tameside 30.2Tameside: 30.2Rochdale: 36.7

    36.7Rochdale is higher30.2

Show the numbers
Rochdale and Tameside, per person in the age group
MeasureRochdaleTamesideHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,864£4,885£4,614£4,842£4,863£4,593Rochdale
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,168£13,224£12,491£13,058£13,113£12,386Rochdale
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,895£2,907£2,746£2,617£2,628£2,482Rochdale
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,639£11,689£11,040£11,664£11,714£11,064Tameside
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£686£689£650£561£563£532Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£803£806£762£797£801£756Rochdale
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£40£40£38£35£35£34Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£575£577£545£581£583£551Tameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£181£181£171£179£180£170Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£163£164£155£136£137£129Rochdale
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,287£2,297£2,170£2,048£2,057£1,943Rochdale
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£278£279£264£265£267£252Rochdale
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£427£429£405£418£419£396Rochdale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.82£7.86£7.42£7.69£7.72£7.29Rochdale
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.22£9.26£8.75£7.03£7.06£6.67Rochdale
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.85£6.88£6.50£5.45£5.47£5.17Rochdale
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.11,011.1Rochdale
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026158.9142.0Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.1169.7Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.187.2Tameside
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026283.5249.2Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.730.2Rochdale

Per resident

Rochdale is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Tameside 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 Tameside

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rochdale £4,864, Tameside £4,842Tameside: £4,842Rochdale: £4,864Tameside: £4,863Rochdale: £4,885Tameside: £4,593Rochdale: £4,614

    £4,864£4,885£4,614Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£4,842£4,863£4,593

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Rochdale £2,032, Tameside £2,165Tameside: £2,165Rochdale: £2,032Tameside: £2,175Rochdale: £2,040Tameside: £2,054Rochdale: £1,927

    £2,032£2,040£1,927Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£2,165£2,175£2,054

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Rochdale £1,791, Tameside £1,646Tameside: £1,646Rochdale: £1,791Tameside: £1,653Rochdale: £1,799Tameside: £1,561Rochdale: £1,699

    £1,791£1,799£1,699Rochdale is higher£1,646£1,653£1,561

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Rochdale £1,796, Tameside £1,934Tameside: £1,934Rochdale: £1,796Tameside: £1,943Rochdale: £1,803Tameside: £1,835Rochdale: £1,703

    £1,796£1,803£1,703Tameside is higher£1,934£1,943£1,835

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Rochdale £106, Tameside £93Tameside: £93Rochdale: £106Tameside: £93Rochdale: £106Tameside: £88Rochdale: £100

    £106£106£100Rochdale 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: Rochdale £124, Tameside £132Tameside: £132Rochdale: £124Tameside: £133Rochdale: £124Tameside: £125Rochdale: £118

    £124£124£118Tameside 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: Rochdale £6.21, Tameside £5.86Tameside: £5.86Rochdale: £6.21Tameside: £5.89Rochdale: £6.24Tameside: £5.56Rochdale: £5.89

    £6.21£6.24£5.89Rochdale 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: Rochdale £575, Tameside £581Tameside: £581Rochdale: £575Tameside: £583Rochdale: £577Tameside: £551Rochdale: £545

    £575£577£545Tameside 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: Rochdale £181, Tameside £179Tameside: £179Rochdale: £181Tameside: £180Rochdale: £181Tameside: £170Rochdale: £171

    £181£181£171Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£179£180£170

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Rochdale £101, Tameside £86Tameside: £86Rochdale: £101Tameside: £86Rochdale: £102Tameside: £81Rochdale: £96

    £101£102£96Rochdale is higher£86£86£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Rochdale £1,415, Tameside £1,288Tameside: £1,288Rochdale: £1,415Tameside: £1,294Rochdale: £1,421Tameside: £1,222Rochdale: £1,343

    £1,415£1,421£1,343Rochdale is higher£1,288£1,294£1,222

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rochdale £278, Tameside £265Tameside: £265Rochdale: £278Tameside: £267Rochdale: £279Tameside: £252Rochdale: £264

    £278£279£264Rochdale is higher£265£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Rochdale £264, Tameside £263Tameside: £263Rochdale: £264Tameside: £264Rochdale: £266Tameside: £249Rochdale: £251

    £264£266£251Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£263£264£249

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Rochdale £4.84, Tameside £4.83Tameside: £4.83Rochdale: £4.84Tameside: £4.85Rochdale: £4.86Tameside: £4.58Rochdale: £4.59

    £4.84£4.86£4.59Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£4.83£4.85£4.58

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Rochdale £5.71, Tameside £4.42Tameside: £4.42Rochdale: £5.71Tameside: £4.44Rochdale: £5.74Tameside: £4.19Rochdale: £5.42

    £5.71£5.74£5.42Rochdale is higher£4.42£4.44£4.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rochdale £6.85, Tameside £5.45Tameside: £5.45Rochdale: £6.85Tameside: £5.47Rochdale: £6.88Tameside: £5.17Rochdale: £6.50

    £6.85£6.88£6.50Rochdale is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 157.6, Tameside 167.7Tameside: 167.7Rochdale: 157.6

    157.6Tameside is higherDepends on how you count167.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 24.5, Tameside 23.5Tameside: 23.5Rochdale: 24.5

    24.5Rochdale 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: Rochdale 26.9, Tameside 28.1Tameside: 28.1Rochdale: 26.9

    26.9Tameside 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: Rochdale 87.1, Tameside 87.2Tameside: 87.2Rochdale: 87.1

    87.1Tameside is higher87.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 175.4, Tameside 156.7Tameside: 156.7Rochdale: 175.4

    175.4Rochdale 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: Rochdale 22.7, Tameside 19.0Tameside: 19.0Rochdale: 22.7

    22.7Rochdale is higher19.0

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Rochdale and Tameside, per resident
MeasureRochdaleTamesideHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,864£4,885£4,614£4,842£4,863£4,593Rochdale
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,032£2,040£1,927£2,165£2,175£2,054Tameside
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,791£1,799£1,699£1,646£1,653£1,561Rochdale
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,796£1,803£1,703£1,934£1,943£1,835Tameside
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£93£93£88Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£118£132£133£125Tameside
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.21£6.24£5.89£5.86£5.89£5.56Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£575£577£545£581£583£551Tameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£181£181£171£179£180£170Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96£86£86£81Rochdale
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,415£1,421£1,343£1,288£1,294£1,222Rochdale
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£278£279£264£265£267£252Rochdale
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£264£266£251£263£264£249Rochdale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.84£4.86£4.59£4.83£4.85£4.58Rochdale
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.71£5.74£5.42£4.42£4.44£4.19Rochdale
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.85£6.88£6.50£5.45£5.47£5.17Rochdale
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026157.6167.7Tameside
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.523.5Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.928.1Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.187.2Tameside
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026175.4156.7Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.719.0Rochdale

Total

Rochdale is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Tameside 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

Rochdale Tameside

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Rochdale £1.1bn, Tameside £1.2bnTameside: £1.2bnRochdale: £1.1bnTameside: £1.2bnRochdale: £1.1bnTameside: £1.1bnRochdale: £1.1bn

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Rochdale £477.3m, Tameside £517.3mTameside: £517.3mRochdale: £477.3mTameside: £519.5mRochdale: £479.3mTameside: £490.7mRochdale: £452.7m

    £477.3m£479.3m£452.7mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£517.3m£519.5m£490.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Rochdale £420.9m, Tameside £393.2mTameside: £393.2mRochdale: £420.9mTameside: £394.9mRochdale: £422.6mTameside: £373.0mRochdale: £399.2m

    £420.9m£422.6m£399.2mRochdale is higher£393.2m£394.9m£373.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Rochdale £421.9m, Tameside £462.1mTameside: £462.1mRochdale: £421.9mTameside: £464.1mRochdale: £423.7mTameside: £438.3mRochdale: £400.2m

    £421.9m£423.7m£400.2mTameside is higher£462.1m£464.1m£438.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Rochdale £24.9m, Tameside £22.2mTameside: £22.2mRochdale: £24.9mTameside: £22.3mRochdale: £25.0mTameside: £21.1mRochdale: £23.6m

    £24.9m£25.0m£23.6mRochdale 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: Rochdale £29.1m, Tameside £31.6mTameside: £31.6mRochdale: £29.1mTameside: £31.7mRochdale: £29.2mTameside: £30.0mRochdale: £27.6m

    £29.1m£29.2m£27.6mTameside 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: Rochdale £1.5m, Tameside £1.4mTameside: £1.4mRochdale: £1.5mTameside: £1.4mRochdale: £1.5mTameside: £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, Tameside £138.7mTameside: £138.7mRochdale: £135.1mTameside: £139.3mRochdale: £135.6mTameside: £131.6mRochdale: £128.1m

    £135.1m£135.6m£128.1mTameside 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: Rochdale £42.4m, Tameside £42.9mTameside: £42.9mRochdale: £42.4mTameside: £43.1mRochdale: £42.6mTameside: £40.7mRochdale: £40.2m

    £42.4m£42.6m£40.2mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rochdale £23.8m, Tameside £20.5mTameside: £20.5mRochdale: £23.8mTameside: £20.6mRochdale: £23.9mTameside: £19.4mRochdale: £22.5m

    £23.8m£23.9m£22.5mRochdale is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Rochdale £332.5m, Tameside £307.8mTameside: £307.8mRochdale: £332.5mTameside: £309.1mRochdale: £333.9mTameside: £291.9mRochdale: £315.4m

    £332.5m£333.9m£315.4mRochdale is higher£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Rochdale £65.4m, Tameside £63.4mTameside: £63.4mRochdale: £65.4mTameside: £63.7mRochdale: £65.6mTameside: £60.1mRochdale: £62.0m

    £65.4m£65.6m£62.0mRochdale is higher£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Rochdale £62.1m, Tameside £62.8mTameside: £62.8mRochdale: £62.1mTameside: £63.0mRochdale: £62.4mTameside: £59.5mRochdale: £58.9m

    £62.1m£62.4m£58.9mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£62.8m£63.0m£59.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Rochdale £1.1m, Tameside £1.2mTameside: £1.2mRochdale: £1.1mTameside: £1.2mRochdale: £1.1mTameside: £1.1mRochdale: £1.1m

    £1.1mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Rochdale £1.3m, Tameside £1.1mTameside: £1.1mRochdale: £1.3mTameside: £1.1mRochdale: £1.3mTameside: £1.0mRochdale: £1.3m

    £1.3mRochdale is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Rochdale £1.6m, Tameside £1.3mTameside: £1.3mRochdale: £1.6mTameside: £1.3mRochdale: £1.6mTameside: £1.2mRochdale: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mRochdale is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Rochdale 37,012, Tameside 40,058Tameside: 40,058Rochdale: 37,012

    37,012Tameside is higherDepends on how you count40,058

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Rochdale 5,758, Tameside 5,624Tameside: 5,624Rochdale: 5,758

    5,758Rochdale is higher5,624

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rochdale 6,311, Tameside 6,721Tameside: 6,721Rochdale: 6,311

    6,311Tameside 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: Rochdale 20,462, Tameside 20,840Tameside: 20,840Rochdale: 20,462

    20,462Tameside is higher20,840

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Rochdale 41,214, Tameside 37,442Tameside: 37,442Rochdale: 41,214

    41,214Rochdale is higher37,442

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rochdale 5,335, Tameside 4,544Tameside: 4,544Rochdale: 5,335

    5,335Rochdale is higher4,544

Show the numbers
Rochdale and Tameside, total
MeasureRochdaleTamesideHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1bn£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnTameside
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£477.3m£479.3m£452.7m£517.3m£519.5m£490.7mTameside
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£420.9m£422.6m£399.2m£393.2m£394.9m£373.0mRochdale
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£421.9m£423.7m£400.2m£462.1m£464.1m£438.3mTameside
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£24.9m£25.0m£23.6m£22.2m£22.3m£21.1mRochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m£31.6m£31.7m£30.0mTameside
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£138.7m£139.3m£131.6mTameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.4m£42.6m£40.2m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mTameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.8m£23.9m£22.5m£20.5m£20.6m£19.4mRochdale
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£332.5m£333.9m£315.4m£307.8m£309.1m£291.9mRochdale
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£65.4m£65.6m£62.0m£63.4m£63.7m£60.1mRochdale
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£62.1m£62.4m£58.9m£62.8m£63.0m£59.5mTameside
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mTameside
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mRochdale
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mRochdale
State Pensiontotal, March 202637,01240,058Tameside
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,7585,624Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,3116,721Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202620,46220,840Tameside
Universal Credittotal, May 202641,21437,442Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20265,3354,544Rochdale

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.
  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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