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Tameside and Middlesbrough

238,895 and 154,700 residents (mid-2024).

Tameside is higher than Middlesbrough on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 16 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

Tameside is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Middlesbrough on 17. 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

Tameside Middlesbrough

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tameside £4,842, Middlesbrough £5,133Middlesbrough: £5,133Tameside: £4,842Middlesbrough: £5,155Tameside: £4,863Middlesbrough: £4,869Tameside: £4,593

    £4,842£4,863£4,593Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£5,133£5,155£4,869

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Tameside £13,058, Middlesbrough £12,850Middlesbrough: £12,850Tameside: £13,058Middlesbrough: £12,905Tameside: £13,113Middlesbrough: £12,189Tameside: £12,386

    £13,058£13,113£12,386Tameside is higher£12,850£12,905£12,189

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Tameside £2,617, Middlesbrough £3,124Middlesbrough: £3,124Tameside: £2,617Middlesbrough: £3,138Tameside: £2,628Middlesbrough: £2,964Tameside: £2,482

    £2,617£2,628£2,482Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£3,124£3,138£2,964

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Tameside £11,664, Middlesbrough £11,205Middlesbrough: £11,205Tameside: £11,664Middlesbrough: £11,253Tameside: £11,714Middlesbrough: £10,629Tameside: £11,064

    £11,664£11,714£11,064Tameside is higher£11,205£11,253£10,629

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Tameside £561, Middlesbrough £729Middlesbrough: £729Tameside: £561Middlesbrough: £732Tameside: £563Middlesbrough: £691Tameside: £532

    £561£563£532Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£729£732£691

  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: Tameside £797, Middlesbrough £874Middlesbrough: £874Tameside: £797Middlesbrough: £878Tameside: £801Middlesbrough: £829Tameside: £756

    £797£801£756Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£874£878£829

  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: Tameside £35, Middlesbrough £43Middlesbrough: £43Tameside: £35Middlesbrough: £43Tameside: £35Middlesbrough: £40Tameside: £34

    £35£35£34Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£43£43£40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tameside £581, Middlesbrough £692Middlesbrough: £692Tameside: £581Middlesbrough: £695Tameside: £583Middlesbrough: £656Tameside: £551

    £581£583£551Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£692£695£656

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tameside £179, Middlesbrough £149Middlesbrough: £149Tameside: £179Middlesbrough: £150Tameside: £180Middlesbrough: £142Tameside: £170

    £179£180£170Tameside is higher£149£150£142

  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: Tameside £136, Middlesbrough £194Middlesbrough: £194Tameside: £136Middlesbrough: £194Tameside: £137Middlesbrough: £184Tameside: £129

    £136£137£129Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£194£194£184

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Tameside £2,048, Middlesbrough £2,450Middlesbrough: £2,450Tameside: £2,048Middlesbrough: £2,461Tameside: £2,057Middlesbrough: £2,324Tameside: £1,943

    £2,048£2,057£1,943Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£2,450£2,461£2,324

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tameside £265, Middlesbrough £289Middlesbrough: £289Tameside: £265Middlesbrough: £290Tameside: £267Middlesbrough: £274Tameside: £252

    £265£267£252Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£289£290£274

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tameside £418, Middlesbrough £457Middlesbrough: £457Tameside: £418Middlesbrough: £459Tameside: £419Middlesbrough: £433Tameside: £396

    £418£419£396Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£457£459£433

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tameside £7.69, Middlesbrough £7.59Middlesbrough: £7.59Tameside: £7.69Middlesbrough: £7.62Tameside: £7.72Middlesbrough: £7.20Tameside: £7.29

    £7.69£7.72£7.29Tameside is higher£7.59£7.62£7.20

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Tameside £7.03, Middlesbrough £16Middlesbrough: £16Tameside: £7.03Middlesbrough: £16Tameside: £7.06Middlesbrough: £15Tameside: £6.67

    £7.03£7.06£6.67Middlesbrough is higher£16£16£15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tameside £5.45, Middlesbrough £7.83Middlesbrough: £7.83Tameside: £5.45Middlesbrough: £7.87Tameside: £5.47Middlesbrough: £7.43Tameside: £5.17

    £5.45£5.47£5.17Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£7.83£7.87£7.43

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Tameside 1,011.1, Middlesbrough 1,008.0Middlesbrough: 1,008.0Tameside: 1,011.1

    1,011.1Tameside is higher1,008.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Tameside 142.0, Middlesbrough 174.3Middlesbrough: 174.3Tameside: 142.0

    142.0Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count174.3

  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: Tameside 169.7, Middlesbrough 182.5Middlesbrough: 182.5Tameside: 169.7

    169.7Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count182.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tameside 87.2, Middlesbrough 102.4Middlesbrough: 102.4Tameside: 87.2

    87.2Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count102.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Tameside 249.2, Middlesbrough 291.4Middlesbrough: 291.4Tameside: 249.2

    249.2Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count291.4

  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: Tameside 30.2, Middlesbrough 42.2Middlesbrough: 42.2Tameside: 30.2

    30.2Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count42.2

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Tameside and Middlesbrough, per person in the age group
MeasureTamesideMiddlesbroughHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,842£4,863£4,593£5,133£5,155£4,869Middlesbrough
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,058£13,113£12,386£12,850£12,905£12,189Tameside
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,617£2,628£2,482£3,124£3,138£2,964Middlesbrough
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,664£11,714£11,064£11,205£11,253£10,629Tameside
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£561£563£532£729£732£691Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£797£801£756£874£878£829Middlesbrough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£34£43£43£40Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£581£583£551£692£695£656Middlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£149£150£142Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£136£137£129£194£194£184Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,048£2,057£1,943£2,450£2,461£2,324Middlesbrough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£265£267£252£289£290£274Middlesbrough
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£418£419£396£457£459£433Middlesbrough
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.69£7.72£7.29£7.59£7.62£7.20Tameside
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.03£7.06£6.67£16£16£15Middlesbrough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.45£5.47£5.17£7.83£7.87£7.43Middlesbrough
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.11,008.0Tameside
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026142.0174.3Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026169.7182.5Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.2102.4Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026249.2291.4Middlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.242.2Middlesbrough

Per resident

Tameside is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Middlesbrough on 17. 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

Tameside Middlesbrough

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tameside £4,842, Middlesbrough £5,133Middlesbrough: £5,133Tameside: £4,842Middlesbrough: £5,155Tameside: £4,863Middlesbrough: £4,869Tameside: £4,593

    £4,842£4,863£4,593Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£5,133£5,155£4,869

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Tameside £2,165, Middlesbrough £2,024Middlesbrough: £2,024Tameside: £2,165Middlesbrough: £2,032Tameside: £2,175Middlesbrough: £1,920Tameside: £2,054

    £2,165£2,175£2,054Tameside is higher£2,024£2,032£1,920

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Tameside £1,646, Middlesbrough £1,971Middlesbrough: £1,971Tameside: £1,646Middlesbrough: £1,979Tameside: £1,653Middlesbrough: £1,870Tameside: £1,561

    £1,646£1,653£1,561Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£1,971£1,979£1,870

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Tameside £1,934, Middlesbrough £1,765Middlesbrough: £1,765Tameside: £1,934Middlesbrough: £1,772Tameside: £1,943Middlesbrough: £1,674Tameside: £1,835

    £1,934£1,943£1,835Tameside is higher£1,765£1,772£1,674

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Tameside £93, Middlesbrough £115Middlesbrough: £115Tameside: £93Middlesbrough: £115Tameside: £93Middlesbrough: £109Tameside: £88

    £93£93£88Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£115£115£109

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Tameside £132, Middlesbrough £138Middlesbrough: £138Tameside: £132Middlesbrough: £138Tameside: £133Middlesbrough: £131Tameside: £125

    £132£133£125Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£138£138£131

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Tameside £5.86, Middlesbrough £6.71Middlesbrough: £6.71Tameside: £5.86Middlesbrough: £6.73Tameside: £5.89Middlesbrough: £6.36Tameside: £5.56

    £5.86£5.89£5.56Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£6.71£6.73£6.36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tameside £581, Middlesbrough £692Middlesbrough: £692Tameside: £581Middlesbrough: £695Tameside: £583Middlesbrough: £656Tameside: £551

    £581£583£551Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£692£695£656

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tameside £179, Middlesbrough £149Middlesbrough: £149Tameside: £179Middlesbrough: £150Tameside: £180Middlesbrough: £142Tameside: £170

    £179£180£170Tameside is higher£149£150£142

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Tameside £86, Middlesbrough £122Middlesbrough: £122Tameside: £86Middlesbrough: £123Tameside: £86Middlesbrough: £116Tameside: £81

    £86£86£81Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£122£123£116

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Tameside £1,288, Middlesbrough £1,546Middlesbrough: £1,546Tameside: £1,288Middlesbrough: £1,552Tameside: £1,294Middlesbrough: £1,466Tameside: £1,222

    £1,288£1,294£1,222Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£1,546£1,552£1,466

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tameside £265, Middlesbrough £289Middlesbrough: £289Tameside: £265Middlesbrough: £290Tameside: £267Middlesbrough: £274Tameside: £252

    £265£267£252Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£289£290£274

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Tameside £263, Middlesbrough £288Middlesbrough: £288Tameside: £263Middlesbrough: £289Tameside: £264Middlesbrough: £273Tameside: £249

    £263£264£249Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£288£289£273

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Tameside £4.83, Middlesbrough £4.79Middlesbrough: £4.79Tameside: £4.83Middlesbrough: £4.81Tameside: £4.85Middlesbrough: £4.54Tameside: £4.58

    £4.83£4.85£4.58Tameside is higher£4.79£4.81£4.54

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Tameside £4.42, Middlesbrough £10Middlesbrough: £10Tameside: £4.42Middlesbrough: £10Tameside: £4.44Middlesbrough: £9.71Tameside: £4.19

    £4.42£4.44£4.19Middlesbrough is higher£10£10£9.71

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tameside £5.45, Middlesbrough £7.83Middlesbrough: £7.83Tameside: £5.45Middlesbrough: £7.87Tameside: £5.47Middlesbrough: £7.43Tameside: £5.17

    £5.45£5.47£5.17Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£7.83£7.87£7.43

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Tameside 167.7, Middlesbrough 158.8Middlesbrough: 158.8Tameside: 167.7

    167.7Tameside is higher158.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tameside 23.5, Middlesbrough 27.5Middlesbrough: 27.5Tameside: 23.5

    23.5Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count27.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tameside 28.1, Middlesbrough 28.7Middlesbrough: 28.7Tameside: 28.1

    28.1Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count28.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tameside 87.2, Middlesbrough 102.4Middlesbrough: 102.4Tameside: 87.2

    87.2Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count102.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tameside 156.7, Middlesbrough 183.8Middlesbrough: 183.8Tameside: 156.7

    156.7Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count183.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tameside 19.0, Middlesbrough 26.6Middlesbrough: 26.6Tameside: 19.0

    19.0Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count26.6

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Tameside and Middlesbrough, per resident
MeasureTamesideMiddlesbroughHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,842£4,863£4,593£5,133£5,155£4,869Middlesbrough
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,165£2,175£2,054£2,024£2,032£1,920Tameside
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,646£1,653£1,561£1,971£1,979£1,870Middlesbrough
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,934£1,943£1,835£1,765£1,772£1,674Tameside
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£115£115£109Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£132£133£125£138£138£131Middlesbrough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.86£5.89£5.56£6.71£6.73£6.36Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£581£583£551£692£695£656Middlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£149£150£142Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£86£81£122£123£116Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,288£1,294£1,222£1,546£1,552£1,466Middlesbrough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£265£267£252£289£290£274Middlesbrough
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£263£264£249£288£289£273Middlesbrough
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£4.79£4.81£4.54Tameside
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.42£4.44£4.19£10£10£9.71Middlesbrough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.45£5.47£5.17£7.83£7.87£7.43Middlesbrough
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026167.7158.8Tameside
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.527.5Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.128.7Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.2102.4Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026156.7183.8Middlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.026.6Middlesbrough

Total

Tameside is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Middlesbrough on 1. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Tameside Middlesbrough

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Tameside £1.2bn, Middlesbrough £794.1mMiddlesbrough: £794.1mTameside: £1.2bnMiddlesbrough: £797.5mTameside: £1.2bnMiddlesbrough: £753.2mTameside: £1.1bn

    £1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnTameside is higherDepends on how you count£794.1m£797.5m£753.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Tameside £517.3m, Middlesbrough £313.1mMiddlesbrough: £313.1mTameside: £517.3mMiddlesbrough: £314.4mTameside: £519.5mMiddlesbrough: £297.0mTameside: £490.7m

    £517.3m£519.5m£490.7mTameside is higher£313.1m£314.4m£297.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Tameside £393.2m, Middlesbrough £304.9mMiddlesbrough: £304.9mTameside: £393.2mMiddlesbrough: £306.2mTameside: £394.9mMiddlesbrough: £289.2mTameside: £373.0m

    £393.2m£394.9m£373.0mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£304.9m£306.2m£289.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Tameside £462.1m, Middlesbrough £273.0mMiddlesbrough: £273.0mTameside: £462.1mMiddlesbrough: £274.2mTameside: £464.1mMiddlesbrough: £259.0mTameside: £438.3m

    £462.1m£464.1m£438.3mTameside is higher£273.0m£274.2m£259.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Tameside £22.2m, Middlesbrough £17.8mMiddlesbrough: £17.8mTameside: £22.2mMiddlesbrough: £17.8mTameside: £22.3mMiddlesbrough: £16.8mTameside: £21.1m

    £22.2m£22.3m£21.1mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£17.8m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tameside £31.6m, Middlesbrough £21.3mMiddlesbrough: £21.3mTameside: £31.6mMiddlesbrough: £21.4mTameside: £31.7mMiddlesbrough: £20.2mTameside: £30.0m

    £31.6m£31.7m£30.0mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Tameside £1.4m, Middlesbrough £1.0mMiddlesbrough: £1.0mTameside: £1.4mMiddlesbrough: £1.0mTameside: £1.4mMiddlesbrough: £0.98mTameside: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tameside £138.7m, Middlesbrough £107.0mMiddlesbrough: £107.0mTameside: £138.7mMiddlesbrough: £107.5mTameside: £139.3mMiddlesbrough: £101.5mTameside: £131.6m

    £138.7m£139.3m£131.6mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£107.0m£107.5m£101.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Tameside £42.9m, Middlesbrough £23.1mMiddlesbrough: £23.1mTameside: £42.9mMiddlesbrough: £23.2mTameside: £43.1mMiddlesbrough: £21.9mTameside: £40.7m

    £42.9m£43.1m£40.7mTameside is higher£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tameside £20.5m, Middlesbrough £18.9mMiddlesbrough: £18.9mTameside: £20.5mMiddlesbrough: £19.0mTameside: £20.6mMiddlesbrough: £17.9mTameside: £19.4m

    £20.5m£20.6m£19.4mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Tameside £307.8m, Middlesbrough £239.1mMiddlesbrough: £239.1mTameside: £307.8mMiddlesbrough: £240.2mTameside: £309.1mMiddlesbrough: £226.8mTameside: £291.9m

    £307.8m£309.1m£291.9mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£239.1m£240.2m£226.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Tameside £63.4m, Middlesbrough £44.7mMiddlesbrough: £44.7mTameside: £63.4mMiddlesbrough: £44.9mTameside: £63.7mMiddlesbrough: £42.4mTameside: £60.1m

    £63.4m£63.7m£60.1mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Tameside £62.8m, Middlesbrough £44.6mMiddlesbrough: £44.6mTameside: £62.8mMiddlesbrough: £44.8mTameside: £63.0mMiddlesbrough: £42.3mTameside: £59.5m

    £62.8m£63.0m£59.5mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£44.6m£44.8m£42.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Tameside £1.2m, Middlesbrough £0.74mMiddlesbrough: £0.74mTameside: £1.2mMiddlesbrough: £0.74mTameside: £1.2mMiddlesbrough: £0.70mTameside: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mTameside is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Tameside £1.1m, Middlesbrough £1.6mMiddlesbrough: £1.6mTameside: £1.1mMiddlesbrough: £1.6mTameside: £1.1mMiddlesbrough: £1.5mTameside: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mMiddlesbrough is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Tameside £1.3m, Middlesbrough £1.2mMiddlesbrough: £1.2mTameside: £1.3mMiddlesbrough: £1.2mTameside: £1.3mMiddlesbrough: £1.1mTameside: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Tameside 40,058, Middlesbrough 24,560Middlesbrough: 24,560Tameside: 40,058

    40,058Tameside is higher24,560

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Tameside 5,624, Middlesbrough 4,246Middlesbrough: 4,246Tameside: 5,624

    5,624Tameside is higherDepends on how you count4,246

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tameside 6,721, Middlesbrough 4,446Middlesbrough: 4,446Tameside: 6,721

    6,721Tameside is higherDepends on how you count4,446

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tameside 20,840, Middlesbrough 15,843Middlesbrough: 15,843Tameside: 20,840

    20,840Tameside is higherDepends on how you count15,843

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Tameside 37,442, Middlesbrough 28,438Middlesbrough: 28,438Tameside: 37,442

    37,442Tameside is higherDepends on how you count28,438

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tameside 4,544, Middlesbrough 4,117Middlesbrough: 4,117Tameside: 4,544

    4,544Tameside is higherDepends on how you count4,117

Show the numbers
Tameside and Middlesbrough, total
MeasureTamesideMiddlesbroughHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn£794.1m£797.5m£753.2mTameside
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£517.3m£519.5m£490.7m£313.1m£314.4m£297.0mTameside
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£393.2m£394.9m£373.0m£304.9m£306.2m£289.2mTameside
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£462.1m£464.1m£438.3m£273.0m£274.2m£259.0mTameside
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£22.2m£22.3m£21.1m£17.8m£17.8m£16.8mTameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.7m£30.0m£21.3m£21.4m£20.2mTameside
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£1.0m£1.0m£0.98mTameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£138.7m£139.3m£131.6m£107.0m£107.5m£101.5mTameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m£23.1m£23.2m£21.9mTameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m£18.9m£19.0m£17.9mTameside
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m£239.1m£240.2m£226.8mTameside
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m£44.7m£44.9m£42.4mTameside
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£62.8m£63.0m£59.5m£44.6m£44.8m£42.3mTameside
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mTameside
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mMiddlesbrough
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mTameside
State Pensiontotal, March 202640,05824,560Tameside
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,6244,246Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,7214,446Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202620,84015,843Tameside
Universal Credittotal, May 202637,44228,438Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,5444,117Tameside

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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