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Tameside and Bury

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

Tameside is higher than Bury on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 5 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Tameside is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Bury on 2. 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 Bury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

    £13,058£13,113£12,386Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£12,993£13,048£12,324

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Tameside £2,617, Bury £2,263Bury: £2,263Tameside: £2,617Bury: £2,272Tameside: £2,628Bury: £2,146Tameside: £2,482

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

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

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

    £11,664£11,714£11,064Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£11,659£11,708£11,059

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Tameside £561, Bury £509Bury: £509Tameside: £561Bury: £511Tameside: £563Bury: £483Tameside: £532

    £561£563£532Tameside is higher£509£511£483

  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, Bury £795Bury: £795Tameside: £797Bury: £799Tameside: £801Bury: £754Tameside: £756

    £797£801£756Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£795£799£754

  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, Bury £30Bury: £30Tameside: £35Bury: £30Tameside: £35Bury: £28Tameside: £34

    £35£35£34Tameside is higher£30£30£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tameside £581, Bury £499Bury: £499Tameside: £581Bury: £501Tameside: £583Bury: £474Tameside: £551

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

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

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

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

  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, Bury £130Bury: £130Tameside: £136Bury: £131Tameside: £137Bury: £123Tameside: £129

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tameside £418, Bury £361Bury: £361Tameside: £418Bury: £362Tameside: £419Bury: £342Tameside: £396

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

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

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

    £7.69£7.72£7.29Tameside is higher£7.55£7.58£7.16

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Tameside £7.03, Bury £6.84Bury: £6.84Tameside: £7.03Bury: £6.87Tameside: £7.06Bury: £6.49Tameside: £6.67

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  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, Bury 1,013.7Bury: 1,013.7Tameside: 1,011.1

    1,011.1Bury is higherDepends on how you count1,013.7

  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, Bury 115.6Bury: 115.6Tameside: 142.0

    142.0Tameside is higher115.6

  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, Bury 163.0Bury: 163.0Tameside: 169.7

    169.7Tameside is higherDepends on how you count163.0

  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, Bury 74.5Bury: 74.5Tameside: 87.2

    87.2Tameside is higher74.5

  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, Bury 217.2Bury: 217.2Tameside: 249.2

    249.2Tameside is higher217.2

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

    30.2Tameside is higher29.7

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Tameside and Bury, per person in the age group
MeasureTamesideBuryHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,842£4,863£4,593£4,497£4,516£4,266Tameside
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,058£13,113£12,386£12,993£13,048£12,324Tameside
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,617£2,628£2,482£2,263£2,272£2,146Tameside
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,664£11,714£11,064£11,659£11,708£11,059Tameside
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£561£563£532£509£511£483Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£797£801£756£795£799£754Tameside
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£34£30£30£28Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£581£583£551£499£501£474Tameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£153£154£145Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£136£137£129£130£131£123Tameside
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,048£2,057£1,943£1,757£1,765£1,667Tameside
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£265£267£252£180£181£171Tameside
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£418£419£396£361£362£342Tameside
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.69£7.72£7.29£7.55£7.58£7.16Tameside
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.03£7.06£6.67£6.84£6.87£6.49Tameside
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.45£5.47£5.17£7.69£7.72£7.29Bury
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.11,013.7Bury
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026142.0115.6Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026169.7163.0Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.274.5Tameside
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026249.2217.2Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.229.7Tameside

Per resident

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

    £93£93£88Tameside is higher£89£89£84

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Tameside £132, Bury £138Bury: £138Tameside: £132Bury: £139Tameside: £133Bury: £131Tameside: £125

    £132£133£125Bury is higherDepends on how you count£138£139£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, Bury £5.17Bury: £5.17Tameside: £5.86Bury: £5.19Tameside: £5.89Bury: £4.90Tameside: £5.56

    £5.86£5.89£5.56Tameside is higher£5.17£5.19£4.90

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tameside £581, Bury £499Bury: £499Tameside: £581Bury: £501Tameside: £583Bury: £474Tameside: £551

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    167.7Bury is higherDepends on how you count176.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    23.5Tameside 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: Tameside 28.1, Bury 28.4Bury: 28.4Tameside: 28.1

    28.1Bury is higherDepends on how you count28.4

  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, Bury 74.5Bury: 74.5Tameside: 87.2

    87.2Tameside is higher74.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    156.7Tameside is higher134.1

  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, Bury 18.3Bury: 18.3Tameside: 19.0

    19.0Tameside is higher18.3

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Tameside and Bury, per resident
MeasureTamesideBuryHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,842£4,863£4,593£4,497£4,516£4,266Tameside
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,165£2,175£2,054£2,260£2,270£2,144Bury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,646£1,653£1,561£1,397£1,403£1,325Tameside
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,934£1,943£1,835£2,028£2,037£1,924Bury
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£89£89£84Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£132£133£125£138£139£131Bury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.86£5.89£5.56£5.17£5.19£4.90Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£581£583£551£499£501£474Tameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£153£154£145Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£86£81£80£81£76Tameside
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,288£1,294£1,222£1,085£1,089£1,029Tameside
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£265£267£252£180£181£171Tameside
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£263£264£249£223£224£211Tameside
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£4.66£4.68£4.42Tameside
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.42£4.44£4.19£4.23£4.25£4.01Tameside
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.45£5.47£5.17£7.69£7.72£7.29Bury
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026167.7176.4Bury
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.520.1Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.128.4Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.274.5Tameside
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026156.7134.1Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.018.3Tameside

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Tameside £1.2bn, Bury £891.0mBury: £891.0mTameside: £1.2bnBury: £894.8mTameside: £1.2bnBury: £845.2mTameside: £1.1bn

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

    £22.2m£22.3m£21.1mTameside is higher£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tameside £31.6m, Bury £27.4mBury: £27.4mTameside: £31.6mBury: £27.5mTameside: £31.7mBury: £26.0mTameside: £30.0m

    £31.6m£31.7m£30.0mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m

  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, Bury £1.0mBury: £1.0mTameside: £1.4mBury: £1.0mTameside: £1.4mBury: £0.97mTameside: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mTameside is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tameside £138.7m, Bury £98.9mBury: £98.9mTameside: £138.7mBury: £99.3mTameside: £139.3mBury: £93.8mTameside: £131.6m

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    40,058Tameside is higherDepends on how you count34,941

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

    5,624Tameside is higher3,983

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

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

    6,721Tameside is higherDepends on how you count5,619

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tameside 20,840, Bury 14,764Bury: 14,764Tameside: 20,840

    20,840Tameside is higher14,764

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    37,442Tameside is higher26,570

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

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

    4,544Tameside is higher3,626

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Tameside and Bury, total
MeasureTamesideBuryHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn£891.0m£894.8m£845.2mTameside
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£517.3m£519.5m£490.7m£447.8m£449.7m£424.8mTameside
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£393.2m£394.9m£373.0m£276.8m£277.9m£262.5mTameside
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£462.1m£464.1m£438.3m£401.9m£403.6m£381.2mTameside
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£22.2m£22.3m£21.1m£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mTameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.7m£30.0m£27.4m£27.5m£26.0mTameside
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£1.0m£1.0m£0.97mTameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£138.7m£139.3m£131.6m£98.9m£99.3m£93.8mTameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m£30.3m£30.4m£28.7mTameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mTameside
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m£214.9m£215.9m£203.9mTameside
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m£35.7m£35.8m£33.9mTameside
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£62.8m£63.0m£59.5m£44.1m£44.3m£41.9mTameside
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.92m£0.93m£0.88mTameside
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.84m£0.84m£0.79mTameside
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mBury
State Pensiontotal, March 202640,05834,941Tameside
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,6243,983Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,7215,619Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202620,84014,764Tameside
Universal Credittotal, May 202637,44226,570Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,5443,626Tameside

Sources

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

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