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Wigan and Bury

344,245 and 198,136 residents (mid-2024).

Wigan is higher than Bury on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Wigan is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Bury on 10. 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

Wigan Bury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wigan £4,637, Bury £4,497Bury: £4,497Wigan: £4,637Bury: £4,516Wigan: £4,657Bury: £4,266Wigan: £4,399

    £4,637£4,657£4,399Wigan 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: Wigan £12,923, Bury £12,993Bury: £12,993Wigan: £12,923Bury: £13,048Wigan: £12,978Bury: £12,324Wigan: £12,258

    £12,923£12,978£12,258Bury 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: Wigan £2,145, Bury £2,263Bury: £2,263Wigan: £2,145Bury: £2,272Wigan: £2,154Bury: £2,146Wigan: £2,035

    £2,145£2,154£2,035Bury is higherDepends on how you count£2,263£2,272£2,146

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wigan £11,601, Bury £11,659Bury: £11,659Wigan: £11,601Bury: £11,708Wigan: £11,650Bury: £11,059Wigan: £11,004

    £11,601£11,650£11,004Bury 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: Wigan £459, Bury £509Bury: £509Wigan: £459Bury: £511Wigan: £461Bury: £483Wigan: £436

    £459£461£436Bury is higherDepends on how you count£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: Wigan £833, Bury £795Bury: £795Wigan: £833Bury: £799Wigan: £836Bury: £754Wigan: £790

    £833£836£790Wigan is higher£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: Wigan £31, Bury £30Bury: £30Wigan: £31Bury: £30Wigan: £31Bury: £28Wigan: £29

    £31£31£29Wigan 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: Wigan £575, Bury £499Bury: £499Wigan: £575Bury: £501Wigan: £577Bury: £474Wigan: £545

    £575£577£545Wigan 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: Wigan £165, Bury £153Bury: £153Wigan: £165Bury: £154Wigan: £165Bury: £145Wigan: £156

    £165£165£156Wigan 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: Wigan £137, Bury £130Bury: £130Wigan: £137Bury: £131Wigan: £137Bury: £123Wigan: £130

    £137£137£130Wigan is higher£130£131£123

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £1,613, Bury £1,757Bury: £1,757Wigan: £1,613Bury: £1,765Wigan: £1,620Bury: £1,667Wigan: £1,530

    £1,613£1,620£1,530Bury is higherDepends on how you count£1,757£1,765£1,667

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wigan £204, Bury £180Bury: £180Wigan: £204Bury: £181Wigan: £205Bury: £171Wigan: £193

    £204£205£193Wigan 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: Wigan £379, Bury £361Bury: £361Wigan: £379Bury: £362Wigan: £381Bury: £342Wigan: £360

    £379£381£360Wigan 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: Wigan £9.39, Bury £7.55Bury: £7.55Wigan: £9.39Bury: £7.58Wigan: £9.43Bury: £7.16Wigan: £8.91

    £9.39£9.43£8.91Wigan 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: Wigan £6.67, Bury £6.84Bury: £6.84Wigan: £6.67Bury: £6.87Wigan: £6.70Bury: £6.49Wigan: £6.33

    £6.67£6.70£6.33Bury is higherDepends on how you count£6.84£6.87£6.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wigan £4.61, Bury £7.69Bury: £7.69Wigan: £4.61Bury: £7.72Wigan: £4.63Bury: £7.29Wigan: £4.37

    £4.61£4.63£4.37Bury is higherDepends on how you count£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: Wigan 1,008.4, Bury 1,013.7Bury: 1,013.7Wigan: 1,008.4

    1,008.4Bury 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: Wigan 123.6, Bury 115.6Bury: 115.6Wigan: 123.6

    123.6Wigan 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: Wigan 177.5, Bury 163.0Bury: 163.0Wigan: 177.5

    177.5Wigan is higher163.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 86.1, Bury 74.5Bury: 74.5Wigan: 86.1

    86.1Wigan 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: Wigan 206.0, Bury 217.2Bury: 217.2Wigan: 206.0

    206.0Bury is higherDepends on how you count217.2

  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: Wigan 29.6, Bury 29.7Bury: 29.7Wigan: 29.6

    29.6Bury is higherDepends on how you count29.7

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Wigan and Bury, per person in the age group
MeasureWiganBuryHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,637£4,657£4,399£4,497£4,516£4,266Wigan
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,923£12,978£12,258£12,993£13,048£12,324Bury
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,145£2,154£2,035£2,263£2,272£2,146Bury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,601£11,650£11,004£11,659£11,708£11,059Bury
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£459£461£436£509£511£483Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£833£836£790£795£799£754Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£31£31£29£30£30£28Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£575£577£545£499£501£474Wigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£153£154£145Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£137£137£130£130£131£123Wigan
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,613£1,620£1,530£1,757£1,765£1,667Bury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£180£181£171Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£379£381£360£361£362£342Wigan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.39£9.43£8.91£7.55£7.58£7.16Wigan
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.67£6.70£6.33£6.84£6.87£6.49Bury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.61£4.63£4.37£7.69£7.72£7.29Bury
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.41,013.7Bury
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.6115.6Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.5163.0Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.174.5Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026206.0217.2Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.629.7Bury

Per resident

Wigan 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

Wigan Bury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wigan £4,637, Bury £4,497Bury: £4,497Wigan: £4,637Bury: £4,516Wigan: £4,657Bury: £4,266Wigan: £4,399

    £4,637£4,657£4,399Wigan is higher£4,497£4,516£4,266

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wigan £2,353, Bury £2,260Bury: £2,260Wigan: £2,353Bury: £2,270Wigan: £2,363Bury: £2,144Wigan: £2,232

    £2,353£2,363£2,232Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£2,260£2,270£2,144

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wigan £1,336, Bury £1,397Bury: £1,397Wigan: £1,336Bury: £1,403Wigan: £1,342Bury: £1,325Wigan: £1,268

    £1,336£1,342£1,268Bury is higherDepends on how you count£1,397£1,403£1,325

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wigan £2,112, Bury £2,028Bury: £2,028Wigan: £2,112Bury: £2,037Wigan: £2,121Bury: £1,924Wigan: £2,004

    £2,112£2,121£2,004Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£2,028£2,037£1,924

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wigan £84, Bury £89Bury: £89Wigan: £84Bury: £89Wigan: £84Bury: £84Wigan: £79

    £84£84£79Bury is higherDepends on how you count£89£89£84

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £152, Bury £138Bury: £138Wigan: £152Bury: £139Wigan: £152Bury: £131Wigan: £144

    £152£152£144Wigan is higher£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: Wigan £5.62, Bury £5.17Bury: £5.17Wigan: £5.62Bury: £5.19Wigan: £5.64Bury: £4.90Wigan: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Wigan 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: Wigan £575, Bury £499Bury: £499Wigan: £575Bury: £501Wigan: £577Bury: £474Wigan: £545

    £575£577£545Wigan 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: Wigan £165, Bury £153Bury: £153Wigan: £165Bury: £154Wigan: £165Bury: £145Wigan: £156

    £165£165£156Wigan 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: Wigan £85, Bury £80Bury: £80Wigan: £85Bury: £81Wigan: £85Bury: £76Wigan: £81

    £85£85£81Wigan is higher£80£81£76

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wigan £1,005, Bury £1,085Bury: £1,085Wigan: £1,005Bury: £1,089Wigan: £1,009Bury: £1,029Wigan: £953

    £1,005£1,009£953Bury is higherDepends on how you count£1,085£1,089£1,029

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wigan £204, Bury £180Bury: £180Wigan: £204Bury: £181Wigan: £205Bury: £171Wigan: £193

    £204£205£193Wigan is higher£180£181£171

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wigan £236, Bury £223Bury: £223Wigan: £236Bury: £224Wigan: £237Bury: £211Wigan: £224

    £236£237£224Wigan is higher£223£224£211

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wigan £5.85, Bury £4.66Bury: £4.66Wigan: £5.85Bury: £4.68Wigan: £5.88Bury: £4.42Wigan: £5.55

    £5.85£5.88£5.55Wigan is higher£4.66£4.68£4.42

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wigan £4.16, Bury £4.23Bury: £4.23Wigan: £4.16Bury: £4.25Wigan: £4.18Bury: £4.01Wigan: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Bury is higherDepends on how you count£4.23£4.25£4.01

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wigan £4.61, Bury £7.69Bury: £7.69Wigan: £4.61Bury: £7.72Wigan: £4.63Bury: £7.29Wigan: £4.37

    £4.61£4.63£4.37Bury is higherDepends on how you count£7.69£7.72£7.29

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 183.6, Bury 176.4Bury: 176.4Wigan: 183.6

    183.6Wigan is higherDepends on how you count176.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 22.5, Bury 20.1Bury: 20.1Wigan: 22.5

    22.5Wigan 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: Wigan 32.3, Bury 28.4Bury: 28.4Wigan: 32.3

    32.3Wigan is higher28.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 86.1, Bury 74.5Bury: 74.5Wigan: 86.1

    86.1Wigan is higher74.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 128.3, Bury 134.1Bury: 134.1Wigan: 128.3

    128.3Bury is higherDepends on how you count134.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 18.4, Bury 18.3Bury: 18.3Wigan: 18.4

    18.4Wigan is higherDepends on how you count18.3

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Wigan and Bury, per resident
MeasureWiganBuryHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,637£4,657£4,399£4,497£4,516£4,266Wigan
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,353£2,363£2,232£2,260£2,270£2,144Wigan
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,336£1,342£1,268£1,397£1,403£1,325Bury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,112£2,121£2,004£2,028£2,037£1,924Wigan
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£84£79£89£89£84Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£138£139£131Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£5.17£5.19£4.90Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£575£577£545£499£501£474Wigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£153£154£145Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£85£85£81£80£81£76Wigan
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,005£1,009£953£1,085£1,089£1,029Bury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£180£181£171Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£236£237£224£223£224£211Wigan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.85£5.88£5.55£4.66£4.68£4.42Wigan
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£4.23£4.25£4.01Bury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.61£4.63£4.37£7.69£7.72£7.29Bury
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026183.6176.4Wigan
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.520.1Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.328.4Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.174.5Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026128.3134.1Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.418.3Wigan

Total

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

Wigan Bury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wigan £1.6bn, Bury £891.0mBury: £891.0mWigan: £1.6bnBury: £894.8mWigan: £1.6bnBury: £845.2mWigan: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnWigan is higher£891.0m£894.8m£845.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wigan £810.1m, Bury £447.8mBury: £447.8mWigan: £810.1mBury: £449.7mWigan: £813.5mBury: £424.8mWigan: £768.4m

    £810.1m£813.5m£768.4mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£447.8m£449.7m£424.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wigan £460.0m, Bury £276.8mBury: £276.8mWigan: £460.0mBury: £277.9mWigan: £462.0mBury: £262.5mWigan: £436.4m

    £460.0m£462.0m£436.4mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£276.8m£277.9m£262.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wigan £727.2m, Bury £401.9mBury: £401.9mWigan: £727.2mBury: £403.6mWigan: £730.3mBury: £381.2mWigan: £689.7m

    £727.2m£730.3m£689.7mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£401.9m£403.6m£381.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wigan £28.8m, Bury £17.5mBury: £17.5mWigan: £28.8mBury: £17.6mWigan: £28.9mBury: £16.6mWigan: £27.3m

    £28.8m£28.9m£27.3mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wigan £52.2m, Bury £27.4mBury: £27.4mWigan: £52.2mBury: £27.5mWigan: £52.4mBury: £26.0mWigan: £49.5m

    £52.2m£52.4m£49.5mWigan is higher£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: Wigan £1.9m, Bury £1.0mBury: £1.0mWigan: £1.9mBury: £1.0mWigan: £1.9mBury: £0.97mWigan: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mWigan 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: Wigan £197.8m, Bury £98.9mBury: £98.9mWigan: £197.8mBury: £99.3mWigan: £198.6mBury: £93.8mWigan: £187.6m

    £197.8m£198.6m£187.6mWigan 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: Wigan £56.7m, Bury £30.3mBury: £30.3mWigan: £56.7mBury: £30.4mWigan: £56.9mBury: £28.7mWigan: £53.8m

    £56.7m£56.9m£53.8mWigan 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: Wigan £29.3m, Bury £15.9mBury: £15.9mWigan: £29.3mBury: £16.0mWigan: £29.4mBury: £15.1mWigan: £27.8m

    £29.3m£29.4m£27.8mWigan is higher£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wigan £346.0m, Bury £214.9mBury: £214.9mWigan: £346.0mBury: £215.9mWigan: £347.5mBury: £203.9mWigan: £328.2m

    £346.0m£347.5m£328.2mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£214.9m£215.9m£203.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wigan £70.1m, Bury £35.7mBury: £35.7mWigan: £70.1mBury: £35.8mWigan: £70.4mBury: £33.9mWigan: £66.5m

    £70.1m£70.4m£66.5mWigan is higher£35.7m£35.8m£33.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wigan £81.3m, Bury £44.1mBury: £44.1mWigan: £81.3mBury: £44.3mWigan: £81.6mBury: £41.9mWigan: £77.1m

    £81.3m£81.6m£77.1mWigan is higher£44.1m£44.3m£41.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wigan £2.0m, Bury £0.92mBury: £0.92mWigan: £2.0mBury: £0.93mWigan: £2.0mBury: £0.88mWigan: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mWigan is higher£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wigan £1.4m, Bury £0.84mBury: £0.84mWigan: £1.4mBury: £0.84mWigan: £1.4mBury: £0.79mWigan: £1.4m

    £1.4mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£0.84m£0.84m£0.79m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wigan £1.6m, Bury £1.5mBury: £1.5mWigan: £1.6mBury: £1.5mWigan: £1.6mBury: £1.4mWigan: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wigan 63,211, Bury 34,941Bury: 34,941Wigan: 63,211

    63,211Wigan is higherDepends on how you count34,941

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wigan 7,749, Bury 3,983Bury: 3,983Wigan: 7,749

    7,749Wigan is higher3,983

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wigan 11,129, Bury 5,619Bury: 5,619Wigan: 11,129

    11,129Wigan is higher5,619

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wigan 29,626, Bury 14,764Bury: 14,764Wigan: 29,626

    29,626Wigan is higher14,764

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wigan 44,175, Bury 26,570Bury: 26,570Wigan: 44,175

    44,175Wigan is higherDepends on how you count26,570

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wigan 6,348, Bury 3,626Bury: 3,626Wigan: 6,348

    6,348Wigan is higherDepends on how you count3,626

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Wigan and Bury, total
MeasureWiganBuryHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£891.0m£894.8m£845.2mWigan
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£810.1m£813.5m£768.4m£447.8m£449.7m£424.8mWigan
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£460.0m£462.0m£436.4m£276.8m£277.9m£262.5mWigan
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£727.2m£730.3m£689.7m£401.9m£403.6m£381.2mWigan
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£28.8m£28.9m£27.3m£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mWigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£52.2m£52.4m£49.5m£27.4m£27.5m£26.0mWigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.0m£1.0m£0.97mWigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£197.8m£198.6m£187.6m£98.9m£99.3m£93.8mWigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.7m£56.9m£53.8m£30.3m£30.4m£28.7mWigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.3m£29.4m£27.8m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mWigan
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£346.0m£347.5m£328.2m£214.9m£215.9m£203.9mWigan
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£70.1m£70.4m£66.5m£35.7m£35.8m£33.9mWigan
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£81.3m£81.6m£77.1m£44.1m£44.3m£41.9mWigan
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.92m£0.93m£0.88mWigan
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.4m£0.84m£0.84m£0.79mWigan
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mWigan
State Pensiontotal, March 202663,21134,941Wigan
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,7493,983Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202611,1295,619Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202629,62614,764Wigan
Universal Credittotal, May 202644,17526,570Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,3483,626Wigan

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.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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