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Wigan and Newcastle upon Tyne

344,245 and 318,852 residents (mid-2024).

Wigan is higher than Newcastle upon Tyne on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 7 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Wigan is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne on 12. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wigan £4,637, Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Wigan: £4,637Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Wigan: £4,657Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033Wigan: £4,399

    £4,637£4,657£4,399Wigan is higher£4,252£4,270£4,033

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wigan £12,923, Newcastle upon Tyne £12,985Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,985Wigan: £12,923Newcastle upon Tyne: £13,040Wigan: £12,978Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,317Wigan: £12,258

    £12,923£12,978£12,258Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£12,985£13,040£12,317

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £2,145, Newcastle upon Tyne £2,187Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,187Wigan: £2,145Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,196Wigan: £2,154Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,074Wigan: £2,035

    £2,145£2,154£2,035Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£2,187£2,196£2,074

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wigan £11,601, Newcastle upon Tyne £11,326Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,326Wigan: £11,601Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,374Wigan: £11,650Newcastle upon Tyne: £10,743Wigan: £11,004

    £11,601£11,650£11,004Wigan is higher£11,326£11,374£10,743

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wigan £459, Newcastle upon Tyne £739Newcastle upon Tyne: £739Wigan: £459Newcastle upon Tyne: £742Wigan: £461Newcastle upon Tyne: £701Wigan: £436

    £459£461£436Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£739£742£701

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne £878Newcastle upon Tyne: £878Wigan: £833Newcastle upon Tyne: £882Wigan: £836Newcastle upon Tyne: £833Wigan: £790

    £833£836£790Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£878£882£833

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne £42Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Wigan: £31Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Wigan: £31Newcastle upon Tyne: £40Wigan: £29

    £31£31£29Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£42£42£40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £575, Newcastle upon Tyne £537Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Wigan: £575Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Wigan: £577Newcastle upon Tyne: £509Wigan: £545

    £575£577£545Wigan is higher£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £165, Newcastle upon Tyne £127Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Wigan: £165Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Wigan: £165Newcastle upon Tyne: £120Wigan: £156

    £165£165£156Wigan is higher£127£127£120

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne £133Newcastle upon Tyne: £133Wigan: £137Newcastle upon Tyne: £134Wigan: £137Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Wigan: £130

    £137£137£130Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£133£134£127

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £1,613, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,750Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,750Wigan: £1,613Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,757Wigan: £1,620Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,660Wigan: £1,530

    £1,613£1,620£1,530Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£1,750£1,757£1,660

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wigan £204, Newcastle upon Tyne £279Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Wigan: £204Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Wigan: £205Newcastle upon Tyne: £264Wigan: £193

    £204£205£193Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£279£280£264

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £379, Newcastle upon Tyne £290Newcastle upon Tyne: £290Wigan: £379Newcastle upon Tyne: £292Wigan: £381Newcastle upon Tyne: £275Wigan: £360

    £379£381£360Wigan is higher£290£292£275

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £9.39, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.48Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.48Wigan: £9.39Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.51Wigan: £9.43Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.20Wigan: £8.91

    £9.39£9.43£8.91Wigan is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £6.67, Newcastle upon Tyne £7.85Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.85Wigan: £6.67Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.89Wigan: £6.70Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.45Wigan: £6.33

    £6.67£6.70£6.33Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£7.85£7.89£7.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wigan £4.61, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Wigan: £4.61Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Wigan: £4.63Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75Wigan: £4.37

    £4.61£4.63£4.37Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£5.01£5.03£4.75

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne 1,014.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 1,014.7Wigan: 1,008.4

    1,008.4Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count1,014.7

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne 168.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 168.1Wigan: 123.6

    123.6Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count168.1

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne 177.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 177.0Wigan: 177.5

    177.5Wigan is higher177.0

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2Wigan: 86.1

    86.1Wigan is higher79.2

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne 206.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 206.5Wigan: 206.0

    206.0Newcastle upon Tyne is higher206.5

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne 29.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 29.4Wigan: 29.6

    29.6Wigan is higherDepends on how you count29.4

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Wigan and Newcastle upon Tyne, per person in the age group
MeasureWiganNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,637£4,657£4,399£4,252£4,270£4,033Wigan
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,923£12,978£12,258£12,985£13,040£12,317Newcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,145£2,154£2,035£2,187£2,196£2,074Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,601£11,650£11,004£11,326£11,374£10,743Wigan
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£459£461£436£739£742£701Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£833£836£790£878£882£833Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£31£31£29£42£42£40Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£575£577£545£537£539£509Wigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£127£127£120Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£137£137£130£133£134£127Wigan
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,613£1,620£1,530£1,750£1,757£1,660Newcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£279£280£264Newcastle upon Tyne
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£379£381£360£290£292£275Wigan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.39£9.43£8.91£5.48£5.51£5.20Wigan
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.67£6.70£6.33£7.85£7.89£7.45Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.61£4.63£4.37£5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.41,014.7Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.6168.1Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.5177.0Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.179.2Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026206.0206.5Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.629.4Wigan

Per resident

Wigan is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne 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

Wigan Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wigan £4,637, Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Wigan: £4,637Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Wigan: £4,657Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033Wigan: £4,399

    £4,637£4,657£4,399Wigan is higher£4,252£4,270£4,033

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wigan £2,353, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,811Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,811Wigan: £2,353Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,819Wigan: £2,363Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,718Wigan: £2,232

    £2,353£2,363£2,232Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£1,811£1,819£1,718

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wigan £1,336, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,493Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,493Wigan: £1,336Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Wigan: £1,342Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,416Wigan: £1,268

    £1,336£1,342£1,268Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£1,493£1,499£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wigan £2,112, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,580Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,580Wigan: £2,112Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,587Wigan: £2,121Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Wigan: £2,004

    £2,112£2,121£2,004Wigan is higher£1,580£1,587£1,499

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wigan £84, Newcastle upon Tyne £103Newcastle upon Tyne: £103Wigan: £84Newcastle upon Tyne: £104Wigan: £84Newcastle upon Tyne: £98Wigan: £79

    £84£84£79Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£103£104£98

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £152, Newcastle upon Tyne £122Newcastle upon Tyne: £122Wigan: £152Newcastle upon Tyne: £123Wigan: £152Newcastle upon Tyne: £116Wigan: £144

    £152£152£144Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£122£123£116

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.82Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.82Wigan: £5.62Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.84Wigan: £5.64Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.52Wigan: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£5.82£5.84£5.52

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £575, Newcastle upon Tyne £537Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Wigan: £575Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Wigan: £577Newcastle upon Tyne: £509Wigan: £545

    £575£577£545Wigan is higher£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £165, Newcastle upon Tyne £127Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Wigan: £165Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Wigan: £165Newcastle upon Tyne: £120Wigan: £156

    £165£165£156Wigan is higher£127£127£120

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wigan £85, Newcastle upon Tyne £91Newcastle upon Tyne: £91Wigan: £85Newcastle upon Tyne: £92Wigan: £85Newcastle upon Tyne: £86Wigan: £81

    £85£85£81Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£91£92£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wigan £1,005, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,195Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,195Wigan: £1,005Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,200Wigan: £1,009Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,133Wigan: £953

    £1,005£1,009£953Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£1,195£1,200£1,133

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wigan £204, Newcastle upon Tyne £279Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Wigan: £204Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Wigan: £205Newcastle upon Tyne: £264Wigan: £193

    £204£205£193Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£279£280£264

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wigan £236, Newcastle upon Tyne £198Newcastle upon Tyne: £198Wigan: £236Newcastle upon Tyne: £199Wigan: £237Newcastle upon Tyne: £188Wigan: £224

    £236£237£224Wigan is higher£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wigan £5.85, Newcastle upon Tyne £3.74Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.74Wigan: £5.85Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.76Wigan: £5.88Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.55Wigan: £5.55

    £5.85£5.88£5.55Wigan is higher£3.74£3.76£3.55

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wigan £4.16, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.37Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.37Wigan: £4.16Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.39Wigan: £4.18Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.09Wigan: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wigan £4.61, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Wigan: £4.61Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Wigan: £4.63Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75Wigan: £4.37

    £4.61£4.63£4.37Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£5.01£5.03£4.75

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 183.6, Newcastle upon Tyne 141.6Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.6Wigan: 183.6

    183.6Wigan is higherDepends on how you count141.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 22.5, Newcastle upon Tyne 23.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 23.5Wigan: 22.5

    22.5Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count23.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 32.3, Newcastle upon Tyne 24.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 24.7Wigan: 32.3

    32.3Wigan is higher24.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 86.1, Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2Wigan: 86.1

    86.1Wigan is higher79.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 128.3, Newcastle upon Tyne 141.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.0Wigan: 128.3

    128.3Newcastle upon Tyne is higher141.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 18.4, Newcastle upon Tyne 20.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 20.1Wigan: 18.4

    18.4Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count20.1

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Wigan and Newcastle upon Tyne, per resident
MeasureWiganNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,637£4,657£4,399£4,252£4,270£4,033Wigan
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,353£2,363£2,232£1,811£1,819£1,718Wigan
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,336£1,342£1,268£1,493£1,499£1,416Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,112£2,121£2,004£1,580£1,587£1,499Wigan
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£84£79£103£104£98Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£122£123£116Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£5.82£5.84£5.52Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£575£577£545£537£539£509Wigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£127£127£120Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£85£85£81£91£92£86Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,005£1,009£953£1,195£1,200£1,133Newcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£279£280£264Newcastle upon Tyne
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£236£237£224£198£199£188Wigan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.85£5.88£5.55£3.74£3.76£3.55Wigan
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£5.37£5.39£5.09Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.61£4.63£4.37£5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026183.6141.6Wigan
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.523.5Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.324.7Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.179.2Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026128.3141.0Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.420.1Newcastle upon Tyne

Total

Wigan is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne on 8. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wigan £1.6bn, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.4bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnWigan: £1.6bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnWigan: £1.6bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.3bnWigan: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnWigan is higher£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wigan £810.1m, Newcastle upon Tyne £577.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £577.5mWigan: £810.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £580.0mWigan: £813.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £547.8mWigan: £768.4m

    £810.1m£813.5m£768.4mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£577.5m£580.0m£547.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wigan £460.0m, Newcastle upon Tyne £476.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £476.1mWigan: £460.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £478.1mWigan: £462.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £451.6mWigan: £436.4m

    £460.0m£462.0m£436.4mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£476.1m£478.1m£451.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wigan £727.2m, Newcastle upon Tyne £503.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £503.8mWigan: £727.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £505.9mWigan: £730.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £477.8mWigan: £689.7m

    £727.2m£730.3m£689.7mWigan is higher£503.8m£505.9m£477.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wigan £28.8m, Newcastle upon Tyne £32.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £32.9mWigan: £28.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £33.0mWigan: £28.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £31.2mWigan: £27.3m

    £28.8m£28.9m£27.3mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£32.9m£33.0m£31.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wigan £52.2m, Newcastle upon Tyne £39.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.1mWigan: £52.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.2mWigan: £52.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £37.0mWigan: £49.5m

    £52.2m£52.4m£49.5mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£39.1m£39.2m£37.0m

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mWigan: £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mWigan: £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.8mWigan: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wigan £197.8m, Newcastle upon Tyne £171.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.2mWigan: £197.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.9mWigan: £198.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £162.4mWigan: £187.6m

    £197.8m£198.6m£187.6mWigan is higher£171.2m£171.9m£162.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wigan £56.7m, Newcastle upon Tyne £40.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.4mWigan: £56.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.6mWigan: £56.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £38.3mWigan: £53.8m

    £56.7m£56.9m£53.8mWigan is higher£40.4m£40.6m£38.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wigan £29.3m, Newcastle upon Tyne £29.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.1mWigan: £29.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.2mWigan: £29.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £27.6mWigan: £27.8m

    £29.3m£29.4m£27.8mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wigan £346.0m, Newcastle upon Tyne £380.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £380.9mWigan: £346.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £382.5mWigan: £347.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £361.3mWigan: £328.2m

    £346.0m£347.5m£328.2mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£380.9m£382.5m£361.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wigan £70.1m, Newcastle upon Tyne £88.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £88.9mWigan: £70.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £89.3mWigan: £70.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £84.3mWigan: £66.5m

    £70.1m£70.4m£66.5mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£88.9m£89.3m£84.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wigan £81.3m, Newcastle upon Tyne £63.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.2mWigan: £81.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.5mWigan: £81.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £59.9mWigan: £77.1m

    £81.3m£81.6m£77.1mWigan is higher£63.2m£63.5m£59.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wigan £2.0m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mWigan: £2.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mWigan: £2.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.1mWigan: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mWigan is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wigan £1.4m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mWigan: £1.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mWigan: £1.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mWigan: £1.4m

    £1.4mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wigan £1.6m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mWigan: £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mWigan: £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.5mWigan: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wigan 63,211, Newcastle upon Tyne 45,132Newcastle upon Tyne: 45,132Wigan: 63,211

    63,211Wigan is higherDepends on how you count45,132

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wigan 7,749, Newcastle upon Tyne 7,476Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,476Wigan: 7,749

    7,749Wigan is higherDepends on how you count7,476

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wigan 11,129, Newcastle upon Tyne 7,871Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,871Wigan: 11,129

    11,129Wigan is higher7,871

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wigan 29,626, Newcastle upon Tyne 25,242Newcastle upon Tyne: 25,242Wigan: 29,626

    29,626Wigan is higher25,242

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wigan 44,175, Newcastle upon Tyne 44,961Newcastle upon Tyne: 44,961Wigan: 44,175

    44,175Newcastle upon Tyne is higher44,961

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wigan 6,348, Newcastle upon Tyne 6,399Newcastle upon Tyne: 6,399Wigan: 6,348

    6,348Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count6,399

Show the numbers
Wigan and Newcastle upon Tyne, total
MeasureWiganNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnWigan
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£810.1m£813.5m£768.4m£577.5m£580.0m£547.8mWigan
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£460.0m£462.0m£436.4m£476.1m£478.1m£451.6mNewcastle upon Tyne
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£727.2m£730.3m£689.7m£503.8m£505.9m£477.8mWigan
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£28.8m£28.9m£27.3m£32.9m£33.0m£31.2mNewcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£52.2m£52.4m£49.5m£39.1m£39.2m£37.0mWigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mWigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£197.8m£198.6m£187.6m£171.2m£171.9m£162.4mWigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.7m£56.9m£53.8m£40.4m£40.6m£38.3mWigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.3m£29.4m£27.8m£29.1m£29.2m£27.6mWigan
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£346.0m£347.5m£328.2m£380.9m£382.5m£361.3mNewcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£70.1m£70.4m£66.5m£88.9m£89.3m£84.3mNewcastle upon Tyne
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£81.3m£81.6m£77.1m£63.2m£63.5m£59.9mWigan
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mWigan
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mNewcastle upon Tyne
State Pensiontotal, March 202663,21145,132Wigan
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,7497,476Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202611,1297,871Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202629,62625,242Wigan
Universal Credittotal, May 202644,17544,961Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,3486,399Newcastle upon Tyne

Sources

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

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