Who Gets What

Compare local authorities · North West and Yorkshire and The Humber

Wigan and Kirklees

344,245 and 445,780 residents (mid-2024).

Wigan is higher than Kirklees on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 12 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.

Swap the two areas
Wigan and Kirklees on a map of the local authorities of Great Britain
How to count
Prices

Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Wigan is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Kirklees on 9. 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 Kirklees

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wigan £4,637, Kirklees £4,357Kirklees: £4,357Wigan: £4,637Kirklees: £4,375Wigan: £4,657Kirklees: £4,133Wigan: £4,399

    £4,637£4,657£4,399Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£4,357£4,375£4,133

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wigan £12,923, Kirklees £12,674Kirklees: £12,674Wigan: £12,923Kirklees: £12,728Wigan: £12,978Kirklees: £12,022Wigan: £12,258

    £12,923£12,978£12,258Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£12,674£12,728£12,022

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £2,145, Kirklees £2,249Kirklees: £2,249Wigan: £2,145Kirklees: £2,258Wigan: £2,154Kirklees: £2,133Wigan: £2,035

    £2,145£2,154£2,035Kirklees is higher£2,249£2,258£2,133

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wigan £11,601, Kirklees £11,519Kirklees: £11,519Wigan: £11,601Kirklees: £11,568Wigan: £11,650Kirklees: £10,926Wigan: £11,004

    £11,601£11,650£11,004Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£11,519£11,568£10,926

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wigan £459, Kirklees £467Kirklees: £467Wigan: £459Kirklees: £469Wigan: £461Kirklees: £443Wigan: £436

    £459£461£436Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count£467£469£443

  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, Kirklees £659Kirklees: £659Wigan: £833Kirklees: £662Wigan: £836Kirklees: £625Wigan: £790

    £833£836£790Wigan is higher£659£662£625

  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, Kirklees £29Kirklees: £29Wigan: £31Kirklees: £29Wigan: £31Kirklees: £28Wigan: £29

    £31£31£29Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£29£29£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £575, Kirklees £500Kirklees: £500Wigan: £575Kirklees: £502Wigan: £577Kirklees: £474Wigan: £545

    £575£577£545Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£500£502£474

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £165, Kirklees £115Kirklees: £115Wigan: £165Kirklees: £115Wigan: £165Kirklees: £109Wigan: £156

    £165£165£156Wigan is higher£115£115£109

  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, Kirklees £137Kirklees: £137Wigan: £137Kirklees: £138Wigan: £137Kirklees: £130Wigan: £130

    £137£137£130Kirklees is higher£137£138£130

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £1,613, Kirklees £1,765Kirklees: £1,765Wigan: £1,613Kirklees: £1,773Wigan: £1,620Kirklees: £1,674Wigan: £1,530

    £1,613£1,620£1,530Kirklees is higher£1,765£1,773£1,674

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wigan £204, Kirklees £163Kirklees: £163Wigan: £204Kirklees: £164Wigan: £205Kirklees: £154Wigan: £193

    £204£205£193Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£163£164£154

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £379, Kirklees £330Kirklees: £330Wigan: £379Kirklees: £331Wigan: £381Kirklees: £313Wigan: £360

    £379£381£360Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£330£331£313

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £9.39, Kirklees £9.06Kirklees: £9.06Wigan: £9.39Kirklees: £9.09Wigan: £9.43Kirklees: £8.59Wigan: £8.91

    £9.39£9.43£8.91Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£9.06£9.09£8.59

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £6.67, Kirklees £7.62Kirklees: £7.62Wigan: £6.67Kirklees: £7.65Wigan: £6.70Kirklees: £7.23Wigan: £6.33

    £6.67£6.70£6.33Kirklees is higher£7.62£7.65£7.23

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wigan £4.61, Kirklees £6.89Kirklees: £6.89Wigan: £4.61Kirklees: £6.92Wigan: £4.63Kirklees: £6.54Wigan: £4.37

    £4.61£4.63£4.37Kirklees is higher£6.89£6.92£6.54

  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, Kirklees 1,008.5Kirklees: 1,008.5Wigan: 1,008.4

    1,008.4Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count1,008.5

  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, Kirklees 111.4Kirklees: 111.4Wigan: 123.6

    123.6Wigan is higherDepends on how you count111.4

  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, Kirklees 140.5Kirklees: 140.5Wigan: 177.5

    177.5Wigan is higher140.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 86.1, Kirklees 74.2Kirklees: 74.2Wigan: 86.1

    86.1Wigan is higherDepends on how you count74.2

  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, Kirklees 225.5Kirklees: 225.5Wigan: 206.0

    206.0Kirklees is higher225.5

  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, Kirklees 30.8Kirklees: 30.8Wigan: 29.6

    29.6Kirklees is higher30.8

Show the numbers
Wigan and Kirklees, per person in the age group
MeasureWiganKirkleesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,637£4,657£4,399£4,357£4,375£4,133Wigan
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,923£12,978£12,258£12,674£12,728£12,022Wigan
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,145£2,154£2,035£2,249£2,258£2,133Kirklees
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,601£11,650£11,004£11,519£11,568£10,926Wigan
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£459£461£436£467£469£443Kirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£833£836£790£659£662£625Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£31£31£29£29£29£28Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£575£577£545£500£502£474Wigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£115£115£109Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£137£137£130£137£138£130Kirklees
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,613£1,620£1,530£1,765£1,773£1,674Kirklees
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£163£164£154Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£379£381£360£330£331£313Wigan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.39£9.43£8.91£9.06£9.09£8.59Wigan
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.67£6.70£6.33£7.62£7.65£7.23Kirklees
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.61£4.63£4.37£6.89£6.92£6.54Kirklees
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.41,008.5Kirklees
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.6111.4Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.5140.5Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.174.2Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026206.0225.5Kirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.630.8Kirklees

Per resident

Wigan is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Kirklees on 7. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Wigan Kirklees

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wigan £4,637, Kirklees £4,357Kirklees: £4,357Wigan: £4,637Kirklees: £4,375Wigan: £4,657Kirklees: £4,133Wigan: £4,399

    £4,637£4,657£4,399Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£4,357£4,375£4,133

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wigan £2,353, Kirklees £2,174Kirklees: £2,174Wigan: £2,353Kirklees: £2,183Wigan: £2,363Kirklees: £2,062Wigan: £2,232

    £2,353£2,363£2,232Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£2,174£2,183£2,062

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wigan £1,336, Kirklees £1,399Kirklees: £1,399Wigan: £1,336Kirklees: £1,405Wigan: £1,342Kirklees: £1,327Wigan: £1,268

    £1,336£1,342£1,268Kirklees is higher£1,399£1,405£1,327

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wigan £2,112, Kirklees £1,975Kirklees: £1,975Wigan: £2,112Kirklees: £1,984Wigan: £2,121Kirklees: £1,874Wigan: £2,004

    £2,112£2,121£2,004Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£1,975£1,984£1,874

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wigan £84, Kirklees £80Kirklees: £80Wigan: £84Kirklees: £80Wigan: £84Kirklees: £76Wigan: £79

    £84£84£79Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£80£80£76

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £152, Kirklees £113Kirklees: £113Wigan: £152Kirklees: £113Wigan: £152Kirklees: £107Wigan: £144

    £152£152£144Wigan is higher£113£113£107

  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, Kirklees £4.98Kirklees: £4.98Wigan: £5.62Kirklees: £5.00Wigan: £5.64Kirklees: £4.72Wigan: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£4.98£5.00£4.72

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £575, Kirklees £500Kirklees: £500Wigan: £575Kirklees: £502Wigan: £577Kirklees: £474Wigan: £545

    £575£577£545Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£500£502£474

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £165, Kirklees £115Kirklees: £115Wigan: £165Kirklees: £115Wigan: £165Kirklees: £109Wigan: £156

    £165£165£156Wigan is higher£115£115£109

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wigan £85, Kirklees £85Kirklees: £85Wigan: £85Kirklees: £86Wigan: £85Kirklees: £81Wigan: £81

    £85£85£81Kirklees is higher£85£86£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wigan £1,005, Kirklees £1,098Kirklees: £1,098Wigan: £1,005Kirklees: £1,103Wigan: £1,009Kirklees: £1,042Wigan: £953

    £1,005£1,009£953Kirklees is higher£1,098£1,103£1,042

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wigan £204, Kirklees £163Kirklees: £163Wigan: £204Kirklees: £164Wigan: £205Kirklees: £154Wigan: £193

    £204£205£193Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£163£164£154

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wigan £236, Kirklees £205Kirklees: £205Wigan: £236Kirklees: £206Wigan: £237Kirklees: £195Wigan: £224

    £236£237£224Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£205£206£195

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wigan £5.85, Kirklees £5.64Kirklees: £5.64Wigan: £5.85Kirklees: £5.66Wigan: £5.88Kirklees: £5.35Wigan: £5.55

    £5.85£5.88£5.55Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£5.64£5.66£5.35

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wigan £4.16, Kirklees £4.74Kirklees: £4.74Wigan: £4.16Kirklees: £4.76Wigan: £4.18Kirklees: £4.50Wigan: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Kirklees is higher£4.74£4.76£4.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wigan £4.61, Kirklees £6.89Kirklees: £6.89Wigan: £4.61Kirklees: £6.92Wigan: £4.63Kirklees: £6.54Wigan: £4.37

    £4.61£4.63£4.37Kirklees is higher£6.89£6.92£6.54

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 183.6, Kirklees 173.0Kirklees: 173.0Wigan: 183.6

    183.6Wigan is higherDepends on how you count173.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 22.5, Kirklees 19.1Kirklees: 19.1Wigan: 22.5

    22.5Wigan is higherDepends on how you count19.1

  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, Kirklees 24.1Kirklees: 24.1Wigan: 32.3

    32.3Wigan is higher24.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 86.1, Kirklees 74.2Kirklees: 74.2Wigan: 86.1

    86.1Wigan is higherDepends on how you count74.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 128.3, Kirklees 140.3Kirklees: 140.3Wigan: 128.3

    128.3Kirklees is higher140.3

  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, Kirklees 19.2Kirklees: 19.2Wigan: 18.4

    18.4Kirklees is higher19.2

Show the numbers
Wigan and Kirklees, per resident
MeasureWiganKirkleesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,637£4,657£4,399£4,357£4,375£4,133Wigan
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,353£2,363£2,232£2,174£2,183£2,062Wigan
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,336£1,342£1,268£1,399£1,405£1,327Kirklees
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,112£2,121£2,004£1,975£1,984£1,874Wigan
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£84£79£80£80£76Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£113£113£107Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£4.98£5.00£4.72Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£575£577£545£500£502£474Wigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£115£115£109Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£85£85£81£85£86£81Kirklees
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,005£1,009£953£1,098£1,103£1,042Kirklees
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£163£164£154Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£236£237£224£205£206£195Wigan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.85£5.88£5.55£5.64£5.66£5.35Wigan
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£4.74£4.76£4.50Kirklees
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.61£4.63£4.37£6.89£6.92£6.54Kirklees
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026183.6173.0Wigan
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.519.1Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.324.1Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.174.2Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026128.3140.3Kirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.419.2Kirklees

Total

Wigan is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Kirklees on 19. 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 Kirklees

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wigan £1.6bn, Kirklees £1.9bnKirklees: £1.9bnWigan: £1.6bnKirklees: £2.0bnWigan: £1.6bnKirklees: £1.8bnWigan: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wigan £810.1m, Kirklees £968.9mKirklees: £968.9mWigan: £810.1mKirklees: £973.0mWigan: £813.5mKirklees: £919.1mWigan: £768.4m

    £810.1m£813.5m£768.4mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£968.9m£973.0m£919.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wigan £460.0m, Kirklees £623.8mKirklees: £623.8mWigan: £460.0mKirklees: £626.5mWigan: £462.0mKirklees: £591.7mWigan: £436.4m

    £460.0m£462.0m£436.4mKirklees is higher£623.8m£626.5m£591.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wigan £727.2m, Kirklees £880.6mKirklees: £880.6mWigan: £727.2mKirklees: £884.3mWigan: £730.3mKirklees: £835.3mWigan: £689.7m

    £727.2m£730.3m£689.7mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£880.6m£884.3m£835.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wigan £28.8m, Kirklees £35.7mKirklees: £35.7mWigan: £28.8mKirklees: £35.9mWigan: £28.9mKirklees: £33.9mWigan: £27.3m

    £28.8m£28.9m£27.3mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£35.7m£35.9m£33.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wigan £52.2m, Kirklees £50.4mKirklees: £50.4mWigan: £52.2mKirklees: £50.6mWigan: £52.4mKirklees: £47.8mWigan: £49.5m

    £52.2m£52.4m£49.5mWigan is higher£50.4m£50.6m£47.8m

  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, Kirklees £2.2mKirklees: £2.2mWigan: £1.9mKirklees: £2.2mWigan: £1.9mKirklees: £2.1mWigan: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wigan £197.8m, Kirklees £222.7mKirklees: £222.7mWigan: £197.8mKirklees: £223.6mWigan: £198.6mKirklees: £211.2mWigan: £187.6m

    £197.8m£198.6m£187.6mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£222.7m£223.6m£211.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wigan £56.7m, Kirklees £51.1mKirklees: £51.1mWigan: £56.7mKirklees: £51.3mWigan: £56.9mKirklees: £48.5mWigan: £53.8m

    £56.7m£56.9m£53.8mWigan is higher£51.1m£51.3m£48.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wigan £29.3m, Kirklees £38.0mKirklees: £38.0mWigan: £29.3mKirklees: £38.2mWigan: £29.4mKirklees: £36.1mWigan: £27.8m

    £29.3m£29.4m£27.8mKirklees is higher£38.0m£38.2m£36.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wigan £346.0m, Kirklees £489.6mKirklees: £489.6mWigan: £346.0mKirklees: £491.7mWigan: £347.5mKirklees: £464.4mWigan: £328.2m

    £346.0m£347.5m£328.2mKirklees is higher£489.6m£491.7m£464.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wigan £70.1m, Kirklees £72.6mKirklees: £72.6mWigan: £70.1mKirklees: £72.9mWigan: £70.4mKirklees: £68.9mWigan: £66.5m

    £70.1m£70.4m£66.5mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£72.6m£72.9m£68.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wigan £81.3m, Kirklees £91.6mKirklees: £91.6mWigan: £81.3mKirklees: £91.9mWigan: £81.6mKirklees: £86.8mWigan: £77.1m

    £81.3m£81.6m£77.1mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£91.6m£91.9m£86.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wigan £2.0m, Kirklees £2.5mKirklees: £2.5mWigan: £2.0mKirklees: £2.5mWigan: £2.0mKirklees: £2.4mWigan: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wigan £1.4m, Kirklees £2.1mKirklees: £2.1mWigan: £1.4mKirklees: £2.1mWigan: £1.4mKirklees: £2.0mWigan: £1.4m

    £1.4mKirklees is higher£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wigan £1.6m, Kirklees £3.1mKirklees: £3.1mWigan: £1.6mKirklees: £3.1mWigan: £1.6mKirklees: £2.9mWigan: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mKirklees is higher£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wigan 63,211, Kirklees 77,098Kirklees: 77,098Wigan: 63,211

    63,211Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count77,098

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wigan 7,749, Kirklees 8,517Kirklees: 8,517Wigan: 7,749

    7,749Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count8,517

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wigan 11,129, Kirklees 10,739Kirklees: 10,739Wigan: 11,129

    11,129Wigan is higher10,739

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wigan 29,626, Kirklees 33,072Kirklees: 33,072Wigan: 29,626

    29,626Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count33,072

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wigan 44,175, Kirklees 62,562Kirklees: 62,562Wigan: 44,175

    44,175Kirklees is higher62,562

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wigan 6,348, Kirklees 8,550Kirklees: 8,550Wigan: 6,348

    6,348Kirklees is higher8,550

Show the numbers
Wigan and Kirklees, total
MeasureWiganKirkleesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bnKirklees
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£810.1m£813.5m£768.4m£968.9m£973.0m£919.1mKirklees
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£460.0m£462.0m£436.4m£623.8m£626.5m£591.7mKirklees
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£727.2m£730.3m£689.7m£880.6m£884.3m£835.3mKirklees
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£28.8m£28.9m£27.3m£35.7m£35.9m£33.9mKirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£52.2m£52.4m£49.5m£50.4m£50.6m£47.8mWigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mKirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£197.8m£198.6m£187.6m£222.7m£223.6m£211.2mKirklees
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.7m£56.9m£53.8m£51.1m£51.3m£48.5mWigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.3m£29.4m£27.8m£38.0m£38.2m£36.1mKirklees
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£346.0m£347.5m£328.2m£489.6m£491.7m£464.4mKirklees
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£70.1m£70.4m£66.5m£72.6m£72.9m£68.9mKirklees
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£81.3m£81.6m£77.1m£91.6m£91.9m£86.8mKirklees
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£2.5m£2.5m£2.4mKirklees
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.4m£2.1m£2.1m£2.0mKirklees
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£3.1m£3.1m£2.9mKirklees
State Pensiontotal, March 202663,21177,098Kirklees
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,7498,517Kirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202611,12910,739Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202629,62633,072Kirklees
Universal Credittotal, May 202644,17562,562Kirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,3488,550Kirklees

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.