Who Gets What

Compare local authorities · North West and South West

Liverpool and Plymouth

508,202 and 271,904 residents (mid-2024).

Liverpool is higher than Plymouth on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 4 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
Liverpool and Plymouth 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

Liverpool is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Plymouth 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

Liverpool Plymouth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Liverpool £5,403, Plymouth £4,681Plymouth: £4,681Liverpool: £5,403Plymouth: £4,701Liverpool: £5,426Plymouth: £4,440Liverpool: £5,125

    £5,403£5,426£5,125Liverpool is higher£4,681£4,701£4,440

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Liverpool £13,611, Plymouth £12,509Plymouth: £12,509Liverpool: £13,611Plymouth: £12,562Liverpool: £13,669Plymouth: £11,866Liverpool: £12,911

    £13,611£13,669£12,911Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£12,509£12,562£11,866

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Liverpool £2,976, Plymouth £2,246Plymouth: £2,246Liverpool: £2,976Plymouth: £2,255Liverpool: £2,989Plymouth: £2,130Liverpool: £2,823

    £2,976£2,989£2,823Liverpool is higher£2,246£2,255£2,130

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Liverpool £11,483, Plymouth £11,261Plymouth: £11,261Liverpool: £11,483Plymouth: £11,309Liverpool: £11,532Plymouth: £10,682Liverpool: £10,892

    £11,483£11,532£10,892Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£11,261£11,309£10,682

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Liverpool £1,062, Plymouth £490Plymouth: £490Liverpool: £1,062Plymouth: £492Liverpool: £1,066Plymouth: £465Liverpool: £1,007

    £1,062£1,066£1,007Liverpool is higher£490£492£465

  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: Liverpool £1,008, Plymouth £727Plymouth: £727Liverpool: £1,008Plymouth: £730Liverpool: £1,012Plymouth: £690Liverpool: £956

    £1,008£1,012£956Liverpool is higher£727£730£690

  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: Liverpool £58, Plymouth £30Plymouth: £30Liverpool: £58Plymouth: £31Liverpool: £59Plymouth: £29Liverpool: £55

    £58£59£55Liverpool is higher£30£31£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Liverpool £815, Plymouth £590Plymouth: £590Liverpool: £815Plymouth: £593Liverpool: £818Plymouth: £560Liverpool: £773

    £815£818£773Liverpool is higher£590£593£560

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Liverpool £211, Plymouth £164Plymouth: £164Liverpool: £211Plymouth: £165Liverpool: £211Plymouth: £156Liverpool: £200

    £211£211£200Liverpool is higher£164£165£156

  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: Liverpool £165, Plymouth £123Plymouth: £123Liverpool: £165Plymouth: £123Liverpool: £166Plymouth: £116Liverpool: £156

    £165£166£156Liverpool is higher£123£123£116

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Liverpool £2,202, Plymouth £1,725Plymouth: £1,725Liverpool: £2,202Plymouth: £1,733Liverpool: £2,212Plymouth: £1,637Liverpool: £2,089

    £2,202£2,212£2,089Liverpool is higher£1,725£1,733£1,637

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Liverpool £400, Plymouth £246Plymouth: £246Liverpool: £400Plymouth: £247Liverpool: £402Plymouth: £233Liverpool: £380

    £400£402£380Liverpool is higher£246£247£233

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Liverpool £585, Plymouth £383Plymouth: £383Liverpool: £585Plymouth: £385Liverpool: £588Plymouth: £364Liverpool: £555

    £585£588£555Liverpool is higher£383£385£364

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Liverpool £9.00, Plymouth £5.58Plymouth: £5.58Liverpool: £9.00Plymouth: £5.60Liverpool: £9.04Plymouth: £5.29Liverpool: £8.54

    £9.00£9.04£8.54Liverpool is higher£5.58£5.60£5.29

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Liverpool £15, Plymouth £8.31Plymouth: £8.31Liverpool: £15Plymouth: £8.34Liverpool: £15Plymouth: £7.88Liverpool: £14

    £15£15£14Liverpool is higher£8.31£8.34£7.88

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Liverpool £5.48, Plymouth £6.45Plymouth: £6.45Liverpool: £5.48Plymouth: £6.48Liverpool: £5.51Plymouth: £6.12Liverpool: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£6.45£6.48£6.12

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Liverpool 1,043.0, Plymouth 1,014.7Plymouth: 1,014.7Liverpool: 1,043.0

    1,043.0Liverpool 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: Liverpool 232.0, Plymouth 121.9Plymouth: 121.9Liverpool: 232.0

    232.0Liverpool is higher121.9

  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: Liverpool 203.1, Plymouth 156.8Plymouth: 156.8Liverpool: 203.1

    203.1Liverpool is higher156.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Liverpool 118.7, Plymouth 85.7Plymouth: 85.7Liverpool: 118.7

    118.7Liverpool is higher85.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Liverpool 268.3, Plymouth 209.0Plymouth: 209.0Liverpool: 268.3

    268.3Liverpool is higher209.0

  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: Liverpool 35.9, Plymouth 26.3Plymouth: 26.3Liverpool: 35.9

    35.9Liverpool is higher26.3

Show the numbers
Liverpool and Plymouth, per person in the age group
MeasureLiverpoolPlymouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,403£5,426£5,125£4,681£4,701£4,440Liverpool
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,611£13,669£12,911£12,509£12,562£11,866Liverpool
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,976£2,989£2,823£2,246£2,255£2,130Liverpool
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,483£11,532£10,892£11,261£11,309£10,682Liverpool
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,062£1,066£1,007£490£492£465Liverpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,008£1,012£956£727£730£690Liverpool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£58£59£55£30£31£29Liverpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£815£818£773£590£593£560Liverpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£211£211£200£164£165£156Liverpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£165£166£156£123£123£116Liverpool
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,202£2,212£2,089£1,725£1,733£1,637Liverpool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£400£402£380£246£247£233Liverpool
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£585£588£555£383£385£364Liverpool
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.00£9.04£8.54£5.58£5.60£5.29Liverpool
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£15£15£14£8.31£8.34£7.88Liverpool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£6.45£6.48£6.12Plymouth
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,043.01,014.7Liverpool
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026232.0121.9Liverpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026203.1156.8Liverpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026118.785.7Liverpool
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026268.3209.0Liverpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202635.926.3Liverpool

Per resident

Liverpool is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Plymouth on 4. 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

Liverpool Plymouth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Liverpool £5,403, Plymouth £4,681Plymouth: £4,681Liverpool: £5,403Plymouth: £4,701Liverpool: £5,426Plymouth: £4,440Liverpool: £5,125

    £5,403£5,426£5,125Liverpool is higher£4,681£4,701£4,440

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Liverpool £1,956, Plymouth £2,231Plymouth: £2,231Liverpool: £1,956Plymouth: £2,240Liverpool: £1,964Plymouth: £2,116Liverpool: £1,855

    £1,956£1,964£1,855Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,231£2,240£2,116

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Liverpool £2,017, Plymouth £1,444Plymouth: £1,444Liverpool: £2,017Plymouth: £1,450Liverpool: £2,025Plymouth: £1,370Liverpool: £1,913

    £2,017£2,025£1,913Liverpool is higher£1,444£1,450£1,370

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Liverpool £1,650, Plymouth £2,008Plymouth: £2,008Liverpool: £1,650Plymouth: £2,017Liverpool: £1,657Plymouth: £1,905Liverpool: £1,565

    £1,650£1,657£1,565Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,008£2,017£1,905

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Liverpool £153, Plymouth £87Plymouth: £87Liverpool: £153Plymouth: £88Liverpool: £153Plymouth: £83Liverpool: £145

    £153£153£145Liverpool is higher£87£88£83

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Liverpool £145, Plymouth £130Plymouth: £130Liverpool: £145Plymouth: £130Liverpool: £145Plymouth: £123Liverpool: £137

    £145£145£137Liverpool is higher£130£130£123

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Liverpool £8.38, Plymouth £5.43Plymouth: £5.43Liverpool: £8.38Plymouth: £5.45Liverpool: £8.42Plymouth: £5.15Liverpool: £7.95

    £8.38£8.42£7.95Liverpool is higher£5.43£5.45£5.15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Liverpool £815, Plymouth £590Plymouth: £590Liverpool: £815Plymouth: £593Liverpool: £818Plymouth: £560Liverpool: £773

    £815£818£773Liverpool is higher£590£593£560

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Liverpool £211, Plymouth £164Plymouth: £164Liverpool: £211Plymouth: £165Liverpool: £211Plymouth: £156Liverpool: £200

    £211£211£200Liverpool is higher£164£165£156

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Liverpool £112, Plymouth £79Plymouth: £79Liverpool: £112Plymouth: £79Liverpool: £112Plymouth: £75Liverpool: £106

    £112£112£106Liverpool is higher£79£79£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Liverpool £1,492, Plymouth £1,110Plymouth: £1,110Liverpool: £1,492Plymouth: £1,114Liverpool: £1,499Plymouth: £1,053Liverpool: £1,416

    £1,492£1,499£1,416Liverpool is higher£1,110£1,114£1,053

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Liverpool £400, Plymouth £246Plymouth: £246Liverpool: £400Plymouth: £247Liverpool: £402Plymouth: £233Liverpool: £380

    £400£402£380Liverpool is higher£246£247£233

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Liverpool £397, Plymouth £247Plymouth: £247Liverpool: £397Plymouth: £248Liverpool: £398Plymouth: £234Liverpool: £376

    £397£398£376Liverpool is higher£247£248£234

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Liverpool £6.10, Plymouth £3.58Plymouth: £3.58Liverpool: £6.10Plymouth: £3.60Liverpool: £6.13Plymouth: £3.40Liverpool: £5.79

    £6.10£6.13£5.79Liverpool is higher£3.58£3.60£3.40

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Liverpool £9.85, Plymouth £5.35Plymouth: £5.35Liverpool: £9.85Plymouth: £5.37Liverpool: £9.89Plymouth: £5.07Liverpool: £9.34

    £9.85£9.89£9.34Liverpool is higher£5.35£5.37£5.07

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Liverpool £5.48, Plymouth £6.45Plymouth: £6.45Liverpool: £5.48Plymouth: £6.48Liverpool: £5.51Plymouth: £6.12Liverpool: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£6.45£6.48£6.12

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Liverpool 149.9, Plymouth 180.9Plymouth: 180.9Liverpool: 149.9

    149.9Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count180.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Liverpool 33.3, Plymouth 21.7Plymouth: 21.7Liverpool: 33.3

    33.3Liverpool is higher21.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Liverpool 29.2, Plymouth 28.0Plymouth: 28.0Liverpool: 29.2

    29.2Liverpool is higher28.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Liverpool 118.7, Plymouth 85.7Plymouth: 85.7Liverpool: 118.7

    118.7Liverpool is higher85.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Liverpool 181.8, Plymouth 134.4Plymouth: 134.4Liverpool: 181.8

    181.8Liverpool is higher134.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Liverpool 24.3, Plymouth 16.9Plymouth: 16.9Liverpool: 24.3

    24.3Liverpool is higher16.9

Show the numbers
Liverpool and Plymouth, per resident
MeasureLiverpoolPlymouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,403£5,426£5,125£4,681£4,701£4,440Liverpool
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,956£1,964£1,855£2,231£2,240£2,116Plymouth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,017£2,025£1,913£1,444£1,450£1,370Liverpool
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,650£1,657£1,565£2,008£2,017£1,905Plymouth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£153£153£145£87£88£83Liverpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£145£137£130£130£123Liverpool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.38£8.42£7.95£5.43£5.45£5.15Liverpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£815£818£773£590£593£560Liverpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£211£211£200£164£165£156Liverpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106£79£79£75Liverpool
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,492£1,499£1,416£1,110£1,114£1,053Liverpool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£400£402£380£246£247£233Liverpool
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£397£398£376£247£248£234Liverpool
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.10£6.13£5.79£3.58£3.60£3.40Liverpool
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£9.85£9.89£9.34£5.35£5.37£5.07Liverpool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£6.45£6.48£6.12Plymouth
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026149.9180.9Plymouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202633.321.7Liverpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.228.0Liverpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026118.785.7Liverpool
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026181.8134.4Liverpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.316.9Liverpool

Total

Liverpool is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Plymouth 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

Liverpool Plymouth

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Liverpool £2.7bn, Plymouth £1.3bnPlymouth: £1.3bnLiverpool: £2.7bnPlymouth: £1.3bnLiverpool: £2.8bnPlymouth: £1.2bnLiverpool: £2.6bn

    £2.7bn£2.8bn£2.6bnLiverpool is higher£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Liverpool £994.1m, Plymouth £606.5mPlymouth: £606.5mLiverpool: £994.1mPlymouth: £609.1mLiverpool: £998.3mPlymouth: £575.3mLiverpool: £943.0m

    £994.1m£998.3m£943.0mLiverpool is higherDepends on how you count£606.5m£609.1m£575.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Liverpool £1.0bn, Plymouth £392.7mPlymouth: £392.7mLiverpool: £1.0bnPlymouth: £394.3mLiverpool: £1.0bnPlymouth: £372.5mLiverpool: £972.1m

    £1.0bn£1.0bn£972.1mLiverpool is higher£392.7m£394.3m£372.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Liverpool £838.7m, Plymouth £546.0mPlymouth: £546.0mLiverpool: £838.7mPlymouth: £548.3mLiverpool: £842.2mPlymouth: £517.9mLiverpool: £795.5m

    £838.7m£842.2m£795.5mLiverpool is higherDepends on how you count£546.0m£548.3m£517.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Liverpool £77.6m, Plymouth £23.8mPlymouth: £23.8mLiverpool: £77.6mPlymouth: £23.9mLiverpool: £77.9mPlymouth: £22.5mLiverpool: £73.6m

    £77.6m£77.9m£73.6mLiverpool is higher£23.8m£23.9m£22.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Liverpool £73.6m, Plymouth £35.3mPlymouth: £35.3mLiverpool: £73.6mPlymouth: £35.4mLiverpool: £73.9mPlymouth: £33.5mLiverpool: £69.8m

    £73.6m£73.9m£69.8mLiverpool is higher£35.3m£35.4m£33.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Liverpool £4.3m, Plymouth £1.5mPlymouth: £1.5mLiverpool: £4.3mPlymouth: £1.5mLiverpool: £4.3mPlymouth: £1.4mLiverpool: £4.0m

    £4.3m£4.3m£4.0mLiverpool is higher£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Liverpool £414.0m, Plymouth £160.4mPlymouth: £160.4mLiverpool: £414.0mPlymouth: £161.1mLiverpool: £415.7mPlymouth: £152.2mLiverpool: £392.7m

    £414.0m£415.7m£392.7mLiverpool is higher£160.4m£161.1m£152.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Liverpool £107.0m, Plymouth £44.7mPlymouth: £44.7mLiverpool: £107.0mPlymouth: £44.9mLiverpool: £107.4mPlymouth: £42.4mLiverpool: £101.5m

    £107.0m£107.4m£101.5mLiverpool is higher£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Liverpool £56.8m, Plymouth £21.5mPlymouth: £21.5mLiverpool: £56.8mPlymouth: £21.6mLiverpool: £57.1mPlymouth: £20.4mLiverpool: £53.9m

    £56.8m£57.1m£53.9mLiverpool is higher£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Liverpool £758.4m, Plymouth £301.7mPlymouth: £301.7mLiverpool: £758.4mPlymouth: £303.0mLiverpool: £761.6mPlymouth: £286.2mLiverpool: £719.4m

    £758.4m£761.6m£719.4mLiverpool is higher£301.7m£303.0m£286.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Liverpool £203.4m, Plymouth £66.8mPlymouth: £66.8mLiverpool: £203.4mPlymouth: £67.0mLiverpool: £204.3mPlymouth: £63.3mLiverpool: £192.9m

    £203.4m£204.3m£192.9mLiverpool is higher£66.8m£67.0m£63.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Liverpool £201.5m, Plymouth £67.0mPlymouth: £67.0mLiverpool: £201.5mPlymouth: £67.3mLiverpool: £202.4mPlymouth: £63.6mLiverpool: £191.1m

    £201.5m£202.4m£191.1mLiverpool is higher£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Liverpool £3.1m, Plymouth £0.97mPlymouth: £0.97mLiverpool: £3.1mPlymouth: £0.98mLiverpool: £3.1mPlymouth: £0.92mLiverpool: £2.9m

    £3.1m£3.1m£2.9mLiverpool is higher£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Liverpool £5.0m, Plymouth £1.5mPlymouth: £1.5mLiverpool: £5.0mPlymouth: £1.5mLiverpool: £5.0mPlymouth: £1.4mLiverpool: £4.7m

    £5.0m£5.0m£4.7mLiverpool is higher£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Liverpool £2.8m, Plymouth £1.8mPlymouth: £1.8mLiverpool: £2.8mPlymouth: £1.8mLiverpool: £2.8mPlymouth: £1.7mLiverpool: £2.6m

    £2.8m£2.8m£2.6mLiverpool is higherDepends on how you count£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Liverpool 76,178, Plymouth 49,195Plymouth: 49,195Liverpool: 76,178

    76,178Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count49,195

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Liverpool 16,941, Plymouth 5,908Plymouth: 5,908Liverpool: 16,941

    16,941Liverpool is higher5,908

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Liverpool 14,835, Plymouth 7,602Plymouth: 7,602Liverpool: 14,835

    14,835Liverpool is higher7,602

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Liverpool 60,315, Plymouth 23,290Plymouth: 23,290Liverpool: 60,315

    60,315Liverpool is higher23,290

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Liverpool 92,408, Plymouth 36,542Plymouth: 36,542Liverpool: 92,408

    92,408Liverpool is higher36,542

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Liverpool 12,366, Plymouth 4,592Plymouth: 4,592Liverpool: 12,366

    12,366Liverpool is higher4,592

Show the numbers
Liverpool and Plymouth, total
MeasureLiverpoolPlymouthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.7bn£2.8bn£2.6bn£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnLiverpool
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£994.1m£998.3m£943.0m£606.5m£609.1m£575.3mLiverpool
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.0bn£972.1m£392.7m£394.3m£372.5mLiverpool
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£838.7m£842.2m£795.5m£546.0m£548.3m£517.9mLiverpool
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£77.6m£77.9m£73.6m£23.8m£23.9m£22.5mLiverpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.6m£73.9m£69.8m£35.3m£35.4m£33.5mLiverpool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.3m£4.3m£4.0m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mLiverpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£414.0m£415.7m£392.7m£160.4m£161.1m£152.2mLiverpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£107.0m£107.4m£101.5m£44.7m£44.9m£42.4mLiverpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.8m£57.1m£53.9m£21.5m£21.6m£20.4mLiverpool
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£758.4m£761.6m£719.4m£301.7m£303.0m£286.2mLiverpool
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£203.4m£204.3m£192.9m£66.8m£67.0m£63.3mLiverpool
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£201.5m£202.4m£191.1m£67.0m£67.3m£63.6mLiverpool
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m£0.97m£0.98m£0.92mLiverpool
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mLiverpool
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.8m£2.8m£2.6m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mLiverpool
State Pensiontotal, March 202676,17849,195Liverpool
Pension Credittotal, March 202616,9415,908Liverpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202614,8357,602Liverpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202660,31523,290Liverpool
Universal Credittotal, May 202692,40836,542Liverpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 202612,3664,592Liverpool

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.