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Barnsley and St. Helens

251,325 and 188,397 residents (mid-2024).

Barnsley is higher than St. Helens on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 15 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

Barnsley is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and St. Helens on 16. 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

Barnsley St. Helens

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Barnsley £5,079, St. Helens £5,327St. Helens: £5,327Barnsley: £5,079St. Helens: £5,350Barnsley: £5,101St. Helens: £5,053Barnsley: £4,818

    £5,079£5,101£4,818St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£5,327£5,350£5,053

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Barnsley £12,874, St. Helens £13,122St. Helens: £13,122Barnsley: £12,874St. Helens: £13,178Barnsley: £12,929St. Helens: £12,447Barnsley: £12,211

    £12,874£12,929£12,211St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£13,122£13,178£12,447

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Barnsley £2,527, St. Helens £2,585St. Helens: £2,585Barnsley: £2,527St. Helens: £2,596Barnsley: £2,538St. Helens: £2,452Barnsley: £2,397

    £2,527£2,538£2,397St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£2,585£2,596£2,452

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Barnsley £11,470, St. Helens £11,608St. Helens: £11,608Barnsley: £11,470St. Helens: £11,657Barnsley: £11,519St. Helens: £11,011Barnsley: £10,880

    £11,470£11,519£10,880St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£11,608£11,657£11,011

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Barnsley £503, St. Helens £505St. Helens: £505Barnsley: £503St. Helens: £507Barnsley: £505St. Helens: £479Barnsley: £477

    £503£505£477St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£505£507£479

  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: Barnsley £869, St. Helens £977St. Helens: £977Barnsley: £869St. Helens: £981Barnsley: £873St. Helens: £926Barnsley: £825

    £869£873£825St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£977£981£926

  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: Barnsley £32, St. Helens £33St. Helens: £33Barnsley: £32St. Helens: £33Barnsley: £32St. Helens: £31Barnsley: £31

    £32£32£31St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Barnsley £705, St. Helens £709St. Helens: £709Barnsley: £705St. Helens: £712Barnsley: £708St. Helens: £673Barnsley: £668

    £705£708£668St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£709£712£673

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Barnsley £198, St. Helens £194St. Helens: £194Barnsley: £198St. Helens: £195Barnsley: £199St. Helens: £184Barnsley: £188

    £198£199£188Barnsley is higher£194£195£184

  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: Barnsley £187, St. Helens £176St. Helens: £176Barnsley: £187St. Helens: £177Barnsley: £188St. Helens: £167Barnsley: £178

    £187£188£178Barnsley is higher£176£177£167

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Barnsley £1,886, St. Helens £1,906St. Helens: £1,906Barnsley: £1,886St. Helens: £1,914Barnsley: £1,894St. Helens: £1,808Barnsley: £1,789

    £1,886£1,894£1,789St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£1,906£1,914£1,808

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Barnsley £179, St. Helens £264St. Helens: £264Barnsley: £179St. Helens: £265Barnsley: £180St. Helens: £250Barnsley: £170

    £179£180£170St. Helens is higher£264£265£250

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Barnsley £437, St. Helens £482St. Helens: £482Barnsley: £437St. Helens: £484Barnsley: £439St. Helens: £457Barnsley: £415

    £437£439£415St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£482£484£457

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Barnsley £6.95, St. Helens £9.58St. Helens: £9.58Barnsley: £6.95St. Helens: £9.62Barnsley: £6.98St. Helens: £9.09Barnsley: £6.59

    £6.95£6.98£6.59St. Helens is higher£9.58£9.62£9.09

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Barnsley £9.78, St. Helens £12St. Helens: £12Barnsley: £9.78St. Helens: £12Barnsley: £9.83St. Helens: £11Barnsley: £9.28

    £9.78£9.83£9.28St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Barnsley £6.74, St. Helens £9.84St. Helens: £9.84Barnsley: £6.74St. Helens: £9.88Barnsley: £6.77St. Helens: £9.33Barnsley: £6.39

    £6.74£6.77£6.39St. Helens is higher£9.84£9.88£9.33

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Barnsley 1,028.3, St. Helens 1,009.7St. Helens: 1,009.7Barnsley: 1,028.3

    1,028.3Barnsley is higherDepends on how you count1,009.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Barnsley 129.1, St. Helens 127.9St. Helens: 127.9Barnsley: 129.1

    129.1Barnsley is higherDepends on how you count127.9

  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: Barnsley 185.0, St. Helens 196.6St. Helens: 196.6Barnsley: 185.0

    185.0St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count196.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Barnsley 104.3, St. Helens 105.1St. Helens: 105.1Barnsley: 104.3

    104.3St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count105.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Barnsley 238.2, St. Helens 231.9St. Helens: 231.9Barnsley: 238.2

    238.2Barnsley is higher231.9

  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: Barnsley 41.3, St. Helens 38.2St. Helens: 38.2Barnsley: 41.3

    41.3Barnsley is higher38.2

Show the numbers
Barnsley and St. Helens, per person in the age group
MeasureBarnsleySt. HelensHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,079£5,101£4,818£5,327£5,350£5,053St. Helens
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,874£12,929£12,211£13,122£13,178£12,447St. Helens
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,527£2,538£2,397£2,585£2,596£2,452St. Helens
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,470£11,519£10,880£11,608£11,657£11,011St. Helens
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£503£505£477£505£507£479St. Helens
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£869£873£825£977£981£926St. Helens
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£32£32£31£33£33£31St. Helens
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£705£708£668£709£712£673St. Helens
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£194£195£184Barnsley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£187£188£178£176£177£167Barnsley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,886£1,894£1,789£1,906£1,914£1,808St. Helens
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£264£265£250St. Helens
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£437£439£415£482£484£457St. Helens
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.95£6.98£6.59£9.58£9.62£9.09St. Helens
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.78£9.83£9.28£12£12£11St. Helens
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.74£6.77£6.39£9.84£9.88£9.33St. Helens
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,028.31,009.7Barnsley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.1127.9Barnsley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026185.0196.6St. Helens
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026104.3105.1St. Helens
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026238.2231.9Barnsley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202641.338.2Barnsley

Per resident

Barnsley is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and St. Helens on 18. 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

Barnsley St. Helens

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Barnsley £5,079, St. Helens £5,327St. Helens: £5,327Barnsley: £5,079St. Helens: £5,350Barnsley: £5,101St. Helens: £5,053Barnsley: £4,818

    £5,079£5,101£4,818St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£5,327£5,350£5,053

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Barnsley £2,432, St. Helens £2,552St. Helens: £2,552Barnsley: £2,432St. Helens: £2,562Barnsley: £2,442St. Helens: £2,420Barnsley: £2,306

    £2,432£2,442£2,306St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£2,552£2,562£2,420

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Barnsley £1,559, St. Helens £1,599St. Helens: £1,599Barnsley: £1,559St. Helens: £1,606Barnsley: £1,565St. Helens: £1,516Barnsley: £1,479

    £1,559£1,565£1,479St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£1,599£1,606£1,516

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Barnsley £2,166, St. Helens £2,257St. Helens: £2,257Barnsley: £2,166St. Helens: £2,267Barnsley: £2,176St. Helens: £2,141Barnsley: £2,055

    £2,166£2,176£2,055St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£2,257£2,267£2,141

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Barnsley £95, St. Helens £98St. Helens: £98Barnsley: £95St. Helens: £99Barnsley: £95St. Helens: £93Barnsley: £90

    £95£95£90St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£98£99£93

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Barnsley £164, St. Helens £190St. Helens: £190Barnsley: £164St. Helens: £191Barnsley: £165St. Helens: £180Barnsley: £156

    £164£165£156St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£180

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Barnsley £6.07, St. Helens £6.36St. Helens: £6.36Barnsley: £6.07St. Helens: £6.38Barnsley: £6.10St. Helens: £6.03Barnsley: £5.76

    £6.07£6.10£5.76St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£6.36£6.38£6.03

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Barnsley £705, St. Helens £709St. Helens: £709Barnsley: £705St. Helens: £712Barnsley: £708St. Helens: £673Barnsley: £668

    £705£708£668St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£709£712£673

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Barnsley £198, St. Helens £194St. Helens: £194Barnsley: £198St. Helens: £195Barnsley: £199St. Helens: £184Barnsley: £188

    £198£199£188Barnsley is higher£194£195£184

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Barnsley £115, St. Helens £109St. Helens: £109Barnsley: £115St. Helens: £109Barnsley: £116St. Helens: £103Barnsley: £110

    £115£116£110Barnsley is higher£109£109£103

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Barnsley £1,163, St. Helens £1,179St. Helens: £1,179Barnsley: £1,163St. Helens: £1,184Barnsley: £1,168St. Helens: £1,118Barnsley: £1,103

    £1,163£1,168£1,103St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£1,179£1,184£1,118

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Barnsley £179, St. Helens £264St. Helens: £264Barnsley: £179St. Helens: £265Barnsley: £180St. Helens: £250Barnsley: £170

    £179£180£170St. Helens is higher£264£265£250

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Barnsley £270, St. Helens £298St. Helens: £298Barnsley: £270St. Helens: £299Barnsley: £271St. Helens: £283Barnsley: £256

    £270£271£256St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£298£299£283

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Barnsley £4.28, St. Helens £5.92St. Helens: £5.92Barnsley: £4.28St. Helens: £5.95Barnsley: £4.30St. Helens: £5.62Barnsley: £4.06

    £4.28£4.30£4.06St. Helens is higher£5.92£5.95£5.62

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Barnsley £6.03, St. Helens £7.38St. Helens: £7.38Barnsley: £6.03St. Helens: £7.41Barnsley: £6.06St. Helens: £7.00Barnsley: £5.72

    £6.03£6.06£5.72St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count£7.38£7.41£7.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Barnsley £6.74, St. Helens £9.84St. Helens: £9.84Barnsley: £6.74St. Helens: £9.88Barnsley: £6.77St. Helens: £9.33Barnsley: £6.39

    £6.74£6.77£6.39St. Helens is higher£9.84£9.88£9.33

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Barnsley 194.2, St. Helens 196.3St. Helens: 196.3Barnsley: 194.2

    194.2St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count196.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Barnsley 24.4, St. Helens 24.9St. Helens: 24.9Barnsley: 24.4

    24.4St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count24.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Barnsley 34.9, St. Helens 38.2St. Helens: 38.2Barnsley: 34.9

    34.9St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count38.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Barnsley 104.3, St. Helens 105.1St. Helens: 105.1Barnsley: 104.3

    104.3St. Helens is higherDepends on how you count105.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Barnsley 146.9, St. Helens 143.4St. Helens: 143.4Barnsley: 146.9

    146.9Barnsley is higher143.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Barnsley 25.5, St. Helens 23.6St. Helens: 23.6Barnsley: 25.5

    25.5Barnsley is higher23.6

Show the numbers
Barnsley and St. Helens, per resident
MeasureBarnsleySt. HelensHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,079£5,101£4,818£5,327£5,350£5,053St. Helens
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,432£2,442£2,306£2,552£2,562£2,420St. Helens
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,559£1,565£1,479£1,599£1,606£1,516St. Helens
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,166£2,176£2,055£2,257£2,267£2,141St. Helens
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£98£99£93St. Helens
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£190£191£180St. Helens
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.07£6.10£5.76£6.36£6.38£6.03St. Helens
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£705£708£668£709£712£673St. Helens
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£194£195£184Barnsley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£110£109£109£103Barnsley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,163£1,168£1,103£1,179£1,184£1,118St. Helens
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£264£265£250St. Helens
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£270£271£256£298£299£283St. Helens
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.28£4.30£4.06£5.92£5.95£5.62St. Helens
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.03£6.06£5.72£7.38£7.41£7.00St. Helens
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.74£6.77£6.39£9.84£9.88£9.33St. Helens
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026194.2196.3St. Helens
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.424.9St. Helens
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.938.2St. Helens
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026104.3105.1St. Helens
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026146.9143.4Barnsley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.523.6Barnsley

Total

Barnsley is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and St. Helens on 3. 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

Barnsley St. Helens

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Barnsley £1.3bn, St. Helens £1.0bnSt. Helens: £1.0bnBarnsley: £1.3bnSt. Helens: £1.0bnBarnsley: £1.3bnSt. Helens: £951.9mBarnsley: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnBarnsley is higherDepends on how you count£1.0bn£1.0bn£951.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Barnsley £611.1m, St. Helens £480.7mSt. Helens: £480.7mBarnsley: £611.1mSt. Helens: £482.7mBarnsley: £613.7mSt. Helens: £456.0mBarnsley: £579.7m

    £611.1m£613.7m£579.7mBarnsley is higherDepends on how you count£480.7m£482.7m£456.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Barnsley £391.8m, St. Helens £301.2mSt. Helens: £301.2mBarnsley: £391.8mSt. Helens: £302.5mBarnsley: £393.4mSt. Helens: £285.7mBarnsley: £371.6m

    £391.8m£393.4m£371.6mBarnsley is higherDepends on how you count£301.2m£302.5m£285.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Barnsley £544.5m, St. Helens £425.2mSt. Helens: £425.2mBarnsley: £544.5mSt. Helens: £427.0mBarnsley: £546.8mSt. Helens: £403.4mBarnsley: £516.5m

    £544.5m£546.8m£516.5mBarnsley is higherDepends on how you count£425.2m£427.0m£403.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Barnsley £23.9m, St. Helens £18.5mSt. Helens: £18.5mBarnsley: £23.9mSt. Helens: £18.6mBarnsley: £24.0mSt. Helens: £17.5mBarnsley: £22.6m

    £23.9m£24.0m£22.6mBarnsley is higherDepends on how you count£18.5m£18.6m£17.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Barnsley £41.3m, St. Helens £35.8mSt. Helens: £35.8mBarnsley: £41.3mSt. Helens: £35.9mBarnsley: £41.4mSt. Helens: £33.9mBarnsley: £39.1m

    £41.3m£41.4m£39.1mBarnsley is higherDepends on how you count£35.8m£35.9m£33.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Barnsley £1.5m, St. Helens £1.2mSt. Helens: £1.2mBarnsley: £1.5mSt. Helens: £1.2mBarnsley: £1.5mSt. Helens: £1.1mBarnsley: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mBarnsley is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Barnsley £177.1m, St. Helens £133.6mSt. Helens: £133.6mBarnsley: £177.1mSt. Helens: £134.2mBarnsley: £177.9mSt. Helens: £126.7mBarnsley: £168.0m

    £177.1m£177.9m£168.0mBarnsley is higherDepends on how you count£133.6m£134.2m£126.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Barnsley £49.7m, St. Helens £36.6mSt. Helens: £36.6mBarnsley: £49.7mSt. Helens: £36.7mBarnsley: £49.9mSt. Helens: £34.7mBarnsley: £47.1m

    £49.7m£49.9m£47.1mBarnsley is higher£36.6m£36.7m£34.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Barnsley £29.0m, St. Helens £20.5mSt. Helens: £20.5mBarnsley: £29.0mSt. Helens: £20.6mBarnsley: £29.1mSt. Helens: £19.5mBarnsley: £27.5m

    £29.0m£29.1m£27.5mBarnsley is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Barnsley £292.4m, St. Helens £222.1mSt. Helens: £222.1mBarnsley: £292.4mSt. Helens: £223.0mBarnsley: £293.6mSt. Helens: £210.6mBarnsley: £277.3m

    £292.4m£293.6m£277.3mBarnsley is higherDepends on how you count£222.1m£223.0m£210.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Barnsley £45.1m, St. Helens £49.7mSt. Helens: £49.7mBarnsley: £45.1mSt. Helens: £49.9mBarnsley: £45.3mSt. Helens: £47.1mBarnsley: £42.8m

    £45.1m£45.3m£42.8mSt. Helens is higher£49.7m£49.9m£47.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Barnsley £67.8m, St. Helens £56.1mSt. Helens: £56.1mBarnsley: £67.8mSt. Helens: £56.4mBarnsley: £68.1mSt. Helens: £53.2mBarnsley: £64.3m

    £67.8m£68.1m£64.3mBarnsley is higherDepends on how you count£56.1m£56.4m£53.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Barnsley £1.1m, St. Helens £1.1mSt. Helens: £1.1mBarnsley: £1.1mSt. Helens: £1.1mBarnsley: £1.1mSt. Helens: £1.1mBarnsley: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mSt. Helens is higher£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Barnsley £1.5m, St. Helens £1.4mSt. Helens: £1.4mBarnsley: £1.5mSt. Helens: £1.4mBarnsley: £1.5mSt. Helens: £1.3mBarnsley: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mBarnsley is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Barnsley £1.7m, St. Helens £1.9mSt. Helens: £1.9mBarnsley: £1.7mSt. Helens: £1.9mBarnsley: £1.7mSt. Helens: £1.8mBarnsley: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mSt. Helens is higher£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Barnsley 48,812, St. Helens 36,989St. Helens: 36,989Barnsley: 48,812

    48,812Barnsley is higherDepends on how you count36,989

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Barnsley 6,128, St. Helens 4,685St. Helens: 4,685Barnsley: 6,128

    6,128Barnsley is higherDepends on how you count4,685

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Barnsley 8,780, St. Helens 7,202St. Helens: 7,202Barnsley: 8,780

    8,780Barnsley is higherDepends on how you count7,202

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Barnsley 26,224, St. Helens 19,792St. Helens: 19,792Barnsley: 26,224

    26,224Barnsley is higherDepends on how you count19,792

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Barnsley 36,924, St. Helens 27,019St. Helens: 27,019Barnsley: 36,924

    36,924Barnsley is higher27,019

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Barnsley 6,400, St. Helens 4,447St. Helens: 4,447Barnsley: 6,400

    6,400Barnsley is higher4,447

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Barnsley and St. Helens, total
MeasureBarnsleySt. HelensHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£1.0bn£1.0bn£951.9mBarnsley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£611.1m£613.7m£579.7m£480.7m£482.7m£456.0mBarnsley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£391.8m£393.4m£371.6m£301.2m£302.5m£285.7mBarnsley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£544.5m£546.8m£516.5m£425.2m£427.0m£403.4mBarnsley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£23.9m£24.0m£22.6m£18.5m£18.6m£17.5mBarnsley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.3m£41.4m£39.1m£35.8m£35.9m£33.9mBarnsley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBarnsley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£177.1m£177.9m£168.0m£133.6m£134.2m£126.7mBarnsley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£49.7m£49.9m£47.1m£36.6m£36.7m£34.7mBarnsley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m£20.5m£20.6m£19.5mBarnsley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£292.4m£293.6m£277.3m£222.1m£223.0m£210.6mBarnsley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£45.1m£45.3m£42.8m£49.7m£49.9m£47.1mSt. Helens
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£67.8m£68.1m£64.3m£56.1m£56.4m£53.2mBarnsley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£1.1mSt. Helens
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mBarnsley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mSt. Helens
State Pensiontotal, March 202648,81236,989Barnsley
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,1284,685Barnsley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20268,7807,202Barnsley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202626,22419,792Barnsley
Universal Credittotal, May 202636,92427,019Barnsley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,4004,447Barnsley

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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