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Rotherham and Tameside

276,332 and 238,895 residents (mid-2024).

Rotherham is higher than Tameside on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

Rotherham is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Tameside on 10. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Rotherham Tameside

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rotherham £5,062, Tameside £4,842Tameside: £4,842Rotherham: £5,062Tameside: £4,863Rotherham: £5,083Tameside: £4,593Rotherham: £4,801

    £5,062£5,083£4,801Rotherham is higher£4,842£4,863£4,593

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Rotherham £12,834, Tameside £13,058Tameside: £13,058Rotherham: £12,834Tameside: £13,113Rotherham: £12,889Tameside: £12,386Rotherham: £12,174

    £12,834£12,889£12,174Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£13,058£13,113£12,386

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Rotherham £2,599, Tameside £2,617Tameside: £2,617Rotherham: £2,599Tameside: £2,628Rotherham: £2,610Tameside: £2,482Rotherham: £2,466

    £2,599£2,610£2,466Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£2,617£2,628£2,482

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Rotherham £11,431, Tameside £11,664Tameside: £11,664Rotherham: £11,431Tameside: £11,714Rotherham: £11,480Tameside: £11,064Rotherham: £10,843

    £11,431£11,480£10,843Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£11,664£11,714£11,064

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Rotherham £484, Tameside £561Tameside: £561Rotherham: £484Tameside: £563Rotherham: £486Tameside: £532Rotherham: £459

    £484£486£459Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£561£563£532

  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: Rotherham £887, Tameside £797Tameside: £797Rotherham: £887Tameside: £801Rotherham: £891Tameside: £756Rotherham: £841

    £887£891£841Rotherham is higher£797£801£756

  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: Rotherham £32, Tameside £35Tameside: £35Rotherham: £32Tameside: £35Rotherham: £33Tameside: £34Rotherham: £31

    £32£33£31Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£35£35£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rotherham £657, Tameside £581Tameside: £581Rotherham: £657Tameside: £583Rotherham: £660Tameside: £551Rotherham: £623

    £657£660£623Rotherham is higher£581£583£551

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rotherham £198, Tameside £179Tameside: £179Rotherham: £198Tameside: £180Rotherham: £199Tameside: £170Rotherham: £188

    £198£199£188Rotherham is higher£179£180£170

  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: Rotherham £209, Tameside £136Tameside: £136Rotherham: £209Tameside: £137Rotherham: £210Tameside: £129Rotherham: £198

    £209£210£198Rotherham is higher£136£137£129

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Rotherham £1,954, Tameside £2,048Tameside: £2,048Rotherham: £1,954Tameside: £2,057Rotherham: £1,963Tameside: £1,943Rotherham: £1,854

    £1,954£1,963£1,854Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£2,048£2,057£1,943

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rotherham £219, Tameside £265Tameside: £265Rotherham: £219Tameside: £267Rotherham: £220Tameside: £252Rotherham: £208

    £219£220£208Tameside is higher£265£267£252

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rotherham £416, Tameside £418Tameside: £418Rotherham: £416Tameside: £419Rotherham: £417Tameside: £396Rotherham: £394

    £416£417£394Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£418£419£396

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rotherham £9.18, Tameside £7.69Tameside: £7.69Rotherham: £9.18Tameside: £7.72Rotherham: £9.22Tameside: £7.29Rotherham: £8.71

    £9.18£9.22£8.71Rotherham is higher£7.69£7.72£7.29

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Rotherham £11, Tameside £7.03Tameside: £7.03Rotherham: £11Tameside: £7.06Rotherham: £11Tameside: £6.67Rotherham: £10

    £11£11£10Rotherham is higher£7.03£7.06£6.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rotherham £8.48, Tameside £5.45Tameside: £5.45Rotherham: £8.48Tameside: £5.47Rotherham: £8.51Tameside: £5.17Rotherham: £8.04

    £8.48£8.51£8.04Rotherham is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rotherham 1,016.8, Tameside 1,011.1Tameside: 1,011.1Rotherham: 1,016.8

    1,016.8Rotherham is higher1,011.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rotherham 126.0, Tameside 142.0Tameside: 142.0Rotherham: 126.0

    126.0Tameside is higherDepends on how you count142.0

  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: Rotherham 180.3, Tameside 169.7Tameside: 169.7Rotherham: 180.3

    180.3Rotherham is higher169.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rotherham 98.5, Tameside 87.2Tameside: 87.2Rotherham: 98.5

    98.5Rotherham is higher87.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Rotherham 245.8, Tameside 249.2Tameside: 249.2Rotherham: 245.8

    245.8Tameside is higherDepends on how you count249.2

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Rotherham 47.1, Tameside 30.2Tameside: 30.2Rotherham: 47.1

    47.1Rotherham is higher30.2

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Rotherham and Tameside, per person in the age group
MeasureRotherhamTamesideHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,062£5,083£4,801£4,842£4,863£4,593Rotherham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,834£12,889£12,174£13,058£13,113£12,386Tameside
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,599£2,610£2,466£2,617£2,628£2,482Tameside
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,431£11,480£10,843£11,664£11,714£11,064Tameside
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£484£486£459£561£563£532Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£887£891£841£797£801£756Rotherham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£32£33£31£35£35£34Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£657£660£623£581£583£551Rotherham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£179£180£170Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£209£210£198£136£137£129Rotherham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,954£1,963£1,854£2,048£2,057£1,943Tameside
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£265£267£252Tameside
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£416£417£394£418£419£396Tameside
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.18£9.22£8.71£7.69£7.72£7.29Rotherham
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£7.03£7.06£6.67Rotherham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.48£8.51£8.04£5.45£5.47£5.17Rotherham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.81,011.1Rotherham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026126.0142.0Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026180.3169.7Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202698.587.2Rotherham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026245.8249.2Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202647.130.2Rotherham

Per resident

Rotherham is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Tameside 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

Rotherham Tameside

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rotherham £5,062, Tameside £4,842Tameside: £4,842Rotherham: £5,062Tameside: £4,863Rotherham: £5,083Tameside: £4,593Rotherham: £4,801

    £5,062£5,083£4,801Rotherham is higher£4,842£4,863£4,593

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Rotherham £2,384, Tameside £2,165Tameside: £2,165Rotherham: £2,384Tameside: £2,175Rotherham: £2,395Tameside: £2,054Rotherham: £2,262

    £2,384£2,395£2,262Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£2,165£2,175£2,054

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Rotherham £1,595, Tameside £1,646Tameside: £1,646Rotherham: £1,595Tameside: £1,653Rotherham: £1,602Tameside: £1,561Rotherham: £1,513

    £1,595£1,602£1,513Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£1,646£1,653£1,561

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Rotherham £2,124, Tameside £1,934Tameside: £1,934Rotherham: £2,124Tameside: £1,943Rotherham: £2,133Tameside: £1,835Rotherham: £2,014

    £2,124£2,133£2,014Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£1,934£1,943£1,835

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Rotherham £90, Tameside £93Tameside: £93Rotherham: £90Tameside: £93Rotherham: £90Tameside: £88Rotherham: £85

    £90£90£85Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£93£93£88

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Rotherham £165, Tameside £132Tameside: £132Rotherham: £165Tameside: £133Rotherham: £166Tameside: £125Rotherham: £156

    £165£166£156Rotherham is higher£132£133£125

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Rotherham £6.02, Tameside £5.86Tameside: £5.86Rotherham: £6.02Tameside: £5.89Rotherham: £6.05Tameside: £5.56Rotherham: £5.71

    £6.02£6.05£5.71Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£5.86£5.89£5.56

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rotherham £657, Tameside £581Tameside: £581Rotherham: £657Tameside: £583Rotherham: £660Tameside: £551Rotherham: £623

    £657£660£623Rotherham is higher£581£583£551

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rotherham £198, Tameside £179Tameside: £179Rotherham: £198Tameside: £180Rotherham: £199Tameside: £170Rotherham: £188

    £198£199£188Rotherham is higher£179£180£170

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Rotherham £128, Tameside £86Tameside: £86Rotherham: £128Tameside: £86Rotherham: £129Tameside: £81Rotherham: £122

    £128£129£122Rotherham is higher£86£86£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Rotherham £1,199, Tameside £1,288Tameside: £1,288Rotherham: £1,199Tameside: £1,294Rotherham: £1,204Tameside: £1,222Rotherham: £1,138

    £1,199£1,204£1,138Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£1,288£1,294£1,222

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rotherham £219, Tameside £265Tameside: £265Rotherham: £219Tameside: £267Rotherham: £220Tameside: £252Rotherham: £208

    £219£220£208Tameside is higher£265£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Rotherham £255, Tameside £263Tameside: £263Rotherham: £255Tameside: £264Rotherham: £256Tameside: £249Rotherham: £242

    £255£256£242Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£263£264£249

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Rotherham £5.64, Tameside £4.83Tameside: £4.83Rotherham: £5.64Tameside: £4.85Rotherham: £5.66Tameside: £4.58Rotherham: £5.35

    £5.64£5.66£5.35Rotherham is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Rotherham £6.74, Tameside £4.42Tameside: £4.42Rotherham: £6.74Tameside: £4.44Rotherham: £6.77Tameside: £4.19Rotherham: £6.39

    £6.74£6.77£6.39Rotherham is higher£4.42£4.44£4.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rotherham £8.48, Tameside £5.45Tameside: £5.45Rotherham: £8.48Tameside: £5.47Rotherham: £8.51Tameside: £5.17Rotherham: £8.04

    £8.48£8.51£8.04Rotherham is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Rotherham 188.9, Tameside 167.7Tameside: 167.7Rotherham: 188.9

    188.9Rotherham is higher167.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rotherham 23.4, Tameside 23.5Tameside: 23.5Rotherham: 23.4

    23.4Tameside 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: Rotherham 33.5, Tameside 28.1Tameside: 28.1Rotherham: 33.5

    33.5Rotherham is higher28.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rotherham 98.5, Tameside 87.2Tameside: 87.2Rotherham: 98.5

    98.5Rotherham is higher87.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rotherham 150.8, Tameside 156.7Tameside: 156.7Rotherham: 150.8

    150.8Tameside is higherDepends on how you count156.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rotherham 28.9, Tameside 19.0Tameside: 19.0Rotherham: 28.9

    28.9Rotherham is higher19.0

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Rotherham and Tameside, per resident
MeasureRotherhamTamesideHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,062£5,083£4,801£4,842£4,863£4,593Rotherham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,384£2,395£2,262£2,165£2,175£2,054Rotherham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,595£1,602£1,513£1,646£1,653£1,561Tameside
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,124£2,133£2,014£1,934£1,943£1,835Rotherham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£93£93£88Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£166£156£132£133£125Rotherham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.02£6.05£5.71£5.86£5.89£5.56Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£657£660£623£581£583£551Rotherham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£179£180£170Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£122£86£86£81Rotherham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,199£1,204£1,138£1,288£1,294£1,222Tameside
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£265£267£252Tameside
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£255£256£242£263£264£249Tameside
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.64£5.66£5.35£4.83£4.85£4.58Rotherham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.74£6.77£6.39£4.42£4.44£4.19Rotherham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.48£8.51£8.04£5.45£5.47£5.17Rotherham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026188.9167.7Rotherham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.423.5Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.528.1Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202698.587.2Rotherham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026150.8156.7Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.919.0Rotherham

Total

Rotherham is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Tameside 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

Rotherham Tameside

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Rotherham £1.4bn, Tameside £1.2bnTameside: £1.2bnRotherham: £1.4bnTameside: £1.2bnRotherham: £1.4bnTameside: £1.1bnRotherham: £1.3bn

    £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnRotherham is higher£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Rotherham £658.9m, Tameside £517.3mTameside: £517.3mRotherham: £658.9mTameside: £519.5mRotherham: £661.7mTameside: £490.7mRotherham: £625.0m

    £658.9m£661.7m£625.0mRotherham is higherDepends on how you count£517.3m£519.5m£490.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Rotherham £440.7m, Tameside £393.2mTameside: £393.2mRotherham: £440.7mTameside: £394.9mRotherham: £442.6mTameside: £373.0mRotherham: £418.1m

    £440.7m£442.6m£418.1mRotherham is higherDepends on how you count£393.2m£394.9m£373.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Rotherham £586.8m, Tameside £462.1mTameside: £462.1mRotherham: £586.8mTameside: £464.1mRotherham: £589.3mTameside: £438.3mRotherham: £556.6m

    £586.8m£589.3m£556.6mRotherham is higherDepends on how you count£462.1m£464.1m£438.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Rotherham £24.8m, Tameside £22.2mTameside: £22.2mRotherham: £24.8mTameside: £22.3mRotherham: £24.9mTameside: £21.1mRotherham: £23.6m

    £24.8m£24.9m£23.6mRotherham is higherDepends on how you count£22.2m£22.3m£21.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rotherham £45.5m, Tameside £31.6mTameside: £31.6mRotherham: £45.5mTameside: £31.7mRotherham: £45.7mTameside: £30.0mRotherham: £43.2m

    £45.5m£45.7m£43.2mRotherham is higher£31.6m£31.7m£30.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Rotherham £1.7m, Tameside £1.4mTameside: £1.4mRotherham: £1.7mTameside: £1.4mRotherham: £1.7mTameside: £1.3mRotherham: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mRotherham is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rotherham £181.6m, Tameside £138.7mTameside: £138.7mRotherham: £181.6mTameside: £139.3mRotherham: £182.4mTameside: £131.6mRotherham: £172.3m

    £181.6m£182.4m£172.3mRotherham is higher£138.7m£139.3m£131.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Rotherham £54.7m, Tameside £42.9mTameside: £42.9mRotherham: £54.7mTameside: £43.1mRotherham: £54.9mTameside: £40.7mRotherham: £51.9m

    £54.7m£54.9m£51.9mRotherham is higher£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rotherham £35.4m, Tameside £20.5mTameside: £20.5mRotherham: £35.4mTameside: £20.6mRotherham: £35.6mTameside: £19.4mRotherham: £33.6m

    £35.4m£35.6m£33.6mRotherham is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Rotherham £331.4m, Tameside £307.8mTameside: £307.8mRotherham: £331.4mTameside: £309.1mRotherham: £332.8mTameside: £291.9mRotherham: £314.3m

    £331.4m£332.8m£314.3mRotherham is higherDepends on how you count£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Rotherham £60.5m, Tameside £63.4mTameside: £63.4mRotherham: £60.5mTameside: £63.7mRotherham: £60.8mTameside: £60.1mRotherham: £57.4m

    £60.5m£60.8m£57.4mTameside is higher£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Rotherham £70.5m, Tameside £62.8mTameside: £62.8mRotherham: £70.5mTameside: £63.0mRotherham: £70.8mTameside: £59.5mRotherham: £66.9m

    £70.5m£70.8m£66.9mRotherham is higherDepends on how you count£62.8m£63.0m£59.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Rotherham £1.6m, Tameside £1.2mTameside: £1.2mRotherham: £1.6mTameside: £1.2mRotherham: £1.6mTameside: £1.1mRotherham: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mRotherham is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Rotherham £1.9m, Tameside £1.1mTameside: £1.1mRotherham: £1.9mTameside: £1.1mRotherham: £1.9mTameside: £1.0mRotherham: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mRotherham is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Rotherham £2.3m, Tameside £1.3mTameside: £1.3mRotherham: £2.3mTameside: £1.3mRotherham: £2.4mTameside: £1.2mRotherham: £2.2m

    £2.3m£2.4m£2.2mRotherham is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Rotherham 52,200, Tameside 40,058Tameside: 40,058Rotherham: 52,200

    52,200Rotherham is higher40,058

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Rotherham 6,466, Tameside 5,624Tameside: 5,624Rotherham: 6,466

    6,466Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count5,624

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rotherham 9,257, Tameside 6,721Tameside: 6,721Rotherham: 9,257

    9,257Rotherham is higher6,721

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rotherham 27,222, Tameside 20,840Tameside: 20,840Rotherham: 27,222

    27,222Rotherham is higher20,840

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Rotherham 41,681, Tameside 37,442Tameside: 37,442Rotherham: 41,681

    41,681Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count37,442

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rotherham 7,982, Tameside 4,544Tameside: 4,544Rotherham: 7,982

    7,982Rotherham is higher4,544

Show the numbers
Rotherham and Tameside, total
MeasureRotherhamTamesideHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnRotherham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£658.9m£661.7m£625.0m£517.3m£519.5m£490.7mRotherham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£440.7m£442.6m£418.1m£393.2m£394.9m£373.0mRotherham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£586.8m£589.3m£556.6m£462.1m£464.1m£438.3mRotherham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£24.8m£24.9m£23.6m£22.2m£22.3m£21.1mRotherham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£45.5m£45.7m£43.2m£31.6m£31.7m£30.0mRotherham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mRotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£181.6m£182.4m£172.3m£138.7m£139.3m£131.6mRotherham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£54.7m£54.9m£51.9m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mRotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.4m£35.6m£33.6m£20.5m£20.6m£19.4mRotherham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£331.4m£332.8m£314.3m£307.8m£309.1m£291.9mRotherham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£60.5m£60.8m£57.4m£63.4m£63.7m£60.1mTameside
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£70.5m£70.8m£66.9m£62.8m£63.0m£59.5mRotherham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mRotherham
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mRotherham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.3m£2.4m£2.2m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mRotherham
State Pensiontotal, March 202652,20040,058Rotherham
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,4665,624Rotherham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20269,2576,721Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202627,22220,840Rotherham
Universal Credittotal, May 202641,68137,442Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267,9824,544Rotherham

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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