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Sheffield and Liverpool

580,235 and 508,202 residents (mid-2024).

Sheffield is higher than Liverpool on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Sheffield is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Liverpool 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

Sheffield Liverpool

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sheffield £4,470, Liverpool £5,403Liverpool: £5,403Sheffield: £4,470Liverpool: £5,426Sheffield: £4,489Liverpool: £5,125Sheffield: £4,240

    £4,470£4,489£4,240Liverpool is higher£5,403£5,426£5,125

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Sheffield £12,806, Liverpool £13,611Liverpool: £13,611Sheffield: £12,806Liverpool: £13,669Sheffield: £12,860Liverpool: £12,911Sheffield: £12,147

    £12,806£12,860£12,147Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£13,611£13,669£12,911

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Sheffield £2,232, Liverpool £2,976Liverpool: £2,976Sheffield: £2,232Liverpool: £2,989Sheffield: £2,241Liverpool: £2,823Sheffield: £2,117

    £2,232£2,241£2,117Liverpool is higher£2,976£2,989£2,823

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Sheffield £11,374, Liverpool £11,483Liverpool: £11,483Sheffield: £11,374Liverpool: £11,532Sheffield: £11,422Liverpool: £10,892Sheffield: £10,788

    £11,374£11,422£10,788Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£11,483£11,532£10,892

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Sheffield £601, Liverpool £1,062Liverpool: £1,062Sheffield: £601Liverpool: £1,066Sheffield: £604Liverpool: £1,007Sheffield: £570

    £601£604£570Liverpool is higher£1,062£1,066£1,007

  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: Sheffield £795, Liverpool £1,008Liverpool: £1,008Sheffield: £795Liverpool: £1,012Sheffield: £798Liverpool: £956Sheffield: £754

    £795£798£754Liverpool is higher£1,008£1,012£956

  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: Sheffield £36, Liverpool £58Liverpool: £58Sheffield: £36Liverpool: £59Sheffield: £36Liverpool: £55Sheffield: £34

    £36£36£34Liverpool is higher£58£59£55

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sheffield £543, Liverpool £815Liverpool: £815Sheffield: £543Liverpool: £818Sheffield: £545Liverpool: £773Sheffield: £515

    £543£545£515Liverpool is higher£815£818£773

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sheffield £161, Liverpool £211Liverpool: £211Sheffield: £161Liverpool: £211Sheffield: £162Liverpool: £200Sheffield: £153

    £161£162£153Liverpool is higher£211£211£200

  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: Sheffield £161, Liverpool £165Liverpool: £165Sheffield: £161Liverpool: £166Sheffield: £161Liverpool: £156Sheffield: £152

    £161£161£152Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£165£166£156

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Sheffield £1,670, Liverpool £2,202Liverpool: £2,202Sheffield: £1,670Liverpool: £2,212Sheffield: £1,677Liverpool: £2,089Sheffield: £1,584

    £1,670£1,677£1,584Liverpool is higher£2,202£2,212£2,089

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sheffield £259, Liverpool £400Liverpool: £400Sheffield: £259Liverpool: £402Sheffield: £260Liverpool: £380Sheffield: £245

    £259£260£245Liverpool is higher£400£402£380

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sheffield £378, Liverpool £585Liverpool: £585Sheffield: £378Liverpool: £588Sheffield: £380Liverpool: £555Sheffield: £359

    £378£380£359Liverpool is higher£585£588£555

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sheffield £10, Liverpool £9.00Liverpool: £9.00Sheffield: £10Liverpool: £9.04Sheffield: £10Liverpool: £8.54Sheffield: £9.49

    £10£10£9.49Sheffield is higher£9.00£9.04£8.54

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Sheffield £13, Liverpool £15Liverpool: £15Sheffield: £13Liverpool: £15Sheffield: £13Liverpool: £14Sheffield: £12

    £13£13£12Liverpool is higher£15£15£14

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sheffield £5.49, Liverpool £5.48Liverpool: £5.48Sheffield: £5.49Liverpool: £5.51Sheffield: £5.52Liverpool: £5.20Sheffield: £5.21

    £5.49£5.52£5.21Sheffield is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sheffield 1,006.3, Liverpool 1,043.0Liverpool: 1,043.0Sheffield: 1,006.3

    1,006.3Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count1,043.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sheffield 135.8, Liverpool 232.0Liverpool: 232.0Sheffield: 135.8

    135.8Liverpool is higher232.0

  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: Sheffield 163.9, Liverpool 203.1Liverpool: 203.1Sheffield: 163.9

    163.9Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count203.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 79.9, Liverpool 118.7Liverpool: 118.7Sheffield: 79.9

    79.9Liverpool is higher118.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Sheffield 213.2, Liverpool 268.3Liverpool: 268.3Sheffield: 213.2

    213.2Liverpool is higher268.3

  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: Sheffield 36.2, Liverpool 35.9Liverpool: 35.9Sheffield: 36.2

    36.2Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count35.9

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Sheffield and Liverpool, per person in the age group
MeasureSheffieldLiverpoolHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,470£4,489£4,240£5,403£5,426£5,125Liverpool
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,806£12,860£12,147£13,611£13,669£12,911Liverpool
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,232£2,241£2,117£2,976£2,989£2,823Liverpool
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,374£11,422£10,788£11,483£11,532£10,892Liverpool
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£601£604£570£1,062£1,066£1,007Liverpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£795£798£754£1,008£1,012£956Liverpool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£58£59£55Liverpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£543£545£515£815£818£773Liverpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£211£211£200Liverpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£161£161£152£165£166£156Liverpool
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,670£1,677£1,584£2,202£2,212£2,089Liverpool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£259£260£245£400£402£380Liverpool
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£378£380£359£585£588£555Liverpool
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.49£9.00£9.04£8.54Sheffield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£13£12£15£15£14Liverpool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21£5.48£5.51£5.20Sheffield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.31,043.0Liverpool
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.8232.0Liverpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026163.9203.1Liverpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.9118.7Liverpool
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026213.2268.3Liverpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.235.9Sheffield

Per resident

Sheffield is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Liverpool on 17. 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

Sheffield Liverpool

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sheffield £4,470, Liverpool £5,403Liverpool: £5,403Sheffield: £4,470Liverpool: £5,426Sheffield: £4,489Liverpool: £5,125Sheffield: £4,240

    £4,470£4,489£4,240Liverpool is higher£5,403£5,426£5,125

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Sheffield £2,036, Liverpool £1,956Liverpool: £1,956Sheffield: £2,036Liverpool: £1,964Sheffield: £2,045Liverpool: £1,855Sheffield: £1,931

    £2,036£2,045£1,931Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£1,956£1,964£1,855

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Sheffield £1,465, Liverpool £2,017Liverpool: £2,017Sheffield: £1,465Liverpool: £2,025Sheffield: £1,472Liverpool: £1,913Sheffield: £1,390

    £1,465£1,472£1,390Liverpool is higher£2,017£2,025£1,913

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Sheffield £1,808, Liverpool £1,650Liverpool: £1,650Sheffield: £1,808Liverpool: £1,657Sheffield: £1,816Liverpool: £1,565Sheffield: £1,715

    £1,808£1,816£1,715Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£1,650£1,657£1,565

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Sheffield £96, Liverpool £153Liverpool: £153Sheffield: £96Liverpool: £153Sheffield: £96Liverpool: £145Sheffield: £91

    £96£96£91Liverpool is higher£153£153£145

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Sheffield £126, Liverpool £145Liverpool: £145Sheffield: £126Liverpool: £145Sheffield: £127Liverpool: £137Sheffield: £120

    £126£127£120Liverpool is higher£145£145£137

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Sheffield £5.66, Liverpool £8.38Liverpool: £8.38Sheffield: £5.66Liverpool: £8.42Sheffield: £5.69Liverpool: £7.95Sheffield: £5.37

    £5.66£5.69£5.37Liverpool is higher£8.38£8.42£7.95

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sheffield £543, Liverpool £815Liverpool: £815Sheffield: £543Liverpool: £818Sheffield: £545Liverpool: £773Sheffield: £515

    £543£545£515Liverpool is higher£815£818£773

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sheffield £161, Liverpool £211Liverpool: £211Sheffield: £161Liverpool: £211Sheffield: £162Liverpool: £200Sheffield: £153

    £161£162£153Liverpool is higher£211£211£200

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Sheffield £105, Liverpool £112Liverpool: £112Sheffield: £105Liverpool: £112Sheffield: £106Liverpool: £106Sheffield: £100

    £105£106£100Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£112£112£106

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Sheffield £1,097, Liverpool £1,492Liverpool: £1,492Sheffield: £1,097Liverpool: £1,499Sheffield: £1,101Liverpool: £1,416Sheffield: £1,040

    £1,097£1,101£1,040Liverpool is higher£1,492£1,499£1,416

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sheffield £259, Liverpool £400Liverpool: £400Sheffield: £259Liverpool: £402Sheffield: £260Liverpool: £380Sheffield: £245

    £259£260£245Liverpool is higher£400£402£380

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Sheffield £248, Liverpool £397Liverpool: £397Sheffield: £248Liverpool: £398Sheffield: £249Liverpool: £376Sheffield: £236

    £248£249£236Liverpool is higher£397£398£376

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Sheffield £6.57, Liverpool £6.10Liverpool: £6.10Sheffield: £6.57Liverpool: £6.13Sheffield: £6.60Liverpool: £5.79Sheffield: £6.23

    £6.57£6.60£6.23Sheffield is higher£6.10£6.13£5.79

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Sheffield £8.46, Liverpool £9.85Liverpool: £9.85Sheffield: £8.46Liverpool: £9.89Sheffield: £8.49Liverpool: £9.34Sheffield: £8.02

    £8.46£8.49£8.02Liverpool is higher£9.85£9.89£9.34

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sheffield £5.49, Liverpool £5.48Liverpool: £5.48Sheffield: £5.49Liverpool: £5.51Sheffield: £5.52Liverpool: £5.20Sheffield: £5.21

    £5.49£5.52£5.21Sheffield is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 160.0, Liverpool 149.9Liverpool: 149.9Sheffield: 160.0

    160.0Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count149.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 21.6, Liverpool 33.3Liverpool: 33.3Sheffield: 21.6

    21.6Liverpool is higher33.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 26.1, Liverpool 29.2Liverpool: 29.2Sheffield: 26.1

    26.1Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count29.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 79.9, Liverpool 118.7Liverpool: 118.7Sheffield: 79.9

    79.9Liverpool is higher118.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 140.0, Liverpool 181.8Liverpool: 181.8Sheffield: 140.0

    140.0Liverpool is higher181.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 23.7, Liverpool 24.3Liverpool: 24.3Sheffield: 23.7

    23.7Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count24.3

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Sheffield and Liverpool, per resident
MeasureSheffieldLiverpoolHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,470£4,489£4,240£5,403£5,426£5,125Liverpool
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,036£2,045£1,931£1,956£1,964£1,855Sheffield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,465£1,472£1,390£2,017£2,025£1,913Liverpool
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,808£1,816£1,715£1,650£1,657£1,565Sheffield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£153£153£145Liverpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£127£120£145£145£137Liverpool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.66£5.69£5.37£8.38£8.42£7.95Liverpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£543£545£515£815£818£773Liverpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£211£211£200Liverpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£112£112£106Liverpool
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,097£1,101£1,040£1,492£1,499£1,416Liverpool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£259£260£245£400£402£380Liverpool
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£248£249£236£397£398£376Liverpool
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.57£6.60£6.23£6.10£6.13£5.79Sheffield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£8.46£8.49£8.02£9.85£9.89£9.34Liverpool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21£5.48£5.51£5.20Sheffield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.0149.9Sheffield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.633.3Liverpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.129.2Liverpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.9118.7Liverpool
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026140.0181.8Liverpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.724.3Liverpool

Total

Sheffield is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Liverpool on 14. 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

Sheffield Liverpool

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Sheffield £2.6bn, Liverpool £2.7bnLiverpool: £2.7bnSheffield: £2.6bnLiverpool: £2.8bnSheffield: £2.6bnLiverpool: £2.6bnSheffield: £2.5bn

    £2.6bn£2.6bn£2.5bnLiverpool is higher£2.7bn£2.8bn£2.6bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Sheffield £1.2bn, Liverpool £994.1mLiverpool: £994.1mSheffield: £1.2bnLiverpool: £998.3mSheffield: £1.2bnLiverpool: £943.0mSheffield: £1.1bn

    £1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£994.1m£998.3m£943.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Sheffield £850.3m, Liverpool £1.0bnLiverpool: £1.0bnSheffield: £850.3mLiverpool: £1.0bnSheffield: £853.9mLiverpool: £972.1mSheffield: £806.5m

    £850.3m£853.9m£806.5mLiverpool is higher£1.0bn£1.0bn£972.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Sheffield £1.0bn, Liverpool £838.7mLiverpool: £838.7mSheffield: £1.0bnLiverpool: £842.2mSheffield: £1.1bnLiverpool: £795.5mSheffield: £995.3m

    £1.0bn£1.1bn£995.3mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£838.7m£842.2m£795.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Sheffield £55.5m, Liverpool £77.6mLiverpool: £77.6mSheffield: £55.5mLiverpool: £77.9mSheffield: £55.7mLiverpool: £73.6mSheffield: £52.6m

    £55.5m£55.7m£52.6mLiverpool is higher£77.6m£77.9m£73.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sheffield £73.4m, Liverpool £73.6mLiverpool: £73.6mSheffield: £73.4mLiverpool: £73.9mSheffield: £73.7mLiverpool: £69.8mSheffield: £69.6m

    £73.4m£73.7m£69.6mLiverpool is higher£73.6m£73.9m£69.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Sheffield £3.3m, Liverpool £4.3mLiverpool: £4.3mSheffield: £3.3mLiverpool: £4.3mSheffield: £3.3mLiverpool: £4.0mSheffield: £3.1m

    £3.3m£3.3m£3.1mLiverpool is higher£4.3m£4.3m£4.0m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sheffield £315.2m, Liverpool £414.0mLiverpool: £414.0mSheffield: £315.2mLiverpool: £415.7mSheffield: £316.5mLiverpool: £392.7mSheffield: £298.9m

    £315.2m£316.5m£298.9mLiverpool is higher£414.0m£415.7m£392.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Sheffield £93.5m, Liverpool £107.0mLiverpool: £107.0mSheffield: £93.5mLiverpool: £107.4mSheffield: £93.9mLiverpool: £101.5mSheffield: £88.6m

    £93.5m£93.9m£88.6mLiverpool is higher£107.0m£107.4m£101.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sheffield £61.2m, Liverpool £56.8mLiverpool: £56.8mSheffield: £61.2mLiverpool: £57.1mSheffield: £61.5mLiverpool: £53.9mSheffield: £58.0m

    £61.2m£61.5m£58.0mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£56.8m£57.1m£53.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Sheffield £636.3m, Liverpool £758.4mLiverpool: £758.4mSheffield: £636.3mLiverpool: £761.6mSheffield: £639.0mLiverpool: £719.4mSheffield: £603.5m

    £636.3m£639.0m£603.5mLiverpool is higher£758.4m£761.6m£719.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Sheffield £150.0m, Liverpool £203.4mLiverpool: £203.4mSheffield: £150.0mLiverpool: £204.3mSheffield: £150.7mLiverpool: £192.9mSheffield: £142.3m

    £150.0m£150.7m£142.3mLiverpool is higher£203.4m£204.3m£192.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Sheffield £144.1m, Liverpool £201.5mLiverpool: £201.5mSheffield: £144.1mLiverpool: £202.4mSheffield: £144.7mLiverpool: £191.1mSheffield: £136.7m

    £144.1m£144.7m£136.7mLiverpool is higher£201.5m£202.4m£191.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Sheffield £3.8m, Liverpool £3.1mLiverpool: £3.1mSheffield: £3.8mLiverpool: £3.1mSheffield: £3.8mLiverpool: £2.9mSheffield: £3.6m

    £3.8m£3.8m£3.6mSheffield is higher£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Sheffield £4.9m, Liverpool £5.0mLiverpool: £5.0mSheffield: £4.9mLiverpool: £5.0mSheffield: £4.9mLiverpool: £4.7mSheffield: £4.7m

    £4.9m£4.9m£4.7mLiverpool is higher£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Sheffield £3.2m, Liverpool £2.8mLiverpool: £2.8mSheffield: £3.2mLiverpool: £2.8mSheffield: £3.2mLiverpool: £2.6mSheffield: £3.0m

    £3.2m£3.2m£3.0mSheffield is higher£2.8m£2.8m£2.6m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Sheffield 92,834, Liverpool 76,178Liverpool: 76,178Sheffield: 92,834

    92,834Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count76,178

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Sheffield 12,528, Liverpool 16,941Liverpool: 16,941Sheffield: 12,528

    12,528Liverpool is higher16,941

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sheffield 15,120, Liverpool 14,835Liverpool: 14,835Sheffield: 15,120

    15,120Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count14,835

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sheffield 46,363, Liverpool 60,315Liverpool: 60,315Sheffield: 46,363

    46,363Liverpool is higher60,315

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Sheffield 81,231, Liverpool 92,408Liverpool: 92,408Sheffield: 81,231

    81,231Liverpool is higher92,408

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sheffield 13,773, Liverpool 12,366Liverpool: 12,366Sheffield: 13,773

    13,773Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count12,366

Show the numbers
Sheffield and Liverpool, total
MeasureSheffieldLiverpoolHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.6bn£2.6bn£2.5bn£2.7bn£2.8bn£2.6bnLiverpool
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn£994.1m£998.3m£943.0mSheffield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£850.3m£853.9m£806.5m£1.0bn£1.0bn£972.1mLiverpool
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.1bn£995.3m£838.7m£842.2m£795.5mSheffield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£55.5m£55.7m£52.6m£77.6m£77.9m£73.6mLiverpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.4m£73.7m£69.6m£73.6m£73.9m£69.8mLiverpool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.3m£3.3m£3.1m£4.3m£4.3m£4.0mLiverpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£315.2m£316.5m£298.9m£414.0m£415.7m£392.7mLiverpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£93.5m£93.9m£88.6m£107.0m£107.4m£101.5mLiverpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.2m£61.5m£58.0m£56.8m£57.1m£53.9mSheffield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£636.3m£639.0m£603.5m£758.4m£761.6m£719.4mLiverpool
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£150.0m£150.7m£142.3m£203.4m£204.3m£192.9mLiverpool
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£144.1m£144.7m£136.7m£201.5m£202.4m£191.1mLiverpool
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m£3.1m£3.1m£2.9mSheffield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£4.9m£4.9m£4.7m£5.0m£5.0m£4.7mLiverpool
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£3.2m£3.2m£3.0m£2.8m£2.8m£2.6mSheffield
State Pensiontotal, March 202692,83476,178Sheffield
Pension Credittotal, March 202612,52816,941Liverpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202615,12014,835Sheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202646,36360,315Liverpool
Universal Credittotal, May 202681,23192,408Liverpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 202613,77312,366Sheffield

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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