Who Gets What

Compare local authorities · North East and North West

South Tyneside and Halton

150,736 and 131,247 residents (mid-2024).

South Tyneside is higher than Halton on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 22 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.

Swap the two areas
South Tyneside and Halton 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

South Tyneside is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Halton on 5. 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

South Tyneside Halton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Tyneside £5,669, Halton £5,338Halton: £5,338South Tyneside: £5,669Halton: £5,361South Tyneside: £5,694Halton: £5,063South Tyneside: £5,378

    £5,669£5,694£5,378South Tyneside is higher£5,338£5,361£5,063

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: South Tyneside £13,280, Halton £13,205Halton: £13,205South Tyneside: £13,280Halton: £13,261South Tyneside: £13,336Halton: £12,526South Tyneside: £12,597

    £13,280£13,336£12,597South Tyneside is higher£13,205£13,261£12,526

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: South Tyneside £2,893, Halton £2,806Halton: £2,806South Tyneside: £2,893Halton: £2,818South Tyneside: £2,905Halton: £2,662South Tyneside: £2,744

    £2,893£2,905£2,744South Tyneside is higher£2,806£2,818£2,662

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: South Tyneside £11,661, Halton £11,726Halton: £11,726South Tyneside: £11,661Halton: £11,776South Tyneside: £11,711Halton: £11,122South Tyneside: £11,061

    £11,661£11,711£11,061Halton is higherDepends on how you count£11,726£11,776£11,122

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: South Tyneside £644, Halton £566Halton: £566South Tyneside: £644Halton: £568South Tyneside: £647Halton: £537South Tyneside: £611

    £644£647£611South Tyneside is higher£566£568£537

  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: South Tyneside £932, Halton £877Halton: £877South Tyneside: £932Halton: £881South Tyneside: £936Halton: £832South Tyneside: £884

    £932£936£884South Tyneside is higher£877£881£832

  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: South Tyneside £43, Halton £36Halton: £36South Tyneside: £43Halton: £36South Tyneside: £43Halton: £34South Tyneside: £41

    £43£43£41South Tyneside is higher£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Tyneside £739, Halton £756Halton: £756South Tyneside: £739Halton: £760South Tyneside: £742Halton: £717South Tyneside: £701

    £739£742£701Halton is higherDepends on how you count£756£760£717

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Tyneside £182, Halton £191Halton: £191South Tyneside: £182Halton: £192South Tyneside: £183Halton: £181South Tyneside: £173

    £182£183£173Halton is higherDepends on how you count£191£192£181

  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: South Tyneside £197, Halton £172Halton: £172South Tyneside: £197Halton: £173South Tyneside: £198Halton: £163South Tyneside: £187

    £197£198£187South Tyneside is higher£172£173£163

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: South Tyneside £2,198, Halton £2,193Halton: £2,193South Tyneside: £2,198Halton: £2,202South Tyneside: £2,207Halton: £2,080South Tyneside: £2,085

    £2,198£2,207£2,085South Tyneside is higherDepends on how you count£2,193£2,202£2,080

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Tyneside £299, Halton £253Halton: £253South Tyneside: £299Halton: £254South Tyneside: £301Halton: £240South Tyneside: £284

    £299£301£284South Tyneside is higher£253£254£240

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Tyneside £468, Halton £424Halton: £424South Tyneside: £468Halton: £426South Tyneside: £470Halton: £402South Tyneside: £444

    £468£470£444South Tyneside is higher£424£426£402

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Tyneside £15, Halton £7.67Halton: £7.67South Tyneside: £15Halton: £7.71South Tyneside: £15Halton: £7.28South Tyneside: £14

    £15£15£14South Tyneside is higher£7.67£7.71£7.28

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: South Tyneside £15, Halton £9.82Halton: £9.82South Tyneside: £15Halton: £9.86South Tyneside: £15Halton: £9.31South Tyneside: £15

    £15South Tyneside is higher£9.82£9.86£9.31

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Tyneside £9.60, Halton £7.65Halton: £7.65South Tyneside: £9.60Halton: £7.69South Tyneside: £9.65Halton: £7.26South Tyneside: £9.11

    £9.60£9.65£9.11South Tyneside is higher£7.65£7.69£7.26

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: South Tyneside 1,027.9, Halton 1,033.7Halton: 1,033.7South Tyneside: 1,027.9

    1,027.9Halton is higherDepends on how you count1,033.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: South Tyneside 171.0, Halton 142.8Halton: 142.8South Tyneside: 171.0

    171.0South Tyneside is higher142.8

  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: South Tyneside 197.0, Halton 177.6Halton: 177.6South Tyneside: 197.0

    197.0South Tyneside is higher177.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Tyneside 109.2, Halton 111.2Halton: 111.2South Tyneside: 109.2

    109.2Halton is higherDepends on how you count111.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: South Tyneside 269.9, Halton 251.4Halton: 251.4South Tyneside: 269.9

    269.9South Tyneside is higher251.4

  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: South Tyneside 42.7, Halton 37.3Halton: 37.3South Tyneside: 42.7

    42.7South Tyneside is higher37.3

Show the numbers
South Tyneside and Halton, per person in the age group
MeasureSouth TynesideHaltonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,669£5,694£5,378£5,338£5,361£5,063South Tyneside
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,280£13,336£12,597£13,205£13,261£12,526South Tyneside
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,893£2,905£2,744£2,806£2,818£2,662South Tyneside
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,661£11,711£11,061£11,726£11,776£11,122Halton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£644£647£611£566£568£537South Tyneside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£932£936£884£877£881£832South Tyneside
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£43£43£41£36£36£34South Tyneside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£739£742£701£756£760£717Halton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£182£183£173£191£192£181Halton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£197£198£187£172£173£163South Tyneside
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,198£2,207£2,085£2,193£2,202£2,080South Tyneside
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£299£301£284£253£254£240South Tyneside
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£468£470£444£424£426£402South Tyneside
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£15£15£14£7.67£7.71£7.28South Tyneside
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£15£9.82£9.86£9.31South Tyneside
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.60£9.65£9.11£7.65£7.69£7.26South Tyneside
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,027.91,033.7Halton
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026171.0142.8South Tyneside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026197.0177.6South Tyneside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026109.2111.2Halton
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026269.9251.4South Tyneside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202642.737.3South Tyneside

Per resident

South Tyneside is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Halton 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

South Tyneside Halton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Tyneside £5,669, Halton £5,338Halton: £5,338South Tyneside: £5,669Halton: £5,361South Tyneside: £5,694Halton: £5,063South Tyneside: £5,378

    £5,669£5,694£5,378South Tyneside is higher£5,338£5,361£5,063

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: South Tyneside £2,689, Halton £2,387Halton: £2,387South Tyneside: £2,689Halton: £2,398South Tyneside: £2,700Halton: £2,265South Tyneside: £2,550

    £2,689£2,700£2,550South Tyneside is higher£2,387£2,398£2,265

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: South Tyneside £1,751, Halton £1,742Halton: £1,742South Tyneside: £1,751Halton: £1,750South Tyneside: £1,758Halton: £1,653South Tyneside: £1,661

    £1,751£1,758£1,661South Tyneside is higher£1,742£1,750£1,653

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: South Tyneside £2,361, Halton £2,120Halton: £2,120South Tyneside: £2,361Halton: £2,129South Tyneside: £2,371Halton: £2,011South Tyneside: £2,239

    £2,361£2,371£2,239South Tyneside is higherDepends on how you count£2,120£2,129£2,011

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: South Tyneside £130, Halton £102Halton: £102South Tyneside: £130Halton: £103South Tyneside: £131Halton: £97South Tyneside: £124

    £130£131£124South Tyneside is higher£102£103£97

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: South Tyneside £189, Halton £159Halton: £159South Tyneside: £189Halton: £159South Tyneside: £189Halton: £150South Tyneside: £179

    £189£189£179South Tyneside is higher£159£159£150

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: South Tyneside £8.69, Halton £6.50Halton: £6.50South Tyneside: £8.69Halton: £6.53South Tyneside: £8.72Halton: £6.17South Tyneside: £8.24

    £8.69£8.72£8.24South Tyneside is higher£6.50£6.53£6.17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Tyneside £739, Halton £756Halton: £756South Tyneside: £739Halton: £760South Tyneside: £742Halton: £717South Tyneside: £701

    £739£742£701Halton is higherDepends on how you count£756£760£717

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Tyneside £182, Halton £191Halton: £191South Tyneside: £182Halton: £192South Tyneside: £183Halton: £181South Tyneside: £173

    £182£183£173Halton is higherDepends on how you count£191£192£181

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: South Tyneside £119, Halton £107Halton: £107South Tyneside: £119Halton: £107South Tyneside: £120Halton: £101South Tyneside: £113

    £119£120£113South Tyneside is higher£107£107£101

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: South Tyneside £1,330, Halton £1,362Halton: £1,362South Tyneside: £1,330Halton: £1,367South Tyneside: £1,336Halton: £1,292South Tyneside: £1,262

    £1,330£1,336£1,262Halton is higherDepends on how you count£1,362£1,367£1,292

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Tyneside £299, Halton £253Halton: £253South Tyneside: £299Halton: £254South Tyneside: £301Halton: £240South Tyneside: £284

    £299£301£284South Tyneside is higher£253£254£240

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: South Tyneside £283, Halton £263Halton: £263South Tyneside: £283Halton: £264South Tyneside: £284Halton: £250South Tyneside: £268

    £283£284£268South Tyneside is higher£263£264£250

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: South Tyneside £8.94, Halton £4.77Halton: £4.77South Tyneside: £8.94Halton: £4.79South Tyneside: £8.98Halton: £4.52South Tyneside: £8.48

    £8.94£8.98£8.48South Tyneside is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: South Tyneside £9.34, Halton £6.09Halton: £6.09South Tyneside: £9.34Halton: £6.12South Tyneside: £9.38Halton: £5.78South Tyneside: £8.86

    £9.34£9.38£8.86South Tyneside is higher£6.09£6.12£5.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Tyneside £9.60, Halton £7.65Halton: £7.65South Tyneside: £9.60Halton: £7.69South Tyneside: £9.65Halton: £7.26South Tyneside: £9.11

    £9.60£9.65£9.11South Tyneside is higher£7.65£7.69£7.26

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: South Tyneside 208.1, Halton 186.9Halton: 186.9South Tyneside: 208.1

    208.1South Tyneside is higherDepends on how you count186.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Tyneside 34.6, Halton 25.8Halton: 25.8South Tyneside: 34.6

    34.6South Tyneside is higher25.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Tyneside 39.9, Halton 32.1Halton: 32.1South Tyneside: 39.9

    39.9South Tyneside is higher32.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Tyneside 109.2, Halton 111.2Halton: 111.2South Tyneside: 109.2

    109.2Halton is higherDepends on how you count111.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Tyneside 163.3, Halton 156.2Halton: 156.2South Tyneside: 163.3

    163.3South Tyneside is higher156.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Tyneside 25.8, Halton 23.2Halton: 23.2South Tyneside: 25.8

    25.8South Tyneside is higher23.2

Show the numbers
South Tyneside and Halton, per resident
MeasureSouth TynesideHaltonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,669£5,694£5,378£5,338£5,361£5,063South Tyneside
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,689£2,700£2,550£2,387£2,398£2,265South Tyneside
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,751£1,758£1,661£1,742£1,750£1,653South Tyneside
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,361£2,371£2,239£2,120£2,129£2,011South Tyneside
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£130£131£124£102£103£97South Tyneside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£189£179£159£159£150South Tyneside
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.69£8.72£8.24£6.50£6.53£6.17South Tyneside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£739£742£701£756£760£717Halton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£182£183£173£191£192£181Halton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£107£107£101South Tyneside
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,330£1,336£1,262£1,362£1,367£1,292Halton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£299£301£284£253£254£240South Tyneside
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£283£284£268£263£264£250South Tyneside
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£8.94£8.98£8.48£4.77£4.79£4.52South Tyneside
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£9.34£9.38£8.86£6.09£6.12£5.78South Tyneside
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.60£9.65£9.11£7.65£7.69£7.26South Tyneside
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026208.1186.9South Tyneside
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202634.625.8South Tyneside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.932.1South Tyneside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026109.2111.2Halton
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026163.3156.2South Tyneside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.823.2South Tyneside

Total

South Tyneside is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Halton 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

South Tyneside Halton

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: South Tyneside £854.6m, Halton £700.6mHalton: £700.6mSouth Tyneside: £854.6mHalton: £703.6mSouth Tyneside: £858.2mHalton: £664.5mSouth Tyneside: £810.6m

    £854.6m£858.2m£810.6mSouth Tyneside is higher£700.6m£703.6m£664.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: South Tyneside £405.3m, Halton £313.3mHalton: £313.3mSouth Tyneside: £405.3mHalton: £314.7mSouth Tyneside: £407.0mHalton: £297.2mSouth Tyneside: £384.4m

    £405.3m£407.0m£384.4mSouth Tyneside is higher£313.3m£314.7m£297.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: South Tyneside £263.9m, Halton £228.7mHalton: £228.7mSouth Tyneside: £263.9mHalton: £229.7mSouth Tyneside: £265.0mHalton: £216.9mSouth Tyneside: £250.3m

    £263.9m£265.0m£250.3mSouth Tyneside is higher£228.7m£229.7m£216.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: South Tyneside £355.9m, Halton £278.2mHalton: £278.2mSouth Tyneside: £355.9mHalton: £279.4mSouth Tyneside: £357.4mHalton: £263.9mSouth Tyneside: £337.6m

    £355.9m£357.4m£337.6mSouth Tyneside is higherDepends on how you count£278.2m£279.4m£263.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: South Tyneside £19.7m, Halton £13.4mHalton: £13.4mSouth Tyneside: £19.7mHalton: £13.5mSouth Tyneside: £19.7mHalton: £12.7mSouth Tyneside: £18.6m

    £19.7m£19.7m£18.6mSouth Tyneside is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Tyneside £28.4m, Halton £20.8mHalton: £20.8mSouth Tyneside: £28.4mHalton: £20.9mSouth Tyneside: £28.6mHalton: £19.8mSouth Tyneside: £27.0m

    £28.4m£28.6m£27.0mSouth Tyneside is higher£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: South Tyneside £1.3m, Halton £0.85mHalton: £0.85mSouth Tyneside: £1.3mHalton: £0.86mSouth Tyneside: £1.3mHalton: £0.81mSouth Tyneside: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mSouth Tyneside is higher£0.85m£0.86m£0.81m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Tyneside £111.4m, Halton £99.3mHalton: £99.3mSouth Tyneside: £111.4mHalton: £99.7mSouth Tyneside: £111.8mHalton: £94.2mSouth Tyneside: £105.6m

    £111.4m£111.8m£105.6mSouth Tyneside is higherDepends on how you count£99.3m£99.7m£94.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: South Tyneside £27.5m, Halton £25.1mHalton: £25.1mSouth Tyneside: £27.5mHalton: £25.2mSouth Tyneside: £27.6mHalton: £23.8mSouth Tyneside: £26.1m

    £27.5m£27.6m£26.1mSouth Tyneside is higherDepends on how you count£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Tyneside £18.0m, Halton £14.0mHalton: £14.0mSouth Tyneside: £18.0mHalton: £14.1mSouth Tyneside: £18.1mHalton: £13.3mSouth Tyneside: £17.1m

    £18.0m£18.1m£17.1mSouth Tyneside is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: South Tyneside £200.5m, Halton £178.7mHalton: £178.7mSouth Tyneside: £200.5mHalton: £179.5mSouth Tyneside: £201.4mHalton: £169.5mSouth Tyneside: £190.2m

    £200.5m£201.4m£190.2mSouth Tyneside is higherDepends on how you count£178.7m£179.5m£169.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: South Tyneside £45.1m, Halton £33.2mHalton: £33.2mSouth Tyneside: £45.1mHalton: £33.3mSouth Tyneside: £45.3mHalton: £31.5mSouth Tyneside: £42.8m

    £45.1m£45.3m£42.8mSouth Tyneside is higher£33.2m£33.3m£31.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: South Tyneside £42.7m, Halton £34.6mHalton: £34.6mSouth Tyneside: £42.7mHalton: £34.7mSouth Tyneside: £42.8mHalton: £32.8mSouth Tyneside: £40.5m

    £42.7m£42.8m£40.5mSouth Tyneside is higher£34.6m£34.7m£32.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: South Tyneside £1.3m, Halton £0.63mHalton: £0.63mSouth Tyneside: £1.3mHalton: £0.63mSouth Tyneside: £1.4mHalton: £0.59mSouth Tyneside: £1.3m

    £1.3m£1.4m£1.3mSouth Tyneside is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: South Tyneside £1.4m, Halton £0.80mHalton: £0.80mSouth Tyneside: £1.4mHalton: £0.80mSouth Tyneside: £1.4mHalton: £0.76mSouth Tyneside: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mSouth Tyneside is higher£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: South Tyneside £1.4m, Halton £1.0mHalton: £1.0mSouth Tyneside: £1.4mHalton: £1.0mSouth Tyneside: £1.5mHalton: £0.95mSouth Tyneside: £1.4m

    £1.4m£1.5m£1.4mSouth Tyneside is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: South Tyneside 31,369, Halton 24,528Halton: 24,528South Tyneside: 31,369

    31,369South Tyneside is higherDepends on how you count24,528

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: South Tyneside 5,218, Halton 3,389Halton: 3,389South Tyneside: 5,218

    5,218South Tyneside is higher3,389

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Tyneside 6,012, Halton 4,214Halton: 4,214South Tyneside: 6,012

    6,012South Tyneside is higher4,214

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Tyneside 16,463, Halton 14,589Halton: 14,589South Tyneside: 16,463

    16,463South Tyneside is higherDepends on how you count14,589

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: South Tyneside 24,618, Halton 20,494Halton: 20,494South Tyneside: 24,618

    24,618South Tyneside is higher20,494

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Tyneside 3,891, Halton 3,038Halton: 3,038South Tyneside: 3,891

    3,891South Tyneside is higher3,038

Show the numbers
South Tyneside and Halton, total
MeasureSouth TynesideHaltonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£854.6m£858.2m£810.6m£700.6m£703.6m£664.5mSouth Tyneside
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£405.3m£407.0m£384.4m£313.3m£314.7m£297.2mSouth Tyneside
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£263.9m£265.0m£250.3m£228.7m£229.7m£216.9mSouth Tyneside
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£355.9m£357.4m£337.6m£278.2m£279.4m£263.9mSouth Tyneside
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.7m£19.7m£18.6m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mSouth Tyneside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.4m£28.6m£27.0m£20.8m£20.9m£19.8mSouth Tyneside
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£0.85m£0.86m£0.81mSouth Tyneside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£111.4m£111.8m£105.6m£99.3m£99.7m£94.2mSouth Tyneside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m£25.1m£25.2m£23.8mSouth Tyneside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mSouth Tyneside
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£200.5m£201.4m£190.2m£178.7m£179.5m£169.5mSouth Tyneside
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£45.1m£45.3m£42.8m£33.2m£33.3m£31.5mSouth Tyneside
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£42.7m£42.8m£40.5m£34.6m£34.7m£32.8mSouth Tyneside
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.4m£1.3m£0.63m£0.63m£0.59mSouth Tyneside
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£0.80m£0.80m£0.76mSouth Tyneside
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.5m£1.4m£1.0m£1.0m£0.95mSouth Tyneside
State Pensiontotal, March 202631,36924,528South Tyneside
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,2183,389South Tyneside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,0124,214South Tyneside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202616,46314,589South Tyneside
Universal Credittotal, May 202624,61820,494South Tyneside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,8913,038South Tyneside

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.