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Sandwell and Leicester

353,270 and 386,755 residents (mid-2024).

Sandwell is higher than Leicester on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 15 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Sandwell is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Leicester 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

Sandwell Leicester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sandwell £4,448, Leicester £3,778Leicester: £3,778Sandwell: £4,448Leicester: £3,794Sandwell: £4,467Leicester: £3,583Sandwell: £4,219

    £4,448£4,467£4,219Sandwell is higher£3,778£3,794£3,583

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Sandwell £13,190, Leicester £12,624Leicester: £12,624Sandwell: £13,190Leicester: £12,678Sandwell: £13,246Leicester: £11,974Sandwell: £12,511

    £13,190£13,246£12,511Sandwell is higher£12,624£12,678£11,974

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Sandwell £2,756, Leicester £2,332Leicester: £2,332Sandwell: £2,756Leicester: £2,342Sandwell: £2,768Leicester: £2,212Sandwell: £2,614

    £2,756£2,768£2,614Sandwell is higher£2,332£2,342£2,212

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Sandwell £11,090, Leicester £10,123Leicester: £10,123Sandwell: £11,090Leicester: £10,166Sandwell: £11,137Leicester: £9,602Sandwell: £10,520

    £11,090£11,137£10,520Sandwell is higher£10,123£10,166£9,602

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Sandwell £1,036, Leicester £1,596Leicester: £1,596Sandwell: £1,036Leicester: £1,602Sandwell: £1,040Leicester: £1,514Sandwell: £982

    £1,036£1,040£982Leicester is higher£1,596£1,602£1,514

  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: Sandwell £1,010, Leicester £846Leicester: £846Sandwell: £1,010Leicester: £849Sandwell: £1,015Leicester: £802Sandwell: £959

    £1,010£1,015£959Sandwell is higher£846£849£802

  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: Sandwell £53, Leicester £60Leicester: £60Sandwell: £53Leicester: £60Sandwell: £54Leicester: £57Sandwell: £51

    £53£54£51Leicester is higherDepends on how you count£60£60£57

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sandwell £568, Leicester £463Leicester: £463Sandwell: £568Leicester: £465Sandwell: £570Leicester: £439Sandwell: £539

    £568£570£539Sandwell is higher£463£465£439

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sandwell £135, Leicester £102Leicester: £102Sandwell: £135Leicester: £103Sandwell: £135Leicester: £97Sandwell: £128

    £135£135£128Sandwell is higher£102£103£97

  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: Sandwell £181, Leicester £137Leicester: £137Sandwell: £181Leicester: £138Sandwell: £181Leicester: £130Sandwell: £171

    £181£181£171Sandwell is higher£137£138£130

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Sandwell £2,182, Leicester £1,871Leicester: £1,871Sandwell: £2,182Leicester: £1,879Sandwell: £2,192Leicester: £1,774Sandwell: £2,070

    £2,182£2,192£2,070Sandwell is higherDepends on how you count£1,871£1,879£1,774

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sandwell £197, Leicester £212Leicester: £212Sandwell: £197Leicester: £213Sandwell: £198Leicester: £201Sandwell: £187

    £197£198£187Leicester is higher£212£213£201

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sandwell £368, Leicester £309Leicester: £309Sandwell: £368Leicester: £311Sandwell: £369Leicester: £294Sandwell: £349

    £368£369£349Sandwell is higher£309£311£294

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sandwell £12, Leicester £6.44Leicester: £6.44Sandwell: £12Leicester: £6.47Sandwell: £12Leicester: £6.11Sandwell: £11

    £12£12£11Sandwell is higher£6.44£6.47£6.11

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Sandwell £13, Leicester £8.32Leicester: £8.32Sandwell: £13Leicester: £8.35Sandwell: £14Leicester: £7.89Sandwell: £13

    £13£14£13Sandwell is higher£8.32£8.35£7.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sandwell £6.24, Leicester £5.82Leicester: £5.82Sandwell: £6.24Leicester: £5.84Sandwell: £6.27Leicester: £5.52Sandwell: £5.92

    £6.24£6.27£5.92Sandwell is higherDepends on how you count£5.82£5.84£5.52

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sandwell 972.2, Leicester 952.2Leicester: 952.2Sandwell: 972.2

    972.2Sandwell is higher952.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sandwell 202.8, Leicester 234.5Leicester: 234.5Sandwell: 202.8

    202.8Leicester is higherDepends on how you count234.5

  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: Sandwell 198.3, Leicester 173.8Leicester: 173.8Sandwell: 198.3

    198.3Sandwell is higher173.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sandwell 82.3, Leicester 66.8Leicester: 66.8Sandwell: 82.3

    82.3Sandwell is higher66.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Sandwell 274.6, Leicester 243.1Leicester: 243.1Sandwell: 274.6

    274.6Sandwell is higherDepends on how you count243.1

  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: Sandwell 40.9, Leicester 30.5Leicester: 30.5Sandwell: 40.9

    40.9Sandwell is higher30.5

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Sandwell and Leicester, per person in the age group
MeasureSandwellLeicesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,448£4,467£4,219£3,778£3,794£3,583Sandwell
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,190£13,246£12,511£12,624£12,678£11,974Sandwell
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,756£2,768£2,614£2,332£2,342£2,212Sandwell
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,090£11,137£10,520£10,123£10,166£9,602Sandwell
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,036£1,040£982£1,596£1,602£1,514Leicester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,010£1,015£959£846£849£802Sandwell
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£53£54£51£60£60£57Leicester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£568£570£539£463£465£439Sandwell
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£135£135£128£102£103£97Sandwell
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£181£181£171£137£138£130Sandwell
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,182£2,192£2,070£1,871£1,879£1,774Sandwell
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£212£213£201Leicester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£368£369£349£309£311£294Sandwell
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£6.44£6.47£6.11Sandwell
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£14£13£8.32£8.35£7.89Sandwell
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.24£6.27£5.92£5.82£5.84£5.52Sandwell
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026972.2952.2Sandwell
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026202.8234.5Leicester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026198.3173.8Sandwell
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202682.366.8Sandwell
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026274.6243.1Sandwell
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202640.930.5Sandwell

Per resident

Sandwell is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Leicester on 2. 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

Sandwell Leicester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sandwell £4,448, Leicester £3,778Leicester: £3,778Sandwell: £4,448Leicester: £3,794Sandwell: £4,467Leicester: £3,583Sandwell: £4,219

    £4,448£4,467£4,219Sandwell is higher£3,778£3,794£3,583

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Sandwell £1,790, Leicester £1,415Leicester: £1,415Sandwell: £1,790Leicester: £1,421Sandwell: £1,798Leicester: £1,342Sandwell: £1,698

    £1,790£1,798£1,698Sandwell is higher£1,415£1,421£1,342

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Sandwell £1,752, Leicester £1,580Leicester: £1,580Sandwell: £1,752Leicester: £1,587Sandwell: £1,759Leicester: £1,499Sandwell: £1,662

    £1,752£1,759£1,662Sandwell is higher£1,580£1,587£1,499

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Sandwell £1,505, Leicester £1,134Leicester: £1,134Sandwell: £1,505Leicester: £1,139Sandwell: £1,512Leicester: £1,076Sandwell: £1,428

    £1,505£1,512£1,428Sandwell is higher£1,134£1,139£1,076

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Sandwell £141, Leicester £179Leicester: £179Sandwell: £141Leicester: £180Sandwell: £141Leicester: £170Sandwell: £133

    £141£141£133Leicester is higher£179£180£170

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Sandwell £137, Leicester £95Leicester: £95Sandwell: £137Leicester: £95Sandwell: £138Leicester: £90Sandwell: £130

    £137£138£130Sandwell is higher£95£95£90

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Sandwell £7.25, Leicester £6.68Leicester: £6.68Sandwell: £7.25Leicester: £6.71Sandwell: £7.28Leicester: £6.34Sandwell: £6.88

    £7.25£7.28£6.88Sandwell is higherDepends on how you count£6.68£6.71£6.34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sandwell £568, Leicester £463Leicester: £463Sandwell: £568Leicester: £465Sandwell: £570Leicester: £439Sandwell: £539

    £568£570£539Sandwell is higher£463£465£439

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sandwell £135, Leicester £102Leicester: £102Sandwell: £135Leicester: £103Sandwell: £135Leicester: £97Sandwell: £128

    £135£135£128Sandwell is higher£102£103£97

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Sandwell £115, Leicester £93Leicester: £93Sandwell: £115Leicester: £93Sandwell: £115Leicester: £88Sandwell: £109

    £115£115£109Sandwell is higher£93£93£88

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Sandwell £1,387, Leicester £1,267Leicester: £1,267Sandwell: £1,387Leicester: £1,273Sandwell: £1,393Leicester: £1,202Sandwell: £1,316

    £1,387£1,393£1,316Sandwell is higherDepends on how you count£1,267£1,273£1,202

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sandwell £197, Leicester £212Leicester: £212Sandwell: £197Leicester: £213Sandwell: £198Leicester: £201Sandwell: £187

    £197£198£187Leicester is higher£212£213£201

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Sandwell £234, Leicester £210Leicester: £210Sandwell: £234Leicester: £211Sandwell: £235Leicester: £199Sandwell: £222

    £234£235£222Sandwell is higher£210£211£199

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Sandwell £7.54, Leicester £4.36Leicester: £4.36Sandwell: £7.54Leicester: £4.38Sandwell: £7.57Leicester: £4.14Sandwell: £7.15

    £7.54£7.57£7.15Sandwell is higher£4.36£4.38£4.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Sandwell £8.58, Leicester £5.64Leicester: £5.64Sandwell: £8.58Leicester: £5.66Sandwell: £8.62Leicester: £5.35Sandwell: £8.14

    £8.58£8.62£8.14Sandwell is higher£5.64£5.66£5.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sandwell £6.24, Leicester £5.82Leicester: £5.82Sandwell: £6.24Leicester: £5.84Sandwell: £6.27Leicester: £5.52Sandwell: £5.92

    £6.24£6.27£5.92Sandwell is higherDepends on how you count£5.82£5.84£5.52

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Sandwell 132.0, Leicester 106.7Leicester: 106.7Sandwell: 132.0

    132.0Sandwell is higher106.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sandwell 27.5, Leicester 26.3Leicester: 26.3Sandwell: 27.5

    27.5Sandwell is higherDepends on how you count26.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sandwell 26.9, Leicester 19.5Leicester: 19.5Sandwell: 26.9

    26.9Sandwell is higher19.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sandwell 82.3, Leicester 66.8Leicester: 66.8Sandwell: 82.3

    82.3Sandwell is higher66.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sandwell 174.5, Leicester 164.7Leicester: 164.7Sandwell: 174.5

    174.5Sandwell is higherDepends on how you count164.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sandwell 26.0, Leicester 20.6Leicester: 20.6Sandwell: 26.0

    26.0Sandwell is higher20.6

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Sandwell and Leicester, per resident
MeasureSandwellLeicesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,448£4,467£4,219£3,778£3,794£3,583Sandwell
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,790£1,798£1,698£1,415£1,421£1,342Sandwell
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,752£1,759£1,662£1,580£1,587£1,499Sandwell
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,505£1,512£1,428£1,134£1,139£1,076Sandwell
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£141£141£133£179£180£170Leicester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£137£138£130£95£95£90Sandwell
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.25£7.28£6.88£6.68£6.71£6.34Sandwell
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£568£570£539£463£465£439Sandwell
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£135£135£128£102£103£97Sandwell
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£93£93£88Sandwell
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,387£1,393£1,316£1,267£1,273£1,202Sandwell
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£212£213£201Leicester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£234£235£222£210£211£199Sandwell
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£7.54£7.57£7.15£4.36£4.38£4.14Sandwell
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£8.58£8.62£8.14£5.64£5.66£5.35Sandwell
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.24£6.27£5.92£5.82£5.84£5.52Sandwell
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026132.0106.7Sandwell
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.526.3Sandwell
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.919.5Sandwell
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202682.366.8Sandwell
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026174.5164.7Sandwell
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.020.6Sandwell

Total

Sandwell is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Leicester 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

Sandwell Leicester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Sandwell £1.6bn, Leicester £1.5bnLeicester: £1.5bnSandwell: £1.6bnLeicester: £1.5bnSandwell: £1.6bnLeicester: £1.4bnSandwell: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnSandwell is higher£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Sandwell £632.5m, Leicester £547.1mLeicester: £547.1mSandwell: £632.5mLeicester: £549.4mSandwell: £635.2mLeicester: £518.9mSandwell: £600.0m

    £632.5m£635.2m£600.0mSandwell is higher£547.1m£549.4m£518.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Sandwell £618.9m, Leicester £611.1mLeicester: £611.1mSandwell: £618.9mLeicester: £613.7mSandwell: £621.6mLeicester: £579.6mSandwell: £587.1m

    £618.9m£621.6m£587.1mSandwell is higher£611.1m£613.7m£579.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Sandwell £531.8m, Leicester £438.7mLeicester: £438.7mSandwell: £531.8mLeicester: £440.6mSandwell: £534.1mLeicester: £416.1mSandwell: £504.5m

    £531.8m£534.1m£504.5mSandwell is higher£438.7m£440.6m£416.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Sandwell £49.7m, Leicester £69.1mLeicester: £69.1mSandwell: £49.7mLeicester: £69.4mSandwell: £49.9mLeicester: £65.6mSandwell: £47.1m

    £49.7m£49.9m£47.1mLeicester is higher£69.1m£69.4m£65.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sandwell £48.5m, Leicester £36.7mLeicester: £36.7mSandwell: £48.5mLeicester: £36.8mSandwell: £48.7mLeicester: £34.8mSandwell: £46.0m

    £48.5m£48.7m£46.0mSandwell is higher£36.7m£36.8m£34.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Sandwell £2.6m, Leicester £2.6mLeicester: £2.6mSandwell: £2.6mLeicester: £2.6mSandwell: £2.6mLeicester: £2.5mSandwell: £2.4m

    £2.6m£2.6m£2.4mLeicester is higherDepends on how you count£2.6m£2.6m£2.5m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sandwell £200.6m, Leicester £179.1mLeicester: £179.1mSandwell: £200.6mLeicester: £179.8mSandwell: £201.5mLeicester: £169.9mSandwell: £190.3m

    £200.6m£201.5m£190.3mSandwell is higher£179.1m£179.8m£169.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Sandwell £47.6m, Leicester £39.6mLeicester: £39.6mSandwell: £47.6mLeicester: £39.8mSandwell: £47.8mLeicester: £37.6mSandwell: £45.2m

    £47.6m£47.8m£45.2mSandwell is higher£39.6m£39.8m£37.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sandwell £40.6m, Leicester £36.0mLeicester: £36.0mSandwell: £40.6mLeicester: £36.2mSandwell: £40.8mLeicester: £34.2mSandwell: £38.5m

    £40.6m£40.8m£38.5mSandwell is higher£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Sandwell £490.1m, Leicester £490.1mLeicester: £490.1mSandwell: £490.1mLeicester: £492.2mSandwell: £492.2mLeicester: £464.9mSandwell: £464.9m

    £490.1m£492.2m£464.9mLeicester is higherDepends on how you count£490.1m£492.2m£464.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Sandwell £69.5m, Leicester £82.0mLeicester: £82.0mSandwell: £69.5mLeicester: £82.3mSandwell: £69.8mLeicester: £77.7mSandwell: £65.9m

    £69.5m£69.8m£65.9mLeicester is higher£82.0m£82.3m£77.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Sandwell £82.5m, Leicester £81.1mLeicester: £81.1mSandwell: £82.5mLeicester: £81.4mSandwell: £82.9mLeicester: £76.9mSandwell: £78.3m

    £82.5m£82.9m£78.3mSandwell is higher£81.1m£81.4m£76.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Sandwell £2.7m, Leicester £1.7mLeicester: £1.7mSandwell: £2.7mLeicester: £1.7mSandwell: £2.7mLeicester: £1.6mSandwell: £2.5m

    £2.7m£2.7m£2.5mSandwell is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Sandwell £3.0m, Leicester £2.2mLeicester: £2.2mSandwell: £3.0mLeicester: £2.2mSandwell: £3.0mLeicester: £2.1mSandwell: £2.9m

    £3.0m£3.0m£2.9mSandwell is higher£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Sandwell £2.2m, Leicester £2.3mLeicester: £2.3mSandwell: £2.2mLeicester: £2.3mSandwell: £2.2mLeicester: £2.1mSandwell: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.1mLeicester is higherDepends on how you count£2.3m£2.3m£2.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Sandwell 46,621, Leicester 41,266Leicester: 41,266Sandwell: 46,621

    46,621Sandwell is higher41,266

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Sandwell 9,724, Leicester 10,162Leicester: 10,162Sandwell: 9,724

    9,724Leicester is higherDepends on how you count10,162

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sandwell 9,511, Leicester 7,531Leicester: 7,531Sandwell: 9,511

    9,511Sandwell is higher7,531

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sandwell 29,078, Leicester 25,816Leicester: 25,816Sandwell: 29,078

    29,078Sandwell is higher25,816

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Sandwell 61,658, Leicester 63,695Leicester: 63,695Sandwell: 61,658

    61,658Leicester is higherDepends on how you count63,695

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sandwell 9,173, Leicester 7,980Leicester: 7,980Sandwell: 9,173

    9,173Sandwell is higher7,980

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Sandwell and Leicester, total
MeasureSandwellLeicesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bnSandwell
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£632.5m£635.2m£600.0m£547.1m£549.4m£518.9mSandwell
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£618.9m£621.6m£587.1m£611.1m£613.7m£579.6mSandwell
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£531.8m£534.1m£504.5m£438.7m£440.6m£416.1mSandwell
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£49.7m£49.9m£47.1m£69.1m£69.4m£65.6mLeicester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£48.5m£48.7m£46.0m£36.7m£36.8m£34.8mSandwell
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.6m£2.6m£2.4m£2.6m£2.6m£2.5mLeicester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£200.6m£201.5m£190.3m£179.1m£179.8m£169.9mSandwell
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.6m£47.8m£45.2m£39.6m£39.8m£37.6mSandwell
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.6m£40.8m£38.5m£36.0m£36.2m£34.2mSandwell
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£490.1m£492.2m£464.9m£490.1m£492.2m£464.9mLeicester
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£69.5m£69.8m£65.9m£82.0m£82.3m£77.7mLeicester
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£82.5m£82.9m£78.3m£81.1m£81.4m£76.9mSandwell
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.7m£2.7m£2.5m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mSandwell
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£3.0m£3.0m£2.9m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mSandwell
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m£2.3m£2.3m£2.1mLeicester
State Pensiontotal, March 202646,62141,266Sandwell
Pension Credittotal, March 20269,72410,162Leicester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20269,5117,531Sandwell
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202629,07825,816Sandwell
Universal Credittotal, May 202661,65863,695Leicester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269,1737,980Sandwell

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.
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  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.
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