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Wolverhampton and Leicester

280,541 and 386,755 residents (mid-2024).

Wolverhampton is higher than Leicester on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 15 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Wolverhampton is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Leicester on 3. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Wolverhampton Leicester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton £4,612, Leicester £3,778Leicester: £3,778Wolverhampton: £4,612Leicester: £3,794Wolverhampton: £4,632Leicester: £3,583Wolverhampton: £4,375

    £4,612£4,632£4,375Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£3,778£3,794£3,583

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wolverhampton £12,988, Leicester £12,624Leicester: £12,624Wolverhampton: £12,988Leicester: £12,678Wolverhampton: £13,044Leicester: £11,974Wolverhampton: £12,320

    £12,988£13,044£12,320Wolverhampton 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: Wolverhampton £2,760, Leicester £2,332Leicester: £2,332Wolverhampton: £2,760Leicester: £2,342Wolverhampton: £2,772Leicester: £2,212Wolverhampton: £2,618

    £2,760£2,772£2,618Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£2,332£2,342£2,212

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wolverhampton £11,175, Leicester £10,123Leicester: £10,123Wolverhampton: £11,175Leicester: £10,166Wolverhampton: £11,222Leicester: £9,602Wolverhampton: £10,600

    £11,175£11,222£10,600Wolverhampton 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: Wolverhampton £877, Leicester £1,596Leicester: £1,596Wolverhampton: £877Leicester: £1,602Wolverhampton: £881Leicester: £1,514Wolverhampton: £832

    £877£881£832Leicester 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: Wolverhampton £892, Leicester £846Leicester: £846Wolverhampton: £892Leicester: £849Wolverhampton: £896Leicester: £802Wolverhampton: £846

    £892£896£846Wolverhampton 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: Wolverhampton £45, Leicester £60Leicester: £60Wolverhampton: £45Leicester: £60Wolverhampton: £45Leicester: £57Wolverhampton: £43

    £45£45£43Leicester 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: Wolverhampton £535, Leicester £463Leicester: £463Wolverhampton: £535Leicester: £465Wolverhampton: £538Leicester: £439Wolverhampton: £508

    £535£538£508Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£463£465£439

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton £133, Leicester £102Leicester: £102Wolverhampton: £133Leicester: £103Wolverhampton: £133Leicester: £97Wolverhampton: £126

    £133£133£126Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£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: Wolverhampton £165, Leicester £137Leicester: £137Wolverhampton: £165Leicester: £138Wolverhampton: £166Leicester: £130Wolverhampton: £156

    £165£166£156Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£137£138£130

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wolverhampton £2,234, Leicester £1,871Leicester: £1,871Wolverhampton: £2,234Leicester: £1,879Wolverhampton: £2,244Leicester: £1,774Wolverhampton: £2,119

    £2,234£2,244£2,119Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£1,871£1,879£1,774

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wolverhampton £242, Leicester £212Leicester: £212Wolverhampton: £242Leicester: £213Wolverhampton: £243Leicester: £201Wolverhampton: £229

    £242£243£229Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£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: Wolverhampton £340, Leicester £309Leicester: £309Wolverhampton: £340Leicester: £311Wolverhampton: £342Leicester: £294Wolverhampton: £323

    £340£342£323Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£309£311£294

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wolverhampton £11, Leicester £6.44Leicester: £6.44Wolverhampton: £11Leicester: £6.47Wolverhampton: £11Leicester: £6.11Wolverhampton: £10

    £11£11£10Wolverhampton 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: Wolverhampton £10, Leicester £8.32Leicester: £8.32Wolverhampton: £10Leicester: £8.35Wolverhampton: £10Leicester: £7.89Wolverhampton: £9.63

    £10£10£9.63Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£8.32£8.35£7.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton £5.98, Leicester £5.82Leicester: £5.82Wolverhampton: £5.98Leicester: £5.84Wolverhampton: £6.00Leicester: £5.52Wolverhampton: £5.67

    £5.98£6.00£5.67Wolverhampton 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: Wolverhampton 985.0, Leicester 952.2Leicester: 952.2Wolverhampton: 985.0

    985.0Wolverhampton 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: Wolverhampton 175.4, Leicester 234.5Leicester: 234.5Wolverhampton: 175.4

    175.4Leicester 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: Wolverhampton 182.0, Leicester 173.8Leicester: 173.8Wolverhampton: 182.0

    182.0Wolverhampton 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: Wolverhampton 77.6, Leicester 66.8Leicester: 66.8Wolverhampton: 77.6

    77.6Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count66.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wolverhampton 269.8, Leicester 243.1Leicester: 243.1Wolverhampton: 269.8

    269.8Wolverhampton 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: Wolverhampton 36.8, Leicester 30.5Leicester: 30.5Wolverhampton: 36.8

    36.8Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count30.5

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Wolverhampton and Leicester, per person in the age group
MeasureWolverhamptonLeicesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,612£4,632£4,375£3,778£3,794£3,583Wolverhampton
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,988£13,044£12,320£12,624£12,678£11,974Wolverhampton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,760£2,772£2,618£2,332£2,342£2,212Wolverhampton
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,175£11,222£10,600£10,123£10,166£9,602Wolverhampton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£877£881£832£1,596£1,602£1,514Leicester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£892£896£846£846£849£802Wolverhampton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£45£45£43£60£60£57Leicester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£535£538£508£463£465£439Wolverhampton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£102£103£97Wolverhampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£165£166£156£137£138£130Wolverhampton
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,234£2,244£2,119£1,871£1,879£1,774Wolverhampton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£242£243£229£212£213£201Wolverhampton
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£340£342£323£309£311£294Wolverhampton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£6.44£6.47£6.11Wolverhampton
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.63£8.32£8.35£7.89Wolverhampton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.98£6.00£5.67£5.82£5.84£5.52Wolverhampton
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026985.0952.2Wolverhampton
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026175.4234.5Leicester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026182.0173.8Wolverhampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202677.666.8Wolverhampton
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026269.8243.1Wolverhampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.830.5Wolverhampton

Per resident

Wolverhampton is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Leicester 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

Wolverhampton Leicester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton £4,612, Leicester £3,778Leicester: £3,778Wolverhampton: £4,612Leicester: £3,794Wolverhampton: £4,632Leicester: £3,583Wolverhampton: £4,375

    £4,612£4,632£4,375Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£3,778£3,794£3,583

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton £1,965, Leicester £1,415Leicester: £1,415Wolverhampton: £1,965Leicester: £1,421Wolverhampton: £1,973Leicester: £1,342Wolverhampton: £1,864

    £1,965£1,973£1,864Wolverhampton is higher£1,415£1,421£1,342

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton £1,732, Leicester £1,580Leicester: £1,580Wolverhampton: £1,732Leicester: £1,587Wolverhampton: £1,739Leicester: £1,499Wolverhampton: £1,643

    £1,732£1,739£1,643Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£1,580£1,587£1,499

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wolverhampton £1,690, Leicester £1,134Leicester: £1,134Wolverhampton: £1,690Leicester: £1,139Wolverhampton: £1,698Leicester: £1,076Wolverhampton: £1,603

    £1,690£1,698£1,603Wolverhampton is higher£1,134£1,139£1,076

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wolverhampton £133, Leicester £179Leicester: £179Wolverhampton: £133Leicester: £180Wolverhampton: £133Leicester: £170Wolverhampton: £126

    £133£133£126Leicester 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: Wolverhampton £135, Leicester £95Leicester: £95Wolverhampton: £135Leicester: £95Wolverhampton: £136Leicester: £90Wolverhampton: £128

    £135£136£128Wolverhampton 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: Wolverhampton £6.79, Leicester £6.68Leicester: £6.68Wolverhampton: £6.79Leicester: £6.71Wolverhampton: £6.82Leicester: £6.34Wolverhampton: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Wolverhampton 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: Wolverhampton £535, Leicester £463Leicester: £463Wolverhampton: £535Leicester: £465Wolverhampton: £538Leicester: £439Wolverhampton: £508

    £535£538£508Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£463£465£439

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton £133, Leicester £102Leicester: £102Wolverhampton: £133Leicester: £103Wolverhampton: £133Leicester: £97Wolverhampton: £126

    £133£133£126Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£102£103£97

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton £103, Leicester £93Leicester: £93Wolverhampton: £103Leicester: £93Wolverhampton: £104Leicester: £88Wolverhampton: £98

    £103£104£98Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£93£93£88

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wolverhampton £1,402, Leicester £1,267Leicester: £1,267Wolverhampton: £1,402Leicester: £1,273Wolverhampton: £1,408Leicester: £1,202Wolverhampton: £1,330

    £1,402£1,408£1,330Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£1,267£1,273£1,202

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wolverhampton £242, Leicester £212Leicester: £212Wolverhampton: £242Leicester: £213Wolverhampton: £243Leicester: £201Wolverhampton: £229

    £242£243£229Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£212£213£201

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wolverhampton £213, Leicester £210Leicester: £210Wolverhampton: £213Leicester: £211Wolverhampton: £214Leicester: £199Wolverhampton: £203

    £213£214£203Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£210£211£199

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wolverhampton £6.77, Leicester £4.36Leicester: £4.36Wolverhampton: £6.77Leicester: £4.38Wolverhampton: £6.80Leicester: £4.14Wolverhampton: £6.42

    £6.77£6.80£6.42Wolverhampton is higher£4.36£4.38£4.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wolverhampton £6.37, Leicester £5.64Leicester: £5.64Wolverhampton: £6.37Leicester: £5.66Wolverhampton: £6.39Leicester: £5.35Wolverhampton: £6.04

    £6.37£6.39£6.04Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count£5.64£5.66£5.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton £5.98, Leicester £5.82Leicester: £5.82Wolverhampton: £5.98Leicester: £5.84Wolverhampton: £6.00Leicester: £5.52Wolverhampton: £5.67

    £5.98£6.00£5.67Wolverhampton 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: Wolverhampton 149.0, Leicester 106.7Leicester: 106.7Wolverhampton: 149.0

    149.0Wolverhampton is higher106.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wolverhampton 26.5, Leicester 26.3Leicester: 26.3Wolverhampton: 26.5

    26.5Wolverhampton 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: Wolverhampton 27.5, Leicester 19.5Leicester: 19.5Wolverhampton: 27.5

    27.5Wolverhampton 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: Wolverhampton 77.6, Leicester 66.8Leicester: 66.8Wolverhampton: 77.6

    77.6Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count66.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wolverhampton 169.3, Leicester 164.7Leicester: 164.7Wolverhampton: 169.3

    169.3Wolverhampton 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: Wolverhampton 23.1, Leicester 20.6Leicester: 20.6Wolverhampton: 23.1

    23.1Wolverhampton is higherDepends on how you count20.6

Show the numbers
Wolverhampton and Leicester, per resident
MeasureWolverhamptonLeicesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,612£4,632£4,375£3,778£3,794£3,583Wolverhampton
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,965£1,973£1,864£1,415£1,421£1,342Wolverhampton
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,732£1,739£1,643£1,580£1,587£1,499Wolverhampton
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,690£1,698£1,603£1,134£1,139£1,076Wolverhampton
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£179£180£170Leicester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128£95£95£90Wolverhampton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£6.68£6.71£6.34Wolverhampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£535£538£508£463£465£439Wolverhampton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£102£103£97Wolverhampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£93£93£88Wolverhampton
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,402£1,408£1,330£1,267£1,273£1,202Wolverhampton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£242£243£229£212£213£201Wolverhampton
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£213£214£203£210£211£199Wolverhampton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.77£6.80£6.42£4.36£4.38£4.14Wolverhampton
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.37£6.39£6.04£5.64£5.66£5.35Wolverhampton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.98£6.00£5.67£5.82£5.84£5.52Wolverhampton
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026149.0106.7Wolverhampton
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202626.526.3Wolverhampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.519.5Wolverhampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202677.666.8Wolverhampton
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026169.3164.7Wolverhampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.120.6Wolverhampton

Total

Wolverhampton is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Leicester on 16. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Wolverhampton Leicester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wolverhampton £1.3bn, Leicester £1.5bnLeicester: £1.5bnWolverhampton: £1.3bnLeicester: £1.5bnWolverhampton: £1.3bnLeicester: £1.4bnWolverhampton: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnLeicester is higherDepends on how you count£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wolverhampton £551.2m, Leicester £547.1mLeicester: £547.1mWolverhampton: £551.2mLeicester: £549.4mWolverhampton: £553.5mLeicester: £518.9mWolverhampton: £522.8m

    £551.2m£553.5m£522.8mWolverhampton is higher£547.1m£549.4m£518.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wolverhampton £485.9m, Leicester £611.1mLeicester: £611.1mWolverhampton: £485.9mLeicester: £613.7mWolverhampton: £488.0mLeicester: £579.6mWolverhampton: £460.9m

    £485.9m£488.0m£460.9mLeicester is higherDepends on how you count£611.1m£613.7m£579.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wolverhampton £474.2m, Leicester £438.7mLeicester: £438.7mWolverhampton: £474.2mLeicester: £440.6mWolverhampton: £476.2mLeicester: £416.1mWolverhampton: £449.8m

    £474.2m£476.2m£449.8mWolverhampton is higher£438.7m£440.6m£416.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wolverhampton £37.2m, Leicester £69.1mLeicester: £69.1mWolverhampton: £37.2mLeicester: £69.4mWolverhampton: £37.4mLeicester: £65.6mWolverhampton: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mLeicester 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: Wolverhampton £37.9m, Leicester £36.7mLeicester: £36.7mWolverhampton: £37.9mLeicester: £36.8mWolverhampton: £38.0mLeicester: £34.8mWolverhampton: £35.9m

    £37.9m£38.0m£35.9mWolverhampton 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: Wolverhampton £1.9m, Leicester £2.6mLeicester: £2.6mWolverhampton: £1.9mLeicester: £2.6mWolverhampton: £1.9mLeicester: £2.5mWolverhampton: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mLeicester 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: Wolverhampton £150.2m, Leicester £179.1mLeicester: £179.1mWolverhampton: £150.2mLeicester: £179.8mWolverhampton: £150.8mLeicester: £169.9mWolverhampton: £142.4m

    £150.2m£150.8m£142.4mLeicester is higherDepends on how you count£179.1m£179.8m£169.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wolverhampton £37.2m, Leicester £39.6mLeicester: £39.6mWolverhampton: £37.2mLeicester: £39.8mWolverhampton: £37.4mLeicester: £37.6mWolverhampton: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mLeicester is higherDepends on how you count£39.6m£39.8m£37.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wolverhampton £29.0m, Leicester £36.0mLeicester: £36.0mWolverhampton: £29.0mLeicester: £36.2mWolverhampton: £29.1mLeicester: £34.2mWolverhampton: £27.5m

    £29.0m£29.1m£27.5mLeicester is higherDepends on how you count£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wolverhampton £393.3m, Leicester £490.1mLeicester: £490.1mWolverhampton: £393.3mLeicester: £492.2mWolverhampton: £395.0mLeicester: £464.9mWolverhampton: £373.1m

    £393.3m£395.0m£373.1mLeicester is higherDepends on how you count£490.1m£492.2m£464.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wolverhampton £67.8m, Leicester £82.0mLeicester: £82.0mWolverhampton: £67.8mLeicester: £82.3mWolverhampton: £68.1mLeicester: £77.7mWolverhampton: £64.3m

    £67.8m£68.1m£64.3mLeicester is higherDepends on how you count£82.0m£82.3m£77.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wolverhampton £59.9m, Leicester £81.1mLeicester: £81.1mWolverhampton: £59.9mLeicester: £81.4mWolverhampton: £60.1mLeicester: £76.9mWolverhampton: £56.8m

    £59.9m£60.1m£56.8mLeicester is higherDepends on how you count£81.1m£81.4m£76.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wolverhampton £1.9m, Leicester £1.7mLeicester: £1.7mWolverhampton: £1.9mLeicester: £1.7mWolverhampton: £1.9mLeicester: £1.6mWolverhampton: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mWolverhampton is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wolverhampton £1.8m, Leicester £2.2mLeicester: £2.2mWolverhampton: £1.8mLeicester: £2.2mWolverhampton: £1.8mLeicester: £2.1mWolverhampton: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mLeicester is higherDepends on how you count£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wolverhampton £1.7m, Leicester £2.3mLeicester: £2.3mWolverhampton: £1.7mLeicester: £2.3mWolverhampton: £1.7mLeicester: £2.1mWolverhampton: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mLeicester is higherDepends on how you count£2.3m£2.3m£2.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wolverhampton 41,798, Leicester 41,266Leicester: 41,266Wolverhampton: 41,798

    41,798Wolverhampton is higher41,266

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wolverhampton 7,443, Leicester 10,162Leicester: 10,162Wolverhampton: 7,443

    7,443Leicester 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: Wolverhampton 7,723, Leicester 7,531Leicester: 7,531Wolverhampton: 7,723

    7,723Wolverhampton is higher7,531

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wolverhampton 21,779, Leicester 25,816Leicester: 25,816Wolverhampton: 21,779

    21,779Leicester is higherDepends on how you count25,816

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wolverhampton 47,491, Leicester 63,695Leicester: 63,695Wolverhampton: 47,491

    47,491Leicester 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: Wolverhampton 6,476, Leicester 7,980Leicester: 7,980Wolverhampton: 6,476

    6,476Leicester is higherDepends on how you count7,980

Show the numbers
Wolverhampton and Leicester, total
MeasureWolverhamptonLeicesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bnLeicester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£551.2m£553.5m£522.8m£547.1m£549.4m£518.9mWolverhampton
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£485.9m£488.0m£460.9m£611.1m£613.7m£579.6mLeicester
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£474.2m£476.2m£449.8m£438.7m£440.6m£416.1mWolverhampton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£69.1m£69.4m£65.6mLeicester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.9m£38.0m£35.9m£36.7m£36.8m£34.8mWolverhampton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£2.6m£2.6m£2.5mLeicester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£150.2m£150.8m£142.4m£179.1m£179.8m£169.9mLeicester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£39.6m£39.8m£37.6mLeicester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m£36.0m£36.2m£34.2mLeicester
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£393.3m£395.0m£373.1m£490.1m£492.2m£464.9mLeicester
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£67.8m£68.1m£64.3m£82.0m£82.3m£77.7mLeicester
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£59.9m£60.1m£56.8m£81.1m£81.4m£76.9mLeicester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mWolverhampton
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mLeicester
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£2.3m£2.3m£2.1mLeicester
State Pensiontotal, March 202641,79841,266Wolverhampton
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,44310,162Leicester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,7237,531Wolverhampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202621,77925,816Leicester
Universal Credittotal, May 202647,49163,695Leicester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,4767,980Leicester

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.
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  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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