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Kirklees and Bury

445,780 and 198,136 residents (mid-2024).

Kirklees is higher than Bury on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 22 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

Kirklees is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Bury on 15. 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

Kirklees Bury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Kirklees £4,357, Bury £4,497Bury: £4,497Kirklees: £4,357Bury: £4,516Kirklees: £4,375Bury: £4,266Kirklees: £4,133

    £4,357£4,375£4,133Bury is higherDepends on how you count£4,497£4,516£4,266

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Kirklees £12,674, Bury £12,993Bury: £12,993Kirklees: £12,674Bury: £13,048Kirklees: £12,728Bury: £12,324Kirklees: £12,022

    £12,674£12,728£12,022Bury is higherDepends on how you count£12,993£13,048£12,324

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Kirklees £2,249, Bury £2,263Bury: £2,263Kirklees: £2,249Bury: £2,272Kirklees: £2,258Bury: £2,146Kirklees: £2,133

    £2,249£2,258£2,133Bury is higherDepends on how you count£2,263£2,272£2,146

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Kirklees £11,519, Bury £11,659Bury: £11,659Kirklees: £11,519Bury: £11,708Kirklees: £11,568Bury: £11,059Kirklees: £10,926

    £11,519£11,568£10,926Bury is higherDepends on how you count£11,659£11,708£11,059

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Kirklees £467, Bury £509Bury: £509Kirklees: £467Bury: £511Kirklees: £469Bury: £483Kirklees: £443

    £467£469£443Bury is higherDepends on how you count£509£511£483

  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: Kirklees £659, Bury £795Bury: £795Kirklees: £659Bury: £799Kirklees: £662Bury: £754Kirklees: £625

    £659£662£625Bury is higherDepends on how you count£795£799£754

  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: Kirklees £29, Bury £30Bury: £30Kirklees: £29Bury: £30Kirklees: £29Bury: £28Kirklees: £28

    £29£29£28Bury is higherDepends on how you count£30£30£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Kirklees £500, Bury £499Bury: £499Kirklees: £500Bury: £501Kirklees: £502Bury: £474Kirklees: £474

    £500£502£474Kirklees is higher£499£501£474

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Kirklees £115, Bury £153Bury: £153Kirklees: £115Bury: £154Kirklees: £115Bury: £145Kirklees: £109

    £115£115£109Bury is higherDepends on how you count£153£154£145

  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: Kirklees £137, Bury £130Bury: £130Kirklees: £137Bury: £131Kirklees: £138Bury: £123Kirklees: £130

    £137£138£130Kirklees is higher£130£131£123

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Kirklees £1,765, Bury £1,757Bury: £1,757Kirklees: £1,765Bury: £1,765Kirklees: £1,773Bury: £1,667Kirklees: £1,674

    £1,765£1,773£1,674Kirklees is higher£1,757£1,765£1,667

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Kirklees £163, Bury £180Bury: £180Kirklees: £163Bury: £181Kirklees: £164Bury: £171Kirklees: £154

    £163£164£154Bury is higherDepends on how you count£180£181£171

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Kirklees £330, Bury £361Bury: £361Kirklees: £330Bury: £362Kirklees: £331Bury: £342Kirklees: £313

    £330£331£313Bury is higherDepends on how you count£361£362£342

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Kirklees £9.06, Bury £7.55Bury: £7.55Kirklees: £9.06Bury: £7.58Kirklees: £9.09Bury: £7.16Kirklees: £8.59

    £9.06£9.09£8.59Kirklees is higher£7.55£7.58£7.16

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Kirklees £7.62, Bury £6.84Bury: £6.84Kirklees: £7.62Bury: £6.87Kirklees: £7.65Bury: £6.49Kirklees: £7.23

    £7.62£7.65£7.23Kirklees is higher£6.84£6.87£6.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Kirklees £6.89, Bury £7.69Bury: £7.69Kirklees: £6.89Bury: £7.72Kirklees: £6.92Bury: £7.29Kirklees: £6.54

    £6.89£6.92£6.54Bury is higherDepends on how you count£7.69£7.72£7.29

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Kirklees 1,008.5, Bury 1,013.7Bury: 1,013.7Kirklees: 1,008.5

    1,008.5Bury is higherDepends on how you count1,013.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Kirklees 111.4, Bury 115.6Bury: 115.6Kirklees: 111.4

    111.4Bury is higherDepends on how you count115.6

  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: Kirklees 140.5, Bury 163.0Bury: 163.0Kirklees: 140.5

    140.5Bury is higherDepends on how you count163.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kirklees 74.2, Bury 74.5Bury: 74.5Kirklees: 74.2

    74.2Bury is higherDepends on how you count74.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Kirklees 225.5, Bury 217.2Bury: 217.2Kirklees: 225.5

    225.5Kirklees is higher217.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Kirklees 30.8, Bury 29.7Bury: 29.7Kirklees: 30.8

    30.8Kirklees is higher29.7

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Kirklees and Bury, per person in the age group
MeasureKirkleesBuryHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,357£4,375£4,133£4,497£4,516£4,266Bury
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,674£12,728£12,022£12,993£13,048£12,324Bury
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,249£2,258£2,133£2,263£2,272£2,146Bury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,519£11,568£10,926£11,659£11,708£11,059Bury
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£467£469£443£509£511£483Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£659£662£625£795£799£754Bury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£28£30£30£28Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£500£502£474£499£501£474Kirklees
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£153£154£145Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£137£138£130£130£131£123Kirklees
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,765£1,773£1,674£1,757£1,765£1,667Kirklees
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£163£164£154£180£181£171Bury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£330£331£313£361£362£342Bury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.06£9.09£8.59£7.55£7.58£7.16Kirklees
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.62£7.65£7.23£6.84£6.87£6.49Kirklees
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.89£6.92£6.54£7.69£7.72£7.29Bury
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.51,013.7Bury
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026111.4115.6Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026140.5163.0Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.274.5Bury
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026225.5217.2Kirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.829.7Kirklees

Per resident

Kirklees is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Bury 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

Kirklees Bury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Kirklees £4,357, Bury £4,497Bury: £4,497Kirklees: £4,357Bury: £4,516Kirklees: £4,375Bury: £4,266Kirklees: £4,133

    £4,357£4,375£4,133Bury is higherDepends on how you count£4,497£4,516£4,266

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Kirklees £2,174, Bury £2,260Bury: £2,260Kirklees: £2,174Bury: £2,270Kirklees: £2,183Bury: £2,144Kirklees: £2,062

    £2,174£2,183£2,062Bury is higherDepends on how you count£2,260£2,270£2,144

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Kirklees £1,399, Bury £1,397Bury: £1,397Kirklees: £1,399Bury: £1,403Kirklees: £1,405Bury: £1,325Kirklees: £1,327

    £1,399£1,405£1,327Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count£1,397£1,403£1,325

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Kirklees £1,975, Bury £2,028Bury: £2,028Kirklees: £1,975Bury: £2,037Kirklees: £1,984Bury: £1,924Kirklees: £1,874

    £1,975£1,984£1,874Bury is higherDepends on how you count£2,028£2,037£1,924

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Kirklees £80, Bury £89Bury: £89Kirklees: £80Bury: £89Kirklees: £80Bury: £84Kirklees: £76

    £80£80£76Bury is higherDepends on how you count£89£89£84

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Kirklees £113, Bury £138Bury: £138Kirklees: £113Bury: £139Kirklees: £113Bury: £131Kirklees: £107

    £113£113£107Bury is higherDepends on how you count£138£139£131

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Kirklees £4.98, Bury £5.17Bury: £5.17Kirklees: £4.98Bury: £5.19Kirklees: £5.00Bury: £4.90Kirklees: £4.72

    £4.98£5.00£4.72Bury is higherDepends on how you count£5.17£5.19£4.90

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Kirklees £500, Bury £499Bury: £499Kirklees: £500Bury: £501Kirklees: £502Bury: £474Kirklees: £474

    £500£502£474Kirklees is higher£499£501£474

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Kirklees £115, Bury £153Bury: £153Kirklees: £115Bury: £154Kirklees: £115Bury: £145Kirklees: £109

    £115£115£109Bury is higherDepends on how you count£153£154£145

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Kirklees £85, Bury £80Bury: £80Kirklees: £85Bury: £81Kirklees: £86Bury: £76Kirklees: £81

    £85£86£81Kirklees is higher£80£81£76

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Kirklees £1,098, Bury £1,085Bury: £1,085Kirklees: £1,098Bury: £1,089Kirklees: £1,103Bury: £1,029Kirklees: £1,042

    £1,098£1,103£1,042Kirklees is higher£1,085£1,089£1,029

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Kirklees £163, Bury £180Bury: £180Kirklees: £163Bury: £181Kirklees: £164Bury: £171Kirklees: £154

    £163£164£154Bury is higherDepends on how you count£180£181£171

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Kirklees £205, Bury £223Bury: £223Kirklees: £205Bury: £224Kirklees: £206Bury: £211Kirklees: £195

    £205£206£195Bury is higherDepends on how you count£223£224£211

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Kirklees £5.64, Bury £4.66Bury: £4.66Kirklees: £5.64Bury: £4.68Kirklees: £5.66Bury: £4.42Kirklees: £5.35

    £5.64£5.66£5.35Kirklees is higher£4.66£4.68£4.42

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Kirklees £4.74, Bury £4.23Bury: £4.23Kirklees: £4.74Bury: £4.25Kirklees: £4.76Bury: £4.01Kirklees: £4.50

    £4.74£4.76£4.50Kirklees is higher£4.23£4.25£4.01

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Kirklees £6.89, Bury £7.69Bury: £7.69Kirklees: £6.89Bury: £7.72Kirklees: £6.92Bury: £7.29Kirklees: £6.54

    £6.89£6.92£6.54Bury is higherDepends on how you count£7.69£7.72£7.29

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Kirklees 173.0, Bury 176.4Bury: 176.4Kirklees: 173.0

    173.0Bury is higherDepends on how you count176.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Kirklees 19.1, Bury 20.1Bury: 20.1Kirklees: 19.1

    19.1Bury is higherDepends on how you count20.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kirklees 24.1, Bury 28.4Bury: 28.4Kirklees: 24.1

    24.1Bury is higherDepends on how you count28.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kirklees 74.2, Bury 74.5Bury: 74.5Kirklees: 74.2

    74.2Bury is higherDepends on how you count74.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Kirklees 140.3, Bury 134.1Bury: 134.1Kirklees: 140.3

    140.3Kirklees is higher134.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kirklees 19.2, Bury 18.3Bury: 18.3Kirklees: 19.2

    19.2Kirklees is higher18.3

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Kirklees and Bury, per resident
MeasureKirkleesBuryHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,357£4,375£4,133£4,497£4,516£4,266Bury
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,174£2,183£2,062£2,260£2,270£2,144Bury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,399£1,405£1,327£1,397£1,403£1,325Kirklees
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,975£1,984£1,874£2,028£2,037£1,924Bury
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76£89£89£84Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£138£139£131Bury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.98£5.00£4.72£5.17£5.19£4.90Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£500£502£474£499£501£474Kirklees
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£153£154£145Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£85£86£81£80£81£76Kirklees
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,098£1,103£1,042£1,085£1,089£1,029Kirklees
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£163£164£154£180£181£171Bury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£205£206£195£223£224£211Bury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.64£5.66£5.35£4.66£4.68£4.42Kirklees
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.74£4.76£4.50£4.23£4.25£4.01Kirklees
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.89£6.92£6.54£7.69£7.72£7.29Bury
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026173.0176.4Bury
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.120.1Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.128.4Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.274.5Bury
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026140.3134.1Kirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.218.3Kirklees

Total

Kirklees is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Bury 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

Kirklees Bury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Kirklees £1.9bn, Bury £891.0mBury: £891.0mKirklees: £1.9bnBury: £894.8mKirklees: £2.0bnBury: £845.2mKirklees: £1.8bn

    £1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bnKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£891.0m£894.8m£845.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Kirklees £968.9m, Bury £447.8mBury: £447.8mKirklees: £968.9mBury: £449.7mKirklees: £973.0mBury: £424.8mKirklees: £919.1m

    £968.9m£973.0m£919.1mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£447.8m£449.7m£424.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Kirklees £623.8m, Bury £276.8mBury: £276.8mKirklees: £623.8mBury: £277.9mKirklees: £626.5mBury: £262.5mKirklees: £591.7m

    £623.8m£626.5m£591.7mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£276.8m£277.9m£262.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Kirklees £880.6m, Bury £401.9mBury: £401.9mKirklees: £880.6mBury: £403.6mKirklees: £884.3mBury: £381.2mKirklees: £835.3m

    £880.6m£884.3m£835.3mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£401.9m£403.6m£381.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Kirklees £35.7m, Bury £17.5mBury: £17.5mKirklees: £35.7mBury: £17.6mKirklees: £35.9mBury: £16.6mKirklees: £33.9m

    £35.7m£35.9m£33.9mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Kirklees £50.4m, Bury £27.4mBury: £27.4mKirklees: £50.4mBury: £27.5mKirklees: £50.6mBury: £26.0mKirklees: £47.8m

    £50.4m£50.6m£47.8mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Kirklees £2.2m, Bury £1.0mBury: £1.0mKirklees: £2.2mBury: £1.0mKirklees: £2.2mBury: £0.97mKirklees: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.1mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Kirklees £222.7m, Bury £98.9mBury: £98.9mKirklees: £222.7mBury: £99.3mKirklees: £223.6mBury: £93.8mKirklees: £211.2m

    £222.7m£223.6m£211.2mKirklees is higher£98.9m£99.3m£93.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Kirklees £51.1m, Bury £30.3mBury: £30.3mKirklees: £51.1mBury: £30.4mKirklees: £51.3mBury: £28.7mKirklees: £48.5m

    £51.1m£51.3m£48.5mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£30.3m£30.4m£28.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Kirklees £38.0m, Bury £15.9mBury: £15.9mKirklees: £38.0mBury: £16.0mKirklees: £38.2mBury: £15.1mKirklees: £36.1m

    £38.0m£38.2m£36.1mKirklees is higher£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Kirklees £489.6m, Bury £214.9mBury: £214.9mKirklees: £489.6mBury: £215.9mKirklees: £491.7mBury: £203.9mKirklees: £464.4m

    £489.6m£491.7m£464.4mKirklees is higher£214.9m£215.9m£203.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Kirklees £72.6m, Bury £35.7mBury: £35.7mKirklees: £72.6mBury: £35.8mKirklees: £72.9mBury: £33.9mKirklees: £68.9m

    £72.6m£72.9m£68.9mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£35.7m£35.8m£33.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Kirklees £91.6m, Bury £44.1mBury: £44.1mKirklees: £91.6mBury: £44.3mKirklees: £91.9mBury: £41.9mKirklees: £86.8m

    £91.6m£91.9m£86.8mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£44.1m£44.3m£41.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Kirklees £2.5m, Bury £0.92mBury: £0.92mKirklees: £2.5mBury: £0.93mKirklees: £2.5mBury: £0.88mKirklees: £2.4m

    £2.5m£2.5m£2.4mKirklees is higher£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Kirklees £2.1m, Bury £0.84mBury: £0.84mKirklees: £2.1mBury: £0.84mKirklees: £2.1mBury: £0.79mKirklees: £2.0m

    £2.1m£2.1m£2.0mKirklees is higher£0.84m£0.84m£0.79m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Kirklees £3.1m, Bury £1.5mBury: £1.5mKirklees: £3.1mBury: £1.5mKirklees: £3.1mBury: £1.4mKirklees: £2.9m

    £3.1m£3.1m£2.9mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Kirklees 77,098, Bury 34,941Bury: 34,941Kirklees: 77,098

    77,098Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count34,941

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Kirklees 8,517, Bury 3,983Bury: 3,983Kirklees: 8,517

    8,517Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count3,983

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Kirklees 10,739, Bury 5,619Bury: 5,619Kirklees: 10,739

    10,739Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count5,619

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Kirklees 33,072, Bury 14,764Bury: 14,764Kirklees: 33,072

    33,072Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count14,764

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Kirklees 62,562, Bury 26,570Bury: 26,570Kirklees: 62,562

    62,562Kirklees is higher26,570

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Kirklees 8,550, Bury 3,626Bury: 3,626Kirklees: 8,550

    8,550Kirklees is higher3,626

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Kirklees and Bury, total
MeasureKirkleesBuryHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bn£891.0m£894.8m£845.2mKirklees
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£968.9m£973.0m£919.1m£447.8m£449.7m£424.8mKirklees
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£623.8m£626.5m£591.7m£276.8m£277.9m£262.5mKirklees
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£880.6m£884.3m£835.3m£401.9m£403.6m£381.2mKirklees
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£35.7m£35.9m£33.9m£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mKirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£50.4m£50.6m£47.8m£27.4m£27.5m£26.0mKirklees
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m£1.0m£1.0m£0.97mKirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£222.7m£223.6m£211.2m£98.9m£99.3m£93.8mKirklees
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.1m£51.3m£48.5m£30.3m£30.4m£28.7mKirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£38.0m£38.2m£36.1m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mKirklees
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£489.6m£491.7m£464.4m£214.9m£215.9m£203.9mKirklees
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£72.6m£72.9m£68.9m£35.7m£35.8m£33.9mKirklees
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£91.6m£91.9m£86.8m£44.1m£44.3m£41.9mKirklees
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m£0.92m£0.93m£0.88mKirklees
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m£0.84m£0.84m£0.79mKirklees
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mKirklees
State Pensiontotal, March 202677,09834,941Kirklees
Pension Credittotal, March 20268,5173,983Kirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202610,7395,619Kirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202633,07214,764Kirklees
Universal Credittotal, May 202662,56226,570Kirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268,5503,626Kirklees

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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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.
  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.