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Kirklees and Tameside

445,780 and 238,895 residents (mid-2024).

Kirklees is higher than Tameside on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 18 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 5 of 22 measures, and Tameside on 17. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Kirklees Tameside

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Kirklees £4,357, Tameside £4,842Tameside: £4,842Kirklees: £4,357Tameside: £4,863Kirklees: £4,375Tameside: £4,593Kirklees: £4,133

    £4,357£4,375£4,133Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£4,842£4,863£4,593

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Kirklees £12,674, Tameside £13,058Tameside: £13,058Kirklees: £12,674Tameside: £13,113Kirklees: £12,728Tameside: £12,386Kirklees: £12,022

    £12,674£12,728£12,022Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£13,058£13,113£12,386

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Kirklees £2,249, Tameside £2,617Tameside: £2,617Kirklees: £2,249Tameside: £2,628Kirklees: £2,258Tameside: £2,482Kirklees: £2,133

    £2,249£2,258£2,133Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£2,617£2,628£2,482

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Kirklees £11,519, Tameside £11,664Tameside: £11,664Kirklees: £11,519Tameside: £11,714Kirklees: £11,568Tameside: £11,064Kirklees: £10,926

    £11,519£11,568£10,926Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£11,664£11,714£11,064

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Kirklees £467, Tameside £561Tameside: £561Kirklees: £467Tameside: £563Kirklees: £469Tameside: £532Kirklees: £443

    £467£469£443Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£561£563£532

  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, Tameside £797Tameside: £797Kirklees: £659Tameside: £801Kirklees: £662Tameside: £756Kirklees: £625

    £659£662£625Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£797£801£756

  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, Tameside £35Tameside: £35Kirklees: £29Tameside: £35Kirklees: £29Tameside: £34Kirklees: £28

    £29£29£28Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£35£35£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Kirklees £500, Tameside £581Tameside: £581Kirklees: £500Tameside: £583Kirklees: £502Tameside: £551Kirklees: £474

    £500£502£474Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£581£583£551

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Kirklees £115, Tameside £179Tameside: £179Kirklees: £115Tameside: £180Kirklees: £115Tameside: £170Kirklees: £109

    £115£115£109Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£179£180£170

  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, Tameside £136Tameside: £136Kirklees: £137Tameside: £137Kirklees: £138Tameside: £129Kirklees: £130

    £137£138£130Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count£136£137£129

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Kirklees £1,765, Tameside £2,048Tameside: £2,048Kirklees: £1,765Tameside: £2,057Kirklees: £1,773Tameside: £1,943Kirklees: £1,674

    £1,765£1,773£1,674Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£2,048£2,057£1,943

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Kirklees £163, Tameside £265Tameside: £265Kirklees: £163Tameside: £267Kirklees: £164Tameside: £252Kirklees: £154

    £163£164£154Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£265£267£252

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Kirklees £330, Tameside £418Tameside: £418Kirklees: £330Tameside: £419Kirklees: £331Tameside: £396Kirklees: £313

    £330£331£313Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£418£419£396

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Kirklees £9.06, Tameside £7.69Tameside: £7.69Kirklees: £9.06Tameside: £7.72Kirklees: £9.09Tameside: £7.29Kirklees: £8.59

    £9.06£9.09£8.59Kirklees is higher£7.69£7.72£7.29

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Kirklees £7.62, Tameside £7.03Tameside: £7.03Kirklees: £7.62Tameside: £7.06Kirklees: £7.65Tameside: £6.67Kirklees: £7.23

    £7.62£7.65£7.23Kirklees is higher£7.03£7.06£6.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Kirklees £6.89, Tameside £5.45Tameside: £5.45Kirklees: £6.89Tameside: £5.47Kirklees: £6.92Tameside: £5.17Kirklees: £6.54

    £6.89£6.92£6.54Kirklees is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  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, Tameside 1,011.1Tameside: 1,011.1Kirklees: 1,008.5

    1,008.5Tameside is higherDepends on how you count1,011.1

  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, Tameside 142.0Tameside: 142.0Kirklees: 111.4

    111.4Tameside is higherDepends on how you count142.0

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Kirklees 140.5, Tameside 169.7Tameside: 169.7Kirklees: 140.5

    140.5Tameside is higherDepends on how you count169.7

  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, Tameside 87.2Tameside: 87.2Kirklees: 74.2

    74.2Tameside is higherDepends on how you count87.2

  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, Tameside 249.2Tameside: 249.2Kirklees: 225.5

    225.5Tameside is higherDepends on how you count249.2

  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, Tameside 30.2Tameside: 30.2Kirklees: 30.8

    30.8Kirklees is higher30.2

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Kirklees and Tameside, per person in the age group
MeasureKirkleesTamesideHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,357£4,375£4,133£4,842£4,863£4,593Tameside
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,674£12,728£12,022£13,058£13,113£12,386Tameside
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,249£2,258£2,133£2,617£2,628£2,482Tameside
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,519£11,568£10,926£11,664£11,714£11,064Tameside
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£467£469£443£561£563£532Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£659£662£625£797£801£756Tameside
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£28£35£35£34Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£500£502£474£581£583£551Tameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£179£180£170Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£137£138£130£136£137£129Kirklees
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,765£1,773£1,674£2,048£2,057£1,943Tameside
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£163£164£154£265£267£252Tameside
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£330£331£313£418£419£396Tameside
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.06£9.09£8.59£7.69£7.72£7.29Kirklees
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.62£7.65£7.23£7.03£7.06£6.67Kirklees
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.89£6.92£6.54£5.45£5.47£5.17Kirklees
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.51,011.1Tameside
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026111.4142.0Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026140.5169.7Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.287.2Tameside
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026225.5249.2Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.830.2Kirklees

Per resident

Kirklees is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Tameside 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 Tameside

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Kirklees £4,357, Tameside £4,842Tameside: £4,842Kirklees: £4,357Tameside: £4,863Kirklees: £4,375Tameside: £4,593Kirklees: £4,133

    £4,357£4,375£4,133Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£4,842£4,863£4,593

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Kirklees £2,174, Tameside £2,165Tameside: £2,165Kirklees: £2,174Tameside: £2,175Kirklees: £2,183Tameside: £2,054Kirklees: £2,062

    £2,174£2,183£2,062Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count£2,165£2,175£2,054

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Kirklees £1,399, Tameside £1,646Tameside: £1,646Kirklees: £1,399Tameside: £1,653Kirklees: £1,405Tameside: £1,561Kirklees: £1,327

    £1,399£1,405£1,327Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£1,646£1,653£1,561

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Kirklees £1,975, Tameside £1,934Tameside: £1,934Kirklees: £1,975Tameside: £1,943Kirklees: £1,984Tameside: £1,835Kirklees: £1,874

    £1,975£1,984£1,874Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count£1,934£1,943£1,835

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Kirklees £80, Tameside £93Tameside: £93Kirklees: £80Tameside: £93Kirklees: £80Tameside: £88Kirklees: £76

    £80£80£76Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£93£93£88

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Kirklees £113, Tameside £132Tameside: £132Kirklees: £113Tameside: £133Kirklees: £113Tameside: £125Kirklees: £107

    £113£113£107Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£132£133£125

  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, Tameside £5.86Tameside: £5.86Kirklees: £4.98Tameside: £5.89Kirklees: £5.00Tameside: £5.56Kirklees: £4.72

    £4.98£5.00£4.72Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£5.86£5.89£5.56

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Kirklees £500, Tameside £581Tameside: £581Kirklees: £500Tameside: £583Kirklees: £502Tameside: £551Kirklees: £474

    £500£502£474Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£581£583£551

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Kirklees £115, Tameside £179Tameside: £179Kirklees: £115Tameside: £180Kirklees: £115Tameside: £170Kirklees: £109

    £115£115£109Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£179£180£170

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

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

    £85£86£81Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Kirklees £1,098, Tameside £1,288Tameside: £1,288Kirklees: £1,098Tameside: £1,294Kirklees: £1,103Tameside: £1,222Kirklees: £1,042

    £1,098£1,103£1,042Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£1,288£1,294£1,222

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Kirklees £163, Tameside £265Tameside: £265Kirklees: £163Tameside: £267Kirklees: £164Tameside: £252Kirklees: £154

    £163£164£154Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£265£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Kirklees £205, Tameside £263Tameside: £263Kirklees: £205Tameside: £264Kirklees: £206Tameside: £249Kirklees: £195

    £205£206£195Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£263£264£249

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Kirklees £5.64, Tameside £4.83Tameside: £4.83Kirklees: £5.64Tameside: £4.85Kirklees: £5.66Tameside: £4.58Kirklees: £5.35

    £5.64£5.66£5.35Kirklees is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Kirklees £4.74, Tameside £4.42Tameside: £4.42Kirklees: £4.74Tameside: £4.44Kirklees: £4.76Tameside: £4.19Kirklees: £4.50

    £4.74£4.76£4.50Kirklees is higher£4.42£4.44£4.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Kirklees £6.89, Tameside £5.45Tameside: £5.45Kirklees: £6.89Tameside: £5.47Kirklees: £6.92Tameside: £5.17Kirklees: £6.54

    £6.89£6.92£6.54Kirklees is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Kirklees 173.0, Tameside 167.7Tameside: 167.7Kirklees: 173.0

    173.0Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count167.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Kirklees 19.1, Tameside 23.5Tameside: 23.5Kirklees: 19.1

    19.1Tameside is higherDepends on how you count23.5

  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, Tameside 28.1Tameside: 28.1Kirklees: 24.1

    24.1Tameside is higherDepends on how you count28.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kirklees 74.2, Tameside 87.2Tameside: 87.2Kirklees: 74.2

    74.2Tameside is higherDepends on how you count87.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Kirklees 140.3, Tameside 156.7Tameside: 156.7Kirklees: 140.3

    140.3Tameside is higherDepends on how you count156.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kirklees 19.2, Tameside 19.0Tameside: 19.0Kirklees: 19.2

    19.2Kirklees is higher19.0

Show the numbers
Kirklees and Tameside, per resident
MeasureKirkleesTamesideHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,357£4,375£4,133£4,842£4,863£4,593Tameside
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,174£2,183£2,062£2,165£2,175£2,054Kirklees
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,399£1,405£1,327£1,646£1,653£1,561Tameside
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,975£1,984£1,874£1,934£1,943£1,835Kirklees
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76£93£93£88Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£132£133£125Tameside
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.98£5.00£4.72£5.86£5.89£5.56Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£500£502£474£581£583£551Tameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£179£180£170Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£85£86£81£86£86£81Tameside
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,098£1,103£1,042£1,288£1,294£1,222Tameside
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£163£164£154£265£267£252Tameside
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£205£206£195£263£264£249Tameside
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.64£5.66£5.35£4.83£4.85£4.58Kirklees
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.74£4.76£4.50£4.42£4.44£4.19Kirklees
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.89£6.92£6.54£5.45£5.47£5.17Kirklees
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026173.0167.7Kirklees
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.123.5Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.128.1Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.287.2Tameside
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026140.3156.7Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.219.0Kirklees

Total

Kirklees is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Tameside 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 Tameside

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Kirklees £1.9bn, Tameside £1.2bnTameside: £1.2bnKirklees: £1.9bnTameside: £1.2bnKirklees: £2.0bnTameside: £1.1bnKirklees: £1.8bn

    £1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bnKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Kirklees £968.9m, Tameside £517.3mTameside: £517.3mKirklees: £968.9mTameside: £519.5mKirklees: £973.0mTameside: £490.7mKirklees: £919.1m

    £968.9m£973.0m£919.1mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£517.3m£519.5m£490.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Kirklees £623.8m, Tameside £393.2mTameside: £393.2mKirklees: £623.8mTameside: £394.9mKirklees: £626.5mTameside: £373.0mKirklees: £591.7m

    £623.8m£626.5m£591.7mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£393.2m£394.9m£373.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Kirklees £880.6m, Tameside £462.1mTameside: £462.1mKirklees: £880.6mTameside: £464.1mKirklees: £884.3mTameside: £438.3mKirklees: £835.3m

    £880.6m£884.3m£835.3mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£462.1m£464.1m£438.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Kirklees £35.7m, Tameside £22.2mTameside: £22.2mKirklees: £35.7mTameside: £22.3mKirklees: £35.9mTameside: £21.1mKirklees: £33.9m

    £35.7m£35.9m£33.9mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£22.2m£22.3m£21.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Kirklees £50.4m, Tameside £31.6mTameside: £31.6mKirklees: £50.4mTameside: £31.7mKirklees: £50.6mTameside: £30.0mKirklees: £47.8m

    £50.4m£50.6m£47.8mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£31.6m£31.7m£30.0m

  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, Tameside £1.4mTameside: £1.4mKirklees: £2.2mTameside: £1.4mKirklees: £2.2mTameside: £1.3mKirklees: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.1mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Kirklees £222.7m, Tameside £138.7mTameside: £138.7mKirklees: £222.7mTameside: £139.3mKirklees: £223.6mTameside: £131.6mKirklees: £211.2m

    £222.7m£223.6m£211.2mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£138.7m£139.3m£131.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Kirklees £51.1m, Tameside £42.9mTameside: £42.9mKirklees: £51.1mTameside: £43.1mKirklees: £51.3mTameside: £40.7mKirklees: £48.5m

    £51.1m£51.3m£48.5mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Kirklees £38.0m, Tameside £20.5mTameside: £20.5mKirklees: £38.0mTameside: £20.6mKirklees: £38.2mTameside: £19.4mKirklees: £36.1m

    £38.0m£38.2m£36.1mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Kirklees £489.6m, Tameside £307.8mTameside: £307.8mKirklees: £489.6mTameside: £309.1mKirklees: £491.7mTameside: £291.9mKirklees: £464.4m

    £489.6m£491.7m£464.4mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Kirklees £72.6m, Tameside £63.4mTameside: £63.4mKirklees: £72.6mTameside: £63.7mKirklees: £72.9mTameside: £60.1mKirklees: £68.9m

    £72.6m£72.9m£68.9mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Kirklees £91.6m, Tameside £62.8mTameside: £62.8mKirklees: £91.6mTameside: £63.0mKirklees: £91.9mTameside: £59.5mKirklees: £86.8m

    £91.6m£91.9m£86.8mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£62.8m£63.0m£59.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Kirklees £2.5m, Tameside £1.2mTameside: £1.2mKirklees: £2.5mTameside: £1.2mKirklees: £2.5mTameside: £1.1mKirklees: £2.4m

    £2.5m£2.5m£2.4mKirklees is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Kirklees £2.1m, Tameside £1.1mTameside: £1.1mKirklees: £2.1mTameside: £1.1mKirklees: £2.1mTameside: £1.0mKirklees: £2.0m

    £2.1m£2.1m£2.0mKirklees is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Kirklees £3.1m, Tameside £1.3mTameside: £1.3mKirklees: £3.1mTameside: £1.3mKirklees: £3.1mTameside: £1.2mKirklees: £2.9m

    £3.1m£3.1m£2.9mKirklees is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Kirklees 77,098, Tameside 40,058Tameside: 40,058Kirklees: 77,098

    77,098Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count40,058

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Kirklees 8,517, Tameside 5,624Tameside: 5,624Kirklees: 8,517

    8,517Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count5,624

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Kirklees 10,739, Tameside 6,721Tameside: 6,721Kirklees: 10,739

    10,739Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count6,721

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Kirklees 33,072, Tameside 20,840Tameside: 20,840Kirklees: 33,072

    33,072Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count20,840

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Kirklees 62,562, Tameside 37,442Tameside: 37,442Kirklees: 62,562

    62,562Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count37,442

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Kirklees 8,550, Tameside 4,544Tameside: 4,544Kirklees: 8,550

    8,550Kirklees is higher4,544

Show the numbers
Kirklees and Tameside, total
MeasureKirkleesTamesideHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bn£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnKirklees
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£968.9m£973.0m£919.1m£517.3m£519.5m£490.7mKirklees
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£623.8m£626.5m£591.7m£393.2m£394.9m£373.0mKirklees
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£880.6m£884.3m£835.3m£462.1m£464.1m£438.3mKirklees
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£35.7m£35.9m£33.9m£22.2m£22.3m£21.1mKirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£50.4m£50.6m£47.8m£31.6m£31.7m£30.0mKirklees
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mKirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£222.7m£223.6m£211.2m£138.7m£139.3m£131.6mKirklees
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.1m£51.3m£48.5m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mKirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£38.0m£38.2m£36.1m£20.5m£20.6m£19.4mKirklees
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£489.6m£491.7m£464.4m£307.8m£309.1m£291.9mKirklees
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£72.6m£72.9m£68.9m£63.4m£63.7m£60.1mKirklees
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£91.6m£91.9m£86.8m£62.8m£63.0m£59.5mKirklees
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mKirklees
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mKirklees
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mKirklees
State Pensiontotal, March 202677,09840,058Kirklees
Pension Credittotal, March 20268,5175,624Kirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202610,7396,721Kirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202633,07220,840Kirklees
Universal Credittotal, May 202662,56237,442Kirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268,5504,544Kirklees

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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  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.