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Leeds and Gloucester

842,884 and 137,857 residents (mid-2024).

Leeds is higher than Gloucester on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 9 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Leeds is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Gloucester 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

Leeds Gloucester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Leeds £3,989, Gloucester £4,121Gloucester: £4,121Leeds: £3,989Gloucester: £4,139Leeds: £4,006Gloucester: £3,909Leeds: £3,784

    £3,989£4,006£3,784Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£4,121£4,139£3,909

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Leeds £12,849, Gloucester £12,713Gloucester: £12,713Leeds: £12,849Gloucester: £12,767Leeds: £12,904Gloucester: £12,058Leeds: £12,188

    £12,849£12,904£12,188Leeds is higherDepends on how you count£12,713£12,767£12,058

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Leeds £2,032, Gloucester £2,007Gloucester: £2,007Leeds: £2,032Gloucester: £2,016Leeds: £2,041Gloucester: £1,904Leeds: £1,927

    £2,032£2,041£1,927Leeds is higher£2,007£2,016£1,904

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Leeds £11,576, Gloucester £11,459Gloucester: £11,459Leeds: £11,576Gloucester: £11,508Leeds: £11,626Gloucester: £10,870Leeds: £10,981

    £11,576£11,626£10,981Leeds is higherDepends on how you count£11,459£11,508£10,870

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Leeds £522, Gloucester £466Gloucester: £466Leeds: £522Gloucester: £468Leeds: £525Gloucester: £442Leeds: £495

    £522£525£495Leeds is higher£466£468£442

  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: Leeds £720, Gloucester £761Gloucester: £761Leeds: £720Gloucester: £765Leeds: £723Gloucester: £722Leeds: £683

    £720£723£683Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£761£765£722

  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: Leeds £31, Gloucester £26Gloucester: £26Leeds: £31Gloucester: £26Leeds: £31Gloucester: £24Leeds: £29

    £31£31£29Leeds is higher£26£26£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Leeds £439, Gloucester £427Gloucester: £427Leeds: £439Gloucester: £429Leeds: £441Gloucester: £405Leeds: £417

    £439£441£417Leeds is higher£427£429£405

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Leeds £107, Gloucester £126Gloucester: £126Leeds: £107Gloucester: £126Leeds: £107Gloucester: £119Leeds: £101

    £107£107£101Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£126£126£119

  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: Leeds £100, Gloucester £98Gloucester: £98Leeds: £100Gloucester: £99Leeds: £101Gloucester: £93Leeds: £95

    £100£101£95Leeds is higher£98£99£93

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Leeds £1,598, Gloucester £1,588Gloucester: £1,588Leeds: £1,598Gloucester: £1,595Leeds: £1,605Gloucester: £1,507Leeds: £1,516

    £1,598£1,605£1,516Leeds is higher£1,588£1,595£1,507

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Leeds £203, Gloucester £249Gloucester: £249Leeds: £203Gloucester: £250Leeds: £204Gloucester: £236Leeds: £192

    £203£204£192Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£249£250£236

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Leeds £318, Gloucester £309Gloucester: £309Leeds: £318Gloucester: £311Leeds: £320Gloucester: £293Leeds: £302

    £318£320£302Leeds is higher£309£311£293

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Leeds £9.09, Gloucester £6.08Gloucester: £6.08Leeds: £9.09Gloucester: £6.11Leeds: £9.13Gloucester: £5.77Leeds: £8.62

    £9.09£9.13£8.62Leeds is higher£6.08£6.11£5.77

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Leeds £6.46, Gloucester £5.18Gloucester: £5.18Leeds: £6.46Gloucester: £5.20Leeds: £6.49Gloucester: £4.91Leeds: £6.13

    £6.46£6.49£6.13Leeds is higher£5.18£5.20£4.91

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Leeds £5.37, Gloucester £6.62Gloucester: £6.62Leeds: £5.37Gloucester: £6.65Leeds: £5.39Gloucester: £6.28Leeds: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£6.62£6.65£6.28

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Leeds 1,016.6, Gloucester 1,019.0Gloucester: 1,019.0Leeds: 1,016.6

    1,016.6Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count1,019.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Leeds 121.2, Gloucester 103.6Gloucester: 103.6Leeds: 121.2

    121.2Leeds is higher103.6

  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: Leeds 152.1, Gloucester 161.6Gloucester: 161.6Leeds: 152.1

    152.1Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count161.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Leeds 66.3, Gloucester 64.3Gloucester: 64.3Leeds: 66.3

    66.3Leeds is higher64.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Leeds 196.8, Gloucester 185.1Gloucester: 185.1Leeds: 196.8

    196.8Leeds is higher185.1

  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: Leeds 22.5, Gloucester 21.3Gloucester: 21.3Leeds: 22.5

    22.5Leeds is higher21.3

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Leeds and Gloucester, per person in the age group
MeasureLeedsGloucesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,989£4,006£3,784£4,121£4,139£3,909Gloucester
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,849£12,904£12,188£12,713£12,767£12,058Leeds
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,032£2,041£1,927£2,007£2,016£1,904Leeds
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,576£11,626£10,981£11,459£11,508£10,870Leeds
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£522£525£495£466£468£442Leeds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£720£723£683£761£765£722Gloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£31£31£29£26£26£24Leeds
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£439£441£417£427£429£405Leeds
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£126£126£119Gloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£100£101£95£98£99£93Leeds
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,598£1,605£1,516£1,588£1,595£1,507Leeds
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£203£204£192£249£250£236Gloucester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£318£320£302£309£311£293Leeds
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.09£9.13£8.62£6.08£6.11£5.77Leeds
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.46£6.49£6.13£5.18£5.20£4.91Leeds
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£6.62£6.65£6.28Gloucester
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.61,019.0Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.2103.6Leeds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.1161.6Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.364.3Leeds
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026196.8185.1Leeds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.521.3Leeds

Per resident

Leeds is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Gloucester on 9. 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

Leeds Gloucester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Leeds £3,989, Gloucester £4,121Gloucester: £4,121Leeds: £3,989Gloucester: £4,139Leeds: £4,006Gloucester: £3,909Leeds: £3,784

    £3,989£4,006£3,784Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£4,121£4,139£3,909

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Leeds £1,895, Gloucester £2,026Gloucester: £2,026Leeds: £1,895Gloucester: £2,035Leeds: £1,903Gloucester: £1,922Leeds: £1,797

    £1,895£1,903£1,797Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£2,026£2,035£1,922

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Leeds £1,341, Gloucester £1,287Gloucester: £1,287Leeds: £1,341Gloucester: £1,292Leeds: £1,346Gloucester: £1,221Leeds: £1,272

    £1,341£1,346£1,272Leeds is higher£1,287£1,292£1,221

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Leeds £1,707, Gloucester £1,826Gloucester: £1,826Leeds: £1,707Gloucester: £1,834Leeds: £1,714Gloucester: £1,733Leeds: £1,619

    £1,707£1,714£1,619Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£1,826£1,834£1,733

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Leeds £77, Gloucester £74Gloucester: £74Leeds: £77Gloucester: £75Leeds: £77Gloucester: £70Leeds: £73

    £77£77£73Leeds is higher£74£75£70

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Leeds £106, Gloucester £121Gloucester: £121Leeds: £106Gloucester: £122Leeds: £107Gloucester: £115Leeds: £101

    £106£107£101Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Leeds £4.51, Gloucester £4.10Gloucester: £4.10Leeds: £4.51Gloucester: £4.12Leeds: £4.53Gloucester: £3.89Leeds: £4.28

    £4.51£4.53£4.28Leeds is higher£4.10£4.12£3.89

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Leeds £439, Gloucester £427Gloucester: £427Leeds: £439Gloucester: £429Leeds: £441Gloucester: £405Leeds: £417

    £439£441£417Leeds is higher£427£429£405

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Leeds £107, Gloucester £126Gloucester: £126Leeds: £107Gloucester: £126Leeds: £107Gloucester: £119Leeds: £101

    £107£107£101Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£126£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Leeds £66, Gloucester £63Gloucester: £63Leeds: £66Gloucester: £63Leeds: £66Gloucester: £60Leeds: £63

    £66£66£63Leeds is higher£63£63£60

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Leeds £1,054, Gloucester £1,018Gloucester: £1,018Leeds: £1,054Gloucester: £1,023Leeds: £1,059Gloucester: £966Leeds: £1,000

    £1,054£1,059£1,000Leeds is higher£1,018£1,023£966

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Leeds £203, Gloucester £249Gloucester: £249Leeds: £203Gloucester: £250Leeds: £204Gloucester: £236Leeds: £192

    £203£204£192Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£249£250£236

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Leeds £210, Gloucester £198Gloucester: £198Leeds: £210Gloucester: £199Leeds: £211Gloucester: £188Leeds: £199

    £210£211£199Leeds is higher£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Leeds £6.00, Gloucester £3.90Gloucester: £3.90Leeds: £6.00Gloucester: £3.92Leeds: £6.02Gloucester: £3.70Leeds: £5.69

    £6.00£6.02£5.69Leeds is higher£3.90£3.92£3.70

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Leeds £4.26, Gloucester £3.32Gloucester: £3.32Leeds: £4.26Gloucester: £3.34Leeds: £4.28Gloucester: £3.15Leeds: £4.04

    £4.26£4.28£4.04Leeds is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Leeds £5.37, Gloucester £6.62Gloucester: £6.62Leeds: £5.37Gloucester: £6.65Leeds: £5.39Gloucester: £6.28Leeds: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£6.62£6.65£6.28

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Leeds 149.9, Gloucester 162.4Gloucester: 162.4Leeds: 149.9

    149.9Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count162.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Leeds 17.9, Gloucester 16.5Gloucester: 16.5Leeds: 17.9

    17.9Leeds is higher16.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Leeds 22.4, Gloucester 25.8Gloucester: 25.8Leeds: 22.4

    22.4Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count25.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Leeds 66.3, Gloucester 64.3Gloucester: 64.3Leeds: 66.3

    66.3Leeds is higher64.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Leeds 129.9, Gloucester 118.6Gloucester: 118.6Leeds: 129.9

    129.9Leeds is higher118.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Leeds 14.9, Gloucester 13.7Gloucester: 13.7Leeds: 14.9

    14.9Leeds is higher13.7

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Leeds and Gloucester, per resident
MeasureLeedsGloucesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,989£4,006£3,784£4,121£4,139£3,909Gloucester
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,895£1,903£1,797£2,026£2,035£1,922Gloucester
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,341£1,346£1,272£1,287£1,292£1,221Leeds
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,707£1,714£1,619£1,826£1,834£1,733Gloucester
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£74£75£70Leeds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£121£122£115Gloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.51£4.53£4.28£4.10£4.12£3.89Leeds
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£439£441£417£427£429£405Leeds
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£126£126£119Gloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£66£66£63£63£63£60Leeds
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,054£1,059£1,000£1,018£1,023£966Leeds
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£203£204£192£249£250£236Gloucester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£210£211£199£198£199£188Leeds
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.00£6.02£5.69£3.90£3.92£3.70Leeds
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.26£4.28£4.04£3.32£3.34£3.15Leeds
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£6.62£6.65£6.28Gloucester
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026149.9162.4Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.916.5Leeds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.425.8Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.364.3Leeds
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026129.9118.6Leeds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.913.7Leeds

Total

Leeds is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Gloucester 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

Leeds Gloucester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Leeds £3.4bn, Gloucester £568.1mGloucester: £568.1mLeeds: £3.4bnGloucester: £570.6mLeeds: £3.4bnGloucester: £538.9mLeeds: £3.2bn

    £3.4bn£3.4bn£3.2bnLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£568.1m£570.6m£538.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Leeds £1.6bn, Gloucester £279.3mGloucester: £279.3mLeeds: £1.6bnGloucester: £280.5mLeeds: £1.6bnGloucester: £265.0mLeeds: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£279.3m£280.5m£265.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Leeds £1.1bn, Gloucester £177.4mGloucester: £177.4mLeeds: £1.1bnGloucester: £178.1mLeeds: £1.1bnGloucester: £168.3mLeeds: £1.1bn

    £1.1bnLeeds is higher£177.4m£178.1m£168.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Leeds £1.4bn, Gloucester £251.8mGloucester: £251.8mLeeds: £1.4bnGloucester: £252.9mLeeds: £1.4bnGloucester: £238.8mLeeds: £1.4bn

    £1.4bnLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£251.8m£252.9m£238.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Leeds £64.9m, Gloucester £10.2mGloucester: £10.2mLeeds: £64.9mGloucester: £10.3mLeeds: £65.2mGloucester: £9.7mLeeds: £61.6m

    £64.9m£65.2m£61.6mLeeds is higher£10.2m£10.3m£9.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Leeds £89.5m, Gloucester £16.7mGloucester: £16.7mLeeds: £89.5mGloucester: £16.8mLeeds: £89.8mGloucester: £15.9mLeeds: £84.9m

    £89.5m£89.8m£84.9mLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Leeds £3.8m, Gloucester £0.57mGloucester: £0.57mLeeds: £3.8mGloucester: £0.57mLeeds: £3.8mGloucester: £0.54mLeeds: £3.6m

    £3.8m£3.8m£3.6mLeeds is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Leeds £370.2m, Gloucester £58.9mGloucester: £58.9mLeeds: £370.2mGloucester: £59.1mLeeds: £371.8mGloucester: £55.8mLeeds: £351.2m

    £370.2m£371.8m£351.2mLeeds is higher£58.9m£59.1m£55.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Leeds £90.0m, Gloucester £17.3mGloucester: £17.3mLeeds: £90.0mGloucester: £17.4mLeeds: £90.4mGloucester: £16.4mLeeds: £85.4m

    £90.0m£90.4m£85.4mLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Leeds £55.7m, Gloucester £8.7mGloucester: £8.7mLeeds: £55.7mGloucester: £8.7mLeeds: £56.0mGloucester: £8.2mLeeds: £52.9m

    £55.7m£56.0m£52.9mLeeds is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Leeds £888.6m, Gloucester £140.4mGloucester: £140.4mLeeds: £888.6mGloucester: £141.0mLeeds: £892.3mGloucester: £133.1mLeeds: £842.8m

    £888.6m£892.3m£842.8mLeeds is higher£140.4m£141.0m£133.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Leeds £170.9m, Gloucester £34.3mGloucester: £34.3mLeeds: £170.9mGloucester: £34.5mLeeds: £171.6mGloucester: £32.6mLeeds: £162.1m

    £170.9m£171.6m£162.1mLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£34.3m£34.5m£32.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Leeds £177.1m, Gloucester £27.3mGloucester: £27.3mLeeds: £177.1mGloucester: £27.4mLeeds: £177.8mGloucester: £25.9mLeeds: £168.0m

    £177.1m£177.8m£168.0mLeeds is higher£27.3m£27.4m£25.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Leeds £5.1m, Gloucester £0.54mGloucester: £0.54mLeeds: £5.1mGloucester: £0.54mLeeds: £5.1mGloucester: £0.51mLeeds: £4.8m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.8mLeeds is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Leeds £3.6m, Gloucester £0.46mGloucester: £0.46mLeeds: £3.6mGloucester: £0.46mLeeds: £3.6mGloucester: £0.43mLeeds: £3.4m

    £3.6m£3.6m£3.4mLeeds is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Leeds £4.5m, Gloucester £0.91mGloucester: £0.91mLeeds: £4.5mGloucester: £0.92mLeeds: £4.5mGloucester: £0.87mLeeds: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Leeds 126,341, Gloucester 22,391Gloucester: 22,391Leeds: 126,341

    126,341Leeds is higherDepends on how you count22,391

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Leeds 15,067, Gloucester 2,276Gloucester: 2,276Leeds: 15,067

    15,067Leeds is higher2,276

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Leeds 18,901, Gloucester 3,550Gloucester: 3,550Leeds: 18,901

    18,901Leeds is higherDepends on how you count3,550

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Leeds 55,866, Gloucester 8,858Gloucester: 8,858Leeds: 55,866

    55,866Leeds is higher8,858

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Leeds 109,449, Gloucester 16,355Gloucester: 16,355Leeds: 109,449

    109,449Leeds is higher16,355

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Leeds 12,533, Gloucester 1,882Gloucester: 1,882Leeds: 12,533

    12,533Leeds is higher1,882

Show the numbers
Leeds and Gloucester, total
MeasureLeedsGloucesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£3.4bn£3.4bn£3.2bn£568.1m£570.6m£538.9mLeeds
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£279.3m£280.5m£265.0mLeeds
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1bn£177.4m£178.1m£168.3mLeeds
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£251.8m£252.9m£238.8mLeeds
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£64.9m£65.2m£61.6m£10.2m£10.3m£9.7mLeeds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£89.5m£89.8m£84.9m£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mLeeds
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mLeeds
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£370.2m£371.8m£351.2m£58.9m£59.1m£55.8mLeeds
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£90.0m£90.4m£85.4m£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mLeeds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.7m£56.0m£52.9m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mLeeds
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£888.6m£892.3m£842.8m£140.4m£141.0m£133.1mLeeds
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£170.9m£171.6m£162.1m£34.3m£34.5m£32.6mLeeds
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£177.1m£177.8m£168.0m£27.3m£27.4m£25.9mLeeds
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mLeeds
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£3.6m£3.6m£3.4m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mLeeds
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£0.91m£0.92m£0.87mLeeds
State Pensiontotal, March 2026126,34122,391Leeds
Pension Credittotal, March 202615,0672,276Leeds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202618,9013,550Leeds
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202655,8668,858Leeds
Universal Credittotal, May 2026109,44916,355Leeds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 202612,5331,882Leeds

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.