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Leeds and Worcester

842,884 and 106,566 residents (mid-2024).

Leeds is higher than Worcester on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 8 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 16 of 22 measures, and Worcester on 6. 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 Worcester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Leeds £3,989, Worcester £4,078Worcester: £4,078Leeds: £3,989Worcester: £4,095Leeds: £4,006Worcester: £3,868Leeds: £3,784

    £3,989£4,006£3,784Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£4,078£4,095£3,868

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Leeds £12,849, Worcester £12,778Worcester: £12,778Leeds: £12,849Worcester: £12,832Leeds: £12,904Worcester: £12,120Leeds: £12,188

    £12,849£12,904£12,188Leeds is higherDepends on how you count£12,778£12,832£12,120

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Leeds £2,032, Worcester £1,794Worcester: £1,794Leeds: £2,032Worcester: £1,801Leeds: £2,041Worcester: £1,701Leeds: £1,927

    £2,032£2,041£1,927Leeds is higher£1,794£1,801£1,701

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Leeds £11,576, Worcester £11,593Worcester: £11,593Leeds: £11,576Worcester: £11,642Leeds: £11,626Worcester: £10,996Leeds: £10,981

    £11,576£11,626£10,981Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£11,593£11,642£10,996

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Leeds £522, Worcester £407Worcester: £407Leeds: £522Worcester: £409Leeds: £525Worcester: £386Leeds: £495

    £522£525£495Leeds is higher£407£409£386

  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, Worcester £753Worcester: £753Leeds: £720Worcester: £756Leeds: £723Worcester: £714Leeds: £683

    £720£723£683Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£753£756£714

  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, Worcester £25Worcester: £25Leeds: £31Worcester: £25Leeds: £31Worcester: £24Leeds: £29

    £31£31£29Leeds is higher£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Leeds £439, Worcester £402Worcester: £402Leeds: £439Worcester: £404Leeds: £441Worcester: £381Leeds: £417

    £439£441£417Leeds is higher£402£404£381

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Leeds £107, Worcester £104Worcester: £104Leeds: £107Worcester: £105Leeds: £107Worcester: £99Leeds: £101

    £107£107£101Leeds is higher£104£105£99

  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, Worcester £92Worcester: £92Leeds: £100Worcester: £92Leeds: £101Worcester: £87Leeds: £95

    £100£101£95Leeds is higher£92£92£87

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Leeds £1,598, Worcester £1,417Worcester: £1,417Leeds: £1,598Worcester: £1,423Leeds: £1,605Worcester: £1,344Leeds: £1,516

    £1,598£1,605£1,516Leeds is higher£1,417£1,423£1,344

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Leeds £203, Worcester £207Worcester: £207Leeds: £203Worcester: £208Leeds: £204Worcester: £196Leeds: £192

    £203£204£192Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£207£208£196

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Leeds £318, Worcester £273Worcester: £273Leeds: £318Worcester: £274Leeds: £320Worcester: £259Leeds: £302

    £318£320£302Leeds is higher£273£274£259

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Leeds £9.09, Worcester £6.72Worcester: £6.72Leeds: £9.09Worcester: £6.74Leeds: £9.13Worcester: £6.37Leeds: £8.62

    £9.09£9.13£8.62Leeds is higher£6.72£6.74£6.37

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Leeds £6.46, Worcester £4.92Worcester: £4.92Leeds: £6.46Worcester: £4.94Leeds: £6.49Worcester: £4.67Leeds: £6.13

    £6.46£6.49£6.13Leeds is higher£4.92£4.94£4.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Leeds £5.37, Worcester £6.22Worcester: £6.22Leeds: £5.37Worcester: £6.25Leeds: £5.39Worcester: £5.90Leeds: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£6.22£6.25£5.90

  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, Worcester 1,013.6Worcester: 1,013.6Leeds: 1,016.6

    1,016.6Leeds is higherDepends on how you count1,013.6

  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, Worcester 101.2Worcester: 101.2Leeds: 121.2

    121.2Leeds is higher101.2

  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, Worcester 157.5Worcester: 157.5Leeds: 152.1

    152.1Worcester is higherDepends on how you count157.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Leeds 66.3, Worcester 58.5Worcester: 58.5Leeds: 66.3

    66.3Leeds is higher58.5

  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, Worcester 170.1Worcester: 170.1Leeds: 196.8

    196.8Leeds is higher170.1

  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, Worcester 20.8Worcester: 20.8Leeds: 22.5

    22.5Leeds is higher20.8

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Leeds and Worcester, per person in the age group
MeasureLeedsWorcesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,989£4,006£3,784£4,078£4,095£3,868Worcester
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,849£12,904£12,188£12,778£12,832£12,120Leeds
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,032£2,041£1,927£1,794£1,801£1,701Leeds
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,576£11,626£10,981£11,593£11,642£10,996Worcester
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£522£525£495£407£409£386Leeds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£720£723£683£753£756£714Worcester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£31£31£29£25£25£24Leeds
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£439£441£417£402£404£381Leeds
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£104£105£99Leeds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£100£101£95£92£92£87Leeds
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,598£1,605£1,516£1,417£1,423£1,344Leeds
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£203£204£192£207£208£196Worcester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£318£320£302£273£274£259Leeds
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.09£9.13£8.62£6.72£6.74£6.37Leeds
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.46£6.49£6.13£4.92£4.94£4.67Leeds
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£6.22£6.25£5.90Worcester
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.61,013.6Leeds
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.2101.2Leeds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.1157.5Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.358.5Leeds
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026196.8170.1Leeds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.520.8Leeds

Per resident

Leeds is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Worcester on 8. 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 Worcester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Leeds £3,989, Worcester £4,078Worcester: £4,078Leeds: £3,989Worcester: £4,095Leeds: £4,006Worcester: £3,868Leeds: £3,784

    £3,989£4,006£3,784Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£4,078£4,095£3,868

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Leeds £1,895, Worcester £2,198Worcester: £2,198Leeds: £1,895Worcester: £2,207Leeds: £1,903Worcester: £2,085Leeds: £1,797

    £1,895£1,903£1,797Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£2,198£2,207£2,085

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Leeds £1,341, Worcester £1,160Worcester: £1,160Leeds: £1,341Worcester: £1,165Leeds: £1,346Worcester: £1,101Leeds: £1,272

    £1,341£1,346£1,272Leeds is higher£1,160£1,165£1,101

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Leeds £1,707, Worcester £1,994Worcester: £1,994Leeds: £1,707Worcester: £2,003Leeds: £1,714Worcester: £1,892Leeds: £1,619

    £1,707£1,714£1,619Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,994£2,003£1,892

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Leeds £77, Worcester £70Worcester: £70Leeds: £77Worcester: £70Leeds: £77Worcester: £66Leeds: £73

    £77£77£73Leeds is higher£70£70£66

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Leeds £106, Worcester £129Worcester: £129Leeds: £106Worcester: £130Leeds: £107Worcester: £123Leeds: £101

    £106£107£101Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£129£130£123

  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, Worcester £4.33Worcester: £4.33Leeds: £4.51Worcester: £4.35Leeds: £4.53Worcester: £4.11Leeds: £4.28

    £4.51£4.53£4.28Leeds is higher£4.33£4.35£4.11

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Leeds £439, Worcester £402Worcester: £402Leeds: £439Worcester: £404Leeds: £441Worcester: £381Leeds: £417

    £439£441£417Leeds is higher£402£404£381

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Leeds £107, Worcester £104Worcester: £104Leeds: £107Worcester: £105Leeds: £107Worcester: £99Leeds: £101

    £107£107£101Leeds is higher£104£105£99

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Leeds £66, Worcester £59Worcester: £59Leeds: £66Worcester: £60Leeds: £66Worcester: £56Leeds: £63

    £66£66£63Leeds is higher£59£60£56

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Leeds £1,054, Worcester £917Worcester: £917Leeds: £1,054Worcester: £921Leeds: £1,059Worcester: £870Leeds: £1,000

    £1,054£1,059£1,000Leeds is higher£917£921£870

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Leeds £203, Worcester £207Worcester: £207Leeds: £203Worcester: £208Leeds: £204Worcester: £196Leeds: £192

    £203£204£192Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£207£208£196

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Leeds £210, Worcester £177Worcester: £177Leeds: £210Worcester: £177Leeds: £211Worcester: £168Leeds: £199

    £210£211£199Leeds is higher£177£177£168

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Leeds £6.00, Worcester £4.34Worcester: £4.34Leeds: £6.00Worcester: £4.36Leeds: £6.02Worcester: £4.12Leeds: £5.69

    £6.00£6.02£5.69Leeds is higher£4.34£4.36£4.12

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Leeds £4.26, Worcester £3.18Worcester: £3.18Leeds: £4.26Worcester: £3.20Leeds: £4.28Worcester: £3.02Leeds: £4.04

    £4.26£4.28£4.04Leeds is higher£3.18£3.20£3.02

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Leeds £5.37, Worcester £6.22Worcester: £6.22Leeds: £5.37Worcester: £6.25Leeds: £5.39Worcester: £5.90Leeds: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£6.22£6.25£5.90

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Leeds 149.9, Worcester 174.4Worcester: 174.4Leeds: 149.9

    149.9Worcester is higherDepends on how you count174.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Leeds 17.9, Worcester 17.4Worcester: 17.4Leeds: 17.9

    17.9Leeds is higher17.4

  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, Worcester 27.1Worcester: 27.1Leeds: 22.4

    22.4Worcester is higherDepends on how you count27.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Leeds 66.3, Worcester 58.5Worcester: 58.5Leeds: 66.3

    66.3Leeds is higher58.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Leeds 129.9, Worcester 110.0Worcester: 110.0Leeds: 129.9

    129.9Leeds is higher110.0

  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, Worcester 13.4Worcester: 13.4Leeds: 14.9

    14.9Leeds is higher13.4

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Leeds and Worcester, per resident
MeasureLeedsWorcesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,989£4,006£3,784£4,078£4,095£3,868Worcester
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,895£1,903£1,797£2,198£2,207£2,085Worcester
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,341£1,346£1,272£1,160£1,165£1,101Leeds
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,707£1,714£1,619£1,994£2,003£1,892Worcester
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£70£70£66Leeds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£129£130£123Worcester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.51£4.53£4.28£4.33£4.35£4.11Leeds
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£439£441£417£402£404£381Leeds
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£104£105£99Leeds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£66£66£63£59£60£56Leeds
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,054£1,059£1,000£917£921£870Leeds
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£203£204£192£207£208£196Worcester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£210£211£199£177£177£168Leeds
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.00£6.02£5.69£4.34£4.36£4.12Leeds
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.26£4.28£4.04£3.18£3.20£3.02Leeds
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£6.22£6.25£5.90Worcester
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026149.9174.4Worcester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.917.4Leeds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.427.1Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.358.5Leeds
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026129.9110.0Leeds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.913.4Leeds

Total

Leeds is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Worcester 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 Worcester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Leeds £3.4bn, Worcester £434.5mWorcester: £434.5mLeeds: £3.4bnWorcester: £436.4mLeeds: £3.4bnWorcester: £412.2mLeeds: £3.2bn

    £3.4bn£3.4bn£3.2bnLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£434.5m£436.4m£412.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Leeds £1.6bn, Worcester £234.2mWorcester: £234.2mLeeds: £1.6bnWorcester: £235.2mLeeds: £1.6bnWorcester: £222.2mLeeds: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Leeds £1.1bn, Worcester £123.6mWorcester: £123.6mLeeds: £1.1bnWorcester: £124.2mLeeds: £1.1bnWorcester: £117.3mLeeds: £1.1bn

    £1.1bnLeeds is higher£123.6m£124.2m£117.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Leeds £1.4bn, Worcester £212.5mWorcester: £212.5mLeeds: £1.4bnWorcester: £213.4mLeeds: £1.4bnWorcester: £201.6mLeeds: £1.4bn

    £1.4bnLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£212.5m£213.4m£201.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Leeds £64.9m, Worcester £7.5mWorcester: £7.5mLeeds: £64.9mWorcester: £7.5mLeeds: £65.2mWorcester: £7.1mLeeds: £61.6m

    £64.9m£65.2m£61.6mLeeds is higher£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Leeds £89.5m, Worcester £13.8mWorcester: £13.8mLeeds: £89.5mWorcester: £13.9mLeeds: £89.8mWorcester: £13.1mLeeds: £84.9m

    £89.5m£89.8m£84.9mLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m

  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, Worcester £0.46mWorcester: £0.46mLeeds: £3.8mWorcester: £0.46mLeeds: £3.8mWorcester: £0.44mLeeds: £3.6m

    £3.8m£3.8m£3.6mLeeds is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Leeds £370.2m, Worcester £42.8mWorcester: £42.8mLeeds: £370.2mWorcester: £43.0mLeeds: £371.8mWorcester: £40.6mLeeds: £351.2m

    £370.2m£371.8m£351.2mLeeds is higher£42.8m£43.0m£40.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Leeds £90.0m, Worcester £11.1mWorcester: £11.1mLeeds: £90.0mWorcester: £11.2mLeeds: £90.4mWorcester: £10.5mLeeds: £85.4m

    £90.0m£90.4m£85.4mLeeds is higher£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Leeds £55.7m, Worcester £6.3mWorcester: £6.3mLeeds: £55.7mWorcester: £6.4mLeeds: £56.0mWorcester: £6.0mLeeds: £52.9m

    £55.7m£56.0m£52.9mLeeds is higher£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Leeds £888.6m, Worcester £97.7mWorcester: £97.7mLeeds: £888.6mWorcester: £98.1mLeeds: £892.3mWorcester: £92.7mLeeds: £842.8m

    £888.6m£892.3m£842.8mLeeds is higher£97.7m£98.1m£92.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Leeds £170.9m, Worcester £22.0mWorcester: £22.0mLeeds: £170.9mWorcester: £22.1mLeeds: £171.6mWorcester: £20.9mLeeds: £162.1m

    £170.9m£171.6m£162.1mLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Leeds £177.1m, Worcester £18.8mWorcester: £18.8mLeeds: £177.1mWorcester: £18.9mLeeds: £177.8mWorcester: £17.9mLeeds: £168.0m

    £177.1m£177.8m£168.0mLeeds is higher£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Leeds £5.1m, Worcester £0.46mWorcester: £0.46mLeeds: £5.1mWorcester: £0.46mLeeds: £5.1mWorcester: £0.44mLeeds: £4.8m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.8mLeeds is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Leeds £3.6m, Worcester £0.34mWorcester: £0.34mLeeds: £3.6mWorcester: £0.34mLeeds: £3.6mWorcester: £0.32mLeeds: £3.4m

    £3.6m£3.6m£3.4mLeeds is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Leeds £4.5m, Worcester £0.66mWorcester: £0.66mLeeds: £4.5mWorcester: £0.67mLeeds: £4.5mWorcester: £0.63mLeeds: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Leeds 126,341, Worcester 18,582Worcester: 18,582Leeds: 126,341

    126,341Leeds is higherDepends on how you count18,582

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Leeds 15,067, Worcester 1,856Worcester: 1,856Leeds: 15,067

    15,067Leeds is higher1,856

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Leeds 18,901, Worcester 2,888Worcester: 2,888Leeds: 18,901

    18,901Leeds is higherDepends on how you count2,888

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Leeds 55,866, Worcester 6,233Worcester: 6,233Leeds: 55,866

    55,866Leeds is higher6,233

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Leeds 109,449, Worcester 11,725Worcester: 11,725Leeds: 109,449

    109,449Leeds is higher11,725

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Leeds 12,533, Worcester 1,431Worcester: 1,431Leeds: 12,533

    12,533Leeds is higher1,431

Show the numbers
Leeds and Worcester, total
MeasureLeedsWorcesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£3.4bn£3.4bn£3.2bn£434.5m£436.4m£412.2mLeeds
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£234.2m£235.2m£222.2mLeeds
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1bn£123.6m£124.2m£117.3mLeeds
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£212.5m£213.4m£201.6mLeeds
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£64.9m£65.2m£61.6m£7.5m£7.5m£7.1mLeeds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£89.5m£89.8m£84.9m£13.8m£13.9m£13.1mLeeds
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m£0.46m£0.46m£0.44mLeeds
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£370.2m£371.8m£351.2m£42.8m£43.0m£40.6mLeeds
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£90.0m£90.4m£85.4m£11.1m£11.2m£10.5mLeeds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.7m£56.0m£52.9m£6.3m£6.4m£6.0mLeeds
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£888.6m£892.3m£842.8m£97.7m£98.1m£92.7mLeeds
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£170.9m£171.6m£162.1m£22.0m£22.1m£20.9mLeeds
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£177.1m£177.8m£168.0m£18.8m£18.9m£17.9mLeeds
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£0.46m£0.46m£0.44mLeeds
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£3.6m£3.6m£3.4m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mLeeds
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£0.66m£0.67m£0.63mLeeds
State Pensiontotal, March 2026126,34118,582Leeds
Pension Credittotal, March 202615,0671,856Leeds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202618,9012,888Leeds
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202655,8666,233Leeds
Universal Credittotal, May 2026109,44911,725Leeds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 202612,5331,431Leeds

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.