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Wakefield and Rotherham

366,925 and 276,332 residents (mid-2024).

Wakefield is higher than Rotherham on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.

On 17 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

Wakefield is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Rotherham on 19. 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

Wakefield Rotherham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wakefield £4,688, Rotherham £5,062Rotherham: £5,062Wakefield: £4,688Rotherham: £5,083Wakefield: £4,708Rotherham: £4,801Wakefield: £4,446

    £4,688£4,708£4,446Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£5,062£5,083£4,801

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wakefield £12,707, Rotherham £12,834Rotherham: £12,834Wakefield: £12,707Rotherham: £12,889Wakefield: £12,761Rotherham: £12,174Wakefield: £12,053

    £12,707£12,761£12,053Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£12,834£12,889£12,174

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £2,295, Rotherham £2,599Rotherham: £2,599Wakefield: £2,295Rotherham: £2,610Wakefield: £2,305Rotherham: £2,466Wakefield: £2,177

    £2,295£2,305£2,177Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£2,599£2,610£2,466

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wakefield £11,504, Rotherham £11,431Rotherham: £11,431Wakefield: £11,504Rotherham: £11,480Wakefield: £11,553Rotherham: £10,843Wakefield: £10,912

    £11,504£11,553£10,912Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£11,431£11,480£10,843

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wakefield £437, Rotherham £484Rotherham: £484Wakefield: £437Rotherham: £486Wakefield: £439Rotherham: £459Wakefield: £414

    £437£439£414Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£484£486£459

  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: Wakefield £737, Rotherham £887Rotherham: £887Wakefield: £737Rotherham: £891Wakefield: £741Rotherham: £841Wakefield: £699

    £737£741£699Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£887£891£841

  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: Wakefield £29, Rotherham £32Rotherham: £32Wakefield: £29Rotherham: £33Wakefield: £29Rotherham: £31Wakefield: £27

    £29£29£27Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£32£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £577, Rotherham £657Rotherham: £657Wakefield: £577Rotherham: £660Wakefield: £579Rotherham: £623Wakefield: £547

    £577£579£547Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£657£660£623

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £169, Rotherham £198Rotherham: £198Wakefield: £169Rotherham: £199Wakefield: £169Rotherham: £188Wakefield: £160

    £169£169£160Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£198£199£188

  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: Wakefield £148, Rotherham £209Rotherham: £209Wakefield: £148Rotherham: £210Wakefield: £149Rotherham: £198Wakefield: £140

    £148£149£140Rotherham is higher£209£210£198

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £1,702, Rotherham £1,954Rotherham: £1,954Wakefield: £1,702Rotherham: £1,963Wakefield: £1,710Rotherham: £1,854Wakefield: £1,615

    £1,702£1,710£1,615Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£1,954£1,963£1,854

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wakefield £219, Rotherham £219Rotherham: £219Wakefield: £219Rotherham: £220Wakefield: £220Rotherham: £208Wakefield: £208

    £219£220£208Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£219£220£208

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £428, Rotherham £416Rotherham: £416Wakefield: £428Rotherham: £417Wakefield: £429Rotherham: £394Wakefield: £406

    £428£429£406Wakefield is higher£416£417£394

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £8.82, Rotherham £9.18Rotherham: £9.18Wakefield: £8.82Rotherham: £9.22Wakefield: £8.86Rotherham: £8.71Wakefield: £8.37

    £8.82£8.86£8.37Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£9.18£9.22£8.71

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £8.03, Rotherham £11Rotherham: £11Wakefield: £8.03Rotherham: £11Wakefield: £8.07Rotherham: £10Wakefield: £7.62

    £8.03£8.07£7.62Rotherham is higher£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wakefield £6.02, Rotherham £8.48Rotherham: £8.48Wakefield: £6.02Rotherham: £8.51Wakefield: £6.05Rotherham: £8.04Wakefield: £5.71

    £6.02£6.05£5.71Rotherham is higher£8.48£8.51£8.04

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wakefield 1,018.6, Rotherham 1,016.8Rotherham: 1,016.8Wakefield: 1,018.6

    1,018.6Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count1,016.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wakefield 113.1, Rotherham 126.0Rotherham: 126.0Wakefield: 113.1

    113.1Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count126.0

  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: Wakefield 155.0, Rotherham 180.3Rotherham: 180.3Wakefield: 155.0

    155.0Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count180.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 86.2, Rotherham 98.5Rotherham: 98.5Wakefield: 86.2

    86.2Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count98.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wakefield 221.1, Rotherham 245.8Rotherham: 245.8Wakefield: 221.1

    221.1Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count245.8

  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: Wakefield 32.5, Rotherham 47.1Rotherham: 47.1Wakefield: 32.5

    32.5Rotherham is higher47.1

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Wakefield and Rotherham, per person in the age group
MeasureWakefieldRotherhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,688£4,708£4,446£5,062£5,083£4,801Rotherham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,707£12,761£12,053£12,834£12,889£12,174Rotherham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,295£2,305£2,177£2,599£2,610£2,466Rotherham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,504£11,553£10,912£11,431£11,480£10,843Wakefield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£437£439£414£484£486£459Rotherham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£737£741£699£887£891£841Rotherham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£32£33£31Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£579£547£657£660£623Rotherham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£169£160£198£199£188Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£148£149£140£209£210£198Rotherham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,702£1,710£1,615£1,954£1,963£1,854Rotherham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£219£220£208Rotherham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£428£429£406£416£417£394Wakefield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.82£8.86£8.37£9.18£9.22£8.71Rotherham
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.03£8.07£7.62£11£11£10Rotherham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.02£6.05£5.71£8.48£8.51£8.04Rotherham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.61,016.8Wakefield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026113.1126.0Rotherham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026155.0180.3Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.298.5Rotherham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026221.1245.8Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.547.1Rotherham

Per resident

Wakefield is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Rotherham on 21. 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

Wakefield Rotherham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wakefield £4,688, Rotherham £5,062Rotherham: £5,062Wakefield: £4,688Rotherham: £5,083Wakefield: £4,708Rotherham: £4,801Wakefield: £4,446

    £4,688£4,708£4,446Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£5,062£5,083£4,801

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wakefield £2,289, Rotherham £2,384Rotherham: £2,384Wakefield: £2,289Rotherham: £2,395Wakefield: £2,299Rotherham: £2,262Wakefield: £2,171

    £2,289£2,299£2,171Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£2,384£2,395£2,262

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wakefield £1,428, Rotherham £1,595Rotherham: £1,595Wakefield: £1,428Rotherham: £1,602Wakefield: £1,434Rotherham: £1,513Wakefield: £1,355

    £1,428£1,434£1,355Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£1,595£1,602£1,513

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wakefield £2,072, Rotherham £2,124Rotherham: £2,124Wakefield: £2,072Rotherham: £2,133Wakefield: £2,081Rotherham: £2,014Wakefield: £1,966

    £2,072£2,081£1,966Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£2,124£2,133£2,014

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wakefield £79, Rotherham £90Rotherham: £90Wakefield: £79Rotherham: £90Wakefield: £79Rotherham: £85Wakefield: £75

    £79£79£75Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£90£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £133, Rotherham £165Rotherham: £165Wakefield: £133Rotherham: £166Wakefield: £133Rotherham: £156Wakefield: £126

    £133£133£126Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£165£166£156

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wakefield £5.19, Rotherham £6.02Rotherham: £6.02Wakefield: £5.19Rotherham: £6.05Wakefield: £5.21Rotherham: £5.71Wakefield: £4.92

    £5.19£5.21£4.92Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£6.02£6.05£5.71

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £577, Rotherham £657Rotherham: £657Wakefield: £577Rotherham: £660Wakefield: £579Rotherham: £623Wakefield: £547

    £577£579£547Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£657£660£623

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £169, Rotherham £198Rotherham: £198Wakefield: £169Rotherham: £199Wakefield: £169Rotherham: £188Wakefield: £160

    £169£169£160Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£198£199£188

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wakefield £92, Rotherham £128Rotherham: £128Wakefield: £92Rotherham: £129Wakefield: £92Rotherham: £122Wakefield: £87

    £92£92£87Rotherham is higher£128£129£122

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wakefield £1,060, Rotherham £1,199Rotherham: £1,199Wakefield: £1,060Rotherham: £1,204Wakefield: £1,064Rotherham: £1,138Wakefield: £1,005

    £1,060£1,064£1,005Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£1,199£1,204£1,138

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wakefield £219, Rotherham £219Rotherham: £219Wakefield: £219Rotherham: £220Wakefield: £220Rotherham: £208Wakefield: £208

    £219£220£208Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£219£220£208

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wakefield £266, Rotherham £255Rotherham: £255Wakefield: £266Rotherham: £256Wakefield: £267Rotherham: £242Wakefield: £252

    £266£267£252Wakefield is higher£255£256£242

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wakefield £5.49, Rotherham £5.64Rotherham: £5.64Wakefield: £5.49Rotherham: £5.66Wakefield: £5.52Rotherham: £5.35Wakefield: £5.21

    £5.49£5.52£5.21Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£5.64£5.66£5.35

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wakefield £5.01, Rotherham £6.74Rotherham: £6.74Wakefield: £5.01Rotherham: £6.77Wakefield: £5.03Rotherham: £6.39Wakefield: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Rotherham is higher£6.74£6.77£6.39

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wakefield £6.02, Rotherham £8.48Rotherham: £8.48Wakefield: £6.02Rotherham: £8.51Wakefield: £6.05Rotherham: £8.04Wakefield: £5.71

    £6.02£6.05£5.71Rotherham is higher£8.48£8.51£8.04

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 183.5, Rotherham 188.9Rotherham: 188.9Wakefield: 183.5

    183.5Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count188.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 20.4, Rotherham 23.4Rotherham: 23.4Wakefield: 20.4

    20.4Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count23.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 27.9, Rotherham 33.5Rotherham: 33.5Wakefield: 27.9

    27.9Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count33.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 86.2, Rotherham 98.5Rotherham: 98.5Wakefield: 86.2

    86.2Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count98.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 137.6, Rotherham 150.8Rotherham: 150.8Wakefield: 137.6

    137.6Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count150.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 20.3, Rotherham 28.9Rotherham: 28.9Wakefield: 20.3

    20.3Rotherham is higher28.9

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Wakefield and Rotherham, per resident
MeasureWakefieldRotherhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,688£4,708£4,446£5,062£5,083£4,801Rotherham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,289£2,299£2,171£2,384£2,395£2,262Rotherham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,428£1,434£1,355£1,595£1,602£1,513Rotherham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,072£2,081£1,966£2,124£2,133£2,014Rotherham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£90£90£85Rotherham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£165£166£156Rotherham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.19£5.21£4.92£6.02£6.05£5.71Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£579£547£657£660£623Rotherham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£169£160£198£199£188Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£128£129£122Rotherham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,060£1,064£1,005£1,199£1,204£1,138Rotherham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£219£220£208Rotherham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£255£256£242Wakefield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21£5.64£5.66£5.35Rotherham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£6.74£6.77£6.39Rotherham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.02£6.05£5.71£8.48£8.51£8.04Rotherham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026183.5188.9Rotherham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.423.4Rotherham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.933.5Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.298.5Rotherham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026137.6150.8Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.328.9Rotherham

Total

Wakefield is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Rotherham on 4. 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

Wakefield Rotherham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wakefield £1.7bn, Rotherham £1.4bnRotherham: £1.4bnWakefield: £1.7bnRotherham: £1.4bnWakefield: £1.7bnRotherham: £1.3bnWakefield: £1.6bn

    £1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wakefield £839.9m, Rotherham £658.9mRotherham: £658.9mWakefield: £839.9mRotherham: £661.7mWakefield: £843.5mRotherham: £625.0mWakefield: £796.7m

    £839.9m£843.5m£796.7mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£658.9m£661.7m£625.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wakefield £524.1m, Rotherham £440.7mRotherham: £440.7mWakefield: £524.1mRotherham: £442.6mWakefield: £526.3mRotherham: £418.1mWakefield: £497.1m

    £524.1m£526.3m£497.1mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£440.7m£442.6m£418.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wakefield £760.4m, Rotherham £586.8mRotherham: £586.8mWakefield: £760.4mRotherham: £589.3mWakefield: £763.6mRotherham: £556.6mWakefield: £721.3m

    £760.4m£763.6m£721.3mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£586.8m£589.3m£556.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wakefield £28.9m, Rotherham £24.8mRotherham: £24.8mWakefield: £28.9mRotherham: £24.9mWakefield: £29.0mRotherham: £23.6mWakefield: £27.4m

    £28.9m£29.0m£27.4mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£24.8m£24.9m£23.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wakefield £48.7m, Rotherham £45.5mRotherham: £45.5mWakefield: £48.7mRotherham: £45.7mWakefield: £48.9mRotherham: £43.2mWakefield: £46.2m

    £48.7m£48.9m£46.2mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£45.5m£45.7m£43.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wakefield £1.9m, Rotherham £1.7mRotherham: £1.7mWakefield: £1.9mRotherham: £1.7mWakefield: £1.9mRotherham: £1.6mWakefield: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wakefield £211.7m, Rotherham £181.6mRotherham: £181.6mWakefield: £211.7mRotherham: £182.4mWakefield: £212.6mRotherham: £172.3mWakefield: £200.8m

    £211.7m£212.6m£200.8mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£181.6m£182.4m£172.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wakefield £61.9m, Rotherham £54.7mRotherham: £54.7mWakefield: £61.9mRotherham: £54.9mWakefield: £62.1mRotherham: £51.9mWakefield: £58.7m

    £61.9m£62.1m£58.7mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£54.7m£54.9m£51.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wakefield £33.8m, Rotherham £35.4mRotherham: £35.4mWakefield: £33.8mRotherham: £35.6mWakefield: £33.9mRotherham: £33.6mWakefield: £32.1m

    £33.8m£33.9m£32.1mRotherham is higher£35.4m£35.6m£33.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wakefield £388.8m, Rotherham £331.4mRotherham: £331.4mWakefield: £388.8mRotherham: £332.8mWakefield: £390.5mRotherham: £314.3mWakefield: £368.8m

    £388.8m£390.5m£368.8mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£331.4m£332.8m£314.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wakefield £80.3m, Rotherham £60.5mRotherham: £60.5mWakefield: £80.3mRotherham: £60.8mWakefield: £80.6mRotherham: £57.4mWakefield: £76.2m

    £80.3m£80.6m£76.2mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£60.5m£60.8m£57.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wakefield £97.7m, Rotherham £70.5mRotherham: £70.5mWakefield: £97.7mRotherham: £70.8mWakefield: £98.1mRotherham: £66.9mWakefield: £92.6m

    £97.7m£98.1m£92.6mWakefield is higher£70.5m£70.8m£66.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wakefield £2.0m, Rotherham £1.6mRotherham: £1.6mWakefield: £2.0mRotherham: £1.6mWakefield: £2.0mRotherham: £1.5mWakefield: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wakefield £1.8m, Rotherham £1.9mRotherham: £1.9mWakefield: £1.8mRotherham: £1.9mWakefield: £1.8mRotherham: £1.8mWakefield: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mRotherham is higher£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wakefield £2.2m, Rotherham £2.3mRotherham: £2.3mWakefield: £2.2mRotherham: £2.4mWakefield: £2.2mRotherham: £2.2mWakefield: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.1mRotherham is higher£2.3m£2.4m£2.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wakefield 67,325, Rotherham 52,200Rotherham: 52,200Wakefield: 67,325

    67,325Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count52,200

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wakefield 7,478, Rotherham 6,466Rotherham: 6,466Wakefield: 7,478

    7,478Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count6,466

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wakefield 10,246, Rotherham 9,257Rotherham: 9,257Wakefield: 10,246

    10,246Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count9,257

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wakefield 31,640, Rotherham 27,222Rotherham: 27,222Wakefield: 31,640

    31,640Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count27,222

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wakefield 50,484, Rotherham 41,681Rotherham: 41,681Wakefield: 50,484

    50,484Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count41,681

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wakefield 7,431, Rotherham 7,982Rotherham: 7,982Wakefield: 7,431

    7,431Rotherham is higher7,982

Show the numbers
Wakefield and Rotherham, total
MeasureWakefieldRotherhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnWakefield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£839.9m£843.5m£796.7m£658.9m£661.7m£625.0mWakefield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£524.1m£526.3m£497.1m£440.7m£442.6m£418.1mWakefield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£760.4m£763.6m£721.3m£586.8m£589.3m£556.6mWakefield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m£24.8m£24.9m£23.6mWakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£48.7m£48.9m£46.2m£45.5m£45.7m£43.2mWakefield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mWakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£211.7m£212.6m£200.8m£181.6m£182.4m£172.3mWakefield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.9m£62.1m£58.7m£54.7m£54.9m£51.9mWakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.8m£33.9m£32.1m£35.4m£35.6m£33.6mRotherham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£388.8m£390.5m£368.8m£331.4m£332.8m£314.3mWakefield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£80.3m£80.6m£76.2m£60.5m£60.8m£57.4mWakefield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£97.7m£98.1m£92.6m£70.5m£70.8m£66.9mWakefield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mWakefield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mRotherham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m£2.3m£2.4m£2.2mRotherham
State Pensiontotal, March 202667,32552,200Wakefield
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,4786,466Wakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202610,2469,257Wakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202631,64027,222Wakefield
Universal Credittotal, May 202650,48441,681Wakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267,4317,982Rotherham

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
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