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Wakefield and Kirklees

366,925 and 445,780 residents (mid-2024).

Wakefield is higher than Kirklees on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 14 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 15 of 22 measures, and Kirklees 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

Wakefield Kirklees

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wakefield £4,688, Kirklees £4,357Kirklees: £4,357Wakefield: £4,688Kirklees: £4,375Wakefield: £4,708Kirklees: £4,133Wakefield: £4,446

    £4,688£4,708£4,446Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£4,357£4,375£4,133

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wakefield £12,707, Kirklees £12,674Kirklees: £12,674Wakefield: £12,707Kirklees: £12,728Wakefield: £12,761Kirklees: £12,022Wakefield: £12,053

    £12,707£12,761£12,053Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£12,674£12,728£12,022

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £2,295, Kirklees £2,249Kirklees: £2,249Wakefield: £2,295Kirklees: £2,258Wakefield: £2,305Kirklees: £2,133Wakefield: £2,177

    £2,295£2,305£2,177Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£2,249£2,258£2,133

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wakefield £11,504, Kirklees £11,519Kirklees: £11,519Wakefield: £11,504Kirklees: £11,568Wakefield: £11,553Kirklees: £10,926Wakefield: £10,912

    £11,504£11,553£10,912Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count£11,519£11,568£10,926

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wakefield £437, Kirklees £467Kirklees: £467Wakefield: £437Kirklees: £469Wakefield: £439Kirklees: £443Wakefield: £414

    £437£439£414Kirklees is higher£467£469£443

  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, Kirklees £659Kirklees: £659Wakefield: £737Kirklees: £662Wakefield: £741Kirklees: £625Wakefield: £699

    £737£741£699Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£659£662£625

  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, Kirklees £29Kirklees: £29Wakefield: £29Kirklees: £29Wakefield: £29Kirklees: £28Wakefield: £27

    £29£29£27Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count£29£29£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £577, Kirklees £500Kirklees: £500Wakefield: £577Kirklees: £502Wakefield: £579Kirklees: £474Wakefield: £547

    £577£579£547Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£500£502£474

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £169, Kirklees £115Kirklees: £115Wakefield: £169Kirklees: £115Wakefield: £169Kirklees: £109Wakefield: £160

    £169£169£160Wakefield is higher£115£115£109

  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, Kirklees £137Kirklees: £137Wakefield: £148Kirklees: £138Wakefield: £149Kirklees: £130Wakefield: £140

    £148£149£140Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£137£138£130

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £1,702, Kirklees £1,765Kirklees: £1,765Wakefield: £1,702Kirklees: £1,773Wakefield: £1,710Kirklees: £1,674Wakefield: £1,615

    £1,702£1,710£1,615Kirklees is higher£1,765£1,773£1,674

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wakefield £219, Kirklees £163Kirklees: £163Wakefield: £219Kirklees: £164Wakefield: £220Kirklees: £154Wakefield: £208

    £219£220£208Wakefield is higher£163£164£154

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £428, Kirklees £330Kirklees: £330Wakefield: £428Kirklees: £331Wakefield: £429Kirklees: £313Wakefield: £406

    £428£429£406Wakefield is higher£330£331£313

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £8.82, Kirklees £9.06Kirklees: £9.06Wakefield: £8.82Kirklees: £9.09Wakefield: £8.86Kirklees: £8.59Wakefield: £8.37

    £8.82£8.86£8.37Kirklees is higher£9.06£9.09£8.59

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £8.03, Kirklees £7.62Kirklees: £7.62Wakefield: £8.03Kirklees: £7.65Wakefield: £8.07Kirklees: £7.23Wakefield: £7.62

    £8.03£8.07£7.62Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£7.62£7.65£7.23

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wakefield £6.02, Kirklees £6.89Kirklees: £6.89Wakefield: £6.02Kirklees: £6.92Wakefield: £6.05Kirklees: £6.54Wakefield: £5.71

    £6.02£6.05£5.71Kirklees is higher£6.89£6.92£6.54

  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, Kirklees 1,008.5Kirklees: 1,008.5Wakefield: 1,018.6

    1,018.6Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count1,008.5

  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, Kirklees 111.4Kirklees: 111.4Wakefield: 113.1

    113.1Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count111.4

  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, Kirklees 140.5Kirklees: 140.5Wakefield: 155.0

    155.0Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count140.5

  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, Kirklees 74.2Kirklees: 74.2Wakefield: 86.2

    86.2Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count74.2

  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, Kirklees 225.5Kirklees: 225.5Wakefield: 221.1

    221.1Kirklees is higher225.5

  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, Kirklees 30.8Kirklees: 30.8Wakefield: 32.5

    32.5Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count30.8

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Wakefield and Kirklees, per person in the age group
MeasureWakefieldKirkleesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,688£4,708£4,446£4,357£4,375£4,133Wakefield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,707£12,761£12,053£12,674£12,728£12,022Wakefield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,295£2,305£2,177£2,249£2,258£2,133Wakefield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,504£11,553£10,912£11,519£11,568£10,926Kirklees
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£437£439£414£467£469£443Kirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£737£741£699£659£662£625Wakefield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£29£29£28Kirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£579£547£500£502£474Wakefield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£169£160£115£115£109Wakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£148£149£140£137£138£130Wakefield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,702£1,710£1,615£1,765£1,773£1,674Kirklees
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£163£164£154Wakefield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£428£429£406£330£331£313Wakefield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.82£8.86£8.37£9.06£9.09£8.59Kirklees
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.03£8.07£7.62£7.62£7.65£7.23Wakefield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.02£6.05£5.71£6.89£6.92£6.54Kirklees
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.61,008.5Wakefield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026113.1111.4Wakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026155.0140.5Wakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.274.2Wakefield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026221.1225.5Kirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.530.8Wakefield

Per resident

Wakefield is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Kirklees on 5. 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 Kirklees

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wakefield £4,688, Kirklees £4,357Kirklees: £4,357Wakefield: £4,688Kirklees: £4,375Wakefield: £4,708Kirklees: £4,133Wakefield: £4,446

    £4,688£4,708£4,446Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£4,357£4,375£4,133

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wakefield £2,289, Kirklees £2,174Kirklees: £2,174Wakefield: £2,289Kirklees: £2,183Wakefield: £2,299Kirklees: £2,062Wakefield: £2,171

    £2,289£2,299£2,171Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£2,174£2,183£2,062

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wakefield £1,428, Kirklees £1,399Kirklees: £1,399Wakefield: £1,428Kirklees: £1,405Wakefield: £1,434Kirklees: £1,327Wakefield: £1,355

    £1,428£1,434£1,355Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£1,399£1,405£1,327

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wakefield £2,072, Kirklees £1,975Kirklees: £1,975Wakefield: £2,072Kirklees: £1,984Wakefield: £2,081Kirklees: £1,874Wakefield: £1,966

    £2,072£2,081£1,966Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£1,975£1,984£1,874

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wakefield £79, Kirklees £80Kirklees: £80Wakefield: £79Kirklees: £80Wakefield: £79Kirklees: £76Wakefield: £75

    £79£79£75Kirklees is higher£80£80£76

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £133, Kirklees £113Kirklees: £113Wakefield: £133Kirklees: £113Wakefield: £133Kirklees: £107Wakefield: £126

    £133£133£126Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£113£113£107

  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, Kirklees £4.98Kirklees: £4.98Wakefield: £5.19Kirklees: £5.00Wakefield: £5.21Kirklees: £4.72Wakefield: £4.92

    £5.19£5.21£4.92Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£4.98£5.00£4.72

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £577, Kirklees £500Kirklees: £500Wakefield: £577Kirklees: £502Wakefield: £579Kirklees: £474Wakefield: £547

    £577£579£547Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£500£502£474

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £169, Kirklees £115Kirklees: £115Wakefield: £169Kirklees: £115Wakefield: £169Kirklees: £109Wakefield: £160

    £169£169£160Wakefield is higher£115£115£109

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wakefield £92, Kirklees £85Kirklees: £85Wakefield: £92Kirklees: £86Wakefield: £92Kirklees: £81Wakefield: £87

    £92£92£87Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£85£86£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wakefield £1,060, Kirklees £1,098Kirklees: £1,098Wakefield: £1,060Kirklees: £1,103Wakefield: £1,064Kirklees: £1,042Wakefield: £1,005

    £1,060£1,064£1,005Kirklees is higher£1,098£1,103£1,042

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wakefield £219, Kirklees £163Kirklees: £163Wakefield: £219Kirklees: £164Wakefield: £220Kirklees: £154Wakefield: £208

    £219£220£208Wakefield is higher£163£164£154

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wakefield £266, Kirklees £205Kirklees: £205Wakefield: £266Kirklees: £206Wakefield: £267Kirklees: £195Wakefield: £252

    £266£267£252Wakefield is higher£205£206£195

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

    £5.49£5.52£5.21Kirklees is higher£5.64£5.66£5.35

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wakefield £5.01, Kirklees £4.74Kirklees: £4.74Wakefield: £5.01Kirklees: £4.76Wakefield: £5.03Kirklees: £4.50Wakefield: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£4.74£4.76£4.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wakefield £6.02, Kirklees £6.89Kirklees: £6.89Wakefield: £6.02Kirklees: £6.92Wakefield: £6.05Kirklees: £6.54Wakefield: £5.71

    £6.02£6.05£5.71Kirklees is higher£6.89£6.92£6.54

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 183.5, Kirklees 173.0Kirklees: 173.0Wakefield: 183.5

    183.5Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count173.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 20.4, Kirklees 19.1Kirklees: 19.1Wakefield: 20.4

    20.4Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count19.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 27.9, Kirklees 24.1Kirklees: 24.1Wakefield: 27.9

    27.9Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count24.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 86.2, Kirklees 74.2Kirklees: 74.2Wakefield: 86.2

    86.2Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count74.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 137.6, Kirklees 140.3Kirklees: 140.3Wakefield: 137.6

    137.6Kirklees is higher140.3

  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, Kirklees 19.2Kirklees: 19.2Wakefield: 20.3

    20.3Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count19.2

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Wakefield and Kirklees, per resident
MeasureWakefieldKirkleesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,688£4,708£4,446£4,357£4,375£4,133Wakefield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,289£2,299£2,171£2,174£2,183£2,062Wakefield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,428£1,434£1,355£1,399£1,405£1,327Wakefield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,072£2,081£1,966£1,975£1,984£1,874Wakefield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£80£80£76Kirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£113£113£107Wakefield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.19£5.21£4.92£4.98£5.00£4.72Wakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£579£547£500£502£474Wakefield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£169£160£115£115£109Wakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£85£86£81Wakefield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,060£1,064£1,005£1,098£1,103£1,042Kirklees
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£163£164£154Wakefield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£205£206£195Wakefield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21£5.64£5.66£5.35Kirklees
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£4.74£4.76£4.50Wakefield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.02£6.05£5.71£6.89£6.92£6.54Kirklees
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026183.5173.0Wakefield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.419.1Wakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.924.1Wakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.274.2Wakefield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026137.6140.3Kirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.319.2Wakefield

Total

Wakefield is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Kirklees 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 Kirklees

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wakefield £1.7bn, Kirklees £1.9bnKirklees: £1.9bnWakefield: £1.7bnKirklees: £2.0bnWakefield: £1.7bnKirklees: £1.8bnWakefield: £1.6bn

    £1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wakefield £839.9m, Kirklees £968.9mKirklees: £968.9mWakefield: £839.9mKirklees: £973.0mWakefield: £843.5mKirklees: £919.1mWakefield: £796.7m

    £839.9m£843.5m£796.7mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£968.9m£973.0m£919.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wakefield £524.1m, Kirklees £623.8mKirklees: £623.8mWakefield: £524.1mKirklees: £626.5mWakefield: £526.3mKirklees: £591.7mWakefield: £497.1m

    £524.1m£526.3m£497.1mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£623.8m£626.5m£591.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wakefield £760.4m, Kirklees £880.6mKirklees: £880.6mWakefield: £760.4mKirklees: £884.3mWakefield: £763.6mKirklees: £835.3mWakefield: £721.3m

    £760.4m£763.6m£721.3mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£880.6m£884.3m£835.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wakefield £28.9m, Kirklees £35.7mKirklees: £35.7mWakefield: £28.9mKirklees: £35.9mWakefield: £29.0mKirklees: £33.9mWakefield: £27.4m

    £28.9m£29.0m£27.4mKirklees is higher£35.7m£35.9m£33.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wakefield £48.7m, Kirklees £50.4mKirklees: £50.4mWakefield: £48.7mKirklees: £50.6mWakefield: £48.9mKirklees: £47.8mWakefield: £46.2m

    £48.7m£48.9m£46.2mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£50.4m£50.6m£47.8m

  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, Kirklees £2.2mKirklees: £2.2mWakefield: £1.9mKirklees: £2.2mWakefield: £1.9mKirklees: £2.1mWakefield: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wakefield £211.7m, Kirklees £222.7mKirklees: £222.7mWakefield: £211.7mKirklees: £223.6mWakefield: £212.6mKirklees: £211.2mWakefield: £200.8m

    £211.7m£212.6m£200.8mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£222.7m£223.6m£211.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wakefield £61.9m, Kirklees £51.1mKirklees: £51.1mWakefield: £61.9mKirklees: £51.3mWakefield: £62.1mKirklees: £48.5mWakefield: £58.7m

    £61.9m£62.1m£58.7mWakefield is higher£51.1m£51.3m£48.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wakefield £33.8m, Kirklees £38.0mKirklees: £38.0mWakefield: £33.8mKirklees: £38.2mWakefield: £33.9mKirklees: £36.1mWakefield: £32.1m

    £33.8m£33.9m£32.1mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£38.0m£38.2m£36.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wakefield £388.8m, Kirklees £489.6mKirklees: £489.6mWakefield: £388.8mKirklees: £491.7mWakefield: £390.5mKirklees: £464.4mWakefield: £368.8m

    £388.8m£390.5m£368.8mKirklees is higher£489.6m£491.7m£464.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wakefield £80.3m, Kirklees £72.6mKirklees: £72.6mWakefield: £80.3mKirklees: £72.9mWakefield: £80.6mKirklees: £68.9mWakefield: £76.2m

    £80.3m£80.6m£76.2mWakefield is higher£72.6m£72.9m£68.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wakefield £97.7m, Kirklees £91.6mKirklees: £91.6mWakefield: £97.7mKirklees: £91.9mWakefield: £98.1mKirklees: £86.8mWakefield: £92.6m

    £97.7m£98.1m£92.6mWakefield is higher£91.6m£91.9m£86.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wakefield £2.0m, Kirklees £2.5mKirklees: £2.5mWakefield: £2.0mKirklees: £2.5mWakefield: £2.0mKirklees: £2.4mWakefield: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mKirklees is higher£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wakefield £1.8m, Kirklees £2.1mKirklees: £2.1mWakefield: £1.8mKirklees: £2.1mWakefield: £1.8mKirklees: £2.0mWakefield: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wakefield £2.2m, Kirklees £3.1mKirklees: £3.1mWakefield: £2.2mKirklees: £3.1mWakefield: £2.2mKirklees: £2.9mWakefield: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.1mKirklees is higher£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wakefield 67,325, Kirklees 77,098Kirklees: 77,098Wakefield: 67,325

    67,325Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count77,098

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wakefield 7,478, Kirklees 8,517Kirklees: 8,517Wakefield: 7,478

    7,478Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count8,517

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wakefield 10,246, Kirklees 10,739Kirklees: 10,739Wakefield: 10,246

    10,246Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count10,739

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wakefield 31,640, Kirklees 33,072Kirklees: 33,072Wakefield: 31,640

    31,640Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count33,072

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wakefield 50,484, Kirklees 62,562Kirklees: 62,562Wakefield: 50,484

    50,484Kirklees is higher62,562

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wakefield 7,431, Kirklees 8,550Kirklees: 8,550Wakefield: 7,431

    7,431Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count8,550

Show the numbers
Wakefield and Kirklees, total
MeasureWakefieldKirkleesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn£1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bnKirklees
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£839.9m£843.5m£796.7m£968.9m£973.0m£919.1mKirklees
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£524.1m£526.3m£497.1m£623.8m£626.5m£591.7mKirklees
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£760.4m£763.6m£721.3m£880.6m£884.3m£835.3mKirklees
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m£35.7m£35.9m£33.9mKirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£48.7m£48.9m£46.2m£50.4m£50.6m£47.8mKirklees
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mKirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£211.7m£212.6m£200.8m£222.7m£223.6m£211.2mKirklees
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.9m£62.1m£58.7m£51.1m£51.3m£48.5mWakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.8m£33.9m£32.1m£38.0m£38.2m£36.1mKirklees
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£388.8m£390.5m£368.8m£489.6m£491.7m£464.4mKirklees
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£80.3m£80.6m£76.2m£72.6m£72.9m£68.9mWakefield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£97.7m£98.1m£92.6m£91.6m£91.9m£86.8mWakefield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£2.5m£2.5m£2.4mKirklees
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£2.1m£2.1m£2.0mKirklees
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m£3.1m£3.1m£2.9mKirklees
State Pensiontotal, March 202667,32577,098Kirklees
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,4788,517Kirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202610,24610,739Kirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202631,64033,072Kirklees
Universal Credittotal, May 202650,48462,562Kirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267,4318,550Kirklees

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.
  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.
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