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Sutton and Trafford

213,672 and 239,618 residents (mid-2024).

Sutton is higher than Trafford on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Sutton is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Trafford on 13. 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

Sutton Trafford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sutton £3,684, Trafford £3,929Trafford: £3,929Sutton: £3,684Trafford: £3,945Sutton: £3,700Trafford: £3,726Sutton: £3,495

    £3,684£3,700£3,495Trafford is higher£3,929£3,945£3,726

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Sutton £12,648, Trafford £12,956Trafford: £12,956Sutton: £12,648Trafford: £13,011Sutton: £12,702Trafford: £12,290Sutton: £11,997

    £12,648£12,702£11,997Trafford is higher£12,956£13,011£12,290

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Sutton £1,874, Trafford £1,651Trafford: £1,651Sutton: £1,874Trafford: £1,658Sutton: £1,882Trafford: £1,566Sutton: £1,777

    £1,874£1,882£1,777Sutton is higher£1,651£1,658£1,566

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Sutton £11,303, Trafford £11,735Trafford: £11,735Sutton: £11,303Trafford: £11,785Sutton: £11,351Trafford: £11,131Sutton: £10,721

    £11,303£11,351£10,721Trafford is higher£11,735£11,785£11,131

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Sutton £636, Trafford £474Trafford: £474Sutton: £636Trafford: £476Sutton: £639Trafford: £450Sutton: £603

    £636£639£603Sutton is higher£474£476£450

  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: Sutton £682, Trafford £720Trafford: £720Sutton: £682Trafford: £723Sutton: £684Trafford: £683Sutton: £647

    £682£684£647Trafford is higher£720£723£683

  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: Sutton £28, Trafford £27Trafford: £27Sutton: £28Trafford: £27Sutton: £28Trafford: £25Sutton: £26

    £28£28£26Sutton is higherDepends on how you count£27£27£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sutton £303, Trafford £394Trafford: £394Sutton: £303Trafford: £396Sutton: £304Trafford: £374Sutton: £287

    £303£304£287Trafford is higher£394£396£374

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sutton £122, Trafford £121Trafford: £121Sutton: £122Trafford: £122Sutton: £122Trafford: £115Sutton: £115

    £122£122£115Sutton is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115

  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: Sutton £83, Trafford £86Trafford: £86Sutton: £83Trafford: £86Sutton: £83Trafford: £81Sutton: £78

    £83£83£78Trafford is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£81

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Sutton £1,605, Trafford £1,280Trafford: £1,280Sutton: £1,605Trafford: £1,286Sutton: £1,612Trafford: £1,215Sutton: £1,522

    £1,605£1,612£1,522Sutton is higher£1,280£1,286£1,215

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sutton £228, Trafford £215Trafford: £215Sutton: £228Trafford: £216Sutton: £229Trafford: £204Sutton: £216

    £228£229£216Sutton is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sutton £173, Trafford £271Trafford: £271Sutton: £173Trafford: £273Sutton: £173Trafford: £257Sutton: £164

    £173£173£164Trafford is higher£271£273£257

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sutton £9.02, Trafford £8.73Trafford: £8.73Sutton: £9.02Trafford: £8.77Sutton: £9.06Trafford: £8.28Sutton: £8.56

    £9.02£9.06£8.56Sutton is higherDepends on how you count£8.73£8.77£8.28

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Sutton £4.19, Trafford £5.32Trafford: £5.32Sutton: £4.19Trafford: £5.35Sutton: £4.20Trafford: £5.05Sutton: £3.97

    £4.19£4.20£3.97Trafford is higher£5.32£5.35£5.05

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sutton £5.59, Trafford £7.47Trafford: £7.47Sutton: £5.59Trafford: £7.51Sutton: £5.61Trafford: £7.09Sutton: £5.30

    £5.59£5.61£5.30Trafford is higher£7.47£7.51£7.09

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sutton 987.7, Trafford 1,014.6Trafford: 1,014.6Sutton: 987.7

    987.7Trafford is higher1,014.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sutton 109.7, Trafford 104.7Trafford: 104.7Sutton: 109.7

    109.7Sutton is higherDepends on how you count104.7

  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: Sutton 145.2, Trafford 151.2Trafford: 151.2Sutton: 145.2

    145.2Trafford is higher151.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sutton 46.3, Trafford 58.3Trafford: 58.3Sutton: 46.3

    46.3Trafford is higher58.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Sutton 153.7, Trafford 148.4Trafford: 148.4Sutton: 153.7

    153.7Sutton is higherDepends on how you count148.4

  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: Sutton 17.8, Trafford 18.5Trafford: 18.5Sutton: 17.8

    17.8Trafford is higher18.5

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Sutton and Trafford, per person in the age group
MeasureSuttonTraffordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,684£3,700£3,495£3,929£3,945£3,726Trafford
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,648£12,702£11,997£12,956£13,011£12,290Trafford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,874£1,882£1,777£1,651£1,658£1,566Sutton
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,303£11,351£10,721£11,735£11,785£11,131Trafford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£636£639£603£474£476£450Sutton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£682£684£647£720£723£683Trafford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£26£27£27£25Sutton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£303£304£287£394£396£374Trafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£122£115£121£122£115Sutton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£83£83£78£86£86£81Trafford
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,605£1,612£1,522£1,280£1,286£1,215Sutton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£215£216£204Sutton
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£173£173£164£271£273£257Trafford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.02£9.06£8.56£8.73£8.77£8.28Sutton
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.19£4.20£3.97£5.32£5.35£5.05Trafford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.59£5.61£5.30£7.47£7.51£7.09Trafford
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026987.71,014.6Trafford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.7104.7Sutton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.2151.2Trafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202646.358.3Trafford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026153.7148.4Sutton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.818.5Trafford

Per resident

Sutton is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Trafford on 14. 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

Sutton Trafford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sutton £3,684, Trafford £3,929Trafford: £3,929Sutton: £3,684Trafford: £3,945Sutton: £3,700Trafford: £3,726Sutton: £3,495

    £3,684£3,700£3,495Trafford is higher£3,929£3,945£3,726

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Sutton £1,830, Trafford £2,175Trafford: £2,175Sutton: £1,830Trafford: £2,184Sutton: £1,838Trafford: £2,063Sutton: £1,736

    £1,830£1,838£1,736Trafford is higher£2,175£2,184£2,063

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Sutton £1,196, Trafford £1,016Trafford: £1,016Sutton: £1,196Trafford: £1,020Sutton: £1,201Trafford: £963Sutton: £1,134

    £1,196£1,201£1,134Sutton is higher£1,016£1,020£963

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Sutton £1,636, Trafford £1,970Trafford: £1,970Sutton: £1,636Trafford: £1,978Sutton: £1,643Trafford: £1,869Sutton: £1,551

    £1,636£1,643£1,551Trafford is higher£1,970£1,978£1,869

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Sutton £92, Trafford £80Trafford: £80Sutton: £92Trafford: £80Sutton: £92Trafford: £76Sutton: £87

    £92£92£87Sutton 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: Sutton £99, Trafford £121Trafford: £121Sutton: £99Trafford: £121Sutton: £99Trafford: £115Sutton: £94

    £99£99£94Trafford is higher£121£121£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: Sutton £4.01, Trafford £4.51Trafford: £4.51Sutton: £4.01Trafford: £4.53Sutton: £4.02Trafford: £4.28Sutton: £3.80

    £4.01£4.02£3.80Trafford is higherDepends on how you count£4.51£4.53£4.28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sutton £303, Trafford £394Trafford: £394Sutton: £303Trafford: £396Sutton: £304Trafford: £374Sutton: £287

    £303£304£287Trafford is higher£394£396£374

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sutton £122, Trafford £121Trafford: £121Sutton: £122Trafford: £122Sutton: £122Trafford: £115Sutton: £115

    £122£122£115Sutton is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Sutton £53, Trafford £53Trafford: £53Sutton: £53Trafford: £53Sutton: £53Trafford: £50Sutton: £50

    £53£53£50Sutton is higherDepends on how you count£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Sutton £1,024, Trafford £788Trafford: £788Sutton: £1,024Trafford: £791Sutton: £1,029Trafford: £747Sutton: £972

    £1,024£1,029£972Sutton is higher£788£791£747

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sutton £228, Trafford £215Trafford: £215Sutton: £228Trafford: £216Sutton: £229Trafford: £204Sutton: £216

    £228£229£216Sutton is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Sutton £110, Trafford £167Trafford: £167Sutton: £110Trafford: £168Sutton: £111Trafford: £158Sutton: £105

    £110£111£105Trafford is higher£167£168£158

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Sutton £5.76, Trafford £5.37Trafford: £5.37Sutton: £5.76Trafford: £5.39Sutton: £5.78Trafford: £5.09Sutton: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46Sutton is higherDepends on how you count£5.37£5.39£5.09

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Sutton £2.67, Trafford £3.28Trafford: £3.28Sutton: £2.67Trafford: £3.29Sutton: £2.68Trafford: £3.11Sutton: £2.53

    £2.67£2.68£2.53Trafford is higher£3.28£3.29£3.11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sutton £5.59, Trafford £7.47Trafford: £7.47Sutton: £5.59Trafford: £7.51Sutton: £5.61Trafford: £7.09Sutton: £5.30

    £5.59£5.61£5.30Trafford is higher£7.47£7.51£7.09

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Sutton 142.9, Trafford 170.3Trafford: 170.3Sutton: 142.9

    142.9Trafford is higher170.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sutton 15.9, Trafford 17.6Trafford: 17.6Sutton: 15.9

    15.9Trafford is higherDepends on how you count17.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sutton 21.0, Trafford 25.4Trafford: 25.4Sutton: 21.0

    21.0Trafford is higher25.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sutton 46.3, Trafford 58.3Trafford: 58.3Sutton: 46.3

    46.3Trafford is higher58.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sutton 98.1, Trafford 91.3Trafford: 91.3Sutton: 98.1

    98.1Sutton is higherDepends on how you count91.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sutton 11.4, Trafford 11.4Trafford: 11.4Sutton: 11.4

    11.4Trafford is higher11.4

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Sutton and Trafford, per resident
MeasureSuttonTraffordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,684£3,700£3,495£3,929£3,945£3,726Trafford
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,830£1,838£1,736£2,175£2,184£2,063Trafford
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,196£1,201£1,134£1,016£1,020£963Sutton
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,636£1,643£1,551£1,970£1,978£1,869Trafford
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£80£80£76Sutton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£99£99£94£121£121£115Trafford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.01£4.02£3.80£4.51£4.53£4.28Trafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£303£304£287£394£396£374Trafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£122£115£121£122£115Sutton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£53£53£50Sutton
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,024£1,029£972£788£791£747Sutton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£215£216£204Sutton
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£110£111£105£167£168£158Trafford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£5.37£5.39£5.09Sutton
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.67£2.68£2.53£3.28£3.29£3.11Trafford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.59£5.61£5.30£7.47£7.51£7.09Trafford
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026142.9170.3Trafford
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.917.6Trafford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.025.4Trafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202646.358.3Trafford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202698.191.3Sutton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.411.4Trafford

Total

Sutton is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Trafford 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

Sutton Trafford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Sutton £787.2m, Trafford £941.4mTrafford: £941.4mSutton: £787.2mTrafford: £945.4mSutton: £790.5mTrafford: £892.9mSutton: £746.7m

    £787.2m£790.5m£746.7mTrafford is higher£941.4m£945.4m£892.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Sutton £391.1m, Trafford £521.2mTrafford: £521.2mSutton: £391.1mTrafford: £523.4mSutton: £392.7mTrafford: £494.3mSutton: £371.0m

    £391.1m£392.7m£371.0mTrafford is higher£521.2m£523.4m£494.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Sutton £255.5m, Trafford £243.4mTrafford: £243.4mSutton: £255.5mTrafford: £244.4mSutton: £256.6mTrafford: £230.9mSutton: £242.3m

    £255.5m£256.6m£242.3mSutton is higher£243.4m£244.4m£230.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Sutton £349.5m, Trafford £472.0mTrafford: £472.0mSutton: £349.5mTrafford: £474.0mSutton: £351.0mTrafford: £447.8mSutton: £331.5m

    £349.5m£351.0m£331.5mTrafford is higher£472.0m£474.0m£447.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Sutton £19.7m, Trafford £19.1mTrafford: £19.1mSutton: £19.7mTrafford: £19.2mSutton: £19.8mTrafford: £18.1mSutton: £18.7m

    £19.7m£19.8m£18.7mSutton is higher£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sutton £21.1m, Trafford £29.0mTrafford: £29.0mSutton: £21.1mTrafford: £29.1mSutton: £21.2mTrafford: £27.5mSutton: £20.0m

    £21.1m£21.2m£20.0mTrafford is higher£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Sutton £0.85m, Trafford £1.1mTrafford: £1.1mSutton: £0.85mTrafford: £1.1mSutton: £0.86mTrafford: £1.0mSutton: £0.81m

    £0.85m£0.86m£0.81mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sutton £64.7m, Trafford £94.4mTrafford: £94.4mSutton: £64.7mTrafford: £94.8mSutton: £65.0mTrafford: £89.6mSutton: £61.4m

    £64.7m£65.0m£61.4mTrafford is higher£94.4m£94.8m£89.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Sutton £26.0m, Trafford £29.0mTrafford: £29.0mSutton: £26.0mTrafford: £29.1mSutton: £26.1mTrafford: £27.5mSutton: £24.7m

    £26.0m£26.1m£24.7mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sutton £11.3m, Trafford £12.6mTrafford: £12.6mSutton: £11.3mTrafford: £12.7mSutton: £11.3mTrafford: £12.0mSutton: £10.7m

    £11.3m£11.3m£10.7mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Sutton £218.9m, Trafford £188.7mTrafford: £188.7mSutton: £218.9mTrafford: £189.5mSutton: £219.8mTrafford: £179.0mSutton: £207.6m

    £218.9m£219.8m£207.6mSutton is higher£188.7m£189.5m£179.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Sutton £48.8m, Trafford £51.6mTrafford: £51.6mSutton: £48.8mTrafford: £51.8mSutton: £49.0mTrafford: £49.0mSutton: £46.3m

    £48.8m£49.0m£46.3mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£51.6m£51.8m£49.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Sutton £23.5m, Trafford £40.0mTrafford: £40.0mSutton: £23.5mTrafford: £40.2mSutton: £23.6mTrafford: £37.9mSutton: £22.3m

    £23.5m£23.6m£22.3mTrafford is higher£40.0m£40.2m£37.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Sutton £1.2m, Trafford £1.3mTrafford: £1.3mSutton: £1.2mTrafford: £1.3mSutton: £1.2mTrafford: £1.2mSutton: £1.2m

    £1.2mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Sutton £0.57m, Trafford £0.78mTrafford: £0.78mSutton: £0.57mTrafford: £0.79mSutton: £0.57mTrafford: £0.74mSutton: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mTrafford is higher£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Sutton £1.2m, Trafford £1.8mTrafford: £1.8mSutton: £1.2mTrafford: £1.8mSutton: £1.2mTrafford: £1.7mSutton: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mTrafford is higher£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Sutton 30,541, Trafford 40,814Trafford: 40,814Sutton: 30,541

    30,541Trafford is higher40,814

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Sutton 3,391, Trafford 4,211Trafford: 4,211Sutton: 3,391

    3,391Trafford is higherDepends on how you count4,211

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sutton 4,490, Trafford 6,080Trafford: 6,080Sutton: 4,490

    4,490Trafford is higher6,080

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sutton 9,891, Trafford 13,977Trafford: 13,977Sutton: 9,891

    9,891Trafford is higher13,977

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Sutton 20,962, Trafford 21,867Trafford: 21,867Sutton: 20,962

    20,962Trafford is higherDepends on how you count21,867

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sutton 2,431, Trafford 2,730Trafford: 2,730Sutton: 2,431

    2,431Trafford is higher2,730

Show the numbers
Sutton and Trafford, total
MeasureSuttonTraffordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£787.2m£790.5m£746.7m£941.4m£945.4m£892.9mTrafford
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£391.1m£392.7m£371.0m£521.2m£523.4m£494.3mTrafford
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£255.5m£256.6m£242.3m£243.4m£244.4m£230.9mSutton
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£349.5m£351.0m£331.5m£472.0m£474.0m£447.8mTrafford
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m£19.1m£19.2m£18.1mSutton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m£29.0m£29.1m£27.5mTrafford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.85m£0.86m£0.81m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mTrafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m£94.4m£94.8m£89.6mTrafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.0m£26.1m£24.7m£29.0m£29.1m£27.5mTrafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m£12.6m£12.7m£12.0mTrafford
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£218.9m£219.8m£207.6m£188.7m£189.5m£179.0mSutton
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£48.8m£49.0m£46.3m£51.6m£51.8m£49.0mTrafford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.5m£23.6m£22.3m£40.0m£40.2m£37.9mTrafford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mTrafford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.78m£0.79m£0.74mTrafford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mTrafford
State Pensiontotal, March 202630,54140,814Trafford
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,3914,211Trafford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,4906,080Trafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,89113,977Trafford
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,96221,867Trafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4312,730Trafford

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.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.