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Denbighshire and High Peak
Denbighshire is higher than High Peak on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.
On 2 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.
Per person in the age group
Denbighshire is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and High Peak on 3. 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
Denbighshire High Peak
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,753£5,777£5,457Denbighshire is higher£4,523£4,543£4,291
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,848£12,903£12,187Denbighshire is higher£12,843£12,898£12,182
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,651£2,662£2,515Denbighshire is higher£1,645£1,652£1,561
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,338£11,387£10,755High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£11,791£11,842£11,185
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£524£527£497Denbighshire is higher£334£336£317
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£952£956£903Denbighshire is higher£695£698£660
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£33£33£31Denbighshire is higher£22£22£21
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£722£725£685Denbighshire is higher£441£442£418
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£183£184£173Denbighshire is higher£128£128£121
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£178£179£169Denbighshire is higher£90£91£86
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,941£1,949£1,841Denbighshire is higher£1,197£1,202£1,136
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£249£250£236Denbighshire is higher£160£161£152
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£511£514£485Denbighshire is higher£344£346£327
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.76£7.79£7.36High Peak is higher£8.54£8.58£8.10
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£13Denbighshire is higher£4.70£4.72£4.46
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.21£8.25£7.79Denbighshire is higher£6.87£6.90£6.52
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,009.0High Peak is higherDepends on how you count1,040.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
128.3Denbighshire is higher86.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
191.1Denbighshire is higher144.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
101.5Denbighshire is higher65.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
237.2Denbighshire is higher152.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
36.4Denbighshire is higher19.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Denbighshire | High Peak | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,753£5,777£5,457 | £4,523£4,543£4,291 | Denbighshire |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,848£12,903£12,187 | £12,843£12,898£12,182 | Denbighshire |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,651£2,662£2,515 | £1,645£1,652£1,561 | Denbighshire |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,338£11,387£10,755 | £11,791£11,842£11,185 | High Peak |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £524£527£497 | £334£336£317 | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £952£956£903 | £695£698£660 | Denbighshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £33£33£31 | £22£22£21 | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £722£725£685 | £441£442£418 | Denbighshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £183£184£173 | £128£128£121 | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £178£179£169 | £90£91£86 | Denbighshire |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,941£1,949£1,841 | £1,197£1,202£1,136 | Denbighshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £249£250£236 | £160£161£152 | Denbighshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £511£514£485 | £344£346£327 | Denbighshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.76£7.79£7.36 | £8.54£8.58£8.10 | High Peak |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £13 | £4.70£4.72£4.46 | Denbighshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.21£8.25£7.79 | £6.87£6.90£6.52 | Denbighshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,009.0 | 1,040.0 | High Peak |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 128.3 | 86.8 | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 191.1 | 144.2 | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 101.5 | 65.3 | Denbighshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 237.2 | 152.2 | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 36.4 | 19.4 | Denbighshire |
Per resident
Denbighshire is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and High Peak on 1. 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
Denbighshire High Peak
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,753£5,777£5,457Denbighshire is higher£4,523£4,543£4,291
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,070£3,083£2,912Denbighshire is higher£2,794£2,806£2,650
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,521£1,528£1,443Denbighshire is higher£994£999£943
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,709£2,720£2,570Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,565£2,576£2,433
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£125£126£119Denbighshire is higher£73£73£69
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£227£228£216Denbighshire is higher£151£152£143
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£7.93£7.96£7.52Denbighshire is higher£4.85£4.87£4.60
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£722£725£685Denbighshire is higher£441£442£418
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£183£184£173Denbighshire is higher£128£128£121
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£102£103£97Denbighshire is higher£55£55£52
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,114£1,119£1,056Denbighshire is higher£724£727£686
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£249£250£236Denbighshire is higher£160£161£152
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£294£295£278Denbighshire is higher£208£209£197
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.46£4.48£4.23High Peak is higher£5.17£5.19£4.90
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£7.57£7.60£7.18Denbighshire is higher£2.85£2.86£2.70
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.21£8.25£7.79Denbighshire is higher£6.87£6.90£6.52
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
241.1Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count226.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
30.6Denbighshire is higher18.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
45.7Denbighshire is higher31.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
101.5Denbighshire is higher65.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
136.2Denbighshire is higher92.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.9Denbighshire is higher11.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Denbighshire | High Peak | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,753£5,777£5,457 | £4,523£4,543£4,291 | Denbighshire |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,070£3,083£2,912 | £2,794£2,806£2,650 | Denbighshire |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,521£1,528£1,443 | £994£999£943 | Denbighshire |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,709£2,720£2,570 | £2,565£2,576£2,433 | Denbighshire |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £125£126£119 | £73£73£69 | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £227£228£216 | £151£152£143 | Denbighshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £7.93£7.96£7.52 | £4.85£4.87£4.60 | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £722£725£685 | £441£442£418 | Denbighshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £183£184£173 | £128£128£121 | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £102£103£97 | £55£55£52 | Denbighshire |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,114£1,119£1,056 | £724£727£686 | Denbighshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £249£250£236 | £160£161£152 | Denbighshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £294£295£278 | £208£209£197 | Denbighshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.46£4.48£4.23 | £5.17£5.19£4.90 | High Peak |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £7.57£7.60£7.18 | £2.85£2.86£2.70 | Denbighshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.21£8.25£7.79 | £6.87£6.90£6.52 | Denbighshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 241.1 | 226.2 | Denbighshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 30.6 | 18.9 | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 45.7 | 31.4 | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 101.5 | 65.3 | Denbighshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 136.2 | 92.0 | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.9 | 11.7 | Denbighshire |
Total
Denbighshire is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and High Peak on 1. 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
Denbighshire High Peak
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£563.0m£565.4m£534.0mDenbighshire is higher£415.7m£417.4m£394.3m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£300.4m£301.7m£284.9mDenbighshire is higher£256.7m£257.8m£243.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£148.9m£149.5m£141.2mDenbighshire is higher£91.4m£91.8m£86.7m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£265.1m£266.2m£251.5mDenbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£235.7m£236.7m£223.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£12.3m£12.3m£11.6mDenbighshire is higher£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£22.3m£22.3m£21.1mDenbighshire is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mDenbighshire is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£70.7m£71.0m£67.0mDenbighshire is higher£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mDenbighshire is higher£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mDenbighshire is higher£5.0m£5.0m£4.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£109.0m£109.5m£103.4mDenbighshire is higher£66.5m£66.8m£63.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£24.3m£24.4m£23.1mDenbighshire is higher£14.7m£14.7m£13.9m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£28.7m£28.9m£27.3mDenbighshire is higher£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mHigh Peak is higher£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mDenbighshire is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.80m£0.81m£0.76mDenbighshire is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
23,592Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count20,790
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,999Denbighshire is higher1,735
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,468Denbighshire is higher2,882
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
9,937Denbighshire is higher6,002
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
13,326Denbighshire is higher8,456
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,044Denbighshire is higher1,075
Show the numbers
| Measure | Denbighshire | High Peak | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £563.0m£565.4m£534.0m | £415.7m£417.4m£394.3m | Denbighshire |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £300.4m£301.7m£284.9m | £256.7m£257.8m£243.5m | Denbighshire |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £148.9m£149.5m£141.2m | £91.4m£91.8m£86.7m | Denbighshire |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £265.1m£266.2m£251.5m | £235.7m£236.7m£223.6m | Denbighshire |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £12.3m£12.3m£11.6m | £6.7m£6.7m£6.3m | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £22.3m£22.3m£21.1m | £13.9m£14.0m£13.2m | Denbighshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.78m£0.78m£0.74m | £0.45m£0.45m£0.42m | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £70.7m£71.0m£67.0m | £40.5m£40.7m£38.4m | Denbighshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.9m£18.0m£17.0m | £11.7m£11.8m£11.1m | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.0m£10.0m£9.5m | £5.0m£5.0m£4.8m | Denbighshire |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £109.0m£109.5m£103.4m | £66.5m£66.8m£63.1m | Denbighshire |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £24.3m£24.4m£23.1m | £14.7m£14.7m£13.9m | Denbighshire |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £28.7m£28.9m£27.3m | £19.1m£19.2m£18.1m | Denbighshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.44m£0.44m£0.41m | £0.47m£0.48m£0.45m | High Peak |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.74m£0.74m£0.70m | £0.26m£0.26m£0.25m | Denbighshire |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.80m£0.81m£0.76m | £0.63m£0.63m£0.60m | Denbighshire |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 23,592 | 20,790 | Denbighshire |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,999 | 1,735 | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,468 | 2,882 | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 9,937 | 6,002 | Denbighshire |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 13,326 | 8,456 | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,044 | 1,075 | Denbighshire |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.