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Newport and Kirklees

167,405 and 445,780 residents (mid-2024).

Newport is higher than Kirklees on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 21 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Newport is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Kirklees 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

Newport Kirklees

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newport £4,687, Kirklees £4,357Kirklees: £4,357Newport: £4,687Kirklees: £4,375Newport: £4,707Kirklees: £4,133Newport: £4,446

    £4,687£4,707£4,446Newport 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: Newport £13,136, Kirklees £12,674Kirklees: £12,674Newport: £13,136Kirklees: £12,728Newport: £13,192Kirklees: £12,022Newport: £12,460

    £13,136£13,192£12,460Newport 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: Newport £2,488, Kirklees £2,249Kirklees: £2,249Newport: £2,488Kirklees: £2,258Newport: £2,499Kirklees: £2,133Newport: £2,360

    £2,488£2,499£2,360Newport 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: Newport £11,455, Kirklees £11,519Kirklees: £11,519Newport: £11,455Kirklees: £11,568Newport: £11,504Kirklees: £10,926Newport: £10,866

    £11,455£11,504£10,866Kirklees is higher£11,519£11,568£10,926

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newport £629, Kirklees £467Kirklees: £467Newport: £629Kirklees: £469Newport: £631Kirklees: £443Newport: £596

    £629£631£596Newport is higherDepends on how you count£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: Newport £1,016, Kirklees £659Kirklees: £659Newport: £1,016Kirklees: £662Newport: £1,021Kirklees: £625Newport: £964

    £1,016£1,021£964Newport 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: Newport £36, Kirklees £29Kirklees: £29Newport: £36Kirklees: £29Newport: £36Kirklees: £28Newport: £34

    £36£36£34Newport 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: Newport £621, Kirklees £500Kirklees: £500Newport: £621Kirklees: £502Newport: £624Kirklees: £474Newport: £589

    £621£624£589Newport 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: Newport £141, Kirklees £115Kirklees: £115Newport: £141Kirklees: £115Newport: £142Kirklees: £109Newport: £134

    £141£142£134Newport is higherDepends on how you count£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: Newport £152, Kirklees £137Kirklees: £137Newport: £152Kirklees: £138Newport: £152Kirklees: £130Newport: £144

    £152£152£144Newport 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: Newport £1,927, Kirklees £1,765Kirklees: £1,765Newport: £1,927Kirklees: £1,773Newport: £1,935Kirklees: £1,674Newport: £1,828

    £1,927£1,935£1,828Newport is higherDepends on how you count£1,765£1,773£1,674

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newport £273, Kirklees £163Kirklees: £163Newport: £273Kirklees: £164Newport: £274Kirklees: £154Newport: £259

    £273£274£259Newport is higherDepends on how you count£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: Newport £392, Kirklees £330Kirklees: £330Newport: £392Kirklees: £331Newport: £394Kirklees: £313Newport: £372

    £392£394£372Newport is higherDepends on how you count£330£331£313

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newport £9.15, Kirklees £9.06Kirklees: £9.06Newport: £9.15Kirklees: £9.09Newport: £9.19Kirklees: £8.59Newport: £8.68

    £9.15£9.19£8.68Newport is higherDepends on how you count£9.06£9.09£8.59

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newport £8.32, Kirklees £7.62Kirklees: £7.62Newport: £8.32Kirklees: £7.65Newport: £8.35Kirklees: £7.23Newport: £7.89

    £8.32£8.35£7.89Newport is higherDepends on how you count£7.62£7.65£7.23

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newport £7.89, Kirklees £6.89Kirklees: £6.89Newport: £7.89Kirklees: £6.92Newport: £7.92Kirklees: £6.54Newport: £7.48

    £7.89£7.92£7.48Newport is higherDepends on how you count£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: Newport 1,019.7, Kirklees 1,008.5Kirklees: 1,008.5Newport: 1,019.7

    1,019.7Newport 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: Newport 143.9, Kirklees 111.4Kirklees: 111.4Newport: 143.9

    143.9Newport 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: Newport 206.3, Kirklees 140.5Kirklees: 140.5Newport: 206.3

    206.3Newport 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: Newport 87.8, Kirklees 74.2Kirklees: 74.2Newport: 87.8

    87.8Newport 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: Newport 228.4, Kirklees 225.5Kirklees: 225.5Newport: 228.4

    228.4Newport is higherDepends on how you count225.5

  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: Newport 33.1, Kirklees 30.8Kirklees: 30.8Newport: 33.1

    33.1Newport is higherDepends on how you count30.8

Show the numbers
Newport and Kirklees, per person in the age group
MeasureNewportKirkleesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,687£4,707£4,446£4,357£4,375£4,133Newport
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,136£13,192£12,460£12,674£12,728£12,022Newport
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,488£2,499£2,360£2,249£2,258£2,133Newport
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,455£11,504£10,866£11,519£11,568£10,926Kirklees
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£629£631£596£467£469£443Newport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,016£1,021£964£659£662£625Newport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£29£29£28Newport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£621£624£589£500£502£474Newport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£115£115£109Newport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£152£152£144£137£138£130Newport
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,927£1,935£1,828£1,765£1,773£1,674Newport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£273£274£259£163£164£154Newport
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£392£394£372£330£331£313Newport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.15£9.19£8.68£9.06£9.09£8.59Newport
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.32£8.35£7.89£7.62£7.65£7.23Newport
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.89£7.92£7.48£6.89£6.92£6.54Newport
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.71,008.5Newport
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026143.9111.4Newport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026206.3140.5Newport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.874.2Newport
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026228.4225.5Newport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202633.130.8Newport

Per resident

Newport is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Kirklees 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

Newport Kirklees

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newport £4,687, Kirklees £4,357Kirklees: £4,357Newport: £4,687Kirklees: £4,375Newport: £4,707Kirklees: £4,133Newport: £4,446

    £4,687£4,707£4,446Newport is higherDepends on how you count£4,357£4,375£4,133

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newport £2,074, Kirklees £2,174Kirklees: £2,174Newport: £2,074Kirklees: £2,183Newport: £2,083Kirklees: £2,062Newport: £1,967

    £2,074£2,083£1,967Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count£2,174£2,183£2,062

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newport £1,569, Kirklees £1,399Kirklees: £1,399Newport: £1,569Kirklees: £1,405Newport: £1,576Kirklees: £1,327Newport: £1,488

    £1,569£1,576£1,488Newport is higherDepends on how you count£1,399£1,405£1,327

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newport £1,808, Kirklees £1,975Kirklees: £1,975Newport: £1,808Kirklees: £1,984Newport: £1,816Kirklees: £1,874Newport: £1,715

    £1,808£1,816£1,715Kirklees is higher£1,975£1,984£1,874

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newport £99, Kirklees £80Kirklees: £80Newport: £99Kirklees: £80Newport: £100Kirklees: £76Newport: £94

    £99£100£94Newport is higherDepends on how you count£80£80£76

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newport £160, Kirklees £113Kirklees: £113Newport: £160Kirklees: £113Newport: £161Kirklees: £107Newport: £152

    £160£161£152Newport 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: Newport £5.70, Kirklees £4.98Kirklees: £4.98Newport: £5.70Kirklees: £5.00Newport: £5.73Kirklees: £4.72Newport: £5.41

    £5.70£5.73£5.41Newport 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: Newport £621, Kirklees £500Kirklees: £500Newport: £621Kirklees: £502Newport: £624Kirklees: £474Newport: £589

    £621£624£589Newport 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: Newport £141, Kirklees £115Kirklees: £115Newport: £141Kirklees: £115Newport: £142Kirklees: £109Newport: £134

    £141£142£134Newport is higherDepends on how you count£115£115£109

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newport £96, Kirklees £85Kirklees: £85Newport: £96Kirklees: £86Newport: £96Kirklees: £81Newport: £91

    £96£96£91Newport is higherDepends on how you count£85£86£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newport £1,215, Kirklees £1,098Kirklees: £1,098Newport: £1,215Kirklees: £1,103Newport: £1,220Kirklees: £1,042Newport: £1,153

    £1,215£1,220£1,153Newport is higherDepends on how you count£1,098£1,103£1,042

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newport £273, Kirklees £163Kirklees: £163Newport: £273Kirklees: £164Newport: £274Kirklees: £154Newport: £259

    £273£274£259Newport is higherDepends on how you count£163£164£154

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newport £247, Kirklees £205Kirklees: £205Newport: £247Kirklees: £206Newport: £248Kirklees: £195Newport: £235

    £247£248£235Newport is higherDepends on how you count£205£206£195

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newport £5.77, Kirklees £5.64Kirklees: £5.64Newport: £5.77Kirklees: £5.66Newport: £5.79Kirklees: £5.35Newport: £5.47

    £5.77£5.79£5.47Newport is higherDepends on how you count£5.64£5.66£5.35

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newport £5.24, Kirklees £4.74Kirklees: £4.74Newport: £5.24Kirklees: £4.76Newport: £5.26Kirklees: £4.50Newport: £4.97

    £5.24£5.26£4.97Newport is higherDepends on how you count£4.74£4.76£4.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newport £7.89, Kirklees £6.89Kirklees: £6.89Newport: £7.89Kirklees: £6.92Newport: £7.92Kirklees: £6.54Newport: £7.48

    £7.89£7.92£7.48Newport is higherDepends on how you count£6.89£6.92£6.54

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newport 161.0, Kirklees 173.0Kirklees: 173.0Newport: 161.0

    161.0Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count173.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newport 22.7, Kirklees 19.1Kirklees: 19.1Newport: 22.7

    22.7Newport 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: Newport 32.6, Kirklees 24.1Kirklees: 24.1Newport: 32.6

    32.6Newport 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: Newport 87.8, Kirklees 74.2Kirklees: 74.2Newport: 87.8

    87.8Newport is higherDepends on how you count74.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newport 144.1, Kirklees 140.3Kirklees: 140.3Newport: 144.1

    144.1Newport is higherDepends on how you count140.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newport 20.9, Kirklees 19.2Kirklees: 19.2Newport: 20.9

    20.9Newport is higherDepends on how you count19.2

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Newport and Kirklees, per resident
MeasureNewportKirkleesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,687£4,707£4,446£4,357£4,375£4,133Newport
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,074£2,083£1,967£2,174£2,183£2,062Kirklees
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,569£1,576£1,488£1,399£1,405£1,327Newport
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,808£1,816£1,715£1,975£1,984£1,874Kirklees
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£99£100£94£80£80£76Newport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£113£113£107Newport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.70£5.73£5.41£4.98£5.00£4.72Newport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£621£624£589£500£502£474Newport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£115£115£109Newport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£85£86£81Newport
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,215£1,220£1,153£1,098£1,103£1,042Newport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£273£274£259£163£164£154Newport
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£247£248£235£205£206£195Newport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.77£5.79£5.47£5.64£5.66£5.35Newport
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.24£5.26£4.97£4.74£4.76£4.50Newport
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.89£7.92£7.48£6.89£6.92£6.54Newport
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026161.0173.0Kirklees
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.719.1Newport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.624.1Newport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.874.2Newport
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026144.1140.3Newport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.919.2Newport

Total

Newport is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Kirklees on 22. 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

Newport Kirklees

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newport £784.6m, Kirklees £1.9bnKirklees: £1.9bnNewport: £784.6mKirklees: £2.0bnNewport: £787.9mKirklees: £1.8bnNewport: £744.2m

    £784.6m£787.9m£744.2mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newport £347.2m, Kirklees £968.9mKirklees: £968.9mNewport: £347.2mKirklees: £973.0mNewport: £348.6mKirklees: £919.1mNewport: £329.3m

    £347.2m£348.6m£329.3mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£968.9m£973.0m£919.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newport £262.7m, Kirklees £623.8mKirklees: £623.8mNewport: £262.7mKirklees: £626.5mNewport: £263.8mKirklees: £591.7mNewport: £249.2m

    £262.7m£263.8m£249.2mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£623.8m£626.5m£591.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newport £302.7m, Kirklees £880.6mKirklees: £880.6mNewport: £302.7mKirklees: £884.3mNewport: £304.0mKirklees: £835.3mNewport: £287.2m

    £302.7m£304.0m£287.2mKirklees is higher£880.6m£884.3m£835.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newport £16.6m, Kirklees £35.7mKirklees: £35.7mNewport: £16.6mKirklees: £35.9mNewport: £16.7mKirklees: £33.9mNewport: £15.8m

    £16.6m£16.7m£15.8mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£35.7m£35.9m£33.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newport £26.9m, Kirklees £50.4mKirklees: £50.4mNewport: £26.9mKirklees: £50.6mNewport: £27.0mKirklees: £47.8mNewport: £25.5m

    £26.9m£27.0m£25.5mKirklees 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: Newport £0.96m, Kirklees £2.2mKirklees: £2.2mNewport: £0.96mKirklees: £2.2mNewport: £0.96mKirklees: £2.1mNewport: £0.91m

    £0.96m£0.96m£0.91mKirklees 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: Newport £104.0m, Kirklees £222.7mKirklees: £222.7mNewport: £104.0mKirklees: £223.6mNewport: £104.4mKirklees: £211.2mNewport: £98.7m

    £104.0m£104.4m£98.7mKirklees 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: Newport £23.7m, Kirklees £51.1mKirklees: £51.1mNewport: £23.7mKirklees: £51.3mNewport: £23.8mKirklees: £48.5mNewport: £22.4m

    £23.7m£23.8m£22.4mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£51.1m£51.3m£48.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newport £16.0m, Kirklees £38.0mKirklees: £38.0mNewport: £16.0mKirklees: £38.2mNewport: £16.1mKirklees: £36.1mNewport: £15.2m

    £16.0m£16.1m£15.2mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£38.0m£38.2m£36.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newport £203.4m, Kirklees £489.6mKirklees: £489.6mNewport: £203.4mKirklees: £491.7mNewport: £204.3mKirklees: £464.4mNewport: £193.0m

    £203.4m£204.3m£193.0mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£489.6m£491.7m£464.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newport £45.7m, Kirklees £72.6mKirklees: £72.6mNewport: £45.7mKirklees: £72.9mNewport: £45.9mKirklees: £68.9mNewport: £43.4m

    £45.7m£45.9m£43.4mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£72.6m£72.9m£68.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newport £41.4m, Kirklees £91.6mKirklees: £91.6mNewport: £41.4mKirklees: £91.9mNewport: £41.6mKirklees: £86.8mNewport: £39.3m

    £41.4m£41.6m£39.3mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£91.6m£91.9m£86.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newport £0.97m, Kirklees £2.5mKirklees: £2.5mNewport: £0.97mKirklees: £2.5mNewport: £0.97mKirklees: £2.4mNewport: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.97m£0.92mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newport £0.88m, Kirklees £2.1mKirklees: £2.1mNewport: £0.88mKirklees: £2.1mNewport: £0.88mKirklees: £2.0mNewport: £0.83m

    £0.88m£0.88m£0.83mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newport £1.3m, Kirklees £3.1mKirklees: £3.1mNewport: £1.3mKirklees: £3.1mNewport: £1.3mKirklees: £2.9mNewport: £1.3m

    £1.3mKirklees is higherDepends on how you count£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newport 26,949, Kirklees 77,098Kirklees: 77,098Newport: 26,949

    26,949Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count77,098

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newport 3,803, Kirklees 8,517Kirklees: 8,517Newport: 3,803

    3,803Kirklees 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: Newport 5,453, Kirklees 10,739Kirklees: 10,739Newport: 5,453

    5,453Kirklees 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: Newport 14,701, Kirklees 33,072Kirklees: 33,072Newport: 14,701

    14,701Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count33,072

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newport 24,120, Kirklees 62,562Kirklees: 62,562Newport: 24,120

    24,120Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count62,562

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newport 3,494, Kirklees 8,550Kirklees: 8,550Newport: 3,494

    3,494Kirklees is higherDepends on how you count8,550

Show the numbers
Newport and Kirklees, total
MeasureNewportKirkleesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£784.6m£787.9m£744.2m£1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bnKirklees
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£347.2m£348.6m£329.3m£968.9m£973.0m£919.1mKirklees
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£262.7m£263.8m£249.2m£623.8m£626.5m£591.7mKirklees
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£302.7m£304.0m£287.2m£880.6m£884.3m£835.3mKirklees
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m£35.7m£35.9m£33.9mKirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m£50.4m£50.6m£47.8mKirklees
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.96m£0.96m£0.91m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mKirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£104.0m£104.4m£98.7m£222.7m£223.6m£211.2mKirklees
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.7m£23.8m£22.4m£51.1m£51.3m£48.5mKirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m£38.0m£38.2m£36.1mKirklees
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£203.4m£204.3m£193.0m£489.6m£491.7m£464.4mKirklees
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£45.7m£45.9m£43.4m£72.6m£72.9m£68.9mKirklees
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£41.4m£41.6m£39.3m£91.6m£91.9m£86.8mKirklees
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.97m£0.92m£2.5m£2.5m£2.4mKirklees
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m£2.1m£2.1m£2.0mKirklees
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£3.1m£3.1m£2.9mKirklees
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,94977,098Kirklees
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,8038,517Kirklees
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,45310,739Kirklees
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,70133,072Kirklees
Universal Credittotal, May 202624,12062,562Kirklees
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,4948,550Kirklees

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.