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Amber Valley and Canterbury

93,258 and 110,138 residents (mid-2024).

Amber Valley is higher than Canterbury on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 22 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Amber Valley is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Canterbury 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

Amber Valley Canterbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £4,951, Canterbury £4,273Canterbury: £4,273Amber Valley: £4,951Canterbury: £4,291Amber Valley: £4,972Canterbury: £4,053Amber Valley: £4,696

    £4,951£4,972£4,696Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,273£4,291£4,053

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £12,979, Canterbury £12,614Canterbury: £12,614Amber Valley: £12,979Canterbury: £12,668Amber Valley: £13,034Canterbury: £11,965Amber Valley: £12,311

    £12,979£13,034£12,311Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,614£12,668£11,965

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £2,106, Canterbury £1,784Canterbury: £1,784Amber Valley: £2,106Canterbury: £1,792Amber Valley: £2,115Canterbury: £1,692Amber Valley: £1,998

    £2,106£2,115£1,998Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,784£1,792£1,692

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £11,743, Canterbury £11,469Canterbury: £11,469Amber Valley: £11,743Canterbury: £11,518Amber Valley: £11,793Canterbury: £10,879Amber Valley: £11,139

    £11,743£11,793£11,139Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,469£11,518£10,879

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £386, Canterbury £411Canterbury: £411Amber Valley: £386Canterbury: £413Amber Valley: £388Canterbury: £390Amber Valley: £367

    £386£388£367Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£411£413£390

  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: Amber Valley £823, Canterbury £711Canterbury: £711Amber Valley: £823Canterbury: £714Amber Valley: £827Canterbury: £675Amber Valley: £781

    £823£827£781Amber Valley is higher£711£714£675

  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: Amber Valley £26, Canterbury £23Canterbury: £23Amber Valley: £26Canterbury: £23Amber Valley: £27Canterbury: £21Amber Valley: £25

    £26£27£25Amber Valley is higher£23£23£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £577, Canterbury £393Canterbury: £393Amber Valley: £577Canterbury: £395Amber Valley: £580Canterbury: £373Amber Valley: £548

    £577£580£548Amber Valley is higher£393£395£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £150, Canterbury £125Canterbury: £125Amber Valley: £150Canterbury: £126Amber Valley: £151Canterbury: £119Amber Valley: £143

    £150£151£143Amber Valley is higher£125£126£119

  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: Amber Valley £148, Canterbury £102Canterbury: £102Amber Valley: £148Canterbury: £103Amber Valley: £149Canterbury: £97Amber Valley: £141

    £148£149£141Amber Valley is higher£102£103£97

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £1,562, Canterbury £1,428Canterbury: £1,428Amber Valley: £1,562Canterbury: £1,434Amber Valley: £1,569Canterbury: £1,354Amber Valley: £1,482

    £1,562£1,569£1,482Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,428£1,434£1,354

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Amber Valley £205, Canterbury £197Canterbury: £197Amber Valley: £205Canterbury: £198Amber Valley: £206Canterbury: £187Amber Valley: £194

    £205£206£194Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£197£198£187

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £377, Canterbury £238Canterbury: £238Amber Valley: £377Canterbury: £239Amber Valley: £379Canterbury: £225Amber Valley: £358

    £377£379£358Amber Valley is higher£238£239£225

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £9.10, Canterbury £8.09Canterbury: £8.09Amber Valley: £9.10Canterbury: £8.12Amber Valley: £9.14Canterbury: £7.67Amber Valley: £8.63

    £9.10£9.14£8.63Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£8.09£8.12£7.67

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £9.71, Canterbury £8.40Canterbury: £8.40Amber Valley: £9.71Canterbury: £8.44Amber Valley: £9.75Canterbury: £7.97Amber Valley: £9.21

    £9.71£9.75£9.21Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£8.40£8.44£7.97

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £7.72, Canterbury £4.36Canterbury: £4.36Amber Valley: £7.72Canterbury: £4.38Amber Valley: £7.75Canterbury: £4.14Amber Valley: £7.32

    £7.72£7.75£7.32Amber Valley is higher£4.36£4.38£4.14

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Amber Valley 1,015.4, Canterbury 1,005.1Canterbury: 1,005.1Amber Valley: 1,015.4

    1,015.4Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,005.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Amber Valley 100.2, Canterbury 89.4Canterbury: 89.4Amber Valley: 100.2

    100.2Amber Valley is higher89.4

  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: Amber Valley 168.3, Canterbury 142.3Canterbury: 142.3Amber Valley: 168.3

    168.3Amber Valley is higher142.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 84.0, Canterbury 61.0Canterbury: 61.0Amber Valley: 84.0

    84.0Amber Valley is higher61.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley 198.6, Canterbury 160.7Canterbury: 160.7Amber Valley: 198.6

    198.6Amber Valley is higher160.7

  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: Amber Valley 32.5, Canterbury 22.6Canterbury: 22.6Amber Valley: 32.5

    32.5Amber Valley is higher22.6

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Amber Valley and Canterbury, per person in the age group
MeasureAmber ValleyCanterburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,951£4,972£4,696£4,273£4,291£4,053Amber Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,979£13,034£12,311£12,614£12,668£11,965Amber Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,106£2,115£1,998£1,784£1,792£1,692Amber Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,743£11,793£11,139£11,469£11,518£10,879Amber Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£386£388£367£411£413£390Canterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£823£827£781£711£714£675Amber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£27£25£23£23£21Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£580£548£393£395£373Amber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£150£151£143£125£126£119Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£148£149£141£102£103£97Amber Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,562£1,569£1,482£1,428£1,434£1,354Amber Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£205£206£194£197£198£187Amber Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£377£379£358£238£239£225Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.10£9.14£8.63£8.09£8.12£7.67Amber Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.71£9.75£9.21£8.40£8.44£7.97Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.72£7.75£7.32£4.36£4.38£4.14Amber Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.41,005.1Amber Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026100.289.4Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.3142.3Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202684.061.0Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026198.6160.7Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.522.6Amber Valley

Per resident

Amber Valley is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Canterbury on 0. 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

Amber Valley Canterbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £4,951, Canterbury £4,273Canterbury: £4,273Amber Valley: £4,951Canterbury: £4,291Amber Valley: £4,972Canterbury: £4,053Amber Valley: £4,696

    £4,951£4,972£4,696Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,273£4,291£4,053

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £2,726, Canterbury £2,415Canterbury: £2,415Amber Valley: £2,726Canterbury: £2,425Amber Valley: £2,738Canterbury: £2,291Amber Valley: £2,586

    £2,726£2,738£2,586Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,415£2,425£2,291

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £1,285, Canterbury £1,138Canterbury: £1,138Amber Valley: £1,285Canterbury: £1,143Amber Valley: £1,290Canterbury: £1,080Amber Valley: £1,219

    £1,285£1,290£1,219Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,138£1,143£1,080

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Amber Valley £2,466, Canterbury £2,196Canterbury: £2,196Amber Valley: £2,466Canterbury: £2,205Amber Valley: £2,477Canterbury: £2,083Amber Valley: £2,340

    £2,466£2,477£2,340Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,196£2,205£2,083

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Amber Valley £81, Canterbury £79Canterbury: £79Amber Valley: £81Canterbury: £79Amber Valley: £82Canterbury: £75Amber Valley: £77

    £81£82£77Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£79£79£75

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £173, Canterbury £136Canterbury: £136Amber Valley: £173Canterbury: £137Amber Valley: £174Canterbury: £129Amber Valley: £164

    £173£174£164Amber Valley is higher£136£137£129

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £5.55, Canterbury £4.33Canterbury: £4.33Amber Valley: £5.55Canterbury: £4.35Amber Valley: £5.57Canterbury: £4.11Amber Valley: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Amber Valley is higher£4.33£4.35£4.11

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £577, Canterbury £393Canterbury: £393Amber Valley: £577Canterbury: £395Amber Valley: £580Canterbury: £373Amber Valley: £548

    £577£580£548Amber Valley is higher£393£395£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £150, Canterbury £125Canterbury: £125Amber Valley: £150Canterbury: £126Amber Valley: £151Canterbury: £119Amber Valley: £143

    £150£151£143Amber Valley is higher£125£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £90, Canterbury £65Canterbury: £65Amber Valley: £90Canterbury: £66Amber Valley: £91Canterbury: £62Amber Valley: £86

    £90£91£86Amber Valley is higher£65£66£62

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Amber Valley £953, Canterbury £911Canterbury: £911Amber Valley: £953Canterbury: £915Amber Valley: £957Canterbury: £864Amber Valley: £904

    £953£957£904Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£911£915£864

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Amber Valley £205, Canterbury £197Canterbury: £197Amber Valley: £205Canterbury: £198Amber Valley: £206Canterbury: £187Amber Valley: £194

    £205£206£194Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£197£198£187

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Amber Valley £230, Canterbury £152Canterbury: £152Amber Valley: £230Canterbury: £152Amber Valley: £231Canterbury: £144Amber Valley: £218

    £230£231£218Amber Valley is higher£152£152£144

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Amber Valley £5.56, Canterbury £5.16Canterbury: £5.16Amber Valley: £5.56Canterbury: £5.18Amber Valley: £5.58Canterbury: £4.89Amber Valley: £5.27

    £5.56£5.58£5.27Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£5.16£5.18£4.89

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Amber Valley £5.92, Canterbury £5.36Canterbury: £5.36Amber Valley: £5.92Canterbury: £5.38Amber Valley: £5.95Canterbury: £5.08Amber Valley: £5.62

    £5.92£5.95£5.62Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£5.36£5.38£5.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £7.72, Canterbury £4.36Canterbury: £4.36Amber Valley: £7.72Canterbury: £4.38Amber Valley: £7.75Canterbury: £4.14Amber Valley: £7.32

    £7.72£7.75£7.32Amber Valley is higher£4.36£4.38£4.14

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 213.3, Canterbury 192.4Canterbury: 192.4Amber Valley: 213.3

    213.3Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count192.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 21.0, Canterbury 17.1Canterbury: 17.1Amber Valley: 21.0

    21.0Amber Valley is higher17.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 35.3, Canterbury 27.3Canterbury: 27.3Amber Valley: 35.3

    35.3Amber Valley is higher27.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 84.0, Canterbury 61.0Canterbury: 61.0Amber Valley: 84.0

    84.0Amber Valley is higher61.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 121.1, Canterbury 102.5Canterbury: 102.5Amber Valley: 121.1

    121.1Amber Valley is higher102.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 19.8, Canterbury 14.4Canterbury: 14.4Amber Valley: 19.8

    19.8Amber Valley is higher14.4

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Amber Valley and Canterbury, per resident
MeasureAmber ValleyCanterburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,951£4,972£4,696£4,273£4,291£4,053Amber Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,726£2,738£2,586£2,415£2,425£2,291Amber Valley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,285£1,290£1,219£1,138£1,143£1,080Amber Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,466£2,477£2,340£2,196£2,205£2,083Amber Valley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£81£82£77£79£79£75Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£136£137£129Amber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£4.33£4.35£4.11Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£580£548£393£395£373Amber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£150£151£143£125£126£119Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£91£86£65£66£62Amber Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£953£957£904£911£915£864Amber Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£205£206£194£197£198£187Amber Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£230£231£218£152£152£144Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.56£5.58£5.27£5.16£5.18£4.89Amber Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62£5.36£5.38£5.08Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.72£7.75£7.32£4.36£4.38£4.14Amber Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.3192.4Amber Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.017.1Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.327.3Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202684.061.0Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026121.1102.5Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.814.4Amber Valley

Total

Amber Valley is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Canterbury on 10. 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

Amber Valley Canterbury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Amber Valley £461.7m, Canterbury £470.6mCanterbury: £470.6mAmber Valley: £461.7mCanterbury: £472.6mAmber Valley: £463.7mCanterbury: £446.4mAmber Valley: £438.0m

    £461.7m£463.7m£438.0mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£470.6m£472.6m£446.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Amber Valley £254.2m, Canterbury £266.0mCanterbury: £266.0mAmber Valley: £254.2mCanterbury: £267.1mAmber Valley: £255.3mCanterbury: £252.3mAmber Valley: £241.1m

    £254.2m£255.3m£241.1mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£266.0m£267.1m£252.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Amber Valley £119.8m, Canterbury £125.4mCanterbury: £125.4mAmber Valley: £119.8mCanterbury: £125.9mAmber Valley: £120.3mCanterbury: £118.9mAmber Valley: £113.6m

    £119.8m£120.3m£113.6mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£125.4m£125.9m£118.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Amber Valley £230.0m, Canterbury £241.8mCanterbury: £241.8mAmber Valley: £230.0mCanterbury: £242.9mAmber Valley: £231.0mCanterbury: £229.4mAmber Valley: £218.2m

    £230.0m£231.0m£218.2mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£241.8m£242.9m£229.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Amber Valley £7.6m, Canterbury £8.7mCanterbury: £8.7mAmber Valley: £7.6mCanterbury: £8.7mAmber Valley: £7.6mCanterbury: £8.2mAmber Valley: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £16.1m, Canterbury £15.0mCanterbury: £15.0mAmber Valley: £16.1mCanterbury: £15.1mAmber Valley: £16.2mCanterbury: £14.2mAmber Valley: £15.3m

    £16.1m£16.2m£15.3mAmber Valley is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Amber Valley £0.52m, Canterbury £0.48mCanterbury: £0.48mAmber Valley: £0.52mCanterbury: £0.48mAmber Valley: £0.52mCanterbury: £0.45mAmber Valley: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mAmber Valley is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £53.8m, Canterbury £43.3mCanterbury: £43.3mAmber Valley: £53.8mCanterbury: £43.5mAmber Valley: £54.1mCanterbury: £41.1mAmber Valley: £51.1m

    £53.8m£54.1m£51.1mAmber Valley is higher£43.3m£43.5m£41.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £14.0m, Canterbury £13.8mCanterbury: £13.8mAmber Valley: £14.0mCanterbury: £13.8mAmber Valley: £14.1mCanterbury: £13.1mAmber Valley: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.1m£13.3mAmber Valley is higher£13.8m£13.8m£13.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Amber Valley £8.4m, Canterbury £7.2mCanterbury: £7.2mAmber Valley: £8.4mCanterbury: £7.2mAmber Valley: £8.5mCanterbury: £6.8mAmber Valley: £8.0m

    £8.4m£8.5m£8.0mAmber Valley is higher£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Amber Valley £88.9m, Canterbury £100.3mCanterbury: £100.3mAmber Valley: £88.9mCanterbury: £100.8mAmber Valley: £89.2mCanterbury: £95.2mAmber Valley: £84.3m

    £88.9m£89.2m£84.3mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£100.3m£100.8m£95.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Amber Valley £19.1m, Canterbury £21.7mCanterbury: £21.7mAmber Valley: £19.1mCanterbury: £21.8mAmber Valley: £19.2mCanterbury: £20.6mAmber Valley: £18.1m

    £19.1m£19.2m£18.1mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Amber Valley £21.4m, Canterbury £16.7mCanterbury: £16.7mAmber Valley: £21.4mCanterbury: £16.8mAmber Valley: £21.5mCanterbury: £15.8mAmber Valley: £20.3m

    £21.4m£21.5m£20.3mAmber Valley is higher£16.7m£16.8m£15.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Amber Valley £0.52m, Canterbury £0.57mCanterbury: £0.57mAmber Valley: £0.52mCanterbury: £0.57mAmber Valley: £0.52mCanterbury: £0.54mAmber Valley: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Amber Valley £0.55m, Canterbury £0.59mCanterbury: £0.59mAmber Valley: £0.55mCanterbury: £0.59mAmber Valley: £0.55mCanterbury: £0.56mAmber Valley: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Amber Valley £0.72m, Canterbury £0.48mCanterbury: £0.48mAmber Valley: £0.72mCanterbury: £0.48mAmber Valley: £0.72mCanterbury: £0.46mAmber Valley: £0.68m

    £0.72m£0.72m£0.68mAmber Valley is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Amber Valley 19,889, Canterbury 21,191Canterbury: 21,191Amber Valley: 19,889

    19,889Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count21,191

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Amber Valley 1,962, Canterbury 1,885Canterbury: 1,885Amber Valley: 1,962

    1,962Amber Valley is higher1,885

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley 3,296, Canterbury 3,001Canterbury: 3,001Amber Valley: 3,296

    3,296Amber Valley is higher3,001

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley 7,834, Canterbury 6,718Canterbury: 6,718Amber Valley: 7,834

    7,834Amber Valley is higher6,718

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Amber Valley 11,297, Canterbury 11,291Canterbury: 11,291Amber Valley: 11,297

    11,297Amber Valley is higher11,291

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Amber Valley 1,848, Canterbury 1,589Canterbury: 1,589Amber Valley: 1,848

    1,848Amber Valley is higher1,589

Show the numbers
Amber Valley and Canterbury, total
MeasureAmber ValleyCanterburyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£461.7m£463.7m£438.0m£470.6m£472.6m£446.4mCanterbury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£254.2m£255.3m£241.1m£266.0m£267.1m£252.3mCanterbury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£119.8m£120.3m£113.6m£125.4m£125.9m£118.9mCanterbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£230.0m£231.0m£218.2m£241.8m£242.9m£229.4mCanterbury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mCanterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m£15.0m£15.1m£14.2mAmber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mAmber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£53.8m£54.1m£51.1m£43.3m£43.5m£41.1mAmber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m£13.8m£13.8m£13.1mAmber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.4m£8.5m£8.0m£7.2m£7.2m£6.8mAmber Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.9m£89.2m£84.3m£100.3m£100.8m£95.2mCanterbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m£21.7m£21.8m£20.6mCanterbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m£16.7m£16.8m£15.8mAmber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mCanterbury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mCanterbury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mAmber Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,88921,191Canterbury
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9621,885Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2963,001Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,8346,718Amber Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,29711,291Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8481,589Amber Valley

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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