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Amber Valley and City of Durham

93,258 and 103,412 residents (mid-2024).

Amber Valley is higher than City of Durham on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 22 of 22 per resident and 15 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

Amber Valley is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and City of Durham 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

Amber Valley City of Durham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £4,951, City of Durham £4,258City of Durham: £4,258Amber Valley: £4,951City of Durham: £4,276Amber Valley: £4,972City of Durham: £4,039Amber Valley: £4,696

    £4,951£4,972£4,696Amber Valley is higher£4,258£4,276£4,039

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £12,979, City of Durham £12,777City of Durham: £12,777Amber Valley: £12,979City of Durham: £12,831Amber Valley: £13,034City of Durham: £12,119Amber Valley: £12,311

    £12,979£13,034£12,311Amber Valley is higher£12,777£12,831£12,119

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £2,106, City of Durham £1,548City of Durham: £1,548Amber Valley: £2,106City of Durham: £1,554Amber Valley: £2,115City of Durham: £1,468Amber Valley: £1,998

    £2,106£2,115£1,998Amber Valley is higher£1,548£1,554£1,468

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £11,743, City of Durham £11,517City of Durham: £11,517Amber Valley: £11,743City of Durham: £11,566Amber Valley: £11,793City of Durham: £10,924Amber Valley: £11,139

    £11,743£11,793£11,139Amber Valley is higher£11,517£11,566£10,924

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £386, City of Durham £418City of Durham: £418Amber Valley: £386City of Durham: £420Amber Valley: £388City of Durham: £397Amber Valley: £367

    £386£388£367City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£418£420£397

  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, City of Durham £814City of Durham: £814Amber Valley: £823City of Durham: £818Amber Valley: £827City of Durham: £772Amber Valley: £781

    £823£827£781Amber Valley is higher£814£818£772

  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, City of Durham £28City of Durham: £28Amber Valley: £26City of Durham: £28Amber Valley: £27City of Durham: £26Amber Valley: £25

    £26£27£25City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£28£28£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £577, City of Durham £537City of Durham: £537Amber Valley: £577City of Durham: £539Amber Valley: £580City of Durham: £510Amber Valley: £548

    £577£580£548Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£537£539£510

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £150, City of Durham £124City of Durham: £124Amber Valley: £150City of Durham: £124Amber Valley: £151City of Durham: £117Amber Valley: £143

    £150£151£143Amber Valley is higher£124£124£117

  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, City of Durham £114City of Durham: £114Amber Valley: £148City of Durham: £114Amber Valley: £149City of Durham: £108Amber Valley: £141

    £148£149£141Amber Valley is higher£114£114£108

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £1,562, City of Durham £1,115City of Durham: £1,115Amber Valley: £1,562City of Durham: £1,120Amber Valley: £1,569City of Durham: £1,058Amber Valley: £1,482

    £1,562£1,569£1,482Amber Valley is higher£1,115£1,120£1,058

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Amber Valley £205, City of Durham £184City of Durham: £184Amber Valley: £205City of Durham: £185Amber Valley: £206City of Durham: £175Amber Valley: £194

    £205£206£194Amber Valley is higher£184£185£175

  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, City of Durham £306City of Durham: £306Amber Valley: £377City of Durham: £307Amber Valley: £379City of Durham: £290Amber Valley: £358

    £377£379£358Amber Valley is higher£306£307£290

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £9.10, City of Durham £4.72City of Durham: £4.72Amber Valley: £9.10City of Durham: £4.74Amber Valley: £9.14City of Durham: £4.48Amber Valley: £8.63

    £9.10£9.14£8.63Amber Valley is higher£4.72£4.74£4.48

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £9.71, City of Durham £8.50City of Durham: £8.50Amber Valley: £9.71City of Durham: £8.53Amber Valley: £9.75City of Durham: £8.06Amber Valley: £9.21

    £9.71£9.75£9.21Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£8.50£8.53£8.06

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £7.72, City of Durham £7.63City of Durham: £7.63Amber Valley: £7.72City of Durham: £7.67Amber Valley: £7.75City of Durham: £7.24Amber Valley: £7.32

    £7.72£7.75£7.32Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£7.63£7.67£7.24

  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, City of Durham 1,012.1City of Durham: 1,012.1Amber Valley: 1,015.4

    1,015.4Amber Valley is higher1,012.1

  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, City of Durham 106.4City of Durham: 106.4Amber Valley: 100.2

    100.2City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count106.4

  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, City of Durham 160.8City of Durham: 160.8Amber Valley: 168.3

    168.3Amber Valley is higher160.8

  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, City of Durham 78.2City of Durham: 78.2Amber Valley: 84.0

    84.0Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count78.2

  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, City of Durham 148.0City of Durham: 148.0Amber Valley: 198.6

    198.6Amber Valley is higher148.0

  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, City of Durham 24.7City of Durham: 24.7Amber Valley: 32.5

    32.5Amber Valley is higher24.7

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Amber Valley and City of Durham, per person in the age group
MeasureAmber ValleyCity of DurhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,951£4,972£4,696£4,258£4,276£4,039Amber Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,979£13,034£12,311£12,777£12,831£12,119Amber Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,106£2,115£1,998£1,548£1,554£1,468Amber Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,743£11,793£11,139£11,517£11,566£10,924Amber Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£386£388£367£418£420£397City of Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£823£827£781£814£818£772Amber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£27£25£28£28£26City of Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£580£548£537£539£510Amber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£150£151£143£124£124£117Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£148£149£141£114£114£108Amber Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,562£1,569£1,482£1,115£1,120£1,058Amber Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£205£206£194£184£185£175Amber Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£377£379£358£306£307£290Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.10£9.14£8.63£4.72£4.74£4.48Amber Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.71£9.75£9.21£8.50£8.53£8.06Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.72£7.75£7.32£7.63£7.67£7.24Amber Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.41,012.1Amber Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026100.2106.4City of Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.3160.8Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202684.078.2Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026198.6148.0Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.524.7Amber Valley

Per resident

Amber Valley is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and City of Durham 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 City of Durham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £4,951, City of Durham £4,258City of Durham: £4,258Amber Valley: £4,951City of Durham: £4,276Amber Valley: £4,972City of Durham: £4,039Amber Valley: £4,696

    £4,951£4,972£4,696Amber Valley is higher£4,258£4,276£4,039

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £2,726, City of Durham £2,378City of Durham: £2,378Amber Valley: £2,726City of Durham: £2,388Amber Valley: £2,738City of Durham: £2,255Amber Valley: £2,586

    £2,726£2,738£2,586Amber Valley is higher£2,378£2,388£2,255

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £1,285, City of Durham £1,027City of Durham: £1,027Amber Valley: £1,285City of Durham: £1,031Amber Valley: £1,290City of Durham: £974Amber Valley: £1,219

    £1,285£1,290£1,219Amber Valley is higher£1,027£1,031£974

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Amber Valley £2,466, City of Durham £2,143City of Durham: £2,143Amber Valley: £2,466City of Durham: £2,152Amber Valley: £2,477City of Durham: £2,033Amber Valley: £2,340

    £2,466£2,477£2,340Amber Valley is higher£2,143£2,152£2,033

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Amber Valley £81, City of Durham £78City of Durham: £78Amber Valley: £81City of Durham: £78Amber Valley: £82City of Durham: £74Amber Valley: £77

    £81£82£77Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£78£78£74

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £173, City of Durham £152City of Durham: £152Amber Valley: £173City of Durham: £152Amber Valley: £174City of Durham: £144Amber Valley: £164

    £173£174£164Amber Valley is higher£152£152£144

  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, City of Durham £5.14City of Durham: £5.14Amber Valley: £5.55City of Durham: £5.17Amber Valley: £5.57City of Durham: £4.88Amber Valley: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£5.14£5.17£4.88

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £577, City of Durham £537City of Durham: £537Amber Valley: £577City of Durham: £539Amber Valley: £580City of Durham: £510Amber Valley: £548

    £577£580£548Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£537£539£510

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £150, City of Durham £124City of Durham: £124Amber Valley: £150City of Durham: £124Amber Valley: £151City of Durham: £117Amber Valley: £143

    £150£151£143Amber Valley is higher£124£124£117

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £90, City of Durham £75City of Durham: £75Amber Valley: £90City of Durham: £76Amber Valley: £91City of Durham: £71Amber Valley: £86

    £90£91£86Amber Valley is higher£75£76£71

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Amber Valley £953, City of Durham £740City of Durham: £740Amber Valley: £953City of Durham: £743Amber Valley: £957City of Durham: £702Amber Valley: £904

    £953£957£904Amber Valley is higher£740£743£702

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Amber Valley £205, City of Durham £184City of Durham: £184Amber Valley: £205City of Durham: £185Amber Valley: £206City of Durham: £175Amber Valley: £194

    £205£206£194Amber Valley is higher£184£185£175

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Amber Valley £230, City of Durham £203City of Durham: £203Amber Valley: £230City of Durham: £204Amber Valley: £231City of Durham: £192Amber Valley: £218

    £230£231£218Amber Valley is higher£203£204£192

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Amber Valley £5.56, City of Durham £3.13City of Durham: £3.13Amber Valley: £5.56City of Durham: £3.14Amber Valley: £5.58City of Durham: £2.97Amber Valley: £5.27

    £5.56£5.58£5.27Amber Valley is higher£3.13£3.14£2.97

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Amber Valley £5.92, City of Durham £5.64City of Durham: £5.64Amber Valley: £5.92City of Durham: £5.66Amber Valley: £5.95City of Durham: £5.35Amber Valley: £5.62

    £5.92£5.95£5.62Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£5.64£5.66£5.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £7.72, City of Durham £7.63City of Durham: £7.63Amber Valley: £7.72City of Durham: £7.67Amber Valley: £7.75City of Durham: £7.24Amber Valley: £7.32

    £7.72£7.75£7.32Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£7.63£7.67£7.24

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 213.3, City of Durham 188.4City of Durham: 188.4Amber Valley: 213.3

    213.3Amber Valley is higher188.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 21.0, City of Durham 19.8City of Durham: 19.8Amber Valley: 21.0

    21.0Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count19.8

  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, City of Durham 29.9City of Durham: 29.9Amber Valley: 35.3

    35.3Amber Valley is higher29.9

  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, City of Durham 78.2City of Durham: 78.2Amber Valley: 84.0

    84.0Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count78.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 121.1, City of Durham 98.2City of Durham: 98.2Amber Valley: 121.1

    121.1Amber Valley is higher98.2

  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, City of Durham 16.4City of Durham: 16.4Amber Valley: 19.8

    19.8Amber Valley is higher16.4

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Amber Valley and City of Durham, per resident
MeasureAmber ValleyCity of DurhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,951£4,972£4,696£4,258£4,276£4,039Amber Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,726£2,738£2,586£2,378£2,388£2,255Amber Valley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,285£1,290£1,219£1,027£1,031£974Amber Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,466£2,477£2,340£2,143£2,152£2,033Amber Valley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£81£82£77£78£78£74Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£152£152£144Amber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£5.14£5.17£4.88Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£580£548£537£539£510Amber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£150£151£143£124£124£117Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£91£86£75£76£71Amber Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£953£957£904£740£743£702Amber Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£205£206£194£184£185£175Amber Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£230£231£218£203£204£192Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.56£5.58£5.27£3.13£3.14£2.97Amber Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62£5.64£5.66£5.35Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.72£7.75£7.32£7.63£7.67£7.24Amber Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.3188.4Amber Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.019.8Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.329.9Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202684.078.2Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026121.198.2Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.816.4Amber Valley

Total

Amber Valley is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and City of Durham on 7. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Amber Valley City of Durham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Amber Valley £461.7m, City of Durham £440.3mCity of Durham: £440.3mAmber Valley: £461.7mCity of Durham: £442.2mAmber Valley: £463.7mCity of Durham: £417.6mAmber Valley: £438.0m

    £461.7m£463.7m£438.0mAmber Valley is higher£440.3m£442.2m£417.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Amber Valley £254.2m, City of Durham £245.9mCity of Durham: £245.9mAmber Valley: £254.2mCity of Durham: £246.9mAmber Valley: £255.3mCity of Durham: £233.2mAmber Valley: £241.1m

    £254.2m£255.3m£241.1mAmber Valley is higher£245.9m£246.9m£233.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Amber Valley £119.8m, City of Durham £106.2mCity of Durham: £106.2mAmber Valley: £119.8mCity of Durham: £106.7mAmber Valley: £120.3mCity of Durham: £100.7mAmber Valley: £113.6m

    £119.8m£120.3m£113.6mAmber Valley is higher£106.2m£106.7m£100.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Amber Valley £230.0m, City of Durham £221.6mCity of Durham: £221.6mAmber Valley: £230.0mCity of Durham: £222.6mAmber Valley: £231.0mCity of Durham: £210.2mAmber Valley: £218.2m

    £230.0m£231.0m£218.2mAmber Valley is higher£221.6m£222.6m£210.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Amber Valley £7.6m, City of Durham £8.0mCity of Durham: £8.0mAmber Valley: £7.6mCity of Durham: £8.1mAmber Valley: £7.6mCity of Durham: £7.6mAmber Valley: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mCity of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £16.1m, City of Durham £15.7mCity of Durham: £15.7mAmber Valley: £16.1mCity of Durham: £15.7mAmber Valley: £16.2mCity of Durham: £14.9mAmber Valley: £15.3m

    £16.1m£16.2m£15.3mAmber Valley is higher£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m

  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, City of Durham £0.53mCity of Durham: £0.53mAmber Valley: £0.52mCity of Durham: £0.53mAmber Valley: £0.52mCity of Durham: £0.50mAmber Valley: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mCity of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £53.8m, City of Durham £55.5mCity of Durham: £55.5mAmber Valley: £53.8mCity of Durham: £55.8mAmber Valley: £54.1mCity of Durham: £52.7mAmber Valley: £51.1m

    £53.8m£54.1m£51.1mCity of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£55.5m£55.8m£52.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £14.0m, City of Durham £12.8mCity of Durham: £12.8mAmber Valley: £14.0mCity of Durham: £12.9mAmber Valley: £14.1mCity of Durham: £12.1mAmber Valley: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.1m£13.3mAmber Valley is higher£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Amber Valley £8.4m, City of Durham £7.8mCity of Durham: £7.8mAmber Valley: £8.4mCity of Durham: £7.8mAmber Valley: £8.5mCity of Durham: £7.4mAmber Valley: £8.0m

    £8.4m£8.5m£8.0mAmber Valley is higher£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Amber Valley £88.9m, City of Durham £76.5mCity of Durham: £76.5mAmber Valley: £88.9mCity of Durham: £76.9mAmber Valley: £89.2mCity of Durham: £72.6mAmber Valley: £84.3m

    £88.9m£89.2m£84.3mAmber Valley is higher£76.5m£76.9m£72.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Amber Valley £19.1m, City of Durham £19.1mCity of Durham: £19.1mAmber Valley: £19.1mCity of Durham: £19.1mAmber Valley: £19.2mCity of Durham: £18.1mAmber Valley: £18.1m

    £19.1m£19.2m£18.1mAmber Valley is higher£19.1m£19.1m£18.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Amber Valley £21.4m, City of Durham £21.0mCity of Durham: £21.0mAmber Valley: £21.4mCity of Durham: £21.1mAmber Valley: £21.5mCity of Durham: £19.9mAmber Valley: £20.3m

    £21.4m£21.5m£20.3mAmber Valley is higher£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Amber Valley £0.52m, City of Durham £0.32mCity of Durham: £0.32mAmber Valley: £0.52mCity of Durham: £0.33mAmber Valley: £0.52mCity of Durham: £0.31mAmber Valley: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mAmber Valley is higher£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Amber Valley £0.55m, City of Durham £0.58mCity of Durham: £0.58mAmber Valley: £0.55mCity of Durham: £0.59mAmber Valley: £0.55mCity of Durham: £0.55mAmber Valley: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mCity of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Amber Valley £0.72m, City of Durham £0.79mCity of Durham: £0.79mAmber Valley: £0.72mCity of Durham: £0.79mAmber Valley: £0.72mCity of Durham: £0.75mAmber Valley: £0.68m

    £0.72m£0.72m£0.68mCity of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Amber Valley 19,889, City of Durham 19,478City of Durham: 19,478Amber Valley: 19,889

    19,889Amber Valley is higher19,478

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Amber Valley 1,962, City of Durham 2,047City of Durham: 2,047Amber Valley: 1,962

    1,962City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count2,047

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley 3,296, City of Durham 3,094City of Durham: 3,094Amber Valley: 3,296

    3,296Amber Valley is higher3,094

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley 7,834, City of Durham 8,086City of Durham: 8,086Amber Valley: 7,834

    7,834City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count8,086

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Amber Valley 11,297, City of Durham 10,159City of Durham: 10,159Amber Valley: 11,297

    11,297Amber Valley is higher10,159

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Amber Valley 1,848, City of Durham 1,694City of Durham: 1,694Amber Valley: 1,848

    1,848Amber Valley is higher1,694

Show the numbers
Amber Valley and City of Durham, total
MeasureAmber ValleyCity of DurhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£461.7m£463.7m£438.0m£440.3m£442.2m£417.6mAmber Valley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£254.2m£255.3m£241.1m£245.9m£246.9m£233.2mAmber Valley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£119.8m£120.3m£113.6m£106.2m£106.7m£100.7mAmber Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£230.0m£231.0m£218.2m£221.6m£222.6m£210.2mAmber Valley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£8.0m£8.1m£7.6mCity of Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m£15.7m£15.7m£14.9mAmber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mCity of Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£53.8m£54.1m£51.1m£55.5m£55.8m£52.7mCity of Durham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m£12.8m£12.9m£12.1mAmber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.4m£8.5m£8.0m£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mAmber Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.9m£89.2m£84.3m£76.5m£76.9m£72.6mAmber Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m£19.1m£19.1m£18.1mAmber Valley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m£21.0m£21.1m£19.9mAmber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.32m£0.33m£0.31mAmber Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.58m£0.59m£0.55mCity of Durham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m£0.79m£0.79m£0.75mCity of Durham
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,88919,478Amber Valley
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9622,047City of Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2963,094Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,8348,086City of Durham
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,29710,159Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8481,694Amber Valley

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.