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Amber Valley and Newcastle-under-Lyme

93,258 and 96,580 residents (mid-2024).

Amber Valley is higher than Newcastle-under-Lyme on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 22 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 3 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £4,951, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,393Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,393Amber Valley: £4,951Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,412Amber Valley: £4,972Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,167Amber Valley: £4,696

    £4,951£4,972£4,696Amber Valley is higher£4,393£4,412£4,167

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £12,979, Newcastle-under-Lyme £12,934Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,934Amber Valley: £12,979Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,989Amber Valley: £13,034Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,268Amber Valley: £12,311

    £12,979£13,034£12,311Amber Valley is higher£12,934£12,989£12,268

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £2,106, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,715Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,715Amber Valley: £2,106Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,722Amber Valley: £2,115Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,627Amber Valley: £1,998

    £2,106£2,115£1,998Amber Valley is higher£1,715£1,722£1,627

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £11,743, Newcastle-under-Lyme £11,682Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,682Amber Valley: £11,743Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,732Amber Valley: £11,793Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,081Amber Valley: £11,139

    £11,743£11,793£11,139Amber Valley is higher£11,682£11,732£11,081

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £386, Newcastle-under-Lyme £385Newcastle-under-Lyme: £385Amber Valley: £386Newcastle-under-Lyme: £386Amber Valley: £388Newcastle-under-Lyme: £365Amber Valley: £367

    £386£388£367Amber Valley is higher£385£386£365

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £841Newcastle-under-Lyme: £841Amber Valley: £823Newcastle-under-Lyme: £844Amber Valley: £827Newcastle-under-Lyme: £798Amber Valley: £781

    £823£827£781Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£841£844£798

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £26Newcastle-under-Lyme: £26Amber Valley: £26Newcastle-under-Lyme: £26Amber Valley: £27Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24Amber Valley: £25

    £26£27£25Amber Valley is higher£26£26£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £577, Newcastle-under-Lyme £501Newcastle-under-Lyme: £501Amber Valley: £577Newcastle-under-Lyme: £503Amber Valley: £580Newcastle-under-Lyme: £475Amber Valley: £548

    £577£580£548Amber Valley is higher£501£503£475

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £150, Newcastle-under-Lyme £110Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Amber Valley: £150Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Amber Valley: £151Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104Amber Valley: £143

    £150£151£143Amber Valley is higher£110£110£104

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £103Newcastle-under-Lyme: £103Amber Valley: £148Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104Amber Valley: £149Newcastle-under-Lyme: £98Amber Valley: £141

    £148£149£141Amber Valley is higher£103£104£98

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £1,562, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,250Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,250Amber Valley: £1,562Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,256Amber Valley: £1,569Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,186Amber Valley: £1,482

    £1,562£1,569£1,482Amber Valley is higher£1,250£1,256£1,186

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Amber Valley £205, Newcastle-under-Lyme £195Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195Amber Valley: £205Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195Amber Valley: £206Newcastle-under-Lyme: £185Amber Valley: £194

    £205£206£194Amber Valley is higher£195£195£185

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £347Newcastle-under-Lyme: £347Amber Valley: £377Newcastle-under-Lyme: £349Amber Valley: £379Newcastle-under-Lyme: £329Amber Valley: £358

    £377£379£358Amber Valley is higher£347£349£329

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £9.10, Newcastle-under-Lyme £6.79Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.79Amber Valley: £9.10Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.82Amber Valley: £9.14Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.44Amber Valley: £8.63

    £9.10£9.14£8.63Amber Valley is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £9.71, Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.31Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.31Amber Valley: £9.71Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.34Amber Valley: £9.75Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.93Amber Valley: £9.21

    £9.71£9.75£9.21Amber Valley is higher£7.31£7.34£6.93

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £7.72, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.54Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.54Amber Valley: £7.72Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.56Amber Valley: £7.75Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.31Amber Valley: £7.32

    £7.72£7.75£7.32Amber Valley is higher£4.54£4.56£4.31

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,017.0Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,017.0Amber Valley: 1,015.4

    1,015.4Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count1,017.0

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 100.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 100.7Amber Valley: 100.2

    100.2Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count100.7

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Amber Valley 168.3, Newcastle-under-Lyme 168.0Newcastle-under-Lyme: 168.0Amber Valley: 168.3

    168.3Amber Valley is higher168.0

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 70.6Newcastle-under-Lyme: 70.6Amber Valley: 84.0

    84.0Amber Valley is higher70.6

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 171.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 171.2Amber Valley: 198.6

    198.6Amber Valley is higher171.2

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 21.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 21.7Amber Valley: 32.5

    32.5Amber Valley is higher21.7

Show the numbers
Amber Valley and Newcastle-under-Lyme, per person in the age group
MeasureAmber ValleyNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,951£4,972£4,696£4,393£4,412£4,167Amber Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,979£13,034£12,311£12,934£12,989£12,268Amber Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,106£2,115£1,998£1,715£1,722£1,627Amber Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,743£11,793£11,139£11,682£11,732£11,081Amber Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£386£388£367£385£386£365Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£823£827£781£841£844£798Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£27£25£26£26£24Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£580£548£501£503£475Amber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£150£151£143£110£110£104Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£148£149£141£103£104£98Amber Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,562£1,569£1,482£1,250£1,256£1,186Amber Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£205£206£194£195£195£185Amber Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£377£379£358£347£349£329Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.10£9.14£8.63£6.79£6.82£6.44Amber Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.71£9.75£9.21£7.31£7.34£6.93Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.72£7.75£7.32£4.54£4.56£4.31Amber Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.41,017.0Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026100.2100.7Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.3168.0Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202684.070.6Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026198.6171.2Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.521.7Amber Valley

Per resident

Amber Valley is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £4,951, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,393Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,393Amber Valley: £4,951Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,412Amber Valley: £4,972Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,167Amber Valley: £4,696

    £4,951£4,972£4,696Amber Valley is higher£4,393£4,412£4,167

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £2,726, Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,499Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,499Amber Valley: £2,726Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,510Amber Valley: £2,738Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,371Amber Valley: £2,586

    £2,726£2,738£2,586Amber Valley is higher£2,499£2,510£2,371

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £1,285, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,084Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,084Amber Valley: £1,285Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,089Amber Valley: £1,290Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,028Amber Valley: £1,219

    £1,285£1,290£1,219Amber Valley is higher£1,084£1,089£1,028

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Amber Valley £2,466, Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,258Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,258Amber Valley: £2,466Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,267Amber Valley: £2,477Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,141Amber Valley: £2,340

    £2,466£2,477£2,340Amber Valley is higher£2,258£2,267£2,141

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Amber Valley £81, Newcastle-under-Lyme £74Newcastle-under-Lyme: £74Amber Valley: £81Newcastle-under-Lyme: £75Amber Valley: £82Newcastle-under-Lyme: £71Amber Valley: £77

    £81£82£77Amber Valley is higher£74£75£71

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £173, Newcastle-under-Lyme £163Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163Amber Valley: £173Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163Amber Valley: £174Newcastle-under-Lyme: £154Amber Valley: £164

    £173£174£164Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£163£163£154

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.97Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.97Amber Valley: £5.55Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.99Amber Valley: £5.57Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.71Amber Valley: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Amber Valley is higher£4.97£4.99£4.71

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £577, Newcastle-under-Lyme £501Newcastle-under-Lyme: £501Amber Valley: £577Newcastle-under-Lyme: £503Amber Valley: £580Newcastle-under-Lyme: £475Amber Valley: £548

    £577£580£548Amber Valley is higher£501£503£475

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £150, Newcastle-under-Lyme £110Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Amber Valley: £150Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Amber Valley: £151Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104Amber Valley: £143

    £150£151£143Amber Valley is higher£110£110£104

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £90, Newcastle-under-Lyme £65Newcastle-under-Lyme: £65Amber Valley: £90Newcastle-under-Lyme: £66Amber Valley: £91Newcastle-under-Lyme: £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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £790Newcastle-under-Lyme: £790Amber Valley: £953Newcastle-under-Lyme: £794Amber Valley: £957Newcastle-under-Lyme: £750Amber Valley: £904

    £953£957£904Amber Valley is higher£790£794£750

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Amber Valley £205, Newcastle-under-Lyme £195Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195Amber Valley: £205Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195Amber Valley: £206Newcastle-under-Lyme: £185Amber Valley: £194

    £205£206£194Amber Valley is higher£195£195£185

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Amber Valley £230, Newcastle-under-Lyme £219Newcastle-under-Lyme: £219Amber Valley: £230Newcastle-under-Lyme: £220Amber Valley: £231Newcastle-under-Lyme: £208Amber Valley: £218

    £230£231£218Amber Valley is higher£219£220£208

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Amber Valley £5.56, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.29Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.29Amber Valley: £5.56Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.31Amber Valley: £5.58Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07Amber Valley: £5.27

    £5.56£5.58£5.27Amber Valley is higher£4.29£4.31£4.07

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Amber Valley £5.92, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.62Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.62Amber Valley: £5.92Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.64Amber Valley: £5.95Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.38Amber Valley: £5.62

    £5.92£5.95£5.62Amber Valley is higher£4.62£4.64£4.38

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £7.72, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.54Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.54Amber Valley: £7.72Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.56Amber Valley: £7.75Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.31Amber Valley: £7.32

    £7.72£7.75£7.32Amber Valley is higher£4.54£4.56£4.31

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 213.3, Newcastle-under-Lyme 196.5Newcastle-under-Lyme: 196.5Amber Valley: 213.3

    213.3Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count196.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 21.0, Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.5Newcastle-under-Lyme: 19.5Amber Valley: 21.0

    21.0Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count19.5

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 32.5Newcastle-under-Lyme: 32.5Amber Valley: 35.3

    35.3Amber Valley is higher32.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 84.0, Newcastle-under-Lyme 70.6Newcastle-under-Lyme: 70.6Amber Valley: 84.0

    84.0Amber Valley is higher70.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 121.1, Newcastle-under-Lyme 108.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 108.2Amber Valley: 121.1

    121.1Amber Valley is higher108.2

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 13.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 13.7Amber Valley: 19.8

    19.8Amber Valley is higher13.7

Show the numbers
Amber Valley and Newcastle-under-Lyme, per resident
MeasureAmber ValleyNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,951£4,972£4,696£4,393£4,412£4,167Amber Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,726£2,738£2,586£2,499£2,510£2,371Amber Valley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,285£1,290£1,219£1,084£1,089£1,028Amber Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,466£2,477£2,340£2,258£2,267£2,141Amber Valley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£81£82£77£74£75£71Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£163£163£154Amber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£4.97£4.99£4.71Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£580£548£501£503£475Amber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£150£151£143£110£110£104Amber 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£790£794£750Amber Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£205£206£194£195£195£185Amber Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£230£231£218£219£220£208Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.56£5.58£5.27£4.29£4.31£4.07Amber Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62£4.62£4.64£4.38Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.72£7.75£7.32£4.54£4.56£4.31Amber Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.3196.5Amber Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.019.5Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.332.5Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202684.070.6Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026121.1108.2Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.813.7Amber Valley

Total

Amber Valley is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Amber Valley £461.7m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £424.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £424.3mAmber Valley: £461.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £426.1mAmber Valley: £463.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £402.4mAmber Valley: £438.0m

    £461.7m£463.7m£438.0mAmber Valley is higher£424.3m£426.1m£402.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Amber Valley £254.2m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £241.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £241.4mAmber Valley: £254.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £242.4mAmber Valley: £255.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £229.0mAmber Valley: £241.1m

    £254.2m£255.3m£241.1mAmber Valley is higher£241.4m£242.4m£229.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Amber Valley £119.8m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £104.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £104.7mAmber Valley: £119.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £105.1mAmber Valley: £120.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £99.3mAmber Valley: £113.6m

    £119.8m£120.3m£113.6mAmber Valley is higher£104.7m£105.1m£99.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Amber Valley £230.0m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £218.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £218.0mAmber Valley: £230.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £219.0mAmber Valley: £231.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £206.8mAmber Valley: £218.2m

    £230.0m£231.0m£218.2mAmber Valley is higher£218.0m£219.0m£206.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Amber Valley £7.6m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £7.2mAmber Valley: £7.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £7.2mAmber Valley: £7.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.8mAmber Valley: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mAmber Valley is higher£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £16.1m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £15.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £15.7mAmber Valley: £16.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £15.8mAmber Valley: £16.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.9mAmber Valley: £15.3m

    £16.1m£16.2m£15.3mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£15.7m£15.8m£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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.48mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.48mAmber Valley: £0.52mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.48mAmber Valley: £0.52mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £48.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £48.4mAmber Valley: £53.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £48.6mAmber Valley: £54.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £45.9mAmber Valley: £51.1m

    £53.8m£54.1m£51.1mAmber Valley is higher£48.4m£48.6m£45.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £14.0m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £10.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £10.6mAmber Valley: £14.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £10.6mAmber Valley: £14.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £10.1mAmber Valley: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.1m£13.3mAmber Valley is higher£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Amber Valley £8.4m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £6.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.3mAmber Valley: £8.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.3mAmber Valley: £8.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.0mAmber Valley: £8.0m

    £8.4m£8.5m£8.0mAmber Valley is higher£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Amber Valley £88.9m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £76.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £76.3mAmber Valley: £88.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £76.6mAmber Valley: £89.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £72.4mAmber Valley: £84.3m

    £88.9m£89.2m£84.3mAmber Valley is higher£76.3m£76.6m£72.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Amber Valley £19.1m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £18.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £18.8mAmber Valley: £19.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £18.9mAmber Valley: £19.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £17.8mAmber Valley: £18.1m

    £19.1m£19.2m£18.1mAmber Valley is higher£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Amber Valley £21.4m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £21.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £21.2mAmber Valley: £21.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £21.3mAmber Valley: £21.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.1mAmber Valley: £20.3m

    £21.4m£21.5m£20.3mAmber Valley is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Amber Valley £0.52m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.41mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.41mAmber Valley: £0.52mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.42mAmber Valley: £0.52mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.39mAmber Valley: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mAmber Valley is higher£0.41m£0.42m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Amber Valley £0.55m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.45mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.45mAmber Valley: £0.55mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.45mAmber Valley: £0.55mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.42mAmber Valley: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mAmber Valley is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Amber Valley £0.72m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.44mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.44mAmber Valley: £0.72mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.44mAmber Valley: £0.72mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.42mAmber Valley: £0.68m

    £0.72m£0.72m£0.68mAmber Valley is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Amber Valley 19,889, Newcastle-under-Lyme 18,982Newcastle-under-Lyme: 18,982Amber Valley: 19,889

    19,889Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count18,982

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Amber Valley 1,962, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,879Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,879Amber Valley: 1,962

    1,962Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,879

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley 3,296, Newcastle-under-Lyme 3,136Newcastle-under-Lyme: 3,136Amber Valley: 3,296

    3,296Amber Valley is higher3,136

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley 7,834, Newcastle-under-Lyme 6,822Newcastle-under-Lyme: 6,822Amber Valley: 7,834

    7,834Amber Valley is higher6,822

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Amber Valley 11,297, Newcastle-under-Lyme 10,449Newcastle-under-Lyme: 10,449Amber Valley: 11,297

    11,297Amber Valley is higher10,449

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Amber Valley 1,848, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,325Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,325Amber Valley: 1,848

    1,848Amber Valley is higher1,325

Show the numbers
Amber Valley and Newcastle-under-Lyme, total
MeasureAmber ValleyNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£461.7m£463.7m£438.0m£424.3m£426.1m£402.4mAmber Valley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£254.2m£255.3m£241.1m£241.4m£242.4m£229.0mAmber Valley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£119.8m£120.3m£113.6m£104.7m£105.1m£99.3mAmber Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£230.0m£231.0m£218.2m£218.0m£219.0m£206.8mAmber Valley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£7.2m£7.2m£6.8mAmber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mAmber 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£48.4m£48.6m£45.9mAmber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m£10.6m£10.6m£10.1mAmber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.4m£8.5m£8.0m£6.3m£6.3m£6.0mAmber Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.9m£89.2m£84.3m£76.3m£76.6m£72.4mAmber Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m£18.8m£18.9m£17.8mAmber Valley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mAmber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.41m£0.42m£0.39mAmber Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mAmber Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mAmber Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,88918,982Amber Valley
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9621,879Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2963,136Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,8346,822Amber Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,29710,449Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8481,325Amber 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.
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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.
  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.