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Bishop Auckland and North Devon

94,708 and 101,222 residents (mid-2024).

Bishop Auckland is higher than North Devon on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 18 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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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

Bishop Auckland is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and North Devon 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

Bishop Auckland North Devon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bishop Auckland £5,642, North Devon £4,940North Devon: £4,940Bishop Auckland: £5,642North Devon: £4,961Bishop Auckland: £5,666North Devon: £4,686Bishop Auckland: £5,352

    £5,642£5,666£5,352Bishop Auckland is higher£4,940£4,961£4,686

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bishop Auckland £12,832, North Devon £12,433North Devon: £12,433Bishop Auckland: £12,832North Devon: £12,486Bishop Auckland: £12,887North Devon: £11,793Bishop Auckland: £12,172

    £12,832£12,887£12,172Bishop Auckland is higherDepends on how you count£12,433£12,486£11,793

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bishop Auckland £2,585, North Devon £1,902North Devon: £1,902Bishop Auckland: £2,585North Devon: £1,910Bishop Auckland: £2,596North Devon: £1,804Bishop Auckland: £2,452

    £2,585£2,596£2,452Bishop Auckland is higher£1,902£1,910£1,804

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bishop Auckland £11,516, North Devon £11,399North Devon: £11,399Bishop Auckland: £11,516North Devon: £11,448Bishop Auckland: £11,565North Devon: £10,812Bishop Auckland: £10,923

    £11,516£11,565£10,923Bishop Auckland is higherDepends on how you count£11,399£11,448£10,812

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bishop Auckland £485, North Devon £347North Devon: £347Bishop Auckland: £485North Devon: £348Bishop Auckland: £487North Devon: £329Bishop Auckland: £460

    £485£487£460Bishop Auckland is higher£347£348£329

  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: Bishop Auckland £798, North Devon £664North Devon: £664Bishop Auckland: £798North Devon: £666Bishop Auckland: £801North Devon: £629Bishop Auckland: £757

    £798£801£757Bishop Auckland is higher£664£666£629

  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: Bishop Auckland £33, North Devon £24North Devon: £24Bishop Auckland: £33North Devon: £24Bishop Auckland: £33North Devon: £22Bishop Auckland: £31

    £33£33£31Bishop Auckland is higher£24£24£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bishop Auckland £692, North Devon £408North Devon: £408Bishop Auckland: £692North Devon: £410Bishop Auckland: £695North Devon: £387Bishop Auckland: £656

    £692£695£656Bishop Auckland is higher£408£410£387

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bishop Auckland £168, North Devon £139North Devon: £139Bishop Auckland: £168North Devon: £140Bishop Auckland: £169North Devon: £132Bishop Auckland: £159

    £168£169£159Bishop Auckland is higher£139£140£132

  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: Bishop Auckland £196, North Devon £108North Devon: £108Bishop Auckland: £196North Devon: £109Bishop Auckland: £197North Devon: £103Bishop Auckland: £186

    £196£197£186Bishop Auckland is higher£108£109£103

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bishop Auckland £1,922, North Devon £1,471North Devon: £1,471Bishop Auckland: £1,922North Devon: £1,477Bishop Auckland: £1,930North Devon: £1,395Bishop Auckland: £1,823

    £1,922£1,930£1,823Bishop Auckland is higher£1,471£1,477£1,395

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bishop Auckland £233, North Devon £184North Devon: £184Bishop Auckland: £233North Devon: £185Bishop Auckland: £234North Devon: £175Bishop Auckland: £221

    £233£234£221Bishop Auckland 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: Bishop Auckland £448, North Devon £313North Devon: £313Bishop Auckland: £448North Devon: £315Bishop Auckland: £450North Devon: £297Bishop Auckland: £425

    £448£450£425Bishop Auckland is higher£313£315£297

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bishop Auckland £6.02, North Devon £5.21North Devon: £5.21Bishop Auckland: £6.02North Devon: £5.23Bishop Auckland: £6.05North Devon: £4.94Bishop Auckland: £5.71

    £6.02£6.05£5.71Bishop Auckland is higher£5.21£5.23£4.94

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bishop Auckland £13, North Devon £4.33North Devon: £4.33Bishop Auckland: £13North Devon: £4.35Bishop Auckland: £13North Devon: £4.11Bishop Auckland: £12

    £13£13£12Bishop Auckland is higher£4.33£4.35£4.11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bishop Auckland £9.37, North Devon £4.11North Devon: £4.11Bishop Auckland: £9.37North Devon: £4.13Bishop Auckland: £9.41North Devon: £3.90Bishop Auckland: £8.89

    £9.37£9.41£8.89Bishop Auckland is higher£4.11£4.13£3.90

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bishop Auckland 1,009.9, North Devon 1,024.9North Devon: 1,024.9Bishop Auckland: 1,009.9

    1,009.9North Devon is higher1,024.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bishop Auckland 129.5, North Devon 89.5North Devon: 89.5Bishop Auckland: 129.5

    129.5Bishop Auckland is higher89.5

  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: Bishop Auckland 159.9, North Devon 144.4North Devon: 144.4Bishop Auckland: 159.9

    159.9Bishop Auckland is higherDepends on how you count144.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bishop Auckland 103.3, North Devon 62.3North Devon: 62.3Bishop Auckland: 103.3

    103.3Bishop Auckland is higher62.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bishop Auckland 241.0, North Devon 180.5North Devon: 180.5Bishop Auckland: 241.0

    241.0Bishop Auckland is higher180.5

  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: Bishop Auckland 42.5, North Devon 23.6North Devon: 23.6Bishop Auckland: 42.5

    42.5Bishop Auckland is higher23.6

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Bishop Auckland and North Devon, per person in the age group
MeasureBishop AucklandNorth DevonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,642£5,666£5,352£4,940£4,961£4,686Bishop Auckland
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,832£12,887£12,172£12,433£12,486£11,793Bishop Auckland
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,585£2,596£2,452£1,902£1,910£1,804Bishop Auckland
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,516£11,565£10,923£11,399£11,448£10,812Bishop Auckland
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£485£487£460£347£348£329Bishop Auckland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£798£801£757£664£666£629Bishop Auckland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£24£24£22Bishop Auckland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£692£695£656£408£410£387Bishop Auckland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£139£140£132Bishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£196£197£186£108£109£103Bishop Auckland
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,922£1,930£1,823£1,471£1,477£1,395Bishop Auckland
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£233£234£221£184£185£175Bishop Auckland
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£448£450£425£313£315£297Bishop Auckland
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.02£6.05£5.71£5.21£5.23£4.94Bishop Auckland
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£13£12£4.33£4.35£4.11Bishop Auckland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.37£9.41£8.89£4.11£4.13£3.90Bishop Auckland
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.91,024.9North Devon
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.589.5Bishop Auckland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026159.9144.4Bishop Auckland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026103.362.3Bishop Auckland
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026241.0180.5Bishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202642.523.6Bishop Auckland

Per resident

Bishop Auckland is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and North Devon 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

Bishop Auckland North Devon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bishop Auckland £5,642, North Devon £4,940North Devon: £4,940Bishop Auckland: £5,642North Devon: £4,961Bishop Auckland: £5,666North Devon: £4,686Bishop Auckland: £5,352

    £5,642£5,666£5,352Bishop Auckland is higher£4,940£4,961£4,686

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bishop Auckland £3,018, North Devon £3,115North Devon: £3,115Bishop Auckland: £3,018North Devon: £3,128Bishop Auckland: £3,031North Devon: £2,955Bishop Auckland: £2,863

    £3,018£3,031£2,863North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£3,115£3,128£2,955

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bishop Auckland £1,523, North Devon £1,089North Devon: £1,089Bishop Auckland: £1,523North Devon: £1,094Bishop Auckland: £1,529North Devon: £1,033Bishop Auckland: £1,444

    £1,523£1,529£1,444Bishop Auckland is higher£1,089£1,094£1,033

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bishop Auckland £2,708, North Devon £2,856North Devon: £2,856Bishop Auckland: £2,708North Devon: £2,868Bishop Auckland: £2,720North Devon: £2,709Bishop Auckland: £2,569

    £2,708£2,720£2,569North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£2,856£2,868£2,709

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bishop Auckland £114, North Devon £87North Devon: £87Bishop Auckland: £114North Devon: £87Bishop Auckland: £115North Devon: £82Bishop Auckland: £108

    £114£115£108Bishop Auckland is higher£87£87£82

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bishop Auckland £188, North Devon £166North Devon: £166Bishop Auckland: £188North Devon: £167Bishop Auckland: £188North Devon: £158Bishop Auckland: £178

    £188£188£178Bishop Auckland is higher£166£167£158

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bishop Auckland £7.77, North Devon £5.91North Devon: £5.91Bishop Auckland: £7.77North Devon: £5.94Bishop Auckland: £7.80North Devon: £5.61Bishop Auckland: £7.37

    £7.77£7.80£7.37Bishop Auckland is higher£5.91£5.94£5.61

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bishop Auckland £692, North Devon £408North Devon: £408Bishop Auckland: £692North Devon: £410Bishop Auckland: £695North Devon: £387Bishop Auckland: £656

    £692£695£656Bishop Auckland is higher£408£410£387

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bishop Auckland £168, North Devon £139North Devon: £139Bishop Auckland: £168North Devon: £140Bishop Auckland: £169North Devon: £132Bishop Auckland: £159

    £168£169£159Bishop Auckland is higher£139£140£132

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bishop Auckland £115, North Devon £62North Devon: £62Bishop Auckland: £115North Devon: £62Bishop Auckland: £116North Devon: £59Bishop Auckland: £109

    £115£116£109Bishop Auckland is higher£62£62£59

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bishop Auckland £1,132, North Devon £843North Devon: £843Bishop Auckland: £1,132North Devon: £846Bishop Auckland: £1,137North Devon: £799Bishop Auckland: £1,074

    £1,132£1,137£1,074Bishop Auckland is higher£843£846£799

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bishop Auckland £233, North Devon £184North Devon: £184Bishop Auckland: £233North Devon: £185Bishop Auckland: £234North Devon: £175Bishop Auckland: £221

    £233£234£221Bishop Auckland is higher£184£185£175

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bishop Auckland £264, North Devon £180North Devon: £180Bishop Auckland: £264North Devon: £180Bishop Auckland: £265North Devon: £170Bishop Auckland: £250

    £264£265£250Bishop Auckland is higher£180£180£170

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bishop Auckland £3.54, North Devon £2.98North Devon: £2.98Bishop Auckland: £3.54North Devon: £3.00Bishop Auckland: £3.56North Devon: £2.83Bishop Auckland: £3.36

    £3.54£3.56£3.36Bishop Auckland is higher£2.98£3.00£2.83

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bishop Auckland £7.54, North Devon £2.48North Devon: £2.48Bishop Auckland: £7.54North Devon: £2.49Bishop Auckland: £7.57North Devon: £2.35Bishop Auckland: £7.15

    £7.54£7.57£7.15Bishop Auckland is higher£2.48£2.49£2.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bishop Auckland £9.37, North Devon £4.11North Devon: £4.11Bishop Auckland: £9.37North Devon: £4.13Bishop Auckland: £9.41North Devon: £3.90Bishop Auckland: £8.89

    £9.37£9.41£8.89Bishop Auckland is higher£4.11£4.13£3.90

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bishop Auckland 237.5, North Devon 256.8North Devon: 256.8Bishop Auckland: 237.5

    237.5North Devon is higher256.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bishop Auckland 30.5, North Devon 22.4North Devon: 22.4Bishop Auckland: 30.5

    30.5Bishop Auckland is higher22.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bishop Auckland 37.6, North Devon 36.2North Devon: 36.2Bishop Auckland: 37.6

    37.6Bishop Auckland is higherDepends on how you count36.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bishop Auckland 103.3, North Devon 62.3North Devon: 62.3Bishop Auckland: 103.3

    103.3Bishop Auckland is higher62.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bishop Auckland 142.0, North Devon 103.4North Devon: 103.4Bishop Auckland: 142.0

    142.0Bishop Auckland is higher103.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bishop Auckland 25.0, North Devon 13.5North Devon: 13.5Bishop Auckland: 25.0

    25.0Bishop Auckland is higher13.5

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Bishop Auckland and North Devon, per resident
MeasureBishop AucklandNorth DevonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,642£5,666£5,352£4,940£4,961£4,686Bishop Auckland
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,018£3,031£2,863£3,115£3,128£2,955North Devon
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,523£1,529£1,444£1,089£1,094£1,033Bishop Auckland
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,708£2,720£2,569£2,856£2,868£2,709North Devon
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£114£115£108£87£87£82Bishop Auckland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£188£188£178£166£167£158Bishop Auckland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.77£7.80£7.37£5.91£5.94£5.61Bishop Auckland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£692£695£656£408£410£387Bishop Auckland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£139£140£132Bishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£109£62£62£59Bishop Auckland
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,132£1,137£1,074£843£846£799Bishop Auckland
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£233£234£221£184£185£175Bishop Auckland
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£264£265£250£180£180£170Bishop Auckland
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.54£3.56£3.36£2.98£3.00£2.83Bishop Auckland
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.54£7.57£7.15£2.48£2.49£2.35Bishop Auckland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.37£9.41£8.89£4.11£4.13£3.90Bishop Auckland
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026237.5256.8North Devon
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202630.522.4Bishop Auckland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.636.2Bishop Auckland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026103.362.3Bishop Auckland
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026142.0103.4Bishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.013.5Bishop Auckland

Total

Bishop Auckland is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and North Devon on 4. 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

Bishop Auckland North Devon

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bishop Auckland £534.4m, North Devon £500.1mNorth Devon: £500.1mBishop Auckland: £534.4mNorth Devon: £502.2mBishop Auckland: £536.7mNorth Devon: £474.3mBishop Auckland: £506.9m

    £534.4m£536.7m£506.9mBishop Auckland is higher£500.1m£502.2m£474.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bishop Auckland £285.8m, North Devon £315.3mNorth Devon: £315.3mBishop Auckland: £285.8mNorth Devon: £316.6mBishop Auckland: £287.0mNorth Devon: £299.1mBishop Auckland: £271.1m

    £285.8m£287.0m£271.1mNorth Devon is higherDepends on how you count£315.3m£316.6m£299.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bishop Auckland £144.2m, North Devon £110.3mNorth Devon: £110.3mBishop Auckland: £144.2mNorth Devon: £110.7mBishop Auckland: £144.8mNorth Devon: £104.6mBishop Auckland: £136.8m

    £144.2m£144.8m£136.8mBishop Auckland is higher£110.3m£110.7m£104.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bishop Auckland £256.5m, North Devon £289.1mNorth Devon: £289.1mBishop Auckland: £256.5mNorth Devon: £290.3mBishop Auckland: £257.6mNorth Devon: £274.2mBishop Auckland: £243.3m

    £256.5m£257.6m£243.3mNorth Devon is higherDepends on how you count£289.1m£290.3m£274.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bishop Auckland £10.8m, North Devon £8.8mNorth Devon: £8.8mBishop Auckland: £10.8mNorth Devon: £8.8mBishop Auckland: £10.9mNorth Devon: £8.3mBishop Auckland: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mBishop Auckland is higher£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bishop Auckland £17.8m, North Devon £16.8mNorth Devon: £16.8mBishop Auckland: £17.8mNorth Devon: £16.9mBishop Auckland: £17.9mNorth Devon: £16.0mBishop Auckland: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mBishop Auckland is higher£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bishop Auckland £0.74m, North Devon £0.60mNorth Devon: £0.60mBishop Auckland: £0.74mNorth Devon: £0.60mBishop Auckland: £0.74mNorth Devon: £0.57mBishop Auckland: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mBishop Auckland is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bishop Auckland £65.5m, North Devon £41.3mNorth Devon: £41.3mBishop Auckland: £65.5mNorth Devon: £41.5mBishop Auckland: £65.8mNorth Devon: £39.2mBishop Auckland: £62.1m

    £65.5m£65.8m£62.1mBishop Auckland is higher£41.3m£41.5m£39.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bishop Auckland £15.9m, North Devon £14.1mNorth Devon: £14.1mBishop Auckland: £15.9mNorth Devon: £14.2mBishop Auckland: £16.0mNorth Devon: £13.4mBishop Auckland: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mBishop Auckland is higher£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bishop Auckland £10.9m, North Devon £6.3mNorth Devon: £6.3mBishop Auckland: £10.9mNorth Devon: £6.3mBishop Auckland: £11.0mNorth Devon: £5.9mBishop Auckland: £10.4m

    £10.9m£11.0m£10.4mBishop Auckland is higher£6.3m£6.3m£5.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bishop Auckland £107.2m, North Devon £85.3mNorth Devon: £85.3mBishop Auckland: £107.2mNorth Devon: £85.6mBishop Auckland: £107.7mNorth Devon: £80.9mBishop Auckland: £101.7m

    £107.2m£107.7m£101.7mBishop Auckland is higher£85.3m£85.6m£80.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bishop Auckland £22.1m, North Devon £18.7mNorth Devon: £18.7mBishop Auckland: £22.1mNorth Devon: £18.7mBishop Auckland: £22.2mNorth Devon: £17.7mBishop Auckland: £20.9m

    £22.1m£22.2m£20.9mBishop Auckland is higher£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bishop Auckland £25.0m, North Devon £18.2mNorth Devon: £18.2mBishop Auckland: £25.0mNorth Devon: £18.3mBishop Auckland: £25.1mNorth Devon: £17.2mBishop Auckland: £23.7m

    £25.0m£25.1m£23.7mBishop Auckland is higher£18.2m£18.3m£17.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bishop Auckland £0.34m, North Devon £0.30mNorth Devon: £0.30mBishop Auckland: £0.34mNorth Devon: £0.30mBishop Auckland: £0.34mNorth Devon: £0.29mBishop Auckland: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mBishop Auckland is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bishop Auckland £0.71m, North Devon £0.25mNorth Devon: £0.25mBishop Auckland: £0.71mNorth Devon: £0.25mBishop Auckland: £0.72mNorth Devon: £0.24mBishop Auckland: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mBishop Auckland is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bishop Auckland £0.89m, North Devon £0.42mNorth Devon: £0.42mBishop Auckland: £0.89mNorth Devon: £0.42mBishop Auckland: £0.89mNorth Devon: £0.39mBishop Auckland: £0.84m

    £0.89m£0.89m£0.84mBishop Auckland is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bishop Auckland 22,493, North Devon 25,992North Devon: 25,992Bishop Auckland: 22,493

    22,493North Devon is higher25,992

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bishop Auckland 2,884, North Devon 2,270North Devon: 2,270Bishop Auckland: 2,884

    2,884Bishop Auckland is higher2,270

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bishop Auckland 3,561, North Devon 3,661North Devon: 3,661Bishop Auckland: 3,561

    3,561North Devon is higherDepends on how you count3,661

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bishop Auckland 9,786, North Devon 6,306North Devon: 6,306Bishop Auckland: 9,786

    9,786Bishop Auckland is higher6,306

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bishop Auckland 13,444, North Devon 10,466North Devon: 10,466Bishop Auckland: 13,444

    13,444Bishop Auckland is higher10,466

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bishop Auckland 2,371, North Devon 1,367North Devon: 1,367Bishop Auckland: 2,371

    2,371Bishop Auckland is higher1,367

Show the numbers
Bishop Auckland and North Devon, total
MeasureBishop AucklandNorth DevonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£534.4m£536.7m£506.9m£500.1m£502.2m£474.3mBishop Auckland
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£285.8m£287.0m£271.1m£315.3m£316.6m£299.1mNorth Devon
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£144.2m£144.8m£136.8m£110.3m£110.7m£104.6mBishop Auckland
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£256.5m£257.6m£243.3m£289.1m£290.3m£274.2mNorth Devon
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£8.8m£8.8m£8.3mBishop Auckland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£16.8m£16.9m£16.0mBishop Auckland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mBishop Auckland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£65.5m£65.8m£62.1m£41.3m£41.5m£39.2mBishop Auckland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£14.1m£14.2m£13.4mBishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m£6.3m£6.3m£5.9mBishop Auckland
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£107.2m£107.7m£101.7m£85.3m£85.6m£80.9mBishop Auckland
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.1m£22.2m£20.9m£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mBishop Auckland
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£18.2m£18.3m£17.2mBishop Auckland
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.30m£0.30m£0.29mBishop Auckland
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.25m£0.25m£0.24mBishop Auckland
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.89m£0.89m£0.84m£0.42m£0.42m£0.39mBishop Auckland
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,49325,992North Devon
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,8842,270Bishop Auckland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5613,661North Devon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,7866,306Bishop Auckland
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,44410,466Bishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,3711,367Bishop Auckland

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.
  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.
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