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Bishop Auckland and St Ives

94,708 and 89,575 residents (mid-2024).

Bishop Auckland is higher than St Ives on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Bishop Auckland is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and St Ives 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 St Ives

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bishop Auckland £5,642, St Ives £5,291St Ives: £5,291Bishop Auckland: £5,642St Ives: £5,314Bishop Auckland: £5,666St Ives: £5,019Bishop Auckland: £5,352

    £5,642£5,666£5,352Bishop Auckland is higher£5,291£5,314£5,019

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bishop Auckland £12,832, St Ives £12,199St Ives: £12,199Bishop Auckland: £12,832St Ives: £12,251Bishop Auckland: £12,887St Ives: £11,571Bishop Auckland: £12,172

    £12,832£12,887£12,172Bishop Auckland is higherDepends on how you count£12,199£12,251£11,571

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bishop Auckland £2,585, St Ives £2,013St Ives: £2,013Bishop Auckland: £2,585St Ives: £2,022Bishop Auckland: £2,596St Ives: £1,910Bishop Auckland: £2,452

    £2,585£2,596£2,452Bishop Auckland is higher£2,013£2,022£1,910

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bishop Auckland £11,516, St Ives £11,139St Ives: £11,139Bishop Auckland: £11,516St Ives: £11,187Bishop Auckland: £11,565St Ives: £10,566Bishop Auckland: £10,923

    £11,516£11,565£10,923Bishop Auckland is higherDepends on how you count£11,139£11,187£10,566

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bishop Auckland £485, St Ives £439St Ives: £439Bishop Auckland: £485St Ives: £441Bishop Auckland: £487St Ives: £417Bishop Auckland: £460

    £485£487£460Bishop Auckland is higherDepends on how you count£439£441£417

  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, St Ives £590St Ives: £590Bishop Auckland: £798St Ives: £593Bishop Auckland: £801St Ives: £560Bishop Auckland: £757

    £798£801£757Bishop Auckland is higher£590£593£560

  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, St Ives £30St Ives: £30Bishop Auckland: £33St Ives: £30Bishop Auckland: £33St Ives: £29Bishop Auckland: £31

    £33£33£31Bishop Auckland is higherDepends on how you count£30£30£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bishop Auckland £692, St Ives £468St Ives: £468Bishop Auckland: £692St Ives: £470Bishop Auckland: £695St Ives: £444Bishop Auckland: £656

    £692£695£656Bishop Auckland is higher£468£470£444

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bishop Auckland £168, St Ives £108St Ives: £108Bishop Auckland: £168St Ives: £108Bishop Auckland: £169St Ives: £102Bishop Auckland: £159

    £168£169£159Bishop Auckland is higher£108£108£102

  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, St Ives £106St Ives: £106Bishop Auckland: £196St Ives: £106Bishop Auckland: £197St Ives: £100Bishop Auckland: £186

    £196£197£186Bishop Auckland is higher£106£106£100

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bishop Auckland £1,922, St Ives £1,513St Ives: £1,513Bishop Auckland: £1,922St Ives: £1,520Bishop Auckland: £1,930St Ives: £1,435Bishop Auckland: £1,823

    £1,922£1,930£1,823Bishop Auckland is higher£1,513£1,520£1,435

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bishop Auckland £233, St Ives £228St Ives: £228Bishop Auckland: £233St Ives: £229Bishop Auckland: £234St Ives: £216Bishop Auckland: £221

    £233£234£221Bishop Auckland is higher£228£229£216

  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, St Ives £382St Ives: £382Bishop Auckland: £448St Ives: £383Bishop Auckland: £450St Ives: £362Bishop Auckland: £425

    £448£450£425Bishop Auckland is higher£382£383£362

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bishop Auckland £6.02, St Ives £5.24St Ives: £5.24Bishop Auckland: £6.02St Ives: £5.26Bishop Auckland: £6.05St Ives: £4.97Bishop Auckland: £5.71

    £6.02£6.05£5.71Bishop Auckland is higher£5.24£5.26£4.97

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bishop Auckland £13, St Ives £7.23St Ives: £7.23Bishop Auckland: £13St Ives: £7.26Bishop Auckland: £13St Ives: £6.86Bishop Auckland: £12

    £13£13£12Bishop Auckland is higher£7.23£7.26£6.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bishop Auckland £9.37, St Ives £6.45St Ives: £6.45Bishop Auckland: £9.37St Ives: £6.48Bishop Auckland: £9.41St Ives: £6.12Bishop Auckland: £8.89

    £9.37£9.41£8.89Bishop Auckland is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

  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, St Ives 1,018.5St Ives: 1,018.5Bishop Auckland: 1,009.9

    1,009.9St Ives is higher1,018.5

  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, St Ives 114.2St Ives: 114.2Bishop Auckland: 129.5

    129.5Bishop Auckland is higherDepends on how you count114.2

  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, St Ives 126.3St Ives: 126.3Bishop Auckland: 159.9

    159.9Bishop Auckland is higher126.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bishop Auckland 103.3, St Ives 69.7St Ives: 69.7Bishop Auckland: 103.3

    103.3Bishop Auckland is higher69.7

  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, St Ives 194.7St Ives: 194.7Bishop Auckland: 241.0

    241.0Bishop Auckland is higher194.7

  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: Bishop Auckland 42.5, St Ives 23.5St Ives: 23.5Bishop Auckland: 42.5

    42.5Bishop Auckland is higher23.5

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Bishop Auckland and St Ives, per person in the age group
MeasureBishop AucklandSt IvesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,642£5,666£5,352£5,291£5,314£5,019Bishop Auckland
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,832£12,887£12,172£12,199£12,251£11,571Bishop Auckland
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,585£2,596£2,452£2,013£2,022£1,910Bishop Auckland
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,516£11,565£10,923£11,139£11,187£10,566Bishop Auckland
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£485£487£460£439£441£417Bishop Auckland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£798£801£757£590£593£560Bishop Auckland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£30£30£29Bishop Auckland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£692£695£656£468£470£444Bishop Auckland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£108£108£102Bishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£196£197£186£106£106£100Bishop Auckland
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,922£1,930£1,823£1,513£1,520£1,435Bishop Auckland
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£233£234£221£228£229£216Bishop Auckland
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£448£450£425£382£383£362Bishop Auckland
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.02£6.05£5.71£5.24£5.26£4.97Bishop Auckland
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£13£12£7.23£7.26£6.86Bishop Auckland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.37£9.41£8.89£6.45£6.48£6.12Bishop Auckland
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.91,018.5St Ives
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.5114.2Bishop Auckland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026159.9126.3Bishop Auckland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026103.369.7Bishop Auckland
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026241.0194.7Bishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202642.523.5Bishop Auckland

Per resident

Bishop Auckland is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and St Ives on 6. 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 St Ives

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bishop Auckland £5,642, St Ives £5,291St Ives: £5,291Bishop Auckland: £5,642St Ives: £5,314Bishop Auckland: £5,666St Ives: £5,019Bishop Auckland: £5,352

    £5,642£5,666£5,352Bishop Auckland is higher£5,291£5,314£5,019

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bishop Auckland £3,018, St Ives £3,347St Ives: £3,347Bishop Auckland: £3,018St Ives: £3,361Bishop Auckland: £3,031St Ives: £3,175Bishop Auckland: £2,863

    £3,018£3,031£2,863St Ives is higherDepends on how you count£3,347£3,361£3,175

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bishop Auckland £1,523, St Ives £1,134St Ives: £1,134Bishop Auckland: £1,523St Ives: £1,139Bishop Auckland: £1,529St Ives: £1,076Bishop Auckland: £1,444

    £1,523£1,529£1,444Bishop Auckland is higher£1,134£1,139£1,076

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bishop Auckland £2,708, St Ives £3,056St Ives: £3,056Bishop Auckland: £2,708St Ives: £3,069Bishop Auckland: £2,720St Ives: £2,899Bishop Auckland: £2,569

    £2,708£2,720£2,569St Ives is higherDepends on how you count£3,056£3,069£2,899

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bishop Auckland £114, St Ives £121St Ives: £121Bishop Auckland: £114St Ives: £121Bishop Auckland: £115St Ives: £114Bishop Auckland: £108

    £114£115£108St Ives is higherDepends on how you count£121£121£114

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bishop Auckland £188, St Ives £162St Ives: £162Bishop Auckland: £188St Ives: £163Bishop Auckland: £188St Ives: £154Bishop Auckland: £178

    £188£188£178Bishop Auckland is higher£162£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: Bishop Auckland £7.77, St Ives £8.25St Ives: £8.25Bishop Auckland: £7.77St Ives: £8.29Bishop Auckland: £7.80St Ives: £7.83Bishop Auckland: £7.37

    £7.77£7.80£7.37St Ives is higherDepends on how you count£8.25£8.29£7.83

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bishop Auckland £692, St Ives £468St Ives: £468Bishop Auckland: £692St Ives: £470Bishop Auckland: £695St Ives: £444Bishop Auckland: £656

    £692£695£656Bishop Auckland is higher£468£470£444

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bishop Auckland £168, St Ives £108St Ives: £108Bishop Auckland: £168St Ives: £108Bishop Auckland: £169St Ives: £102Bishop Auckland: £159

    £168£169£159Bishop Auckland is higher£108£108£102

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bishop Auckland £115, St Ives £60St Ives: £60Bishop Auckland: £115St Ives: £60Bishop Auckland: £116St Ives: £57Bishop Auckland: £109

    £115£116£109Bishop Auckland is higher£60£60£57

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bishop Auckland £1,132, St Ives £852St Ives: £852Bishop Auckland: £1,132St Ives: £856Bishop Auckland: £1,137St Ives: £809Bishop Auckland: £1,074

    £1,132£1,137£1,074Bishop Auckland is higher£852£856£809

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bishop Auckland £233, St Ives £228St Ives: £228Bishop Auckland: £233St Ives: £229Bishop Auckland: £234St Ives: £216Bishop Auckland: £221

    £233£234£221Bishop Auckland is higher£228£229£216

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bishop Auckland £264, St Ives £215St Ives: £215Bishop Auckland: £264St Ives: £216Bishop Auckland: £265St Ives: £204Bishop Auckland: £250

    £264£265£250Bishop Auckland is higher£215£216£204

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bishop Auckland £3.54, St Ives £2.95St Ives: £2.95Bishop Auckland: £3.54St Ives: £2.96Bishop Auckland: £3.56St Ives: £2.80Bishop Auckland: £3.36

    £3.54£3.56£3.36Bishop Auckland is higher£2.95£2.96£2.80

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bishop Auckland £7.54, St Ives £4.07St Ives: £4.07Bishop Auckland: £7.54St Ives: £4.09Bishop Auckland: £7.57St Ives: £3.86Bishop Auckland: £7.15

    £7.54£7.57£7.15Bishop Auckland is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bishop Auckland £9.37, St Ives £6.45St Ives: £6.45Bishop Auckland: £9.37St Ives: £6.48Bishop Auckland: £9.41St Ives: £6.12Bishop Auckland: £8.89

    £9.37£9.41£8.89Bishop Auckland is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bishop Auckland 237.5, St Ives 279.5St Ives: 279.5Bishop Auckland: 237.5

    237.5St Ives is higher279.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bishop Auckland 30.5, St Ives 31.3St Ives: 31.3Bishop Auckland: 30.5

    30.5St Ives is higherDepends on how you count31.3

  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, St Ives 34.7St Ives: 34.7Bishop Auckland: 37.6

    37.6Bishop Auckland is higher34.7

  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, St Ives 69.7St Ives: 69.7Bishop Auckland: 103.3

    103.3Bishop Auckland is higher69.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bishop Auckland 142.0, St Ives 109.7St Ives: 109.7Bishop Auckland: 142.0

    142.0Bishop Auckland is higher109.7

  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, St Ives 13.2St Ives: 13.2Bishop Auckland: 25.0

    25.0Bishop Auckland is higher13.2

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Bishop Auckland and St Ives, per resident
MeasureBishop AucklandSt IvesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,642£5,666£5,352£5,291£5,314£5,019Bishop Auckland
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,018£3,031£2,863£3,347£3,361£3,175St Ives
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,523£1,529£1,444£1,134£1,139£1,076Bishop Auckland
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,708£2,720£2,569£3,056£3,069£2,899St Ives
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£114£115£108£121£121£114St Ives
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£188£188£178£162£163£154Bishop Auckland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.77£7.80£7.37£8.25£8.29£7.83St Ives
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£692£695£656£468£470£444Bishop Auckland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£108£108£102Bishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£109£60£60£57Bishop Auckland
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,132£1,137£1,074£852£856£809Bishop Auckland
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£233£234£221£228£229£216Bishop Auckland
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£264£265£250£215£216£204Bishop Auckland
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.54£3.56£3.36£2.95£2.96£2.80Bishop Auckland
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.54£7.57£7.15£4.07£4.09£3.86Bishop Auckland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.37£9.41£8.89£6.45£6.48£6.12Bishop Auckland
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026237.5279.5St Ives
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202630.531.3St Ives
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.634.7Bishop Auckland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026103.369.7Bishop Auckland
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026142.0109.7Bishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.013.2Bishop Auckland

Total

Bishop Auckland is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and St Ives 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 St Ives

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bishop Auckland £534.4m, St Ives £474.0mSt Ives: £474.0mBishop Auckland: £534.4mSt Ives: £476.0mBishop Auckland: £536.7mSt Ives: £449.6mBishop Auckland: £506.9m

    £534.4m£536.7m£506.9mBishop Auckland is higher£474.0m£476.0m£449.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bishop Auckland £285.8m, St Ives £299.8mSt Ives: £299.8mBishop Auckland: £285.8mSt Ives: £301.1mBishop Auckland: £287.0mSt Ives: £284.4mBishop Auckland: £271.1m

    £285.8m£287.0m£271.1mSt Ives is higherDepends on how you count£299.8m£301.1m£284.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bishop Auckland £144.2m, St Ives £101.6mSt Ives: £101.6mBishop Auckland: £144.2mSt Ives: £102.0mBishop Auckland: £144.8mSt Ives: £96.4mBishop Auckland: £136.8m

    £144.2m£144.8m£136.8mBishop Auckland is higher£101.6m£102.0m£96.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bishop Auckland £256.5m, St Ives £273.8mSt Ives: £273.8mBishop Auckland: £256.5mSt Ives: £274.9mBishop Auckland: £257.6mSt Ives: £259.7mBishop Auckland: £243.3m

    £256.5m£257.6m£243.3mSt Ives is higherDepends on how you count£273.8m£274.9m£259.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bishop Auckland £10.8m, St Ives £10.8mSt Ives: £10.8mBishop Auckland: £10.8mSt Ives: £10.8mBishop Auckland: £10.9mSt Ives: £10.2mBishop Auckland: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mBishop Auckland is higherDepends on how you count£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bishop Auckland £17.8m, St Ives £14.5mSt Ives: £14.5mBishop Auckland: £17.8mSt Ives: £14.6mBishop Auckland: £17.9mSt Ives: £13.8mBishop Auckland: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mBishop Auckland is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m

  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, St Ives £0.74mSt Ives: £0.74mBishop Auckland: £0.74mSt Ives: £0.74mBishop Auckland: £0.74mSt Ives: £0.70mBishop Auckland: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mSt Ives is higherDepends on how you count£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bishop Auckland £65.5m, St Ives £41.9mSt Ives: £41.9mBishop Auckland: £65.5mSt Ives: £42.1mBishop Auckland: £65.8mSt Ives: £39.8mBishop Auckland: £62.1m

    £65.5m£65.8m£62.1mBishop Auckland is higher£41.9m£42.1m£39.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bishop Auckland £15.9m, St Ives £9.6mSt Ives: £9.6mBishop Auckland: £15.9mSt Ives: £9.7mBishop Auckland: £16.0mSt Ives: £9.2mBishop Auckland: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mBishop Auckland is higher£9.6m£9.7m£9.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bishop Auckland £10.9m, St Ives £5.3mSt Ives: £5.3mBishop Auckland: £10.9mSt Ives: £5.4mBishop Auckland: £11.0mSt Ives: £5.1mBishop Auckland: £10.4m

    £10.9m£11.0m£10.4mBishop Auckland is higher£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bishop Auckland £107.2m, St Ives £76.4mSt Ives: £76.4mBishop Auckland: £107.2mSt Ives: £76.7mBishop Auckland: £107.7mSt Ives: £72.4mBishop Auckland: £101.7m

    £107.2m£107.7m£101.7mBishop Auckland is higher£76.4m£76.7m£72.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bishop Auckland £22.1m, St Ives £20.4mSt Ives: £20.4mBishop Auckland: £22.1mSt Ives: £20.5mBishop Auckland: £22.2mSt Ives: £19.4mBishop Auckland: £20.9m

    £22.1m£22.2m£20.9mBishop Auckland is higher£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bishop Auckland £25.0m, St Ives £19.3mSt Ives: £19.3mBishop Auckland: £25.0mSt Ives: £19.3mBishop Auckland: £25.1mSt Ives: £18.3mBishop Auckland: £23.7m

    £25.0m£25.1m£23.7mBishop Auckland is higher£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bishop Auckland £0.34m, St Ives £0.26mSt Ives: £0.26mBishop Auckland: £0.34mSt Ives: £0.27mBishop Auckland: £0.34mSt Ives: £0.25mBishop Auckland: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mBishop Auckland is higher£0.26m£0.27m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bishop Auckland £0.71m, St Ives £0.36mSt Ives: £0.36mBishop Auckland: £0.71mSt Ives: £0.37mBishop Auckland: £0.72mSt Ives: £0.35mBishop Auckland: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mBishop Auckland is higher£0.36m£0.37m£0.35m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bishop Auckland £0.89m, St Ives £0.58mSt Ives: £0.58mBishop Auckland: £0.89mSt Ives: £0.58mBishop Auckland: £0.89mSt Ives: £0.55mBishop Auckland: £0.84m

    £0.89m£0.89m£0.84mBishop Auckland is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bishop Auckland 22,493, St Ives 25,033St Ives: 25,033Bishop Auckland: 22,493

    22,493St Ives is higher25,033

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bishop Auckland 2,884, St Ives 2,807St Ives: 2,807Bishop Auckland: 2,884

    2,884Bishop Auckland is higherDepends on how you count2,807

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bishop Auckland 3,561, St Ives 3,104St Ives: 3,104Bishop Auckland: 3,561

    3,561Bishop Auckland is higher3,104

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bishop Auckland 9,786, St Ives 6,239St Ives: 6,239Bishop Auckland: 9,786

    9,786Bishop Auckland is higher6,239

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bishop Auckland 13,444, St Ives 9,824St Ives: 9,824Bishop Auckland: 13,444

    13,444Bishop Auckland is higher9,824

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bishop Auckland 2,371, St Ives 1,185St Ives: 1,185Bishop Auckland: 2,371

    2,371Bishop Auckland is higher1,185

Show the numbers
Bishop Auckland and St Ives, total
MeasureBishop AucklandSt IvesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£534.4m£536.7m£506.9m£474.0m£476.0m£449.6mBishop Auckland
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£285.8m£287.0m£271.1m£299.8m£301.1m£284.4mSt Ives
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£144.2m£144.8m£136.8m£101.6m£102.0m£96.4mBishop Auckland
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£256.5m£257.6m£243.3m£273.8m£274.9m£259.7mSt Ives
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£10.8m£10.8m£10.2mBishop Auckland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mBishop Auckland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mSt Ives
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£65.5m£65.8m£62.1m£41.9m£42.1m£39.8mBishop Auckland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£9.6m£9.7m£9.2mBishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m£5.3m£5.4m£5.1mBishop Auckland
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£107.2m£107.7m£101.7m£76.4m£76.7m£72.4mBishop Auckland
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.1m£22.2m£20.9m£20.4m£20.5m£19.4mBishop Auckland
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£19.3m£19.3m£18.3mBishop Auckland
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.26m£0.27m£0.25mBishop Auckland
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.36m£0.37m£0.35mBishop Auckland
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.89m£0.89m£0.84m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mBishop Auckland
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,49325,033St Ives
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,8842,807Bishop Auckland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5613,104Bishop Auckland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,7866,239Bishop Auckland
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,4449,824Bishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,3711,185Bishop 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.
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