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Blaydon and Consett and Amber Valley

93,967 and 93,258 residents (mid-2024).

Blaydon and Consett is higher than Amber Valley on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 1 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

Blaydon and Consett is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Amber Valley on 10. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Blaydon and Consett Amber Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £4,951, Amber Valley £4,951Amber Valley: £4,951Blaydon and Consett: £4,951Amber Valley: £4,972Blaydon and Consett: £4,972Amber Valley: £4,696Blaydon and Consett: £4,696

    £4,951£4,972£4,696Blaydon and Consett is higher£4,951£4,972£4,696

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Blaydon and Consett £13,059, Amber Valley £12,979Amber Valley: £12,979Blaydon and Consett: £13,059Amber Valley: £13,034Blaydon and Consett: £13,114Amber Valley: £12,311Blaydon and Consett: £12,387

    £13,059£13,114£12,387Blaydon and Consett is higher£12,979£13,034£12,311

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Blaydon and Consett £2,090, Amber Valley £2,106Amber Valley: £2,106Blaydon and Consett: £2,090Amber Valley: £2,115Blaydon and Consett: £2,099Amber Valley: £1,998Blaydon and Consett: £1,983

    £2,090£2,099£1,983Amber Valley is higher£2,106£2,115£1,998

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Blaydon and Consett £11,614, Amber Valley £11,743Amber Valley: £11,743Blaydon and Consett: £11,614Amber Valley: £11,793Blaydon and Consett: £11,664Amber Valley: £11,139Blaydon and Consett: £11,017

    £11,614£11,664£11,017Amber Valley is higher£11,743£11,793£11,139

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Blaydon and Consett £503, Amber Valley £386Amber Valley: £386Blaydon and Consett: £503Amber Valley: £388Blaydon and Consett: £506Amber Valley: £367Blaydon and Consett: £478

    £503£506£478Blaydon and Consett is higher£386£388£367

  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: Blaydon and Consett £906, Amber Valley £823Amber Valley: £823Blaydon and Consett: £906Amber Valley: £827Blaydon and Consett: £910Amber Valley: £781Blaydon and Consett: £860

    £906£910£860Blaydon and Consett is higher£823£827£781

  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: Blaydon and Consett £35, Amber Valley £26Amber Valley: £26Blaydon and Consett: £35Amber Valley: £27Blaydon and Consett: £35Amber Valley: £25Blaydon and Consett: £33

    £35£35£33Blaydon and Consett is higher£26£27£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £584, Amber Valley £577Amber Valley: £577Blaydon and Consett: £584Amber Valley: £580Blaydon and Consett: £587Amber Valley: £548Blaydon and Consett: £554

    £584£587£554Blaydon and Consett is higher£577£580£548

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £149, Amber Valley £150Amber Valley: £150Blaydon and Consett: £149Amber Valley: £151Blaydon and Consett: £150Amber Valley: £143Blaydon and Consett: £141

    £149£150£141Amber Valley is higher£150£151£143

  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: Blaydon and Consett £145, Amber Valley £148Amber Valley: £148Blaydon and Consett: £145Amber Valley: £149Blaydon and Consett: £146Amber Valley: £141Blaydon and Consett: £138

    £145£146£138Amber Valley is higher£148£149£141

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Blaydon and Consett £1,579, Amber Valley £1,562Amber Valley: £1,562Blaydon and Consett: £1,579Amber Valley: £1,569Blaydon and Consett: £1,586Amber Valley: £1,482Blaydon and Consett: £1,498

    £1,579£1,586£1,498Blaydon and Consett is higher£1,562£1,569£1,482

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £196, Amber Valley £205Amber Valley: £205Blaydon and Consett: £196Amber Valley: £206Blaydon and Consett: £197Amber Valley: £194Blaydon and Consett: £186

    £196£197£186Amber Valley is higher£205£206£194

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Blaydon and Consett £350, Amber Valley £377Amber Valley: £377Blaydon and Consett: £350Amber Valley: £379Blaydon and Consett: £351Amber Valley: £358Blaydon and Consett: £332

    £350£351£332Amber Valley is higher£377£379£358

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Blaydon and Consett £7.85, Amber Valley £9.10Amber Valley: £9.10Blaydon and Consett: £7.85Amber Valley: £9.14Blaydon and Consett: £7.89Amber Valley: £8.63Blaydon and Consett: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Amber Valley is higher£9.10£9.14£8.63

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Blaydon and Consett £8.77, Amber Valley £9.71Amber Valley: £9.71Blaydon and Consett: £8.77Amber Valley: £9.75Blaydon and Consett: £8.81Amber Valley: £9.21Blaydon and Consett: £8.32

    £8.77£8.81£8.32Amber Valley is higher£9.71£9.75£9.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £8.14, Amber Valley £7.72Amber Valley: £7.72Blaydon and Consett: £8.14Amber Valley: £7.75Blaydon and Consett: £8.17Amber Valley: £7.32Blaydon and Consett: £7.72

    £8.14£8.17£7.72Blaydon and Consett is higher£7.72£7.75£7.32

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Blaydon and Consett 1,022.1, Amber Valley 1,015.4Amber Valley: 1,015.4Blaydon and Consett: 1,022.1

    1,022.1Blaydon and Consett is higher1,015.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Blaydon and Consett 136.6, Amber Valley 100.2Amber Valley: 100.2Blaydon and Consett: 136.6

    136.6Blaydon and Consett is higher100.2

  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: Blaydon and Consett 185.9, Amber Valley 168.3Amber Valley: 168.3Blaydon and Consett: 185.9

    185.9Blaydon and Consett is higher168.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blaydon and Consett 87.3, Amber Valley 84.0Amber Valley: 84.0Blaydon and Consett: 87.3

    87.3Blaydon and Consett is higher84.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Blaydon and Consett 197.7, Amber Valley 198.6Amber Valley: 198.6Blaydon and Consett: 197.7

    197.7Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count198.6

  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: Blaydon and Consett 31.5, Amber Valley 32.5Amber Valley: 32.5Blaydon and Consett: 31.5

    31.5Amber Valley is higher32.5

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Blaydon and Consett and Amber Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureBlaydon and ConsettAmber ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,951£4,972£4,696£4,951£4,972£4,696Blaydon and Consett
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,059£13,114£12,387£12,979£13,034£12,311Blaydon and Consett
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,090£2,099£1,983£2,106£2,115£1,998Amber Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,614£11,664£11,017£11,743£11,793£11,139Amber Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£503£506£478£386£388£367Blaydon and Consett
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£906£910£860£823£827£781Blaydon and Consett
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£33£26£27£25Blaydon and Consett
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£584£587£554£577£580£548Blaydon and Consett
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£150£151£143Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£145£146£138£148£149£141Amber Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,579£1,586£1,498£1,562£1,569£1,482Blaydon and Consett
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£205£206£194Amber Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£350£351£332£377£379£358Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£9.10£9.14£8.63Amber Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.77£8.81£8.32£9.71£9.75£9.21Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.14£8.17£7.72£7.72£7.75£7.32Blaydon and Consett
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.11,015.4Blaydon and Consett
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.6100.2Blaydon and Consett
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026185.9168.3Blaydon and Consett
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.384.0Blaydon and Consett
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026197.7198.6Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.532.5Amber Valley

Per resident

Blaydon and Consett is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Amber Valley on 10. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Blaydon and Consett Amber Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £4,951, Amber Valley £4,951Amber Valley: £4,951Blaydon and Consett: £4,951Amber Valley: £4,972Blaydon and Consett: £4,972Amber Valley: £4,696Blaydon and Consett: £4,696

    £4,951£4,972£4,696Blaydon and Consett is higher£4,951£4,972£4,696

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £2,741, Amber Valley £2,726Amber Valley: £2,726Blaydon and Consett: £2,741Amber Valley: £2,738Blaydon and Consett: £2,753Amber Valley: £2,586Blaydon and Consett: £2,600

    £2,741£2,753£2,600Blaydon and Consett is higher£2,726£2,738£2,586

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £1,273, Amber Valley £1,285Amber Valley: £1,285Blaydon and Consett: £1,273Amber Valley: £1,290Blaydon and Consett: £1,278Amber Valley: £1,219Blaydon and Consett: £1,207

    £1,273£1,278£1,207Amber Valley is higher£1,285£1,290£1,219

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £2,438, Amber Valley £2,466Amber Valley: £2,466Blaydon and Consett: £2,438Amber Valley: £2,477Blaydon and Consett: £2,449Amber Valley: £2,340Blaydon and Consett: £2,313

    £2,438£2,449£2,313Amber Valley is higher£2,466£2,477£2,340

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £106, Amber Valley £81Amber Valley: £81Blaydon and Consett: £106Amber Valley: £82Blaydon and Consett: £106Amber Valley: £77Blaydon and Consett: £100

    £106£106£100Blaydon and Consett is higher£81£82£77

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £190, Amber Valley £173Amber Valley: £173Blaydon and Consett: £190Amber Valley: £174Blaydon and Consett: £191Amber Valley: £164Blaydon and Consett: £180

    £190£191£180Blaydon and Consett is higher£173£174£164

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £7.26, Amber Valley £5.55Amber Valley: £5.55Blaydon and Consett: £7.26Amber Valley: £5.57Blaydon and Consett: £7.29Amber Valley: £5.26Blaydon and Consett: £6.89

    £7.26£7.29£6.89Blaydon and Consett is higher£5.55£5.57£5.26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £584, Amber Valley £577Amber Valley: £577Blaydon and Consett: £584Amber Valley: £580Blaydon and Consett: £587Amber Valley: £548Blaydon and Consett: £554

    £584£587£554Blaydon and Consett is higher£577£580£548

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £149, Amber Valley £150Amber Valley: £150Blaydon and Consett: £149Amber Valley: £151Blaydon and Consett: £150Amber Valley: £143Blaydon and Consett: £141

    £149£150£141Amber Valley is higher£150£151£143

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £88, Amber Valley £90Amber Valley: £90Blaydon and Consett: £88Amber Valley: £91Blaydon and Consett: £89Amber Valley: £86Blaydon and Consett: £84

    £88£89£84Amber Valley is higher£90£91£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £961, Amber Valley £953Amber Valley: £953Blaydon and Consett: £961Amber Valley: £957Blaydon and Consett: £965Amber Valley: £904Blaydon and Consett: £912

    £961£965£912Blaydon and Consett is higher£953£957£904

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £196, Amber Valley £205Amber Valley: £205Blaydon and Consett: £196Amber Valley: £206Blaydon and Consett: £197Amber Valley: £194Blaydon and Consett: £186

    £196£197£186Amber Valley is higher£205£206£194

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £213, Amber Valley £230Amber Valley: £230Blaydon and Consett: £213Amber Valley: £231Blaydon and Consett: £214Amber Valley: £218Blaydon and Consett: £202

    £213£214£202Amber Valley is higher£230£231£218

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £4.78, Amber Valley £5.56Amber Valley: £5.56Blaydon and Consett: £4.78Amber Valley: £5.58Blaydon and Consett: £4.80Amber Valley: £5.27Blaydon and Consett: £4.53

    £4.78£4.80£4.53Amber Valley is higher£5.56£5.58£5.27

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £5.33, Amber Valley £5.92Amber Valley: £5.92Blaydon and Consett: £5.33Amber Valley: £5.95Blaydon and Consett: £5.36Amber Valley: £5.62Blaydon and Consett: £5.06

    £5.33£5.36£5.06Amber Valley is higher£5.92£5.95£5.62

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Blaydon and Consett £8.14, Amber Valley £7.72Amber Valley: £7.72Blaydon and Consett: £8.14Amber Valley: £7.75Blaydon and Consett: £8.17Amber Valley: £7.32Blaydon and Consett: £7.72

    £8.14£8.17£7.72Blaydon and Consett is higher£7.72£7.75£7.32

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Blaydon and Consett 214.6, Amber Valley 213.3Amber Valley: 213.3Blaydon and Consett: 214.6

    214.6Blaydon and Consett is higher213.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Blaydon and Consett 28.7, Amber Valley 21.0Amber Valley: 21.0Blaydon and Consett: 28.7

    28.7Blaydon and Consett is higher21.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blaydon and Consett 39.0, Amber Valley 35.3Amber Valley: 35.3Blaydon and Consett: 39.0

    39.0Blaydon and Consett is higher35.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blaydon and Consett 87.3, Amber Valley 84.0Amber Valley: 84.0Blaydon and Consett: 87.3

    87.3Blaydon and Consett is higher84.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Blaydon and Consett 120.4, Amber Valley 121.1Amber Valley: 121.1Blaydon and Consett: 120.4

    120.4Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count121.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blaydon and Consett 19.2, Amber Valley 19.8Amber Valley: 19.8Blaydon and Consett: 19.2

    19.2Amber Valley is higher19.8

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Blaydon and Consett and Amber Valley, per resident
MeasureBlaydon and ConsettAmber ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,951£4,972£4,696£4,951£4,972£4,696Blaydon and Consett
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,741£2,753£2,600£2,726£2,738£2,586Blaydon and Consett
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,273£1,278£1,207£1,285£1,290£1,219Amber Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,438£2,449£2,313£2,466£2,477£2,340Amber Valley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£81£82£77Blaydon and Consett
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£191£180£173£174£164Blaydon and Consett
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.26£7.29£6.89£5.55£5.57£5.26Blaydon and Consett
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£584£587£554£577£580£548Blaydon and Consett
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£150£151£143Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£88£89£84£90£91£86Amber Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£961£965£912£953£957£904Blaydon and Consett
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£205£206£194Amber Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202£230£231£218Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.78£4.80£4.53£5.56£5.58£5.27Amber Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.33£5.36£5.06£5.92£5.95£5.62Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.14£8.17£7.72£7.72£7.75£7.32Blaydon and Consett
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026214.6213.3Blaydon and Consett
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202628.721.0Blaydon and Consett
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.035.3Blaydon and Consett
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.384.0Blaydon and Consett
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026120.4121.1Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.219.8Amber Valley

Total

Blaydon and Consett is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Amber Valley on 9. 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

Blaydon and Consett Amber Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Blaydon and Consett £465.2m, Amber Valley £461.7mAmber Valley: £461.7mBlaydon and Consett: £465.2mAmber Valley: £463.7mBlaydon and Consett: £467.2mAmber Valley: £438.0mBlaydon and Consett: £441.3m

    £465.2m£467.2m£441.3mBlaydon and Consett is higher£461.7m£463.7m£438.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Blaydon and Consett £257.6m, Amber Valley £254.2mAmber Valley: £254.2mBlaydon and Consett: £257.6mAmber Valley: £255.3mBlaydon and Consett: £258.7mAmber Valley: £241.1mBlaydon and Consett: £244.3m

    £257.6m£258.7m£244.3mBlaydon and Consett is higher£254.2m£255.3m£241.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Blaydon and Consett £119.6m, Amber Valley £119.8mAmber Valley: £119.8mBlaydon and Consett: £119.6mAmber Valley: £120.3mBlaydon and Consett: £120.1mAmber Valley: £113.6mBlaydon and Consett: £113.4m

    £119.6m£120.1m£113.4mAmber Valley is higher£119.8m£120.3m£113.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Blaydon and Consett £229.1m, Amber Valley £230.0mAmber Valley: £230.0mBlaydon and Consett: £229.1mAmber Valley: £231.0mBlaydon and Consett: £230.1mAmber Valley: £218.2mBlaydon and Consett: £217.3m

    £229.1m£230.1m£217.3mAmber Valley is higher£230.0m£231.0m£218.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Blaydon and Consett £9.9m, Amber Valley £7.6mAmber Valley: £7.6mBlaydon and Consett: £9.9mAmber Valley: £7.6mBlaydon and Consett: £10.0mAmber Valley: £7.2mBlaydon and Consett: £9.4m

    £9.9m£10.0m£9.4mBlaydon and Consett is higher£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Blaydon and Consett £17.9m, Amber Valley £16.1mAmber Valley: £16.1mBlaydon and Consett: £17.9mAmber Valley: £16.2mBlaydon and Consett: £18.0mAmber Valley: £15.3mBlaydon and Consett: £17.0m

    £17.9m£18.0m£17.0mBlaydon and Consett is higher£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Blaydon and Consett £0.68m, Amber Valley £0.52mAmber Valley: £0.52mBlaydon and Consett: £0.68mAmber Valley: £0.52mBlaydon and Consett: £0.69mAmber Valley: £0.49mBlaydon and Consett: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.69m£0.65mBlaydon and Consett is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Blaydon and Consett £54.9m, Amber Valley £53.8mAmber Valley: £53.8mBlaydon and Consett: £54.9mAmber Valley: £54.1mBlaydon and Consett: £55.1mAmber Valley: £51.1mBlaydon and Consett: £52.1m

    £54.9m£55.1m£52.1mBlaydon and Consett is higher£53.8m£54.1m£51.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Blaydon and Consett £14.0m, Amber Valley £14.0mAmber Valley: £14.0mBlaydon and Consett: £14.0mAmber Valley: £14.1mBlaydon and Consett: £14.0mAmber Valley: £13.3mBlaydon and Consett: £13.3m

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

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Blaydon and Consett £8.3m, Amber Valley £8.4mAmber Valley: £8.4mBlaydon and Consett: £8.3mAmber Valley: £8.5mBlaydon and Consett: £8.3mAmber Valley: £8.0mBlaydon and Consett: £7.9m

    £8.3m£8.3m£7.9mAmber Valley is higher£8.4m£8.5m£8.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Blaydon and Consett £90.3m, Amber Valley £88.9mAmber Valley: £88.9mBlaydon and Consett: £90.3mAmber Valley: £89.2mBlaydon and Consett: £90.7mAmber Valley: £84.3mBlaydon and Consett: £85.7m

    £90.3m£90.7m£85.7mBlaydon and Consett is higher£88.9m£89.2m£84.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Blaydon and Consett £18.4m, Amber Valley £19.1mAmber Valley: £19.1mBlaydon and Consett: £18.4mAmber Valley: £19.2mBlaydon and Consett: £18.5mAmber Valley: £18.1mBlaydon and Consett: £17.5m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.5mAmber Valley is higher£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Blaydon and Consett £20.0m, Amber Valley £21.4mAmber Valley: £21.4mBlaydon and Consett: £20.0mAmber Valley: £21.5mBlaydon and Consett: £20.1mAmber Valley: £20.3mBlaydon and Consett: £19.0m

    £20.0m£20.1m£19.0mAmber Valley is higher£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Blaydon and Consett £0.45m, Amber Valley £0.52mAmber Valley: £0.52mBlaydon and Consett: £0.45mAmber Valley: £0.52mBlaydon and Consett: £0.45mAmber Valley: £0.49mBlaydon and Consett: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mAmber Valley is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Blaydon and Consett £0.50m, Amber Valley £0.55mAmber Valley: £0.55mBlaydon and Consett: £0.50mAmber Valley: £0.55mBlaydon and Consett: £0.50mAmber Valley: £0.52mBlaydon and Consett: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.48mAmber Valley is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Blaydon and Consett £0.76m, Amber Valley £0.72mAmber Valley: £0.72mBlaydon and Consett: £0.76mAmber Valley: £0.72mBlaydon and Consett: £0.77mAmber Valley: £0.68mBlaydon and Consett: £0.73m

    £0.76m£0.77m£0.73mBlaydon and Consett is higher£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Blaydon and Consett 20,162, Amber Valley 19,889Amber Valley: 19,889Blaydon and Consett: 20,162

    20,162Blaydon and Consett is higher19,889

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Blaydon and Consett 2,695, Amber Valley 1,962Amber Valley: 1,962Blaydon and Consett: 2,695

    2,695Blaydon and Consett is higher1,962

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Blaydon and Consett 3,666, Amber Valley 3,296Amber Valley: 3,296Blaydon and Consett: 3,666

    3,666Blaydon and Consett is higher3,296

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Blaydon and Consett 8,204, Amber Valley 7,834Amber Valley: 7,834Blaydon and Consett: 8,204

    8,204Blaydon and Consett is higher7,834

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Blaydon and Consett 11,314, Amber Valley 11,297Amber Valley: 11,297Blaydon and Consett: 11,314

    11,314Blaydon and Consett is higherDepends on how you count11,297

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Blaydon and Consett 1,800, Amber Valley 1,848Amber Valley: 1,848Blaydon and Consett: 1,800

    1,800Amber Valley is higher1,848

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Blaydon and Consett and Amber Valley, total
MeasureBlaydon and ConsettAmber ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£465.2m£467.2m£441.3m£461.7m£463.7m£438.0mBlaydon and Consett
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£257.6m£258.7m£244.3m£254.2m£255.3m£241.1mBlaydon and Consett
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£119.6m£120.1m£113.4m£119.8m£120.3m£113.6mAmber Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£229.1m£230.1m£217.3m£230.0m£231.0m£218.2mAmber Valley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.9m£10.0m£9.4m£7.6m£7.6m£7.2mBlaydon and Consett
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m£16.1m£16.2m£15.3mBlaydon and Consett
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mBlaydon and Consett
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£54.9m£55.1m£52.1m£53.8m£54.1m£51.1mBlaydon and Consett
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mAmber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.3m£8.3m£7.9m£8.4m£8.5m£8.0mAmber Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£90.3m£90.7m£85.7m£88.9m£89.2m£84.3mBlaydon and Consett
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m£19.1m£19.2m£18.1mAmber Valley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m£21.4m£21.5m£20.3mAmber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mAmber Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mAmber Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.77m£0.73m£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mBlaydon and Consett
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,16219,889Blaydon and Consett
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6951,962Blaydon and Consett
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6663,296Blaydon and Consett
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,2047,834Blaydon and Consett
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,31411,297Blaydon and Consett
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8001,848Amber Valley

Sources

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

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