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Cambridge and Newcastle upon Tyne North

127,325 and 112,244 residents (mid-2024).

Cambridge is higher than Newcastle upon Tyne North on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Cambridge is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne North on 18. 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

Cambridge Newcastle upon Tyne North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,602, Newcastle upon Tyne North £3,533Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,533Cambridge: £2,602Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,548Cambridge: £2,613Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,351Cambridge: £2,468

    £2,602£2,613£2,468Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£3,533£3,548£3,351

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £12,031, Newcastle upon Tyne North £12,671Newcastle upon Tyne North: £12,671Cambridge: £12,031Newcastle upon Tyne North: £12,725Cambridge: £12,083Newcastle upon Tyne North: £12,019Cambridge: £11,412

    £12,031£12,083£11,412Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£12,671£12,725£12,019

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £1,112, Newcastle upon Tyne North £1,236Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,236Cambridge: £1,112Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,241Cambridge: £1,116Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,173Cambridge: £1,054

    £1,112£1,116£1,054Newcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£1,236£1,241£1,173

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £10,945, Newcastle upon Tyne North £11,438Newcastle upon Tyne North: £11,438Cambridge: £10,945Newcastle upon Tyne North: £11,487Cambridge: £10,992Newcastle upon Tyne North: £10,850Cambridge: £10,382

    £10,945£10,992£10,382Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£11,438£11,487£10,850

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £527, Newcastle upon Tyne North £446Newcastle upon Tyne North: £446Cambridge: £527Newcastle upon Tyne North: £448Cambridge: £529Newcastle upon Tyne North: £423Cambridge: £500

    £527£529£500Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£446£448£423

  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: Cambridge £534, Newcastle upon Tyne North £761Newcastle upon Tyne North: £761Cambridge: £534Newcastle upon Tyne North: £764Cambridge: £536Newcastle upon Tyne North: £722Cambridge: £506

    £534£536£506Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£761£764£722

  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: Cambridge £25, Newcastle upon Tyne North £26Newcastle upon Tyne North: £26Cambridge: £25Newcastle upon Tyne North: £26Cambridge: £26Newcastle upon Tyne North: £25Cambridge: £24

    £25£26£24Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£26£26£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £249, Newcastle upon Tyne North £375Newcastle upon Tyne North: £375Cambridge: £249Newcastle upon Tyne North: £376Cambridge: £250Newcastle upon Tyne North: £356Cambridge: £236

    £249£250£236Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£375£376£356

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Newcastle upon Tyne North £94Newcastle upon Tyne North: £94Cambridge: £56Newcastle upon Tyne North: £95Cambridge: £56Newcastle upon Tyne North: £89Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£94£95£89

  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: Cambridge £41, Newcastle upon Tyne North £80Newcastle upon Tyne North: £80Cambridge: £41Newcastle upon Tyne North: £81Cambridge: £42Newcastle upon Tyne North: £76Cambridge: £39

    £41£42£39Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£80£81£76

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £880, Newcastle upon Tyne North £934Newcastle upon Tyne North: £934Cambridge: £880Newcastle upon Tyne North: £938Cambridge: £884Newcastle upon Tyne North: £886Cambridge: £835

    £880£884£835Newcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£934£938£886

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £206, Newcastle upon Tyne North £173Newcastle upon Tyne North: £173Cambridge: £206Newcastle upon Tyne North: £174Cambridge: £207Newcastle upon Tyne North: £164Cambridge: £196

    £206£207£196Cambridge is higher£173£174£164

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £182, Newcastle upon Tyne North £212Newcastle upon Tyne North: £212Cambridge: £182Newcastle upon Tyne North: £212Cambridge: £183Newcastle upon Tyne North: £201Cambridge: £172

    £182£183£172Newcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£212£212£201

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £5.74, Newcastle upon Tyne North £5.23Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.23Cambridge: £5.74Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.25Cambridge: £5.76Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.96Cambridge: £5.44

    £5.74£5.76£5.44Cambridge is higher£5.23£5.25£4.96

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £2.18, Newcastle upon Tyne North £4.70Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.70Cambridge: £2.18Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.72Cambridge: £2.19Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.46Cambridge: £2.07

    £2.18£2.19£2.07Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£4.70£4.72£4.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.63, Newcastle upon Tyne North £5.49Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.49Cambridge: £3.63Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.52Cambridge: £3.64Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.21Cambridge: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cambridge 959.7, Newcastle upon Tyne North 1,008.8Newcastle upon Tyne North: 1,008.8Cambridge: 959.7

    959.7Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher1,008.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cambridge 104.7, Newcastle upon Tyne North 103.5Newcastle upon Tyne North: 103.5Cambridge: 104.7

    104.7Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count103.5

  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: Cambridge 111.8, Newcastle upon Tyne North 152.0Newcastle upon Tyne North: 152.0Cambridge: 111.8

    111.8Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher152.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 37.0, Newcastle upon Tyne North 54.5Newcastle upon Tyne North: 54.5Cambridge: 37.0

    37.0Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher54.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cambridge 100.3, Newcastle upon Tyne North 116.7Newcastle upon Tyne North: 116.7Cambridge: 100.3

    100.3Newcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count116.7

  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: Cambridge 9.2, Newcastle upon Tyne North 17.3Newcastle upon Tyne North: 17.3Cambridge: 9.2

    9.2Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher17.3

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Cambridge and Newcastle upon Tyne North, per person in the age group
MeasureCambridgeNewcastle upon Tyne NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,602£2,613£2,468£3,533£3,548£3,351Newcastle upon Tyne North
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,031£12,083£11,412£12,671£12,725£12,019Newcastle upon Tyne North
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,112£1,116£1,054£1,236£1,241£1,173Newcastle upon Tyne North
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,945£10,992£10,382£11,438£11,487£10,850Newcastle upon Tyne North
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£527£529£500£446£448£423Cambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£534£536£506£761£764£722Newcastle upon Tyne North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£26£24£26£26£25Newcastle upon Tyne North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£375£376£356Newcastle upon Tyne North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£94£95£89Newcastle upon Tyne North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£41£42£39£80£81£76Newcastle upon Tyne North
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£880£884£835£934£938£886Newcastle upon Tyne North
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£173£174£164Cambridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£182£183£172£212£212£201Newcastle upon Tyne North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.74£5.76£5.44£5.23£5.25£4.96Cambridge
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.18£2.19£2.07£4.70£4.72£4.46Newcastle upon Tyne North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£5.49£5.52£5.21Newcastle upon Tyne North
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026959.71,008.8Newcastle upon Tyne North
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026104.7103.5Cambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026111.8152.0Newcastle upon Tyne North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.054.5Newcastle upon Tyne North
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026100.3116.7Newcastle upon Tyne North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 20269.217.3Newcastle upon Tyne North

Per resident

Cambridge is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne North on 18. 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

Cambridge Newcastle upon Tyne North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,602, Newcastle upon Tyne North £3,533Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,533Cambridge: £2,602Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,548Cambridge: £2,613Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,351Cambridge: £2,468

    £2,602£2,613£2,468Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£3,533£3,548£3,351

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cambridge £1,258, Newcastle upon Tyne North £2,063Newcastle upon Tyne North: £2,063Cambridge: £1,258Newcastle upon Tyne North: £2,072Cambridge: £1,263Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,957Cambridge: £1,193

    £1,258£1,263£1,193Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£2,063£2,072£1,957

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cambridge £829, Newcastle upon Tyne North £822Newcastle upon Tyne North: £822Cambridge: £829Newcastle upon Tyne North: £825Cambridge: £832Newcastle upon Tyne North: £780Cambridge: £786

    £829£832£786Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£822£825£780

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cambridge £1,144, Newcastle upon Tyne North £1,862Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,862Cambridge: £1,144Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,870Cambridge: £1,149Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,767Cambridge: £1,085

    £1,144£1,149£1,085Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£1,862£1,870£1,767

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cambridge £55, Newcastle upon Tyne North £73Newcastle upon Tyne North: £73Cambridge: £55Newcastle upon Tyne North: £73Cambridge: £55Newcastle upon Tyne North: £69Cambridge: £52

    £55£55£52Newcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£73£73£69

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Newcastle upon Tyne North £124Newcastle upon Tyne North: £124Cambridge: £56Newcastle upon Tyne North: £124Cambridge: £56Newcastle upon Tyne North: £117Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£124£124£117

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cambridge £2.66, Newcastle upon Tyne North £4.25Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.25Cambridge: £2.66Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.27Cambridge: £2.67Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.03Cambridge: £2.52

    £2.66£2.67£2.52Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£4.25£4.27£4.03

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £249, Newcastle upon Tyne North £375Newcastle upon Tyne North: £375Cambridge: £249Newcastle upon Tyne North: £376Cambridge: £250Newcastle upon Tyne North: £356Cambridge: £236

    £249£250£236Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£375£376£356

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Newcastle upon Tyne North £94Newcastle upon Tyne North: £94Cambridge: £56Newcastle upon Tyne North: £95Cambridge: £56Newcastle upon Tyne North: £89Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£94£95£89

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cambridge £31, Newcastle upon Tyne North £53Newcastle upon Tyne North: £53Cambridge: £31Newcastle upon Tyne North: £54Cambridge: £31Newcastle upon Tyne North: £51Cambridge: £29

    £31£31£29Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£53£54£51

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cambridge £656, Newcastle upon Tyne North £621Newcastle upon Tyne North: £621Cambridge: £656Newcastle upon Tyne North: £624Cambridge: £659Newcastle upon Tyne North: £589Cambridge: £623

    £656£659£623Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£621£624£589

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £206, Newcastle upon Tyne North £173Newcastle upon Tyne North: £173Cambridge: £206Newcastle upon Tyne North: £174Cambridge: £207Newcastle upon Tyne North: £164Cambridge: £196

    £206£207£196Cambridge is higher£173£174£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £136, Newcastle upon Tyne North £141Newcastle upon Tyne North: £141Cambridge: £136Newcastle upon Tyne North: £141Cambridge: £136Newcastle upon Tyne North: £133Cambridge: £129

    £136£136£129Newcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£141£141£133

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £4.28, Newcastle upon Tyne North £3.47Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3.47Cambridge: £4.28Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3.48Cambridge: £4.30Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3.29Cambridge: £4.06

    £4.28£4.30£4.06Cambridge is higher£3.47£3.48£3.29

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cambridge £1.62, Newcastle upon Tyne North £3.12Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3.12Cambridge: £1.62Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3.13Cambridge: £1.63Newcastle upon Tyne North: £2.96Cambridge: £1.54

    £1.62£1.63£1.54Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£3.12£3.13£2.96

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.63, Newcastle upon Tyne North £5.49Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.49Cambridge: £3.63Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.52Cambridge: £3.64Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.21Cambridge: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 100.3, Newcastle upon Tyne North 164.2Newcastle upon Tyne North: 164.2Cambridge: 100.3

    100.3Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher164.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 10.9, Newcastle upon Tyne North 16.9Newcastle upon Tyne North: 16.9Cambridge: 10.9

    10.9Newcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count16.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 11.7, Newcastle upon Tyne North 24.8Newcastle upon Tyne North: 24.8Cambridge: 11.7

    11.7Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher24.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 37.0, Newcastle upon Tyne North 54.5Newcastle upon Tyne North: 54.5Cambridge: 37.0

    37.0Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher54.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 74.8, Newcastle upon Tyne North 77.6Newcastle upon Tyne North: 77.6Cambridge: 74.8

    74.8Newcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count77.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 6.9, Newcastle upon Tyne North 11.5Newcastle upon Tyne North: 11.5Cambridge: 6.9

    6.9Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher11.5

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Cambridge and Newcastle upon Tyne North, per resident
MeasureCambridgeNewcastle upon Tyne NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,602£2,613£2,468£3,533£3,548£3,351Newcastle upon Tyne North
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,258£1,263£1,193£2,063£2,072£1,957Newcastle upon Tyne North
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£829£832£786£822£825£780Cambridge
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,144£1,149£1,085£1,862£1,870£1,767Newcastle upon Tyne North
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£73£73£69Newcastle upon Tyne North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£124£124£117Newcastle upon Tyne North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.66£2.67£2.52£4.25£4.27£4.03Newcastle upon Tyne North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£375£376£356Newcastle upon Tyne North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£94£95£89Newcastle upon Tyne North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£31£31£29£53£54£51Newcastle upon Tyne North
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£656£659£623£621£624£589Cambridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£173£174£164Cambridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£136£136£129£141£141£133Newcastle upon Tyne North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.28£4.30£4.06£3.47£3.48£3.29Cambridge
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.62£1.63£1.54£3.12£3.13£2.96Newcastle upon Tyne North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£5.49£5.52£5.21Newcastle upon Tyne North
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026100.3164.2Newcastle upon Tyne North
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.916.9Newcastle upon Tyne North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.724.8Newcastle upon Tyne North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.054.5Newcastle upon Tyne North
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202674.877.6Newcastle upon Tyne North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20266.911.5Newcastle upon Tyne North

Total

Cambridge is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne North on 16. 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

Cambridge Newcastle upon Tyne North

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cambridge £331.2m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £396.5mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £396.5mCambridge: £331.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £398.2mCambridge: £332.6mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £376.1mCambridge: £314.2m

    £331.2m£332.6m£314.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£396.5m£398.2m£376.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cambridge £160.1m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £231.6mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £231.6mCambridge: £160.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £232.6mCambridge: £160.8mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £219.7mCambridge: £151.9m

    £160.1m£160.8m£151.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£231.6m£232.6m£219.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cambridge £105.5m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £92.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £92.2mCambridge: £105.5mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £92.6mCambridge: £106.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £87.5mCambridge: £100.1m

    £105.5m£106.0m£100.1mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cambridge £145.7m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £209.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £209.0mCambridge: £145.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £209.9mCambridge: £146.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £198.3mCambridge: £138.2m

    £145.7m£146.3m£138.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£209.0m£209.9m£198.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge £7.0m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £8.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £8.2mCambridge: £7.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £8.2mCambridge: £7.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £7.7mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.0m£7.0m£6.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £7.1m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £13.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £13.9mCambridge: £7.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £14.0mCambridge: £7.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £13.2mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cambridge £0.34m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £0.48mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.48mCambridge: £0.34mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.48mCambridge: £0.34mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.45mCambridge: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mNewcastle upon Tyne North 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: Cambridge £31.7m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £42.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £42.1mCambridge: £31.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £42.3mCambridge: £31.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £39.9mCambridge: £30.1m

    £31.7m£31.9m£30.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£42.1m£42.3m£39.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £7.1m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £10.6mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £10.6mCambridge: £7.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £10.6mCambridge: £7.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £10.0mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£10.6m£10.6m£10.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge £3.9m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £6.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £6.0mCambridge: £3.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £6.0mCambridge: £3.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £5.7mCambridge: £3.7m

    £3.9m£3.9m£3.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge £83.6m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £69.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £69.7mCambridge: £83.6mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £70.0mCambridge: £83.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £66.1mCambridge: £79.3m

    £83.6m£83.9m£79.3mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£69.7m£70.0m£66.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cambridge £26.3m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £19.4mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £19.4mCambridge: £26.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £19.5mCambridge: £26.4mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £18.4mCambridge: £24.9m

    £26.3m£26.4m£24.9mCambridge is higher£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cambridge £17.3m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £15.8mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £15.8mCambridge: £17.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £15.9mCambridge: £17.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £15.0mCambridge: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.3m£16.4mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cambridge £0.54m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £0.39mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.39mCambridge: £0.54mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.39mCambridge: £0.55mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.37mCambridge: £0.52m

    £0.54m£0.55m£0.52mCambridge is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cambridge £0.21m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £0.35mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.35mCambridge: £0.21mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.35mCambridge: £0.21mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.33mCambridge: £0.20m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.20mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cambridge £0.46m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £0.62mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.62mCambridge: £0.46mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.62mCambridge: £0.46mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.59mCambridge: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cambridge 12,772, Newcastle upon Tyne North 18,435Newcastle upon Tyne North: 18,435Cambridge: 12,772

    12,772Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher18,435

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge 1,393, Newcastle upon Tyne North 1,891Newcastle upon Tyne North: 1,891Cambridge: 1,393

    1,393Newcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count1,891

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 1,488, Newcastle upon Tyne North 2,778Newcastle upon Tyne North: 2,778Cambridge: 1,488

    1,488Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher2,778

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 4,708, Newcastle upon Tyne North 6,119Newcastle upon Tyne North: 6,119Cambridge: 4,708

    4,708Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher6,119

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge 9,518, Newcastle upon Tyne North 8,708Newcastle upon Tyne North: 8,708Cambridge: 9,518

    9,518Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count8,708

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge 876, Newcastle upon Tyne North 1,292Newcastle upon Tyne North: 1,292Cambridge: 876

    876Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher1,292

Show the numbers
Cambridge and Newcastle upon Tyne North, total
MeasureCambridgeNewcastle upon Tyne NorthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£331.2m£332.6m£314.2m£396.5m£398.2m£376.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£160.1m£160.8m£151.9m£231.6m£232.6m£219.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£105.5m£106.0m£100.1m£92.2m£92.6m£87.5mCambridge
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£145.7m£146.3m£138.2m£209.0m£209.9m£198.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.7m£8.2m£8.2m£7.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.7m£31.9m£30.1m£42.1m£42.3m£39.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£10.6m£10.6m£10.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£83.6m£83.9m£79.3m£69.7m£70.0m£66.1mCambridge
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m£19.4m£19.5m£18.4mCambridge
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.3m£16.4m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mCambridge
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mCambridge
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mNewcastle upon Tyne North
State Pensiontotal, March 202612,77218,435Newcastle upon Tyne North
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3931,891Newcastle upon Tyne North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,4882,778Newcastle upon Tyne North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,7086,119Newcastle upon Tyne North
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,5188,708Cambridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268761,292Newcastle upon Tyne North

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.