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Cannock Chase and Chesterfield

104,088 and 95,716 residents (mid-2024).

Cannock Chase is higher than Chesterfield on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 4 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

Cannock Chase is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield 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

Cannock Chase Chesterfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £4,491, Chesterfield £5,183Chesterfield: £5,183Cannock Chase: £4,491Chesterfield: £5,205Cannock Chase: £4,510Chesterfield: £4,917Cannock Chase: £4,260

    £4,491£4,510£4,260Chesterfield is higher£5,183£5,205£4,917

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cannock Chase £12,841, Chesterfield £12,837Chesterfield: £12,837Cannock Chase: £12,841Chesterfield: £12,891Cannock Chase: £12,896Chesterfield: £12,176Cannock Chase: £12,181

    £12,841£12,896£12,181Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count£12,837£12,891£12,176

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase £1,954, Chesterfield £2,297Chesterfield: £2,297Cannock Chase: £1,954Chesterfield: £2,307Cannock Chase: £1,962Chesterfield: £2,179Cannock Chase: £1,854

    £1,954£1,962£1,854Chesterfield is higher£2,297£2,307£2,179

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cannock Chase £11,628, Chesterfield £11,514Chesterfield: £11,514Cannock Chase: £11,628Chesterfield: £11,563Cannock Chase: £11,677Chesterfield: £10,922Cannock Chase: £11,030

    £11,628£11,677£11,030Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count£11,514£11,563£10,922

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cannock Chase £411, Chesterfield £456Chesterfield: £456Cannock Chase: £411Chesterfield: £458Cannock Chase: £413Chesterfield: £433Cannock Chase: £390

    £411£413£390Chesterfield is higher£456£458£433

  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: Cannock Chase £773, Chesterfield £836Chesterfield: £836Cannock Chase: £773Chesterfield: £840Cannock Chase: £777Chesterfield: £793Cannock Chase: £733

    £773£777£733Chesterfield is higher£836£840£793

  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: Cannock Chase £29, Chesterfield £30Chesterfield: £30Cannock Chase: £29Chesterfield: £30Cannock Chase: £29Chesterfield: £29Cannock Chase: £28

    £29£29£28Chesterfield is higher£30£30£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £546, Chesterfield £649Chesterfield: £649Cannock Chase: £546Chesterfield: £652Cannock Chase: £548Chesterfield: £616Cannock Chase: £518

    £546£548£518Chesterfield is higher£649£652£616

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £147, Chesterfield £166Chesterfield: £166Cannock Chase: £147Chesterfield: £167Cannock Chase: £148Chesterfield: £157Cannock Chase: £139

    £147£148£139Chesterfield is higher£166£167£157

  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: Cannock Chase £148, Chesterfield £150Chesterfield: £150Cannock Chase: £148Chesterfield: £151Cannock Chase: £148Chesterfield: £142Cannock Chase: £140

    £148£148£140Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£150£151£142

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase £1,464, Chesterfield £1,643Chesterfield: £1,643Cannock Chase: £1,464Chesterfield: £1,650Cannock Chase: £1,471Chesterfield: £1,559Cannock Chase: £1,389

    £1,464£1,471£1,389Chesterfield is higher£1,643£1,650£1,559

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cannock Chase £164, Chesterfield £235Chesterfield: £235Cannock Chase: £164Chesterfield: £236Cannock Chase: £164Chesterfield: £223Cannock Chase: £155

    £164£164£155Chesterfield is higher£235£236£223

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase £326, Chesterfield £488Chesterfield: £488Cannock Chase: £326Chesterfield: £490Cannock Chase: £328Chesterfield: £462Cannock Chase: £310

    £326£328£310Chesterfield is higher£488£490£462

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase £6.42, Chesterfield £8.43Chesterfield: £8.43Cannock Chase: £6.42Chesterfield: £8.47Cannock Chase: £6.45Chesterfield: £8.00Cannock Chase: £6.09

    £6.42£6.45£6.09Chesterfield is higher£8.43£8.47£8.00

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase £9.30, Chesterfield £7.79Chesterfield: £7.79Cannock Chase: £9.30Chesterfield: £7.82Cannock Chase: £9.34Chesterfield: £7.39Cannock Chase: £8.82

    £9.30£9.34£8.82Cannock Chase is higher£7.79£7.82£7.39

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £5.62, Chesterfield £5.80Chesterfield: £5.80Cannock Chase: £5.62Chesterfield: £5.82Cannock Chase: £5.64Chesterfield: £5.50Cannock Chase: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£5.80£5.82£5.50

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cannock Chase 1,012.9, Chesterfield 1,006.3Chesterfield: 1,006.3Cannock Chase: 1,012.9

    1,012.9Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count1,006.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cannock Chase 110.5, Chesterfield 120.9Chesterfield: 120.9Cannock Chase: 110.5

    110.5Chesterfield is higher120.9

  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: Cannock Chase 164.4, Chesterfield 172.3Chesterfield: 172.3Cannock Chase: 164.4

    164.4Chesterfield is higher172.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 79.4, Chesterfield 96.2Chesterfield: 96.2Cannock Chase: 79.4

    79.4Chesterfield is higher96.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase 187.6, Chesterfield 220.4Chesterfield: 220.4Cannock Chase: 187.6

    187.6Chesterfield is higher220.4

  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: Cannock Chase 31.6, Chesterfield 32.1Chesterfield: 32.1Cannock Chase: 31.6

    31.6Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count32.1

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Cannock Chase and Chesterfield, per person in the age group
MeasureCannock ChaseChesterfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,491£4,510£4,260£5,183£5,205£4,917Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,841£12,896£12,181£12,837£12,891£12,176Cannock Chase
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,954£1,962£1,854£2,297£2,307£2,179Chesterfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,628£11,677£11,030£11,514£11,563£10,922Cannock Chase
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£411£413£390£456£458£433Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£773£777£733£836£840£793Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£28£30£30£29Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£546£548£518£649£652£616Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£166£167£157Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£148£148£140£150£151£142Chesterfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,464£1,471£1,389£1,643£1,650£1,559Chesterfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£164£164£155£235£236£223Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£326£328£310£488£490£462Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.42£6.45£6.09£8.43£8.47£8.00Chesterfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.30£9.34£8.82£7.79£7.82£7.39Cannock Chase
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£5.80£5.82£5.50Chesterfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.91,006.3Cannock Chase
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.5120.9Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026164.4172.3Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.496.2Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026187.6220.4Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.632.1Chesterfield

Per resident

Cannock Chase is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield on 19. 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

Cannock Chase Chesterfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £4,491, Chesterfield £5,183Chesterfield: £5,183Cannock Chase: £4,491Chesterfield: £5,205Cannock Chase: £4,510Chesterfield: £4,917Cannock Chase: £4,260

    £4,491£4,510£4,260Chesterfield is higher£5,183£5,205£4,917

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £2,410, Chesterfield £2,728Chesterfield: £2,728Cannock Chase: £2,410Chesterfield: £2,739Cannock Chase: £2,420Chesterfield: £2,587Cannock Chase: £2,286

    £2,410£2,420£2,286Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,728£2,739£2,587

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £1,219, Chesterfield £1,399Chesterfield: £1,399Cannock Chase: £1,219Chesterfield: £1,405Cannock Chase: £1,224Chesterfield: £1,327Cannock Chase: £1,156

    £1,219£1,224£1,156Chesterfield is higher£1,399£1,405£1,327

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cannock Chase £2,182, Chesterfield £2,447Chesterfield: £2,447Cannock Chase: £2,182Chesterfield: £2,457Cannock Chase: £2,192Chesterfield: £2,321Cannock Chase: £2,070

    £2,182£2,192£2,070Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,447£2,457£2,321

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cannock Chase £77, Chesterfield £97Chesterfield: £97Cannock Chase: £77Chesterfield: £97Cannock Chase: £77Chesterfield: £92Cannock Chase: £73

    £77£77£73Chesterfield is higher£97£97£92

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £145, Chesterfield £178Chesterfield: £178Cannock Chase: £145Chesterfield: £178Cannock Chase: £146Chesterfield: £169Cannock Chase: £138

    £145£146£138Chesterfield is higher£178£178£169

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £5.47, Chesterfield £6.39Chesterfield: £6.39Cannock Chase: £5.47Chesterfield: £6.42Cannock Chase: £5.49Chesterfield: £6.06Cannock Chase: £5.19

    £5.47£5.49£5.19Chesterfield is higher£6.39£6.42£6.06

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £546, Chesterfield £649Chesterfield: £649Cannock Chase: £546Chesterfield: £652Cannock Chase: £548Chesterfield: £616Cannock Chase: £518

    £546£548£518Chesterfield is higher£649£652£616

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £147, Chesterfield £166Chesterfield: £166Cannock Chase: £147Chesterfield: £167Cannock Chase: £148Chesterfield: £157Cannock Chase: £139

    £147£148£139Chesterfield is higher£166£167£157

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £92, Chesterfield £91Chesterfield: £91Cannock Chase: £92Chesterfield: £92Cannock Chase: £92Chesterfield: £87Cannock Chase: £87

    £92£92£87Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count£91£92£87

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cannock Chase £913, Chesterfield £1,001Chesterfield: £1,001Cannock Chase: £913Chesterfield: £1,005Cannock Chase: £917Chesterfield: £949Cannock Chase: £866

    £913£917£866Chesterfield is higher£1,001£1,005£949

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cannock Chase £164, Chesterfield £235Chesterfield: £235Cannock Chase: £164Chesterfield: £236Cannock Chase: £164Chesterfield: £223Cannock Chase: £155

    £164£164£155Chesterfield is higher£235£236£223

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cannock Chase £204, Chesterfield £297Chesterfield: £297Cannock Chase: £204Chesterfield: £298Cannock Chase: £204Chesterfield: £282Cannock Chase: £193

    £204£204£193Chesterfield is higher£297£298£282

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cannock Chase £4.01, Chesterfield £5.13Chesterfield: £5.13Cannock Chase: £4.01Chesterfield: £5.16Cannock Chase: £4.02Chesterfield: £4.87Cannock Chase: £3.80

    £4.01£4.02£3.80Chesterfield is higher£5.13£5.16£4.87

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cannock Chase £5.80, Chesterfield £4.74Chesterfield: £4.74Cannock Chase: £5.80Chesterfield: £4.76Cannock Chase: £5.82Chesterfield: £4.50Cannock Chase: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Cannock Chase is higher£4.74£4.76£4.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £5.62, Chesterfield £5.80Chesterfield: £5.80Cannock Chase: £5.62Chesterfield: £5.82Cannock Chase: £5.64Chesterfield: £5.50Cannock Chase: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£5.80£5.82£5.50

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 190.1, Chesterfield 213.8Chesterfield: 213.8Cannock Chase: 190.1

    190.1Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count213.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 20.7, Chesterfield 25.7Chesterfield: 25.7Cannock Chase: 20.7

    20.7Chesterfield is higher25.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 30.9, Chesterfield 36.6Chesterfield: 36.6Cannock Chase: 30.9

    30.9Chesterfield is higher36.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 79.4, Chesterfield 96.2Chesterfield: 96.2Cannock Chase: 79.4

    79.4Chesterfield is higher96.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 117.0, Chesterfield 134.2Chesterfield: 134.2Cannock Chase: 117.0

    117.0Chesterfield is higher134.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 19.7, Chesterfield 19.6Chesterfield: 19.6Cannock Chase: 19.7

    19.7Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count19.6

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Cannock Chase and Chesterfield, per resident
MeasureCannock ChaseChesterfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,491£4,510£4,260£5,183£5,205£4,917Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,410£2,420£2,286£2,728£2,739£2,587Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,219£1,224£1,156£1,399£1,405£1,327Chesterfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,182£2,192£2,070£2,447£2,457£2,321Chesterfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£97£97£92Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£178£178£169Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.47£5.49£5.19£6.39£6.42£6.06Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£546£548£518£649£652£616Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£166£167£157Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£91£92£87Cannock Chase
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£913£917£866£1,001£1,005£949Chesterfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£164£164£155£235£236£223Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£204£204£193£297£298£282Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.01£4.02£3.80£5.13£5.16£4.87Chesterfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£4.74£4.76£4.50Cannock Chase
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£5.80£5.82£5.50Chesterfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026190.1213.8Chesterfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.725.7Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.936.6Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.496.2Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026117.0134.2Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.719.6Cannock Chase

Total

Cannock Chase is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield 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

Cannock Chase Chesterfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cannock Chase £467.5m, Chesterfield £496.1mChesterfield: £496.1mCannock Chase: £467.5mChesterfield: £498.2mCannock Chase: £469.5mChesterfield: £470.6mCannock Chase: £443.4m

    £467.5m£469.5m£443.4mChesterfield is higher£496.1m£498.2m£470.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cannock Chase £250.9m, Chesterfield £261.1mChesterfield: £261.1mCannock Chase: £250.9mChesterfield: £262.2mCannock Chase: £251.9mChesterfield: £247.7mCannock Chase: £238.0m

    £250.9m£251.9m£238.0mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£261.1m£262.2m£247.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cannock Chase £126.8m, Chesterfield £133.9mChesterfield: £133.9mCannock Chase: £126.8mChesterfield: £134.5mCannock Chase: £127.4mChesterfield: £127.0mCannock Chase: £120.3m

    £126.8m£127.4m£120.3mChesterfield is higher£133.9m£134.5m£127.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cannock Chase £227.2m, Chesterfield £234.2mChesterfield: £234.2mCannock Chase: £227.2mChesterfield: £235.2mCannock Chase: £228.1mChesterfield: £222.1mCannock Chase: £215.5m

    £227.2m£228.1m£215.5mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£234.2m£235.2m£222.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cannock Chase £8.0m, Chesterfield £9.3mChesterfield: £9.3mCannock Chase: £8.0mChesterfield: £9.3mCannock Chase: £8.1mChesterfield: £8.8mCannock Chase: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.1m£7.6mChesterfield is higher£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cannock Chase £15.1m, Chesterfield £17.0mChesterfield: £17.0mCannock Chase: £15.1mChesterfield: £17.1mCannock Chase: £15.2mChesterfield: £16.1mCannock Chase: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.2m£14.3mChesterfield is higher£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cannock Chase £0.57m, Chesterfield £0.61mChesterfield: £0.61mCannock Chase: £0.57mChesterfield: £0.61mCannock Chase: £0.57mChesterfield: £0.58mCannock Chase: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mChesterfield is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cannock Chase £56.8m, Chesterfield £62.2mChesterfield: £62.2mCannock Chase: £56.8mChesterfield: £62.4mCannock Chase: £57.1mChesterfield: £59.0mCannock Chase: £53.9m

    £56.8m£57.1m£53.9mChesterfield is higher£62.2m£62.4m£59.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cannock Chase £15.3m, Chesterfield £15.9mChesterfield: £15.9mCannock Chase: £15.3mChesterfield: £16.0mCannock Chase: £15.4mChesterfield: £15.1mCannock Chase: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.4m£14.5mChesterfield is higher£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cannock Chase £9.6m, Chesterfield £8.7mChesterfield: £8.7mCannock Chase: £9.6mChesterfield: £8.8mCannock Chase: £9.6mChesterfield: £8.3mCannock Chase: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mCannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cannock Chase £95.1m, Chesterfield £95.8mChesterfield: £95.8mCannock Chase: £95.1mChesterfield: £96.2mCannock Chase: £95.5mChesterfield: £90.9mCannock Chase: £90.2m

    £95.1m£95.5m£90.2mChesterfield is higher£95.8m£96.2m£90.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cannock Chase £17.0m, Chesterfield £22.5mChesterfield: £22.5mCannock Chase: £17.0mChesterfield: £22.6mCannock Chase: £17.1mChesterfield: £21.4mCannock Chase: £16.2m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.2mChesterfield is higher£22.5m£22.6m£21.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cannock Chase £21.2m, Chesterfield £28.4mChesterfield: £28.4mCannock Chase: £21.2mChesterfield: £28.5mCannock Chase: £21.3mChesterfield: £27.0mCannock Chase: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mChesterfield is higher£28.4m£28.5m£27.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cannock Chase £0.42m, Chesterfield £0.49mChesterfield: £0.49mCannock Chase: £0.42mChesterfield: £0.49mCannock Chase: £0.42mChesterfield: £0.47mCannock Chase: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mChesterfield is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cannock Chase £0.60m, Chesterfield £0.45mChesterfield: £0.45mCannock Chase: £0.60mChesterfield: £0.46mCannock Chase: £0.61mChesterfield: £0.43mCannock Chase: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.61m£0.57mCannock Chase is higher£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cannock Chase £0.58m, Chesterfield £0.55mChesterfield: £0.55mCannock Chase: £0.58mChesterfield: £0.56mCannock Chase: £0.59mChesterfield: £0.53mCannock Chase: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.59m£0.55mCannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cannock Chase 19,787, Chesterfield 20,468Chesterfield: 20,468Cannock Chase: 19,787

    19,787Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count20,468

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cannock Chase 2,159, Chesterfield 2,459Chesterfield: 2,459Cannock Chase: 2,159

    2,159Chesterfield is higher2,459

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cannock Chase 3,211, Chesterfield 3,505Chesterfield: 3,505Cannock Chase: 3,211

    3,211Chesterfield is higher3,505

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cannock Chase 8,262, Chesterfield 9,207Chesterfield: 9,207Cannock Chase: 8,262

    8,262Chesterfield is higher9,207

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cannock Chase 12,175, Chesterfield 12,848Chesterfield: 12,848Cannock Chase: 12,175

    12,175Chesterfield is higher12,848

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cannock Chase 2,054, Chesterfield 1,873Chesterfield: 1,873Cannock Chase: 2,054

    2,054Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count1,873

Show the numbers
Cannock Chase and Chesterfield, total
MeasureCannock ChaseChesterfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£467.5m£469.5m£443.4m£496.1m£498.2m£470.6mChesterfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£250.9m£251.9m£238.0m£261.1m£262.2m£247.7mChesterfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£126.8m£127.4m£120.3m£133.9m£134.5m£127.0mChesterfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£227.2m£228.1m£215.5m£234.2m£235.2m£222.1mChesterfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mChesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m£17.0m£17.1m£16.1mChesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mChesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.8m£57.1m£53.9m£62.2m£62.4m£59.0mChesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mChesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£8.7m£8.8m£8.3mCannock Chase
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.1m£95.5m£90.2m£95.8m£96.2m£90.9mChesterfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.2m£22.5m£22.6m£21.4mChesterfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£28.4m£28.5m£27.0mChesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mChesterfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m£0.45m£0.46m£0.43mCannock Chase
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m£0.55m£0.56m£0.53mCannock Chase
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,78720,468Chesterfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1592,459Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2113,505Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,2629,207Chesterfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,17512,848Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0541,873Cannock Chase

Sources

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

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