Compare constituencies · South East and East Midlands
Canterbury and Amber Valley
Canterbury is higher than Amber Valley on 1 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 0 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.
On 10 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.
Per person in the age group
Canterbury is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Amber Valley on 21. 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
Canterbury Amber Valley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,273£4,291£4,053Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,951£4,972£4,696
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,614£12,668£11,965Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,979£13,034£12,311
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,784£1,792£1,692Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,106£2,115£1,998
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,469£11,518£10,879Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,743£11,793£11,139
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£411£413£390Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£386£388£367
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£711£714£675Amber Valley is higher£823£827£781
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£23£23£21Amber Valley is higher£26£27£25
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£393£395£373Amber Valley is higher£577£580£548
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£125£126£119Amber Valley is higher£150£151£143
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£102£103£97Amber Valley is higher£148£149£141
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,428£1,434£1,354Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,562£1,569£1,482
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£197£198£187Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£205£206£194
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£238£239£225Amber Valley is higher£377£379£358
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.09£8.12£7.67Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£9.10£9.14£8.63
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.40£8.44£7.97Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£9.71£9.75£9.21
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.36£4.38£4.14Amber Valley is higher£7.72£7.75£7.32
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,005.1Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,015.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
89.4Amber Valley is higher100.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
142.3Amber Valley is higher168.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
61.0Amber Valley is higher84.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
160.7Amber Valley is higher198.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
22.6Amber Valley is higher32.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Canterbury | Amber Valley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,273£4,291£4,053 | £4,951£4,972£4,696 | Amber Valley |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,614£12,668£11,965 | £12,979£13,034£12,311 | Amber Valley |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,784£1,792£1,692 | £2,106£2,115£1,998 | Amber Valley |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,469£11,518£10,879 | £11,743£11,793£11,139 | Amber Valley |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £411£413£390 | £386£388£367 | Canterbury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £711£714£675 | £823£827£781 | Amber Valley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £23£23£21 | £26£27£25 | Amber Valley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £393£395£373 | £577£580£548 | Amber Valley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £125£126£119 | £150£151£143 | Amber Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £102£103£97 | £148£149£141 | Amber Valley |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,428£1,434£1,354 | £1,562£1,569£1,482 | Amber Valley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £197£198£187 | £205£206£194 | Amber Valley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £238£239£225 | £377£379£358 | Amber Valley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.09£8.12£7.67 | £9.10£9.14£8.63 | Amber Valley |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.40£8.44£7.97 | £9.71£9.75£9.21 | Amber Valley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.36£4.38£4.14 | £7.72£7.75£7.32 | Amber Valley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,005.1 | 1,015.4 | Amber Valley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 89.4 | 100.2 | Amber Valley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 142.3 | 168.3 | Amber Valley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 61.0 | 84.0 | Amber Valley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 160.7 | 198.6 | Amber Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 22.6 | 32.5 | Amber Valley |
Per resident
Canterbury is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Amber Valley on 22. 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
Canterbury Amber Valley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,273£4,291£4,053Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,951£4,972£4,696
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,415£2,425£2,291Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,726£2,738£2,586
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,138£1,143£1,080Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,285£1,290£1,219
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,196£2,205£2,083Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,466£2,477£2,340
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£79£79£75Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£81£82£77
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£136£137£129Amber Valley is higher£173£174£164
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.33£4.35£4.11Amber Valley is higher£5.55£5.57£5.26
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£393£395£373Amber Valley is higher£577£580£548
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£125£126£119Amber Valley is higher£150£151£143
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£65£66£62Amber Valley is higher£90£91£86
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£911£915£864Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£953£957£904
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£197£198£187Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£205£206£194
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£152£152£144Amber Valley is higher£230£231£218
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.16£5.18£4.89Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£5.56£5.58£5.27
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.36£5.38£5.08Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£5.92£5.95£5.62
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.36£4.38£4.14Amber Valley is higher£7.72£7.75£7.32
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
192.4Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count213.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.1Amber Valley is higher21.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
27.3Amber Valley is higher35.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
61.0Amber Valley is higher84.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
102.5Amber Valley is higher121.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.4Amber Valley is higher19.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Canterbury | Amber Valley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,273£4,291£4,053 | £4,951£4,972£4,696 | Amber Valley |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,415£2,425£2,291 | £2,726£2,738£2,586 | Amber Valley |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,138£1,143£1,080 | £1,285£1,290£1,219 | Amber Valley |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,196£2,205£2,083 | £2,466£2,477£2,340 | Amber Valley |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £79£79£75 | £81£82£77 | Amber Valley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £136£137£129 | £173£174£164 | Amber Valley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.33£4.35£4.11 | £5.55£5.57£5.26 | Amber Valley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £393£395£373 | £577£580£548 | Amber Valley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £125£126£119 | £150£151£143 | Amber Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £65£66£62 | £90£91£86 | Amber Valley |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £911£915£864 | £953£957£904 | Amber Valley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £197£198£187 | £205£206£194 | Amber Valley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £152£152£144 | £230£231£218 | Amber Valley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.16£5.18£4.89 | £5.56£5.58£5.27 | Amber Valley |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.36£5.38£5.08 | £5.92£5.95£5.62 | Amber Valley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.36£4.38£4.14 | £7.72£7.75£7.32 | Amber Valley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 192.4 | 213.3 | Amber Valley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.1 | 21.0 | Amber Valley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 27.3 | 35.3 | Amber Valley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 61.0 | 84.0 | Amber Valley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 102.5 | 121.1 | Amber Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.4 | 19.8 | Amber Valley |
Total
Canterbury is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Amber Valley on 12. 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
Canterbury Amber Valley
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£470.6m£472.6m£446.4mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£461.7m£463.7m£438.0m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£266.0m£267.1m£252.3mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£254.2m£255.3m£241.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£125.4m£125.9m£118.9mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£119.8m£120.3m£113.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£241.8m£242.9m£229.4mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£230.0m£231.0m£218.2m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.0m£15.1m£14.2mAmber Valley is higher£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mAmber Valley is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£43.3m£43.5m£41.1mAmber Valley is higher£53.8m£54.1m£51.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.8m£13.8m£13.1mAmber Valley is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.2m£7.2m£6.8mAmber Valley is higher£8.4m£8.5m£8.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£100.3m£100.8m£95.2mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£88.9m£89.2m£84.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£21.7m£21.8m£20.6mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£16.7m£16.8m£15.8mAmber Valley is higher£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mAmber Valley is higher£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
21,191Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count19,889
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,885Amber Valley is higher1,962
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,001Amber Valley is higher3,296
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,718Amber Valley is higher7,834
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
11,291Amber Valley is higher11,297
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,589Amber Valley is higher1,848
Show the numbers
| Measure | Canterbury | Amber Valley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £470.6m£472.6m£446.4m | £461.7m£463.7m£438.0m | Canterbury |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £266.0m£267.1m£252.3m | £254.2m£255.3m£241.1m | Canterbury |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £125.4m£125.9m£118.9m | £119.8m£120.3m£113.6m | Canterbury |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £241.8m£242.9m£229.4m | £230.0m£231.0m£218.2m | Canterbury |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £8.7m£8.7m£8.2m | £7.6m£7.6m£7.2m | Canterbury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.0m£15.1m£14.2m | £16.1m£16.2m£15.3m | Amber Valley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.48m£0.48m£0.45m | £0.52m£0.52m£0.49m | Amber Valley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £43.3m£43.5m£41.1m | £53.8m£54.1m£51.1m | Amber Valley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.8m£13.8m£13.1m | £14.0m£14.1m£13.3m | Amber Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.2m£7.2m£6.8m | £8.4m£8.5m£8.0m | Amber Valley |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £100.3m£100.8m£95.2m | £88.9m£89.2m£84.3m | Canterbury |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £21.7m£21.8m£20.6m | £19.1m£19.2m£18.1m | Canterbury |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £16.7m£16.8m£15.8m | £21.4m£21.5m£20.3m | Amber Valley |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.57m£0.57m£0.54m | £0.52m£0.52m£0.49m | Canterbury |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.59m£0.59m£0.56m | £0.55m£0.55m£0.52m | Canterbury |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.48m£0.48m£0.46m | £0.72m£0.72m£0.68m | Amber Valley |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 21,191 | 19,889 | Canterbury |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,885 | 1,962 | Amber Valley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,001 | 3,296 | Amber Valley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,718 | 7,834 | Amber Valley |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 11,291 | 11,297 | Amber Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,589 | 1,848 | Amber Valley |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.