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Canterbury and Chester North and Neston

110,138 and 98,180 residents (mid-2024).

Canterbury is higher than Chester North and Neston on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Canterbury is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Chester North and Neston on 13. 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 Chester North and Neston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Canterbury £4,273, Chester North and Neston £4,401Chester North and Neston: £4,401Canterbury: £4,273Chester North and Neston: £4,419Canterbury: £4,291Chester North and Neston: £4,174Canterbury: £4,053

    £4,273£4,291£4,053Chester North and Neston is higherDepends on how you count£4,401£4,419£4,174

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Canterbury £12,614, Chester North and Neston £12,710Chester North and Neston: £12,710Canterbury: £12,614Chester North and Neston: £12,764Canterbury: £12,668Chester North and Neston: £12,056Canterbury: £11,965

    £12,614£12,668£11,965Chester North and Neston is higherDepends on how you count£12,710£12,764£12,056

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £1,784, Chester North and Neston £1,609Chester North and Neston: £1,609Canterbury: £1,784Chester North and Neston: £1,616Canterbury: £1,792Chester North and Neston: £1,527Canterbury: £1,692

    £1,784£1,792£1,692Canterbury is higher£1,609£1,616£1,527

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Canterbury £11,469, Chester North and Neston £11,537Chester North and Neston: £11,537Canterbury: £11,469Chester North and Neston: £11,586Canterbury: £11,518Chester North and Neston: £10,944Canterbury: £10,879

    £11,469£11,518£10,879Chester North and Neston is higherDepends on how you count£11,537£11,586£10,944

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Canterbury £411, Chester North and Neston £399Chester North and Neston: £399Canterbury: £411Chester North and Neston: £401Canterbury: £413Chester North and Neston: £378Canterbury: £390

    £411£413£390Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£399£401£378

  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: Canterbury £711, Chester North and Neston £749Chester North and Neston: £749Canterbury: £711Chester North and Neston: £752Canterbury: £714Chester North and Neston: £711Canterbury: £675

    £711£714£675Chester North and Neston is higher£749£752£711

  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: Canterbury £23, Chester North and Neston £25Chester North and Neston: £25Canterbury: £23Chester North and Neston: £25Canterbury: £23Chester North and Neston: £23Canterbury: £21

    £23£23£21Chester North and Neston is higher£25£25£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £393, Chester North and Neston £436Chester North and Neston: £436Canterbury: £393Chester North and Neston: £438Canterbury: £395Chester North and Neston: £414Canterbury: £373

    £393£395£373Chester North and Neston is higherDepends on how you count£436£438£414

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £125, Chester North and Neston £115Chester North and Neston: £115Canterbury: £125Chester North and Neston: £116Canterbury: £126Chester North and Neston: £109Canterbury: £119

    £125£126£119Canterbury is higher£115£116£109

  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: Canterbury £102, Chester North and Neston £86Chester North and Neston: £86Canterbury: £102Chester North and Neston: £87Canterbury: £103Chester North and Neston: £82Canterbury: £97

    £102£103£97Canterbury is higher£86£87£82

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £1,428, Chester North and Neston £1,226Chester North and Neston: £1,226Canterbury: £1,428Chester North and Neston: £1,231Canterbury: £1,434Chester North and Neston: £1,163Canterbury: £1,354

    £1,428£1,434£1,354Canterbury is higher£1,226£1,231£1,163

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Canterbury £197, Chester North and Neston £220Chester North and Neston: £220Canterbury: £197Chester North and Neston: £221Canterbury: £198Chester North and Neston: £209Canterbury: £187

    £197£198£187Chester North and Neston is higherDepends on how you count£220£221£209

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £238, Chester North and Neston £286Chester North and Neston: £286Canterbury: £238Chester North and Neston: £287Canterbury: £239Chester North and Neston: £271Canterbury: £225

    £238£239£225Chester North and Neston is higher£286£287£271

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £8.09, Chester North and Neston £5.74Chester North and Neston: £5.74Canterbury: £8.09Chester North and Neston: £5.76Canterbury: £8.12Chester North and Neston: £5.44Canterbury: £7.67

    £8.09£8.12£7.67Canterbury is higher£5.74£5.76£5.44

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £8.40, Chester North and Neston £5.74Chester North and Neston: £5.74Canterbury: £8.40Chester North and Neston: £5.76Canterbury: £8.44Chester North and Neston: £5.44Canterbury: £7.97

    £8.40£8.44£7.97Canterbury is higher£5.74£5.76£5.44

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Canterbury £4.36, Chester North and Neston £6.41Chester North and Neston: £6.41Canterbury: £4.36Chester North and Neston: £6.44Canterbury: £4.38Chester North and Neston: £6.08Canterbury: £4.14

    £4.36£4.38£4.14Chester North and Neston is higher£6.41£6.44£6.08

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Canterbury 1,005.1, Chester North and Neston 1,019.7Chester North and Neston: 1,019.7Canterbury: 1,005.1

    1,005.1Chester North and Neston is higherDepends on how you count1,019.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Canterbury 89.4, Chester North and Neston 100.2Chester North and Neston: 100.2Canterbury: 89.4

    89.4Chester North and Neston 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: Canterbury 142.3, Chester North and Neston 157.9Chester North and Neston: 157.9Canterbury: 142.3

    142.3Chester North and Neston is higher157.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 61.0, Chester North and Neston 62.7Chester North and Neston: 62.7Canterbury: 61.0

    61.0Chester North and Neston is higherDepends on how you count62.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Canterbury 160.7, Chester North and Neston 144.8Chester North and Neston: 144.8Canterbury: 160.7

    160.7Canterbury is higher144.8

  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: Canterbury 22.6, Chester North and Neston 18.0Chester North and Neston: 18.0Canterbury: 22.6

    22.6Canterbury is higher18.0

Show the numbers
Canterbury and Chester North and Neston, per person in the age group
MeasureCanterburyChester North and NestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,273£4,291£4,053£4,401£4,419£4,174Chester North and Neston
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,614£12,668£11,965£12,710£12,764£12,056Chester North and Neston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,784£1,792£1,692£1,609£1,616£1,527Canterbury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,469£11,518£10,879£11,537£11,586£10,944Chester North and Neston
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£411£413£390£399£401£378Canterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£711£714£675£749£752£711Chester North and Neston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£21£25£25£23Chester North and Neston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£393£395£373£436£438£414Chester North and Neston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£115£116£109Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£102£103£97£86£87£82Canterbury
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,428£1,434£1,354£1,226£1,231£1,163Canterbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£220£221£209Chester North and Neston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£238£239£225£286£287£271Chester North and Neston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.09£8.12£7.67£5.74£5.76£5.44Canterbury
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.40£8.44£7.97£5.74£5.76£5.44Canterbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.36£4.38£4.14£6.41£6.44£6.08Chester North and Neston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,005.11,019.7Chester North and Neston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202689.4100.2Chester North and Neston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026142.3157.9Chester North and Neston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.062.7Chester North and Neston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026160.7144.8Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.618.0Canterbury

Per resident

Canterbury is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Chester North and Neston on 14. 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 Chester North and Neston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Canterbury £4,273, Chester North and Neston £4,401Chester North and Neston: £4,401Canterbury: £4,273Chester North and Neston: £4,419Canterbury: £4,291Chester North and Neston: £4,174Canterbury: £4,053

    £4,273£4,291£4,053Chester North and Neston is higherDepends on how you count£4,401£4,419£4,174

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Canterbury £2,415, Chester North and Neston £2,597Chester North and Neston: £2,597Canterbury: £2,415Chester North and Neston: £2,608Canterbury: £2,425Chester North and Neston: £2,463Canterbury: £2,291

    £2,415£2,425£2,291Chester North and Neston is higherDepends on how you count£2,597£2,608£2,463

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Canterbury £1,138, Chester North and Neston £1,025Chester North and Neston: £1,025Canterbury: £1,138Chester North and Neston: £1,030Canterbury: £1,143Chester North and Neston: £973Canterbury: £1,080

    £1,138£1,143£1,080Canterbury is higher£1,025£1,030£973

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Canterbury £2,196, Chester North and Neston £2,357Chester North and Neston: £2,357Canterbury: £2,196Chester North and Neston: £2,367Canterbury: £2,205Chester North and Neston: £2,236Canterbury: £2,083

    £2,196£2,205£2,083Chester North and Neston is higherDepends on how you count£2,357£2,367£2,236

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Canterbury £79, Chester North and Neston £82Chester North and Neston: £82Canterbury: £79Chester North and Neston: £82Canterbury: £79Chester North and Neston: £77Canterbury: £75

    £79£79£75Chester North and Neston is higherDepends on how you count£82£82£77

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £136, Chester North and Neston £153Chester North and Neston: £153Canterbury: £136Chester North and Neston: £154Canterbury: £137Chester North and Neston: £145Canterbury: £129

    £136£137£129Chester North and Neston is higher£153£154£145

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Canterbury £4.33, Chester North and Neston £5.05Chester North and Neston: £5.05Canterbury: £4.33Chester North and Neston: £5.07Canterbury: £4.35Chester North and Neston: £4.79Canterbury: £4.11

    £4.33£4.35£4.11Chester North and Neston is higher£5.05£5.07£4.79

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £393, Chester North and Neston £436Chester North and Neston: £436Canterbury: £393Chester North and Neston: £438Canterbury: £395Chester North and Neston: £414Canterbury: £373

    £393£395£373Chester North and Neston is higherDepends on how you count£436£438£414

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £125, Chester North and Neston £115Chester North and Neston: £115Canterbury: £125Chester North and Neston: £116Canterbury: £126Chester North and Neston: £109Canterbury: £119

    £125£126£119Canterbury is higher£115£116£109

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Canterbury £65, Chester North and Neston £55Chester North and Neston: £55Canterbury: £65Chester North and Neston: £55Canterbury: £66Chester North and Neston: £52Canterbury: £62

    £65£66£62Canterbury is higher£55£55£52

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Canterbury £911, Chester North and Neston £781Chester North and Neston: £781Canterbury: £911Chester North and Neston: £784Canterbury: £915Chester North and Neston: £741Canterbury: £864

    £911£915£864Canterbury is higher£781£784£741

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Canterbury £197, Chester North and Neston £220Chester North and Neston: £220Canterbury: £197Chester North and Neston: £221Canterbury: £198Chester North and Neston: £209Canterbury: £187

    £197£198£187Chester North and Neston is higherDepends on how you count£220£221£209

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Canterbury £152, Chester North and Neston £182Chester North and Neston: £182Canterbury: £152Chester North and Neston: £183Canterbury: £152Chester North and Neston: £173Canterbury: £144

    £152£152£144Chester North and Neston is higher£182£183£173

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Canterbury £5.16, Chester North and Neston £3.66Chester North and Neston: £3.66Canterbury: £5.16Chester North and Neston: £3.67Canterbury: £5.18Chester North and Neston: £3.47Canterbury: £4.89

    £5.16£5.18£4.89Canterbury is higher£3.66£3.67£3.47

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Canterbury £5.36, Chester North and Neston £3.65Chester North and Neston: £3.65Canterbury: £5.36Chester North and Neston: £3.66Canterbury: £5.38Chester North and Neston: £3.46Canterbury: £5.08

    £5.36£5.38£5.08Canterbury is higher£3.65£3.66£3.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Canterbury £4.36, Chester North and Neston £6.41Chester North and Neston: £6.41Canterbury: £4.36Chester North and Neston: £6.44Canterbury: £4.38Chester North and Neston: £6.08Canterbury: £4.14

    £4.36£4.38£4.14Chester North and Neston is higher£6.41£6.44£6.08

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 192.4, Chester North and Neston 208.4Chester North and Neston: 208.4Canterbury: 192.4

    192.4Chester North and Neston is higherDepends on how you count208.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 17.1, Chester North and Neston 20.5Chester North and Neston: 20.5Canterbury: 17.1

    17.1Chester North and Neston is higher20.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 27.3, Chester North and Neston 32.3Chester North and Neston: 32.3Canterbury: 27.3

    27.3Chester North and Neston is higher32.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 61.0, Chester North and Neston 62.7Chester North and Neston: 62.7Canterbury: 61.0

    61.0Chester North and Neston is higherDepends on how you count62.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 102.5, Chester North and Neston 92.3Chester North and Neston: 92.3Canterbury: 102.5

    102.5Canterbury is higher92.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 14.4, Chester North and Neston 11.5Chester North and Neston: 11.5Canterbury: 14.4

    14.4Canterbury is higher11.5

Show the numbers
Canterbury and Chester North and Neston, per resident
MeasureCanterburyChester North and NestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,273£4,291£4,053£4,401£4,419£4,174Chester North and Neston
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,415£2,425£2,291£2,597£2,608£2,463Chester North and Neston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,138£1,143£1,080£1,025£1,030£973Canterbury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,196£2,205£2,083£2,357£2,367£2,236Chester North and Neston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£82£82£77Chester North and Neston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£153£154£145Chester North and Neston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11£5.05£5.07£4.79Chester North and Neston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£393£395£373£436£438£414Chester North and Neston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£115£116£109Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£65£66£62£55£55£52Canterbury
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£911£915£864£781£784£741Canterbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£220£221£209Chester North and Neston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£182£183£173Chester North and Neston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.16£5.18£4.89£3.66£3.67£3.47Canterbury
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.36£5.38£5.08£3.65£3.66£3.46Canterbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.36£4.38£4.14£6.41£6.44£6.08Chester North and Neston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026192.4208.4Chester North and Neston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.120.5Chester North and Neston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.332.3Chester North and Neston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.062.7Chester North and Neston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026102.592.3Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.411.5Canterbury

Total

Canterbury is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Chester North and Neston on 6. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Canterbury Chester North and Neston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Canterbury £470.6m, Chester North and Neston £432.0mChester North and Neston: £432.0mCanterbury: £470.6mChester North and Neston: £433.9mCanterbury: £472.6mChester North and Neston: £409.8mCanterbury: £446.4m

    £470.6m£472.6m£446.4mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£432.0m£433.9m£409.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Canterbury £266.0m, Chester North and Neston £255.0mChester North and Neston: £255.0mCanterbury: £266.0mChester North and Neston: £256.1mCanterbury: £267.1mChester North and Neston: £241.9mCanterbury: £252.3m

    £266.0m£267.1m£252.3mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£255.0m£256.1m£241.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Canterbury £125.4m, Chester North and Neston £100.7mChester North and Neston: £100.7mCanterbury: £125.4mChester North and Neston: £101.1mCanterbury: £125.9mChester North and Neston: £95.5mCanterbury: £118.9m

    £125.4m£125.9m£118.9mCanterbury is higher£100.7m£101.1m£95.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Canterbury £241.8m, Chester North and Neston £231.4mChester North and Neston: £231.4mCanterbury: £241.8mChester North and Neston: £232.4mCanterbury: £242.9mChester North and Neston: £219.5mCanterbury: £229.4m

    £241.8m£242.9m£229.4mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£231.4m£232.4m£219.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Canterbury £8.7m, Chester North and Neston £8.0mChester North and Neston: £8.0mCanterbury: £8.7mChester North and Neston: £8.0mCanterbury: £8.7mChester North and Neston: £7.6mCanterbury: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£8.0m£8.0m£7.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Canterbury £15.0m, Chester North and Neston £15.0mChester North and Neston: £15.0mCanterbury: £15.0mChester North and Neston: £15.1mCanterbury: £15.1mChester North and Neston: £14.3mCanterbury: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.2mChester North and Neston is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Canterbury £0.48m, Chester North and Neston £0.50mChester North and Neston: £0.50mCanterbury: £0.48mChester North and Neston: £0.50mCanterbury: £0.48mChester North and Neston: £0.47mCanterbury: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mChester North and Neston is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Canterbury £43.3m, Chester North and Neston £42.8mChester North and Neston: £42.8mCanterbury: £43.3mChester North and Neston: £43.0mCanterbury: £43.5mChester North and Neston: £40.6mCanterbury: £41.1m

    £43.3m£43.5m£41.1mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£42.8m£43.0m£40.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Canterbury £13.8m, Chester North and Neston £11.3mChester North and Neston: £11.3mCanterbury: £13.8mChester North and Neston: £11.3mCanterbury: £13.8mChester North and Neston: £10.7mCanterbury: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.8m£13.1mCanterbury is higher£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Canterbury £7.2m, Chester North and Neston £5.4mChester North and Neston: £5.4mCanterbury: £7.2mChester North and Neston: £5.4mCanterbury: £7.2mChester North and Neston: £5.1mCanterbury: £6.8m

    £7.2m£7.2m£6.8mCanterbury is higher£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Canterbury £100.3m, Chester North and Neston £76.7mChester North and Neston: £76.7mCanterbury: £100.3mChester North and Neston: £77.0mCanterbury: £100.8mChester North and Neston: £72.7mCanterbury: £95.2m

    £100.3m£100.8m£95.2mCanterbury is higher£76.7m£77.0m£72.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Canterbury £21.7m, Chester North and Neston £21.6mChester North and Neston: £21.6mCanterbury: £21.7mChester North and Neston: £21.7mCanterbury: £21.8mChester North and Neston: £20.5mCanterbury: £20.6m

    £21.7m£21.8m£20.6mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Canterbury £16.7m, Chester North and Neston £17.9mChester North and Neston: £17.9mCanterbury: £16.7mChester North and Neston: £17.9mCanterbury: £16.8mChester North and Neston: £16.9mCanterbury: £15.8m

    £16.7m£16.8m£15.8mChester North and Neston is higher£17.9m£17.9m£16.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Canterbury £0.57m, Chester North and Neston £0.36mChester North and Neston: £0.36mCanterbury: £0.57mChester North and Neston: £0.36mCanterbury: £0.57mChester North and Neston: £0.34mCanterbury: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mCanterbury is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Canterbury £0.59m, Chester North and Neston £0.36mChester North and Neston: £0.36mCanterbury: £0.59mChester North and Neston: £0.36mCanterbury: £0.59mChester North and Neston: £0.34mCanterbury: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mCanterbury is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Canterbury £0.48m, Chester North and Neston £0.63mChester North and Neston: £0.63mCanterbury: £0.48mChester North and Neston: £0.63mCanterbury: £0.48mChester North and Neston: £0.60mCanterbury: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mChester North and Neston is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Canterbury 21,191, Chester North and Neston 20,457Chester North and Neston: 20,457Canterbury: 21,191

    21,191Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count20,457

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Canterbury 1,885, Chester North and Neston 2,010Chester North and Neston: 2,010Canterbury: 1,885

    1,885Chester North and Neston is higher2,010

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Canterbury 3,001, Chester North and Neston 3,167Chester North and Neston: 3,167Canterbury: 3,001

    3,001Chester North and Neston is higher3,167

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Canterbury 6,718, Chester North and Neston 6,151Chester North and Neston: 6,151Canterbury: 6,718

    6,718Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count6,151

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Canterbury 11,291, Chester North and Neston 9,059Chester North and Neston: 9,059Canterbury: 11,291

    11,291Canterbury is higher9,059

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Canterbury 1,589, Chester North and Neston 1,126Chester North and Neston: 1,126Canterbury: 1,589

    1,589Canterbury is higher1,126

Show the numbers
Canterbury and Chester North and Neston, total
MeasureCanterburyChester North and NestonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£470.6m£472.6m£446.4m£432.0m£433.9m£409.8mCanterbury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£266.0m£267.1m£252.3m£255.0m£256.1m£241.9mCanterbury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£125.4m£125.9m£118.9m£100.7m£101.1m£95.5mCanterbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£241.8m£242.9m£229.4m£231.4m£232.4m£219.5mCanterbury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£8.0m£8.0m£7.6mCanterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mChester North and Neston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mChester North and Neston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.3m£43.5m£41.1m£42.8m£43.0m£40.6mCanterbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.8m£13.1m£11.3m£11.3m£10.7mCanterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m£5.4m£5.4m£5.1mCanterbury
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£100.3m£100.8m£95.2m£76.7m£77.0m£72.7mCanterbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m£21.6m£21.7m£20.5mCanterbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.8m£17.9m£17.9m£16.9mChester North and Neston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mCanterbury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mCanterbury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mChester North and Neston
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,19120,457Canterbury
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8852,010Chester North and Neston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0013,167Chester North and Neston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,7186,151Canterbury
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,2919,059Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5891,126Canterbury

Sources

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

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