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Canterbury and City of Durham

110,138 and 103,412 residents (mid-2024).

Canterbury is higher than City of Durham on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 5 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Canterbury is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and City of Durham on 15. 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 City of Durham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Canterbury £4,273, City of Durham £4,258City of Durham: £4,258Canterbury: £4,273City of Durham: £4,276Canterbury: £4,291City of Durham: £4,039Canterbury: £4,053

    £4,273£4,291£4,053Canterbury is higher£4,258£4,276£4,039

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Canterbury £12,614, City of Durham £12,777City of Durham: £12,777Canterbury: £12,614City of Durham: £12,831Canterbury: £12,668City of Durham: £12,119Canterbury: £11,965

    £12,614£12,668£11,965City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£12,777£12,831£12,119

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £1,784, City of Durham £1,548City of Durham: £1,548Canterbury: £1,784City of Durham: £1,554Canterbury: £1,792City of Durham: £1,468Canterbury: £1,692

    £1,784£1,792£1,692Canterbury is higher£1,548£1,554£1,468

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Canterbury £11,469, City of Durham £11,517City of Durham: £11,517Canterbury: £11,469City of Durham: £11,566Canterbury: £11,518City of Durham: £10,924Canterbury: £10,879

    £11,469£11,518£10,879City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£11,517£11,566£10,924

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Canterbury £411, City of Durham £418City of Durham: £418Canterbury: £411City of Durham: £420Canterbury: £413City of Durham: £397Canterbury: £390

    £411£413£390City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£418£420£397

  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, City of Durham £814City of Durham: £814Canterbury: £711City of Durham: £818Canterbury: £714City of Durham: £772Canterbury: £675

    £711£714£675City of Durham is higher£814£818£772

  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, City of Durham £28City of Durham: £28Canterbury: £23City of Durham: £28Canterbury: £23City of Durham: £26Canterbury: £21

    £23£23£21City of Durham is higher£28£28£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £393, City of Durham £537City of Durham: £537Canterbury: £393City of Durham: £539Canterbury: £395City of Durham: £510Canterbury: £373

    £393£395£373City of Durham is higher£537£539£510

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £125, City of Durham £124City of Durham: £124Canterbury: £125City of Durham: £124Canterbury: £126City of Durham: £117Canterbury: £119

    £125£126£119Canterbury is higher£124£124£117

  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, City of Durham £114City of Durham: £114Canterbury: £102City of Durham: £114Canterbury: £103City of Durham: £108Canterbury: £97

    £102£103£97City of Durham is higher£114£114£108

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £1,428, City of Durham £1,115City of Durham: £1,115Canterbury: £1,428City of Durham: £1,120Canterbury: £1,434City of Durham: £1,058Canterbury: £1,354

    £1,428£1,434£1,354Canterbury is higher£1,115£1,120£1,058

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Canterbury £197, City of Durham £184City of Durham: £184Canterbury: £197City of Durham: £185Canterbury: £198City of Durham: £175Canterbury: £187

    £197£198£187Canterbury is higher£184£185£175

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £238, City of Durham £306City of Durham: £306Canterbury: £238City of Durham: £307Canterbury: £239City of Durham: £290Canterbury: £225

    £238£239£225City of Durham is higher£306£307£290

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £8.09, City of Durham £4.72City of Durham: £4.72Canterbury: £8.09City of Durham: £4.74Canterbury: £8.12City of Durham: £4.48Canterbury: £7.67

    £8.09£8.12£7.67Canterbury is higher£4.72£4.74£4.48

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £8.40, City of Durham £8.50City of Durham: £8.50Canterbury: £8.40City of Durham: £8.53Canterbury: £8.44City of Durham: £8.06Canterbury: £7.97

    £8.40£8.44£7.97City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£8.50£8.53£8.06

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Canterbury £4.36, City of Durham £7.63City of Durham: £7.63Canterbury: £4.36City of Durham: £7.67Canterbury: £4.38City of Durham: £7.24Canterbury: £4.14

    £4.36£4.38£4.14City of Durham is higher£7.63£7.67£7.24

  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, City of Durham 1,012.1City of Durham: 1,012.1Canterbury: 1,005.1

    1,005.1City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count1,012.1

  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, City of Durham 106.4City of Durham: 106.4Canterbury: 89.4

    89.4City of Durham is higher106.4

  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, City of Durham 160.8City of Durham: 160.8Canterbury: 142.3

    142.3City of Durham is higher160.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 61.0, City of Durham 78.2City of Durham: 78.2Canterbury: 61.0

    61.0City of Durham is higher78.2

  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, City of Durham 148.0City of Durham: 148.0Canterbury: 160.7

    160.7Canterbury is higher148.0

  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, City of Durham 24.7City of Durham: 24.7Canterbury: 22.6

    22.6City of Durham is higher24.7

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Canterbury and City of Durham, per person in the age group
MeasureCanterburyCity of DurhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,273£4,291£4,053£4,258£4,276£4,039Canterbury
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,614£12,668£11,965£12,777£12,831£12,119City of Durham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,784£1,792£1,692£1,548£1,554£1,468Canterbury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,469£11,518£10,879£11,517£11,566£10,924City of Durham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£411£413£390£418£420£397City of Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£711£714£675£814£818£772City of Durham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£21£28£28£26City of Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£393£395£373£537£539£510City of Durham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£124£124£117Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£102£103£97£114£114£108City of Durham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,428£1,434£1,354£1,115£1,120£1,058Canterbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£184£185£175Canterbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£238£239£225£306£307£290City of Durham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.09£8.12£7.67£4.72£4.74£4.48Canterbury
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.40£8.44£7.97£8.50£8.53£8.06City of Durham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.36£4.38£4.14£7.63£7.67£7.24City of Durham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,005.11,012.1City of Durham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202689.4106.4City of Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026142.3160.8City of Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.078.2City of Durham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026160.7148.0Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.624.7City of Durham

Per resident

Canterbury is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and City of Durham on 11. 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 City of Durham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Canterbury £4,273, City of Durham £4,258City of Durham: £4,258Canterbury: £4,273City of Durham: £4,276Canterbury: £4,291City of Durham: £4,039Canterbury: £4,053

    £4,273£4,291£4,053Canterbury is higher£4,258£4,276£4,039

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Canterbury £2,415, City of Durham £2,378City of Durham: £2,378Canterbury: £2,415City of Durham: £2,388Canterbury: £2,425City of Durham: £2,255Canterbury: £2,291

    £2,415£2,425£2,291Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,378£2,388£2,255

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Canterbury £1,138, City of Durham £1,027City of Durham: £1,027Canterbury: £1,138City of Durham: £1,031Canterbury: £1,143City of Durham: £974Canterbury: £1,080

    £1,138£1,143£1,080Canterbury is higher£1,027£1,031£974

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Canterbury £2,196, City of Durham £2,143City of Durham: £2,143Canterbury: £2,196City of Durham: £2,152Canterbury: £2,205City of Durham: £2,033Canterbury: £2,083

    £2,196£2,205£2,083Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,143£2,152£2,033

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Canterbury £79, City of Durham £78City of Durham: £78Canterbury: £79City of Durham: £78Canterbury: £79City of Durham: £74Canterbury: £75

    £79£79£75Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£78£78£74

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £136, City of Durham £152City of Durham: £152Canterbury: £136City of Durham: £152Canterbury: £137City of Durham: £144Canterbury: £129

    £136£137£129City of Durham is higher£152£152£144

  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, City of Durham £5.14City of Durham: £5.14Canterbury: £4.33City of Durham: £5.17Canterbury: £4.35City of Durham: £4.88Canterbury: £4.11

    £4.33£4.35£4.11City of Durham is higher£5.14£5.17£4.88

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £393, City of Durham £537City of Durham: £537Canterbury: £393City of Durham: £539Canterbury: £395City of Durham: £510Canterbury: £373

    £393£395£373City of Durham is higher£537£539£510

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £125, City of Durham £124City of Durham: £124Canterbury: £125City of Durham: £124Canterbury: £126City of Durham: £117Canterbury: £119

    £125£126£119Canterbury is higher£124£124£117

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Canterbury £65, City of Durham £75City of Durham: £75Canterbury: £65City of Durham: £76Canterbury: £66City of Durham: £71Canterbury: £62

    £65£66£62City of Durham is higher£75£76£71

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Canterbury £911, City of Durham £740City of Durham: £740Canterbury: £911City of Durham: £743Canterbury: £915City of Durham: £702Canterbury: £864

    £911£915£864Canterbury is higher£740£743£702

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Canterbury £197, City of Durham £184City of Durham: £184Canterbury: £197City of Durham: £185Canterbury: £198City of Durham: £175Canterbury: £187

    £197£198£187Canterbury is higher£184£185£175

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Canterbury £152, City of Durham £203City of Durham: £203Canterbury: £152City of Durham: £204Canterbury: £152City of Durham: £192Canterbury: £144

    £152£152£144City of Durham is higher£203£204£192

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Canterbury £5.16, City of Durham £3.13City of Durham: £3.13Canterbury: £5.16City of Durham: £3.14Canterbury: £5.18City of Durham: £2.97Canterbury: £4.89

    £5.16£5.18£4.89Canterbury is higher£3.13£3.14£2.97

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Canterbury £5.36, City of Durham £5.64City of Durham: £5.64Canterbury: £5.36City of Durham: £5.66Canterbury: £5.38City of Durham: £5.35Canterbury: £5.08

    £5.36£5.38£5.08City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£5.64£5.66£5.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Canterbury £4.36, City of Durham £7.63City of Durham: £7.63Canterbury: £4.36City of Durham: £7.67Canterbury: £4.38City of Durham: £7.24Canterbury: £4.14

    £4.36£4.38£4.14City of Durham is higher£7.63£7.67£7.24

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 192.4, City of Durham 188.4City of Durham: 188.4Canterbury: 192.4

    192.4Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count188.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 17.1, City of Durham 19.8City of Durham: 19.8Canterbury: 17.1

    17.1City of Durham is higher19.8

  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, City of Durham 29.9City of Durham: 29.9Canterbury: 27.3

    27.3City of Durham is higher29.9

  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, City of Durham 78.2City of Durham: 78.2Canterbury: 61.0

    61.0City of Durham is higher78.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 102.5, City of Durham 98.2City of Durham: 98.2Canterbury: 102.5

    102.5Canterbury is higher98.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 14.4, City of Durham 16.4City of Durham: 16.4Canterbury: 14.4

    14.4City of Durham is higher16.4

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Canterbury and City of Durham, per resident
MeasureCanterburyCity of DurhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,273£4,291£4,053£4,258£4,276£4,039Canterbury
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,415£2,425£2,291£2,378£2,388£2,255Canterbury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,138£1,143£1,080£1,027£1,031£974Canterbury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,196£2,205£2,083£2,143£2,152£2,033Canterbury
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£78£78£74Canterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£152£152£144City of Durham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11£5.14£5.17£4.88City of Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£393£395£373£537£539£510City of Durham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£124£124£117Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£65£66£62£75£76£71City of Durham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£911£915£864£740£743£702Canterbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£184£185£175Canterbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£203£204£192City of Durham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.16£5.18£4.89£3.13£3.14£2.97Canterbury
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.36£5.38£5.08£5.64£5.66£5.35City of Durham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.36£4.38£4.14£7.63£7.67£7.24City of Durham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026192.4188.4Canterbury
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.119.8City of Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.329.9City of Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.078.2City of Durham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026102.598.2Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.416.4City of Durham

Total

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

Canterbury City of Durham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Canterbury £470.6m, City of Durham £440.3mCity of Durham: £440.3mCanterbury: £470.6mCity of Durham: £442.2mCanterbury: £472.6mCity of Durham: £417.6mCanterbury: £446.4m

    £470.6m£472.6m£446.4mCanterbury is higher£440.3m£442.2m£417.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Canterbury £266.0m, City of Durham £245.9mCity of Durham: £245.9mCanterbury: £266.0mCity of Durham: £246.9mCanterbury: £267.1mCity of Durham: £233.2mCanterbury: £252.3m

    £266.0m£267.1m£252.3mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£245.9m£246.9m£233.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Canterbury £125.4m, City of Durham £106.2mCity of Durham: £106.2mCanterbury: £125.4mCity of Durham: £106.7mCanterbury: £125.9mCity of Durham: £100.7mCanterbury: £118.9m

    £125.4m£125.9m£118.9mCanterbury is higher£106.2m£106.7m£100.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Canterbury £241.8m, City of Durham £221.6mCity of Durham: £221.6mCanterbury: £241.8mCity of Durham: £222.6mCanterbury: £242.9mCity of Durham: £210.2mCanterbury: £229.4m

    £241.8m£242.9m£229.4mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£221.6m£222.6m£210.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Canterbury £8.7m, City of Durham £8.0mCity of Durham: £8.0mCanterbury: £8.7mCity of Durham: £8.1mCanterbury: £8.7mCity of Durham: £7.6mCanterbury: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Canterbury £15.0m, City of Durham £15.7mCity of Durham: £15.7mCanterbury: £15.0mCity of Durham: £15.7mCanterbury: £15.1mCity of Durham: £14.9mCanterbury: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.2mCity of Durham is higher£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m

  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, City of Durham £0.53mCity of Durham: £0.53mCanterbury: £0.48mCity of Durham: £0.53mCanterbury: £0.48mCity of Durham: £0.50mCanterbury: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mCity of Durham is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Canterbury £43.3m, City of Durham £55.5mCity of Durham: £55.5mCanterbury: £43.3mCity of Durham: £55.8mCanterbury: £43.5mCity of Durham: £52.7mCanterbury: £41.1m

    £43.3m£43.5m£41.1mCity of Durham is higher£55.5m£55.8m£52.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Canterbury £13.8m, City of Durham £12.8mCity of Durham: £12.8mCanterbury: £13.8mCity of Durham: £12.9mCanterbury: £13.8mCity of Durham: £12.1mCanterbury: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.8m£13.1mCanterbury is higher£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Canterbury £7.2m, City of Durham £7.8mCity of Durham: £7.8mCanterbury: £7.2mCity of Durham: £7.8mCanterbury: £7.2mCity of Durham: £7.4mCanterbury: £6.8m

    £7.2m£7.2m£6.8mCity of Durham is higher£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Canterbury £100.3m, City of Durham £76.5mCity of Durham: £76.5mCanterbury: £100.3mCity of Durham: £76.9mCanterbury: £100.8mCity of Durham: £72.6mCanterbury: £95.2m

    £100.3m£100.8m£95.2mCanterbury is higher£76.5m£76.9m£72.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Canterbury £21.7m, City of Durham £19.1mCity of Durham: £19.1mCanterbury: £21.7mCity of Durham: £19.1mCanterbury: £21.8mCity of Durham: £18.1mCanterbury: £20.6m

    £21.7m£21.8m£20.6mCanterbury is higher£19.1m£19.1m£18.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Canterbury £16.7m, City of Durham £21.0mCity of Durham: £21.0mCanterbury: £16.7mCity of Durham: £21.1mCanterbury: £16.8mCity of Durham: £19.9mCanterbury: £15.8m

    £16.7m£16.8m£15.8mCity of Durham is higher£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Canterbury £0.57m, City of Durham £0.32mCity of Durham: £0.32mCanterbury: £0.57mCity of Durham: £0.33mCanterbury: £0.57mCity of Durham: £0.31mCanterbury: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mCanterbury is higher£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Canterbury £0.59m, City of Durham £0.58mCity of Durham: £0.58mCanterbury: £0.59mCity of Durham: £0.59mCanterbury: £0.59mCity of Durham: £0.55mCanterbury: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Canterbury £0.48m, City of Durham £0.79mCity of Durham: £0.79mCanterbury: £0.48mCity of Durham: £0.79mCanterbury: £0.48mCity of Durham: £0.75mCanterbury: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mCity of Durham is higher£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Canterbury 21,191, City of Durham 19,478City of Durham: 19,478Canterbury: 21,191

    21,191Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count19,478

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Canterbury 1,885, City of Durham 2,047City of Durham: 2,047Canterbury: 1,885

    1,885City of Durham is higher2,047

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Canterbury 3,001, City of Durham 3,094City of Durham: 3,094Canterbury: 3,001

    3,001City of Durham is higher3,094

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Canterbury 6,718, City of Durham 8,086City of Durham: 8,086Canterbury: 6,718

    6,718City of Durham is higher8,086

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Canterbury 11,291, City of Durham 10,159City of Durham: 10,159Canterbury: 11,291

    11,291Canterbury is higher10,159

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Canterbury 1,589, City of Durham 1,694City of Durham: 1,694Canterbury: 1,589

    1,589City of Durham is higher1,694

Show the numbers
Canterbury and City of Durham, total
MeasureCanterburyCity of DurhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£470.6m£472.6m£446.4m£440.3m£442.2m£417.6mCanterbury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£266.0m£267.1m£252.3m£245.9m£246.9m£233.2mCanterbury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£125.4m£125.9m£118.9m£106.2m£106.7m£100.7mCanterbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£241.8m£242.9m£229.4m£221.6m£222.6m£210.2mCanterbury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£8.0m£8.1m£7.6mCanterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m£15.7m£15.7m£14.9mCity of Durham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mCity of Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.3m£43.5m£41.1m£55.5m£55.8m£52.7mCity of Durham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.8m£13.1m£12.8m£12.9m£12.1mCanterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mCity of Durham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£100.3m£100.8m£95.2m£76.5m£76.9m£72.6mCanterbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m£19.1m£19.1m£18.1mCanterbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.8m£21.0m£21.1m£19.9mCity of Durham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.32m£0.33m£0.31mCanterbury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.58m£0.59m£0.55mCanterbury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.79m£0.79m£0.75mCity of Durham
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,19119,478Canterbury
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8852,047City of Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0013,094City of Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,7188,086City of Durham
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,29110,159Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5891,694City of Durham

Sources

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

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