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Carlisle and Bishop Auckland

107,219 and 94,708 residents (mid-2024).

Carlisle is higher than Bishop Auckland on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 0 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

Carlisle is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Bishop Auckland on 20. 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

Carlisle Bishop Auckland

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Carlisle £4,591, Bishop Auckland £5,642Bishop Auckland: £5,642Carlisle: £4,591Bishop Auckland: £5,666Carlisle: £4,611Bishop Auckland: £5,352Carlisle: £4,355

    £4,591£4,611£4,355Bishop Auckland is higher£5,642£5,666£5,352

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Carlisle £12,715, Bishop Auckland £12,832Bishop Auckland: £12,832Carlisle: £12,715Bishop Auckland: £12,887Carlisle: £12,769Bishop Auckland: £12,172Carlisle: £12,060

    £12,715£12,769£12,060Bishop Auckland is higher£12,832£12,887£12,172

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Carlisle £1,918, Bishop Auckland £2,585Bishop Auckland: £2,585Carlisle: £1,918Bishop Auckland: £2,596Carlisle: £1,927Bishop Auckland: £2,452Carlisle: £1,820

    £1,918£1,927£1,820Bishop Auckland is higher£2,585£2,596£2,452

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Carlisle £11,557, Bishop Auckland £11,516Bishop Auckland: £11,516Carlisle: £11,557Bishop Auckland: £11,565Carlisle: £11,606Bishop Auckland: £10,923Carlisle: £10,963

    £11,557£11,606£10,963Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count£11,516£11,565£10,923

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Carlisle £372, Bishop Auckland £485Bishop Auckland: £485Carlisle: £372Bishop Auckland: £487Carlisle: £374Bishop Auckland: £460Carlisle: £353

    £372£374£353Bishop Auckland is higher£485£487£460

  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: Carlisle £761, Bishop Auckland £798Bishop Auckland: £798Carlisle: £761Bishop Auckland: £801Carlisle: £764Bishop Auckland: £757Carlisle: £722

    £761£764£722Bishop Auckland is higher£798£801£757

  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: Carlisle £24, Bishop Auckland £33Bishop Auckland: £33Carlisle: £24Bishop Auckland: £33Carlisle: £25Bishop Auckland: £31Carlisle: £23

    £24£25£23Bishop Auckland is higher£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Carlisle £496, Bishop Auckland £692Bishop Auckland: £692Carlisle: £496Bishop Auckland: £695Carlisle: £498Bishop Auckland: £656Carlisle: £470

    £496£498£470Bishop Auckland is higher£692£695£656

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Carlisle £115, Bishop Auckland £168Bishop Auckland: £168Carlisle: £115Bishop Auckland: £169Carlisle: £115Bishop Auckland: £159Carlisle: £109

    £115£115£109Bishop Auckland is higher£168£169£159

  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: Carlisle £97, Bishop Auckland £196Bishop Auckland: £196Carlisle: £97Bishop Auckland: £197Carlisle: £97Bishop Auckland: £186Carlisle: £92

    £97£97£92Bishop Auckland is higher£196£197£186

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Carlisle £1,416, Bishop Auckland £1,922Bishop Auckland: £1,922Carlisle: £1,416Bishop Auckland: £1,930Carlisle: £1,422Bishop Auckland: £1,823Carlisle: £1,343

    £1,416£1,422£1,343Bishop Auckland is higher£1,922£1,930£1,823

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Carlisle £183, Bishop Auckland £233Bishop Auckland: £233Carlisle: £183Bishop Auckland: £234Carlisle: £184Bishop Auckland: £221Carlisle: £174

    £183£184£174Bishop Auckland is higher£233£234£221

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Carlisle £394, Bishop Auckland £448Bishop Auckland: £448Carlisle: £394Bishop Auckland: £450Carlisle: £396Bishop Auckland: £425Carlisle: £374

    £394£396£374Bishop Auckland is higherDepends on how you count£448£450£425

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Carlisle £4.19, Bishop Auckland £6.02Bishop Auckland: £6.02Carlisle: £4.19Bishop Auckland: £6.05Carlisle: £4.20Bishop Auckland: £5.71Carlisle: £3.97

    £4.19£4.20£3.97Bishop Auckland is higher£6.02£6.05£5.71

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Carlisle £6.75, Bishop Auckland £13Bishop Auckland: £13Carlisle: £6.75Bishop Auckland: £13Carlisle: £6.78Bishop Auckland: £12Carlisle: £6.40

    £6.75£6.78£6.40Bishop Auckland is higher£13£13£12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Carlisle £7.33, Bishop Auckland £9.37Bishop Auckland: £9.37Carlisle: £7.33Bishop Auckland: £9.41Carlisle: £7.36Bishop Auckland: £8.89Carlisle: £6.95

    £7.33£7.36£6.95Bishop Auckland is higher£9.37£9.41£8.89

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Carlisle 1,028.3, Bishop Auckland 1,009.9Bishop Auckland: 1,009.9Carlisle: 1,028.3

    1,028.3Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count1,009.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Carlisle 97.0, Bishop Auckland 129.5Bishop Auckland: 129.5Carlisle: 97.0

    97.0Bishop Auckland is higher129.5

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Carlisle 152.7, Bishop Auckland 159.9Bishop Auckland: 159.9Carlisle: 152.7

    152.7Bishop Auckland is higher159.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 73.0, Bishop Auckland 103.3Bishop Auckland: 103.3Carlisle: 73.0

    73.0Bishop Auckland is higher103.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Carlisle 177.2, Bishop Auckland 241.0Bishop Auckland: 241.0Carlisle: 177.2

    177.2Bishop Auckland is higher241.0

  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: Carlisle 19.8, Bishop Auckland 42.5Bishop Auckland: 42.5Carlisle: 19.8

    19.8Bishop Auckland is higher42.5

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Carlisle and Bishop Auckland, per person in the age group
MeasureCarlisleBishop AucklandHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,591£4,611£4,355£5,642£5,666£5,352Bishop Auckland
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,715£12,769£12,060£12,832£12,887£12,172Bishop Auckland
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,918£1,927£1,820£2,585£2,596£2,452Bishop Auckland
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,557£11,606£10,963£11,516£11,565£10,923Carlisle
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£372£374£353£485£487£460Bishop Auckland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£761£764£722£798£801£757Bishop Auckland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£25£23£33£33£31Bishop Auckland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£496£498£470£692£695£656Bishop Auckland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£168£169£159Bishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£97£97£92£196£197£186Bishop Auckland
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,416£1,422£1,343£1,922£1,930£1,823Bishop Auckland
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£183£184£174£233£234£221Bishop Auckland
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£394£396£374£448£450£425Bishop Auckland
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.19£4.20£3.97£6.02£6.05£5.71Bishop Auckland
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.75£6.78£6.40£13£13£12Bishop Auckland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.33£7.36£6.95£9.37£9.41£8.89Bishop Auckland
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,028.31,009.9Carlisle
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202697.0129.5Bishop Auckland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.7159.9Bishop Auckland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.0103.3Bishop Auckland
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026177.2241.0Bishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.842.5Bishop Auckland

Per resident

Carlisle is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Bishop Auckland 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

Carlisle Bishop Auckland

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Carlisle £4,591, Bishop Auckland £5,642Bishop Auckland: £5,642Carlisle: £4,591Bishop Auckland: £5,666Carlisle: £4,611Bishop Auckland: £5,352Carlisle: £4,355

    £4,591£4,611£4,355Bishop Auckland is higher£5,642£5,666£5,352

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Carlisle £2,620, Bishop Auckland £3,018Bishop Auckland: £3,018Carlisle: £2,620Bishop Auckland: £3,031Carlisle: £2,632Bishop Auckland: £2,863Carlisle: £2,486

    £2,620£2,632£2,486Bishop Auckland is higher£3,018£3,031£2,863

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Carlisle £1,170, Bishop Auckland £1,523Bishop Auckland: £1,523Carlisle: £1,170Bishop Auckland: £1,529Carlisle: £1,175Bishop Auckland: £1,444Carlisle: £1,109

    £1,170£1,175£1,109Bishop Auckland is higher£1,523£1,529£1,444

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Carlisle £2,382, Bishop Auckland £2,708Bishop Auckland: £2,708Carlisle: £2,382Bishop Auckland: £2,720Carlisle: £2,392Bishop Auckland: £2,569Carlisle: £2,259

    £2,382£2,392£2,259Bishop Auckland is higherDepends on how you count£2,708£2,720£2,569

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Carlisle £77, Bishop Auckland £114Bishop Auckland: £114Carlisle: £77Bishop Auckland: £115Carlisle: £77Bishop Auckland: £108Carlisle: £73

    £77£77£73Bishop Auckland is higher£114£115£108

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Carlisle £157, Bishop Auckland £188Bishop Auckland: £188Carlisle: £157Bishop Auckland: £188Carlisle: £157Bishop Auckland: £178Carlisle: £149

    £157£157£149Bishop Auckland is higher£188£188£178

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Carlisle £5.04, Bishop Auckland £7.77Bishop Auckland: £7.77Carlisle: £5.04Bishop Auckland: £7.80Carlisle: £5.06Bishop Auckland: £7.37Carlisle: £4.78

    £5.04£5.06£4.78Bishop Auckland is higher£7.77£7.80£7.37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Carlisle £496, Bishop Auckland £692Bishop Auckland: £692Carlisle: £496Bishop Auckland: £695Carlisle: £498Bishop Auckland: £656Carlisle: £470

    £496£498£470Bishop Auckland is higher£692£695£656

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Carlisle £115, Bishop Auckland £168Bishop Auckland: £168Carlisle: £115Bishop Auckland: £169Carlisle: £115Bishop Auckland: £159Carlisle: £109

    £115£115£109Bishop Auckland is higher£168£169£159

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Carlisle £59, Bishop Auckland £115Bishop Auckland: £115Carlisle: £59Bishop Auckland: £116Carlisle: £59Bishop Auckland: £109Carlisle: £56

    £59£59£56Bishop Auckland is higher£115£116£109

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Carlisle £863, Bishop Auckland £1,132Bishop Auckland: £1,132Carlisle: £863Bishop Auckland: £1,137Carlisle: £867Bishop Auckland: £1,074Carlisle: £819

    £863£867£819Bishop Auckland is higher£1,132£1,137£1,074

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Carlisle £183, Bishop Auckland £233Bishop Auckland: £233Carlisle: £183Bishop Auckland: £234Carlisle: £184Bishop Auckland: £221Carlisle: £174

    £183£184£174Bishop Auckland is higher£233£234£221

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Carlisle £240, Bishop Auckland £264Bishop Auckland: £264Carlisle: £240Bishop Auckland: £265Carlisle: £242Bishop Auckland: £250Carlisle: £228

    £240£242£228Bishop Auckland is higherDepends on how you count£264£265£250

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Carlisle £2.55, Bishop Auckland £3.54Bishop Auckland: £3.54Carlisle: £2.55Bishop Auckland: £3.56Carlisle: £2.56Bishop Auckland: £3.36Carlisle: £2.42

    £2.55£2.56£2.42Bishop Auckland is higher£3.54£3.56£3.36

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Carlisle £4.11, Bishop Auckland £7.54Bishop Auckland: £7.54Carlisle: £4.11Bishop Auckland: £7.57Carlisle: £4.13Bishop Auckland: £7.15Carlisle: £3.90

    £4.11£4.13£3.90Bishop Auckland is higher£7.54£7.57£7.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Carlisle £7.33, Bishop Auckland £9.37Bishop Auckland: £9.37Carlisle: £7.33Bishop Auckland: £9.41Carlisle: £7.36Bishop Auckland: £8.89Carlisle: £6.95

    £7.33£7.36£6.95Bishop Auckland is higher£9.37£9.41£8.89

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 211.9, Bishop Auckland 237.5Bishop Auckland: 237.5Carlisle: 211.9

    211.9Bishop Auckland is higherDepends on how you count237.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 20.0, Bishop Auckland 30.5Bishop Auckland: 30.5Carlisle: 20.0

    20.0Bishop Auckland is higher30.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 31.5, Bishop Auckland 37.6Bishop Auckland: 37.6Carlisle: 31.5

    31.5Bishop Auckland is higher37.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 73.0, Bishop Auckland 103.3Bishop Auckland: 103.3Carlisle: 73.0

    73.0Bishop Auckland is higher103.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 108.0, Bishop Auckland 142.0Bishop Auckland: 142.0Carlisle: 108.0

    108.0Bishop Auckland is higher142.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 12.1, Bishop Auckland 25.0Bishop Auckland: 25.0Carlisle: 12.1

    12.1Bishop Auckland is higher25.0

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Carlisle and Bishop Auckland, per resident
MeasureCarlisleBishop AucklandHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,591£4,611£4,355£5,642£5,666£5,352Bishop Auckland
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,620£2,632£2,486£3,018£3,031£2,863Bishop Auckland
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,170£1,175£1,109£1,523£1,529£1,444Bishop Auckland
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,382£2,392£2,259£2,708£2,720£2,569Bishop Auckland
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£114£115£108Bishop Auckland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£157£157£149£188£188£178Bishop Auckland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.04£5.06£4.78£7.77£7.80£7.37Bishop Auckland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£496£498£470£692£695£656Bishop Auckland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£168£169£159Bishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£59£59£56£115£116£109Bishop Auckland
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£863£867£819£1,132£1,137£1,074Bishop Auckland
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£183£184£174£233£234£221Bishop Auckland
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£240£242£228£264£265£250Bishop Auckland
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.55£2.56£2.42£3.54£3.56£3.36Bishop Auckland
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.11£4.13£3.90£7.54£7.57£7.15Bishop Auckland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.33£7.36£6.95£9.37£9.41£8.89Bishop Auckland
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026211.9237.5Bishop Auckland
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.030.5Bishop Auckland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.537.6Bishop Auckland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.0103.3Bishop Auckland
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026108.0142.0Bishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.125.0Bishop Auckland

Total

Carlisle is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Bishop Auckland on 20. 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

Carlisle Bishop Auckland

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Carlisle £492.2m, Bishop Auckland £534.4mBishop Auckland: £534.4mCarlisle: £492.2mBishop Auckland: £536.7mCarlisle: £494.3mBishop Auckland: £506.9mCarlisle: £466.9m

    £492.2m£494.3m£466.9mBishop Auckland is higher£534.4m£536.7m£506.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Carlisle £281.0m, Bishop Auckland £285.8mBishop Auckland: £285.8mCarlisle: £281.0mBishop Auckland: £287.0mCarlisle: £282.1mBishop Auckland: £271.1mCarlisle: £266.5m

    £281.0m£282.1m£266.5mBishop Auckland is higher£285.8m£287.0m£271.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Carlisle £125.4m, Bishop Auckland £144.2mBishop Auckland: £144.2mCarlisle: £125.4mBishop Auckland: £144.8mCarlisle: £125.9mBishop Auckland: £136.8mCarlisle: £119.0m

    £125.4m£125.9m£119.0mBishop Auckland is higher£144.2m£144.8m£136.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Carlisle £255.4m, Bishop Auckland £256.5mBishop Auckland: £256.5mCarlisle: £255.4mBishop Auckland: £257.6mCarlisle: £256.5mBishop Auckland: £243.3mCarlisle: £242.2m

    £255.4m£256.5m£242.2mBishop Auckland is higherDepends on how you count£256.5m£257.6m£243.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Carlisle £8.2m, Bishop Auckland £10.8mBishop Auckland: £10.8mCarlisle: £8.2mBishop Auckland: £10.9mCarlisle: £8.3mBishop Auckland: £10.3mCarlisle: £7.8m

    £8.2m£8.3m£7.8mBishop Auckland is higher£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Carlisle £16.8m, Bishop Auckland £17.8mBishop Auckland: £17.8mCarlisle: £16.8mBishop Auckland: £17.9mCarlisle: £16.9mBishop Auckland: £16.9mCarlisle: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.9m£15.9mBishop Auckland is higher£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Carlisle £0.54m, Bishop Auckland £0.74mBishop Auckland: £0.74mCarlisle: £0.54mBishop Auckland: £0.74mCarlisle: £0.54mBishop Auckland: £0.70mCarlisle: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mBishop Auckland is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Carlisle £53.2m, Bishop Auckland £65.5mBishop Auckland: £65.5mCarlisle: £53.2mBishop Auckland: £65.8mCarlisle: £53.4mBishop Auckland: £62.1mCarlisle: £50.4m

    £53.2m£53.4m£50.4mBishop Auckland is higher£65.5m£65.8m£62.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Carlisle £12.3m, Bishop Auckland £15.9mBishop Auckland: £15.9mCarlisle: £12.3mBishop Auckland: £16.0mCarlisle: £12.4mBishop Auckland: £15.1mCarlisle: £11.7m

    £12.3m£12.4m£11.7mBishop Auckland 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: Carlisle £6.3m, Bishop Auckland £10.9mBishop Auckland: £10.9mCarlisle: £6.3mBishop Auckland: £11.0mCarlisle: £6.4mBishop Auckland: £10.4mCarlisle: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.4m£6.0mBishop Auckland is higher£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Carlisle £92.6m, Bishop Auckland £107.2mBishop Auckland: £107.2mCarlisle: £92.6mBishop Auckland: £107.7mCarlisle: £93.0mBishop Auckland: £101.7mCarlisle: £87.8m

    £92.6m£93.0m£87.8mBishop Auckland is higher£107.2m£107.7m£101.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Carlisle £19.6m, Bishop Auckland £22.1mBishop Auckland: £22.1mCarlisle: £19.6mBishop Auckland: £22.2mCarlisle: £19.7mBishop Auckland: £20.9mCarlisle: £18.6m

    £19.6m£19.7m£18.6mBishop Auckland is higher£22.1m£22.2m£20.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Carlisle £25.8m, Bishop Auckland £25.0mBishop Auckland: £25.0mCarlisle: £25.8mBishop Auckland: £25.1mCarlisle: £25.9mBishop Auckland: £23.7mCarlisle: £24.5m

    £25.8m£25.9m£24.5mCarlisle is higherDepends on how you count£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Carlisle £0.27m, Bishop Auckland £0.34mBishop Auckland: £0.34mCarlisle: £0.27mBishop Auckland: £0.34mCarlisle: £0.27mBishop Auckland: £0.32mCarlisle: £0.26m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.26mBishop Auckland is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Carlisle £0.44m, Bishop Auckland £0.71mBishop Auckland: £0.71mCarlisle: £0.44mBishop Auckland: £0.72mCarlisle: £0.44mBishop Auckland: £0.68mCarlisle: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mBishop Auckland is higher£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Carlisle £0.79m, Bishop Auckland £0.89mBishop Auckland: £0.89mCarlisle: £0.79mBishop Auckland: £0.89mCarlisle: £0.79mBishop Auckland: £0.84mCarlisle: £0.75m

    £0.79m£0.79m£0.75mBishop Auckland is higher£0.89m£0.89m£0.84m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Carlisle 22,722, Bishop Auckland 22,493Bishop Auckland: 22,493Carlisle: 22,722

    22,722Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count22,493

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Carlisle 2,144, Bishop Auckland 2,884Bishop Auckland: 2,884Carlisle: 2,144

    2,144Bishop Auckland is higher2,884

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Carlisle 3,373, Bishop Auckland 3,561Bishop Auckland: 3,561Carlisle: 3,373

    3,373Bishop Auckland is higher3,561

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Carlisle 7,825, Bishop Auckland 9,786Bishop Auckland: 9,786Carlisle: 7,825

    7,825Bishop Auckland is higher9,786

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Carlisle 11,581, Bishop Auckland 13,444Bishop Auckland: 13,444Carlisle: 11,581

    11,581Bishop Auckland is higher13,444

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Carlisle 1,295, Bishop Auckland 2,371Bishop Auckland: 2,371Carlisle: 1,295

    1,295Bishop Auckland is higher2,371

Show the numbers
Carlisle and Bishop Auckland, total
MeasureCarlisleBishop AucklandHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£492.2m£494.3m£466.9m£534.4m£536.7m£506.9mBishop Auckland
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£281.0m£282.1m£266.5m£285.8m£287.0m£271.1mBishop Auckland
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£125.4m£125.9m£119.0m£144.2m£144.8m£136.8mBishop Auckland
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£255.4m£256.5m£242.2m£256.5m£257.6m£243.3mBishop Auckland
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.3m£7.8m£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mBishop Auckland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mBishop Auckland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mBishop Auckland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£53.2m£53.4m£50.4m£65.5m£65.8m£62.1mBishop Auckland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mBishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m£10.9m£11.0m£10.4mBishop Auckland
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£92.6m£93.0m£87.8m£107.2m£107.7m£101.7mBishop Auckland
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m£22.1m£22.2m£20.9mBishop Auckland
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.8m£25.9m£24.5m£25.0m£25.1m£23.7mCarlisle
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mBishop Auckland
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mBishop Auckland
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m£0.89m£0.89m£0.84mBishop Auckland
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,72222,493Carlisle
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1442,884Bishop Auckland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3733,561Bishop Auckland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,8259,786Bishop Auckland
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,58113,444Bishop Auckland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2952,371Bishop Auckland

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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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.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.