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Carlisle and North East Cambridgeshire

107,219 and 104,896 residents (mid-2024).

Carlisle is higher than North East Cambridgeshire on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 3 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 4 of 22 measures, and North East Cambridgeshire on 18. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Carlisle North East Cambridgeshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Carlisle £4,591, North East Cambridgeshire £4,979North East Cambridgeshire: £4,979Carlisle: £4,591North East Cambridgeshire: £5,001Carlisle: £4,611North East Cambridgeshire: £4,723Carlisle: £4,355

    £4,591£4,611£4,355North East Cambridgeshire is higher£4,979£5,001£4,723

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Carlisle £12,715, North East Cambridgeshire £12,837North East Cambridgeshire: £12,837Carlisle: £12,715North East Cambridgeshire: £12,892Carlisle: £12,769North East Cambridgeshire: £12,177Carlisle: £12,060

    £12,715£12,769£12,060North East Cambridgeshire is higher£12,837£12,892£12,177

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Carlisle £1,918, North East Cambridgeshire £2,144North East Cambridgeshire: £2,144Carlisle: £1,918North East Cambridgeshire: £2,153Carlisle: £1,927North East Cambridgeshire: £2,034Carlisle: £1,820

    £1,918£1,927£1,820North East Cambridgeshire is higher£2,144£2,153£2,034

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Carlisle £11,557, North East Cambridgeshire £11,517North East Cambridgeshire: £11,517Carlisle: £11,557North East Cambridgeshire: £11,566Carlisle: £11,606North East Cambridgeshire: £10,924Carlisle: £10,963

    £11,557£11,606£10,963Carlisle 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: Carlisle £372, North East Cambridgeshire £451North East Cambridgeshire: £451Carlisle: £372North East Cambridgeshire: £453Carlisle: £374North East Cambridgeshire: £428Carlisle: £353

    £372£374£353North East Cambridgeshire is higher£451£453£428

  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, North East Cambridgeshire £842North East Cambridgeshire: £842Carlisle: £761North East Cambridgeshire: £845Carlisle: £764North East Cambridgeshire: £798Carlisle: £722

    £761£764£722North East Cambridgeshire is higher£842£845£798

  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, North East Cambridgeshire £28North East Cambridgeshire: £28Carlisle: £24North East Cambridgeshire: £28Carlisle: £25North East Cambridgeshire: £26Carlisle: £23

    £24£25£23North East Cambridgeshire 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: Carlisle £496, North East Cambridgeshire £509North East Cambridgeshire: £509Carlisle: £496North East Cambridgeshire: £511Carlisle: £498North East Cambridgeshire: £483Carlisle: £470

    £496£498£470North East Cambridgeshire is higher£509£511£483

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Carlisle £115, North East Cambridgeshire £145North East Cambridgeshire: £145Carlisle: £115North East Cambridgeshire: £146Carlisle: £115North East Cambridgeshire: £138Carlisle: £109

    £115£115£109North East Cambridgeshire is higher£145£146£138

  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, North East Cambridgeshire £143North East Cambridgeshire: £143Carlisle: £97North East Cambridgeshire: £144Carlisle: £97North East Cambridgeshire: £136Carlisle: £92

    £97£97£92North East Cambridgeshire is higher£143£144£136

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Carlisle £1,416, North East Cambridgeshire £1,652North East Cambridgeshire: £1,652Carlisle: £1,416North East Cambridgeshire: £1,659Carlisle: £1,422North East Cambridgeshire: £1,567Carlisle: £1,343

    £1,416£1,422£1,343North East Cambridgeshire is higher£1,652£1,659£1,567

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Carlisle £183, North East Cambridgeshire £211North East Cambridgeshire: £211Carlisle: £183North East Cambridgeshire: £212Carlisle: £184North East Cambridgeshire: £200Carlisle: £174

    £183£184£174North East Cambridgeshire is higher£211£212£200

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Carlisle £394, North East Cambridgeshire £333North East Cambridgeshire: £333Carlisle: £394North East Cambridgeshire: £334Carlisle: £396North East Cambridgeshire: £315Carlisle: £374

    £394£396£374Carlisle is higher£333£334£315

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Carlisle £4.19, North East Cambridgeshire £6.17North East Cambridgeshire: £6.17Carlisle: £4.19North East Cambridgeshire: £6.19Carlisle: £4.20North East Cambridgeshire: £5.85Carlisle: £3.97

    £4.19£4.20£3.97North East Cambridgeshire is higher£6.17£6.19£5.85

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Carlisle £6.75, North East Cambridgeshire £9.93North East Cambridgeshire: £9.93Carlisle: £6.75North East Cambridgeshire: £9.97Carlisle: £6.78North East Cambridgeshire: £9.42Carlisle: £6.40

    £6.75£6.78£6.40North East Cambridgeshire is higher£9.93£9.97£9.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Carlisle £7.33, North East Cambridgeshire £4.88North East Cambridgeshire: £4.88Carlisle: £7.33North East Cambridgeshire: £4.90Carlisle: £7.36North East Cambridgeshire: £4.63Carlisle: £6.95

    £7.33£7.36£6.95Carlisle is higher£4.88£4.90£4.63

  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, North East Cambridgeshire 1,005.9North East Cambridgeshire: 1,005.9Carlisle: 1,028.3

    1,028.3Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count1,005.9

  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, North East Cambridgeshire 110.5North East Cambridgeshire: 110.5Carlisle: 97.0

    97.0North East Cambridgeshire is higher110.5

  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, North East Cambridgeshire 180.7North East Cambridgeshire: 180.7Carlisle: 152.7

    152.7North East Cambridgeshire is higher180.7

  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, North East Cambridgeshire 73.3North East Cambridgeshire: 73.3Carlisle: 73.0

    73.0North East Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count73.3

  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, North East Cambridgeshire 210.7North East Cambridgeshire: 210.7Carlisle: 177.2

    177.2North East Cambridgeshire is higher210.7

  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, North East Cambridgeshire 31.2North East Cambridgeshire: 31.2Carlisle: 19.8

    19.8North East Cambridgeshire is higher31.2

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Carlisle and North East Cambridgeshire, per person in the age group
MeasureCarlisleNorth East CambridgeshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,591£4,611£4,355£4,979£5,001£4,723North East Cambridgeshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,715£12,769£12,060£12,837£12,892£12,177North East Cambridgeshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,918£1,927£1,820£2,144£2,153£2,034North East Cambridgeshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,557£11,606£10,963£11,517£11,566£10,924Carlisle
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£372£374£353£451£453£428North East Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£761£764£722£842£845£798North East Cambridgeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£25£23£28£28£26North East Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£496£498£470£509£511£483North East Cambridgeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£145£146£138North East Cambridgeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£97£97£92£143£144£136North East Cambridgeshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,416£1,422£1,343£1,652£1,659£1,567North East Cambridgeshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£183£184£174£211£212£200North East Cambridgeshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£394£396£374£333£334£315Carlisle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.19£4.20£3.97£6.17£6.19£5.85North East Cambridgeshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.75£6.78£6.40£9.93£9.97£9.42North East Cambridgeshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.33£7.36£6.95£4.88£4.90£4.63Carlisle
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,028.31,005.9Carlisle
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202697.0110.5North East Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.7180.7North East Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.073.3North East Cambridgeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026177.2210.7North East Cambridgeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.831.2North East Cambridgeshire

Per resident

Carlisle is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and North East Cambridgeshire 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 North East Cambridgeshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Carlisle £4,591, North East Cambridgeshire £4,979North East Cambridgeshire: £4,979Carlisle: £4,591North East Cambridgeshire: £5,001Carlisle: £4,611North East Cambridgeshire: £4,723Carlisle: £4,355

    £4,591£4,611£4,355North East Cambridgeshire is higher£4,979£5,001£4,723

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Carlisle £2,620, North East Cambridgeshire £2,842North East Cambridgeshire: £2,842Carlisle: £2,620North East Cambridgeshire: £2,854Carlisle: £2,632North East Cambridgeshire: £2,696Carlisle: £2,486

    £2,620£2,632£2,486North East Cambridgeshire is higher£2,842£2,854£2,696

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Carlisle £1,170, North East Cambridgeshire £1,267North East Cambridgeshire: £1,267Carlisle: £1,170North East Cambridgeshire: £1,272Carlisle: £1,175North East Cambridgeshire: £1,202Carlisle: £1,109

    £1,170£1,175£1,109North East Cambridgeshire is higher£1,267£1,272£1,202

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Carlisle £2,382, North East Cambridgeshire £2,549North East Cambridgeshire: £2,549Carlisle: £2,382North East Cambridgeshire: £2,560Carlisle: £2,392North East Cambridgeshire: £2,418Carlisle: £2,259

    £2,382£2,392£2,259North East Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,549£2,560£2,418

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Carlisle £77, North East Cambridgeshire £100North East Cambridgeshire: £100Carlisle: £77North East Cambridgeshire: £100Carlisle: £77North East Cambridgeshire: £95Carlisle: £73

    £77£77£73North East Cambridgeshire is higher£100£100£95

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Carlisle £157, North East Cambridgeshire £186North East Cambridgeshire: £186Carlisle: £157North East Cambridgeshire: £187Carlisle: £157North East Cambridgeshire: £177Carlisle: £149

    £157£157£149North East Cambridgeshire is higher£186£187£177

  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, North East Cambridgeshire £6.17North East Cambridgeshire: £6.17Carlisle: £5.04North East Cambridgeshire: £6.19Carlisle: £5.06North East Cambridgeshire: £5.85Carlisle: £4.78

    £5.04£5.06£4.78North East Cambridgeshire is higher£6.17£6.19£5.85

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Carlisle £496, North East Cambridgeshire £509North East Cambridgeshire: £509Carlisle: £496North East Cambridgeshire: £511Carlisle: £498North East Cambridgeshire: £483Carlisle: £470

    £496£498£470North East Cambridgeshire is higher£509£511£483

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Carlisle £115, North East Cambridgeshire £145North East Cambridgeshire: £145Carlisle: £115North East Cambridgeshire: £146Carlisle: £115North East Cambridgeshire: £138Carlisle: £109

    £115£115£109North East Cambridgeshire is higher£145£146£138

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Carlisle £59, North East Cambridgeshire £85North East Cambridgeshire: £85Carlisle: £59North East Cambridgeshire: £85Carlisle: £59North East Cambridgeshire: £80Carlisle: £56

    £59£59£56North East Cambridgeshire is higher£85£85£80

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Carlisle £863, North East Cambridgeshire £976North East Cambridgeshire: £976Carlisle: £863North East Cambridgeshire: £981Carlisle: £867North East Cambridgeshire: £926Carlisle: £819

    £863£867£819North East Cambridgeshire is higher£976£981£926

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Carlisle £183, North East Cambridgeshire £211North East Cambridgeshire: £211Carlisle: £183North East Cambridgeshire: £212Carlisle: £184North East Cambridgeshire: £200Carlisle: £174

    £183£184£174North East Cambridgeshire is higher£211£212£200

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Carlisle £240, North East Cambridgeshire £197North East Cambridgeshire: £197Carlisle: £240North East Cambridgeshire: £197Carlisle: £242North East Cambridgeshire: £186Carlisle: £228

    £240£242£228Carlisle is higher£197£197£186

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Carlisle £2.55, North East Cambridgeshire £3.65North East Cambridgeshire: £3.65Carlisle: £2.55North East Cambridgeshire: £3.66Carlisle: £2.56North East Cambridgeshire: £3.46Carlisle: £2.42

    £2.55£2.56£2.42North East Cambridgeshire is higher£3.65£3.66£3.46

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Carlisle £4.11, North East Cambridgeshire £5.87North East Cambridgeshire: £5.87Carlisle: £4.11North East Cambridgeshire: £5.90Carlisle: £4.13North East Cambridgeshire: £5.57Carlisle: £3.90

    £4.11£4.13£3.90North East Cambridgeshire is higher£5.87£5.90£5.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Carlisle £7.33, North East Cambridgeshire £4.88North East Cambridgeshire: £4.88Carlisle: £7.33North East Cambridgeshire: £4.90Carlisle: £7.36North East Cambridgeshire: £4.63Carlisle: £6.95

    £7.33£7.36£6.95Carlisle is higher£4.88£4.90£4.63

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 211.9, North East Cambridgeshire 222.7North East Cambridgeshire: 222.7Carlisle: 211.9

    211.9North East Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count222.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 20.0, North East Cambridgeshire 24.5North East Cambridgeshire: 24.5Carlisle: 20.0

    20.0North East Cambridgeshire is higher24.5

  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, North East Cambridgeshire 40.0North East Cambridgeshire: 40.0Carlisle: 31.5

    31.5North East Cambridgeshire is higher40.0

  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, North East Cambridgeshire 73.3North East Cambridgeshire: 73.3Carlisle: 73.0

    73.0North East Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count73.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 108.0, North East Cambridgeshire 124.5North East Cambridgeshire: 124.5Carlisle: 108.0

    108.0North East Cambridgeshire is higher124.5

  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, North East Cambridgeshire 18.4North East Cambridgeshire: 18.4Carlisle: 12.1

    12.1North East Cambridgeshire is higher18.4

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Carlisle and North East Cambridgeshire, per resident
MeasureCarlisleNorth East CambridgeshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,591£4,611£4,355£4,979£5,001£4,723North East Cambridgeshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,620£2,632£2,486£2,842£2,854£2,696North East Cambridgeshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,170£1,175£1,109£1,267£1,272£1,202North East Cambridgeshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,382£2,392£2,259£2,549£2,560£2,418North East Cambridgeshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£100£100£95North East Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£157£157£149£186£187£177North East Cambridgeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.04£5.06£4.78£6.17£6.19£5.85North East Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£496£498£470£509£511£483North East Cambridgeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£145£146£138North East Cambridgeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£59£59£56£85£85£80North East Cambridgeshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£863£867£819£976£981£926North East Cambridgeshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£183£184£174£211£212£200North East Cambridgeshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£240£242£228£197£197£186Carlisle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.55£2.56£2.42£3.65£3.66£3.46North East Cambridgeshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.11£4.13£3.90£5.87£5.90£5.57North East Cambridgeshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.33£7.36£6.95£4.88£4.90£4.63Carlisle
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026211.9222.7North East Cambridgeshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.024.5North East Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.540.0North East Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.073.3North East Cambridgeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026108.0124.5North East Cambridgeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.118.4North East Cambridgeshire

Total

Carlisle is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and North East Cambridgeshire on 19. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Carlisle North East Cambridgeshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Carlisle £492.2m, North East Cambridgeshire £522.3mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £522.3mCarlisle: £492.2mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £524.5mCarlisle: £494.3mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £495.4mCarlisle: £466.9m

    £492.2m£494.3m£466.9mNorth East Cambridgeshire is higher£522.3m£524.5m£495.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Carlisle £281.0m, North East Cambridgeshire £298.1mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £298.1mCarlisle: £281.0mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £299.4mCarlisle: £282.1mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £282.8mCarlisle: £266.5m

    £281.0m£282.1m£266.5mNorth East Cambridgeshire is higher£298.1m£299.4m£282.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Carlisle £125.4m, North East Cambridgeshire £132.9mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £132.9mCarlisle: £125.4mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £133.5mCarlisle: £125.9mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £126.1mCarlisle: £119.0m

    £125.4m£125.9m£119.0mNorth East Cambridgeshire is higher£132.9m£133.5m£126.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Carlisle £255.4m, North East Cambridgeshire £267.4mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £267.4mCarlisle: £255.4mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £268.6mCarlisle: £256.5mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £253.7mCarlisle: £242.2m

    £255.4m£256.5m£242.2mNorth East Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£267.4m£268.6m£253.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Carlisle £8.2m, North East Cambridgeshire £10.5mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £10.5mCarlisle: £8.2mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £10.5mCarlisle: £8.3mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £9.9mCarlisle: £7.8m

    £8.2m£8.3m£7.8mNorth East Cambridgeshire is higher£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Carlisle £16.8m, North East Cambridgeshire £19.5mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £19.5mCarlisle: £16.8mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £19.6mCarlisle: £16.9mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £18.5mCarlisle: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.9m£15.9mNorth East Cambridgeshire is higher£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m

  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, North East Cambridgeshire £0.65mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £0.65mCarlisle: £0.54mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £0.65mCarlisle: £0.54mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £0.61mCarlisle: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mNorth East Cambridgeshire is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Carlisle £53.2m, North East Cambridgeshire £53.4mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £53.4mCarlisle: £53.2mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £53.6mCarlisle: £53.4mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £50.7mCarlisle: £50.4m

    £53.2m£53.4m£50.4mNorth East Cambridgeshire is higher£53.4m£53.6m£50.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Carlisle £12.3m, North East Cambridgeshire £15.2mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £15.2mCarlisle: £12.3mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £15.3mCarlisle: £12.4mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £14.5mCarlisle: £11.7m

    £12.3m£12.4m£11.7mNorth East Cambridgeshire is higher£15.2m£15.3m£14.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Carlisle £6.3m, North East Cambridgeshire £8.9mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £8.9mCarlisle: £6.3mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £8.9mCarlisle: £6.4mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £8.4mCarlisle: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.4m£6.0mNorth East Cambridgeshire is higher£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Carlisle £92.6m, North East Cambridgeshire £102.4mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £102.4mCarlisle: £92.6mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £102.9mCarlisle: £93.0mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £97.2mCarlisle: £87.8m

    £92.6m£93.0m£87.8mNorth East Cambridgeshire is higher£102.4m£102.9m£97.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Carlisle £19.6m, North East Cambridgeshire £22.2mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £22.2mCarlisle: £19.6mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £22.3mCarlisle: £19.7mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £21.0mCarlisle: £18.6m

    £19.6m£19.7m£18.6mNorth East Cambridgeshire is higher£22.2m£22.3m£21.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Carlisle £25.8m, North East Cambridgeshire £20.6mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £20.6mCarlisle: £25.8mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £20.7mCarlisle: £25.9mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £19.6mCarlisle: £24.5m

    £25.8m£25.9m£24.5mCarlisle is higher£20.6m£20.7m£19.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Carlisle £0.27m, North East Cambridgeshire £0.38mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £0.38mCarlisle: £0.27mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £0.38mCarlisle: £0.27mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £0.36mCarlisle: £0.26m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.26mNorth East Cambridgeshire is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Carlisle £0.44m, North East Cambridgeshire £0.62mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £0.62mCarlisle: £0.44mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £0.62mCarlisle: £0.44mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £0.58mCarlisle: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mNorth East Cambridgeshire is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.58m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Carlisle £0.79m, North East Cambridgeshire £0.51mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £0.51mCarlisle: £0.79mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £0.51mCarlisle: £0.79mNorth East Cambridgeshire: £0.49mCarlisle: £0.75m

    £0.79m£0.79m£0.75mCarlisle is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.49m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Carlisle 22,722, North East Cambridgeshire 23,358North East Cambridgeshire: 23,358Carlisle: 22,722

    22,722North East Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count23,358

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Carlisle 2,144, North East Cambridgeshire 2,566North East Cambridgeshire: 2,566Carlisle: 2,144

    2,144North East Cambridgeshire is higher2,566

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Carlisle 3,373, North East Cambridgeshire 4,196North East Cambridgeshire: 4,196Carlisle: 3,373

    3,373North East Cambridgeshire is higher4,196

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Carlisle 7,825, North East Cambridgeshire 7,684North East Cambridgeshire: 7,684Carlisle: 7,825

    7,825Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count7,684

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Carlisle 11,581, North East Cambridgeshire 13,059North East Cambridgeshire: 13,059Carlisle: 11,581

    11,581North East Cambridgeshire is higher13,059

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Carlisle 1,295, North East Cambridgeshire 1,932North East Cambridgeshire: 1,932Carlisle: 1,295

    1,295North East Cambridgeshire is higher1,932

Show the numbers
Carlisle and North East Cambridgeshire, total
MeasureCarlisleNorth East CambridgeshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£492.2m£494.3m£466.9m£522.3m£524.5m£495.4mNorth East Cambridgeshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£281.0m£282.1m£266.5m£298.1m£299.4m£282.8mNorth East Cambridgeshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£125.4m£125.9m£119.0m£132.9m£133.5m£126.1mNorth East Cambridgeshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£255.4m£256.5m£242.2m£267.4m£268.6m£253.7mNorth East Cambridgeshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.3m£7.8m£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mNorth East Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m£19.5m£19.6m£18.5mNorth East Cambridgeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mNorth East Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£53.2m£53.4m£50.4m£53.4m£53.6m£50.7mNorth East Cambridgeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m£15.2m£15.3m£14.5mNorth East Cambridgeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mNorth East Cambridgeshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£92.6m£93.0m£87.8m£102.4m£102.9m£97.2mNorth East Cambridgeshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m£22.2m£22.3m£21.0mNorth East Cambridgeshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.8m£25.9m£24.5m£20.6m£20.7m£19.6mCarlisle
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mNorth East Cambridgeshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.62m£0.62m£0.58mNorth East Cambridgeshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m£0.51m£0.51m£0.49mCarlisle
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,72223,358North East Cambridgeshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1442,566North East Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3734,196North East Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,8257,684Carlisle
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,58113,059North East Cambridgeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2951,932North East Cambridgeshire

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.
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