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Cheltenham and Newcastle upon Tyne North

102,658 and 112,244 residents (mid-2024).

Cheltenham is higher than Newcastle upon Tyne North on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Cheltenham is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne North 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

Cheltenham Newcastle upon Tyne North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £3,725, Newcastle upon Tyne North £3,533Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,533Cheltenham: £3,725Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,548Cheltenham: £3,741Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,351Cheltenham: £3,533

    £3,725£3,741£3,533Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£3,533£3,548£3,351

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cheltenham £12,462, Newcastle upon Tyne North £12,671Newcastle upon Tyne North: £12,671Cheltenham: £12,462Newcastle upon Tyne North: £12,725Cheltenham: £12,515Newcastle upon Tyne North: £12,019Cheltenham: £11,821

    £12,462£12,515£11,821Newcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£12,671£12,725£12,019

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham £1,394, Newcastle upon Tyne North £1,236Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,236Cheltenham: £1,394Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,241Cheltenham: £1,400Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,173Cheltenham: £1,323

    £1,394£1,400£1,323Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£1,236£1,241£1,173

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cheltenham £11,473, Newcastle upon Tyne North £11,438Newcastle upon Tyne North: £11,438Cheltenham: £11,473Newcastle upon Tyne North: £11,487Cheltenham: £11,522Newcastle upon Tyne North: £10,850Cheltenham: £10,883

    £11,473£11,522£10,883Cheltenham is higher£11,438£11,487£10,850

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cheltenham £341, Newcastle upon Tyne North £446Newcastle upon Tyne North: £446Cheltenham: £341Newcastle upon Tyne North: £448Cheltenham: £342Newcastle upon Tyne North: £423Cheltenham: £323

    £341£342£323Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£446£448£423

  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: Cheltenham £628, Newcastle upon Tyne North £761Newcastle upon Tyne North: £761Cheltenham: £628Newcastle upon Tyne North: £764Cheltenham: £631Newcastle upon Tyne North: £722Cheltenham: £596

    £628£631£596Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£761£764£722

  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: Cheltenham £20, Newcastle upon Tyne North £26Newcastle upon Tyne North: £26Cheltenham: £20Newcastle upon Tyne North: £26Cheltenham: £20Newcastle upon Tyne North: £25Cheltenham: £19

    £20£20£19Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£26£26£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £280, Newcastle upon Tyne North £375Newcastle upon Tyne North: £375Cheltenham: £280Newcastle upon Tyne North: £376Cheltenham: £281Newcastle upon Tyne North: £356Cheltenham: £266

    £280£281£266Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£375£376£356

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £87, Newcastle upon Tyne North £94Newcastle upon Tyne North: £94Cheltenham: £87Newcastle upon Tyne North: £95Cheltenham: £87Newcastle upon Tyne North: £89Cheltenham: £82

    £87£87£82Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£94£95£89

  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: Cheltenham £61, Newcastle upon Tyne North £80Newcastle upon Tyne North: £80Cheltenham: £61Newcastle upon Tyne North: £81Cheltenham: £61Newcastle upon Tyne North: £76Cheltenham: £58

    £61£61£58Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£80£81£76

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham £1,091, Newcastle upon Tyne North £934Newcastle upon Tyne North: £934Cheltenham: £1,091Newcastle upon Tyne North: £938Cheltenham: £1,095Newcastle upon Tyne North: £886Cheltenham: £1,035

    £1,091£1,095£1,035Cheltenham is higher£934£938£886

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cheltenham £187, Newcastle upon Tyne North £173Newcastle upon Tyne North: £173Cheltenham: £187Newcastle upon Tyne North: £174Cheltenham: £188Newcastle upon Tyne North: £164Cheltenham: £178

    £187£188£178Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£173£174£164

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham £234, Newcastle upon Tyne North £212Newcastle upon Tyne North: £212Cheltenham: £234Newcastle upon Tyne North: £212Cheltenham: £235Newcastle upon Tyne North: £201Cheltenham: £222

    £234£235£222Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£212£212£201

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham £4.98, Newcastle upon Tyne North £5.23Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.23Cheltenham: £4.98Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.25Cheltenham: £5.00Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.96Cheltenham: £4.72

    £4.98£5.00£4.72Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£5.23£5.25£4.96

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham £3.61, Newcastle upon Tyne North £4.70Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.70Cheltenham: £3.61Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.72Cheltenham: £3.62Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.46Cheltenham: £3.42

    £3.61£3.62£3.42Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£4.70£4.72£4.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £7.85, Newcastle upon Tyne North £5.49Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.49Cheltenham: £7.85Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.52Cheltenham: £7.89Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.21Cheltenham: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Cheltenham is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cheltenham 1,008.5, Newcastle upon Tyne North 1,008.8Newcastle upon Tyne North: 1,008.8Cheltenham: 1,008.5

    1,008.5Newcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count1,008.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cheltenham 78.4, Newcastle upon Tyne North 103.5Newcastle upon Tyne North: 103.5Cheltenham: 78.4

    78.4Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher103.5

  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: Cheltenham 133.9, Newcastle upon Tyne North 152.0Newcastle upon Tyne North: 152.0Cheltenham: 133.9

    133.9Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher152.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 41.5, Newcastle upon Tyne North 54.5Newcastle upon Tyne North: 54.5Cheltenham: 41.5

    41.5Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher54.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham 130.6, Newcastle upon Tyne North 116.7Newcastle upon Tyne North: 116.7Cheltenham: 130.6

    130.6Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count116.7

  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: Cheltenham 12.8, Newcastle upon Tyne North 17.3Newcastle upon Tyne North: 17.3Cheltenham: 12.8

    12.8Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher17.3

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Cheltenham and Newcastle upon Tyne North, per person in the age group
MeasureCheltenhamNewcastle upon Tyne NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,725£3,741£3,533£3,533£3,548£3,351Cheltenham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,462£12,515£11,821£12,671£12,725£12,019Newcastle upon Tyne North
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,394£1,400£1,323£1,236£1,241£1,173Cheltenham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,473£11,522£10,883£11,438£11,487£10,850Cheltenham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£341£342£323£446£448£423Newcastle upon Tyne North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£628£631£596£761£764£722Newcastle upon Tyne North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£26£26£25Newcastle upon Tyne North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£280£281£266£375£376£356Newcastle upon Tyne North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£94£95£89Newcastle upon Tyne North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£61£61£58£80£81£76Newcastle upon Tyne North
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,091£1,095£1,035£934£938£886Cheltenham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£173£174£164Cheltenham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£234£235£222£212£212£201Cheltenham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.98£5.00£4.72£5.23£5.25£4.96Newcastle upon Tyne North
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.61£3.62£3.42£4.70£4.72£4.46Newcastle upon Tyne North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£5.49£5.52£5.21Cheltenham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.51,008.8Newcastle upon Tyne North
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.4103.5Newcastle upon Tyne North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.9152.0Newcastle upon Tyne North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202641.554.5Newcastle upon Tyne North
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026130.6116.7Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202612.817.3Newcastle upon Tyne North

Per resident

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

Cheltenham Newcastle upon Tyne North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £3,725, Newcastle upon Tyne North £3,533Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,533Cheltenham: £3,725Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,548Cheltenham: £3,741Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,351Cheltenham: £3,533

    £3,725£3,741£3,533Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£3,533£3,548£3,351

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £2,277, Newcastle upon Tyne North £2,063Newcastle upon Tyne North: £2,063Cheltenham: £2,277Newcastle upon Tyne North: £2,072Cheltenham: £2,287Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,957Cheltenham: £2,160

    £2,277£2,287£2,160Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£2,063£2,072£1,957

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £886, Newcastle upon Tyne North £822Newcastle upon Tyne North: £822Cheltenham: £886Newcastle upon Tyne North: £825Cheltenham: £890Newcastle upon Tyne North: £780Cheltenham: £840

    £886£890£840Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£822£825£780

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cheltenham £2,097, Newcastle upon Tyne North £1,862Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,862Cheltenham: £2,097Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,870Cheltenham: £2,106Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,767Cheltenham: £1,989

    £2,097£2,106£1,989Cheltenham is higher£1,862£1,870£1,767

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cheltenham £62, Newcastle upon Tyne North £73Newcastle upon Tyne North: £73Cheltenham: £62Newcastle upon Tyne North: £73Cheltenham: £63Newcastle upon Tyne North: £69Cheltenham: £59

    £62£63£59Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£73£73£69

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £115, Newcastle upon Tyne North £124Newcastle upon Tyne North: £124Cheltenham: £115Newcastle upon Tyne North: £124Cheltenham: £115Newcastle upon Tyne North: £117Cheltenham: £109

    £115£115£109Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£124£124£117

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £3.61, Newcastle upon Tyne North £4.25Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.25Cheltenham: £3.61Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.27Cheltenham: £3.62Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.03Cheltenham: £3.42

    £3.61£3.62£3.42Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£4.25£4.27£4.03

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £280, Newcastle upon Tyne North £375Newcastle upon Tyne North: £375Cheltenham: £280Newcastle upon Tyne North: £376Cheltenham: £281Newcastle upon Tyne North: £356Cheltenham: £266

    £280£281£266Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£375£376£356

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £87, Newcastle upon Tyne North £94Newcastle upon Tyne North: £94Cheltenham: £87Newcastle upon Tyne North: £95Cheltenham: £87Newcastle upon Tyne North: £89Cheltenham: £82

    £87£87£82Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£94£95£89

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £39, Newcastle upon Tyne North £53Newcastle upon Tyne North: £53Cheltenham: £39Newcastle upon Tyne North: £54Cheltenham: £39Newcastle upon Tyne North: £51Cheltenham: £37

    £39£39£37Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£53£54£51

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cheltenham £693, Newcastle upon Tyne North £621Newcastle upon Tyne North: £621Cheltenham: £693Newcastle upon Tyne North: £624Cheltenham: £696Newcastle upon Tyne North: £589Cheltenham: £657

    £693£696£657Cheltenham is higher£621£624£589

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cheltenham £187, Newcastle upon Tyne North £173Newcastle upon Tyne North: £173Cheltenham: £187Newcastle upon Tyne North: £174Cheltenham: £188Newcastle upon Tyne North: £164Cheltenham: £178

    £187£188£178Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£173£174£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cheltenham £149, Newcastle upon Tyne North £141Newcastle upon Tyne North: £141Cheltenham: £149Newcastle upon Tyne North: £141Cheltenham: £150Newcastle upon Tyne North: £133Cheltenham: £141

    £149£150£141Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£141£141£133

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cheltenham £3.16, Newcastle upon Tyne North £3.47Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3.47Cheltenham: £3.16Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3.48Cheltenham: £3.18Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3.29Cheltenham: £3.00

    £3.16£3.18£3.00Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£3.47£3.48£3.29

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cheltenham £2.30, Newcastle upon Tyne North £3.12Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3.12Cheltenham: £2.30Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3.13Cheltenham: £2.31Newcastle upon Tyne North: £2.96Cheltenham: £2.18

    £2.30£2.31£2.18Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£3.12£3.13£2.96

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £7.85, Newcastle upon Tyne North £5.49Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.49Cheltenham: £7.85Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.52Cheltenham: £7.89Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.21Cheltenham: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Cheltenham is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 184.3, Newcastle upon Tyne North 164.2Newcastle upon Tyne North: 164.2Cheltenham: 184.3

    184.3Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count164.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 14.3, Newcastle upon Tyne North 16.9Newcastle upon Tyne North: 16.9Cheltenham: 14.3

    14.3Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher16.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 24.5, Newcastle upon Tyne North 24.8Newcastle upon Tyne North: 24.8Cheltenham: 24.5

    24.5Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher24.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 41.5, Newcastle upon Tyne North 54.5Newcastle upon Tyne North: 54.5Cheltenham: 41.5

    41.5Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher54.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 83.0, Newcastle upon Tyne North 77.6Newcastle upon Tyne North: 77.6Cheltenham: 83.0

    83.0Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count77.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 8.1, Newcastle upon Tyne North 11.5Newcastle upon Tyne North: 11.5Cheltenham: 8.1

    8.1Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher11.5

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Cheltenham and Newcastle upon Tyne North, per resident
MeasureCheltenhamNewcastle upon Tyne NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,725£3,741£3,533£3,533£3,548£3,351Cheltenham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,277£2,287£2,160£2,063£2,072£1,957Cheltenham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£886£890£840£822£825£780Cheltenham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,097£2,106£1,989£1,862£1,870£1,767Cheltenham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£63£59£73£73£69Newcastle upon Tyne North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£124£124£117Newcastle upon Tyne North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.61£3.62£3.42£4.25£4.27£4.03Newcastle upon Tyne North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£280£281£266£375£376£356Newcastle upon Tyne North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£94£95£89Newcastle upon Tyne North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£53£54£51Newcastle upon Tyne North
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£693£696£657£621£624£589Cheltenham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£173£174£164Cheltenham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£141£141£133Cheltenham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.16£3.18£3.00£3.47£3.48£3.29Newcastle upon Tyne North
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.30£2.31£2.18£3.12£3.13£2.96Newcastle upon Tyne North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£5.49£5.52£5.21Cheltenham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026184.3164.2Cheltenham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.316.9Newcastle upon Tyne North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.524.8Newcastle upon Tyne North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202641.554.5Newcastle upon Tyne North
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202683.077.6Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.111.5Newcastle upon Tyne North

Total

Cheltenham is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne North on 17. 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

Cheltenham Newcastle upon Tyne North

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cheltenham £382.4m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £396.5mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £396.5mCheltenham: £382.4mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £398.2mCheltenham: £384.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £376.1mCheltenham: £362.7m

    £382.4m£384.0m£362.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£396.5m£398.2m£376.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cheltenham £233.8m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £231.6mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £231.6mCheltenham: £233.8mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £232.6mCheltenham: £234.8mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £219.7mCheltenham: £221.8m

    £233.8m£234.8m£221.8mCheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£231.6m£232.6m£219.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cheltenham £90.9m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £92.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £92.2mCheltenham: £90.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £92.6mCheltenham: £91.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £87.5mCheltenham: £86.3m

    £90.9m£91.3m£86.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cheltenham £215.2m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £209.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £209.0mCheltenham: £215.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £209.9mCheltenham: £216.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £198.3mCheltenham: £204.2m

    £215.2m£216.2m£204.2mCheltenham is higher£209.0m£209.9m£198.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cheltenham £6.4m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £8.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £8.2mCheltenham: £6.4mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £8.2mCheltenham: £6.4mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £7.7mCheltenham: £6.1m

    £6.4m£6.4m£6.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham £11.8m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £13.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £13.9mCheltenham: £11.8mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £14.0mCheltenham: £11.8mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £13.2mCheltenham: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.8m£11.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cheltenham £0.37m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £0.48mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.48mCheltenham: £0.37mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.48mCheltenham: £0.37mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.45mCheltenham: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham £28.8m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £42.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £42.1mCheltenham: £28.8mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £42.3mCheltenham: £28.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £39.9mCheltenham: £27.3m

    £28.8m£28.9m£27.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£42.1m£42.3m£39.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham £8.9m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £10.6mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £10.6mCheltenham: £8.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £10.6mCheltenham: £8.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £10.0mCheltenham: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£10.6m£10.6m£10.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cheltenham £4.0m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £6.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £6.0mCheltenham: £4.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £6.0mCheltenham: £4.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £5.7mCheltenham: £3.8m

    £4.0m£4.0m£3.8mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cheltenham £71.1m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £69.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £69.7mCheltenham: £71.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £70.0mCheltenham: £71.4mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £66.1mCheltenham: £67.5m

    £71.1m£71.4m£67.5mCheltenham is higher£69.7m£70.0m£66.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cheltenham £19.2m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £19.4mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £19.4mCheltenham: £19.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £19.5mCheltenham: £19.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £18.4mCheltenham: £18.2m

    £19.2m£19.3m£18.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cheltenham £15.3m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £15.8mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £15.8mCheltenham: £15.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £15.9mCheltenham: £15.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £15.0mCheltenham: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.3m£14.5mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cheltenham £0.32m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £0.39mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.39mCheltenham: £0.32mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.39mCheltenham: £0.33mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.37mCheltenham: £0.31m

    £0.32m£0.33m£0.31mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cheltenham £0.24m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £0.35mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.35mCheltenham: £0.24mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.35mCheltenham: £0.24mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.33mCheltenham: £0.22m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.22mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cheltenham £0.81m, Newcastle upon Tyne North £0.62mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.62mCheltenham: £0.81mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.62mCheltenham: £0.81mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.59mCheltenham: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.81m£0.77mCheltenham is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cheltenham 18,920, Newcastle upon Tyne North 18,435Newcastle upon Tyne North: 18,435Cheltenham: 18,920

    18,920Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count18,435

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cheltenham 1,471, Newcastle upon Tyne North 1,891Newcastle upon Tyne North: 1,891Cheltenham: 1,471

    1,471Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher1,891

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham 2,511, Newcastle upon Tyne North 2,778Newcastle upon Tyne North: 2,778Cheltenham: 2,511

    2,511Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher2,778

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham 4,261, Newcastle upon Tyne North 6,119Newcastle upon Tyne North: 6,119Cheltenham: 4,261

    4,261Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher6,119

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cheltenham 8,520, Newcastle upon Tyne North 8,708Newcastle upon Tyne North: 8,708Cheltenham: 8,520

    8,520Newcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count8,708

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cheltenham 832, Newcastle upon Tyne North 1,292Newcastle upon Tyne North: 1,292Cheltenham: 832

    832Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher1,292

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Cheltenham and Newcastle upon Tyne North, total
MeasureCheltenhamNewcastle upon Tyne NorthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£382.4m£384.0m£362.7m£396.5m£398.2m£376.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£233.8m£234.8m£221.8m£231.6m£232.6m£219.7mCheltenham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£90.9m£91.3m£86.3m£92.2m£92.6m£87.5mNewcastle upon Tyne North
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£215.2m£216.2m£204.2m£209.0m£209.9m£198.3mCheltenham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m£8.2m£8.2m£7.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.8m£28.9m£27.3m£42.1m£42.3m£39.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£10.6m£10.6m£10.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.0m£4.0m£3.8m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£71.1m£71.4m£67.5m£69.7m£70.0m£66.1mCheltenham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m£19.4m£19.5m£18.4mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.22m£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mCheltenham
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,92018,435Cheltenham
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4711,891Newcastle upon Tyne North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5112,778Newcastle upon Tyne North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,2616,119Newcastle upon Tyne North
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,5208,708Newcastle upon Tyne North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268321,292Newcastle upon Tyne North

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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