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Chesterfield and Blyth and Ashington

95,716 and 105,952 residents (mid-2024).

Chesterfield is higher than Blyth and Ashington on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 2 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

Chesterfield is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Blyth and Ashington 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

Chesterfield Blyth and Ashington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,183, Blyth and Ashington £5,498Blyth and Ashington: £5,498Chesterfield: £5,183Blyth and Ashington: £5,521Chesterfield: £5,205Blyth and Ashington: £5,215Chesterfield: £4,917

    £5,183£5,205£4,917Blyth and Ashington is higher£5,498£5,521£5,215

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £12,837, Blyth and Ashington £13,088Blyth and Ashington: £13,088Chesterfield: £12,837Blyth and Ashington: £13,144Chesterfield: £12,891Blyth and Ashington: £12,414Chesterfield: £12,176

    £12,837£12,891£12,176Blyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£13,088£13,144£12,414

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £2,297, Blyth and Ashington £2,809Blyth and Ashington: £2,809Chesterfield: £2,297Blyth and Ashington: £2,821Chesterfield: £2,307Blyth and Ashington: £2,664Chesterfield: £2,179

    £2,297£2,307£2,179Blyth and Ashington is higher£2,809£2,821£2,664

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £11,514, Blyth and Ashington £11,645Blyth and Ashington: £11,645Chesterfield: £11,514Blyth and Ashington: £11,694Chesterfield: £11,563Blyth and Ashington: £11,045Chesterfield: £10,922

    £11,514£11,563£10,922Blyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£11,645£11,694£11,045

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £456, Blyth and Ashington £483Blyth and Ashington: £483Chesterfield: £456Blyth and Ashington: £485Chesterfield: £458Blyth and Ashington: £458Chesterfield: £433

    £456£458£433Blyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£483£485£458

  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: Chesterfield £836, Blyth and Ashington £928Blyth and Ashington: £928Chesterfield: £836Blyth and Ashington: £932Chesterfield: £840Blyth and Ashington: £881Chesterfield: £793

    £836£840£793Blyth and Ashington is higher£928£932£881

  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: Chesterfield £30, Blyth and Ashington £32Blyth and Ashington: £32Chesterfield: £30Blyth and Ashington: £32Chesterfield: £30Blyth and Ashington: £30Chesterfield: £29

    £30£30£29Blyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£32£32£30

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £649, Blyth and Ashington £728Blyth and Ashington: £728Chesterfield: £649Blyth and Ashington: £731Chesterfield: £652Blyth and Ashington: £691Chesterfield: £616

    £649£652£616Blyth and Ashington is higher£728£731£691

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £166, Blyth and Ashington £200Blyth and Ashington: £200Chesterfield: £166Blyth and Ashington: £201Chesterfield: £167Blyth and Ashington: £189Chesterfield: £157

    £166£167£157Blyth and Ashington is higher£200£201£189

  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: Chesterfield £150, Blyth and Ashington £212Blyth and Ashington: £212Chesterfield: £150Blyth and Ashington: £213Chesterfield: £151Blyth and Ashington: £201Chesterfield: £142

    £150£151£142Blyth and Ashington is higher£212£213£201

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £1,643, Blyth and Ashington £2,116Blyth and Ashington: £2,116Chesterfield: £1,643Blyth and Ashington: £2,125Chesterfield: £1,650Blyth and Ashington: £2,007Chesterfield: £1,559

    £1,643£1,650£1,559Blyth and Ashington is higher£2,116£2,125£2,007

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £235, Blyth and Ashington £233Blyth and Ashington: £233Chesterfield: £235Blyth and Ashington: £234Chesterfield: £236Blyth and Ashington: £221Chesterfield: £223

    £235£236£223Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£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: Chesterfield £488, Blyth and Ashington £461Blyth and Ashington: £461Chesterfield: £488Blyth and Ashington: £463Chesterfield: £490Blyth and Ashington: £438Chesterfield: £462

    £488£490£462Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£461£463£438

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £8.43, Blyth and Ashington £7.20Blyth and Ashington: £7.20Chesterfield: £8.43Blyth and Ashington: £7.23Chesterfield: £8.47Blyth and Ashington: £6.83Chesterfield: £8.00

    £8.43£8.47£8.00Chesterfield is higher£7.20£7.23£6.83

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £7.79, Blyth and Ashington £13Blyth and Ashington: £13Chesterfield: £7.79Blyth and Ashington: £13Chesterfield: £7.82Blyth and Ashington: £12Chesterfield: £7.39

    £7.79£7.82£7.39Blyth and Ashington is higher£13£13£12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5.80, Blyth and Ashington £4.06Blyth and Ashington: £4.06Chesterfield: £5.80Blyth and Ashington: £4.08Chesterfield: £5.82Blyth and Ashington: £3.85Chesterfield: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Chesterfield is higher£4.06£4.08£3.85

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Chesterfield 1,006.3, Blyth and Ashington 1,036.7Blyth and Ashington: 1,036.7Chesterfield: 1,006.3

    1,006.3Blyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count1,036.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Chesterfield 120.9, Blyth and Ashington 130.4Blyth and Ashington: 130.4Chesterfield: 120.9

    120.9Blyth and Ashington is higher130.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Chesterfield 172.3, Blyth and Ashington 197.1Blyth and Ashington: 197.1Chesterfield: 172.3

    172.3Blyth and Ashington is higher197.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 96.2, Blyth and Ashington 109.4Blyth and Ashington: 109.4Chesterfield: 96.2

    96.2Blyth and Ashington is higher109.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield 220.4, Blyth and Ashington 271.5Blyth and Ashington: 271.5Chesterfield: 220.4

    220.4Blyth and Ashington is higher271.5

  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: Chesterfield 32.1, Blyth and Ashington 46.3Blyth and Ashington: 46.3Chesterfield: 32.1

    32.1Blyth and Ashington is higher46.3

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Blyth and Ashington, per person in the age group
MeasureChesterfieldBlyth and AshingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,183£5,205£4,917£5,498£5,521£5,215Blyth and Ashington
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,837£12,891£12,176£13,088£13,144£12,414Blyth and Ashington
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,297£2,307£2,179£2,809£2,821£2,664Blyth and Ashington
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,514£11,563£10,922£11,645£11,694£11,045Blyth and Ashington
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£456£458£433£483£485£458Blyth and Ashington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£836£840£793£928£932£881Blyth and Ashington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£29£32£32£30Blyth and Ashington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£649£652£616£728£731£691Blyth and Ashington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£166£167£157£200£201£189Blyth and Ashington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£150£151£142£212£213£201Blyth and Ashington
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,643£1,650£1,559£2,116£2,125£2,007Blyth and Ashington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223£233£234£221Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£488£490£462£461£463£438Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.43£8.47£8.00£7.20£7.23£6.83Chesterfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.79£7.82£7.39£13£13£12Blyth and Ashington
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£4.06£4.08£3.85Chesterfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.31,036.7Blyth and Ashington
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026120.9130.4Blyth and Ashington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.3197.1Blyth and Ashington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202696.2109.4Blyth and Ashington
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026220.4271.5Blyth and Ashington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.146.3Blyth and Ashington

Per resident

Chesterfield is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Blyth and Ashington on 13. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Chesterfield Blyth and Ashington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,183, Blyth and Ashington £5,498Blyth and Ashington: £5,498Chesterfield: £5,183Blyth and Ashington: £5,521Chesterfield: £5,205Blyth and Ashington: £5,215Chesterfield: £4,917

    £5,183£5,205£4,917Blyth and Ashington is higher£5,498£5,521£5,215

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £2,728, Blyth and Ashington £2,626Blyth and Ashington: £2,626Chesterfield: £2,728Blyth and Ashington: £2,637Chesterfield: £2,739Blyth and Ashington: £2,491Chesterfield: £2,587

    £2,728£2,739£2,587Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,626£2,637£2,491

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £1,399, Blyth and Ashington £1,707Blyth and Ashington: £1,707Chesterfield: £1,399Blyth and Ashington: £1,715Chesterfield: £1,405Blyth and Ashington: £1,620Chesterfield: £1,327

    £1,399£1,405£1,327Blyth and Ashington is higher£1,707£1,715£1,620

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Chesterfield £2,447, Blyth and Ashington £2,336Blyth and Ashington: £2,336Chesterfield: £2,447Blyth and Ashington: £2,346Chesterfield: £2,457Blyth and Ashington: £2,216Chesterfield: £2,321

    £2,447£2,457£2,321Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,336£2,346£2,216

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £97, Blyth and Ashington £97Blyth and Ashington: £97Chesterfield: £97Blyth and Ashington: £97Chesterfield: £97Blyth and Ashington: £92Chesterfield: £92

    £97£97£92Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£97£97£92

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £178, Blyth and Ashington £186Blyth and Ashington: £186Chesterfield: £178Blyth and Ashington: £187Chesterfield: £178Blyth and Ashington: £177Chesterfield: £169

    £178£178£169Blyth and Ashington 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: Chesterfield £6.39, Blyth and Ashington £6.38Blyth and Ashington: £6.38Chesterfield: £6.39Blyth and Ashington: £6.41Chesterfield: £6.42Blyth and Ashington: £6.05Chesterfield: £6.06

    £6.39£6.42£6.06Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£6.38£6.41£6.05

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £649, Blyth and Ashington £728Blyth and Ashington: £728Chesterfield: £649Blyth and Ashington: £731Chesterfield: £652Blyth and Ashington: £691Chesterfield: £616

    £649£652£616Blyth and Ashington is higher£728£731£691

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £166, Blyth and Ashington £200Blyth and Ashington: £200Chesterfield: £166Blyth and Ashington: £201Chesterfield: £167Blyth and Ashington: £189Chesterfield: £157

    £166£167£157Blyth and Ashington is higher£200£201£189

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £91, Blyth and Ashington £129Blyth and Ashington: £129Chesterfield: £91Blyth and Ashington: £129Chesterfield: £92Blyth and Ashington: £122Chesterfield: £87

    £91£92£87Blyth and Ashington is higher£129£129£122

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £1,001, Blyth and Ashington £1,286Blyth and Ashington: £1,286Chesterfield: £1,001Blyth and Ashington: £1,292Chesterfield: £1,005Blyth and Ashington: £1,220Chesterfield: £949

    £1,001£1,005£949Blyth and Ashington is higher£1,286£1,292£1,220

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £235, Blyth and Ashington £233Blyth and Ashington: £233Chesterfield: £235Blyth and Ashington: £234Chesterfield: £236Blyth and Ashington: £221Chesterfield: £223

    £235£236£223Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£233£234£221

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £297, Blyth and Ashington £280Blyth and Ashington: £280Chesterfield: £297Blyth and Ashington: £282Chesterfield: £298Blyth and Ashington: £266Chesterfield: £282

    £297£298£282Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£280£282£266

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £5.13, Blyth and Ashington £4.38Blyth and Ashington: £4.38Chesterfield: £5.13Blyth and Ashington: £4.39Chesterfield: £5.16Blyth and Ashington: £4.15Chesterfield: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Chesterfield is higher£4.38£4.39£4.15

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Chesterfield £4.74, Blyth and Ashington £7.65Blyth and Ashington: £7.65Chesterfield: £4.74Blyth and Ashington: £7.69Chesterfield: £4.76Blyth and Ashington: £7.26Chesterfield: £4.50

    £4.74£4.76£4.50Blyth and Ashington is higher£7.65£7.69£7.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5.80, Blyth and Ashington £4.06Blyth and Ashington: £4.06Chesterfield: £5.80Blyth and Ashington: £4.08Chesterfield: £5.82Blyth and Ashington: £3.85Chesterfield: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Chesterfield is higher£4.06£4.08£3.85

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 213.8, Blyth and Ashington 208.0Blyth and Ashington: 208.0Chesterfield: 213.8

    213.8Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count208.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 25.7, Blyth and Ashington 26.2Blyth and Ashington: 26.2Chesterfield: 25.7

    25.7Blyth and Ashington is higher26.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 36.6, Blyth and Ashington 39.6Blyth and Ashington: 39.6Chesterfield: 36.6

    36.6Blyth and Ashington is higher39.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 96.2, Blyth and Ashington 109.4Blyth and Ashington: 109.4Chesterfield: 96.2

    96.2Blyth and Ashington is higher109.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 134.2, Blyth and Ashington 165.0Blyth and Ashington: 165.0Chesterfield: 134.2

    134.2Blyth and Ashington is higher165.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 19.6, Blyth and Ashington 28.1Blyth and Ashington: 28.1Chesterfield: 19.6

    19.6Blyth and Ashington is higher28.1

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Chesterfield and Blyth and Ashington, per resident
MeasureChesterfieldBlyth and AshingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,183£5,205£4,917£5,498£5,521£5,215Blyth and Ashington
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,728£2,739£2,587£2,626£2,637£2,491Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,399£1,405£1,327£1,707£1,715£1,620Blyth and Ashington
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,447£2,457£2,321£2,336£2,346£2,216Chesterfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£97£97£92£97£97£92Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£178£169£186£187£177Blyth and Ashington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.39£6.42£6.06£6.38£6.41£6.05Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£649£652£616£728£731£691Blyth and Ashington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£166£167£157£200£201£189Blyth and Ashington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£87£129£129£122Blyth and Ashington
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,001£1,005£949£1,286£1,292£1,220Blyth and Ashington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223£233£234£221Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£297£298£282£280£282£266Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£4.38£4.39£4.15Chesterfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.74£4.76£4.50£7.65£7.69£7.26Blyth and Ashington
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£4.06£4.08£3.85Chesterfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.8208.0Chesterfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.726.2Blyth and Ashington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.639.6Blyth and Ashington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202696.2109.4Blyth and Ashington
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026134.2165.0Blyth and Ashington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.628.1Blyth and Ashington

Total

Chesterfield is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Blyth and Ashington 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

Chesterfield Blyth and Ashington

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Chesterfield £496.1m, Blyth and Ashington £582.5mBlyth and Ashington: £582.5mChesterfield: £496.1mBlyth and Ashington: £585.0mChesterfield: £498.2mBlyth and Ashington: £552.5mChesterfield: £470.6m

    £496.1m£498.2m£470.6mBlyth and Ashington is higher£582.5m£585.0m£552.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Chesterfield £261.1m, Blyth and Ashington £278.2mBlyth and Ashington: £278.2mChesterfield: £261.1mBlyth and Ashington: £279.4mChesterfield: £262.2mBlyth and Ashington: £263.9mChesterfield: £247.7m

    £261.1m£262.2m£247.7mBlyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£278.2m£279.4m£263.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Chesterfield £133.9m, Blyth and Ashington £180.9mBlyth and Ashington: £180.9mChesterfield: £133.9mBlyth and Ashington: £181.7mChesterfield: £134.5mBlyth and Ashington: £171.6mChesterfield: £127.0m

    £133.9m£134.5m£127.0mBlyth and Ashington is higher£180.9m£181.7m£171.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield £234.2m, Blyth and Ashington £247.6mBlyth and Ashington: £247.6mChesterfield: £234.2mBlyth and Ashington: £248.6mChesterfield: £235.2mBlyth and Ashington: £234.8mChesterfield: £222.1m

    £234.2m£235.2m£222.1mBlyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£247.6m£248.6m£234.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield £9.3m, Blyth and Ashington £10.3mBlyth and Ashington: £10.3mChesterfield: £9.3mBlyth and Ashington: £10.3mChesterfield: £9.3mBlyth and Ashington: £9.7mChesterfield: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mBlyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£10.3m£10.3m£9.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £17.0m, Blyth and Ashington £19.7mBlyth and Ashington: £19.7mChesterfield: £17.0mBlyth and Ashington: £19.8mChesterfield: £17.1mBlyth and Ashington: £18.7mChesterfield: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mBlyth and Ashington is higher£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Chesterfield £0.61m, Blyth and Ashington £0.68mBlyth and Ashington: £0.68mChesterfield: £0.61mBlyth and Ashington: £0.68mChesterfield: £0.61mBlyth and Ashington: £0.64mChesterfield: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mBlyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £62.2m, Blyth and Ashington £77.2mBlyth and Ashington: £77.2mChesterfield: £62.2mBlyth and Ashington: £77.5mChesterfield: £62.4mBlyth and Ashington: £73.2mChesterfield: £59.0m

    £62.2m£62.4m£59.0mBlyth and Ashington is higher£77.2m£77.5m£73.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £15.9m, Blyth and Ashington £21.2mBlyth and Ashington: £21.2mChesterfield: £15.9mBlyth and Ashington: £21.3mChesterfield: £16.0mBlyth and Ashington: £20.1mChesterfield: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mBlyth and Ashington is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield £8.7m, Blyth and Ashington £13.6mBlyth and Ashington: £13.6mChesterfield: £8.7mBlyth and Ashington: £13.7mChesterfield: £8.8mBlyth and Ashington: £12.9mChesterfield: £8.3m

    £8.7m£8.8m£8.3mBlyth and Ashington is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield £95.8m, Blyth and Ashington £136.3mBlyth and Ashington: £136.3mChesterfield: £95.8mBlyth and Ashington: £136.9mChesterfield: £96.2mBlyth and Ashington: £129.3mChesterfield: £90.9m

    £95.8m£96.2m£90.9mBlyth and Ashington is higher£136.3m£136.9m£129.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Chesterfield £22.5m, Blyth and Ashington £24.6mBlyth and Ashington: £24.6mChesterfield: £22.5mBlyth and Ashington: £24.7mChesterfield: £22.6mBlyth and Ashington: £23.4mChesterfield: £21.4m

    £22.5m£22.6m£21.4mBlyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£24.6m£24.7m£23.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Chesterfield £28.4m, Blyth and Ashington £29.7mBlyth and Ashington: £29.7mChesterfield: £28.4mBlyth and Ashington: £29.8mChesterfield: £28.5mBlyth and Ashington: £28.2mChesterfield: £27.0m

    £28.4m£28.5m£27.0mBlyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£29.7m£29.8m£28.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Chesterfield £0.49m, Blyth and Ashington £0.46mBlyth and Ashington: £0.46mChesterfield: £0.49mBlyth and Ashington: £0.47mChesterfield: £0.49mBlyth and Ashington: £0.44mChesterfield: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.47mChesterfield is higher£0.46m£0.47m£0.44m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Chesterfield £0.45m, Blyth and Ashington £0.81mBlyth and Ashington: £0.81mChesterfield: £0.45mBlyth and Ashington: £0.81mChesterfield: £0.46mBlyth and Ashington: £0.77mChesterfield: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mBlyth and Ashington is higher£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Chesterfield £0.55m, Blyth and Ashington £0.43mBlyth and Ashington: £0.43mChesterfield: £0.55mBlyth and Ashington: £0.43mChesterfield: £0.56mBlyth and Ashington: £0.41mChesterfield: £0.53m

    £0.55m£0.56m£0.53mChesterfield is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield 20,468, Blyth and Ashington 22,039Blyth and Ashington: 22,039Chesterfield: 20,468

    20,468Blyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count22,039

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield 2,459, Blyth and Ashington 2,772Blyth and Ashington: 2,772Chesterfield: 2,459

    2,459Blyth and Ashington is higher2,772

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 3,505, Blyth and Ashington 4,190Blyth and Ashington: 4,190Chesterfield: 3,505

    3,505Blyth and Ashington is higher4,190

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 9,207, Blyth and Ashington 11,586Blyth and Ashington: 11,586Chesterfield: 9,207

    9,207Blyth and Ashington is higher11,586

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield 12,848, Blyth and Ashington 17,486Blyth and Ashington: 17,486Chesterfield: 12,848

    12,848Blyth and Ashington is higher17,486

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield 1,873, Blyth and Ashington 2,980Blyth and Ashington: 2,980Chesterfield: 1,873

    1,873Blyth and Ashington is higher2,980

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Chesterfield and Blyth and Ashington, total
MeasureChesterfieldBlyth and AshingtonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£496.1m£498.2m£470.6m£582.5m£585.0m£552.5mBlyth and Ashington
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£261.1m£262.2m£247.7m£278.2m£279.4m£263.9mBlyth and Ashington
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£133.9m£134.5m£127.0m£180.9m£181.7m£171.6mBlyth and Ashington
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£234.2m£235.2m£222.1m£247.6m£248.6m£234.8mBlyth and Ashington
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£10.3m£10.3m£9.7mBlyth and Ashington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£19.7m£19.8m£18.7mBlyth and Ashington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mBlyth and Ashington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.2m£62.4m£59.0m£77.2m£77.5m£73.2mBlyth and Ashington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mBlyth and Ashington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mBlyth and Ashington
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.8m£96.2m£90.9m£136.3m£136.9m£129.3mBlyth and Ashington
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.4m£24.6m£24.7m£23.4mBlyth and Ashington
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.4m£28.5m£27.0m£29.7m£29.8m£28.2mBlyth and Ashington
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m£0.46m£0.47m£0.44mChesterfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£0.81m£0.81m£0.77mBlyth and Ashington
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mChesterfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,46822,039Blyth and Ashington
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4592,772Blyth and Ashington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5054,190Blyth and Ashington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,20711,586Blyth and Ashington
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,84817,486Blyth and Ashington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8732,980Blyth and Ashington

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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