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Chesterfield and Darlington

95,716 and 101,267 residents (mid-2024).

Chesterfield is higher than Darlington on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 12 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 11 of 22 measures, and Darlington on 11. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Chesterfield Darlington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,183, Darlington £4,854Darlington: £4,854Chesterfield: £5,183Darlington: £4,874Chesterfield: £5,205Darlington: £4,604Chesterfield: £4,917

    £5,183£5,205£4,917Chesterfield is higher£4,854£4,874£4,604

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £12,837, Darlington £12,865Darlington: £12,865Chesterfield: £12,837Darlington: £12,920Chesterfield: £12,891Darlington: £12,203Chesterfield: £12,176

    £12,837£12,891£12,176Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£12,865£12,920£12,203

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £2,297, Darlington £2,343Darlington: £2,343Chesterfield: £2,297Darlington: £2,353Chesterfield: £2,307Darlington: £2,222Chesterfield: £2,179

    £2,297£2,307£2,179Darlington is higher£2,343£2,353£2,222

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £11,514, Darlington £11,524Darlington: £11,524Chesterfield: £11,514Darlington: £11,573Chesterfield: £11,563Darlington: £10,931Chesterfield: £10,922

    £11,514£11,563£10,922Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£11,524£11,573£10,931

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £456, Darlington £533Darlington: £533Chesterfield: £456Darlington: £535Chesterfield: £458Darlington: £505Chesterfield: £433

    £456£458£433Darlington is higher£533£535£505

  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, Darlington £776Darlington: £776Chesterfield: £836Darlington: £780Chesterfield: £840Darlington: £736Chesterfield: £793

    £836£840£793Chesterfield is higher£776£780£736

  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, Darlington £32Darlington: £32Chesterfield: £30Darlington: £32Chesterfield: £30Darlington: £30Chesterfield: £29

    £30£30£29Darlington 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, Darlington £552Darlington: £552Chesterfield: £649Darlington: £555Chesterfield: £652Darlington: £524Chesterfield: £616

    £649£652£616Chesterfield is higher£552£555£524

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £166, Darlington £137Darlington: £137Chesterfield: £166Darlington: £137Chesterfield: £167Darlington: £130Chesterfield: £157

    £166£167£157Chesterfield is higher£137£137£130

  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, Darlington £140Darlington: £140Chesterfield: £150Darlington: £141Chesterfield: £151Darlington: £133Chesterfield: £142

    £150£151£142Chesterfield is higher£140£141£133

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £1,643, Darlington £1,819Darlington: £1,819Chesterfield: £1,643Darlington: £1,826Chesterfield: £1,650Darlington: £1,725Chesterfield: £1,559

    £1,643£1,650£1,559Darlington is higher£1,819£1,826£1,725

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £235, Darlington £224Darlington: £224Chesterfield: £235Darlington: £225Chesterfield: £236Darlington: £213Chesterfield: £223

    £235£236£223Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£224£225£213

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £488, Darlington £365Darlington: £365Chesterfield: £488Darlington: £367Chesterfield: £490Darlington: £346Chesterfield: £462

    £488£490£462Chesterfield is higher£365£367£346

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £8.43, Darlington £9.83Darlington: £9.83Chesterfield: £8.43Darlington: £9.87Chesterfield: £8.47Darlington: £9.32Chesterfield: £8.00

    £8.43£8.47£8.00Darlington is higher£9.83£9.87£9.32

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £7.79, Darlington £8.48Darlington: £8.48Chesterfield: £7.79Darlington: £8.51Chesterfield: £7.82Darlington: £8.04Chesterfield: £7.39

    £7.79£7.82£7.39Darlington is higher£8.48£8.51£8.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5.80, Darlington £5.36Darlington: £5.36Chesterfield: £5.80Darlington: £5.38Chesterfield: £5.82Darlington: £5.08Chesterfield: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Chesterfield is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08

  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, Darlington 1,008.1Darlington: 1,008.1Chesterfield: 1,006.3

    1,006.3Darlington is higherDepends on how you count1,008.1

  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, Darlington 125.9Darlington: 125.9Chesterfield: 120.9

    120.9Darlington is higherDepends on how you count125.9

  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, Darlington 160.6Darlington: 160.6Chesterfield: 172.3

    172.3Chesterfield is higher160.6

  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, Darlington 82.2Darlington: 82.2Chesterfield: 96.2

    96.2Chesterfield is higher82.2

  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, Darlington 226.5Darlington: 226.5Chesterfield: 220.4

    220.4Darlington is higher226.5

  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, Darlington 30.9Darlington: 30.9Chesterfield: 32.1

    32.1Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count30.9

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Chesterfield and Darlington, per person in the age group
MeasureChesterfieldDarlingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,183£5,205£4,917£4,854£4,874£4,604Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,837£12,891£12,176£12,865£12,920£12,203Darlington
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,297£2,307£2,179£2,343£2,353£2,222Darlington
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,514£11,563£10,922£11,524£11,573£10,931Darlington
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£456£458£433£533£535£505Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£836£840£793£776£780£736Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£29£32£32£30Darlington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£649£652£616£552£555£524Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£166£167£157£137£137£130Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£150£151£142£140£141£133Chesterfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,643£1,650£1,559£1,819£1,826£1,725Darlington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223£224£225£213Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£488£490£462£365£367£346Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.43£8.47£8.00£9.83£9.87£9.32Darlington
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.79£7.82£7.39£8.48£8.51£8.04Darlington
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£5.36£5.38£5.08Chesterfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.31,008.1Darlington
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026120.9125.9Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.3160.6Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202696.282.2Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026220.4226.5Darlington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.130.9Chesterfield

Per resident

Chesterfield is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Darlington on 6. 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 Darlington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,183, Darlington £4,854Darlington: £4,854Chesterfield: £5,183Darlington: £4,874Chesterfield: £5,205Darlington: £4,604Chesterfield: £4,917

    £5,183£5,205£4,917Chesterfield is higher£4,854£4,874£4,604

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £2,728, Darlington £2,496Darlington: £2,496Chesterfield: £2,728Darlington: £2,507Chesterfield: £2,739Darlington: £2,368Chesterfield: £2,587

    £2,728£2,739£2,587Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,496£2,507£2,368

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £1,399, Darlington £1,439Darlington: £1,439Chesterfield: £1,399Darlington: £1,445Chesterfield: £1,405Darlington: £1,365Chesterfield: £1,327

    £1,399£1,405£1,327Darlington is higher£1,439£1,445£1,365

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Chesterfield £2,447, Darlington £2,236Darlington: £2,236Chesterfield: £2,447Darlington: £2,246Chesterfield: £2,457Darlington: £2,121Chesterfield: £2,321

    £2,447£2,457£2,321Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,236£2,246£2,121

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £97, Darlington £103Darlington: £103Chesterfield: £97Darlington: £104Chesterfield: £97Darlington: £98Chesterfield: £92

    £97£97£92Darlington is higher£103£104£98

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £178, Darlington £151Darlington: £151Chesterfield: £178Darlington: £151Chesterfield: £178Darlington: £143Chesterfield: £169

    £178£178£169Chesterfield is higher£151£151£143

  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, Darlington £6.11Darlington: £6.11Chesterfield: £6.39Darlington: £6.14Chesterfield: £6.42Darlington: £5.80Chesterfield: £6.06

    £6.39£6.42£6.06Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£6.11£6.14£5.80

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £649, Darlington £552Darlington: £552Chesterfield: £649Darlington: £555Chesterfield: £652Darlington: £524Chesterfield: £616

    £649£652£616Chesterfield is higher£552£555£524

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £166, Darlington £137Darlington: £137Chesterfield: £166Darlington: £137Chesterfield: £167Darlington: £130Chesterfield: £157

    £166£167£157Chesterfield is higher£137£137£130

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £91, Darlington £86Darlington: £86Chesterfield: £91Darlington: £87Chesterfield: £92Darlington: £82Chesterfield: £87

    £91£92£87Chesterfield is higher£86£87£82

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £1,001, Darlington £1,117Darlington: £1,117Chesterfield: £1,001Darlington: £1,122Chesterfield: £1,005Darlington: £1,059Chesterfield: £949

    £1,001£1,005£949Darlington is higher£1,117£1,122£1,059

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £235, Darlington £224Darlington: £224Chesterfield: £235Darlington: £225Chesterfield: £236Darlington: £213Chesterfield: £223

    £235£236£223Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£224£225£213

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £297, Darlington £224Darlington: £224Chesterfield: £297Darlington: £225Chesterfield: £298Darlington: £213Chesterfield: £282

    £297£298£282Chesterfield is higher£224£225£213

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £5.13, Darlington £6.04Darlington: £6.04Chesterfield: £5.13Darlington: £6.07Chesterfield: £5.16Darlington: £5.73Chesterfield: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Darlington is higher£6.04£6.07£5.73

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Chesterfield £4.74, Darlington £5.21Darlington: £5.21Chesterfield: £4.74Darlington: £5.23Chesterfield: £4.76Darlington: £4.94Chesterfield: £4.50

    £4.74£4.76£4.50Darlington is higher£5.21£5.23£4.94

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5.80, Darlington £5.36Darlington: £5.36Chesterfield: £5.80Darlington: £5.38Chesterfield: £5.82Darlington: £5.08Chesterfield: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Chesterfield is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 213.8, Darlington 195.6Darlington: 195.6Chesterfield: 213.8

    213.8Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count195.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 25.7, Darlington 24.4Darlington: 24.4Chesterfield: 25.7

    25.7Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count24.4

  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, Darlington 31.2Darlington: 31.2Chesterfield: 36.6

    36.6Chesterfield is higher31.2

  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, Darlington 82.2Darlington: 82.2Chesterfield: 96.2

    96.2Chesterfield is higher82.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 134.2, Darlington 139.1Darlington: 139.1Chesterfield: 134.2

    134.2Darlington is higher139.1

  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, Darlington 19.0Darlington: 19.0Chesterfield: 19.6

    19.6Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count19.0

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Chesterfield and Darlington, per resident
MeasureChesterfieldDarlingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,183£5,205£4,917£4,854£4,874£4,604Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,728£2,739£2,587£2,496£2,507£2,368Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,399£1,405£1,327£1,439£1,445£1,365Darlington
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,447£2,457£2,321£2,236£2,246£2,121Chesterfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£97£97£92£103£104£98Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£178£169£151£151£143Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.39£6.42£6.06£6.11£6.14£5.80Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£649£652£616£552£555£524Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£166£167£157£137£137£130Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£87£86£87£82Chesterfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,001£1,005£949£1,117£1,122£1,059Darlington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223£224£225£213Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£297£298£282£224£225£213Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£6.04£6.07£5.73Darlington
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.74£4.76£4.50£5.21£5.23£4.94Darlington
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£5.36£5.38£5.08Chesterfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.8195.6Chesterfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.724.4Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.631.2Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202696.282.2Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026134.2139.1Darlington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.619.0Chesterfield

Total

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

Chesterfield Darlington

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Chesterfield £496.1m, Darlington £491.5mDarlington: £491.5mChesterfield: £496.1mDarlington: £493.6mChesterfield: £498.2mDarlington: £466.2mChesterfield: £470.6m

    £496.1m£498.2m£470.6mChesterfield is higher£491.5m£493.6m£466.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Chesterfield £261.1m, Darlington £252.8mDarlington: £252.8mChesterfield: £261.1mDarlington: £253.9mChesterfield: £262.2mDarlington: £239.8mChesterfield: £247.7m

    £261.1m£262.2m£247.7mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£252.8m£253.9m£239.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Chesterfield £133.9m, Darlington £145.7mDarlington: £145.7mChesterfield: £133.9mDarlington: £146.3mChesterfield: £134.5mDarlington: £138.2mChesterfield: £127.0m

    £133.9m£134.5m£127.0mDarlington is higher£145.7m£146.3m£138.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield £234.2m, Darlington £226.5mDarlington: £226.5mChesterfield: £234.2mDarlington: £227.4mChesterfield: £235.2mDarlington: £214.8mChesterfield: £222.1m

    £234.2m£235.2m£222.1mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£226.5m£227.4m£214.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield £9.3m, Darlington £10.5mDarlington: £10.5mChesterfield: £9.3mDarlington: £10.5mChesterfield: £9.3mDarlington: £9.9mChesterfield: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mDarlington 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: Chesterfield £17.0m, Darlington £15.3mDarlington: £15.3mChesterfield: £17.0mDarlington: £15.3mChesterfield: £17.1mDarlington: £14.5mChesterfield: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mChesterfield is higher£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m

  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, Darlington £0.62mDarlington: £0.62mChesterfield: £0.61mDarlington: £0.62mChesterfield: £0.61mDarlington: £0.59mChesterfield: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £62.2m, Darlington £55.9mDarlington: £55.9mChesterfield: £62.2mDarlington: £56.2mChesterfield: £62.4mDarlington: £53.0mChesterfield: £59.0m

    £62.2m£62.4m£59.0mChesterfield is higher£55.9m£56.2m£53.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £15.9m, Darlington £13.9mDarlington: £13.9mChesterfield: £15.9mDarlington: £13.9mChesterfield: £16.0mDarlington: £13.1mChesterfield: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mChesterfield is higher£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield £8.7m, Darlington £8.7mDarlington: £8.7mChesterfield: £8.7mDarlington: £8.8mChesterfield: £8.8mDarlington: £8.3mChesterfield: £8.3m

    £8.7m£8.8m£8.3mChesterfield is higher£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield £95.8m, Darlington £113.1mDarlington: £113.1mChesterfield: £95.8mDarlington: £113.6mChesterfield: £96.2mDarlington: £107.3mChesterfield: £90.9m

    £95.8m£96.2m£90.9mDarlington is higher£113.1m£113.6m£107.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Chesterfield £22.5m, Darlington £22.7mDarlington: £22.7mChesterfield: £22.5mDarlington: £22.8mChesterfield: £22.6mDarlington: £21.5mChesterfield: £21.4m

    £22.5m£22.6m£21.4mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Chesterfield £28.4m, Darlington £22.7mDarlington: £22.7mChesterfield: £28.4mDarlington: £22.8mChesterfield: £28.5mDarlington: £21.5mChesterfield: £27.0m

    £28.4m£28.5m£27.0mChesterfield is higher£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Chesterfield £0.49m, Darlington £0.61mDarlington: £0.61mChesterfield: £0.49mDarlington: £0.61mChesterfield: £0.49mDarlington: £0.58mChesterfield: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.47mDarlington is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Chesterfield £0.45m, Darlington £0.53mDarlington: £0.53mChesterfield: £0.45mDarlington: £0.53mChesterfield: £0.46mDarlington: £0.50mChesterfield: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mDarlington is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Chesterfield £0.55m, Darlington £0.54mDarlington: £0.54mChesterfield: £0.55mDarlington: £0.55mChesterfield: £0.56mDarlington: £0.51mChesterfield: £0.53m

    £0.55m£0.56m£0.53mChesterfield is higher£0.54m£0.55m£0.51m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield 20,468, Darlington 19,810Darlington: 19,810Chesterfield: 20,468

    20,468Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count19,810

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield 2,459, Darlington 2,473Darlington: 2,473Chesterfield: 2,459

    2,459Darlington is higherDepends on how you count2,473

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 3,505, Darlington 3,156Darlington: 3,156Chesterfield: 3,505

    3,505Chesterfield is higher3,156

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 9,207, Darlington 8,326Darlington: 8,326Chesterfield: 9,207

    9,207Chesterfield is higher8,326

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield 12,848, Darlington 14,086Darlington: 14,086Chesterfield: 12,848

    12,848Darlington is higher14,086

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield 1,873, Darlington 1,921Darlington: 1,921Chesterfield: 1,873

    1,873Darlington is higherDepends on how you count1,921

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Darlington, total
MeasureChesterfieldDarlingtonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£496.1m£498.2m£470.6m£491.5m£493.6m£466.2mChesterfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£261.1m£262.2m£247.7m£252.8m£253.9m£239.8mChesterfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£133.9m£134.5m£127.0m£145.7m£146.3m£138.2mDarlington
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£234.2m£235.2m£222.1m£226.5m£227.4m£214.8mChesterfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mDarlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£15.3m£15.3m£14.5mChesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mDarlington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.2m£62.4m£59.0m£55.9m£56.2m£53.0mChesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£13.9m£13.9m£13.1mChesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m£8.7m£8.8m£8.3mChesterfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.8m£96.2m£90.9m£113.1m£113.6m£107.3mDarlington
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.4m£22.7m£22.8m£21.5mDarlington
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.4m£28.5m£27.0m£22.7m£22.8m£21.5mChesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mDarlington
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mDarlington
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m£0.54m£0.55m£0.51mChesterfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,46819,810Chesterfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4592,473Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5053,156Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,2078,326Chesterfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,84814,086Darlington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8731,921Darlington

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.
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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.
  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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