Who Gets What

Compare constituencies · East Midlands and East Midlands

Chesterfield and Erewash

95,716 and 96,711 residents (mid-2024).

Chesterfield is higher than Erewash on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 3 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

Swap the two areas
Chesterfield and Erewash on a map of the constituencies of Great Britain
How to count
Prices

Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Chesterfield is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Erewash on 5. 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 Erewash

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,183, Erewash £4,706Erewash: £4,706Chesterfield: £5,183Erewash: £4,726Chesterfield: £5,205Erewash: £4,464Chesterfield: £4,917

    £5,183£5,205£4,917Chesterfield is higher£4,706£4,726£4,464

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £12,837, Erewash £13,049Erewash: £13,049Chesterfield: £12,837Erewash: £13,104Chesterfield: £12,891Erewash: £12,377Chesterfield: £12,176

    £12,837£12,891£12,176Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£13,049£13,104£12,377

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £2,297, Erewash £2,142Erewash: £2,142Chesterfield: £2,297Erewash: £2,151Chesterfield: £2,307Erewash: £2,032Chesterfield: £2,179

    £2,297£2,307£2,179Chesterfield is higher£2,142£2,151£2,032

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £11,514, Erewash £11,859Erewash: £11,859Chesterfield: £11,514Erewash: £11,910Chesterfield: £11,563Erewash: £11,249Chesterfield: £10,922

    £11,514£11,563£10,922Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£11,859£11,910£11,249

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £456, Erewash £385Erewash: £385Chesterfield: £456Erewash: £386Chesterfield: £458Erewash: £365Chesterfield: £433

    £456£458£433Chesterfield is higher£385£386£365

  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, Erewash £777Erewash: £777Chesterfield: £836Erewash: £780Chesterfield: £840Erewash: £737Chesterfield: £793

    £836£840£793Chesterfield is higher£777£780£737

  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, Erewash £28Erewash: £28Chesterfield: £30Erewash: £28Chesterfield: £30Erewash: £26Chesterfield: £29

    £30£30£29Chesterfield is higher£28£28£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £649, Erewash £532Erewash: £532Chesterfield: £649Erewash: £535Chesterfield: £652Erewash: £505Chesterfield: £616

    £649£652£616Chesterfield is higher£532£535£505

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £166, Erewash £145Erewash: £145Chesterfield: £166Erewash: £146Chesterfield: £167Erewash: £137Chesterfield: £157

    £166£167£157Chesterfield is higher£145£146£137

  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, Erewash £133Erewash: £133Chesterfield: £150Erewash: £133Chesterfield: £151Erewash: £126Chesterfield: £142

    £150£151£142Chesterfield is higher£133£133£126

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £1,643, Erewash £1,677Erewash: £1,677Chesterfield: £1,643Erewash: £1,685Chesterfield: £1,650Erewash: £1,591Chesterfield: £1,559

    £1,643£1,650£1,559Erewash is higher£1,677£1,685£1,591

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £235, Erewash £203Erewash: £203Chesterfield: £235Erewash: £204Chesterfield: £236Erewash: £193Chesterfield: £223

    £235£236£223Chesterfield is higher£203£204£193

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £488, Erewash £316Erewash: £316Chesterfield: £488Erewash: £318Chesterfield: £490Erewash: £300Chesterfield: £462

    £488£490£462Chesterfield is higher£316£318£300

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £8.43, Erewash £8.58Erewash: £8.58Chesterfield: £8.43Erewash: £8.62Chesterfield: £8.47Erewash: £8.14Chesterfield: £8.00

    £8.43£8.47£8.00Erewash is higher£8.58£8.62£8.14

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £7.79, Erewash £6.92Erewash: £6.92Chesterfield: £7.79Erewash: £6.95Chesterfield: £7.82Erewash: £6.56Chesterfield: £7.39

    £7.79£7.82£7.39Chesterfield is higher£6.92£6.95£6.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5.80, Erewash £4.52Erewash: £4.52Chesterfield: £5.80Erewash: £4.54Chesterfield: £5.82Erewash: £4.29Chesterfield: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Chesterfield is higher£4.52£4.54£4.29

  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, Erewash 1,019.8Erewash: 1,019.8Chesterfield: 1,006.3

    1,006.3Erewash is higherDepends on how you count1,019.8

  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, Erewash 106.6Erewash: 106.6Chesterfield: 120.9

    120.9Chesterfield is higher106.6

  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, Erewash 159.5Erewash: 159.5Chesterfield: 172.3

    172.3Chesterfield is higher159.5

  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, Erewash 77.6Erewash: 77.6Chesterfield: 96.2

    96.2Chesterfield is higher77.6

  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, Erewash 205.5Erewash: 205.5Chesterfield: 220.4

    220.4Chesterfield is higher205.5

  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, Erewash 29.6Erewash: 29.6Chesterfield: 32.1

    32.1Chesterfield is higher29.6

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Erewash, per person in the age group
MeasureChesterfieldErewashHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,183£5,205£4,917£4,706£4,726£4,464Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,837£12,891£12,176£13,049£13,104£12,377Erewash
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,297£2,307£2,179£2,142£2,151£2,032Chesterfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,514£11,563£10,922£11,859£11,910£11,249Erewash
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£456£458£433£385£386£365Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£836£840£793£777£780£737Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£29£28£28£26Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£649£652£616£532£535£505Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£166£167£157£145£146£137Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£150£151£142£133£133£126Chesterfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,643£1,650£1,559£1,677£1,685£1,591Erewash
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223£203£204£193Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£488£490£462£316£318£300Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.43£8.47£8.00£8.58£8.62£8.14Erewash
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.79£7.82£7.39£6.92£6.95£6.56Chesterfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£4.52£4.54£4.29Chesterfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.31,019.8Erewash
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026120.9106.6Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.3159.5Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202696.277.6Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026220.4205.5Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.129.6Chesterfield

Per resident

Chesterfield is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Erewash on 2. 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 Erewash

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,183, Erewash £4,706Erewash: £4,706Chesterfield: £5,183Erewash: £4,726Chesterfield: £5,205Erewash: £4,464Chesterfield: £4,917

    £5,183£5,205£4,917Chesterfield is higher£4,706£4,726£4,464

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £2,728, Erewash £2,477Erewash: £2,477Chesterfield: £2,728Erewash: £2,488Chesterfield: £2,739Erewash: £2,350Chesterfield: £2,587

    £2,728£2,739£2,587Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,477£2,488£2,350

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £1,399, Erewash £1,344Erewash: £1,344Chesterfield: £1,399Erewash: £1,350Chesterfield: £1,405Erewash: £1,275Chesterfield: £1,327

    £1,399£1,405£1,327Chesterfield is higher£1,344£1,350£1,275

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Chesterfield £2,447, Erewash £2,251Erewash: £2,251Chesterfield: £2,447Erewash: £2,261Chesterfield: £2,457Erewash: £2,136Chesterfield: £2,321

    £2,447£2,457£2,321Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,251£2,261£2,136

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £97, Erewash £73Erewash: £73Chesterfield: £97Erewash: £73Chesterfield: £97Erewash: £69Chesterfield: £92

    £97£97£92Chesterfield 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: Chesterfield £178, Erewash £147Erewash: £147Chesterfield: £178Erewash: £148Chesterfield: £178Erewash: £140Chesterfield: £169

    £178£178£169Chesterfield is higher£147£148£140

  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, Erewash £5.30Erewash: £5.30Chesterfield: £6.39Erewash: £5.33Chesterfield: £6.42Erewash: £5.03Chesterfield: £6.06

    £6.39£6.42£6.06Chesterfield is higher£5.30£5.33£5.03

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £649, Erewash £532Erewash: £532Chesterfield: £649Erewash: £535Chesterfield: £652Erewash: £505Chesterfield: £616

    £649£652£616Chesterfield is higher£532£535£505

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £166, Erewash £145Erewash: £145Chesterfield: £166Erewash: £146Chesterfield: £167Erewash: £137Chesterfield: £157

    £166£167£157Chesterfield is higher£145£146£137

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £91, Erewash £83Erewash: £83Chesterfield: £91Erewash: £84Chesterfield: £92Erewash: £79Chesterfield: £87

    £91£92£87Chesterfield is higher£83£84£79

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £1,001, Erewash £1,052Erewash: £1,052Chesterfield: £1,001Erewash: £1,057Chesterfield: £1,005Erewash: £998Chesterfield: £949

    £1,001£1,005£949Erewash is higher£1,052£1,057£998

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £235, Erewash £203Erewash: £203Chesterfield: £235Erewash: £204Chesterfield: £236Erewash: £193Chesterfield: £223

    £235£236£223Chesterfield is higher£203£204£193

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £297, Erewash £199Erewash: £199Chesterfield: £297Erewash: £199Chesterfield: £298Erewash: £188Chesterfield: £282

    £297£298£282Chesterfield is higher£199£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £5.13, Erewash £5.39Erewash: £5.39Chesterfield: £5.13Erewash: £5.41Chesterfield: £5.16Erewash: £5.11Chesterfield: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Erewash is higher£5.39£5.41£5.11

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Chesterfield £4.74, Erewash £4.34Erewash: £4.34Chesterfield: £4.74Erewash: £4.36Chesterfield: £4.76Erewash: £4.12Chesterfield: £4.50

    £4.74£4.76£4.50Chesterfield is higher£4.34£4.36£4.12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5.80, Erewash £4.52Erewash: £4.52Chesterfield: £5.80Erewash: £4.54Chesterfield: £5.82Erewash: £4.29Chesterfield: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Chesterfield is higher£4.52£4.54£4.29

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 213.8, Erewash 193.6Erewash: 193.6Chesterfield: 213.8

    213.8Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count193.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 25.7, Erewash 20.2Erewash: 20.2Chesterfield: 25.7

    25.7Chesterfield is higher20.2

  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, Erewash 30.3Erewash: 30.3Chesterfield: 36.6

    36.6Chesterfield is higher30.3

  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, Erewash 77.6Erewash: 77.6Chesterfield: 96.2

    96.2Chesterfield is higher77.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 134.2, Erewash 129.0Erewash: 129.0Chesterfield: 134.2

    134.2Chesterfield is higher129.0

  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, Erewash 18.6Erewash: 18.6Chesterfield: 19.6

    19.6Chesterfield is higher18.6

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Erewash, per resident
MeasureChesterfieldErewashHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,183£5,205£4,917£4,706£4,726£4,464Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,728£2,739£2,587£2,477£2,488£2,350Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,399£1,405£1,327£1,344£1,350£1,275Chesterfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,447£2,457£2,321£2,251£2,261£2,136Chesterfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£97£97£92£73£73£69Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£178£169£147£148£140Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.39£6.42£6.06£5.30£5.33£5.03Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£649£652£616£532£535£505Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£166£167£157£145£146£137Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£87£83£84£79Chesterfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,001£1,005£949£1,052£1,057£998Erewash
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223£203£204£193Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£297£298£282£199£199£188Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£5.39£5.41£5.11Erewash
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.74£4.76£4.50£4.34£4.36£4.12Chesterfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£4.52£4.54£4.29Chesterfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.8193.6Chesterfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.720.2Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.630.3Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202696.277.6Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026134.2129.0Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.618.6Chesterfield

Total

Chesterfield is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Erewash on 2. 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 Erewash

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Chesterfield £496.1m, Erewash £455.1mErewash: £455.1mChesterfield: £496.1mErewash: £457.1mChesterfield: £498.2mErewash: £431.7mChesterfield: £470.6m

    £496.1m£498.2m£470.6mChesterfield is higher£455.1m£457.1m£431.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Chesterfield £261.1m, Erewash £239.6mErewash: £239.6mChesterfield: £261.1mErewash: £240.6mChesterfield: £262.2mErewash: £227.2mChesterfield: £247.7m

    £261.1m£262.2m£247.7mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£239.6m£240.6m£227.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Chesterfield £133.9m, Erewash £130.0mErewash: £130.0mChesterfield: £133.9mErewash: £130.5mChesterfield: £134.5mErewash: £123.3mChesterfield: £127.0m

    £133.9m£134.5m£127.0mChesterfield is higher£130.0m£130.5m£123.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield £234.2m, Erewash £217.7mErewash: £217.7mChesterfield: £234.2mErewash: £218.7mChesterfield: £235.2mErewash: £206.5mChesterfield: £222.1m

    £234.2m£235.2m£222.1mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£217.7m£218.7m£206.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield £9.3m, Erewash £7.1mErewash: £7.1mChesterfield: £9.3mErewash: £7.1mChesterfield: £9.3mErewash: £6.7mChesterfield: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mChesterfield is higher£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £17.0m, Erewash £14.3mErewash: £14.3mChesterfield: £17.0mErewash: £14.3mChesterfield: £17.1mErewash: £13.5mChesterfield: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mChesterfield is higher£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

  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, Erewash £0.51mErewash: £0.51mChesterfield: £0.61mErewash: £0.51mChesterfield: £0.61mErewash: £0.49mChesterfield: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mChesterfield is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.49m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £62.2m, Erewash £51.5mErewash: £51.5mChesterfield: £62.2mErewash: £51.7mChesterfield: £62.4mErewash: £48.8mChesterfield: £59.0m

    £62.2m£62.4m£59.0mChesterfield is higher£51.5m£51.7m£48.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £15.9m, Erewash £14.0mErewash: £14.0mChesterfield: £15.9mErewash: £14.1mChesterfield: £16.0mErewash: £13.3mChesterfield: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mChesterfield is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield £8.7m, Erewash £8.1mErewash: £8.1mChesterfield: £8.7mErewash: £8.1mChesterfield: £8.8mErewash: £7.6mChesterfield: £8.3m

    £8.7m£8.8m£8.3mChesterfield is higher£8.1m£8.1m£7.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield £95.8m, Erewash £101.8mErewash: £101.8mChesterfield: £95.8mErewash: £102.2mChesterfield: £96.2mErewash: £96.5mChesterfield: £90.9m

    £95.8m£96.2m£90.9mErewash is higher£101.8m£102.2m£96.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Chesterfield £22.5m, Erewash £19.6mErewash: £19.6mChesterfield: £22.5mErewash: £19.7mChesterfield: £22.6mErewash: £18.6mChesterfield: £21.4m

    £22.5m£22.6m£21.4mChesterfield is higher£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Chesterfield £28.4m, Erewash £19.2mErewash: £19.2mChesterfield: £28.4mErewash: £19.3mChesterfield: £28.5mErewash: £18.2mChesterfield: £27.0m

    £28.4m£28.5m£27.0mChesterfield is higher£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Chesterfield £0.49m, Erewash £0.52mErewash: £0.52mChesterfield: £0.49mErewash: £0.52mChesterfield: £0.49mErewash: £0.49mChesterfield: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.47mErewash is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Chesterfield £0.45m, Erewash £0.42mErewash: £0.42mChesterfield: £0.45mErewash: £0.42mChesterfield: £0.46mErewash: £0.40mChesterfield: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mChesterfield is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Chesterfield £0.55m, Erewash £0.44mErewash: £0.44mChesterfield: £0.55mErewash: £0.44mChesterfield: £0.56mErewash: £0.41mChesterfield: £0.53m

    £0.55m£0.56m£0.53mChesterfield is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield 20,468, Erewash 18,723Erewash: 18,723Chesterfield: 20,468

    20,468Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count18,723

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield 2,459, Erewash 1,957Erewash: 1,957Chesterfield: 2,459

    2,459Chesterfield is higher1,957

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 3,505, Erewash 2,929Erewash: 2,929Chesterfield: 3,505

    3,505Chesterfield is higher2,929

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 9,207, Erewash 7,503Erewash: 7,503Chesterfield: 9,207

    9,207Chesterfield is higher7,503

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield 12,848, Erewash 12,472Erewash: 12,472Chesterfield: 12,848

    12,848Chesterfield is higher12,472

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield 1,873, Erewash 1,797Erewash: 1,797Chesterfield: 1,873

    1,873Chesterfield is higher1,797

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Erewash, total
MeasureChesterfieldErewashHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£496.1m£498.2m£470.6m£455.1m£457.1m£431.7mChesterfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£261.1m£262.2m£247.7m£239.6m£240.6m£227.2mChesterfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£133.9m£134.5m£127.0m£130.0m£130.5m£123.3mChesterfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£234.2m£235.2m£222.1m£217.7m£218.7m£206.5mChesterfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£7.1m£7.1m£6.7mChesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mChesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.51m£0.51m£0.49mChesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.2m£62.4m£59.0m£51.5m£51.7m£48.8mChesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mChesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m£8.1m£8.1m£7.6mChesterfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.8m£96.2m£90.9m£101.8m£102.2m£96.5mErewash
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.4m£19.6m£19.7m£18.6mChesterfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.4m£28.5m£27.0m£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mChesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mErewash
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mChesterfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mChesterfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,46818,723Chesterfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4591,957Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5052,929Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,2077,503Chesterfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,84812,472Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8731,797Chesterfield

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.