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Chesterfield and Torbay

95,716 and 104,727 residents (mid-2024).

Chesterfield is higher than Torbay on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 3 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 10 of 22 measures, and Torbay 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

Chesterfield Torbay

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,183, Torbay £5,795Torbay: £5,795Chesterfield: £5,183Torbay: £5,819Chesterfield: £5,205Torbay: £5,496Chesterfield: £4,917

    £5,183£5,205£4,917Torbay is higher£5,795£5,819£5,496

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £12,837, Torbay £12,495Torbay: £12,495Chesterfield: £12,837Torbay: £12,548Chesterfield: £12,891Torbay: £11,852Chesterfield: £12,176

    £12,837£12,891£12,176Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,495£12,548£11,852

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £2,297, Torbay £2,702Torbay: £2,702Chesterfield: £2,297Torbay: £2,714Chesterfield: £2,307Torbay: £2,563Chesterfield: £2,179

    £2,297£2,307£2,179Torbay is higher£2,702£2,714£2,563

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £11,514, Torbay £11,067Torbay: £11,067Chesterfield: £11,514Torbay: £11,114Chesterfield: £11,563Torbay: £10,498Chesterfield: £10,922

    £11,514£11,563£10,922Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,067£11,114£10,498

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £456, Torbay £569Torbay: £569Chesterfield: £456Torbay: £572Chesterfield: £458Torbay: £540Chesterfield: £433

    £456£458£433Torbay is higher£569£572£540

  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, Torbay £823Torbay: £823Chesterfield: £836Torbay: £826Chesterfield: £840Torbay: £781Chesterfield: £793

    £836£840£793Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£823£826£781

  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, Torbay £35Torbay: £35Chesterfield: £30Torbay: £35Chesterfield: £30Torbay: £34Chesterfield: £29

    £30£30£29Torbay is higher£35£35£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £649, Torbay £616Torbay: £616Chesterfield: £649Torbay: £619Chesterfield: £652Torbay: £584Chesterfield: £616

    £649£652£616Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£616£619£584

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £166, Torbay £170Torbay: £170Chesterfield: £166Torbay: £171Chesterfield: £167Torbay: £162Chesterfield: £157

    £166£167£157Torbay is higher£170£171£162

  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, Torbay £139Torbay: £139Chesterfield: £150Torbay: £140Chesterfield: £151Torbay: £132Chesterfield: £142

    £150£151£142Chesterfield is higher£139£140£132

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £1,643, Torbay £2,023Torbay: £2,023Chesterfield: £1,643Torbay: £2,032Chesterfield: £1,650Torbay: £1,919Chesterfield: £1,559

    £1,643£1,650£1,559Torbay is higher£2,023£2,032£1,919

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £235, Torbay £303Torbay: £303Chesterfield: £235Torbay: £304Chesterfield: £236Torbay: £287Chesterfield: £223

    £235£236£223Torbay is higher£303£304£287

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £488, Torbay £523Torbay: £523Chesterfield: £488Torbay: £525Chesterfield: £490Torbay: £496Chesterfield: £462

    £488£490£462Torbay is higher£523£525£496

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £8.43, Torbay £7.96Torbay: £7.96Chesterfield: £8.43Torbay: £7.99Chesterfield: £8.47Torbay: £7.55Chesterfield: £8.00

    £8.43£8.47£8.00Chesterfield is higher£7.96£7.99£7.55

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £7.79, Torbay £9.22Torbay: £9.22Chesterfield: £7.79Torbay: £9.26Chesterfield: £7.82Torbay: £8.75Chesterfield: £7.39

    £7.79£7.82£7.39Torbay is higher£9.22£9.26£8.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5.80, Torbay £7.46Torbay: £7.46Chesterfield: £5.80Torbay: £7.50Chesterfield: £5.82Torbay: £7.08Chesterfield: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Torbay is higher£7.46£7.50£7.08

  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, Torbay 988.9Torbay: 988.9Chesterfield: 1,006.3

    1,006.3Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count988.9

  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, Torbay 139.5Torbay: 139.5Chesterfield: 120.9

    120.9Torbay is higher139.5

  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: Chesterfield 172.3, Torbay 166.6Torbay: 166.6Chesterfield: 172.3

    172.3Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count166.6

  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, Torbay 89.5Torbay: 89.5Chesterfield: 96.2

    96.2Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count89.5

  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, Torbay 242.2Torbay: 242.2Chesterfield: 220.4

    220.4Torbay is higher242.2

  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, Torbay 29.1Torbay: 29.1Chesterfield: 32.1

    32.1Chesterfield is higher29.1

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Chesterfield and Torbay, per person in the age group
MeasureChesterfieldTorbayHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,183£5,205£4,917£5,795£5,819£5,496Torbay
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,837£12,891£12,176£12,495£12,548£11,852Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,297£2,307£2,179£2,702£2,714£2,563Torbay
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,514£11,563£10,922£11,067£11,114£10,498Chesterfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£456£458£433£569£572£540Torbay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£836£840£793£823£826£781Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£29£35£35£34Torbay
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£649£652£616£616£619£584Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£166£167£157£170£171£162Torbay
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£150£151£142£139£140£132Chesterfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,643£1,650£1,559£2,023£2,032£1,919Torbay
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223£303£304£287Torbay
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£488£490£462£523£525£496Torbay
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.43£8.47£8.00£7.96£7.99£7.55Chesterfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.79£7.82£7.39£9.22£9.26£8.75Torbay
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£7.46£7.50£7.08Torbay
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.3988.9Chesterfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026120.9139.5Torbay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.3166.6Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202696.289.5Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026220.4242.2Torbay
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.129.1Chesterfield

Per resident

Chesterfield is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Torbay 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

Chesterfield Torbay

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,183, Torbay £5,795Torbay: £5,795Chesterfield: £5,183Torbay: £5,819Chesterfield: £5,205Torbay: £5,496Chesterfield: £4,917

    £5,183£5,205£4,917Torbay is higher£5,795£5,819£5,496

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £2,728, Torbay £3,129Torbay: £3,129Chesterfield: £2,728Torbay: £3,143Chesterfield: £2,739Torbay: £2,968Chesterfield: £2,587

    £2,728£2,739£2,587Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£3,129£3,143£2,968

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £1,399, Torbay £1,568Torbay: £1,568Chesterfield: £1,399Torbay: £1,575Chesterfield: £1,405Torbay: £1,488Chesterfield: £1,327

    £1,399£1,405£1,327Torbay is higher£1,568£1,575£1,488

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Chesterfield £2,447, Torbay £2,772Torbay: £2,772Chesterfield: £2,447Torbay: £2,784Chesterfield: £2,457Torbay: £2,629Chesterfield: £2,321

    £2,447£2,457£2,321Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£2,772£2,784£2,629

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £97, Torbay £143Torbay: £143Chesterfield: £97Torbay: £143Chesterfield: £97Torbay: £135Chesterfield: £92

    £97£97£92Torbay is higher£143£143£135

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £178, Torbay £206Torbay: £206Chesterfield: £178Torbay: £207Chesterfield: £178Torbay: £196Chesterfield: £169

    £178£178£169Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£206£207£196

  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, Torbay £8.85Torbay: £8.85Chesterfield: £6.39Torbay: £8.88Chesterfield: £6.42Torbay: £8.39Chesterfield: £6.06

    £6.39£6.42£6.06Torbay is higher£8.85£8.88£8.39

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £649, Torbay £616Torbay: £616Chesterfield: £649Torbay: £619Chesterfield: £652Torbay: £584Chesterfield: £616

    £649£652£616Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£616£619£584

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £166, Torbay £170Torbay: £170Chesterfield: £166Torbay: £171Chesterfield: £167Torbay: £162Chesterfield: £157

    £166£167£157Torbay is higher£170£171£162

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £91, Torbay £81Torbay: £81Chesterfield: £91Torbay: £81Chesterfield: £92Torbay: £77Chesterfield: £87

    £91£92£87Chesterfield is higher£81£81£77

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £1,001, Torbay £1,174Torbay: £1,174Chesterfield: £1,001Torbay: £1,179Chesterfield: £1,005Torbay: £1,114Chesterfield: £949

    £1,001£1,005£949Torbay is higher£1,174£1,179£1,114

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £235, Torbay £303Torbay: £303Chesterfield: £235Torbay: £304Chesterfield: £236Torbay: £287Chesterfield: £223

    £235£236£223Torbay is higher£303£304£287

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £297, Torbay £303Torbay: £303Chesterfield: £297Torbay: £305Chesterfield: £298Torbay: £288Chesterfield: £282

    £297£298£282Torbay is higher£303£305£288

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £5.13, Torbay £4.62Torbay: £4.62Chesterfield: £5.13Torbay: £4.64Chesterfield: £5.16Torbay: £4.38Chesterfield: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Chesterfield is higher£4.62£4.64£4.38

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Chesterfield £4.74, Torbay £5.36Torbay: £5.36Chesterfield: £4.74Torbay: £5.38Chesterfield: £4.76Torbay: £5.08Chesterfield: £4.50

    £4.74£4.76£4.50Torbay is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5.80, Torbay £7.46Torbay: £7.46Chesterfield: £5.80Torbay: £7.50Chesterfield: £5.82Torbay: £7.08Chesterfield: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Torbay is higher£7.46£7.50£7.08

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 213.8, Torbay 247.7Torbay: 247.7Chesterfield: 213.8

    213.8Torbay is higherDepends on how you count247.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 25.7, Torbay 34.9Torbay: 34.9Chesterfield: 25.7

    25.7Torbay is higher34.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 36.6, Torbay 41.7Torbay: 41.7Chesterfield: 36.6

    36.6Torbay is higherDepends on how you count41.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 96.2, Torbay 89.5Torbay: 89.5Chesterfield: 96.2

    96.2Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count89.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 134.2, Torbay 140.6Torbay: 140.6Chesterfield: 134.2

    134.2Torbay is higher140.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 19.6, Torbay 16.9Torbay: 16.9Chesterfield: 19.6

    19.6Chesterfield is higher16.9

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Chesterfield and Torbay, per resident
MeasureChesterfieldTorbayHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,183£5,205£4,917£5,795£5,819£5,496Torbay
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,728£2,739£2,587£3,129£3,143£2,968Torbay
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,399£1,405£1,327£1,568£1,575£1,488Torbay
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,447£2,457£2,321£2,772£2,784£2,629Torbay
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£97£97£92£143£143£135Torbay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£178£169£206£207£196Torbay
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.39£6.42£6.06£8.85£8.88£8.39Torbay
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£649£652£616£616£619£584Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£166£167£157£170£171£162Torbay
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£87£81£81£77Chesterfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,001£1,005£949£1,174£1,179£1,114Torbay
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223£303£304£287Torbay
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£297£298£282£303£305£288Torbay
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£4.62£4.64£4.38Chesterfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.74£4.76£4.50£5.36£5.38£5.08Torbay
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£7.46£7.50£7.08Torbay
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.8247.7Torbay
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.734.9Torbay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.641.7Torbay
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202696.289.5Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026134.2140.6Torbay
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.616.9Chesterfield

Total

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

Chesterfield Torbay

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Chesterfield £496.1m, Torbay £606.8mTorbay: £606.8mChesterfield: £496.1mTorbay: £609.4mChesterfield: £498.2mTorbay: £575.6mChesterfield: £470.6m

    £496.1m£498.2m£470.6mTorbay is higher£606.8m£609.4m£575.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Chesterfield £261.1m, Torbay £327.7mTorbay: £327.7mChesterfield: £261.1mTorbay: £329.1mChesterfield: £262.2mTorbay: £310.9mChesterfield: £247.7m

    £261.1m£262.2m£247.7mTorbay is higherDepends on how you count£327.7m£329.1m£310.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Chesterfield £133.9m, Torbay £164.2mTorbay: £164.2mChesterfield: £133.9mTorbay: £164.9mChesterfield: £134.5mTorbay: £155.8mChesterfield: £127.0m

    £133.9m£134.5m£127.0mTorbay is higher£164.2m£164.9m£155.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield £234.2m, Torbay £290.3mTorbay: £290.3mChesterfield: £234.2mTorbay: £291.5mChesterfield: £235.2mTorbay: £275.4mChesterfield: £222.1m

    £234.2m£235.2m£222.1mTorbay is higherDepends on how you count£290.3m£291.5m£275.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield £9.3m, Torbay £14.9mTorbay: £14.9mChesterfield: £9.3mTorbay: £15.0mChesterfield: £9.3mTorbay: £14.2mChesterfield: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mTorbay is higher£14.9m£15.0m£14.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £17.0m, Torbay £21.6mTorbay: £21.6mChesterfield: £17.0mTorbay: £21.7mChesterfield: £17.1mTorbay: £20.5mChesterfield: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mTorbay is higherDepends on how you count£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m

  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, Torbay £0.93mTorbay: £0.93mChesterfield: £0.61mTorbay: £0.93mChesterfield: £0.61mTorbay: £0.88mChesterfield: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mTorbay is higher£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £62.2m, Torbay £64.5mTorbay: £64.5mChesterfield: £62.2mTorbay: £64.8mChesterfield: £62.4mTorbay: £61.2mChesterfield: £59.0m

    £62.2m£62.4m£59.0mTorbay is higherDepends on how you count£64.5m£64.8m£61.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £15.9m, Torbay £17.8mTorbay: £17.8mChesterfield: £15.9mTorbay: £17.9mChesterfield: £16.0mTorbay: £16.9mChesterfield: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mTorbay is higher£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield £8.7m, Torbay £8.5mTorbay: £8.5mChesterfield: £8.7mTorbay: £8.5mChesterfield: £8.8mTorbay: £8.0mChesterfield: £8.3m

    £8.7m£8.8m£8.3mChesterfield is higher£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield £95.8m, Torbay £123.0mTorbay: £123.0mChesterfield: £95.8mTorbay: £123.5mChesterfield: £96.2mTorbay: £116.6mChesterfield: £90.9m

    £95.8m£96.2m£90.9mTorbay is higher£123.0m£123.5m£116.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Chesterfield £22.5m, Torbay £31.7mTorbay: £31.7mChesterfield: £22.5mTorbay: £31.9mChesterfield: £22.6mTorbay: £30.1mChesterfield: £21.4m

    £22.5m£22.6m£21.4mTorbay is higher£31.7m£31.9m£30.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Chesterfield £28.4m, Torbay £31.8mTorbay: £31.8mChesterfield: £28.4mTorbay: £31.9mChesterfield: £28.5mTorbay: £30.1mChesterfield: £27.0m

    £28.4m£28.5m£27.0mTorbay is higher£31.8m£31.9m£30.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Chesterfield £0.49m, Torbay £0.48mTorbay: £0.48mChesterfield: £0.49mTorbay: £0.49mChesterfield: £0.49mTorbay: £0.46mChesterfield: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.47mChesterfield is higher£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Chesterfield £0.45m, Torbay £0.56mTorbay: £0.56mChesterfield: £0.45mTorbay: £0.56mChesterfield: £0.46mTorbay: £0.53mChesterfield: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mTorbay is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Chesterfield £0.55m, Torbay £0.78mTorbay: £0.78mChesterfield: £0.55mTorbay: £0.78mChesterfield: £0.56mTorbay: £0.74mChesterfield: £0.53m

    £0.55m£0.56m£0.53mTorbay is higher£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield 20,468, Torbay 25,938Torbay: 25,938Chesterfield: 20,468

    20,468Torbay is higherDepends on how you count25,938

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield 2,459, Torbay 3,658Torbay: 3,658Chesterfield: 2,459

    2,459Torbay is higher3,658

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 3,505, Torbay 4,371Torbay: 4,371Chesterfield: 3,505

    3,505Torbay is higherDepends on how you count4,371

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 9,207, Torbay 9,369Torbay: 9,369Chesterfield: 9,207

    9,207Torbay is higherDepends on how you count9,369

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield 12,848, Torbay 14,720Torbay: 14,720Chesterfield: 12,848

    12,848Torbay is higher14,720

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield 1,873, Torbay 1,766Torbay: 1,766Chesterfield: 1,873

    1,873Chesterfield is higher1,766

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Torbay, total
MeasureChesterfieldTorbayHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£496.1m£498.2m£470.6m£606.8m£609.4m£575.6mTorbay
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£261.1m£262.2m£247.7m£327.7m£329.1m£310.9mTorbay
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£133.9m£134.5m£127.0m£164.2m£164.9m£155.8mTorbay
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£234.2m£235.2m£222.1m£290.3m£291.5m£275.4mTorbay
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£14.9m£15.0m£14.2mTorbay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£21.6m£21.7m£20.5mTorbay
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.93m£0.93m£0.88mTorbay
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.2m£62.4m£59.0m£64.5m£64.8m£61.2mTorbay
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mTorbay
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mChesterfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.8m£96.2m£90.9m£123.0m£123.5m£116.6mTorbay
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.4m£31.7m£31.9m£30.1mTorbay
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.4m£28.5m£27.0m£31.8m£31.9m£30.1mTorbay
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m£0.48m£0.49m£0.46mChesterfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mTorbay
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mTorbay
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,46825,938Torbay
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4593,658Torbay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5054,371Torbay
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,2079,369Torbay
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,84814,720Torbay
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8731,766Chesterfield

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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