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Chesterfield and Weston-super-Mare

95,716 and 100,609 residents (mid-2024).

Chesterfield is higher than Weston-super-Mare on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 6 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 15 of 22 measures, and Weston-super-Mare on 7. 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 Weston-super-Mare

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,183, Weston-super-Mare £4,997Weston-super-Mare: £4,997Chesterfield: £5,183Weston-super-Mare: £5,018Chesterfield: £5,205Weston-super-Mare: £4,740Chesterfield: £4,917

    £5,183£5,205£4,917Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,997£5,018£4,740

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £12,837, Weston-super-Mare £12,809Weston-super-Mare: £12,809Chesterfield: £12,837Weston-super-Mare: £12,863Chesterfield: £12,891Weston-super-Mare: £12,150Chesterfield: £12,176

    £12,837£12,891£12,176Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,809£12,863£12,150

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £2,297, Weston-super-Mare £2,339Weston-super-Mare: £2,339Chesterfield: £2,297Weston-super-Mare: £2,349Chesterfield: £2,307Weston-super-Mare: £2,219Chesterfield: £2,179

    £2,297£2,307£2,179Weston-super-Mare is higher£2,339£2,349£2,219

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £11,514, Weston-super-Mare £11,530Weston-super-Mare: £11,530Chesterfield: £11,514Weston-super-Mare: £11,579Chesterfield: £11,563Weston-super-Mare: £10,937Chesterfield: £10,922

    £11,514£11,563£10,922Weston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count£11,530£11,579£10,937

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £456, Weston-super-Mare £476Weston-super-Mare: £476Chesterfield: £456Weston-super-Mare: £478Chesterfield: £458Weston-super-Mare: £452Chesterfield: £433

    £456£458£433Weston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count£476£478£452

  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, Weston-super-Mare £774Weston-super-Mare: £774Chesterfield: £836Weston-super-Mare: £777Chesterfield: £840Weston-super-Mare: £734Chesterfield: £793

    £836£840£793Chesterfield is higher£774£777£734

  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, Weston-super-Mare £29Weston-super-Mare: £29Chesterfield: £30Weston-super-Mare: £29Chesterfield: £30Weston-super-Mare: £27Chesterfield: £29

    £30£30£29Chesterfield is higher£29£29£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £649, Weston-super-Mare £544Weston-super-Mare: £544Chesterfield: £649Weston-super-Mare: £546Chesterfield: £652Weston-super-Mare: £516Chesterfield: £616

    £649£652£616Chesterfield is higher£544£546£516

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £166, Weston-super-Mare £141Weston-super-Mare: £141Chesterfield: £166Weston-super-Mare: £142Chesterfield: £167Weston-super-Mare: £134Chesterfield: £157

    £166£167£157Chesterfield is higher£141£142£134

  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, Weston-super-Mare £101Weston-super-Mare: £101Chesterfield: £150Weston-super-Mare: £101Chesterfield: £151Weston-super-Mare: £96Chesterfield: £142

    £150£151£142Chesterfield is higher£101£101£96

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £1,643, Weston-super-Mare £1,847Weston-super-Mare: £1,847Chesterfield: £1,643Weston-super-Mare: £1,855Chesterfield: £1,650Weston-super-Mare: £1,752Chesterfield: £1,559

    £1,643£1,650£1,559Weston-super-Mare is higher£1,847£1,855£1,752

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £235, Weston-super-Mare £271Weston-super-Mare: £271Chesterfield: £235Weston-super-Mare: £272Chesterfield: £236Weston-super-Mare: £257Chesterfield: £223

    £235£236£223Weston-super-Mare is higher£271£272£257

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £488, Weston-super-Mare £382Weston-super-Mare: £382Chesterfield: £488Weston-super-Mare: £384Chesterfield: £490Weston-super-Mare: £362Chesterfield: £462

    £488£490£462Chesterfield is higher£382£384£362

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £8.43, Weston-super-Mare £4.40Weston-super-Mare: £4.40Chesterfield: £8.43Weston-super-Mare: £4.41Chesterfield: £8.47Weston-super-Mare: £4.17Chesterfield: £8.00

    £8.43£8.47£8.00Chesterfield is higher£4.40£4.41£4.17

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £7.79, Weston-super-Mare £4.92Weston-super-Mare: £4.92Chesterfield: £7.79Weston-super-Mare: £4.94Chesterfield: £7.82Weston-super-Mare: £4.67Chesterfield: £7.39

    £7.79£7.82£7.39Chesterfield is higher£4.92£4.94£4.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5.80, Weston-super-Mare £9.37Weston-super-Mare: £9.37Chesterfield: £5.80Weston-super-Mare: £9.41Chesterfield: £5.82Weston-super-Mare: £8.89Chesterfield: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Weston-super-Mare is higher£9.37£9.41£8.89

  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, Weston-super-Mare 1,013.5Weston-super-Mare: 1,013.5Chesterfield: 1,006.3

    1,006.3Weston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count1,013.5

  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, Weston-super-Mare 118.0Weston-super-Mare: 118.0Chesterfield: 120.9

    120.9Chesterfield is higher118.0

  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, Weston-super-Mare 164.7Weston-super-Mare: 164.7Chesterfield: 172.3

    172.3Chesterfield is higher164.7

  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, Weston-super-Mare 81.6Weston-super-Mare: 81.6Chesterfield: 96.2

    96.2Chesterfield is higher81.6

  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, Weston-super-Mare 209.4Weston-super-Mare: 209.4Chesterfield: 220.4

    220.4Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count209.4

  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, Weston-super-Mare 21.7Weston-super-Mare: 21.7Chesterfield: 32.1

    32.1Chesterfield is higher21.7

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Weston-super-Mare, per person in the age group
MeasureChesterfieldWeston-super-MareHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,183£5,205£4,917£4,997£5,018£4,740Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,837£12,891£12,176£12,809£12,863£12,150Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,297£2,307£2,179£2,339£2,349£2,219Weston-super-Mare
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,514£11,563£10,922£11,530£11,579£10,937Weston-super-Mare
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£456£458£433£476£478£452Weston-super-Mare
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£836£840£793£774£777£734Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£29£29£29£27Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£649£652£616£544£546£516Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£166£167£157£141£142£134Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£150£151£142£101£101£96Chesterfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,643£1,650£1,559£1,847£1,855£1,752Weston-super-Mare
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223£271£272£257Weston-super-Mare
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£488£490£462£382£384£362Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.43£8.47£8.00£4.40£4.41£4.17Chesterfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.79£7.82£7.39£4.92£4.94£4.67Chesterfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£9.37£9.41£8.89Weston-super-Mare
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.31,013.5Weston-super-Mare
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026120.9118.0Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.3164.7Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202696.281.6Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026220.4209.4Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.121.7Chesterfield

Per resident

Chesterfield is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Weston-super-Mare on 4. 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 Weston-super-Mare

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,183, Weston-super-Mare £4,997Weston-super-Mare: £4,997Chesterfield: £5,183Weston-super-Mare: £5,018Chesterfield: £5,205Weston-super-Mare: £4,740Chesterfield: £4,917

    £5,183£5,205£4,917Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,997£5,018£4,740

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £2,728, Weston-super-Mare £2,604Weston-super-Mare: £2,604Chesterfield: £2,728Weston-super-Mare: £2,615Chesterfield: £2,739Weston-super-Mare: £2,470Chesterfield: £2,587

    £2,728£2,739£2,587Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,604£2,615£2,470

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £1,399, Weston-super-Mare £1,428Weston-super-Mare: £1,428Chesterfield: £1,399Weston-super-Mare: £1,434Chesterfield: £1,405Weston-super-Mare: £1,355Chesterfield: £1,327

    £1,399£1,405£1,327Weston-super-Mare is higher£1,428£1,434£1,355

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Chesterfield £2,447, Weston-super-Mare £2,344Weston-super-Mare: £2,344Chesterfield: £2,447Weston-super-Mare: £2,354Chesterfield: £2,457Weston-super-Mare: £2,223Chesterfield: £2,321

    £2,447£2,457£2,321Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,344£2,354£2,223

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £97, Weston-super-Mare £97Weston-super-Mare: £97Chesterfield: £97Weston-super-Mare: £97Chesterfield: £97Weston-super-Mare: £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, Weston-super-Mare £157Weston-super-Mare: £157Chesterfield: £178Weston-super-Mare: £158Chesterfield: £178Weston-super-Mare: £149Chesterfield: £169

    £178£178£169Chesterfield is higher£157£158£149

  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, Weston-super-Mare £5.80Weston-super-Mare: £5.80Chesterfield: £6.39Weston-super-Mare: £5.82Chesterfield: £6.42Weston-super-Mare: £5.50Chesterfield: £6.06

    £6.39£6.42£6.06Chesterfield is higher£5.80£5.82£5.50

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £649, Weston-super-Mare £544Weston-super-Mare: £544Chesterfield: £649Weston-super-Mare: £546Chesterfield: £652Weston-super-Mare: £516Chesterfield: £616

    £649£652£616Chesterfield is higher£544£546£516

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £166, Weston-super-Mare £141Weston-super-Mare: £141Chesterfield: £166Weston-super-Mare: £142Chesterfield: £167Weston-super-Mare: £134Chesterfield: £157

    £166£167£157Chesterfield is higher£141£142£134

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £91, Weston-super-Mare £62Weston-super-Mare: £62Chesterfield: £91Weston-super-Mare: £62Chesterfield: £92Weston-super-Mare: £58Chesterfield: £87

    £91£92£87Chesterfield is higher£62£62£58

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £1,001, Weston-super-Mare £1,128Weston-super-Mare: £1,128Chesterfield: £1,001Weston-super-Mare: £1,132Chesterfield: £1,005Weston-super-Mare: £1,070Chesterfield: £949

    £1,001£1,005£949Weston-super-Mare is higher£1,128£1,132£1,070

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £235, Weston-super-Mare £271Weston-super-Mare: £271Chesterfield: £235Weston-super-Mare: £272Chesterfield: £236Weston-super-Mare: £257Chesterfield: £223

    £235£236£223Weston-super-Mare is higher£271£272£257

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £297, Weston-super-Mare £233Weston-super-Mare: £233Chesterfield: £297Weston-super-Mare: £234Chesterfield: £298Weston-super-Mare: £221Chesterfield: £282

    £297£298£282Chesterfield is higher£233£234£221

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £5.13, Weston-super-Mare £2.68Weston-super-Mare: £2.68Chesterfield: £5.13Weston-super-Mare: £2.69Chesterfield: £5.16Weston-super-Mare: £2.54Chesterfield: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Chesterfield is higher£2.68£2.69£2.54

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Chesterfield £4.74, Weston-super-Mare £3.00Weston-super-Mare: £3.00Chesterfield: £4.74Weston-super-Mare: £3.02Chesterfield: £4.76Weston-super-Mare: £2.85Chesterfield: £4.50

    £4.74£4.76£4.50Chesterfield is higher£3.00£3.02£2.85

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5.80, Weston-super-Mare £9.37Weston-super-Mare: £9.37Chesterfield: £5.80Weston-super-Mare: £9.41Chesterfield: £5.82Weston-super-Mare: £8.89Chesterfield: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Weston-super-Mare is higher£9.37£9.41£8.89

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 213.8, Weston-super-Mare 206.0Weston-super-Mare: 206.0Chesterfield: 213.8

    213.8Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count206.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 25.7, Weston-super-Mare 24.0Weston-super-Mare: 24.0Chesterfield: 25.7

    25.7Chesterfield is higher24.0

  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, Weston-super-Mare 33.5Weston-super-Mare: 33.5Chesterfield: 36.6

    36.6Chesterfield is higher33.5

  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, Weston-super-Mare 81.6Weston-super-Mare: 81.6Chesterfield: 96.2

    96.2Chesterfield is higher81.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 134.2, Weston-super-Mare 127.8Weston-super-Mare: 127.8Chesterfield: 134.2

    134.2Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count127.8

  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, Weston-super-Mare 13.3Weston-super-Mare: 13.3Chesterfield: 19.6

    19.6Chesterfield is higher13.3

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Weston-super-Mare, per resident
MeasureChesterfieldWeston-super-MareHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,183£5,205£4,917£4,997£5,018£4,740Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,728£2,739£2,587£2,604£2,615£2,470Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,399£1,405£1,327£1,428£1,434£1,355Weston-super-Mare
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,447£2,457£2,321£2,344£2,354£2,223Chesterfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£97£97£92£97£97£92Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£178£169£157£158£149Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.39£6.42£6.06£5.80£5.82£5.50Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£649£652£616£544£546£516Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£166£167£157£141£142£134Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£87£62£62£58Chesterfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,001£1,005£949£1,128£1,132£1,070Weston-super-Mare
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223£271£272£257Weston-super-Mare
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£297£298£282£233£234£221Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£2.68£2.69£2.54Chesterfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.74£4.76£4.50£3.00£3.02£2.85Chesterfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£9.37£9.41£8.89Weston-super-Mare
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.8206.0Chesterfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.724.0Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.633.5Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202696.281.6Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026134.2127.8Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.613.3Chesterfield

Total

Chesterfield is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Weston-super-Mare 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 Weston-super-Mare

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Chesterfield £496.1m, Weston-super-Mare £502.7mWeston-super-Mare: £502.7mChesterfield: £496.1mWeston-super-Mare: £504.9mChesterfield: £498.2mWeston-super-Mare: £476.9mChesterfield: £470.6m

    £496.1m£498.2m£470.6mWeston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count£502.7m£504.9m£476.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Chesterfield £261.1m, Weston-super-Mare £262.0mWeston-super-Mare: £262.0mChesterfield: £261.1mWeston-super-Mare: £263.1mChesterfield: £262.2mWeston-super-Mare: £248.5mChesterfield: £247.7m

    £261.1m£262.2m£247.7mWeston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count£262.0m£263.1m£248.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Chesterfield £133.9m, Weston-super-Mare £143.7mWeston-super-Mare: £143.7mChesterfield: £133.9mWeston-super-Mare: £144.3mChesterfield: £134.5mWeston-super-Mare: £136.3mChesterfield: £127.0m

    £133.9m£134.5m£127.0mWeston-super-Mare is higher£143.7m£144.3m£136.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield £234.2m, Weston-super-Mare £235.8mWeston-super-Mare: £235.8mChesterfield: £234.2mWeston-super-Mare: £236.8mChesterfield: £235.2mWeston-super-Mare: £223.7mChesterfield: £222.1m

    £234.2m£235.2m£222.1mWeston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count£235.8m£236.8m£223.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield £9.3m, Weston-super-Mare £9.7mWeston-super-Mare: £9.7mChesterfield: £9.3mWeston-super-Mare: £9.8mChesterfield: £9.3mWeston-super-Mare: £9.2mChesterfield: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mWeston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £17.0m, Weston-super-Mare £15.8mWeston-super-Mare: £15.8mChesterfield: £17.0mWeston-super-Mare: £15.9mChesterfield: £17.1mWeston-super-Mare: £15.0mChesterfield: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mChesterfield is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m

  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, Weston-super-Mare £0.58mWeston-super-Mare: £0.58mChesterfield: £0.61mWeston-super-Mare: £0.59mChesterfield: £0.61mWeston-super-Mare: £0.55mChesterfield: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mChesterfield is higher£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £62.2m, Weston-super-Mare £54.7mWeston-super-Mare: £54.7mChesterfield: £62.2mWeston-super-Mare: £54.9mChesterfield: £62.4mWeston-super-Mare: £51.9mChesterfield: £59.0m

    £62.2m£62.4m£59.0mChesterfield is higher£54.7m£54.9m£51.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £15.9m, Weston-super-Mare £14.2mWeston-super-Mare: £14.2mChesterfield: £15.9mWeston-super-Mare: £14.2mChesterfield: £16.0mWeston-super-Mare: £13.5mChesterfield: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mChesterfield is higher£14.2m£14.2m£13.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield £8.7m, Weston-super-Mare £6.2mWeston-super-Mare: £6.2mChesterfield: £8.7mWeston-super-Mare: £6.2mChesterfield: £8.8mWeston-super-Mare: £5.9mChesterfield: £8.3m

    £8.7m£8.8m£8.3mChesterfield is higher£6.2m£6.2m£5.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield £95.8m, Weston-super-Mare £113.5mWeston-super-Mare: £113.5mChesterfield: £95.8mWeston-super-Mare: £113.9mChesterfield: £96.2mWeston-super-Mare: £107.6mChesterfield: £90.9m

    £95.8m£96.2m£90.9mWeston-super-Mare is higher£113.5m£113.9m£107.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Chesterfield £22.5m, Weston-super-Mare £27.3mWeston-super-Mare: £27.3mChesterfield: £22.5mWeston-super-Mare: £27.4mChesterfield: £22.6mWeston-super-Mare: £25.9mChesterfield: £21.4m

    £22.5m£22.6m£21.4mWeston-super-Mare is higher£27.3m£27.4m£25.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Chesterfield £28.4m, Weston-super-Mare £23.5mWeston-super-Mare: £23.5mChesterfield: £28.4mWeston-super-Mare: £23.6mChesterfield: £28.5mWeston-super-Mare: £22.3mChesterfield: £27.0m

    £28.4m£28.5m£27.0mChesterfield is higher£23.5m£23.6m£22.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Chesterfield £0.49m, Weston-super-Mare £0.27mWeston-super-Mare: £0.27mChesterfield: £0.49mWeston-super-Mare: £0.27mChesterfield: £0.49mWeston-super-Mare: £0.26mChesterfield: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.47mChesterfield is higher£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Chesterfield £0.45m, Weston-super-Mare £0.30mWeston-super-Mare: £0.30mChesterfield: £0.45mWeston-super-Mare: £0.30mChesterfield: £0.46mWeston-super-Mare: £0.29mChesterfield: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mChesterfield is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Chesterfield £0.55m, Weston-super-Mare £0.94mWeston-super-Mare: £0.94mChesterfield: £0.55mWeston-super-Mare: £0.95mChesterfield: £0.56mWeston-super-Mare: £0.89mChesterfield: £0.53m

    £0.55m£0.56m£0.53mWeston-super-Mare is higher£0.94m£0.95m£0.89m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield 20,468, Weston-super-Mare 20,728Weston-super-Mare: 20,728Chesterfield: 20,468

    20,468Weston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count20,728

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield 2,459, Weston-super-Mare 2,413Weston-super-Mare: 2,413Chesterfield: 2,459

    2,459Chesterfield is higher2,413

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 3,505, Weston-super-Mare 3,368Weston-super-Mare: 3,368Chesterfield: 3,505

    3,505Chesterfield is higher3,368

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 9,207, Weston-super-Mare 8,214Weston-super-Mare: 8,214Chesterfield: 9,207

    9,207Chesterfield is higher8,214

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield 12,848, Weston-super-Mare 12,859Weston-super-Mare: 12,859Chesterfield: 12,848

    12,848Weston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count12,859

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield 1,873, Weston-super-Mare 1,335Weston-super-Mare: 1,335Chesterfield: 1,873

    1,873Chesterfield is higher1,335

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Weston-super-Mare, total
MeasureChesterfieldWeston-super-MareHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£496.1m£498.2m£470.6m£502.7m£504.9m£476.9mWeston-super-Mare
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£261.1m£262.2m£247.7m£262.0m£263.1m£248.5mWeston-super-Mare
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£133.9m£134.5m£127.0m£143.7m£144.3m£136.3mWeston-super-Mare
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£234.2m£235.2m£222.1m£235.8m£236.8m£223.7mWeston-super-Mare
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£9.7m£9.8m£9.2mWeston-super-Mare
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mChesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.58m£0.59m£0.55mChesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.2m£62.4m£59.0m£54.7m£54.9m£51.9mChesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£14.2m£14.2m£13.5mChesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m£6.2m£6.2m£5.9mChesterfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.8m£96.2m£90.9m£113.5m£113.9m£107.6mWeston-super-Mare
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.4m£27.3m£27.4m£25.9mWeston-super-Mare
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.4m£28.5m£27.0m£23.5m£23.6m£22.3mChesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m£0.27m£0.27m£0.26mChesterfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£0.30m£0.30m£0.29mChesterfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m£0.94m£0.95m£0.89mWeston-super-Mare
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,46820,728Weston-super-Mare
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4592,413Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5053,368Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,2078,214Chesterfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,84812,859Weston-super-Mare
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8731,335Chesterfield

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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