Compare constituencies · North West and East Midlands
Chorley and Kettering
Chorley is higher than Kettering on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.
On 9 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.
Per person in the age group
Chorley is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Kettering on 14. 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
Chorley Kettering
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,315£4,333£4,093Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£4,065£4,083£3,856
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,712£12,766£12,058Kettering is higherDepends on how you count£12,861£12,916£12,199
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,758£1,765£1,668Kettering is higher£1,849£1,857£1,754
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,686£11,736£11,085Kettering is higherDepends on how you count£11,760£11,810£11,155
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£326£327£309Kettering is higher£376£378£357
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£678£681£643Kettering is higherDepends on how you count£703£706£667
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£22£22£21Kettering is higherDepends on how you count£23£23£21
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£466£468£442Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£438£440£415
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£126£126£119Chorley is higher£102£102£97
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£94£95£90Kettering is higher£100£100£95
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,317£1,323£1,250Kettering is higher£1,478£1,484£1,402
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£192£193£182Chorley is higher£146£146£138
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£336£338£319Chorley is higher£257£259£244
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.63£5.65£5.34Kettering is higher£9.12£9.16£8.65
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.33£4.35£4.11Kettering is higher£5.06£5.08£4.80
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.59£6.62£6.25Chorley is higher£5.09£5.11£4.83
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,015.7Chorley is higher1,012.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
89.3Kettering is higherDepends on how you count92.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
146.1Kettering is higherDepends on how you count157.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
69.2Chorley is higherDepends on how you count63.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
164.7Kettering is higher181.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
20.8Kettering is higher22.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chorley | Kettering | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,315£4,333£4,093 | £4,065£4,083£3,856 | Chorley |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,712£12,766£12,058 | £12,861£12,916£12,199 | Kettering |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,758£1,765£1,668 | £1,849£1,857£1,754 | Kettering |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,686£11,736£11,085 | £11,760£11,810£11,155 | Kettering |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £326£327£309 | £376£378£357 | Kettering |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £678£681£643 | £703£706£667 | Kettering |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £22£22£21 | £23£23£21 | Kettering |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £466£468£442 | £438£440£415 | Chorley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £126£126£119 | £102£102£97 | Chorley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £94£95£90 | £100£100£95 | Kettering |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,317£1,323£1,250 | £1,478£1,484£1,402 | Kettering |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £192£193£182 | £146£146£138 | Chorley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £336£338£319 | £257£259£244 | Chorley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.63£5.65£5.34 | £9.12£9.16£8.65 | Kettering |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.33£4.35£4.11 | £5.06£5.08£4.80 | Kettering |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.59£6.62£6.25 | £5.09£5.11£4.83 | Chorley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,015.7 | 1,012.5 | Chorley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 89.3 | 92.7 | Kettering |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 146.1 | 157.7 | Kettering |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 69.2 | 63.9 | Chorley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 164.7 | 181.6 | Kettering |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 20.8 | 22.9 | Kettering |
Per resident
Chorley is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Kettering on 8. 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
Chorley Kettering
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,315£4,333£4,093Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£4,065£4,083£3,856
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,442£2,453£2,316Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£2,232£2,242£2,117
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,083£1,087£1,027Kettering is higher£1,143£1,148£1,084
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,245£2,255£2,129Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£2,041£2,050£1,936
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£63£63£59Kettering is higher£65£66£62
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£130£131£124Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£122£122£116
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.30£4.32£4.08Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£3.93£3.95£3.73
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£466£468£442Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£438£440£415
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£126£126£119Chorley is higher£102£102£97
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£58£58£55Kettering is higher£62£62£59
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£811£815£770Kettering is higher£913£917£866
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£192£193£182Chorley is higher£146£146£138
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£207£208£196Chorley is higher£159£160£151
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.47£3.48£3.29Kettering is higher£5.63£5.65£5.34
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.67£2.68£2.53Kettering is higher£3.13£3.14£2.97
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.59£6.62£6.25Chorley is higher£5.09£5.11£4.83
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
195.1Chorley is higher175.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.2Chorley is higherDepends on how you count16.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
28.1Chorley is higherDepends on how you count27.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
69.2Chorley is higherDepends on how you count63.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
101.4Kettering is higher112.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.8Kettering is higher14.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chorley | Kettering | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,315£4,333£4,093 | £4,065£4,083£3,856 | Chorley |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,442£2,453£2,316 | £2,232£2,242£2,117 | Chorley |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,083£1,087£1,027 | £1,143£1,148£1,084 | Kettering |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,245£2,255£2,129 | £2,041£2,050£1,936 | Chorley |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £63£63£59 | £65£66£62 | Kettering |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £130£131£124 | £122£122£116 | Chorley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.30£4.32£4.08 | £3.93£3.95£3.73 | Chorley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £466£468£442 | £438£440£415 | Chorley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £126£126£119 | £102£102£97 | Chorley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £58£58£55 | £62£62£59 | Kettering |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £811£815£770 | £913£917£866 | Kettering |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £192£193£182 | £146£146£138 | Chorley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £207£208£196 | £159£160£151 | Chorley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.47£3.48£3.29 | £5.63£5.65£5.34 | Kettering |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.67£2.68£2.53 | £3.13£3.14£2.97 | Kettering |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.59£6.62£6.25 | £5.09£5.11£4.83 | Chorley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 195.1 | 175.7 | Chorley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.2 | 16.1 | Chorley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 28.1 | 27.4 | Chorley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 69.2 | 63.9 | Chorley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 101.4 | 112.3 | Kettering |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.8 | 14.2 | Kettering |
Total
Chorley is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Kettering 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
Chorley Kettering
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£449.2m£451.1m£426.1mKettering is higherDepends on how you count£467.6m£469.6m£443.5m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£254.2m£255.3m£241.1mKettering is higherDepends on how you count£256.7m£257.8m£243.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£112.7m£113.2m£106.9mKettering is higher£131.5m£132.0m£124.7m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£233.7m£234.7m£221.7mKettering is higherDepends on how you count£234.7m£235.7m£222.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.5m£6.5m£6.2mKettering is higher£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.6m£13.6m£12.9mKettering is higherDepends on how you count£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mKettering is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£48.5m£48.7m£46.0mKettering is higherDepends on how you count£50.4m£50.6m£47.8m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.1m£13.1m£12.4mChorley is higher£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.1m£6.1m£5.7mKettering is higher£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£84.5m£84.8m£80.1mKettering is higher£105.1m£105.5m£99.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£20.0m£20.0m£18.9mChorley is higher£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£21.6m£21.6m£20.4mChorley is higher£18.3m£18.4m£17.4m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mKettering is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mKettering is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mChorley is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
20,311Chorley is higher20,209
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,786Kettering is higherDepends on how you count1,851
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,921Kettering is higherDepends on how you count3,147
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
7,198Kettering is higherDepends on how you count7,351
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,559Kettering is higher12,914
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,332Kettering is higher1,628
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chorley | Kettering | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £449.2m£451.1m£426.1m | £467.6m£469.6m£443.5m | Kettering |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £254.2m£255.3m£241.1m | £256.7m£257.8m£243.5m | Kettering |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £112.7m£113.2m£106.9m | £131.5m£132.0m£124.7m | Kettering |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £233.7m£234.7m£221.7m | £234.7m£235.7m£222.6m | Kettering |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.5m£6.5m£6.2m | £7.5m£7.5m£7.1m | Kettering |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.6m£13.6m£12.9m | £14.0m£14.1m£13.3m | Kettering |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.45m£0.45m£0.43m | £0.45m£0.45m£0.43m | Kettering |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £48.5m£48.7m£46.0m | £50.4m£50.6m£47.8m | Kettering |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.1m£13.1m£12.4m | £11.7m£11.8m£11.1m | Chorley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.1m£6.1m£5.7m | £7.1m£7.1m£6.7m | Kettering |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £84.5m£84.8m£80.1m | £105.1m£105.5m£99.6m | Kettering |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £20.0m£20.0m£18.9m | £16.7m£16.8m£15.9m | Chorley |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £21.6m£21.6m£20.4m | £18.3m£18.4m£17.4m | Chorley |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | £0.65m£0.65m£0.61m | Kettering |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | Kettering |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.69m£0.69m£0.65m | £0.59m£0.59m£0.56m | Chorley |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 20,311 | 20,209 | Chorley |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,786 | 1,851 | Kettering |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,921 | 3,147 | Kettering |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 7,198 | 7,351 | Kettering |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,559 | 12,914 | Kettering |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,332 | 1,628 | Kettering |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.