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Chorley and North West Leicestershire

104,093 and 106,245 residents (mid-2024).

Chorley is higher than North West Leicestershire on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 12 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.

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Per person in the age group

Chorley is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and North West Leicestershire on 9. 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 North West Leicestershire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chorley £4,315, North West Leicestershire £3,988North West Leicestershire: £3,988Chorley: £4,315North West Leicestershire: £4,005Chorley: £4,333North West Leicestershire: £3,783Chorley: £4,093

    £4,315£4,333£4,093Chorley is higher£3,988£4,005£3,783

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Chorley £12,712, North West Leicestershire £12,867North West Leicestershire: £12,867Chorley: £12,712North West Leicestershire: £12,922Chorley: £12,766North West Leicestershire: £12,205Chorley: £12,058

    £12,712£12,766£12,058North West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count£12,867£12,922£12,205

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Chorley £1,758, North West Leicestershire £1,505North West Leicestershire: £1,505Chorley: £1,758North West Leicestershire: £1,512Chorley: £1,765North West Leicestershire: £1,428Chorley: £1,668

    £1,758£1,765£1,668Chorley is higher£1,505£1,512£1,428

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Chorley £11,686, North West Leicestershire £11,877North West Leicestershire: £11,877Chorley: £11,686North West Leicestershire: £11,927Chorley: £11,736North West Leicestershire: £11,265Chorley: £11,085

    £11,686£11,736£11,085North West Leicestershire is higher£11,877£11,927£11,265

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Chorley £326, North West Leicestershire £278North West Leicestershire: £278Chorley: £326North West Leicestershire: £279Chorley: £327North West Leicestershire: £263Chorley: £309

    £326£327£309Chorley is higher£278£279£263

  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: Chorley £678, North West Leicestershire £694North West Leicestershire: £694Chorley: £678North West Leicestershire: £696Chorley: £681North West Leicestershire: £658Chorley: £643

    £678£681£643North West Leicestershire is higher£694£696£658

  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: Chorley £22, North West Leicestershire £19North West Leicestershire: £19Chorley: £22North West Leicestershire: £19Chorley: £22North West Leicestershire: £18Chorley: £21

    £22£22£21Chorley is higher£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chorley £466, North West Leicestershire £379North West Leicestershire: £379Chorley: £466North West Leicestershire: £381Chorley: £468North West Leicestershire: £360Chorley: £442

    £466£468£442Chorley is higher£379£381£360

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chorley £126, North West Leicestershire £124North West Leicestershire: £124Chorley: £126North West Leicestershire: £124Chorley: £126North West Leicestershire: £117Chorley: £119

    £126£126£119Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£124£124£117

  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: Chorley £94, North West Leicestershire £109North West Leicestershire: £109Chorley: £94North West Leicestershire: £110Chorley: £95North West Leicestershire: £104Chorley: £90

    £94£95£90North West Leicestershire is higher£109£110£104

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Chorley £1,317, North West Leicestershire £1,168North West Leicestershire: £1,168Chorley: £1,317North West Leicestershire: £1,173Chorley: £1,323North West Leicestershire: £1,108Chorley: £1,250

    £1,317£1,323£1,250Chorley is higher£1,168£1,173£1,108

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chorley £192, North West Leicestershire £105North West Leicestershire: £105Chorley: £192North West Leicestershire: £105Chorley: £193North West Leicestershire: £99Chorley: £182

    £192£193£182Chorley is higher£105£105£99

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chorley £336, North West Leicestershire £218North West Leicestershire: £218Chorley: £336North West Leicestershire: £219Chorley: £338North West Leicestershire: £207Chorley: £319

    £336£338£319Chorley is higher£218£219£207

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chorley £5.63, North West Leicestershire £4.91North West Leicestershire: £4.91Chorley: £5.63North West Leicestershire: £4.93Chorley: £5.65North West Leicestershire: £4.66Chorley: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Chorley is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Chorley £4.33, North West Leicestershire £4.90North West Leicestershire: £4.90Chorley: £4.33North West Leicestershire: £4.92Chorley: £4.35North West Leicestershire: £4.65Chorley: £4.11

    £4.33£4.35£4.11North West Leicestershire is higher£4.90£4.92£4.65

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chorley £6.59, North West Leicestershire £7.40North West Leicestershire: £7.40Chorley: £6.59North West Leicestershire: £7.43Chorley: £6.62North West Leicestershire: £7.02Chorley: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25North West Leicestershire is higher£7.40£7.43£7.02

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Chorley 1,015.7, North West Leicestershire 1,033.0North West Leicestershire: 1,033.0Chorley: 1,015.7

    1,015.7North West Leicestershire is higher1,033.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Chorley 89.3, North West Leicestershire 76.1North West Leicestershire: 76.1Chorley: 89.3

    89.3Chorley is higher76.1

  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: Chorley 146.1, North West Leicestershire 147.8North West Leicestershire: 147.8Chorley: 146.1

    146.1North West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count147.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chorley 69.2, North West Leicestershire 55.3North West Leicestershire: 55.3Chorley: 69.2

    69.2Chorley is higher55.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Chorley 164.7, North West Leicestershire 141.5North West Leicestershire: 141.5Chorley: 164.7

    164.7Chorley is higher141.5

  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: Chorley 20.8, North West Leicestershire 24.3North West Leicestershire: 24.3Chorley: 20.8

    20.8North West Leicestershire is higher24.3

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Chorley and North West Leicestershire, per person in the age group
MeasureChorleyNorth West LeicestershireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,315£4,333£4,093£3,988£4,005£3,783Chorley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,712£12,766£12,058£12,867£12,922£12,205North West Leicestershire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,758£1,765£1,668£1,505£1,512£1,428Chorley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,686£11,736£11,085£11,877£11,927£11,265North West Leicestershire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£326£327£309£278£279£263Chorley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£678£681£643£694£696£658North West Leicestershire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£19£19£18Chorley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£466£468£442£379£381£360Chorley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£124£124£117Chorley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£94£95£90£109£110£104North West Leicestershire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,317£1,323£1,250£1,168£1,173£1,108Chorley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£192£193£182£105£105£99Chorley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£336£338£319£218£219£207Chorley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£4.91£4.93£4.66Chorley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11£4.90£4.92£4.65North West Leicestershire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25£7.40£7.43£7.02North West Leicestershire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.71,033.0North West Leicestershire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202689.376.1Chorley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026146.1147.8North West Leicestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202669.255.3Chorley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026164.7141.5Chorley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.824.3North West Leicestershire

Per resident

Chorley is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and North West Leicestershire 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

Chorley North West Leicestershire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chorley £4,315, North West Leicestershire £3,988North West Leicestershire: £3,988Chorley: £4,315North West Leicestershire: £4,005Chorley: £4,333North West Leicestershire: £3,783Chorley: £4,093

    £4,315£4,333£4,093Chorley is higher£3,988£4,005£3,783

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Chorley £2,442, North West Leicestershire £2,435North West Leicestershire: £2,435Chorley: £2,442North West Leicestershire: £2,446Chorley: £2,453North West Leicestershire: £2,310Chorley: £2,316

    £2,442£2,453£2,316Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£2,435£2,446£2,310

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Chorley £1,083, North West Leicestershire £937North West Leicestershire: £937Chorley: £1,083North West Leicestershire: £941Chorley: £1,087North West Leicestershire: £889Chorley: £1,027

    £1,083£1,087£1,027Chorley is higher£937£941£889

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Chorley £2,245, North West Leicestershire £2,248North West Leicestershire: £2,248Chorley: £2,245North West Leicestershire: £2,258Chorley: £2,255North West Leicestershire: £2,132Chorley: £2,129

    £2,245£2,255£2,129North West Leicestershire is higher£2,248£2,258£2,132

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Chorley £63, North West Leicestershire £53North West Leicestershire: £53Chorley: £63North West Leicestershire: £53Chorley: £63North West Leicestershire: £50Chorley: £59

    £63£63£59Chorley is higher£53£53£50

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Chorley £130, North West Leicestershire £131North West Leicestershire: £131Chorley: £130North West Leicestershire: £132Chorley: £131North West Leicestershire: £125Chorley: £124

    £130£131£124North West Leicestershire is higher£131£132£125

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Chorley £4.30, North West Leicestershire £3.68North West Leicestershire: £3.68Chorley: £4.30North West Leicestershire: £3.69Chorley: £4.32North West Leicestershire: £3.49Chorley: £4.08

    £4.30£4.32£4.08Chorley is higher£3.68£3.69£3.49

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chorley £466, North West Leicestershire £379North West Leicestershire: £379Chorley: £466North West Leicestershire: £381Chorley: £468North West Leicestershire: £360Chorley: £442

    £466£468£442Chorley is higher£379£381£360

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chorley £126, North West Leicestershire £124North West Leicestershire: £124Chorley: £126North West Leicestershire: £124Chorley: £126North West Leicestershire: £117Chorley: £119

    £126£126£119Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£124£124£117

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Chorley £58, North West Leicestershire £68North West Leicestershire: £68Chorley: £58North West Leicestershire: £68Chorley: £58North West Leicestershire: £65Chorley: £55

    £58£58£55North West Leicestershire is higher£68£68£65

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Chorley £811, North West Leicestershire £727North West Leicestershire: £727Chorley: £811North West Leicestershire: £730Chorley: £815North West Leicestershire: £690Chorley: £770

    £811£815£770Chorley is higher£727£730£690

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chorley £192, North West Leicestershire £105North West Leicestershire: £105Chorley: £192North West Leicestershire: £105Chorley: £193North West Leicestershire: £99Chorley: £182

    £192£193£182Chorley is higher£105£105£99

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Chorley £207, North West Leicestershire £136North West Leicestershire: £136Chorley: £207North West Leicestershire: £137Chorley: £208North West Leicestershire: £129Chorley: £196

    £207£208£196Chorley is higher£136£137£129

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Chorley £3.47, North West Leicestershire £3.06North West Leicestershire: £3.06Chorley: £3.47North West Leicestershire: £3.07Chorley: £3.48North West Leicestershire: £2.90Chorley: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Chorley is higher£3.06£3.07£2.90

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Chorley £2.67, North West Leicestershire £3.06North West Leicestershire: £3.06Chorley: £2.67North West Leicestershire: £3.07Chorley: £2.68North West Leicestershire: £2.90Chorley: £2.53

    £2.67£2.68£2.53North West Leicestershire is higher£3.06£3.07£2.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chorley £6.59, North West Leicestershire £7.40North West Leicestershire: £7.40Chorley: £6.59North West Leicestershire: £7.43Chorley: £6.62North West Leicestershire: £7.02Chorley: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25North West Leicestershire is higher£7.40£7.43£7.02

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Chorley 195.1, North West Leicestershire 195.5North West Leicestershire: 195.5Chorley: 195.1

    195.1North West Leicestershire is higher195.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chorley 17.2, North West Leicestershire 14.4North West Leicestershire: 14.4Chorley: 17.2

    17.2Chorley is higher14.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chorley 28.1, North West Leicestershire 28.0North West Leicestershire: 28.0Chorley: 28.1

    28.1Chorley is higherDepends on how you count28.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chorley 69.2, North West Leicestershire 55.3North West Leicestershire: 55.3Chorley: 69.2

    69.2Chorley is higher55.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chorley 101.4, North West Leicestershire 88.1North West Leicestershire: 88.1Chorley: 101.4

    101.4Chorley is higher88.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chorley 12.8, North West Leicestershire 15.1North West Leicestershire: 15.1Chorley: 12.8

    12.8North West Leicestershire is higher15.1

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Chorley and North West Leicestershire, per resident
MeasureChorleyNorth West LeicestershireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,315£4,333£4,093£3,988£4,005£3,783Chorley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,442£2,453£2,316£2,435£2,446£2,310Chorley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,083£1,087£1,027£937£941£889Chorley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,245£2,255£2,129£2,248£2,258£2,132North West Leicestershire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£63£63£59£53£53£50Chorley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£131£124£131£132£125North West Leicestershire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.30£4.32£4.08£3.68£3.69£3.49Chorley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£466£468£442£379£381£360Chorley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£124£124£117Chorley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£58£58£55£68£68£65North West Leicestershire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£811£815£770£727£730£690Chorley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£192£193£182£105£105£99Chorley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£136£137£129Chorley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£3.06£3.07£2.90Chorley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.67£2.68£2.53£3.06£3.07£2.90North West Leicestershire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25£7.40£7.43£7.02North West Leicestershire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026195.1195.5North West Leicestershire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.214.4Chorley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.128.0Chorley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202669.255.3Chorley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026101.488.1Chorley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.815.1North West Leicestershire

Total

Chorley is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and North West Leicestershire 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

Chorley North West Leicestershire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Chorley £449.2m, North West Leicestershire £423.7mNorth West Leicestershire: £423.7mChorley: £449.2mNorth West Leicestershire: £425.5mChorley: £451.1mNorth West Leicestershire: £401.9mChorley: £426.1m

    £449.2m£451.1m£426.1mChorley is higher£423.7m£425.5m£401.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Chorley £254.2m, North West Leicestershire £258.8mNorth West Leicestershire: £258.8mChorley: £254.2mNorth West Leicestershire: £259.9mChorley: £255.3mNorth West Leicestershire: £245.4mChorley: £241.1m

    £254.2m£255.3m£241.1mNorth West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count£258.8m£259.9m£245.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Chorley £112.7m, North West Leicestershire £99.6mNorth West Leicestershire: £99.6mChorley: £112.7mNorth West Leicestershire: £100.0mChorley: £113.2mNorth West Leicestershire: £94.5mChorley: £106.9m

    £112.7m£113.2m£106.9mChorley is higher£99.6m£100.0m£94.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Chorley £233.7m, North West Leicestershire £238.8mNorth West Leicestershire: £238.8mChorley: £233.7mNorth West Leicestershire: £239.9mChorley: £234.7mNorth West Leicestershire: £226.5mChorley: £221.7m

    £233.7m£234.7m£221.7mNorth West Leicestershire is higher£238.8m£239.9m£226.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Chorley £6.5m, North West Leicestershire £5.6mNorth West Leicestershire: £5.6mChorley: £6.5mNorth West Leicestershire: £5.6mChorley: £6.5mNorth West Leicestershire: £5.3mChorley: £6.2m

    £6.5m£6.5m£6.2mChorley is higher£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chorley £13.6m, North West Leicestershire £13.9mNorth West Leicestershire: £13.9mChorley: £13.6mNorth West Leicestershire: £14.0mChorley: £13.6mNorth West Leicestershire: £13.2mChorley: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.6m£12.9mNorth West Leicestershire is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Chorley £0.45m, North West Leicestershire £0.39mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.39mChorley: £0.45mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.39mChorley: £0.45mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.37mChorley: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mChorley is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chorley £48.5m, North West Leicestershire £40.3mNorth West Leicestershire: £40.3mChorley: £48.5mNorth West Leicestershire: £40.5mChorley: £48.7mNorth West Leicestershire: £38.2mChorley: £46.0m

    £48.5m£48.7m£46.0mChorley is higher£40.3m£40.5m£38.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Chorley £13.1m, North West Leicestershire £13.2mNorth West Leicestershire: £13.2mChorley: £13.1mNorth West Leicestershire: £13.2mChorley: £13.1mNorth West Leicestershire: £12.5mChorley: £12.4m

    £13.1m£13.1m£12.4mNorth West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count£13.2m£13.2m£12.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chorley £6.1m, North West Leicestershire £7.2mNorth West Leicestershire: £7.2mChorley: £6.1mNorth West Leicestershire: £7.3mChorley: £6.1mNorth West Leicestershire: £6.9mChorley: £5.7m

    £6.1m£6.1m£5.7mNorth West Leicestershire is higher£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Chorley £84.5m, North West Leicestershire £77.3mNorth West Leicestershire: £77.3mChorley: £84.5mNorth West Leicestershire: £77.6mChorley: £84.8mNorth West Leicestershire: £73.3mChorley: £80.1m

    £84.5m£84.8m£80.1mChorley is higher£77.3m£77.6m£73.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Chorley £20.0m, North West Leicestershire £11.1mNorth West Leicestershire: £11.1mChorley: £20.0mNorth West Leicestershire: £11.2mChorley: £20.0mNorth West Leicestershire: £10.5mChorley: £18.9m

    £20.0m£20.0m£18.9mChorley is higher£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Chorley £21.6m, North West Leicestershire £14.5mNorth West Leicestershire: £14.5mChorley: £21.6mNorth West Leicestershire: £14.5mChorley: £21.6mNorth West Leicestershire: £13.7mChorley: £20.4m

    £21.6m£21.6m£20.4mChorley is higher£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Chorley £0.36m, North West Leicestershire £0.33mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.33mChorley: £0.36mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.33mChorley: £0.36mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.31mChorley: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mChorley is higher£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Chorley £0.28m, North West Leicestershire £0.32mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.32mChorley: £0.28mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.33mChorley: £0.28mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.31mChorley: £0.26m

    £0.28m£0.28m£0.26mNorth West Leicestershire is higher£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Chorley £0.69m, North West Leicestershire £0.79mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.79mChorley: £0.69mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.79mChorley: £0.69mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.75mChorley: £0.65m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.65mNorth West Leicestershire is higher£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Chorley 20,311, North West Leicestershire 20,774North West Leicestershire: 20,774Chorley: 20,311

    20,311North West Leicestershire is higher20,774

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Chorley 1,786, North West Leicestershire 1,531North West Leicestershire: 1,531Chorley: 1,786

    1,786Chorley is higher1,531

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chorley 2,921, North West Leicestershire 2,972North West Leicestershire: 2,972Chorley: 2,921

    2,921North West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count2,972

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chorley 7,198, North West Leicestershire 5,875North West Leicestershire: 5,875Chorley: 7,198

    7,198Chorley is higher5,875

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Chorley 10,559, North West Leicestershire 9,360North West Leicestershire: 9,360Chorley: 10,559

    10,559Chorley is higher9,360

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chorley 1,332, North West Leicestershire 1,608North West Leicestershire: 1,608Chorley: 1,332

    1,332North West Leicestershire is higher1,608

Show the numbers
Chorley and North West Leicestershire, total
MeasureChorleyNorth West LeicestershireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£449.2m£451.1m£426.1m£423.7m£425.5m£401.9mChorley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£254.2m£255.3m£241.1m£258.8m£259.9m£245.4mNorth West Leicestershire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£112.7m£113.2m£106.9m£99.6m£100.0m£94.5mChorley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£233.7m£234.7m£221.7m£238.8m£239.9m£226.5mNorth West Leicestershire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.5m£6.5m£6.2m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mChorley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mNorth West Leicestershire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mChorley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£48.5m£48.7m£46.0m£40.3m£40.5m£38.2mChorley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m£13.2m£13.2m£12.5mNorth West Leicestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.1m£6.1m£5.7m£7.2m£7.3m£6.9mNorth West Leicestershire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£84.5m£84.8m£80.1m£77.3m£77.6m£73.3mChorley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.0m£20.0m£18.9m£11.1m£11.2m£10.5mChorley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.6m£21.6m£20.4m£14.5m£14.5m£13.7mChorley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.33m£0.33m£0.31mChorley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m£0.32m£0.33m£0.31mNorth West Leicestershire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m£0.79m£0.79m£0.75mNorth West Leicestershire
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,31120,774North West Leicestershire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7861,531Chorley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9212,972North West Leicestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,1985,875Chorley
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,5599,360Chorley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3321,608North West Leicestershire

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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