Compare constituencies · North West and East Midlands
Chorley and South Derbyshire
Chorley is higher than South Derbyshire on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.
On 2 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 15 of 22 measures, and South Derbyshire 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 South Derbyshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,315£4,333£4,093Chorley is higher£3,966£3,983£3,762
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,712£12,766£12,058Chorley is higher£12,605£12,658£11,956
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,758£1,765£1,668Chorley is higher£1,589£1,596£1,508
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,686£11,736£11,085Chorley is higher£11,555£11,604£10,960
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£326£327£309Chorley is higher£296£297£281
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£678£681£643South Derbyshire is higher£734£737£696
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£22£22£21Chorley is higher£20£20£19
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£466£468£442Chorley is higher£422£424£400
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£126£126£119South Derbyshire is higher£140£140£132
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£94£95£90South Derbyshire is higher£115£115£109
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,317£1,323£1,250Chorley is higher£1,213£1,218£1,151
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£192£193£182Chorley is higher£112£113£106
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£336£338£319Chorley is higher£250£251£238
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.63£5.65£5.34Chorley is higher£5.58£5.60£5.29
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.33£4.35£4.11South Derbyshire is higher£5.44£5.46£5.16
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.59£6.62£6.25Chorley is higher£5.04£5.06£4.78
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,015.7South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count1,015.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
89.3Chorley is higher76.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
146.1South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count152.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
69.2Chorley is higher62.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
164.7Chorley is higher150.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
20.8South Derbyshire is higher27.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chorley | South Derbyshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,315£4,333£4,093 | £3,966£3,983£3,762 | Chorley |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,712£12,766£12,058 | £12,605£12,658£11,956 | Chorley |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,758£1,765£1,668 | £1,589£1,596£1,508 | Chorley |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,686£11,736£11,085 | £11,555£11,604£10,960 | Chorley |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £326£327£309 | £296£297£281 | Chorley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £678£681£643 | £734£737£696 | South Derbyshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £22£22£21 | £20£20£19 | Chorley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £466£468£442 | £422£424£400 | Chorley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £126£126£119 | £140£140£132 | South Derbyshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £94£95£90 | £115£115£109 | South Derbyshire |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,317£1,323£1,250 | £1,213£1,218£1,151 | Chorley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £192£193£182 | £112£113£106 | Chorley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £336£338£319 | £250£251£238 | Chorley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.63£5.65£5.34 | £5.58£5.60£5.29 | Chorley |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.33£4.35£4.11 | £5.44£5.46£5.16 | South Derbyshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.59£6.62£6.25 | £5.04£5.06£4.78 | Chorley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,015.7 | 1,015.9 | South Derbyshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 89.3 | 76.2 | Chorley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 146.1 | 152.5 | South Derbyshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 69.2 | 62.5 | Chorley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 164.7 | 150.8 | Chorley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 20.8 | 27.0 | South Derbyshire |
Per resident
Chorley is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and South Derbyshire on 5. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Chorley South Derbyshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,315£4,333£4,093Chorley is higher£3,966£3,983£3,762
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,442£2,453£2,316Chorley is higher£2,303£2,312£2,184
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,083£1,087£1,027Chorley is higher£985£989£934
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,245£2,255£2,129Chorley is higher£2,111£2,120£2,002
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£63£63£59Chorley is higher£54£54£51
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£130£131£124South Derbyshire is higher£134£135£127
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.30£4.32£4.08Chorley is higher£3.56£3.58£3.38
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£466£468£442Chorley is higher£422£424£400
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£126£126£119South Derbyshire is higher£140£140£132
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£58£58£55South Derbyshire is higher£71£71£67
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£811£815£770Chorley is higher£752£755£713
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£192£193£182Chorley is higher£112£113£106
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£207£208£196Chorley is higher£155£156£147
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.47£3.48£3.29Chorley is higher£3.46£3.47£3.28
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.67£2.68£2.53South Derbyshire is higher£3.37£3.39£3.20
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.59£6.62£6.25Chorley is higher£5.04£5.06£4.78
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
195.1Chorley is higherDepends on how you count185.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.2Chorley is higher13.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
28.1Chorley is higherDepends on how you count27.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
69.2Chorley is higher62.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
101.4Chorley is higher93.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.8South Derbyshire is higher16.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chorley | South Derbyshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,315£4,333£4,093 | £3,966£3,983£3,762 | Chorley |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,442£2,453£2,316 | £2,303£2,312£2,184 | Chorley |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,083£1,087£1,027 | £985£989£934 | Chorley |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,245£2,255£2,129 | £2,111£2,120£2,002 | Chorley |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £63£63£59 | £54£54£51 | Chorley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £130£131£124 | £134£135£127 | South Derbyshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.30£4.32£4.08 | £3.56£3.58£3.38 | Chorley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £466£468£442 | £422£424£400 | Chorley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £126£126£119 | £140£140£132 | South Derbyshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £58£58£55 | £71£71£67 | South Derbyshire |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £811£815£770 | £752£755£713 | Chorley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £192£193£182 | £112£113£106 | Chorley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £207£208£196 | £155£156£147 | Chorley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.47£3.48£3.29 | £3.46£3.47£3.28 | Chorley |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.67£2.68£2.53 | £3.37£3.39£3.20 | South Derbyshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.59£6.62£6.25 | £5.04£5.06£4.78 | Chorley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 195.1 | 185.6 | Chorley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.2 | 13.9 | Chorley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 28.1 | 27.9 | Chorley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 69.2 | 62.5 | Chorley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 101.4 | 93.5 | Chorley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.8 | 16.7 | South Derbyshire |
Total
Chorley is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and South Derbyshire on 5. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Chorley South Derbyshire
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£449.2m£451.1m£426.1mChorley is higher£410.0m£411.7m£388.9m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£254.2m£255.3m£241.1mChorley is higher£238.0m£239.0m£225.8m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£112.7m£113.2m£106.9mChorley is higher£101.8m£102.3m£96.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£233.7m£234.7m£221.7mChorley is higher£218.2m£219.1m£207.0m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.5m£6.5m£6.2mChorley is higher£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.6m£13.6m£12.9mSouth Derbyshire is higher£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mChorley is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£48.5m£48.7m£46.0mChorley is higher£43.6m£43.8m£41.4m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.1m£13.1m£12.4mSouth Derbyshire is higher£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.1m£6.1m£5.7mSouth Derbyshire is higher£7.3m£7.4m£7.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£84.5m£84.8m£80.1mChorley is higher£77.7m£78.1m£73.7m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£20.0m£20.0m£18.9mChorley is higher£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£21.6m£21.6m£20.4mChorley is higher£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mChorley is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mSouth Derbyshire is higher£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mChorley is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
20,311Chorley is higherDepends on how you count19,183
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,786Chorley is higher1,439
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,921Chorley is higherDepends on how you count2,880
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
7,198Chorley is higher6,464
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,559Chorley is higher9,661
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,332South Derbyshire is higher1,728
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| Measure | Chorley | South Derbyshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £449.2m£451.1m£426.1m | £410.0m£411.7m£388.9m | Chorley |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £254.2m£255.3m£241.1m | £238.0m£239.0m£225.8m | Chorley |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £112.7m£113.2m£106.9m | £101.8m£102.3m£96.6m | Chorley |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £233.7m£234.7m£221.7m | £218.2m£219.1m£207.0m | Chorley |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.5m£6.5m£6.2m | £5.6m£5.6m£5.3m | Chorley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.6m£13.6m£12.9m | £13.9m£13.9m£13.1m | South Derbyshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.45m£0.45m£0.43m | £0.37m£0.37m£0.35m | Chorley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £48.5m£48.7m£46.0m | £43.6m£43.8m£41.4m | Chorley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.1m£13.1m£12.4m | £14.4m£14.5m£13.7m | South Derbyshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.1m£6.1m£5.7m | £7.3m£7.4m£7.0m | South Derbyshire |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £84.5m£84.8m£80.1m | £77.7m£78.1m£73.7m | Chorley |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £20.0m£20.0m£18.9m | £11.6m£11.6m£11.0m | Chorley |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £21.6m£21.6m£20.4m | £16.0m£16.1m£15.2m | Chorley |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | Chorley |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | £0.35m£0.35m£0.33m | South Derbyshire |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.69m£0.69m£0.65m | £0.52m£0.52m£0.49m | Chorley |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 20,311 | 19,183 | Chorley |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,786 | 1,439 | Chorley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,921 | 2,880 | Chorley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 7,198 | 6,464 | Chorley |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,559 | 9,661 | Chorley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,332 | 1,728 | South Derbyshire |
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.