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Mid Cheshire and Sherwood Forest

98,761 and 107,420 residents (mid-2024).

Mid Cheshire is higher than Sherwood Forest on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Mid Cheshire is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest 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

Mid Cheshire Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Cheshire £4,329, Sherwood Forest £4,568Sherwood Forest: £4,568Mid Cheshire: £4,329Sherwood Forest: £4,587Mid Cheshire: £4,348Sherwood Forest: £4,333Mid Cheshire: £4,107

    £4,329£4,348£4,107Sherwood Forest is higher£4,568£4,587£4,333

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Cheshire £12,736, Sherwood Forest £12,700Sherwood Forest: £12,700Mid Cheshire: £12,736Sherwood Forest: £12,754Mid Cheshire: £12,790Sherwood Forest: £12,047Mid Cheshire: £12,081

    £12,736£12,790£12,081Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,700£12,754£12,047

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Cheshire £1,997, Sherwood Forest £1,940Sherwood Forest: £1,940Mid Cheshire: £1,997Sherwood Forest: £1,948Mid Cheshire: £2,005Sherwood Forest: £1,840Mid Cheshire: £1,894

    £1,997£2,005£1,894Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,940£1,948£1,840

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Cheshire £11,638, Sherwood Forest £11,573Sherwood Forest: £11,573Mid Cheshire: £11,638Sherwood Forest: £11,622Mid Cheshire: £11,688Sherwood Forest: £10,978Mid Cheshire: £11,039

    £11,638£11,688£11,039Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,573£11,622£10,978

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Cheshire £373, Sherwood Forest £310Sherwood Forest: £310Mid Cheshire: £373Sherwood Forest: £312Mid Cheshire: £374Sherwood Forest: £294Mid Cheshire: £353

    £373£374£353Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£310£312£294

  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: Mid Cheshire £701, Sherwood Forest £795Sherwood Forest: £795Mid Cheshire: £701Sherwood Forest: £799Mid Cheshire: £704Sherwood Forest: £754Mid Cheshire: £665

    £701£704£665Sherwood Forest is higher£795£799£754

  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: Mid Cheshire £24, Sherwood Forest £22Sherwood Forest: £22Mid Cheshire: £24Sherwood Forest: £22Mid Cheshire: £24Sherwood Forest: £21Mid Cheshire: £23

    £24£24£23Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Cheshire £512, Sherwood Forest £558Sherwood Forest: £558Mid Cheshire: £512Sherwood Forest: £560Mid Cheshire: £514Sherwood Forest: £529Mid Cheshire: £486

    £512£514£486Sherwood Forest is higher£558£560£529

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Cheshire £158, Sherwood Forest £165Sherwood Forest: £165Mid Cheshire: £158Sherwood Forest: £165Mid Cheshire: £158Sherwood Forest: £156Mid Cheshire: £149

    £158£158£149Sherwood Forest is higher£165£165£156

  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: Mid Cheshire £128, Sherwood Forest £146Sherwood Forest: £146Mid Cheshire: £128Sherwood Forest: £146Mid Cheshire: £129Sherwood Forest: £138Mid Cheshire: £122

    £128£129£122Sherwood Forest is higher£146£146£138

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Cheshire £1,550, Sherwood Forest £1,437Sherwood Forest: £1,437Mid Cheshire: £1,550Sherwood Forest: £1,443Mid Cheshire: £1,556Sherwood Forest: £1,363Mid Cheshire: £1,470

    £1,550£1,556£1,470Mid Cheshire is higher£1,437£1,443£1,363

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Cheshire £177, Sherwood Forest £131Sherwood Forest: £131Mid Cheshire: £177Sherwood Forest: £131Mid Cheshire: £178Sherwood Forest: £124Mid Cheshire: £168

    £177£178£168Mid Cheshire is higher£131£131£124

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Cheshire £304, Sherwood Forest £341Sherwood Forest: £341Mid Cheshire: £304Sherwood Forest: £343Mid Cheshire: £305Sherwood Forest: £324Mid Cheshire: £288

    £304£305£288Sherwood Forest is higher£341£343£324

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Cheshire £6.92, Sherwood Forest £6.79Sherwood Forest: £6.79Mid Cheshire: £6.92Sherwood Forest: £6.82Mid Cheshire: £6.95Sherwood Forest: £6.44Mid Cheshire: £6.56

    £6.92£6.95£6.56Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.79£6.82£6.44

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Cheshire £8.57, Sherwood Forest £8.54Sherwood Forest: £8.54Mid Cheshire: £8.57Sherwood Forest: £8.58Mid Cheshire: £8.61Sherwood Forest: £8.10Mid Cheshire: £8.13

    £8.57£8.61£8.13Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£8.54£8.58£8.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Cheshire £7.49, Sherwood Forest £4.16Sherwood Forest: £4.16Mid Cheshire: £7.49Sherwood Forest: £4.18Mid Cheshire: £7.52Sherwood Forest: £3.95Mid Cheshire: £7.10

    £7.49£7.52£7.10Mid Cheshire is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Mid Cheshire 1,032.7, Sherwood Forest 1,029.2Sherwood Forest: 1,029.2Mid Cheshire: 1,032.7

    1,032.7Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count1,029.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Mid Cheshire 95.8, Sherwood Forest 84.1Sherwood Forest: 84.1Mid Cheshire: 95.8

    95.8Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count84.1

  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: Mid Cheshire 146.1, Sherwood Forest 166.1Sherwood Forest: 166.1Mid Cheshire: 146.1

    146.1Sherwood Forest is higher166.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Cheshire 78.3, Sherwood Forest 79.6Sherwood Forest: 79.6Mid Cheshire: 78.3

    78.3Sherwood Forest is higher79.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Mid Cheshire 180.9, Sherwood Forest 182.3Sherwood Forest: 182.3Mid Cheshire: 180.9

    180.9Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count182.3

  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: Mid Cheshire 28.4, Sherwood Forest 31.2Sherwood Forest: 31.2Mid Cheshire: 28.4

    28.4Sherwood Forest is higher31.2

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Mid Cheshire and Sherwood Forest, per person in the age group
MeasureMid CheshireSherwood ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,329£4,348£4,107£4,568£4,587£4,333Sherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,736£12,790£12,081£12,700£12,754£12,047Mid Cheshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,997£2,005£1,894£1,940£1,948£1,840Mid Cheshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,638£11,688£11,039£11,573£11,622£10,978Mid Cheshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£373£374£353£310£312£294Mid Cheshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£701£704£665£795£799£754Sherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23£22£22£21Mid Cheshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£512£514£486£558£560£529Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£158£149£165£165£156Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£129£122£146£146£138Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,550£1,556£1,470£1,437£1,443£1,363Mid Cheshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£177£178£168£131£131£124Mid Cheshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£304£305£288£341£343£324Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.92£6.95£6.56£6.79£6.82£6.44Mid Cheshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.57£8.61£8.13£8.54£8.58£8.10Mid Cheshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.49£7.52£7.10£4.16£4.18£3.95Mid Cheshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,032.71,029.2Mid Cheshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202695.884.1Mid Cheshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026146.1166.1Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.379.6Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026180.9182.3Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202628.431.2Sherwood Forest

Per resident

Mid Cheshire is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest 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

Mid Cheshire Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Cheshire £4,329, Sherwood Forest £4,568Sherwood Forest: £4,568Mid Cheshire: £4,329Sherwood Forest: £4,587Mid Cheshire: £4,348Sherwood Forest: £4,333Mid Cheshire: £4,107

    £4,329£4,348£4,107Sherwood Forest is higher£4,568£4,587£4,333

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Mid Cheshire £2,218, Sherwood Forest £2,528Sherwood Forest: £2,528Mid Cheshire: £2,218Sherwood Forest: £2,538Mid Cheshire: £2,227Sherwood Forest: £2,398Mid Cheshire: £2,103

    £2,218£2,227£2,103Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,528£2,538£2,398

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Mid Cheshire £1,258, Sherwood Forest £1,183Sherwood Forest: £1,183Mid Cheshire: £1,258Sherwood Forest: £1,188Mid Cheshire: £1,263Sherwood Forest: £1,122Mid Cheshire: £1,193

    £1,258£1,263£1,193Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,183£1,188£1,122

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Mid Cheshire £2,026, Sherwood Forest £2,303Sherwood Forest: £2,303Mid Cheshire: £2,026Sherwood Forest: £2,313Mid Cheshire: £2,035Sherwood Forest: £2,185Mid Cheshire: £1,922

    £2,026£2,035£1,922Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,303£2,313£2,185

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Mid Cheshire £65, Sherwood Forest £62Sherwood Forest: £62Mid Cheshire: £65Sherwood Forest: £62Mid Cheshire: £65Sherwood Forest: £59Mid Cheshire: £62

    £65£65£62Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£62£62£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Cheshire £122, Sherwood Forest £158Sherwood Forest: £158Mid Cheshire: £122Sherwood Forest: £159Mid Cheshire: £123Sherwood Forest: £150Mid Cheshire: £116

    £122£123£116Sherwood Forest is higher£158£159£150

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Mid Cheshire £4.17, Sherwood Forest £4.35Sherwood Forest: £4.35Mid Cheshire: £4.17Sherwood Forest: £4.37Mid Cheshire: £4.19Sherwood Forest: £4.13Mid Cheshire: £3.96

    £4.17£4.19£3.96Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£4.35£4.37£4.13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Cheshire £512, Sherwood Forest £558Sherwood Forest: £558Mid Cheshire: £512Sherwood Forest: £560Mid Cheshire: £514Sherwood Forest: £529Mid Cheshire: £486

    £512£514£486Sherwood Forest is higher£558£560£529

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Cheshire £158, Sherwood Forest £165Sherwood Forest: £165Mid Cheshire: £158Sherwood Forest: £165Mid Cheshire: £158Sherwood Forest: £156Mid Cheshire: £149

    £158£158£149Sherwood Forest is higher£165£165£156

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Mid Cheshire £81, Sherwood Forest £89Sherwood Forest: £89Mid Cheshire: £81Sherwood Forest: £89Mid Cheshire: £81Sherwood Forest: £84Mid Cheshire: £77

    £81£81£77Sherwood Forest is higher£89£89£84

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Mid Cheshire £976, Sherwood Forest £876Sherwood Forest: £876Mid Cheshire: £976Sherwood Forest: £880Mid Cheshire: £980Sherwood Forest: £831Mid Cheshire: £926

    £976£980£926Mid Cheshire is higher£876£880£831

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Cheshire £177, Sherwood Forest £131Sherwood Forest: £131Mid Cheshire: £177Sherwood Forest: £131Mid Cheshire: £178Sherwood Forest: £124Mid Cheshire: £168

    £177£178£168Mid Cheshire is higher£131£131£124

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Mid Cheshire £191, Sherwood Forest £208Sherwood Forest: £208Mid Cheshire: £191Sherwood Forest: £209Mid Cheshire: £192Sherwood Forest: £198Mid Cheshire: £181

    £191£192£181Sherwood Forest is higher£208£209£198

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Mid Cheshire £4.35, Sherwood Forest £4.14Sherwood Forest: £4.14Mid Cheshire: £4.35Sherwood Forest: £4.16Mid Cheshire: £4.37Sherwood Forest: £3.93Mid Cheshire: £4.13

    £4.35£4.37£4.13Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.14£4.16£3.93

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Mid Cheshire £5.40, Sherwood Forest £5.21Sherwood Forest: £5.21Mid Cheshire: £5.40Sherwood Forest: £5.23Mid Cheshire: £5.42Sherwood Forest: £4.94Mid Cheshire: £5.12

    £5.40£5.42£5.12Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.21£5.23£4.94

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Cheshire £7.49, Sherwood Forest £4.16Sherwood Forest: £4.16Mid Cheshire: £7.49Sherwood Forest: £4.18Mid Cheshire: £7.52Sherwood Forest: £3.95Mid Cheshire: £7.10

    £7.49£7.52£7.10Mid Cheshire is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Mid Cheshire 179.8, Sherwood Forest 204.8Sherwood Forest: 204.8Mid Cheshire: 179.8

    179.8Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count204.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Cheshire 16.7, Sherwood Forest 16.7Sherwood Forest: 16.7Mid Cheshire: 16.7

    16.7Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count16.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Cheshire 25.4, Sherwood Forest 33.1Sherwood Forest: 33.1Mid Cheshire: 25.4

    25.4Sherwood Forest is higher33.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Cheshire 78.3, Sherwood Forest 79.6Sherwood Forest: 79.6Mid Cheshire: 78.3

    78.3Sherwood Forest is higher79.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Cheshire 113.9, Sherwood Forest 111.2Sherwood Forest: 111.2Mid Cheshire: 113.9

    113.9Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count111.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Cheshire 17.9, Sherwood Forest 19.0Sherwood Forest: 19.0Mid Cheshire: 17.9

    17.9Sherwood Forest is higher19.0

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Mid Cheshire and Sherwood Forest, per resident
MeasureMid CheshireSherwood ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,329£4,348£4,107£4,568£4,587£4,333Sherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,218£2,227£2,103£2,528£2,538£2,398Sherwood Forest
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,258£1,263£1,193£1,183£1,188£1,122Mid Cheshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,026£2,035£1,922£2,303£2,313£2,185Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£65£65£62£62£62£59Mid Cheshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£158£159£150Sherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.17£4.19£3.96£4.35£4.37£4.13Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£512£514£486£558£560£529Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£158£149£165£165£156Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£81£81£77£89£89£84Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£976£980£926£876£880£831Mid Cheshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£177£178£168£131£131£124Mid Cheshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£208£209£198Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.35£4.37£4.13£4.14£4.16£3.93Mid Cheshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.40£5.42£5.12£5.21£5.23£4.94Mid Cheshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.49£7.52£7.10£4.16£4.18£3.95Mid Cheshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026179.8204.8Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.716.7Sherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.433.1Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.379.6Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026113.9111.2Mid Cheshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.919.0Sherwood Forest

Total

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

Mid Cheshire Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Mid Cheshire £427.6m, Sherwood Forest £490.7mSherwood Forest: £490.7mMid Cheshire: £427.6mSherwood Forest: £492.8mMid Cheshire: £429.4mSherwood Forest: £465.4mMid Cheshire: £405.6m

    £427.6m£429.4m£405.6mSherwood Forest is higher£490.7m£492.8m£465.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Mid Cheshire £219.0m, Sherwood Forest £271.5mSherwood Forest: £271.5mMid Cheshire: £219.0mSherwood Forest: £272.7mMid Cheshire: £219.9mSherwood Forest: £257.6mMid Cheshire: £207.7m

    £219.0m£219.9m£207.7mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£271.5m£272.7m£257.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Mid Cheshire £124.2m, Sherwood Forest £127.1mSherwood Forest: £127.1mMid Cheshire: £124.2mSherwood Forest: £127.6mMid Cheshire: £124.7mSherwood Forest: £120.5mMid Cheshire: £117.8m

    £124.2m£124.7m£117.8mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£127.1m£127.6m£120.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Mid Cheshire £200.1m, Sherwood Forest £247.4mSherwood Forest: £247.4mMid Cheshire: £200.1mSherwood Forest: £248.5mMid Cheshire: £201.0mSherwood Forest: £234.7mMid Cheshire: £189.8m

    £200.1m£201.0m£189.8mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£247.4m£248.5m£234.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Cheshire £6.4m, Sherwood Forest £6.6mSherwood Forest: £6.6mMid Cheshire: £6.4mSherwood Forest: £6.7mMid Cheshire: £6.4mSherwood Forest: £6.3mMid Cheshire: £6.1m

    £6.4m£6.4m£6.1mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£6.6m£6.7m£6.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Cheshire £12.1m, Sherwood Forest £17.0mSherwood Forest: £17.0mMid Cheshire: £12.1mSherwood Forest: £17.1mMid Cheshire: £12.1mSherwood Forest: £16.1mMid Cheshire: £11.4m

    £12.1m£12.1m£11.4mSherwood Forest is higher£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Mid Cheshire £0.41m, Sherwood Forest £0.47mSherwood Forest: £0.47mMid Cheshire: £0.41mSherwood Forest: £0.47mMid Cheshire: £0.41mSherwood Forest: £0.44mMid Cheshire: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Mid Cheshire £50.6m, Sherwood Forest £59.9mSherwood Forest: £59.9mMid Cheshire: £50.6mSherwood Forest: £60.2mMid Cheshire: £50.8mSherwood Forest: £56.8mMid Cheshire: £48.0m

    £50.6m£50.8m£48.0mSherwood Forest is higher£59.9m£60.2m£56.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Mid Cheshire £15.6m, Sherwood Forest £17.7mSherwood Forest: £17.7mMid Cheshire: £15.6mSherwood Forest: £17.7mMid Cheshire: £15.6mSherwood Forest: £16.8mMid Cheshire: £14.8m

    £15.6m£15.6m£14.8mSherwood Forest is higher£17.7m£17.7m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Cheshire £8.0m, Sherwood Forest £9.5mSherwood Forest: £9.5mMid Cheshire: £8.0mSherwood Forest: £9.6mMid Cheshire: £8.0mSherwood Forest: £9.1mMid Cheshire: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.0m£7.6mSherwood Forest is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Cheshire £96.4m, Sherwood Forest £94.1mSherwood Forest: £94.1mMid Cheshire: £96.4mSherwood Forest: £94.5mMid Cheshire: £96.8mSherwood Forest: £89.3mMid Cheshire: £91.4m

    £96.4m£96.8m£91.4mMid Cheshire is higher£94.1m£94.5m£89.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Mid Cheshire £17.5m, Sherwood Forest £14.1mSherwood Forest: £14.1mMid Cheshire: £17.5mSherwood Forest: £14.1mMid Cheshire: £17.6mSherwood Forest: £13.3mMid Cheshire: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.6m£16.6mMid Cheshire is higher£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Mid Cheshire £18.9m, Sherwood Forest £22.4mSherwood Forest: £22.4mMid Cheshire: £18.9mSherwood Forest: £22.5mMid Cheshire: £19.0mSherwood Forest: £21.2mMid Cheshire: £17.9m

    £18.9m£19.0m£17.9mSherwood Forest is higher£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Mid Cheshire £0.43m, Sherwood Forest £0.44mSherwood Forest: £0.44mMid Cheshire: £0.43mSherwood Forest: £0.45mMid Cheshire: £0.43mSherwood Forest: £0.42mMid Cheshire: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Mid Cheshire £0.53m, Sherwood Forest £0.56mSherwood Forest: £0.56mMid Cheshire: £0.53mSherwood Forest: £0.56mMid Cheshire: £0.54mSherwood Forest: £0.53mMid Cheshire: £0.51m

    £0.53m£0.54m£0.51mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Mid Cheshire £0.74m, Sherwood Forest £0.45mSherwood Forest: £0.45mMid Cheshire: £0.74mSherwood Forest: £0.45mMid Cheshire: £0.74mSherwood Forest: £0.42mMid Cheshire: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mMid Cheshire is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Mid Cheshire 17,758, Sherwood Forest 22,003Sherwood Forest: 22,003Mid Cheshire: 17,758

    17,758Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count22,003

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Cheshire 1,648, Sherwood Forest 1,797Sherwood Forest: 1,797Mid Cheshire: 1,648

    1,648Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,797

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Cheshire 2,512, Sherwood Forest 3,551Sherwood Forest: 3,551Mid Cheshire: 2,512

    2,512Sherwood Forest is higher3,551

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Mid Cheshire 7,733, Sherwood Forest 8,546Sherwood Forest: 8,546Mid Cheshire: 7,733

    7,733Sherwood Forest is higher8,546

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Cheshire 11,253, Sherwood Forest 11,941Sherwood Forest: 11,941Mid Cheshire: 11,253

    11,253Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count11,941

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Cheshire 1,766, Sherwood Forest 2,044Sherwood Forest: 2,044Mid Cheshire: 1,766

    1,766Sherwood Forest is higher2,044

Show the numbers
Mid Cheshire and Sherwood Forest, total
MeasureMid CheshireSherwood ForestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£427.6m£429.4m£405.6m£490.7m£492.8m£465.4mSherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m£271.5m£272.7m£257.6mSherwood Forest
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£124.2m£124.7m£117.8m£127.1m£127.6m£120.5mSherwood Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£200.1m£201.0m£189.8m£247.4m£248.5m£234.7mSherwood Forest
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m£6.6m£6.7m£6.3mSherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.1m£11.4m£17.0m£17.1m£16.1mSherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mSherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£50.6m£50.8m£48.0m£59.9m£60.2m£56.8mSherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.6m£14.8m£17.7m£17.7m£16.8mSherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.0m£7.6m£9.5m£9.6m£9.1mSherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£96.4m£96.8m£91.4m£94.1m£94.5m£89.3mMid Cheshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m£14.1m£14.1m£13.3mMid Cheshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m£22.4m£22.5m£21.2mSherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.44m£0.45m£0.42mSherwood Forest
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mSherwood Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mMid Cheshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,75822,003Sherwood Forest
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6481,797Sherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5123,551Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,7338,546Sherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,25311,941Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7662,044Sherwood Forest

Sources

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

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  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.
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