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Newark and Stafford

109,963 and 98,172 residents (mid-2024).

Newark is higher than Stafford on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Newark is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Stafford 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

Newark Stafford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newark £4,464, Stafford £4,317Stafford: £4,317Newark: £4,464Stafford: £4,336Newark: £4,483Stafford: £4,095Newark: £4,234

    £4,464£4,483£4,234Newark is higher£4,317£4,336£4,095

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newark £12,489, Stafford £12,623Stafford: £12,623Newark: £12,489Stafford: £12,677Newark: £12,542Stafford: £11,974Newark: £11,846

    £12,489£12,542£11,846Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£12,623£12,677£11,974

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark £1,597, Stafford £1,594Stafford: £1,594Newark: £1,597Stafford: £1,601Newark: £1,604Stafford: £1,512Newark: £1,515

    £1,597£1,604£1,515Newark is higherDepends on how you count£1,594£1,601£1,512

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newark £11,522, Stafford £11,666Stafford: £11,666Newark: £11,522Stafford: £11,715Newark: £11,572Stafford: £11,066Newark: £10,930

    £11,522£11,572£10,930Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£11,666£11,715£11,066

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newark £285, Stafford £270Stafford: £270Newark: £285Stafford: £271Newark: £286Stafford: £256Newark: £270

    £285£286£270Newark is higher£270£271£256

  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: Newark £663, Stafford £669Stafford: £669Newark: £663Stafford: £672Newark: £666Stafford: £634Newark: £629

    £663£666£629Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£669£672£634

  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: Newark £18, Stafford £19Stafford: £19Newark: £18Stafford: £19Newark: £18Stafford: £18Newark: £17

    £18£18£17Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newark £390, Stafford £414Stafford: £414Newark: £390Stafford: £416Newark: £392Stafford: £393Newark: £370

    £390£392£370Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£414£416£393

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newark £111, Stafford £102Stafford: £102Newark: £111Stafford: £102Newark: £112Stafford: £97Newark: £106

    £111£112£106Newark is higher£102£102£97

  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: Newark £101, Stafford £94Stafford: £94Newark: £101Stafford: £95Newark: £102Stafford: £90Newark: £96

    £101£102£96Newark is higher£94£95£90

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark £1,217, Stafford £1,220Stafford: £1,220Newark: £1,217Stafford: £1,225Newark: £1,222Stafford: £1,157Newark: £1,154

    £1,217£1,222£1,154Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£1,220£1,225£1,157

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newark £146, Stafford £162Stafford: £162Newark: £146Stafford: £163Newark: £147Stafford: £154Newark: £138

    £146£147£138Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£162£163£154

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark £264, Stafford £269Stafford: £269Newark: £264Stafford: £270Newark: £265Stafford: £255Newark: £251

    £264£265£251Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£269£270£255

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark £9.14, Stafford £6.29Stafford: £6.29Newark: £9.14Stafford: £6.32Newark: £9.18Stafford: £5.97Newark: £8.67

    £9.14£9.18£8.67Newark is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark £5.32, Stafford £5.27Stafford: £5.27Newark: £5.32Stafford: £5.29Newark: £5.35Stafford: £5.00Newark: £5.05

    £5.32£5.35£5.05Newark is higherDepends on how you count£5.27£5.29£5.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newark £9.25, Stafford £5.79Stafford: £5.79Newark: £9.25Stafford: £5.81Newark: £9.29Stafford: £5.49Newark: £8.77

    £9.25£9.29£8.77Newark is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newark 1,009.0, Stafford 1,006.7Stafford: 1,006.7Newark: 1,009.0

    1,009.0Newark is higher1,006.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newark 69.8, Stafford 69.2Stafford: 69.2Newark: 69.8

    69.8Newark is higher69.2

  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: Newark 141.0, Stafford 137.1Stafford: 137.1Newark: 141.0

    141.0Newark is higher137.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark 56.1, Stafford 58.8Stafford: 58.8Newark: 56.1

    56.1Stafford is higherDepends on how you count58.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newark 154.8, Stafford 155.7Stafford: 155.7Newark: 154.8

    154.8Stafford is higherDepends on how you count155.7

  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: Newark 22.4, Stafford 21.1Stafford: 21.1Newark: 22.4

    22.4Newark is higher21.1

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Newark and Stafford, per person in the age group
MeasureNewarkStaffordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,464£4,483£4,234£4,317£4,336£4,095Newark
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,489£12,542£11,846£12,623£12,677£11,974Stafford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,597£1,604£1,515£1,594£1,601£1,512Newark
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,522£11,572£10,930£11,666£11,715£11,066Stafford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£285£286£270£270£271£256Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£663£666£629£669£672£634Stafford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£19£19£18Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£390£392£370£414£416£393Stafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£112£106£102£102£97Newark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£101£102£96£94£95£90Newark
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,217£1,222£1,154£1,220£1,225£1,157Stafford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£146£147£138£162£163£154Stafford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£264£265£251£269£270£255Stafford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.14£9.18£8.67£6.29£6.32£5.97Newark
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.32£5.35£5.05£5.27£5.29£5.00Newark
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.25£9.29£8.77£5.79£5.81£5.49Newark
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.01,006.7Newark
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202669.869.2Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.0137.1Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.158.8Stafford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026154.8155.7Stafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.421.1Newark

Per resident

Newark is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Stafford 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

Newark Stafford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newark £4,464, Stafford £4,317Stafford: £4,317Newark: £4,464Stafford: £4,336Newark: £4,483Stafford: £4,095Newark: £4,234

    £4,464£4,483£4,234Newark is higher£4,317£4,336£4,095

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newark £2,869, Stafford £2,665Stafford: £2,665Newark: £2,869Stafford: £2,676Newark: £2,881Stafford: £2,528Newark: £2,722

    £2,869£2,881£2,722Newark is higherDepends on how you count£2,665£2,676£2,528

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newark £938, Stafford £969Stafford: £969Newark: £938Stafford: £973Newark: £942Stafford: £919Newark: £889

    £938£942£889Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£969£973£919

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newark £2,647, Stafford £2,463Stafford: £2,463Newark: £2,647Stafford: £2,473Newark: £2,659Stafford: £2,336Newark: £2,511

    £2,647£2,659£2,511Newark is higherDepends on how you count£2,463£2,473£2,336

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newark £65, Stafford £57Stafford: £57Newark: £65Stafford: £57Newark: £66Stafford: £54Newark: £62

    £65£66£62Newark is higher£57£57£54

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newark £152, Stafford £141Stafford: £141Newark: £152Stafford: £142Newark: £153Stafford: £134Newark: £145

    £152£153£145Newark is higherDepends on how you count£141£142£134

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Newark £4.16, Stafford £3.91Stafford: £3.91Newark: £4.16Stafford: £3.93Newark: £4.18Stafford: £3.71Newark: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Newark is higherDepends on how you count£3.91£3.93£3.71

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newark £390, Stafford £414Stafford: £414Newark: £390Stafford: £416Newark: £392Stafford: £393Newark: £370

    £390£392£370Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£414£416£393

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newark £111, Stafford £102Stafford: £102Newark: £111Stafford: £102Newark: £112Stafford: £97Newark: £106

    £111£112£106Newark is higher£102£102£97

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newark £60, Stafford £57Stafford: £57Newark: £60Stafford: £58Newark: £60Stafford: £54Newark: £56

    £60£60£56Newark is higher£57£58£54

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newark £715, Stafford £741Stafford: £741Newark: £715Stafford: £745Newark: £718Stafford: £703Newark: £678

    £715£718£678Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£741£745£703

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newark £146, Stafford £162Stafford: £162Newark: £146Stafford: £163Newark: £147Stafford: £154Newark: £138

    £146£147£138Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£162£163£154

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newark £155, Stafford £163Stafford: £163Newark: £155Stafford: £164Newark: £156Stafford: £155Newark: £147

    £155£156£147Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£163£164£155

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newark £5.37, Stafford £3.83Stafford: £3.83Newark: £5.37Stafford: £3.84Newark: £5.39Stafford: £3.63Newark: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Newark is higher£3.83£3.84£3.63

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newark £3.13, Stafford £3.20Stafford: £3.20Newark: £3.13Stafford: £3.22Newark: £3.14Stafford: £3.04Newark: £2.97

    £3.13£3.14£2.97Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£3.20£3.22£3.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newark £9.25, Stafford £5.79Stafford: £5.79Newark: £9.25Stafford: £5.81Newark: £9.29Stafford: £5.49Newark: £8.77

    £9.25£9.29£8.77Newark is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newark 231.8, Stafford 212.5Stafford: 212.5Newark: 231.8

    231.8Newark is higher212.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newark 16.0, Stafford 14.6Stafford: 14.6Newark: 16.0

    16.0Newark is higher14.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark 32.4, Stafford 28.9Stafford: 28.9Newark: 32.4

    32.4Newark is higher28.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark 56.1, Stafford 58.8Stafford: 58.8Newark: 56.1

    56.1Stafford is higherDepends on how you count58.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newark 90.9, Stafford 94.6Stafford: 94.6Newark: 90.9

    90.9Stafford is higherDepends on how you count94.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark 13.1, Stafford 12.8Stafford: 12.8Newark: 13.1

    13.1Newark is higher12.8

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Newark and Stafford, per resident
MeasureNewarkStaffordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,464£4,483£4,234£4,317£4,336£4,095Newark
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,869£2,881£2,722£2,665£2,676£2,528Newark
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£938£942£889£969£973£919Stafford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,647£2,659£2,511£2,463£2,473£2,336Newark
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£65£66£62£57£57£54Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£153£145£141£142£134Newark
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£3.91£3.93£3.71Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£390£392£370£414£416£393Stafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£112£106£102£102£97Newark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£60£56£57£58£54Newark
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£715£718£678£741£745£703Stafford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£146£147£138£162£163£154Stafford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£163£164£155Stafford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£3.83£3.84£3.63Newark
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.13£3.14£2.97£3.20£3.22£3.04Stafford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.25£9.29£8.77£5.79£5.81£5.49Newark
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026231.8212.5Newark
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.014.6Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.428.9Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.158.8Stafford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202690.994.6Stafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.112.8Newark

Total

Newark is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Stafford on 0. 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

Newark Stafford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newark £490.8m, Stafford £423.8mStafford: £423.8mNewark: £490.8mStafford: £425.6mNewark: £492.9mStafford: £402.0mNewark: £465.6m

    £490.8m£492.9m£465.6mNewark is higher£423.8m£425.6m£402.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newark £315.5m, Stafford £261.6mStafford: £261.6mNewark: £315.5mStafford: £262.7mNewark: £316.9mStafford: £248.2mNewark: £299.3m

    £315.5m£316.9m£299.3mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£261.6m£262.7m£248.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newark £103.1m, Stafford £95.1mStafford: £95.1mNewark: £103.1mStafford: £95.5mNewark: £103.6mStafford: £90.2mNewark: £97.8m

    £103.1m£103.6m£97.8mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£95.1m£95.5m£90.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newark £291.1m, Stafford £241.8mStafford: £241.8mNewark: £291.1mStafford: £242.8mNewark: £292.3mStafford: £229.3mNewark: £276.1m

    £291.1m£292.3m£276.1mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£241.8m£242.8m£229.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newark £7.2m, Stafford £5.6mStafford: £5.6mNewark: £7.2mStafford: £5.6mNewark: £7.2mStafford: £5.3mNewark: £6.8m

    £7.2m£7.2m£6.8mNewark 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: Newark £16.8m, Stafford £13.9mStafford: £13.9mNewark: £16.8mStafford: £13.9mNewark: £16.8mStafford: £13.1mNewark: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.8m£15.9mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Newark £0.46m, Stafford £0.38mStafford: £0.38mNewark: £0.46mStafford: £0.39mNewark: £0.46mStafford: £0.36mNewark: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£0.38m£0.39m£0.36m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newark £42.9m, Stafford £40.6mStafford: £40.6mNewark: £42.9mStafford: £40.8mNewark: £43.1mStafford: £38.5mNewark: £40.7m

    £42.9m£43.1m£40.7mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£40.6m£40.8m£38.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newark £12.2m, Stafford £10.0mStafford: £10.0mNewark: £12.2mStafford: £10.0mNewark: £12.3mStafford: £9.5mNewark: £11.6m

    £12.2m£12.3m£11.6mNewark is higher£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newark £6.5m, Stafford £5.6mStafford: £5.6mNewark: £6.5mStafford: £5.7mNewark: £6.6mStafford: £5.3mNewark: £6.2m

    £6.5m£6.6m£6.2mNewark is higher£5.6m£5.7m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newark £78.6m, Stafford £72.8mStafford: £72.8mNewark: £78.6mStafford: £73.1mNewark: £78.9mStafford: £69.0mNewark: £74.5m

    £78.6m£78.9m£74.5mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£72.8m£73.1m£69.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newark £16.1m, Stafford £15.9mStafford: £15.9mNewark: £16.1mStafford: £16.0mNewark: £16.1mStafford: £15.1mNewark: £15.2m

    £16.1m£16.1m£15.2mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newark £17.1m, Stafford £16.0mStafford: £16.0mNewark: £17.1mStafford: £16.1mNewark: £17.1mStafford: £15.2mNewark: £16.2m

    £17.1m£17.1m£16.2mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newark £0.59m, Stafford £0.38mStafford: £0.38mNewark: £0.59mStafford: £0.38mNewark: £0.59mStafford: £0.36mNewark: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mNewark is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newark £0.34m, Stafford £0.31mStafford: £0.31mNewark: £0.34mStafford: £0.32mNewark: £0.35mStafford: £0.30mNewark: £0.33m

    £0.34m£0.35m£0.33mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£0.31m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newark £1.0m, Stafford £0.57mStafford: £0.57mNewark: £1.0mStafford: £0.57mNewark: £1.0mStafford: £0.54mNewark: £0.96m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.96mNewark is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newark 25,492, Stafford 20,863Stafford: 20,863Newark: 25,492

    25,492Newark is higher20,863

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newark 1,763, Stafford 1,435Stafford: 1,435Newark: 1,763

    1,763Newark is higher1,435

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newark 3,562, Stafford 2,841Stafford: 2,841Newark: 3,562

    3,562Newark is higher2,841

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newark 6,163, Stafford 5,768Stafford: 5,768Newark: 6,163

    6,163Newark is higherDepends on how you count5,768

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newark 9,997, Stafford 9,290Stafford: 9,290Newark: 9,997

    9,997Newark is higherDepends on how you count9,290

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newark 1,444, Stafford 1,261Stafford: 1,261Newark: 1,444

    1,444Newark is higher1,261

Show the numbers
Newark and Stafford, total
MeasureNewarkStaffordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£490.8m£492.9m£465.6m£423.8m£425.6m£402.0mNewark
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£315.5m£316.9m£299.3m£261.6m£262.7m£248.2mNewark
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£103.1m£103.6m£97.8m£95.1m£95.5m£90.2mNewark
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£291.1m£292.3m£276.1m£241.8m£242.8m£229.3mNewark
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mNewark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m£13.9m£13.9m£13.1mNewark
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.38m£0.39m£0.36mNewark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m£40.6m£40.8m£38.5mNewark
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mNewark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.5m£6.6m£6.2m£5.6m£5.7m£5.3mNewark
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£78.6m£78.9m£74.5m£72.8m£73.1m£69.0mNewark
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.1m£16.1m£15.2m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mNewark
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.1m£16.2m£16.0m£16.1m£15.2mNewark
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mNewark
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.35m£0.33m£0.31m£0.32m£0.30mNewark
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mNewark
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,49220,863Newark
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7631,435Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5622,841Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1635,768Newark
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,9979,290Newark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4441,261Newark

Sources

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

  1. 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.
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  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.