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Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West and Ashton-under-Lyne

140,482 and 104,543 residents (mid-2024).

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher than Ashton-under-Lyne on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 14 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

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Ashton-under-Lyne 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

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West Ashton-under-Lyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £4,559, Ashton-under-Lyne £4,871Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,871Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £4,559Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,892Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £4,578Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,620Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £4,324

    £4,559£4,578£4,324Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£4,871£4,892£4,620

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £13,291, Ashton-under-Lyne £13,190Ashton-under-Lyne: £13,190Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £13,291Ashton-under-Lyne: £13,246Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £13,347Ashton-under-Lyne: £12,511Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £12,607

    £13,291£13,347£12,607Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count£13,190£13,246£12,511

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £2,673, Ashton-under-Lyne £2,862Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,862Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £2,673Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,874Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £2,685Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,715Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £2,536

    £2,673£2,685£2,536Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£2,862£2,874£2,715

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £11,306, Ashton-under-Lyne £11,648Ashton-under-Lyne: £11,648Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £11,306Ashton-under-Lyne: £11,697Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £11,354Ashton-under-Lyne: £11,048Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £10,724

    £11,306£11,354£10,724Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£11,648£11,697£11,048

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £949, Ashton-under-Lyne £668Ashton-under-Lyne: £668Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £949Ashton-under-Lyne: £671Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £953Ashton-under-Lyne: £634Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £900

    £949£953£900Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£668£671£634

  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: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £984, Ashton-under-Lyne £834Ashton-under-Lyne: £834Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £984Ashton-under-Lyne: £838Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £989Ashton-under-Lyne: £791Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £934

    £984£989£934Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count£834£838£791

  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: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £52, Ashton-under-Lyne £39Ashton-under-Lyne: £39Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £52Ashton-under-Lyne: £39Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £52Ashton-under-Lyne: £37Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £49

    £52£52£49Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £591, Ashton-under-Lyne £592Ashton-under-Lyne: £592Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £591Ashton-under-Lyne: £595Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £593Ashton-under-Lyne: £562Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £560

    £591£593£560Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£592£595£562

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £144, Ashton-under-Lyne £178Ashton-under-Lyne: £178Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £144Ashton-under-Lyne: £179Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £145Ashton-under-Lyne: £169Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £137

    £144£145£137Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£178£179£169

  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: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £167, Ashton-under-Lyne £144Ashton-under-Lyne: £144Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £167Ashton-under-Lyne: £144Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £167Ashton-under-Lyne: £136Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £158

    £167£167£158Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£144£144£136

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £2,177, Ashton-under-Lyne £2,265Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,265Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £2,177Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,274Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £2,186Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,148Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £2,065

    £2,177£2,186£2,065Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£2,265£2,274£2,148

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £315, Ashton-under-Lyne £279Ashton-under-Lyne: £279Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £315Ashton-under-Lyne: £281Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £316Ashton-under-Lyne: £265Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £299

    £315£316£299Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£279£281£265

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £315, Ashton-under-Lyne £439Ashton-under-Lyne: £439Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £315Ashton-under-Lyne: £441Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £316Ashton-under-Lyne: £417Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £299

    £315£316£299Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£439£441£417

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £5.22, Ashton-under-Lyne £6.65Ashton-under-Lyne: £6.65Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £5.22Ashton-under-Lyne: £6.68Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £5.24Ashton-under-Lyne: £6.31Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£6.65£6.68£6.31

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £9.73, Ashton-under-Lyne £7.63Ashton-under-Lyne: £7.63Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £9.73Ashton-under-Lyne: £7.67Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £9.77Ashton-under-Lyne: £7.24Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £9.23

    £9.73£9.77£9.23Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£7.63£7.67£7.24

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £6.23, Ashton-under-Lyne £5.41Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.41Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £6.23Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.43Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £6.26Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.13Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 1,019.4, Ashton-under-Lyne 1,014.9Ashton-under-Lyne: 1,014.9Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 1,019.4

    1,019.4Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count1,014.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 207.4, Ashton-under-Lyne 157.8Ashton-under-Lyne: 157.8Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 207.4

    207.4Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher157.8

  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: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 198.4, Ashton-under-Lyne 177.0Ashton-under-Lyne: 177.0Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 198.4

    198.4Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count177.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 88.6, Ashton-under-Lyne 88.9Ashton-under-Lyne: 88.9Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 88.6

    88.6Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count88.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 254.9, Ashton-under-Lyne 271.1Ashton-under-Lyne: 271.1Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 254.9

    254.9Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count271.1

  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: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 37.1, Ashton-under-Lyne 32.2Ashton-under-Lyne: 32.2Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 37.1

    37.1Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher32.2

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Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West and Ashton-under-Lyne, per person in the age group
MeasureNewcastle upon Tyne Central and WestAshton-under-LyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,559£4,578£4,324£4,871£4,892£4,620Ashton-under-Lyne
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,291£13,347£12,607£13,190£13,246£12,511Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,673£2,685£2,536£2,862£2,874£2,715Ashton-under-Lyne
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,306£11,354£10,724£11,648£11,697£11,048Ashton-under-Lyne
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£949£953£900£668£671£634Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£984£989£934£834£838£791Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£52£52£49£39£39£37Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£591£593£560£592£595£562Ashton-under-Lyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£144£145£137£178£179£169Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£167£167£158£144£144£136Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,177£2,186£2,065£2,265£2,274£2,148Ashton-under-Lyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£315£316£299£279£281£265Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£315£316£299£439£441£417Ashton-under-Lyne
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£6.65£6.68£6.31Ashton-under-Lyne
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.73£9.77£9.23£7.63£7.67£7.24Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£5.41£5.43£5.13Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.41,014.9Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026207.4157.8Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026198.4177.0Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202688.688.9Ashton-under-Lyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026254.9271.1Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202637.132.2Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Per resident

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Ashton-under-Lyne on 12. 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

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West Ashton-under-Lyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £4,559, Ashton-under-Lyne £4,871Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,871Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £4,559Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,892Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £4,578Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,620Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £4,324

    £4,559£4,578£4,324Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£4,871£4,892£4,620

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £1,695, Ashton-under-Lyne £2,004Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,004Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £1,695Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,013Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £1,702Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,901Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £1,607

    £1,695£1,702£1,607Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£2,004£2,013£1,901

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £1,809, Ashton-under-Lyne £1,812Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,812Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £1,809Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,820Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £1,816Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,719Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £1,716

    £1,809£1,816£1,716Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,812£1,820£1,719

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £1,441, Ashton-under-Lyne £1,770Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,770Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £1,441Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,777Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £1,448Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,679Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £1,367

    £1,441£1,448£1,367Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,770£1,777£1,679

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £121, Ashton-under-Lyne £102Ashton-under-Lyne: £102Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £121Ashton-under-Lyne: £102Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £121Ashton-under-Lyne: £96Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £115

    £121£121£115Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£102£102£96

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £125, Ashton-under-Lyne £127Ashton-under-Lyne: £127Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £125Ashton-under-Lyne: £127Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £126Ashton-under-Lyne: £120Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £119

    £125£126£119Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£127£127£120

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £6.58, Ashton-under-Lyne £5.98Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.98Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £6.58Ashton-under-Lyne: £6.00Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £6.61Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.67Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £6.24

    £6.58£6.61£6.24Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£5.98£6.00£5.67

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £591, Ashton-under-Lyne £592Ashton-under-Lyne: £592Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £591Ashton-under-Lyne: £595Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £593Ashton-under-Lyne: £562Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £560

    £591£593£560Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£592£595£562

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £144, Ashton-under-Lyne £178Ashton-under-Lyne: £178Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £144Ashton-under-Lyne: £179Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £145Ashton-under-Lyne: £169Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £137

    £144£145£137Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£178£179£169

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £113, Ashton-under-Lyne £91Ashton-under-Lyne: £91Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £113Ashton-under-Lyne: £91Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £113Ashton-under-Lyne: £86Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £107

    £113£113£107Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£91£91£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £1,473, Ashton-under-Lyne £1,434Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,434Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £1,473Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,440Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £1,479Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,360Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £1,397

    £1,473£1,479£1,397Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count£1,434£1,440£1,360

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £315, Ashton-under-Lyne £279Ashton-under-Lyne: £279Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £315Ashton-under-Lyne: £281Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £316Ashton-under-Lyne: £265Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £299

    £315£316£299Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£279£281£265

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £213, Ashton-under-Lyne £278Ashton-under-Lyne: £278Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £213Ashton-under-Lyne: £279Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £214Ashton-under-Lyne: £264Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £202

    £213£214£202Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£278£279£264

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £3.53, Ashton-under-Lyne £4.22Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.22Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £3.53Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.23Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £3.55Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.00Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £3.35

    £3.53£3.55£3.35Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£4.22£4.23£4.00

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £6.59, Ashton-under-Lyne £4.83Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.83Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £6.59Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.85Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £6.62Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.58Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £6.23, Ashton-under-Lyne £5.41Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.41Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £6.23Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.43Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £6.26Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.13Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 130.0, Ashton-under-Lyne 154.2Ashton-under-Lyne: 154.2Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 130.0

    130.0Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count154.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 26.4, Ashton-under-Lyne 24.0Ashton-under-Lyne: 24.0Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 26.4

    26.4Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher24.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 25.3, Ashton-under-Lyne 26.9Ashton-under-Lyne: 26.9Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 25.3

    25.3Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count26.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 88.6, Ashton-under-Lyne 88.9Ashton-under-Lyne: 88.9Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 88.6

    88.6Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count88.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 172.5, Ashton-under-Lyne 171.7Ashton-under-Lyne: 171.7Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 172.5

    172.5Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count171.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 25.1, Ashton-under-Lyne 20.4Ashton-under-Lyne: 20.4Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 25.1

    25.1Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher20.4

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Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West and Ashton-under-Lyne, per resident
MeasureNewcastle upon Tyne Central and WestAshton-under-LyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,559£4,578£4,324£4,871£4,892£4,620Ashton-under-Lyne
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,695£1,702£1,607£2,004£2,013£1,901Ashton-under-Lyne
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,809£1,816£1,716£1,812£1,820£1,719Ashton-under-Lyne
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,441£1,448£1,367£1,770£1,777£1,679Ashton-under-Lyne
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£121£121£115£102£102£96Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£127£127£120Ashton-under-Lyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.58£6.61£6.24£5.98£6.00£5.67Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£591£593£560£592£595£562Ashton-under-Lyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£144£145£137£178£179£169Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£91£91£86Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,473£1,479£1,397£1,434£1,440£1,360Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£315£316£299£279£281£265Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202£278£279£264Ashton-under-Lyne
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.53£3.55£3.35£4.22£4.23£4.00Ashton-under-Lyne
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25£4.83£4.85£4.58Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£5.41£5.43£5.13Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026130.0154.2Ashton-under-Lyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202626.424.0Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.326.9Ashton-under-Lyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202688.688.9Ashton-under-Lyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026172.5171.7Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.120.4Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Total

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Ashton-under-Lyne 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

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West Ashton-under-Lyne

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £640.5m, Ashton-under-Lyne £509.2mAshton-under-Lyne: £509.2mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £640.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £511.4mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £643.2mAshton-under-Lyne: £483.0mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £607.5m

    £640.5m£643.2m£607.5mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count£509.2m£511.4m£483.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £238.0m, Ashton-under-Lyne £209.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £209.5mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £238.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £210.4mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £239.1mAshton-under-Lyne: £198.7mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £225.8m

    £238.0m£239.1m£225.8mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count£209.5m£210.4m£198.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £254.1m, Ashton-under-Lyne £189.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £189.5mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £254.1mAshton-under-Lyne: £190.3mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £255.2mAshton-under-Lyne: £179.7mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £241.0m

    £254.1m£255.2m£241.0mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count£189.5m£190.3m£179.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £202.5m, Ashton-under-Lyne £185.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £185.0mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £202.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £185.8mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £203.4mAshton-under-Lyne: £175.5mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £192.1m

    £202.5m£203.4m£192.1mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count£185.0m£185.8m£175.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £17.0m, Ashton-under-Lyne £10.6mAshton-under-Lyne: £10.6mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £17.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £10.7mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £17.1mAshton-under-Lyne: £10.1mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£10.6m£10.7m£10.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £17.6m, Ashton-under-Lyne £13.3mAshton-under-Lyne: £13.3mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £17.6mAshton-under-Lyne: £13.3mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £17.7mAshton-under-Lyne: £12.6mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.7m£16.7mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £0.92m, Ashton-under-Lyne £0.62mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.62mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £0.92mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.63mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £0.93mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.59mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £0.88m

    £0.92m£0.93m£0.88mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £83.0m, Ashton-under-Lyne £61.9mAshton-under-Lyne: £61.9mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £83.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £62.2mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £83.3mAshton-under-Lyne: £58.7mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £78.7m

    £83.0m£83.3m£78.7mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count£61.9m£62.2m£58.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £20.2m, Ashton-under-Lyne £18.6mAshton-under-Lyne: £18.6mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £20.2mAshton-under-Lyne: £18.7mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £20.3mAshton-under-Lyne: £17.6mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £19.2m

    £20.2m£20.3m£19.2mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count£18.6m£18.7m£17.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £15.8m, Ashton-under-Lyne £9.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £9.5mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £15.8mAshton-under-Lyne: £9.5mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £15.9mAshton-under-Lyne: £9.0mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £206.9m, Ashton-under-Lyne £149.9mAshton-under-Lyne: £149.9mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £206.9mAshton-under-Lyne: £150.6mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £207.8mAshton-under-Lyne: £142.2mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £196.2m

    £206.9m£207.8m£196.2mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count£149.9m£150.6m£142.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £44.3m, Ashton-under-Lyne £29.2mAshton-under-Lyne: £29.2mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £44.3mAshton-under-Lyne: £29.3mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £44.4mAshton-under-Lyne: £27.7mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £42.0m

    £44.3m£44.4m£42.0mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£29.2m£29.3m£27.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £29.9m, Ashton-under-Lyne £29.1mAshton-under-Lyne: £29.1mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £29.9mAshton-under-Lyne: £29.2mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £30.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £27.6mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £28.4m

    £29.9m£30.0m£28.4mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £0.50m, Ashton-under-Lyne £0.44mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.44mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £0.50mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.44mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £0.50mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.42mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £0.92m, Ashton-under-Lyne £0.51mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.51mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £0.92mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.51mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £0.93mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.48mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £0.88m

    £0.92m£0.93m£0.88mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West £0.87m, Ashton-under-Lyne £0.57mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.57mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £0.87mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.57mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £0.88mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.54mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West: £0.83m

    £0.87m£0.88m£0.83mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 18,259, Ashton-under-Lyne 16,122Ashton-under-Lyne: 16,122Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 18,259

    18,259Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count16,122

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 3,715, Ashton-under-Lyne 2,506Ashton-under-Lyne: 2,506Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 3,715

    3,715Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher2,506

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 3,553, Ashton-under-Lyne 2,811Ashton-under-Lyne: 2,811Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 3,553

    3,553Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count2,811

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 12,441, Ashton-under-Lyne 9,290Ashton-under-Lyne: 9,290Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 12,441

    12,441Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count9,290

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 24,228, Ashton-under-Lyne 17,946Ashton-under-Lyne: 17,946Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 24,228

    24,228Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higherDepends on how you count17,946

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 3,522, Ashton-under-Lyne 2,128Ashton-under-Lyne: 2,128Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: 3,522

    3,522Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is higher2,128

Show the numbers
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West and Ashton-under-Lyne, total
MeasureNewcastle upon Tyne Central and WestAshton-under-LyneHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£640.5m£643.2m£607.5m£509.2m£511.4m£483.0mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£238.0m£239.1m£225.8m£209.5m£210.4m£198.7mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£254.1m£255.2m£241.0m£189.5m£190.3m£179.7mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£202.5m£203.4m£192.1m£185.0m£185.8m£175.5mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£10.6m£10.7m£10.1mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m£13.3m£13.3m£12.6mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m£0.62m£0.63m£0.59mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£83.0m£83.3m£78.7m£61.9m£62.2m£58.7mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m£18.6m£18.7m£17.6mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m£9.5m£9.5m£9.0mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£206.9m£207.8m£196.2m£149.9m£150.6m£142.2mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£44.3m£44.4m£42.0m£29.2m£29.3m£27.7mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.9m£30.0m£28.4m£29.1m£29.2m£27.6mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.87m£0.88m£0.83m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,25916,122Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,7152,506Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5532,811Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,4419,290Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Universal Credittotal, May 202624,22817,946Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,5222,128Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

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.
  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.
  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.