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Newcastle-under-Lyme and Canterbury

96,580 and 110,138 residents (mid-2024).

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher than Canterbury on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 8 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Canterbury 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

Newcastle-under-Lyme Canterbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,393, Canterbury £4,273Canterbury: £4,273Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,393Canterbury: £4,291Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,412Canterbury: £4,053Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,167

    £4,393£4,412£4,167Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£4,273£4,291£4,053

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £12,934, Canterbury £12,614Canterbury: £12,614Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,934Canterbury: £12,668Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,989Canterbury: £11,965Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,268

    £12,934£12,989£12,268Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£12,614£12,668£11,965

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,715, Canterbury £1,784Canterbury: £1,784Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,715Canterbury: £1,792Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,722Canterbury: £1,692Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,627

    £1,715£1,722£1,627Canterbury is higher£1,784£1,792£1,692

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £11,682, Canterbury £11,469Canterbury: £11,469Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,682Canterbury: £11,518Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,732Canterbury: £10,879Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,081

    £11,682£11,732£11,081Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£11,469£11,518£10,879

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £385, Canterbury £411Canterbury: £411Newcastle-under-Lyme: £385Canterbury: £413Newcastle-under-Lyme: £386Canterbury: £390Newcastle-under-Lyme: £365

    £385£386£365Canterbury is higher£411£413£390

  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-under-Lyme £841, Canterbury £711Canterbury: £711Newcastle-under-Lyme: £841Canterbury: £714Newcastle-under-Lyme: £844Canterbury: £675Newcastle-under-Lyme: £798

    £841£844£798Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£711£714£675

  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-under-Lyme £26, Canterbury £23Canterbury: £23Newcastle-under-Lyme: £26Canterbury: £23Newcastle-under-Lyme: £26Canterbury: £21Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24

    £26£26£24Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£23£23£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £501, Canterbury £393Canterbury: £393Newcastle-under-Lyme: £501Canterbury: £395Newcastle-under-Lyme: £503Canterbury: £373Newcastle-under-Lyme: £475

    £501£503£475Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£393£395£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £110, Canterbury £125Canterbury: £125Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Canterbury: £126Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Canterbury: £119Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104

    £110£110£104Canterbury is higher£125£126£119

  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-under-Lyme £103, Canterbury £102Canterbury: £102Newcastle-under-Lyme: £103Canterbury: £103Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104Canterbury: £97Newcastle-under-Lyme: £98

    £103£104£98Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£102£103£97

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,250, Canterbury £1,428Canterbury: £1,428Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,250Canterbury: £1,434Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,256Canterbury: £1,354Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,186

    £1,250£1,256£1,186Canterbury is higher£1,428£1,434£1,354

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £195, Canterbury £197Canterbury: £197Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195Canterbury: £198Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195Canterbury: £187Newcastle-under-Lyme: £185

    £195£195£185Canterbury is higher£197£198£187

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £347, Canterbury £238Canterbury: £238Newcastle-under-Lyme: £347Canterbury: £239Newcastle-under-Lyme: £349Canterbury: £225Newcastle-under-Lyme: £329

    £347£349£329Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£238£239£225

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £6.79, Canterbury £8.09Canterbury: £8.09Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.79Canterbury: £8.12Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.82Canterbury: £7.67Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Canterbury is higher£8.09£8.12£7.67

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.31, Canterbury £8.40Canterbury: £8.40Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.31Canterbury: £8.44Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.34Canterbury: £7.97Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.93

    £7.31£7.34£6.93Canterbury is higher£8.40£8.44£7.97

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.54, Canterbury £4.36Canterbury: £4.36Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.54Canterbury: £4.38Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.56Canterbury: £4.14Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.31

    £4.54£4.56£4.31Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£4.36£4.38£4.14

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,017.0, Canterbury 1,005.1Canterbury: 1,005.1Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,017.0

    1,017.0Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count1,005.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme 100.7, Canterbury 89.4Canterbury: 89.4Newcastle-under-Lyme: 100.7

    100.7Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count89.4

  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-under-Lyme 168.0, Canterbury 142.3Canterbury: 142.3Newcastle-under-Lyme: 168.0

    168.0Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher142.3

  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-under-Lyme 70.6, Canterbury 61.0Canterbury: 61.0Newcastle-under-Lyme: 70.6

    70.6Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher61.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme 171.2, Canterbury 160.7Canterbury: 160.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 171.2

    171.2Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count160.7

  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: Newcastle-under-Lyme 21.7, Canterbury 22.6Canterbury: 22.6Newcastle-under-Lyme: 21.7

    21.7Canterbury is higher22.6

Show the numbers
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Canterbury, per person in the age group
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymeCanterburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,393£4,412£4,167£4,273£4,291£4,053Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,934£12,989£12,268£12,614£12,668£11,965Newcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,715£1,722£1,627£1,784£1,792£1,692Canterbury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,682£11,732£11,081£11,469£11,518£10,879Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£385£386£365£411£413£390Canterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£841£844£798£711£714£675Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£24£23£23£21Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£501£503£475£393£395£373Newcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£125£126£119Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£103£104£98£102£103£97Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,250£1,256£1,186£1,428£1,434£1,354Canterbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£195£185£197£198£187Canterbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£347£349£329£238£239£225Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£8.09£8.12£7.67Canterbury
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.31£7.34£6.93£8.40£8.44£7.97Canterbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.54£4.56£4.31£4.36£4.38£4.14Newcastle-under-Lyme
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.01,005.1Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026100.789.4Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.0142.3Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.661.0Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026171.2160.7Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.722.6Canterbury

Per resident

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Canterbury 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

Newcastle-under-Lyme Canterbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,393, Canterbury £4,273Canterbury: £4,273Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,393Canterbury: £4,291Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,412Canterbury: £4,053Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,167

    £4,393£4,412£4,167Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£4,273£4,291£4,053

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,499, Canterbury £2,415Canterbury: £2,415Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,499Canterbury: £2,425Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,510Canterbury: £2,291Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,371

    £2,499£2,510£2,371Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£2,415£2,425£2,291

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,084, Canterbury £1,138Canterbury: £1,138Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,084Canterbury: £1,143Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,089Canterbury: £1,080Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,028

    £1,084£1,089£1,028Canterbury is higher£1,138£1,143£1,080

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,258, Canterbury £2,196Canterbury: £2,196Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,258Canterbury: £2,205Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,267Canterbury: £2,083Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,141

    £2,258£2,267£2,141Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£2,196£2,205£2,083

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £74, Canterbury £79Canterbury: £79Newcastle-under-Lyme: £74Canterbury: £79Newcastle-under-Lyme: £75Canterbury: £75Newcastle-under-Lyme: £71

    £74£75£71Canterbury is higher£79£79£75

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £163, Canterbury £136Canterbury: £136Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163Canterbury: £137Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163Canterbury: £129Newcastle-under-Lyme: £154

    £163£163£154Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£136£137£129

  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-under-Lyme £4.97, Canterbury £4.33Canterbury: £4.33Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.97Canterbury: £4.35Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.99Canterbury: £4.11Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.71

    £4.97£4.99£4.71Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£4.33£4.35£4.11

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £501, Canterbury £393Canterbury: £393Newcastle-under-Lyme: £501Canterbury: £395Newcastle-under-Lyme: £503Canterbury: £373Newcastle-under-Lyme: £475

    £501£503£475Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£393£395£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £110, Canterbury £125Canterbury: £125Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Canterbury: £126Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Canterbury: £119Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104

    £110£110£104Canterbury is higher£125£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £65, Canterbury £65Canterbury: £65Newcastle-under-Lyme: £65Canterbury: £66Newcastle-under-Lyme: £66Canterbury: £62Newcastle-under-Lyme: £62

    £65£66£62Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£65£66£62

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £790, Canterbury £911Canterbury: £911Newcastle-under-Lyme: £790Canterbury: £915Newcastle-under-Lyme: £794Canterbury: £864Newcastle-under-Lyme: £750

    £790£794£750Canterbury is higher£911£915£864

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £195, Canterbury £197Canterbury: £197Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195Canterbury: £198Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195Canterbury: £187Newcastle-under-Lyme: £185

    £195£195£185Canterbury is higher£197£198£187

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £219, Canterbury £152Canterbury: £152Newcastle-under-Lyme: £219Canterbury: £152Newcastle-under-Lyme: £220Canterbury: £144Newcastle-under-Lyme: £208

    £219£220£208Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£152£152£144

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.29, Canterbury £5.16Canterbury: £5.16Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.29Canterbury: £5.18Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.31Canterbury: £4.89Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07

    £4.29£4.31£4.07Canterbury is higher£5.16£5.18£4.89

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.62, Canterbury £5.36Canterbury: £5.36Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.62Canterbury: £5.38Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.64Canterbury: £5.08Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.38

    £4.62£4.64£4.38Canterbury is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.54, Canterbury £4.36Canterbury: £4.36Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.54Canterbury: £4.38Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.56Canterbury: £4.14Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.31

    £4.54£4.56£4.31Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£4.36£4.38£4.14

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 196.5, Canterbury 192.4Canterbury: 192.4Newcastle-under-Lyme: 196.5

    196.5Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count192.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.5, Canterbury 17.1Canterbury: 17.1Newcastle-under-Lyme: 19.5

    19.5Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count17.1

  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-under-Lyme 32.5, Canterbury 27.3Canterbury: 27.3Newcastle-under-Lyme: 32.5

    32.5Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher27.3

  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-under-Lyme 70.6, Canterbury 61.0Canterbury: 61.0Newcastle-under-Lyme: 70.6

    70.6Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher61.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 108.2, Canterbury 102.5Canterbury: 102.5Newcastle-under-Lyme: 108.2

    108.2Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count102.5

  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-under-Lyme 13.7, Canterbury 14.4Canterbury: 14.4Newcastle-under-Lyme: 13.7

    13.7Canterbury is higher14.4

Show the numbers
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Canterbury, per resident
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymeCanterburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,393£4,412£4,167£4,273£4,291£4,053Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,499£2,510£2,371£2,415£2,425£2,291Newcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,084£1,089£1,028£1,138£1,143£1,080Canterbury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,258£2,267£2,141£2,196£2,205£2,083Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£75£71£79£79£75Canterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£163£154£136£137£129Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.97£4.99£4.71£4.33£4.35£4.11Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£501£503£475£393£395£373Newcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£125£126£119Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£65£66£62£65£66£62Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£790£794£750£911£915£864Canterbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£195£185£197£198£187Canterbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£152£152£144Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.29£4.31£4.07£5.16£5.18£4.89Canterbury
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.62£4.64£4.38£5.36£5.38£5.08Canterbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.54£4.56£4.31£4.36£4.38£4.14Newcastle-under-Lyme
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026196.5192.4Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.517.1Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.527.3Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.661.0Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026108.2102.5Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.714.4Canterbury

Total

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Canterbury on 16. 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-under-Lyme Canterbury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £424.3m, Canterbury £470.6mCanterbury: £470.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £424.3mCanterbury: £472.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £426.1mCanterbury: £446.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £402.4m

    £424.3m£426.1m£402.4mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£470.6m£472.6m£446.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £241.4m, Canterbury £266.0mCanterbury: £266.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £241.4mCanterbury: £267.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £242.4mCanterbury: £252.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £229.0m

    £241.4m£242.4m£229.0mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£266.0m£267.1m£252.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £104.7m, Canterbury £125.4mCanterbury: £125.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £104.7mCanterbury: £125.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £105.1mCanterbury: £118.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £99.3m

    £104.7m£105.1m£99.3mCanterbury is higher£125.4m£125.9m£118.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £218.0m, Canterbury £241.8mCanterbury: £241.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £218.0mCanterbury: £242.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £219.0mCanterbury: £229.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £206.8m

    £218.0m£219.0m£206.8mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£241.8m£242.9m£229.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.2m, Canterbury £8.7mCanterbury: £8.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £7.2mCanterbury: £8.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £7.2mCanterbury: £8.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.8m

    £7.2m£7.2m£6.8mCanterbury is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £15.7m, Canterbury £15.0mCanterbury: £15.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £15.7mCanterbury: £15.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £15.8mCanterbury: £14.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.48m, Canterbury £0.48mCanterbury: £0.48mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.48mCanterbury: £0.48mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.48mCanterbury: £0.45mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £48.4m, Canterbury £43.3mCanterbury: £43.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £48.4mCanterbury: £43.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £48.6mCanterbury: £41.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £45.9m

    £48.4m£48.6m£45.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£43.3m£43.5m£41.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £10.6m, Canterbury £13.8mCanterbury: £13.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £10.6mCanterbury: £13.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £10.6mCanterbury: £13.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £10.1m

    £10.6m£10.6m£10.1mCanterbury is higher£13.8m£13.8m£13.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £6.3m, Canterbury £7.2mCanterbury: £7.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.3mCanterbury: £7.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.3mCanterbury: £6.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.3m£6.0mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £76.3m, Canterbury £100.3mCanterbury: £100.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £76.3mCanterbury: £100.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £76.6mCanterbury: £95.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £72.4m

    £76.3m£76.6m£72.4mCanterbury is higher£100.3m£100.8m£95.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £18.8m, Canterbury £21.7mCanterbury: £21.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £18.8mCanterbury: £21.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £18.9mCanterbury: £20.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £17.8m

    £18.8m£18.9m£17.8mCanterbury is higher£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £21.2m, Canterbury £16.7mCanterbury: £16.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £21.2mCanterbury: £16.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £21.3mCanterbury: £15.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£16.7m£16.8m£15.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.41m, Canterbury £0.57mCanterbury: £0.57mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.41mCanterbury: £0.57mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.42mCanterbury: £0.54mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.42m£0.39mCanterbury is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.45m, Canterbury £0.59mCanterbury: £0.59mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.45mCanterbury: £0.59mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.45mCanterbury: £0.56mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mCanterbury is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.44m, Canterbury £0.48mCanterbury: £0.48mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.44mCanterbury: £0.48mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.44mCanterbury: £0.46mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 18,982, Canterbury 21,191Canterbury: 21,191Newcastle-under-Lyme: 18,982

    18,982Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count21,191

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,879, Canterbury 1,885Canterbury: 1,885Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,879

    1,879Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count1,885

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 3,136, Canterbury 3,001Canterbury: 3,001Newcastle-under-Lyme: 3,136

    3,136Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher3,001

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 6,822, Canterbury 6,718Canterbury: 6,718Newcastle-under-Lyme: 6,822

    6,822Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher6,718

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 10,449, Canterbury 11,291Canterbury: 11,291Newcastle-under-Lyme: 10,449

    10,449Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count11,291

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,325, Canterbury 1,589Canterbury: 1,589Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,325

    1,325Canterbury is higher1,589

Show the numbers
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Canterbury, total
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymeCanterburyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£424.3m£426.1m£402.4m£470.6m£472.6m£446.4mCanterbury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£241.4m£242.4m£229.0m£266.0m£267.1m£252.3mCanterbury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£104.7m£105.1m£99.3m£125.4m£125.9m£118.9mCanterbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£218.0m£219.0m£206.8m£241.8m£242.9m£229.4mCanterbury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mCanterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£15.0m£15.1m£14.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£48.4m£48.6m£45.9m£43.3m£43.5m£41.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m£13.8m£13.8m£13.1mCanterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m£7.2m£7.2m£6.8mCanterbury
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£76.3m£76.6m£72.4m£100.3m£100.8m£95.2mCanterbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m£21.7m£21.8m£20.6mCanterbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£16.7m£16.8m£15.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.42m£0.39m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mCanterbury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mCanterbury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mCanterbury
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,98221,191Canterbury
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8791,885Canterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1363,001Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,8226,718Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,44911,291Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3251,589Canterbury

Sources

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

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