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Newcastle-under-Lyme and City of Durham

96,580 and 103,412 residents (mid-2024).

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher than City of Durham on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 7 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-under-Lyme is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and City of Durham 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-under-Lyme City of Durham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,393, City of Durham £4,258City of Durham: £4,258Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,393City of Durham: £4,276Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,412City of Durham: £4,039Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,167

    £4,393£4,412£4,167Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£4,258£4,276£4,039

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £12,934, City of Durham £12,777City of Durham: £12,777Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,934City of Durham: £12,831Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,989City of Durham: £12,119Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,268

    £12,934£12,989£12,268Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£12,777£12,831£12,119

  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, City of Durham £1,548City of Durham: £1,548Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,715City of Durham: £1,554Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,722City of Durham: £1,468Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,627

    £1,715£1,722£1,627Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£1,548£1,554£1,468

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £11,682, City of Durham £11,517City of Durham: £11,517Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,682City of Durham: £11,566Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,732City of Durham: £10,924Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,081

    £11,682£11,732£11,081Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£11,517£11,566£10,924

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £385, City of Durham £418City of Durham: £418Newcastle-under-Lyme: £385City of Durham: £420Newcastle-under-Lyme: £386City of Durham: £397Newcastle-under-Lyme: £365

    £385£386£365City of Durham is higher£418£420£397

  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, City of Durham £814City of Durham: £814Newcastle-under-Lyme: £841City of Durham: £818Newcastle-under-Lyme: £844City of Durham: £772Newcastle-under-Lyme: £798

    £841£844£798Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£814£818£772

  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, City of Durham £28City of Durham: £28Newcastle-under-Lyme: £26City of Durham: £28Newcastle-under-Lyme: £26City of Durham: £26Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24

    £26£26£24City of Durham is higher£28£28£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £501, City of Durham £537City of Durham: £537Newcastle-under-Lyme: £501City of Durham: £539Newcastle-under-Lyme: £503City of Durham: £510Newcastle-under-Lyme: £475

    £501£503£475City of Durham is higher£537£539£510

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £110, City of Durham £124City of Durham: £124Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110City of Durham: £124Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110City of Durham: £117Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104

    £110£110£104City of Durham is higher£124£124£117

  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, City of Durham £114City of Durham: £114Newcastle-under-Lyme: £103City of Durham: £114Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104City of Durham: £108Newcastle-under-Lyme: £98

    £103£104£98City of Durham is higher£114£114£108

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,250, City of Durham £1,115City of Durham: £1,115Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,250City of Durham: £1,120Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,256City of Durham: £1,058Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,186

    £1,250£1,256£1,186Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£1,115£1,120£1,058

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £195, City of Durham £184City of Durham: £184Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195City of Durham: £185Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195City of Durham: £175Newcastle-under-Lyme: £185

    £195£195£185Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£184£185£175

  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, City of Durham £306City of Durham: £306Newcastle-under-Lyme: £347City of Durham: £307Newcastle-under-Lyme: £349City of Durham: £290Newcastle-under-Lyme: £329

    £347£349£329Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£306£307£290

  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, City of Durham £4.72City of Durham: £4.72Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.79City of Durham: £4.74Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.82City of Durham: £4.48Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£4.72£4.74£4.48

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.31, City of Durham £8.50City of Durham: £8.50Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.31City of Durham: £8.53Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.34City of Durham: £8.06Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.93

    £7.31£7.34£6.93City of Durham is higher£8.50£8.53£8.06

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.54, City of Durham £7.63City of Durham: £7.63Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.54City of Durham: £7.67Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.56City of Durham: £7.24Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.31

    £4.54£4.56£4.31City of Durham is higher£7.63£7.67£7.24

  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, City of Durham 1,012.1City of Durham: 1,012.1Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,017.0

    1,017.0Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count1,012.1

  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, City of Durham 106.4City of Durham: 106.4Newcastle-under-Lyme: 100.7

    100.7City of Durham is higher106.4

  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, City of Durham 160.8City of Durham: 160.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 168.0

    168.0Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher160.8

  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, City of Durham 78.2City of Durham: 78.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 70.6

    70.6City of Durham is higher78.2

  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, City of Durham 148.0City of Durham: 148.0Newcastle-under-Lyme: 171.2

    171.2Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher148.0

  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, City of Durham 24.7City of Durham: 24.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 21.7

    21.7City of Durham is higher24.7

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Newcastle-under-Lyme and City of Durham, per person in the age group
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymeCity of DurhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,393£4,412£4,167£4,258£4,276£4,039Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,934£12,989£12,268£12,777£12,831£12,119Newcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,715£1,722£1,627£1,548£1,554£1,468Newcastle-under-Lyme
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,682£11,732£11,081£11,517£11,566£10,924Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£385£386£365£418£420£397City of Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£841£844£798£814£818£772Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£24£28£28£26City of Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£501£503£475£537£539£510City of Durham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£124£124£117City of Durham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£103£104£98£114£114£108City of Durham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,250£1,256£1,186£1,115£1,120£1,058Newcastle-under-Lyme
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£195£185£184£185£175Newcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£347£349£329£306£307£290Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£4.72£4.74£4.48Newcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.31£7.34£6.93£8.50£8.53£8.06City of Durham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.54£4.56£4.31£7.63£7.67£7.24City of Durham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.01,012.1Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026100.7106.4City of Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.0160.8Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.678.2City of Durham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026171.2148.0Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.724.7City of Durham

Per resident

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and City of Durham 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-under-Lyme City of Durham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,393, City of Durham £4,258City of Durham: £4,258Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,393City of Durham: £4,276Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,412City of Durham: £4,039Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,167

    £4,393£4,412£4,167Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£4,258£4,276£4,039

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,499, City of Durham £2,378City of Durham: £2,378Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,499City of Durham: £2,388Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,510City of Durham: £2,255Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,371

    £2,499£2,510£2,371Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£2,378£2,388£2,255

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,084, City of Durham £1,027City of Durham: £1,027Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,084City of Durham: £1,031Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,089City of Durham: £974Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,028

    £1,084£1,089£1,028Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£1,027£1,031£974

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,258, City of Durham £2,143City of Durham: £2,143Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,258City of Durham: £2,152Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,267City of Durham: £2,033Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,141

    £2,258£2,267£2,141Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£2,143£2,152£2,033

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £74, City of Durham £78City of Durham: £78Newcastle-under-Lyme: £74City of Durham: £78Newcastle-under-Lyme: £75City of Durham: £74Newcastle-under-Lyme: £71

    £74£75£71City of Durham is higher£78£78£74

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £163, City of Durham £152City of Durham: £152Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163City of Durham: £152Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163City of Durham: £144Newcastle-under-Lyme: £154

    £163£163£154Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£152£152£144

  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, City of Durham £5.14City of Durham: £5.14Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.97City of Durham: £5.17Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.99City of Durham: £4.88Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.71

    £4.97£4.99£4.71City of Durham is higher£5.14£5.17£4.88

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £501, City of Durham £537City of Durham: £537Newcastle-under-Lyme: £501City of Durham: £539Newcastle-under-Lyme: £503City of Durham: £510Newcastle-under-Lyme: £475

    £501£503£475City of Durham is higher£537£539£510

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £110, City of Durham £124City of Durham: £124Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110City of Durham: £124Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110City of Durham: £117Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104

    £110£110£104City of Durham is higher£124£124£117

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £65, City of Durham £75City of Durham: £75Newcastle-under-Lyme: £65City of Durham: £76Newcastle-under-Lyme: £66City of Durham: £71Newcastle-under-Lyme: £62

    £65£66£62City of Durham is higher£75£76£71

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £790, City of Durham £740City of Durham: £740Newcastle-under-Lyme: £790City of Durham: £743Newcastle-under-Lyme: £794City of Durham: £702Newcastle-under-Lyme: £750

    £790£794£750Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£740£743£702

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £195, City of Durham £184City of Durham: £184Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195City of Durham: £185Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195City of Durham: £175Newcastle-under-Lyme: £185

    £195£195£185Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£184£185£175

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £219, City of Durham £203City of Durham: £203Newcastle-under-Lyme: £219City of Durham: £204Newcastle-under-Lyme: £220City of Durham: £192Newcastle-under-Lyme: £208

    £219£220£208Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£203£204£192

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.29, City of Durham £3.13City of Durham: £3.13Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.29City of Durham: £3.14Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.31City of Durham: £2.97Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07

    £4.29£4.31£4.07Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£3.13£3.14£2.97

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.62, City of Durham £5.64City of Durham: £5.64Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.62City of Durham: £5.66Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.64City of Durham: £5.35Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.38

    £4.62£4.64£4.38City of Durham is higher£5.64£5.66£5.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.54, City of Durham £7.63City of Durham: £7.63Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.54City of Durham: £7.67Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.56City of Durham: £7.24Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.31

    £4.54£4.56£4.31City of Durham is higher£7.63£7.67£7.24

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 196.5, City of Durham 188.4City of Durham: 188.4Newcastle-under-Lyme: 196.5

    196.5Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count188.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.5, City of Durham 19.8City of Durham: 19.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 19.5

    19.5City of Durham is higher19.8

  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, City of Durham 29.9City of Durham: 29.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 32.5

    32.5Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher29.9

  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-under-Lyme 70.6, City of Durham 78.2City of Durham: 78.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 70.6

    70.6City of Durham is higher78.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 108.2, City of Durham 98.2City of Durham: 98.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 108.2

    108.2Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher98.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 13.7, City of Durham 16.4City of Durham: 16.4Newcastle-under-Lyme: 13.7

    13.7City of Durham is higher16.4

Show the numbers
Newcastle-under-Lyme and City of Durham, per resident
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymeCity of DurhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,393£4,412£4,167£4,258£4,276£4,039Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,499£2,510£2,371£2,378£2,388£2,255Newcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,084£1,089£1,028£1,027£1,031£974Newcastle-under-Lyme
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,258£2,267£2,141£2,143£2,152£2,033Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£75£71£78£78£74City of Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£163£154£152£152£144Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.97£4.99£4.71£5.14£5.17£4.88City of Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£501£503£475£537£539£510City of Durham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£124£124£117City of Durham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£65£66£62£75£76£71City of Durham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£790£794£750£740£743£702Newcastle-under-Lyme
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£195£185£184£185£175Newcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£203£204£192Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.29£4.31£4.07£3.13£3.14£2.97Newcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.62£4.64£4.38£5.64£5.66£5.35City of Durham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.54£4.56£4.31£7.63£7.67£7.24City of Durham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026196.5188.4Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.519.8City of Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.529.9Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.678.2City of Durham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026108.298.2Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.716.4City of Durham

Total

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and City of Durham on 17. 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 City of Durham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £424.3m, City of Durham £440.3mCity of Durham: £440.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £424.3mCity of Durham: £442.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £426.1mCity of Durham: £417.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £402.4m

    £424.3m£426.1m£402.4mCity of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£440.3m£442.2m£417.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £241.4m, City of Durham £245.9mCity of Durham: £245.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £241.4mCity of Durham: £246.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £242.4mCity of Durham: £233.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £229.0m

    £241.4m£242.4m£229.0mCity of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£245.9m£246.9m£233.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £104.7m, City of Durham £106.2mCity of Durham: £106.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £104.7mCity of Durham: £106.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £105.1mCity of Durham: £100.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £99.3m

    £104.7m£105.1m£99.3mCity of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£106.2m£106.7m£100.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £218.0m, City of Durham £221.6mCity of Durham: £221.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £218.0mCity of Durham: £222.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £219.0mCity of Durham: £210.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £206.8m

    £218.0m£219.0m£206.8mCity of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£221.6m£222.6m£210.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.2m, City of Durham £8.0mCity of Durham: £8.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £7.2mCity of Durham: £8.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £7.2mCity of Durham: £7.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.8m

    £7.2m£7.2m£6.8mCity of Durham is higher£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £15.7m, City of Durham £15.7mCity of Durham: £15.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £15.7mCity of Durham: £15.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £15.8mCity of Durham: £14.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m

  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, City of Durham £0.53mCity of Durham: £0.53mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.48mCity of Durham: £0.53mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.48mCity of Durham: £0.50mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mCity of Durham is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £48.4m, City of Durham £55.5mCity of Durham: £55.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £48.4mCity of Durham: £55.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £48.6mCity of Durham: £52.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £45.9m

    £48.4m£48.6m£45.9mCity of Durham is higher£55.5m£55.8m£52.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £10.6m, City of Durham £12.8mCity of Durham: £12.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £10.6mCity of Durham: £12.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £10.6mCity of Durham: £12.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £10.1m

    £10.6m£10.6m£10.1mCity of Durham is higher£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £6.3m, City of Durham £7.8mCity of Durham: £7.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.3mCity of Durham: £7.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.3mCity of Durham: £7.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.3m£6.0mCity of Durham is higher£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £76.3m, City of Durham £76.5mCity of Durham: £76.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £76.3mCity of Durham: £76.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £76.6mCity of Durham: £72.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £72.4m

    £76.3m£76.6m£72.4mCity of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£76.5m£76.9m£72.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £18.8m, City of Durham £19.1mCity of Durham: £19.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £18.8mCity of Durham: £19.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £18.9mCity of Durham: £18.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £17.8m

    £18.8m£18.9m£17.8mCity of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£19.1m£19.1m£18.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £21.2m, City of Durham £21.0mCity of Durham: £21.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £21.2mCity of Durham: £21.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £21.3mCity of Durham: £19.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.41m, City of Durham £0.32mCity of Durham: £0.32mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.41mCity of Durham: £0.33mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.42mCity of Durham: £0.31mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.42m£0.39mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.45m, City of Durham £0.58mCity of Durham: £0.58mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.45mCity of Durham: £0.59mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.45mCity of Durham: £0.55mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mCity of Durham is higher£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.44m, City of Durham £0.79mCity of Durham: £0.79mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.44mCity of Durham: £0.79mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.44mCity of Durham: £0.75mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mCity of Durham is higher£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 18,982, City of Durham 19,478City of Durham: 19,478Newcastle-under-Lyme: 18,982

    18,982City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count19,478

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,879, City of Durham 2,047City of Durham: 2,047Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,879

    1,879City of Durham is higher2,047

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 3,136, City of Durham 3,094City of Durham: 3,094Newcastle-under-Lyme: 3,136

    3,136Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher3,094

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 6,822, City of Durham 8,086City of Durham: 8,086Newcastle-under-Lyme: 6,822

    6,822City of Durham is higher8,086

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 10,449, City of Durham 10,159City of Durham: 10,159Newcastle-under-Lyme: 10,449

    10,449Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher10,159

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,325, City of Durham 1,694City of Durham: 1,694Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,325

    1,325City of Durham is higher1,694

Show the numbers
Newcastle-under-Lyme and City of Durham, total
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymeCity of DurhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£424.3m£426.1m£402.4m£440.3m£442.2m£417.6mCity of Durham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£241.4m£242.4m£229.0m£245.9m£246.9m£233.2mCity of Durham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£104.7m£105.1m£99.3m£106.2m£106.7m£100.7mCity of Durham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£218.0m£219.0m£206.8m£221.6m£222.6m£210.2mCity of Durham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m£8.0m£8.1m£7.6mCity of Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£15.7m£15.7m£14.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mCity of Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£48.4m£48.6m£45.9m£55.5m£55.8m£52.7mCity of Durham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m£12.8m£12.9m£12.1mCity of Durham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mCity of Durham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£76.3m£76.6m£72.4m£76.5m£76.9m£72.6mCity of Durham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m£19.1m£19.1m£18.1mCity of Durham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£21.0m£21.1m£19.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.42m£0.39m£0.32m£0.33m£0.31mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.58m£0.59m£0.55mCity of Durham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.79m£0.79m£0.75mCity of Durham
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,98219,478City of Durham
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8792,047City of Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1363,094Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,8228,086City of Durham
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,44910,159Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3251,694City of Durham

Sources

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

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  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.
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