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Newcastle-under-Lyme and Poole

96,580 and 99,397 residents (mid-2024).

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher than Poole on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 11 of 22 in total.

On 5 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 16 of 22 measures, and Poole on 6. 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 Poole

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,393, Poole £4,590Poole: £4,590Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,393Poole: £4,610Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,412Poole: £4,354Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,167

    £4,393£4,412£4,167Poole is higher£4,590£4,610£4,354

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £12,934, Poole £12,561Poole: £12,561Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,934Poole: £12,614Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,989Poole: £11,914Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,268

    £12,934£12,989£12,268Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£12,561£12,614£11,914

  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, Poole £1,842Poole: £1,842Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,715Poole: £1,850Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,722Poole: £1,748Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,627

    £1,715£1,722£1,627Poole is higher£1,842£1,850£1,748

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £11,682, Poole £11,495Poole: £11,495Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,682Poole: £11,544Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,732Poole: £10,904Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,081

    £11,682£11,732£11,081Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£11,495£11,544£10,904

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £385, Poole £389Poole: £389Newcastle-under-Lyme: £385Poole: £391Newcastle-under-Lyme: £386Poole: £369Newcastle-under-Lyme: £365

    £385£386£365Poole is higher£389£391£369

  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, Poole £653Poole: £653Newcastle-under-Lyme: £841Poole: £655Newcastle-under-Lyme: £844Poole: £619Newcastle-under-Lyme: £798

    £841£844£798Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£653£655£619

  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, Poole £24Poole: £24Newcastle-under-Lyme: £26Poole: £24Newcastle-under-Lyme: £26Poole: £23Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24

    £26£26£24Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£24£24£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £501, Poole £395Poole: £395Newcastle-under-Lyme: £501Poole: £397Newcastle-under-Lyme: £503Poole: £375Newcastle-under-Lyme: £475

    £501£503£475Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£395£397£375

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £110, Poole £103Poole: £103Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Poole: £104Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Poole: £98Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104

    £110£110£104Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£103£104£98

  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, Poole £88Poole: £88Newcastle-under-Lyme: £103Poole: £88Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104Poole: £83Newcastle-under-Lyme: £98

    £103£104£98Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£88£88£83

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,250, Poole £1,476Poole: £1,476Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,250Poole: £1,482Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,256Poole: £1,400Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,186

    £1,250£1,256£1,186Poole is higher£1,476£1,482£1,400

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £195, Poole £195Poole: £195Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195Poole: £196Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195Poole: £185Newcastle-under-Lyme: £185

    £195£195£185Poole is higher£195£196£185

  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, Poole £268Poole: £268Newcastle-under-Lyme: £347Poole: £269Newcastle-under-Lyme: £349Poole: £254Newcastle-under-Lyme: £329

    £347£349£329Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£268£269£254

  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, Poole £6.52Poole: £6.52Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.79Poole: £6.54Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.82Poole: £6.18Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£6.52£6.54£6.18

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.31, Poole £3.94Poole: £3.94Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.31Poole: £3.96Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.34Poole: £3.74Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.93

    £7.31£7.34£6.93Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£3.94£3.96£3.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.54, Poole £6.80Poole: £6.80Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.54Poole: £6.83Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.56Poole: £6.45Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.31

    £4.54£4.56£4.31Poole is higher£6.80£6.83£6.45

  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, Poole 1,001.9Poole: 1,001.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,017.0

    1,017.0Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count1,001.9

  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, Poole 93.9Poole: 93.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 100.7

    100.7Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count93.9

  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, Poole 140.2Poole: 140.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 168.0

    168.0Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher140.2

  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, Poole 57.8Poole: 57.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 70.6

    70.6Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher57.8

  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, Poole 167.6Poole: 167.6Newcastle-under-Lyme: 171.2

    171.2Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher167.6

  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, Poole 18.8Poole: 18.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 21.7

    21.7Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher18.8

Show the numbers
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Poole, per person in the age group
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymePooleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,393£4,412£4,167£4,590£4,610£4,354Poole
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,934£12,989£12,268£12,561£12,614£11,914Newcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,715£1,722£1,627£1,842£1,850£1,748Poole
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,682£11,732£11,081£11,495£11,544£10,904Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£385£386£365£389£391£369Poole
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£841£844£798£653£655£619Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£24£24£24£23Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£501£503£475£395£397£375Newcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£103£104£98Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£103£104£98£88£88£83Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,250£1,256£1,186£1,476£1,482£1,400Poole
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£195£185£195£196£185Poole
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£347£349£329£268£269£254Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£6.52£6.54£6.18Newcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.31£7.34£6.93£3.94£3.96£3.74Newcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.54£4.56£4.31£6.80£6.83£6.45Poole
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.01,001.9Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026100.793.9Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.0140.2Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.657.8Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026171.2167.6Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.718.8Newcastle-under-Lyme

Per resident

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Poole on 11. 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 Poole

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,393, Poole £4,590Poole: £4,590Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,393Poole: £4,610Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,412Poole: £4,354Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,167

    £4,393£4,412£4,167Poole is higher£4,590£4,610£4,354

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,499, Poole £2,790Poole: £2,790Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,499Poole: £2,802Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,510Poole: £2,647Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,371

    £2,499£2,510£2,371Poole is higherDepends on how you count£2,790£2,802£2,647

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,084, Poole £1,099Poole: £1,099Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,084Poole: £1,104Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,089Poole: £1,043Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,028

    £1,084£1,089£1,028Poole is higher£1,099£1,104£1,043

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,258, Poole £2,554Poole: £2,554Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,258Poole: £2,564Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,267Poole: £2,422Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,141

    £2,258£2,267£2,141Poole is higherDepends on how you count£2,554£2,564£2,422

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £74, Poole £86Poole: £86Newcastle-under-Lyme: £74Poole: £87Newcastle-under-Lyme: £75Poole: £82Newcastle-under-Lyme: £71

    £74£75£71Poole is higher£86£87£82

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £163, Poole £145Poole: £145Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163Poole: £146Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163Poole: £138Newcastle-under-Lyme: £154

    £163£163£154Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£145£146£138

  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, Poole £5.38Poole: £5.38Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.97Poole: £5.40Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.99Poole: £5.10Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.71

    £4.97£4.99£4.71Poole is higherDepends on how you count£5.38£5.40£5.10

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £501, Poole £395Poole: £395Newcastle-under-Lyme: £501Poole: £397Newcastle-under-Lyme: £503Poole: £375Newcastle-under-Lyme: £475

    £501£503£475Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£395£397£375

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £110, Poole £103Poole: £103Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Poole: £104Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Poole: £98Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104

    £110£110£104Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£103£104£98

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £65, Poole £52Poole: £52Newcastle-under-Lyme: £65Poole: £52Newcastle-under-Lyme: £66Poole: £50Newcastle-under-Lyme: £62

    £65£66£62Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£52£52£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £790, Poole £881Poole: £881Newcastle-under-Lyme: £790Poole: £885Newcastle-under-Lyme: £794Poole: £836Newcastle-under-Lyme: £750

    £790£794£750Poole is higher£881£885£836

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £195, Poole £195Poole: £195Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195Poole: £196Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195Poole: £185Newcastle-under-Lyme: £185

    £195£195£185Poole is higher£195£196£185

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £219, Poole £160Poole: £160Newcastle-under-Lyme: £219Poole: £161Newcastle-under-Lyme: £220Poole: £152Newcastle-under-Lyme: £208

    £219£220£208Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£160£161£152

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.29, Poole £3.89Poole: £3.89Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.29Poole: £3.91Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.31Poole: £3.69Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07

    £4.29£4.31£4.07Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£3.89£3.91£3.69

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.62, Poole £2.35Poole: £2.35Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.62Poole: £2.36Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.64Poole: £2.23Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.38

    £4.62£4.64£4.38Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£2.35£2.36£2.23

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.54, Poole £6.80Poole: £6.80Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.54Poole: £6.83Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.56Poole: £6.45Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.31

    £4.54£4.56£4.31Poole is higher£6.80£6.83£6.45

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 196.5, Poole 222.6Poole: 222.6Newcastle-under-Lyme: 196.5

    196.5Poole is higherDepends on how you count222.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.5, Poole 20.9Poole: 20.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 19.5

    19.5Poole is higherDepends on how you count20.9

  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, Poole 31.1Poole: 31.1Newcastle-under-Lyme: 32.5

    32.5Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher31.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 70.6, Poole 57.8Poole: 57.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 70.6

    70.6Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher57.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 108.2, Poole 100.0Poole: 100.0Newcastle-under-Lyme: 108.2

    108.2Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher100.0

  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, Poole 11.2Poole: 11.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 13.7

    13.7Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher11.2

Show the numbers
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Poole, per resident
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymePooleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,393£4,412£4,167£4,590£4,610£4,354Poole
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,499£2,510£2,371£2,790£2,802£2,647Poole
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,084£1,089£1,028£1,099£1,104£1,043Poole
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,258£2,267£2,141£2,554£2,564£2,422Poole
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£75£71£86£87£82Poole
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£163£154£145£146£138Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.97£4.99£4.71£5.38£5.40£5.10Poole
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£501£503£475£395£397£375Newcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£103£104£98Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£65£66£62£52£52£50Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£790£794£750£881£885£836Poole
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£195£185£195£196£185Poole
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£160£161£152Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.29£4.31£4.07£3.89£3.91£3.69Newcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.62£4.64£4.38£2.35£2.36£2.23Newcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.54£4.56£4.31£6.80£6.83£6.45Poole
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026196.5222.6Poole
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.520.9Poole
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.531.1Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.657.8Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026108.2100.0Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.711.2Newcastle-under-Lyme

Total

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Poole on 11. 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 Poole

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £424.3m, Poole £456.3mPoole: £456.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £424.3mPoole: £458.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £426.1mPoole: £432.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £402.4m

    £424.3m£426.1m£402.4mPoole is higher£456.3m£458.2m£432.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £241.4m, Poole £277.4mPoole: £277.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £241.4mPoole: £278.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £242.4mPoole: £263.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £229.0m

    £241.4m£242.4m£229.0mPoole is higherDepends on how you count£277.4m£278.5m£263.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £104.7m, Poole £109.3mPoole: £109.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £104.7mPoole: £109.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £105.1mPoole: £103.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £99.3m

    £104.7m£105.1m£99.3mPoole is higher£109.3m£109.7m£103.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £218.0m, Poole £253.8mPoole: £253.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £218.0mPoole: £254.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £219.0mPoole: £240.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £206.8m

    £218.0m£219.0m£206.8mPoole is higherDepends on how you count£253.8m£254.9m£240.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.2m, Poole £8.6mPoole: £8.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £7.2mPoole: £8.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £7.2mPoole: £8.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.8m

    £7.2m£7.2m£6.8mPoole is higher£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £15.7m, Poole £14.4mPoole: £14.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £15.7mPoole: £14.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £15.8mPoole: £13.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

  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, Poole £0.53mPoole: £0.53mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.48mPoole: £0.54mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.48mPoole: £0.51mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mPoole is higherDepends on how you count£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £48.4m, Poole £39.3mPoole: £39.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £48.4mPoole: £39.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £48.6mPoole: £37.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £45.9m

    £48.4m£48.6m£45.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£39.3m£39.5m£37.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £10.6m, Poole £10.3mPoole: £10.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £10.6mPoole: £10.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £10.6mPoole: £9.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £10.1m

    £10.6m£10.6m£10.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£10.3m£10.3m£9.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £6.3m, Poole £5.2mPoole: £5.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.3mPoole: £5.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.3mPoole: £4.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.3m£6.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £76.3m, Poole £87.6mPoole: £87.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £76.3mPoole: £87.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £76.6mPoole: £83.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £72.4m

    £76.3m£76.6m£72.4mPoole is higher£87.6m£87.9m£83.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £18.8m, Poole £19.4mPoole: £19.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £18.8mPoole: £19.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £18.9mPoole: £18.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £17.8m

    £18.8m£18.9m£17.8mPoole is higher£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £21.2m, Poole £15.9mPoole: £15.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £21.2mPoole: £16.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £21.3mPoole: £15.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.41m, Poole £0.39mPoole: £0.39mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.41mPoole: £0.39mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.42mPoole: £0.37mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.42m£0.39mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.45m, Poole £0.23mPoole: £0.23mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.45mPoole: £0.24mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.45mPoole: £0.22mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£0.23m£0.24m£0.22m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.44m, Poole £0.68mPoole: £0.68mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.44mPoole: £0.68mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.44mPoole: £0.64mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mPoole is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 18,982, Poole 22,122Poole: 22,122Newcastle-under-Lyme: 18,982

    18,982Poole is higherDepends on how you count22,122

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,879, Poole 2,073Poole: 2,073Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,879

    1,879Poole is higherDepends on how you count2,073

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 3,136, Poole 3,095Poole: 3,095Newcastle-under-Lyme: 3,136

    3,136Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher3,095

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 6,822, Poole 5,746Poole: 5,746Newcastle-under-Lyme: 6,822

    6,822Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher5,746

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 10,449, Poole 9,942Poole: 9,942Newcastle-under-Lyme: 10,449

    10,449Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher9,942

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,325, Poole 1,115Poole: 1,115Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,325

    1,325Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher1,115

Show the numbers
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Poole, total
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymePooleHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£424.3m£426.1m£402.4m£456.3m£458.2m£432.8mPoole
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£241.4m£242.4m£229.0m£277.4m£278.5m£263.1mPoole
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£104.7m£105.1m£99.3m£109.3m£109.7m£103.7mPoole
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£218.0m£219.0m£206.8m£253.8m£254.9m£240.8mPoole
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m£8.6m£8.6m£8.1mPoole
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.53m£0.54m£0.51mPoole
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£48.4m£48.6m£45.9m£39.3m£39.5m£37.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m£10.3m£10.3m£9.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m£5.2m£5.2m£4.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£76.3m£76.6m£72.4m£87.6m£87.9m£83.0mPoole
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m£19.4m£19.5m£18.4mPoole
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.42m£0.39m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.23m£0.24m£0.22mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mPoole
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,98222,122Poole
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8792,073Poole
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1363,095Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,8225,746Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,4499,942Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3251,115Newcastle-under-Lyme

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.
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