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Newcastle-under-Lyme and Shipley

96,580 and 98,904 residents (mid-2024).

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher than Shipley on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 14 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 17 of 22 measures, and Shipley on 5. 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 Shipley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,393, Shipley £4,379Shipley: £4,379Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,393Shipley: £4,397Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,412Shipley: £4,153Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,167

    £4,393£4,412£4,167Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£4,379£4,397£4,153

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £12,934, Shipley £12,396Shipley: £12,396Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,934Shipley: £12,449Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,989Shipley: £11,758Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,268

    £12,934£12,989£12,268Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£12,396£12,449£11,758

  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, Shipley £1,686Shipley: £1,686Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,715Shipley: £1,693Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,722Shipley: £1,599Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,627

    £1,715£1,722£1,627Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£1,686£1,693£1,599

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £11,682, Shipley £11,428Shipley: £11,428Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,682Shipley: £11,477Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,732Shipley: £10,840Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,081

    £11,682£11,732£11,081Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£11,428£11,477£10,840

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £385, Shipley £312Shipley: £312Newcastle-under-Lyme: £385Shipley: £314Newcastle-under-Lyme: £386Shipley: £296Newcastle-under-Lyme: £365

    £385£386£365Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£312£314£296

  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, Shipley £634Shipley: £634Newcastle-under-Lyme: £841Shipley: £637Newcastle-under-Lyme: £844Shipley: £602Newcastle-under-Lyme: £798

    £841£844£798Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£634£637£602

  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, Shipley £21Shipley: £21Newcastle-under-Lyme: £26Shipley: £21Newcastle-under-Lyme: £26Shipley: £20Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24

    £26£26£24Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £501, Shipley £396Shipley: £396Newcastle-under-Lyme: £501Shipley: £397Newcastle-under-Lyme: £503Shipley: £375Newcastle-under-Lyme: £475

    £501£503£475Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£396£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, Shipley £111Shipley: £111Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Shipley: £111Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Shipley: £105Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104

    £110£110£104Shipley is higher£111£111£105

  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, Shipley £100Shipley: £100Newcastle-under-Lyme: £103Shipley: £100Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104Shipley: £95Newcastle-under-Lyme: £98

    £103£104£98Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£100£100£95

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,250, Shipley £1,283Shipley: £1,283Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,250Shipley: £1,288Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,256Shipley: £1,217Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,186

    £1,250£1,256£1,186Shipley is higherDepends on how you count£1,283£1,288£1,217

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £195, Shipley £153Shipley: £153Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195Shipley: £154Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195Shipley: £145Newcastle-under-Lyme: £185

    £195£195£185Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£153£154£145

  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, Shipley £289Shipley: £289Newcastle-under-Lyme: £347Shipley: £290Newcastle-under-Lyme: £349Shipley: £274Newcastle-under-Lyme: £329

    £347£349£329Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£289£290£274

  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, Shipley £9.07Shipley: £9.07Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.79Shipley: £9.11Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.82Shipley: £8.60Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Shipley is higher£9.07£9.11£8.60

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.31, Shipley £5.00Shipley: £5.00Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.31Shipley: £5.02Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.34Shipley: £4.74Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.93

    £7.31£7.34£6.93Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£5.00£5.02£4.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.54, Shipley £7.27Shipley: £7.27Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.54Shipley: £7.31Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.56Shipley: £6.90Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.31

    £4.54£4.56£4.31Shipley is higher£7.27£7.31£6.90

  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, Shipley 1,003.6Shipley: 1,003.6Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,017.0

    1,017.0Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count1,003.6

  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, Shipley 82.7Shipley: 82.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 100.7

    100.7Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher82.7

  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, Shipley 135.9Shipley: 135.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 168.0

    168.0Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher135.9

  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, Shipley 61.8Shipley: 61.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 70.6

    70.6Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher61.8

  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, Shipley 160.6Shipley: 160.6Newcastle-under-Lyme: 171.2

    171.2Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher160.6

  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, Shipley 23.3Shipley: 23.3Newcastle-under-Lyme: 21.7

    21.7Shipley is higher23.3

Show the numbers
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Shipley, per person in the age group
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymeShipleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,393£4,412£4,167£4,379£4,397£4,153Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,934£12,989£12,268£12,396£12,449£11,758Newcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,715£1,722£1,627£1,686£1,693£1,599Newcastle-under-Lyme
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,682£11,732£11,081£11,428£11,477£10,840Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£385£386£365£312£314£296Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£841£844£798£634£637£602Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£24£21£21£20Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£501£503£475£396£397£375Newcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£111£111£105Shipley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£103£104£98£100£100£95Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,250£1,256£1,186£1,283£1,288£1,217Shipley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£195£185£153£154£145Newcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£347£349£329£289£290£274Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£9.07£9.11£8.60Shipley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.31£7.34£6.93£5.00£5.02£4.74Newcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.54£4.56£4.31£7.27£7.31£6.90Shipley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.01,003.6Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026100.782.7Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.0135.9Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.661.8Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026171.2160.6Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.723.3Shipley

Per resident

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Shipley on 7. 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 Shipley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,393, Shipley £4,379Shipley: £4,379Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,393Shipley: £4,397Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,412Shipley: £4,153Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,167

    £4,393£4,412£4,167Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£4,379£4,397£4,153

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,499, Shipley £2,714Shipley: £2,714Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,499Shipley: £2,726Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,510Shipley: £2,575Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,371

    £2,499£2,510£2,371Shipley is higherDepends on how you count£2,714£2,726£2,575

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,084, Shipley £997Shipley: £997Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,084Shipley: £1,002Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,089Shipley: £946Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,028

    £1,084£1,089£1,028Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£997£1,002£946

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,258, Shipley £2,503Shipley: £2,503Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,258Shipley: £2,513Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,267Shipley: £2,374Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,141

    £2,258£2,267£2,141Shipley is higherDepends on how you count£2,503£2,513£2,374

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £74, Shipley £68Shipley: £68Newcastle-under-Lyme: £74Shipley: £69Newcastle-under-Lyme: £75Shipley: £65Newcastle-under-Lyme: £71

    £74£75£71Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£68£69£65

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £163, Shipley £139Shipley: £139Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163Shipley: £139Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163Shipley: £132Newcastle-under-Lyme: £154

    £163£163£154Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£139£139£132

  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, Shipley £4.58Shipley: £4.58Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.97Shipley: £4.59Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.99Shipley: £4.34Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.71

    £4.97£4.99£4.71Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£4.58£4.59£4.34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £501, Shipley £396Shipley: £396Newcastle-under-Lyme: £501Shipley: £397Newcastle-under-Lyme: £503Shipley: £375Newcastle-under-Lyme: £475

    £501£503£475Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£396£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, Shipley £111Shipley: £111Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Shipley: £111Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Shipley: £105Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104

    £110£110£104Shipley is higher£111£111£105

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £65, Shipley £59Shipley: £59Newcastle-under-Lyme: £65Shipley: £59Newcastle-under-Lyme: £66Shipley: £56Newcastle-under-Lyme: £62

    £65£66£62Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£59£59£56

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £790, Shipley £759Shipley: £759Newcastle-under-Lyme: £790Shipley: £762Newcastle-under-Lyme: £794Shipley: £720Newcastle-under-Lyme: £750

    £790£794£750Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£759£762£720

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £195, Shipley £153Shipley: £153Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195Shipley: £154Newcastle-under-Lyme: £195Shipley: £145Newcastle-under-Lyme: £185

    £195£195£185Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£153£154£145

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £219, Shipley £171Shipley: £171Newcastle-under-Lyme: £219Shipley: £172Newcastle-under-Lyme: £220Shipley: £162Newcastle-under-Lyme: £208

    £219£220£208Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£171£172£162

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.29, Shipley £5.37Shipley: £5.37Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.29Shipley: £5.39Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.31Shipley: £5.09Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07

    £4.29£4.31£4.07Shipley is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.62, Shipley £2.95Shipley: £2.95Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.62Shipley: £2.96Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.64Shipley: £2.80Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.38

    £4.62£4.64£4.38Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£2.95£2.96£2.80

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.54, Shipley £7.27Shipley: £7.27Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.54Shipley: £7.31Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.56Shipley: £6.90Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.31

    £4.54£4.56£4.31Shipley is higher£7.27£7.31£6.90

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 196.5, Shipley 219.8Shipley: 219.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 196.5

    196.5Shipley is higherDepends on how you count219.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.5, Shipley 18.1Shipley: 18.1Newcastle-under-Lyme: 19.5

    19.5Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher18.1

  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, Shipley 29.8Shipley: 29.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 32.5

    32.5Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher29.8

  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, Shipley 61.8Shipley: 61.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 70.6

    70.6Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher61.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 108.2, Shipley 95.0Shipley: 95.0Newcastle-under-Lyme: 108.2

    108.2Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher95.0

  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, Shipley 13.8Shipley: 13.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 13.7

    13.7Shipley is higher13.8

Show the numbers
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Shipley, per resident
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymeShipleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,393£4,412£4,167£4,379£4,397£4,153Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,499£2,510£2,371£2,714£2,726£2,575Shipley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,084£1,089£1,028£997£1,002£946Newcastle-under-Lyme
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,258£2,267£2,141£2,503£2,513£2,374Shipley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£75£71£68£69£65Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£163£154£139£139£132Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.97£4.99£4.71£4.58£4.59£4.34Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£501£503£475£396£397£375Newcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£111£111£105Shipley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£65£66£62£59£59£56Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£790£794£750£759£762£720Newcastle-under-Lyme
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£195£185£153£154£145Newcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£171£172£162Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.29£4.31£4.07£5.37£5.39£5.09Shipley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.62£4.64£4.38£2.95£2.96£2.80Newcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.54£4.56£4.31£7.27£7.31£6.90Shipley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026196.5219.8Shipley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.518.1Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.529.8Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.661.8Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026108.295.0Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.713.8Shipley

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £424.3m, Shipley £433.1mShipley: £433.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £424.3mShipley: £434.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £426.1mShipley: £410.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £402.4m

    £424.3m£426.1m£402.4mShipley is higherDepends on how you count£433.1m£434.9m£410.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £241.4m, Shipley £268.5mShipley: £268.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £241.4mShipley: £269.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £242.4mShipley: £254.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £229.0m

    £241.4m£242.4m£229.0mShipley is higherDepends on how you count£268.5m£269.6m£254.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £104.7m, Shipley £98.6mShipley: £98.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £104.7mShipley: £99.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £105.1mShipley: £93.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £99.3m

    £104.7m£105.1m£99.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£98.6m£99.1m£93.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £218.0m, Shipley £247.5mShipley: £247.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £218.0mShipley: £248.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £219.0mShipley: £234.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £206.8m

    £218.0m£219.0m£206.8mShipley is higherDepends on how you count£247.5m£248.6m£234.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.2m, Shipley £6.8mShipley: £6.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £7.2mShipley: £6.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £7.2mShipley: £6.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.8m

    £7.2m£7.2m£6.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £15.7m, Shipley £13.7mShipley: £13.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £15.7mShipley: £13.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £15.8mShipley: £13.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m

  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, Shipley £0.45mShipley: £0.45mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.48mShipley: £0.45mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.48mShipley: £0.43mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £48.4m, Shipley £39.1mShipley: £39.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £48.4mShipley: £39.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £48.6mShipley: £37.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £45.9m

    £48.4m£48.6m£45.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£39.1m£39.3m£37.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £10.6m, Shipley £11.0mShipley: £11.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £10.6mShipley: £11.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £10.6mShipley: £10.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £10.1m

    £10.6m£10.6m£10.1mShipley is higher£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £6.3m, Shipley £5.8mShipley: £5.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.3mShipley: £5.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.3mShipley: £5.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.3m£6.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£5.8m£5.9m£5.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £76.3m, Shipley £75.1mShipley: £75.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £76.3mShipley: £75.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £76.6mShipley: £71.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £72.4m

    £76.3m£76.6m£72.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£75.1m£75.4m£71.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £18.8m, Shipley £15.1mShipley: £15.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £18.8mShipley: £15.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £18.9mShipley: £14.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £17.8m

    £18.8m£18.9m£17.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£15.1m£15.2m£14.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £21.2m, Shipley £16.9mShipley: £16.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £21.2mShipley: £17.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £21.3mShipley: £16.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.41m, Shipley £0.53mShipley: £0.53mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.41mShipley: £0.53mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.42mShipley: £0.50mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.42m£0.39mShipley is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.45m, Shipley £0.29mShipley: £0.29mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.45mShipley: £0.29mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.45mShipley: £0.28mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£0.29m£0.29m£0.28m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.44m, Shipley £0.72mShipley: £0.72mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.44mShipley: £0.72mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.44mShipley: £0.68mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mShipley is higher£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 18,982, Shipley 21,736Shipley: 21,736Newcastle-under-Lyme: 18,982

    18,982Shipley is higherDepends on how you count21,736

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,879, Shipley 1,791Shipley: 1,791Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,879

    1,879Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher1,791

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 3,136, Shipley 2,943Shipley: 2,943Newcastle-under-Lyme: 3,136

    3,136Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher2,943

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 6,822, Shipley 6,116Shipley: 6,116Newcastle-under-Lyme: 6,822

    6,822Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher6,116

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 10,449, Shipley 9,399Shipley: 9,399Newcastle-under-Lyme: 10,449

    10,449Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher9,399

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,325, Shipley 1,363Shipley: 1,363Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,325

    1,325Shipley is higher1,363

Show the numbers
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Shipley, total
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymeShipleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£424.3m£426.1m£402.4m£433.1m£434.9m£410.8mShipley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£241.4m£242.4m£229.0m£268.5m£269.6m£254.7mShipley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£104.7m£105.1m£99.3m£98.6m£99.1m£93.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£218.0m£219.0m£206.8m£247.5m£248.6m£234.8mShipley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£13.7m£13.8m£13.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£48.4m£48.6m£45.9m£39.1m£39.3m£37.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mShipley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m£5.8m£5.9m£5.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£76.3m£76.6m£72.4m£75.1m£75.4m£71.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m£15.1m£15.2m£14.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£16.9m£17.0m£16.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.42m£0.39m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mShipley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.29m£0.29m£0.28mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mShipley
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,98221,736Shipley
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8791,791Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1362,943Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,8226,116Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,4499,399Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3251,363Shipley

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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