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Redcar and Darlington

95,623 and 101,267 residents (mid-2024).

Redcar is higher than Darlington on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 2 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

Redcar is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Darlington on 3. 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

Redcar Darlington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Redcar £5,706, Darlington £4,854Darlington: £4,854Redcar: £5,706Darlington: £4,874Redcar: £5,730Darlington: £4,604Redcar: £5,413

    £5,706£5,730£5,413Redcar is higher£4,854£4,874£4,604

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Redcar £12,746, Darlington £12,865Darlington: £12,865Redcar: £12,746Darlington: £12,920Redcar: £12,801Darlington: £12,203Redcar: £12,091

    £12,746£12,801£12,091Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£12,865£12,920£12,203

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Redcar £2,972, Darlington £2,343Darlington: £2,343Redcar: £2,972Darlington: £2,353Redcar: £2,985Darlington: £2,222Redcar: £2,819

    £2,972£2,985£2,819Redcar is higher£2,343£2,353£2,222

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Redcar £11,256, Darlington £11,524Darlington: £11,524Redcar: £11,256Darlington: £11,573Redcar: £11,304Darlington: £10,931Redcar: £10,677

    £11,256£11,304£10,677Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£11,524£11,573£10,931

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Redcar £566, Darlington £533Darlington: £533Redcar: £566Darlington: £535Redcar: £568Darlington: £505Redcar: £537

    £566£568£537Redcar is higher£533£535£505

  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: Redcar £887, Darlington £776Darlington: £776Redcar: £887Darlington: £780Redcar: £891Darlington: £736Redcar: £841

    £887£891£841Redcar is higher£776£780£736

  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: Redcar £38, Darlington £32Darlington: £32Redcar: £38Darlington: £32Redcar: £38Darlington: £30Redcar: £36

    £38£38£36Redcar is higher£32£32£30

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Redcar £710, Darlington £552Darlington: £552Redcar: £710Darlington: £555Redcar: £713Darlington: £524Redcar: £674

    £710£713£674Redcar is higher£552£555£524

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Redcar £167, Darlington £137Darlington: £137Redcar: £167Darlington: £137Redcar: £167Darlington: £130Redcar: £158

    £167£167£158Redcar is higher£137£137£130

  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: Redcar £208, Darlington £140Darlington: £140Redcar: £208Darlington: £141Redcar: £209Darlington: £133Redcar: £198

    £208£209£198Redcar is higher£140£141£133

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Redcar £2,234, Darlington £1,819Darlington: £1,819Redcar: £2,234Darlington: £1,826Redcar: £2,243Darlington: £1,725Redcar: £2,119

    £2,234£2,243£2,119Redcar is higher£1,819£1,826£1,725

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Redcar £279, Darlington £224Darlington: £224Redcar: £279Darlington: £225Redcar: £280Darlington: £213Redcar: £264

    £279£280£264Redcar is higher£224£225£213

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Redcar £506, Darlington £365Darlington: £365Redcar: £506Darlington: £367Redcar: £509Darlington: £346Redcar: £480

    £506£509£480Redcar is higher£365£367£346

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Redcar £7.11, Darlington £9.83Darlington: £9.83Redcar: £7.11Darlington: £9.87Redcar: £7.14Darlington: £9.32Redcar: £6.74

    £7.11£7.14£6.74Darlington is higher£9.83£9.87£9.32

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Redcar £16, Darlington £8.48Darlington: £8.48Redcar: £16Darlington: £8.51Redcar: £17Darlington: £8.04Redcar: £16

    £16£17£16Redcar is higher£8.48£8.51£8.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Redcar £7.12, Darlington £5.36Darlington: £5.36Redcar: £7.12Darlington: £5.38Redcar: £7.15Darlington: £5.08Redcar: £6.75

    £7.12£7.15£6.75Redcar is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Redcar 1,009.3, Darlington 1,008.1Darlington: 1,008.1Redcar: 1,009.3

    1,009.3Redcar is higher1,008.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Redcar 151.8, Darlington 125.9Darlington: 125.9Redcar: 151.8

    151.8Redcar is higher125.9

  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: Redcar 189.3, Darlington 160.6Darlington: 160.6Redcar: 189.3

    189.3Redcar is higher160.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 106.8, Darlington 82.2Darlington: 82.2Redcar: 106.8

    106.8Redcar is higher82.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Redcar 275.1, Darlington 226.5Darlington: 226.5Redcar: 275.1

    275.1Redcar is higher226.5

  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: Redcar 45.3, Darlington 30.9Darlington: 30.9Redcar: 45.3

    45.3Redcar is higher30.9

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Redcar and Darlington, per person in the age group
MeasureRedcarDarlingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,706£5,730£5,413£4,854£4,874£4,604Redcar
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,746£12,801£12,091£12,865£12,920£12,203Darlington
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,972£2,985£2,819£2,343£2,353£2,222Redcar
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,256£11,304£10,677£11,524£11,573£10,931Darlington
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£566£568£537£533£535£505Redcar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£887£891£841£776£780£736Redcar
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£38£38£36£32£32£30Redcar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£710£713£674£552£555£524Redcar
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£167£167£158£137£137£130Redcar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£208£209£198£140£141£133Redcar
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,234£2,243£2,119£1,819£1,826£1,725Redcar
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£224£225£213Redcar
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£506£509£480£365£367£346Redcar
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.11£7.14£6.74£9.83£9.87£9.32Darlington
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£16£17£16£8.48£8.51£8.04Redcar
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.12£7.15£6.75£5.36£5.38£5.08Redcar
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.31,008.1Redcar
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.8125.9Redcar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026189.3160.6Redcar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026106.882.2Redcar
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026275.1226.5Redcar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202645.330.9Redcar

Per resident

Redcar is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Darlington on 1. 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

Redcar Darlington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Redcar £5,706, Darlington £4,854Darlington: £4,854Redcar: £5,706Darlington: £4,874Redcar: £5,730Darlington: £4,604Redcar: £5,413

    £5,706£5,730£5,413Redcar is higher£4,854£4,874£4,604

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Redcar £2,789, Darlington £2,496Darlington: £2,496Redcar: £2,789Darlington: £2,507Redcar: £2,800Darlington: £2,368Redcar: £2,645

    £2,789£2,800£2,645Redcar is higherDepends on how you count£2,496£2,507£2,368

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Redcar £1,755, Darlington £1,439Darlington: £1,439Redcar: £1,755Darlington: £1,445Redcar: £1,762Darlington: £1,365Redcar: £1,665

    £1,755£1,762£1,665Redcar is higher£1,439£1,445£1,365

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Redcar £2,463, Darlington £2,236Darlington: £2,236Redcar: £2,463Darlington: £2,246Redcar: £2,473Darlington: £2,121Redcar: £2,336

    £2,463£2,473£2,336Redcar is higherDepends on how you count£2,236£2,246£2,121

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Redcar £124, Darlington £103Darlington: £103Redcar: £124Darlington: £104Redcar: £124Darlington: £98Redcar: £117

    £124£124£117Redcar is higher£103£104£98

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Redcar £194, Darlington £151Darlington: £151Redcar: £194Darlington: £151Redcar: £195Darlington: £143Redcar: £184

    £194£195£184Redcar is higher£151£151£143

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Redcar £8.23, Darlington £6.11Darlington: £6.11Redcar: £8.23Darlington: £6.14Redcar: £8.27Darlington: £5.80Redcar: £7.81

    £8.23£8.27£7.81Redcar is higher£6.11£6.14£5.80

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Redcar £710, Darlington £552Darlington: £552Redcar: £710Darlington: £555Redcar: £713Darlington: £524Redcar: £674

    £710£713£674Redcar is higher£552£555£524

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Redcar £167, Darlington £137Darlington: £137Redcar: £167Darlington: £137Redcar: £167Darlington: £130Redcar: £158

    £167£167£158Redcar is higher£137£137£130

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Redcar £123, Darlington £86Darlington: £86Redcar: £123Darlington: £87Redcar: £124Darlington: £82Redcar: £117

    £123£124£117Redcar is higher£86£87£82

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Redcar £1,319, Darlington £1,117Darlington: £1,117Redcar: £1,319Darlington: £1,122Redcar: £1,325Darlington: £1,059Redcar: £1,251

    £1,319£1,325£1,251Redcar is higher£1,117£1,122£1,059

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Redcar £279, Darlington £224Darlington: £224Redcar: £279Darlington: £225Redcar: £280Darlington: £213Redcar: £264

    £279£280£264Redcar is higher£224£225£213

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Redcar £299, Darlington £224Darlington: £224Redcar: £299Darlington: £225Redcar: £300Darlington: £213Redcar: £284

    £299£300£284Redcar is higher£224£225£213

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Redcar £4.20, Darlington £6.04Darlington: £6.04Redcar: £4.20Darlington: £6.07Redcar: £4.21Darlington: £5.73Redcar: £3.98

    £4.20£4.21£3.98Darlington is higher£6.04£6.07£5.73

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Redcar £9.70, Darlington £5.21Darlington: £5.21Redcar: £9.70Darlington: £5.23Redcar: £9.74Darlington: £4.94Redcar: £9.20

    £9.70£9.74£9.20Redcar is higher£5.21£5.23£4.94

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Redcar £7.12, Darlington £5.36Darlington: £5.36Redcar: £7.12Darlington: £5.38Redcar: £7.15Darlington: £5.08Redcar: £6.75

    £7.12£7.15£6.75Redcar is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 220.8, Darlington 195.6Darlington: 195.6Redcar: 220.8

    220.8Redcar is higher195.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 33.2, Darlington 24.4Darlington: 24.4Redcar: 33.2

    33.2Redcar is higher24.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 41.4, Darlington 31.2Darlington: 31.2Redcar: 41.4

    41.4Redcar is higher31.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 106.8, Darlington 82.2Darlington: 82.2Redcar: 106.8

    106.8Redcar is higher82.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 162.4, Darlington 139.1Darlington: 139.1Redcar: 162.4

    162.4Redcar is higher139.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 26.8, Darlington 19.0Darlington: 19.0Redcar: 26.8

    26.8Redcar is higher19.0

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Redcar and Darlington, per resident
MeasureRedcarDarlingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,706£5,730£5,413£4,854£4,874£4,604Redcar
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,789£2,800£2,645£2,496£2,507£2,368Redcar
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,755£1,762£1,665£1,439£1,445£1,365Redcar
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,463£2,473£2,336£2,236£2,246£2,121Redcar
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£103£104£98Redcar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£151£151£143Redcar
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.23£8.27£7.81£6.11£6.14£5.80Redcar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£710£713£674£552£555£524Redcar
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£167£167£158£137£137£130Redcar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£124£117£86£87£82Redcar
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,319£1,325£1,251£1,117£1,122£1,059Redcar
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£224£225£213Redcar
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£299£300£284£224£225£213Redcar
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.20£4.21£3.98£6.04£6.07£5.73Darlington
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£9.70£9.74£9.20£5.21£5.23£4.94Redcar
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.12£7.15£6.75£5.36£5.38£5.08Redcar
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026220.8195.6Redcar
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202633.224.4Redcar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202641.431.2Redcar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026106.882.2Redcar
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026162.4139.1Redcar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.819.0Redcar

Total

Redcar is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Darlington on 1. 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

Redcar Darlington

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Redcar £545.6m, Darlington £491.5mDarlington: £491.5mRedcar: £545.6mDarlington: £493.6mRedcar: £548.0mDarlington: £466.2mRedcar: £517.6m

    £545.6m£548.0m£517.6mRedcar is higher£491.5m£493.6m£466.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Redcar £266.7m, Darlington £252.8mDarlington: £252.8mRedcar: £266.7mDarlington: £253.9mRedcar: £267.8mDarlington: £239.8mRedcar: £252.9m

    £266.7m£267.8m£252.9mRedcar is higherDepends on how you count£252.8m£253.9m£239.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Redcar £167.8m, Darlington £145.7mDarlington: £145.7mRedcar: £167.8mDarlington: £146.3mRedcar: £168.5mDarlington: £138.2mRedcar: £159.2m

    £167.8m£168.5m£159.2mRedcar is higher£145.7m£146.3m£138.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Redcar £235.5m, Darlington £226.5mDarlington: £226.5mRedcar: £235.5mDarlington: £227.4mRedcar: £236.5mDarlington: £214.8mRedcar: £223.4m

    £235.5m£236.5m£223.4mRedcar is higherDepends on how you count£226.5m£227.4m£214.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Redcar £11.8m, Darlington £10.5mDarlington: £10.5mRedcar: £11.8mDarlington: £10.5mRedcar: £11.9mDarlington: £9.9mRedcar: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.9m£11.2mRedcar is higher£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Redcar £18.6m, Darlington £15.3mDarlington: £15.3mRedcar: £18.6mDarlington: £15.3mRedcar: £18.6mDarlington: £14.5mRedcar: £17.6m

    £18.6m£18.6m£17.6mRedcar is higher£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Redcar £0.79m, Darlington £0.62mDarlington: £0.62mRedcar: £0.79mDarlington: £0.62mRedcar: £0.79mDarlington: £0.59mRedcar: £0.75m

    £0.79m£0.79m£0.75mRedcar is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Redcar £67.9m, Darlington £55.9mDarlington: £55.9mRedcar: £67.9mDarlington: £56.2mRedcar: £68.2mDarlington: £53.0mRedcar: £64.4m

    £67.9m£68.2m£64.4mRedcar is higher£55.9m£56.2m£53.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Redcar £15.9m, Darlington £13.9mDarlington: £13.9mRedcar: £15.9mDarlington: £13.9mRedcar: £16.0mDarlington: £13.1mRedcar: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mRedcar is higher£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Redcar £11.8m, Darlington £8.7mDarlington: £8.7mRedcar: £11.8mDarlington: £8.8mRedcar: £11.8mDarlington: £8.3mRedcar: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.8m£11.2mRedcar is higher£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Redcar £126.1m, Darlington £113.1mDarlington: £113.1mRedcar: £126.1mDarlington: £113.6mRedcar: £126.7mDarlington: £107.3mRedcar: £119.6m

    £126.1m£126.7m£119.6mRedcar is higher£113.1m£113.6m£107.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Redcar £26.7m, Darlington £22.7mDarlington: £22.7mRedcar: £26.7mDarlington: £22.8mRedcar: £26.8mDarlington: £21.5mRedcar: £25.3m

    £26.7m£26.8m£25.3mRedcar is higher£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Redcar £28.6m, Darlington £22.7mDarlington: £22.7mRedcar: £28.6mDarlington: £22.8mRedcar: £28.7mDarlington: £21.5mRedcar: £27.1m

    £28.6m£28.7m£27.1mRedcar is higher£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Redcar £0.40m, Darlington £0.61mDarlington: £0.61mRedcar: £0.40mDarlington: £0.61mRedcar: £0.40mDarlington: £0.58mRedcar: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mDarlington is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Redcar £0.93m, Darlington £0.53mDarlington: £0.53mRedcar: £0.93mDarlington: £0.53mRedcar: £0.93mDarlington: £0.50mRedcar: £0.88m

    £0.93m£0.93m£0.88mRedcar is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Redcar £0.68m, Darlington £0.54mDarlington: £0.54mRedcar: £0.68mDarlington: £0.55mRedcar: £0.68mDarlington: £0.51mRedcar: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.68m£0.65mRedcar is higher£0.54m£0.55m£0.51m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Redcar 21,115, Darlington 19,810Darlington: 19,810Redcar: 21,115

    21,115Redcar is higher19,810

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Redcar 3,175, Darlington 2,473Darlington: 2,473Redcar: 3,175

    3,175Redcar is higher2,473

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Redcar 3,960, Darlington 3,156Darlington: 3,156Redcar: 3,960

    3,960Redcar is higher3,156

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Redcar 10,215, Darlington 8,326Darlington: 8,326Redcar: 10,215

    10,215Redcar is higher8,326

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Redcar 15,531, Darlington 14,086Darlington: 14,086Redcar: 15,531

    15,531Redcar is higher14,086

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Redcar 2,559, Darlington 1,921Darlington: 1,921Redcar: 2,559

    2,559Redcar is higher1,921

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Redcar and Darlington, total
MeasureRedcarDarlingtonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£545.6m£548.0m£517.6m£491.5m£493.6m£466.2mRedcar
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£266.7m£267.8m£252.9m£252.8m£253.9m£239.8mRedcar
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£167.8m£168.5m£159.2m£145.7m£146.3m£138.2mRedcar
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£235.5m£236.5m£223.4m£226.5m£227.4m£214.8mRedcar
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mRedcar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.6m£18.6m£17.6m£15.3m£15.3m£14.5mRedcar
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mRedcar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£67.9m£68.2m£64.4m£55.9m£56.2m£53.0mRedcar
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£13.9m£13.9m£13.1mRedcar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m£8.7m£8.8m£8.3mRedcar
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£126.1m£126.7m£119.6m£113.1m£113.6m£107.3mRedcar
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m£22.7m£22.8m£21.5mRedcar
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m£22.7m£22.8m£21.5mRedcar
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mDarlington
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mRedcar
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m£0.54m£0.55m£0.51mRedcar
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,11519,810Redcar
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1752,473Redcar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,9603,156Redcar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,2158,326Redcar
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,53114,086Redcar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,5591,921Redcar

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.