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Rochester and Strood and Nuneaton

109,506 and 105,402 residents (mid-2024).

Rochester and Strood is higher than Nuneaton on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 8 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Rochester and Strood is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Nuneaton on 14. 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

Rochester and Strood Nuneaton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rochester and Strood £4,081, Nuneaton £4,369Nuneaton: £4,369Rochester and Strood: £4,081Nuneaton: £4,387Rochester and Strood: £4,099Nuneaton: £4,144Rochester and Strood: £3,871

    £4,081£4,099£3,871Nuneaton is higher£4,369£4,387£4,144

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Rochester and Strood £13,137, Nuneaton £12,796Nuneaton: £12,796Rochester and Strood: £13,137Nuneaton: £12,851Rochester and Strood: £13,193Nuneaton: £12,138Rochester and Strood: £12,461

    £13,137£13,193£12,461Rochester and Strood is higherDepends on how you count£12,796£12,851£12,138

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochester and Strood £2,095, Nuneaton £2,193Nuneaton: £2,193Rochester and Strood: £2,095Nuneaton: £2,202Rochester and Strood: £2,104Nuneaton: £2,080Rochester and Strood: £1,988

    £2,095£2,104£1,988Nuneaton is higherDepends on how you count£2,193£2,202£2,080

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Rochester and Strood £11,840, Nuneaton £11,587Nuneaton: £11,587Rochester and Strood: £11,840Nuneaton: £11,636Rochester and Strood: £11,890Nuneaton: £10,991Rochester and Strood: £11,230

    £11,840£11,890£11,230Rochester and Strood is higherDepends on how you count£11,587£11,636£10,991

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Rochester and Strood £483, Nuneaton £488Nuneaton: £488Rochester and Strood: £483Nuneaton: £490Rochester and Strood: £486Nuneaton: £463Rochester and Strood: £459

    £483£486£459Nuneaton is higher£488£490£463

  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: Rochester and Strood £786, Nuneaton £693Nuneaton: £693Rochester and Strood: £786Nuneaton: £696Rochester and Strood: £789Nuneaton: £657Rochester and Strood: £746

    £786£789£746Rochester and Strood is higher£693£696£657

  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: Rochester and Strood £28, Nuneaton £28Nuneaton: £28Rochester and Strood: £28Nuneaton: £28Rochester and Strood: £28Nuneaton: £27Rochester and Strood: £27

    £28£28£27Nuneaton is higher£28£28£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rochester and Strood £419, Nuneaton £510Nuneaton: £510Rochester and Strood: £419Nuneaton: £512Rochester and Strood: £421Nuneaton: £483Rochester and Strood: £397

    £419£421£397Nuneaton is higher£510£512£483

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rochester and Strood £150, Nuneaton £155Nuneaton: £155Rochester and Strood: £150Nuneaton: £156Rochester and Strood: £150Nuneaton: £147Rochester and Strood: £142

    £150£150£142Nuneaton is higherDepends on how you count£155£156£147

  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: Rochester and Strood £124, Nuneaton £135Nuneaton: £135Rochester and Strood: £124Nuneaton: £136Rochester and Strood: £124Nuneaton: £128Rochester and Strood: £117

    £124£124£117Nuneaton is higher£135£136£128

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochester and Strood £1,717, Nuneaton £1,755Nuneaton: £1,755Rochester and Strood: £1,717Nuneaton: £1,763Rochester and Strood: £1,724Nuneaton: £1,665Rochester and Strood: £1,629

    £1,717£1,724£1,629Nuneaton is higherDepends on how you count£1,755£1,763£1,665

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rochester and Strood £230, Nuneaton £191Nuneaton: £191Rochester and Strood: £230Nuneaton: £192Rochester and Strood: £231Nuneaton: £181Rochester and Strood: £218

    £230£231£218Rochester and Strood is higher£191£192£181

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochester and Strood £241, Nuneaton £287Nuneaton: £287Rochester and Strood: £241Nuneaton: £288Rochester and Strood: £242Nuneaton: £272Rochester and Strood: £229

    £241£242£229Nuneaton is higher£287£288£272

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochester and Strood £6.04, Nuneaton £9.18Nuneaton: £9.18Rochester and Strood: £6.04Nuneaton: £9.22Rochester and Strood: £6.07Nuneaton: £8.71Rochester and Strood: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73Nuneaton is higher£9.18£9.22£8.71

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochester and Strood £7.59, Nuneaton £5.98Nuneaton: £5.98Rochester and Strood: £7.59Nuneaton: £6.00Rochester and Strood: £7.62Nuneaton: £5.67Rochester and Strood: £7.20

    £7.59£7.62£7.20Rochester and Strood is higher£5.98£6.00£5.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rochester and Strood £5.08, Nuneaton £6.42Nuneaton: £6.42Rochester and Strood: £5.08Nuneaton: £6.45Rochester and Strood: £5.10Nuneaton: £6.09Rochester and Strood: £4.82

    £5.08£5.10£4.82Nuneaton is higher£6.42£6.45£6.09

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rochester and Strood 1,039.7, Nuneaton 1,007.9Nuneaton: 1,007.9Rochester and Strood: 1,039.7

    1,039.7Rochester and Strood is higherDepends on how you count1,007.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rochester and Strood 116.1, Nuneaton 110.3Nuneaton: 110.3Rochester and Strood: 116.1

    116.1Rochester and Strood is higherDepends on how you count110.3

  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: Rochester and Strood 167.9, Nuneaton 150.5Nuneaton: 150.5Rochester and Strood: 167.9

    167.9Rochester and Strood is higherDepends on how you count150.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rochester and Strood 66.2, Nuneaton 74.1Nuneaton: 74.1Rochester and Strood: 66.2

    66.2Nuneaton is higher74.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Rochester and Strood 186.4, Nuneaton 208.9Nuneaton: 208.9Rochester and Strood: 186.4

    186.4Nuneaton is higher208.9

  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: Rochester and Strood 27.6, Nuneaton 30.3Nuneaton: 30.3Rochester and Strood: 27.6

    27.6Nuneaton is higher30.3

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Rochester and Strood and Nuneaton, per person in the age group
MeasureRochester and StroodNuneatonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,081£4,099£3,871£4,369£4,387£4,144Nuneaton
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,137£13,193£12,461£12,796£12,851£12,138Rochester and Strood
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,095£2,104£1,988£2,193£2,202£2,080Nuneaton
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,840£11,890£11,230£11,587£11,636£10,991Rochester and Strood
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£483£486£459£488£490£463Nuneaton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£786£789£746£693£696£657Rochester and Strood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£27£28£28£27Nuneaton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£419£421£397£510£512£483Nuneaton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£150£150£142£155£156£147Nuneaton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£124£124£117£135£136£128Nuneaton
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,717£1,724£1,629£1,755£1,763£1,665Nuneaton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£230£231£218£191£192£181Rochester and Strood
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£241£242£229£287£288£272Nuneaton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£9.18£9.22£8.71Nuneaton
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.59£7.62£7.20£5.98£6.00£5.67Rochester and Strood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.08£5.10£4.82£6.42£6.45£6.09Nuneaton
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,039.71,007.9Rochester and Strood
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026116.1110.3Rochester and Strood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026167.9150.5Rochester and Strood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.274.1Nuneaton
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026186.4208.9Nuneaton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.630.3Nuneaton

Per resident

Rochester and Strood is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Nuneaton on 19. 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

Rochester and Strood Nuneaton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rochester and Strood £4,081, Nuneaton £4,369Nuneaton: £4,369Rochester and Strood: £4,081Nuneaton: £4,387Rochester and Strood: £4,099Nuneaton: £4,144Rochester and Strood: £3,871

    £4,081£4,099£3,871Nuneaton is higher£4,369£4,387£4,144

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Rochester and Strood £1,954, Nuneaton £2,140Nuneaton: £2,140Rochester and Strood: £1,954Nuneaton: £2,149Rochester and Strood: £1,963Nuneaton: £2,030Rochester and Strood: £1,854

    £1,954£1,963£1,854Nuneaton is higherDepends on how you count£2,140£2,149£2,030

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Rochester and Strood £1,323, Nuneaton £1,367Nuneaton: £1,367Rochester and Strood: £1,323Nuneaton: £1,372Rochester and Strood: £1,329Nuneaton: £1,296Rochester and Strood: £1,255

    £1,323£1,329£1,255Nuneaton is higherDepends on how you count£1,367£1,372£1,296

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Rochester and Strood £1,761, Nuneaton £1,938Nuneaton: £1,938Rochester and Strood: £1,761Nuneaton: £1,946Rochester and Strood: £1,769Nuneaton: £1,838Rochester and Strood: £1,671

    £1,761£1,769£1,671Nuneaton is higherDepends on how you count£1,938£1,946£1,838

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Rochester and Strood £72, Nuneaton £82Nuneaton: £82Rochester and Strood: £72Nuneaton: £82Rochester and Strood: £72Nuneaton: £77Rochester and Strood: £68

    £72£72£68Nuneaton is higher£82£82£77

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Rochester and Strood £117, Nuneaton £116Nuneaton: £116Rochester and Strood: £117Nuneaton: £116Rochester and Strood: £117Nuneaton: £110Rochester and Strood: £111

    £117£117£111Rochester and Strood is higher£116£116£110

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Rochester and Strood £4.16, Nuneaton £4.72Nuneaton: £4.72Rochester and Strood: £4.16Nuneaton: £4.74Rochester and Strood: £4.18Nuneaton: £4.48Rochester and Strood: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Nuneaton is higher£4.72£4.74£4.48

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rochester and Strood £419, Nuneaton £510Nuneaton: £510Rochester and Strood: £419Nuneaton: £512Rochester and Strood: £421Nuneaton: £483Rochester and Strood: £397

    £419£421£397Nuneaton is higher£510£512£483

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rochester and Strood £150, Nuneaton £155Nuneaton: £155Rochester and Strood: £150Nuneaton: £156Rochester and Strood: £150Nuneaton: £147Rochester and Strood: £142

    £150£150£142Nuneaton is higherDepends on how you count£155£156£147

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Rochester and Strood £78, Nuneaton £84Nuneaton: £84Rochester and Strood: £78Nuneaton: £85Rochester and Strood: £78Nuneaton: £80Rochester and Strood: £74

    £78£78£74Nuneaton is higher£84£85£80

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Rochester and Strood £1,084, Nuneaton £1,094Nuneaton: £1,094Rochester and Strood: £1,084Nuneaton: £1,099Rochester and Strood: £1,089Nuneaton: £1,038Rochester and Strood: £1,029

    £1,084£1,089£1,029Nuneaton is higherDepends on how you count£1,094£1,099£1,038

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rochester and Strood £230, Nuneaton £191Nuneaton: £191Rochester and Strood: £230Nuneaton: £192Rochester and Strood: £231Nuneaton: £181Rochester and Strood: £218

    £230£231£218Rochester and Strood is higher£191£192£181

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Rochester and Strood £152, Nuneaton £179Nuneaton: £179Rochester and Strood: £152Nuneaton: £180Rochester and Strood: £153Nuneaton: £170Rochester and Strood: £144

    £152£153£144Nuneaton is higher£179£180£170

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Rochester and Strood £3.82, Nuneaton £5.72Nuneaton: £5.72Rochester and Strood: £3.82Nuneaton: £5.75Rochester and Strood: £3.83Nuneaton: £5.43Rochester and Strood: £3.62

    £3.82£3.83£3.62Nuneaton is higher£5.72£5.75£5.43

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Rochester and Strood £4.80, Nuneaton £3.72Nuneaton: £3.72Rochester and Strood: £4.80Nuneaton: £3.74Rochester and Strood: £4.82Nuneaton: £3.53Rochester and Strood: £4.55

    £4.80£4.82£4.55Rochester and Strood is higher£3.72£3.74£3.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rochester and Strood £5.08, Nuneaton £6.42Nuneaton: £6.42Rochester and Strood: £5.08Nuneaton: £6.45Rochester and Strood: £5.10Nuneaton: £6.09Rochester and Strood: £4.82

    £5.08£5.10£4.82Nuneaton is higher£6.42£6.45£6.09

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Rochester and Strood 154.7, Nuneaton 168.6Nuneaton: 168.6Rochester and Strood: 154.7

    154.7Nuneaton is higherDepends on how you count168.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rochester and Strood 17.3, Nuneaton 18.4Nuneaton: 18.4Rochester and Strood: 17.3

    17.3Nuneaton is higherDepends on how you count18.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rochester and Strood 25.0, Nuneaton 25.2Nuneaton: 25.2Rochester and Strood: 25.0

    25.0Nuneaton is higherDepends on how you count25.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rochester and Strood 66.2, Nuneaton 74.1Nuneaton: 74.1Rochester and Strood: 66.2

    66.2Nuneaton is higher74.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rochester and Strood 117.7, Nuneaton 130.2Nuneaton: 130.2Rochester and Strood: 117.7

    117.7Nuneaton is higher130.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rochester and Strood 17.5, Nuneaton 18.9Nuneaton: 18.9Rochester and Strood: 17.5

    17.5Nuneaton is higher18.9

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Rochester and Strood and Nuneaton, per resident
MeasureRochester and StroodNuneatonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,081£4,099£3,871£4,369£4,387£4,144Nuneaton
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,954£1,963£1,854£2,140£2,149£2,030Nuneaton
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,323£1,329£1,255£1,367£1,372£1,296Nuneaton
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,761£1,769£1,671£1,938£1,946£1,838Nuneaton
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£72£72£68£82£82£77Nuneaton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£116£116£110Rochester and Strood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£4.72£4.74£4.48Nuneaton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£419£421£397£510£512£483Nuneaton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£150£150£142£155£156£147Nuneaton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74£84£85£80Nuneaton
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,084£1,089£1,029£1,094£1,099£1,038Nuneaton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£230£231£218£191£192£181Rochester and Strood
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£152£153£144£179£180£170Nuneaton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.82£3.83£3.62£5.72£5.75£5.43Nuneaton
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.80£4.82£4.55£3.72£3.74£3.53Rochester and Strood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.08£5.10£4.82£6.42£6.45£6.09Nuneaton
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026154.7168.6Nuneaton
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.318.4Nuneaton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.025.2Nuneaton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.274.1Nuneaton
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026117.7130.2Nuneaton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.518.9Nuneaton

Total

Rochester and Strood is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Nuneaton on 15. 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

Rochester and Strood Nuneaton

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Rochester and Strood £446.9m, Nuneaton £460.5mNuneaton: £460.5mRochester and Strood: £446.9mNuneaton: £462.4mRochester and Strood: £448.8mNuneaton: £436.8mRochester and Strood: £423.9m

    £446.9m£448.8m£423.9mNuneaton is higher£460.5m£462.4m£436.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Rochester and Strood £214.0m, Nuneaton £225.5mNuneaton: £225.5mRochester and Strood: £214.0mNuneaton: £226.5mRochester and Strood: £214.9mNuneaton: £213.9mRochester and Strood: £203.0m

    £214.0m£214.9m£203.0mNuneaton is higherDepends on how you count£225.5m£226.5m£213.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Rochester and Strood £144.9m, Nuneaton £144.0mNuneaton: £144.0mRochester and Strood: £144.9mNuneaton: £144.7mRochester and Strood: £145.5mNuneaton: £136.6mRochester and Strood: £137.5m

    £144.9m£145.5m£137.5mRochester and Strood is higherDepends on how you count£144.0m£144.7m£136.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Rochester and Strood £192.9m, Nuneaton £204.2mNuneaton: £204.2mRochester and Strood: £192.9mNuneaton: £205.1mRochester and Strood: £193.7mNuneaton: £193.7mRochester and Strood: £182.9m

    £192.9m£193.7m£182.9mNuneaton is higherDepends on how you count£204.2m£205.1m£193.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Rochester and Strood £7.9m, Nuneaton £8.6mNuneaton: £8.6mRochester and Strood: £7.9mNuneaton: £8.6mRochester and Strood: £7.9mNuneaton: £8.2mRochester and Strood: £7.5m

    £7.9m£7.9m£7.5mNuneaton is higher£8.6m£8.6m£8.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rochester and Strood £12.8m, Nuneaton £12.2mNuneaton: £12.2mRochester and Strood: £12.8mNuneaton: £12.3mRochester and Strood: £12.9mNuneaton: £11.6mRochester and Strood: £12.1m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.1mRochester and Strood is higher£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Rochester and Strood £0.46m, Nuneaton £0.50mNuneaton: £0.50mRochester and Strood: £0.46mNuneaton: £0.50mRochester and Strood: £0.46mNuneaton: £0.47mRochester and Strood: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mNuneaton is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rochester and Strood £45.9m, Nuneaton £53.7mNuneaton: £53.7mRochester and Strood: £45.9mNuneaton: £53.9mRochester and Strood: £46.1mNuneaton: £51.0mRochester and Strood: £43.5m

    £45.9m£46.1m£43.5mNuneaton is higher£53.7m£53.9m£51.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Rochester and Strood £16.4m, Nuneaton £16.4mNuneaton: £16.4mRochester and Strood: £16.4mNuneaton: £16.4mRochester and Strood: £16.5mNuneaton: £15.5mRochester and Strood: £15.5m

    £16.4m£16.5m£15.5mRochester and Strood is higherDepends on how you count£16.4m£16.4m£15.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rochester and Strood £8.6m, Nuneaton £8.9mNuneaton: £8.9mRochester and Strood: £8.6mNuneaton: £8.9mRochester and Strood: £8.6mNuneaton: £8.4mRochester and Strood: £8.1m

    £8.6m£8.6m£8.1mNuneaton is higher£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Rochester and Strood £118.7m, Nuneaton £115.3mNuneaton: £115.3mRochester and Strood: £118.7mNuneaton: £115.8mRochester and Strood: £119.3mNuneaton: £109.4mRochester and Strood: £112.6m

    £118.7m£119.3m£112.6mRochester and Strood is higherDepends on how you count£115.3m£115.8m£109.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Rochester and Strood £25.2m, Nuneaton £20.1mNuneaton: £20.1mRochester and Strood: £25.2mNuneaton: £20.2mRochester and Strood: £25.3mNuneaton: £19.1mRochester and Strood: £23.9m

    £25.2m£25.3m£23.9mRochester and Strood is higher£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Rochester and Strood £16.7m, Nuneaton £18.9mNuneaton: £18.9mRochester and Strood: £16.7mNuneaton: £18.9mRochester and Strood: £16.7mNuneaton: £17.9mRochester and Strood: £15.8m

    £16.7m£16.7m£15.8mNuneaton is higher£18.9m£18.9m£17.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Rochester and Strood £0.42m, Nuneaton £0.60mNuneaton: £0.60mRochester and Strood: £0.42mNuneaton: £0.61mRochester and Strood: £0.42mNuneaton: £0.57mRochester and Strood: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mNuneaton is higher£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Rochester and Strood £0.53m, Nuneaton £0.39mNuneaton: £0.39mRochester and Strood: £0.53mNuneaton: £0.39mRochester and Strood: £0.53mNuneaton: £0.37mRochester and Strood: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mRochester and Strood is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Rochester and Strood £0.56m, Nuneaton £0.68mNuneaton: £0.68mRochester and Strood: £0.56mNuneaton: £0.68mRochester and Strood: £0.56mNuneaton: £0.64mRochester and Strood: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mNuneaton is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Rochester and Strood 16,936, Nuneaton 17,765Nuneaton: 17,765Rochester and Strood: 16,936

    16,936Nuneaton is higherDepends on how you count17,765

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Rochester and Strood 1,891, Nuneaton 1,944Nuneaton: 1,944Rochester and Strood: 1,891

    1,891Nuneaton is higherDepends on how you count1,944

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rochester and Strood 2,735, Nuneaton 2,653Nuneaton: 2,653Rochester and Strood: 2,735

    2,735Rochester and Strood is higherDepends on how you count2,653

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rochester and Strood 7,244, Nuneaton 7,810Nuneaton: 7,810Rochester and Strood: 7,244

    7,244Nuneaton is higher7,810

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Rochester and Strood 12,888, Nuneaton 13,724Nuneaton: 13,724Rochester and Strood: 12,888

    12,888Nuneaton is higher13,724

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rochester and Strood 1,911, Nuneaton 1,990Nuneaton: 1,990Rochester and Strood: 1,911

    1,911Nuneaton is higher1,990

Show the numbers
Rochester and Strood and Nuneaton, total
MeasureRochester and StroodNuneatonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£446.9m£448.8m£423.9m£460.5m£462.4m£436.8mNuneaton
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£214.0m£214.9m£203.0m£225.5m£226.5m£213.9mNuneaton
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£144.9m£145.5m£137.5m£144.0m£144.7m£136.6mRochester and Strood
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£192.9m£193.7m£182.9m£204.2m£205.1m£193.7mNuneaton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m£8.6m£8.6m£8.2mNuneaton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mRochester and Strood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mNuneaton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£45.9m£46.1m£43.5m£53.7m£53.9m£51.0mNuneaton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.4m£16.5m£15.5m£16.4m£16.4m£15.5mRochester and Strood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mNuneaton
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£118.7m£119.3m£112.6m£115.3m£115.8m£109.4mRochester and Strood
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m£20.1m£20.2m£19.1mRochester and Strood
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m£18.9m£18.9m£17.9mNuneaton
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.60m£0.61m£0.57mNuneaton
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mRochester and Strood
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mNuneaton
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,93617,765Nuneaton
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8911,944Nuneaton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7352,653Rochester and Strood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,2447,810Nuneaton
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,88813,724Nuneaton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9111,990Nuneaton

Sources

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

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  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.
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