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Rother Valley and Sherwood Forest

94,085 and 107,420 residents (mid-2024).

Rother Valley is higher than Sherwood Forest on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Rother Valley is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest 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

Rother Valley Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rother Valley £4,851, Sherwood Forest £4,568Sherwood Forest: £4,568Rother Valley: £4,851Sherwood Forest: £4,587Rother Valley: £4,872Sherwood Forest: £4,333Rother Valley: £4,602

    £4,851£4,872£4,602Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,568£4,587£4,333

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Rother Valley £12,844, Sherwood Forest £12,700Sherwood Forest: £12,700Rother Valley: £12,844Sherwood Forest: £12,754Rother Valley: £12,899Sherwood Forest: £12,047Rother Valley: £12,183

    £12,844£12,899£12,183Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,700£12,754£12,047

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Rother Valley £2,036, Sherwood Forest £1,940Sherwood Forest: £1,940Rother Valley: £2,036Sherwood Forest: £1,948Rother Valley: £2,045Sherwood Forest: £1,840Rother Valley: £1,931

    £2,036£2,045£1,931Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,940£1,948£1,840

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Rother Valley £11,628, Sherwood Forest £11,573Sherwood Forest: £11,573Rother Valley: £11,628Sherwood Forest: £11,622Rother Valley: £11,678Sherwood Forest: £10,978Rother Valley: £11,030

    £11,628£11,678£11,030Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,573£11,622£10,978

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Rother Valley £342, Sherwood Forest £310Sherwood Forest: £310Rother Valley: £342Sherwood Forest: £312Rother Valley: £343Sherwood Forest: £294Rother Valley: £324

    £342£343£324Rother Valley is higher£310£312£294

  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: Rother Valley £850, Sherwood Forest £795Sherwood Forest: £795Rother Valley: £850Sherwood Forest: £799Rother Valley: £854Sherwood Forest: £754Rother Valley: £806

    £850£854£806Rother Valley is higher£795£799£754

  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: Rother Valley £24, Sherwood Forest £22Sherwood Forest: £22Rother Valley: £24Sherwood Forest: £22Rother Valley: £24Sherwood Forest: £21Rother Valley: £23

    £24£24£23Rother Valley is higher£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rother Valley £540, Sherwood Forest £558Sherwood Forest: £558Rother Valley: £540Sherwood Forest: £560Rother Valley: £542Sherwood Forest: £529Rother Valley: £512

    £540£542£512Sherwood Forest is higher£558£560£529

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rother Valley £187, Sherwood Forest £165Sherwood Forest: £165Rother Valley: £187Sherwood Forest: £165Rother Valley: £188Sherwood Forest: £156Rother Valley: £178

    £187£188£178Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£165£165£156

  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: Rother Valley £172, Sherwood Forest £146Sherwood Forest: £146Rother Valley: £172Sherwood Forest: £146Rother Valley: £173Sherwood Forest: £138Rother Valley: £163

    £172£173£163Rother Valley is higher£146£146£138

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Rother Valley £1,499, Sherwood Forest £1,437Sherwood Forest: £1,437Rother Valley: £1,499Sherwood Forest: £1,443Rother Valley: £1,505Sherwood Forest: £1,363Rother Valley: £1,422

    £1,499£1,505£1,422Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,437£1,443£1,363

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rother Valley £140, Sherwood Forest £131Sherwood Forest: £131Rother Valley: £140Sherwood Forest: £131Rother Valley: £141Sherwood Forest: £124Rother Valley: £133

    £140£141£133Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£131£131£124

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rother Valley £348, Sherwood Forest £341Sherwood Forest: £341Rother Valley: £348Sherwood Forest: £343Rother Valley: £350Sherwood Forest: £324Rother Valley: £330

    £348£350£330Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£341£343£324

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rother Valley £8.37, Sherwood Forest £6.79Sherwood Forest: £6.79Rother Valley: £8.37Sherwood Forest: £6.82Rother Valley: £8.41Sherwood Forest: £6.44Rother Valley: £7.94

    £8.37£8.41£7.94Rother Valley is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Rother Valley £8.13, Sherwood Forest £8.54Sherwood Forest: £8.54Rother Valley: £8.13Sherwood Forest: £8.58Rother Valley: £8.16Sherwood Forest: £8.10Rother Valley: £7.71

    £8.13£8.16£7.71Sherwood Forest is higher£8.54£8.58£8.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rother Valley £8.14, Sherwood Forest £4.16Sherwood Forest: £4.16Rother Valley: £8.14Sherwood Forest: £4.18Rother Valley: £8.17Sherwood Forest: £3.95Rother Valley: £7.72

    £8.14£8.17£7.72Rother Valley is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rother Valley 1,014.2, Sherwood Forest 1,029.2Sherwood Forest: 1,029.2Rother Valley: 1,014.2

    1,014.2Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,029.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rother Valley 91.2, Sherwood Forest 84.1Sherwood Forest: 84.1Rother Valley: 91.2

    91.2Rother Valley is higher84.1

  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: Rother Valley 172.9, Sherwood Forest 166.1Sherwood Forest: 166.1Rother Valley: 172.9

    172.9Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count166.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rother Valley 81.2, Sherwood Forest 79.6Sherwood Forest: 79.6Rother Valley: 81.2

    81.2Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count79.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Rother Valley 189.9, Sherwood Forest 182.3Sherwood Forest: 182.3Rother Valley: 189.9

    189.9Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count182.3

  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: Rother Valley 38.5, Sherwood Forest 31.2Sherwood Forest: 31.2Rother Valley: 38.5

    38.5Rother Valley is higher31.2

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Rother Valley and Sherwood Forest, per person in the age group
MeasureRother ValleySherwood ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,851£4,872£4,602£4,568£4,587£4,333Rother Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,844£12,899£12,183£12,700£12,754£12,047Rother Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,036£2,045£1,931£1,940£1,948£1,840Rother Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,628£11,678£11,030£11,573£11,622£10,978Rother Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£342£343£324£310£312£294Rother Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£850£854£806£795£799£754Rother Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23£22£22£21Rother Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£540£542£512£558£560£529Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£165£165£156Rother Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£172£173£163£146£146£138Rother Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,499£1,505£1,422£1,437£1,443£1,363Rother Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£140£141£133£131£131£124Rother Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£348£350£330£341£343£324Rother Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.37£8.41£7.94£6.79£6.82£6.44Rother Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.13£8.16£7.71£8.54£8.58£8.10Sherwood Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.14£8.17£7.72£4.16£4.18£3.95Rother Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.21,029.2Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202691.284.1Rother Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.9166.1Rother Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.279.6Rother Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026189.9182.3Rother Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202638.531.2Rother Valley

Per resident

Rother Valley is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest 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

Rother Valley Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rother Valley £4,851, Sherwood Forest £4,568Sherwood Forest: £4,568Rother Valley: £4,851Sherwood Forest: £4,587Rother Valley: £4,872Sherwood Forest: £4,333Rother Valley: £4,602

    £4,851£4,872£4,602Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,568£4,587£4,333

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Rother Valley £2,769, Sherwood Forest £2,528Sherwood Forest: £2,528Rother Valley: £2,769Sherwood Forest: £2,538Rother Valley: £2,781Sherwood Forest: £2,398Rother Valley: £2,627

    £2,769£2,781£2,627Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,528£2,538£2,398

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Rother Valley £1,206, Sherwood Forest £1,183Sherwood Forest: £1,183Rother Valley: £1,206Sherwood Forest: £1,188Rother Valley: £1,212Sherwood Forest: £1,122Rother Valley: £1,144

    £1,206£1,212£1,144Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,183£1,188£1,122

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Rother Valley £2,507, Sherwood Forest £2,303Sherwood Forest: £2,303Rother Valley: £2,507Sherwood Forest: £2,313Rother Valley: £2,518Sherwood Forest: £2,185Rother Valley: £2,378

    £2,507£2,518£2,378Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,303£2,313£2,185

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Rother Valley £74, Sherwood Forest £62Sherwood Forest: £62Rother Valley: £74Sherwood Forest: £62Rother Valley: £74Sherwood Forest: £59Rother Valley: £70

    £74£74£70Rother Valley is higher£62£62£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Rother Valley £183, Sherwood Forest £158Sherwood Forest: £158Rother Valley: £183Sherwood Forest: £159Rother Valley: £184Sherwood Forest: £150Rother Valley: £174

    £183£184£174Rother Valley is higher£158£159£150

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Rother Valley £5.12, Sherwood Forest £4.35Sherwood Forest: £4.35Rother Valley: £5.12Sherwood Forest: £4.37Rother Valley: £5.15Sherwood Forest: £4.13Rother Valley: £4.86

    £5.12£5.15£4.86Rother Valley is higher£4.35£4.37£4.13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rother Valley £540, Sherwood Forest £558Sherwood Forest: £558Rother Valley: £540Sherwood Forest: £560Rother Valley: £542Sherwood Forest: £529Rother Valley: £512

    £540£542£512Sherwood Forest is higher£558£560£529

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rother Valley £187, Sherwood Forest £165Sherwood Forest: £165Rother Valley: £187Sherwood Forest: £165Rother Valley: £188Sherwood Forest: £156Rother Valley: £178

    £187£188£178Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£165£165£156

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Rother Valley £102, Sherwood Forest £89Sherwood Forest: £89Rother Valley: £102Sherwood Forest: £89Rother Valley: £102Sherwood Forest: £84Rother Valley: £97

    £102£102£97Rother Valley is higher£89£89£84

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Rother Valley £888, Sherwood Forest £876Sherwood Forest: £876Rother Valley: £888Sherwood Forest: £880Rother Valley: £892Sherwood Forest: £831Rother Valley: £843

    £888£892£843Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£876£880£831

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rother Valley £140, Sherwood Forest £131Sherwood Forest: £131Rother Valley: £140Sherwood Forest: £131Rother Valley: £141Sherwood Forest: £124Rother Valley: £133

    £140£141£133Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£131£131£124

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Rother Valley £206, Sherwood Forest £208Sherwood Forest: £208Rother Valley: £206Sherwood Forest: £209Rother Valley: £207Sherwood Forest: £198Rother Valley: £196

    £206£207£196Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£208£209£198

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Rother Valley £4.97, Sherwood Forest £4.14Sherwood Forest: £4.14Rother Valley: £4.97Sherwood Forest: £4.16Rother Valley: £4.99Sherwood Forest: £3.93Rother Valley: £4.71

    £4.97£4.99£4.71Rother Valley is higher£4.14£4.16£3.93

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Rother Valley £4.82, Sherwood Forest £5.21Sherwood Forest: £5.21Rother Valley: £4.82Sherwood Forest: £5.23Rother Valley: £4.84Sherwood Forest: £4.94Rother Valley: £4.57

    £4.82£4.84£4.57Sherwood Forest is higher£5.21£5.23£4.94

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rother Valley £8.14, Sherwood Forest £4.16Sherwood Forest: £4.16Rother Valley: £8.14Sherwood Forest: £4.18Rother Valley: £8.17Sherwood Forest: £3.95Rother Valley: £7.72

    £8.14£8.17£7.72Rother Valley is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Rother Valley 218.7, Sherwood Forest 204.8Sherwood Forest: 204.8Rother Valley: 218.7

    218.7Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count204.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rother Valley 19.7, Sherwood Forest 16.7Sherwood Forest: 16.7Rother Valley: 19.7

    19.7Rother Valley is higher16.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rother Valley 37.3, Sherwood Forest 33.1Sherwood Forest: 33.1Rother Valley: 37.3

    37.3Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count33.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rother Valley 81.2, Sherwood Forest 79.6Sherwood Forest: 79.6Rother Valley: 81.2

    81.2Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count79.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rother Valley 112.5, Sherwood Forest 111.2Sherwood Forest: 111.2Rother Valley: 112.5

    112.5Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count111.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rother Valley 22.8, Sherwood Forest 19.0Sherwood Forest: 19.0Rother Valley: 22.8

    22.8Rother Valley is higher19.0

Show the numbers
Rother Valley and Sherwood Forest, per resident
MeasureRother ValleySherwood ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,851£4,872£4,602£4,568£4,587£4,333Rother Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,769£2,781£2,627£2,528£2,538£2,398Rother Valley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,206£1,212£1,144£1,183£1,188£1,122Rother Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,507£2,518£2,378£2,303£2,313£2,185Rother Valley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£62£62£59Rother Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£183£184£174£158£159£150Rother Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.12£5.15£4.86£4.35£4.37£4.13Rother Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£540£542£512£558£560£529Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£165£165£156Rother Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£97£89£89£84Rother Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£888£892£843£876£880£831Rother Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£140£141£133£131£131£124Rother Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£208£209£198Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.97£4.99£4.71£4.14£4.16£3.93Rother Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.82£4.84£4.57£5.21£5.23£4.94Sherwood Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.14£8.17£7.72£4.16£4.18£3.95Rother Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026218.7204.8Rother Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.716.7Rother Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.333.1Rother Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.279.6Rother Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026112.5111.2Rother Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.819.0Rother Valley

Total

Rother Valley is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest 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

Rother Valley Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Rother Valley £456.4m, Sherwood Forest £490.7mSherwood Forest: £490.7mRother Valley: £456.4mSherwood Forest: £492.8mRother Valley: £458.4mSherwood Forest: £465.4mRother Valley: £432.9m

    £456.4m£458.4m£432.9mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£490.7m£492.8m£465.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Rother Valley £260.5m, Sherwood Forest £271.5mSherwood Forest: £271.5mRother Valley: £260.5mSherwood Forest: £272.7mRother Valley: £261.6mSherwood Forest: £257.6mRother Valley: £247.1m

    £260.5m£261.6m£247.1mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£271.5m£272.7m£257.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Rother Valley £113.5m, Sherwood Forest £127.1mSherwood Forest: £127.1mRother Valley: £113.5mSherwood Forest: £127.6mRother Valley: £114.0mSherwood Forest: £120.5mRother Valley: £107.7m

    £113.5m£114.0m£107.7mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£127.1m£127.6m£120.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Rother Valley £235.9m, Sherwood Forest £247.4mSherwood Forest: £247.4mRother Valley: £235.9mSherwood Forest: £248.5mRother Valley: £236.9mSherwood Forest: £234.7mRother Valley: £223.7m

    £235.9m£236.9m£223.7mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£247.4m£248.5m£234.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Rother Valley £6.9m, Sherwood Forest £6.6mSherwood Forest: £6.6mRother Valley: £6.9mSherwood Forest: £6.7mRother Valley: £7.0mSherwood Forest: £6.3mRother Valley: £6.6m

    £6.9m£7.0m£6.6mRother Valley is higher£6.6m£6.7m£6.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rother Valley £17.2m, Sherwood Forest £17.0mSherwood Forest: £17.0mRother Valley: £17.2mSherwood Forest: £17.1mRother Valley: £17.3mSherwood Forest: £16.1mRother Valley: £16.4m

    £17.2m£17.3m£16.4mRother Valley is higher£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Rother Valley £0.48m, Sherwood Forest £0.47mSherwood Forest: £0.47mRother Valley: £0.48mSherwood Forest: £0.47mRother Valley: £0.48mSherwood Forest: £0.44mRother Valley: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mRother Valley is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rother Valley £50.8m, Sherwood Forest £59.9mSherwood Forest: £59.9mRother Valley: £50.8mSherwood Forest: £60.2mRother Valley: £51.0mSherwood Forest: £56.8mRother Valley: £48.2m

    £50.8m£51.0m£48.2mSherwood Forest is higher£59.9m£60.2m£56.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Rother Valley £17.6m, Sherwood Forest £17.7mSherwood Forest: £17.7mRother Valley: £17.6mSherwood Forest: £17.7mRother Valley: £17.7mSherwood Forest: £16.8mRother Valley: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.7m£16.7mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£17.7m£17.7m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rother Valley £9.6m, Sherwood Forest £9.5mSherwood Forest: £9.5mRother Valley: £9.6mSherwood Forest: £9.6mRother Valley: £9.6mSherwood Forest: £9.1mRother Valley: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mRother Valley is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Rother Valley £83.6m, Sherwood Forest £94.1mSherwood Forest: £94.1mRother Valley: £83.6mSherwood Forest: £94.5mRother Valley: £83.9mSherwood Forest: £89.3mRother Valley: £79.3m

    £83.6m£83.9m£79.3mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£94.1m£94.5m£89.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Rother Valley £13.2m, Sherwood Forest £14.1mSherwood Forest: £14.1mRother Valley: £13.2mSherwood Forest: £14.1mRother Valley: £13.2mSherwood Forest: £13.3mRother Valley: £12.5m

    £13.2m£13.2m£12.5mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Rother Valley £19.4m, Sherwood Forest £22.4mSherwood Forest: £22.4mRother Valley: £19.4mSherwood Forest: £22.5mRother Valley: £19.5mSherwood Forest: £21.2mRother Valley: £18.4m

    £19.4m£19.5m£18.4mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Rother Valley £0.47m, Sherwood Forest £0.44mSherwood Forest: £0.44mRother Valley: £0.47mSherwood Forest: £0.45mRother Valley: £0.47mSherwood Forest: £0.42mRother Valley: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mRother Valley is higher£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Rother Valley £0.45m, Sherwood Forest £0.56mSherwood Forest: £0.56mRother Valley: £0.45mSherwood Forest: £0.56mRother Valley: £0.46mSherwood Forest: £0.53mRother Valley: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mSherwood Forest is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Rother Valley £0.77m, Sherwood Forest £0.45mSherwood Forest: £0.45mRother Valley: £0.77mSherwood Forest: £0.45mRother Valley: £0.77mSherwood Forest: £0.42mRother Valley: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mRother Valley is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Rother Valley 20,572, Sherwood Forest 22,003Sherwood Forest: 22,003Rother Valley: 20,572

    20,572Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count22,003

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Rother Valley 1,850, Sherwood Forest 1,797Sherwood Forest: 1,797Rother Valley: 1,850

    1,850Rother Valley is higher1,797

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rother Valley 3,507, Sherwood Forest 3,551Sherwood Forest: 3,551Rother Valley: 3,507

    3,507Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count3,551

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rother Valley 7,641, Sherwood Forest 8,546Sherwood Forest: 8,546Rother Valley: 7,641

    7,641Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count8,546

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Rother Valley 10,588, Sherwood Forest 11,941Sherwood Forest: 11,941Rother Valley: 10,588

    10,588Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count11,941

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rother Valley 2,149, Sherwood Forest 2,044Sherwood Forest: 2,044Rother Valley: 2,149

    2,149Rother Valley is higher2,044

Show the numbers
Rother Valley and Sherwood Forest, total
MeasureRother ValleySherwood ForestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£456.4m£458.4m£432.9m£490.7m£492.8m£465.4mSherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£260.5m£261.6m£247.1m£271.5m£272.7m£257.6mSherwood Forest
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£113.5m£114.0m£107.7m£127.1m£127.6m£120.5mSherwood Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£235.9m£236.9m£223.7m£247.4m£248.5m£234.7mSherwood Forest
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.9m£7.0m£6.6m£6.6m£6.7m£6.3mRother Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.4m£17.0m£17.1m£16.1mRother Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mRother Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£50.8m£51.0m£48.2m£59.9m£60.2m£56.8mSherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m£17.7m£17.7m£16.8mSherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£9.5m£9.6m£9.1mRother Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£83.6m£83.9m£79.3m£94.1m£94.5m£89.3mSherwood Forest
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.2m£13.2m£12.5m£14.1m£14.1m£13.3mSherwood Forest
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m£22.4m£22.5m£21.2mSherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.44m£0.45m£0.42mRother Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mSherwood Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mRother Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,57222,003Sherwood Forest
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8501,797Rother Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5073,551Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,6418,546Sherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,58811,941Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1492,044Rother Valley

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.
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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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