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Sherwood Forest and Mid Cheshire

107,420 and 98,761 residents (mid-2024).

Sherwood Forest is higher than Mid Cheshire on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Sherwood Forest is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Mid Cheshire on 12. 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

Sherwood Forest Mid Cheshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4,568, Mid Cheshire £4,329Mid Cheshire: £4,329Sherwood Forest: £4,568Mid Cheshire: £4,348Sherwood Forest: £4,587Mid Cheshire: £4,107Sherwood Forest: £4,333

    £4,568£4,587£4,333Sherwood Forest is higher£4,329£4,348£4,107

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest £12,700, Mid Cheshire £12,736Mid Cheshire: £12,736Sherwood Forest: £12,700Mid Cheshire: £12,790Sherwood Forest: £12,754Mid Cheshire: £12,081Sherwood Forest: £12,047

    £12,700£12,754£12,047Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,736£12,790£12,081

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £1,940, Mid Cheshire £1,997Mid Cheshire: £1,997Sherwood Forest: £1,940Mid Cheshire: £2,005Sherwood Forest: £1,948Mid Cheshire: £1,894Sherwood Forest: £1,840

    £1,940£1,948£1,840Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,997£2,005£1,894

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest £11,573, Mid Cheshire £11,638Mid Cheshire: £11,638Sherwood Forest: £11,573Mid Cheshire: £11,688Sherwood Forest: £11,622Mid Cheshire: £11,039Sherwood Forest: £10,978

    £11,573£11,622£10,978Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,638£11,688£11,039

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest £310, Mid Cheshire £373Mid Cheshire: £373Sherwood Forest: £310Mid Cheshire: £374Sherwood Forest: £312Mid Cheshire: £353Sherwood Forest: £294

    £310£312£294Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£373£374£353

  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: Sherwood Forest £795, Mid Cheshire £701Mid Cheshire: £701Sherwood Forest: £795Mid Cheshire: £704Sherwood Forest: £799Mid Cheshire: £665Sherwood Forest: £754

    £795£799£754Sherwood Forest is higher£701£704£665

  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: Sherwood Forest £22, Mid Cheshire £24Mid Cheshire: £24Sherwood Forest: £22Mid Cheshire: £24Sherwood Forest: £22Mid Cheshire: £23Sherwood Forest: £21

    £22£22£21Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£24£24£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £558, Mid Cheshire £512Mid Cheshire: £512Sherwood Forest: £558Mid Cheshire: £514Sherwood Forest: £560Mid Cheshire: £486Sherwood Forest: £529

    £558£560£529Sherwood Forest is higher£512£514£486

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £165, Mid Cheshire £158Mid Cheshire: £158Sherwood Forest: £165Mid Cheshire: £158Sherwood Forest: £165Mid Cheshire: £149Sherwood Forest: £156

    £165£165£156Sherwood Forest is higher£158£158£149

  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: Sherwood Forest £146, Mid Cheshire £128Mid Cheshire: £128Sherwood Forest: £146Mid Cheshire: £129Sherwood Forest: £146Mid Cheshire: £122Sherwood Forest: £138

    £146£146£138Sherwood Forest is higher£128£129£122

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £1,437, Mid Cheshire £1,550Mid Cheshire: £1,550Sherwood Forest: £1,437Mid Cheshire: £1,556Sherwood Forest: £1,443Mid Cheshire: £1,470Sherwood Forest: £1,363

    £1,437£1,443£1,363Mid Cheshire is higher£1,550£1,556£1,470

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sherwood Forest £131, Mid Cheshire £177Mid Cheshire: £177Sherwood Forest: £131Mid Cheshire: £178Sherwood Forest: £131Mid Cheshire: £168Sherwood Forest: £124

    £131£131£124Mid Cheshire is higher£177£178£168

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £341, Mid Cheshire £304Mid Cheshire: £304Sherwood Forest: £341Mid Cheshire: £305Sherwood Forest: £343Mid Cheshire: £288Sherwood Forest: £324

    £341£343£324Sherwood Forest is higher£304£305£288

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £6.79, Mid Cheshire £6.92Mid Cheshire: £6.92Sherwood Forest: £6.79Mid Cheshire: £6.95Sherwood Forest: £6.82Mid Cheshire: £6.56Sherwood Forest: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.92£6.95£6.56

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £8.54, Mid Cheshire £8.57Mid Cheshire: £8.57Sherwood Forest: £8.54Mid Cheshire: £8.61Sherwood Forest: £8.58Mid Cheshire: £8.13Sherwood Forest: £8.10

    £8.54£8.58£8.10Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£8.57£8.61£8.13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4.16, Mid Cheshire £7.49Mid Cheshire: £7.49Sherwood Forest: £4.16Mid Cheshire: £7.52Sherwood Forest: £4.18Mid Cheshire: £7.10Sherwood Forest: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Mid Cheshire is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest 1,029.2, Mid Cheshire 1,032.7Mid Cheshire: 1,032.7Sherwood Forest: 1,029.2

    1,029.2Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count1,032.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest 84.1, Mid Cheshire 95.8Mid Cheshire: 95.8Sherwood Forest: 84.1

    84.1Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count95.8

  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: Sherwood Forest 166.1, Mid Cheshire 146.1Mid Cheshire: 146.1Sherwood Forest: 166.1

    166.1Sherwood Forest is higher146.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 79.6, Mid Cheshire 78.3Mid Cheshire: 78.3Sherwood Forest: 79.6

    79.6Sherwood Forest is higher78.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest 182.3, Mid Cheshire 180.9Mid Cheshire: 180.9Sherwood Forest: 182.3

    182.3Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count180.9

  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: Sherwood Forest 31.2, Mid Cheshire 28.4Mid Cheshire: 28.4Sherwood Forest: 31.2

    31.2Sherwood Forest is higher28.4

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Sherwood Forest and Mid Cheshire, per person in the age group
MeasureSherwood ForestMid CheshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,568£4,587£4,333£4,329£4,348£4,107Sherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,700£12,754£12,047£12,736£12,790£12,081Mid Cheshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,940£1,948£1,840£1,997£2,005£1,894Mid Cheshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,573£11,622£10,978£11,638£11,688£11,039Mid Cheshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£310£312£294£373£374£353Mid Cheshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£795£799£754£701£704£665Sherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£24£24£23Mid Cheshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£558£560£529£512£514£486Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£158£158£149Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£146£138£128£129£122Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,437£1,443£1,363£1,550£1,556£1,470Mid Cheshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£177£178£168Mid Cheshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£341£343£324£304£305£288Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£6.92£6.95£6.56Mid Cheshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.54£8.58£8.10£8.57£8.61£8.13Mid Cheshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£7.49£7.52£7.10Mid Cheshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,029.21,032.7Mid Cheshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202684.195.8Mid Cheshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026166.1146.1Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.678.3Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026182.3180.9Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.228.4Sherwood Forest

Per resident

Sherwood Forest is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Mid Cheshire 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

Sherwood Forest Mid Cheshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4,568, Mid Cheshire £4,329Mid Cheshire: £4,329Sherwood Forest: £4,568Mid Cheshire: £4,348Sherwood Forest: £4,587Mid Cheshire: £4,107Sherwood Forest: £4,333

    £4,568£4,587£4,333Sherwood Forest is higher£4,329£4,348£4,107

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £2,528, Mid Cheshire £2,218Mid Cheshire: £2,218Sherwood Forest: £2,528Mid Cheshire: £2,227Sherwood Forest: £2,538Mid Cheshire: £2,103Sherwood Forest: £2,398

    £2,528£2,538£2,398Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,218£2,227£2,103

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £1,183, Mid Cheshire £1,258Mid Cheshire: £1,258Sherwood Forest: £1,183Mid Cheshire: £1,263Sherwood Forest: £1,188Mid Cheshire: £1,193Sherwood Forest: £1,122

    £1,183£1,188£1,122Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,258£1,263£1,193

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Sherwood Forest £2,303, Mid Cheshire £2,026Mid Cheshire: £2,026Sherwood Forest: £2,303Mid Cheshire: £2,035Sherwood Forest: £2,313Mid Cheshire: £1,922Sherwood Forest: £2,185

    £2,303£2,313£2,185Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,026£2,035£1,922

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Sherwood Forest £62, Mid Cheshire £65Mid Cheshire: £65Sherwood Forest: £62Mid Cheshire: £65Sherwood Forest: £62Mid Cheshire: £62Sherwood Forest: £59

    £62£62£59Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£65£65£62

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £158, Mid Cheshire £122Mid Cheshire: £122Sherwood Forest: £158Mid Cheshire: £123Sherwood Forest: £159Mid Cheshire: £116Sherwood Forest: £150

    £158£159£150Sherwood Forest is higher£122£123£116

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4.35, Mid Cheshire £4.17Mid Cheshire: £4.17Sherwood Forest: £4.35Mid Cheshire: £4.19Sherwood Forest: £4.37Mid Cheshire: £3.96Sherwood Forest: £4.13

    £4.35£4.37£4.13Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£4.17£4.19£3.96

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £558, Mid Cheshire £512Mid Cheshire: £512Sherwood Forest: £558Mid Cheshire: £514Sherwood Forest: £560Mid Cheshire: £486Sherwood Forest: £529

    £558£560£529Sherwood Forest is higher£512£514£486

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £165, Mid Cheshire £158Mid Cheshire: £158Sherwood Forest: £165Mid Cheshire: £158Sherwood Forest: £165Mid Cheshire: £149Sherwood Forest: £156

    £165£165£156Sherwood Forest is higher£158£158£149

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £89, Mid Cheshire £81Mid Cheshire: £81Sherwood Forest: £89Mid Cheshire: £81Sherwood Forest: £89Mid Cheshire: £77Sherwood Forest: £84

    £89£89£84Sherwood Forest is higher£81£81£77

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Sherwood Forest £876, Mid Cheshire £976Mid Cheshire: £976Sherwood Forest: £876Mid Cheshire: £980Sherwood Forest: £880Mid Cheshire: £926Sherwood Forest: £831

    £876£880£831Mid Cheshire is higher£976£980£926

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sherwood Forest £131, Mid Cheshire £177Mid Cheshire: £177Sherwood Forest: £131Mid Cheshire: £178Sherwood Forest: £131Mid Cheshire: £168Sherwood Forest: £124

    £131£131£124Mid Cheshire is higher£177£178£168

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Sherwood Forest £208, Mid Cheshire £191Mid Cheshire: £191Sherwood Forest: £208Mid Cheshire: £192Sherwood Forest: £209Mid Cheshire: £181Sherwood Forest: £198

    £208£209£198Sherwood Forest is higher£191£192£181

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4.14, Mid Cheshire £4.35Mid Cheshire: £4.35Sherwood Forest: £4.14Mid Cheshire: £4.37Sherwood Forest: £4.16Mid Cheshire: £4.13Sherwood Forest: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.35£4.37£4.13

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Sherwood Forest £5.21, Mid Cheshire £5.40Mid Cheshire: £5.40Sherwood Forest: £5.21Mid Cheshire: £5.42Sherwood Forest: £5.23Mid Cheshire: £5.12Sherwood Forest: £4.94

    £5.21£5.23£4.94Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.40£5.42£5.12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4.16, Mid Cheshire £7.49Mid Cheshire: £7.49Sherwood Forest: £4.16Mid Cheshire: £7.52Sherwood Forest: £4.18Mid Cheshire: £7.10Sherwood Forest: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Mid Cheshire is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 204.8, Mid Cheshire 179.8Mid Cheshire: 179.8Sherwood Forest: 204.8

    204.8Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count179.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 16.7, Mid Cheshire 16.7Mid Cheshire: 16.7Sherwood Forest: 16.7

    16.7Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count16.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 33.1, Mid Cheshire 25.4Mid Cheshire: 25.4Sherwood Forest: 33.1

    33.1Sherwood Forest is higher25.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 79.6, Mid Cheshire 78.3Mid Cheshire: 78.3Sherwood Forest: 79.6

    79.6Sherwood Forest is higher78.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 111.2, Mid Cheshire 113.9Mid Cheshire: 113.9Sherwood Forest: 111.2

    111.2Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count113.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 19.0, Mid Cheshire 17.9Mid Cheshire: 17.9Sherwood Forest: 19.0

    19.0Sherwood Forest is higher17.9

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Sherwood Forest and Mid Cheshire, per resident
MeasureSherwood ForestMid CheshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,568£4,587£4,333£4,329£4,348£4,107Sherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,528£2,538£2,398£2,218£2,227£2,103Sherwood Forest
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,183£1,188£1,122£1,258£1,263£1,193Mid Cheshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,303£2,313£2,185£2,026£2,035£1,922Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59£65£65£62Mid Cheshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£122£123£116Sherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.35£4.37£4.13£4.17£4.19£3.96Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£558£560£529£512£514£486Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£158£158£149Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£89£84£81£81£77Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£876£880£831£976£980£926Mid Cheshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£177£178£168Mid Cheshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£208£209£198£191£192£181Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£4.35£4.37£4.13Mid Cheshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.21£5.23£4.94£5.40£5.42£5.12Mid Cheshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£7.49£7.52£7.10Mid Cheshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026204.8179.8Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.716.7Sherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.125.4Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.678.3Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026111.2113.9Mid Cheshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.017.9Sherwood Forest

Total

Sherwood Forest is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Mid Cheshire 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

Sherwood Forest Mid Cheshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Sherwood Forest £490.7m, Mid Cheshire £427.6mMid Cheshire: £427.6mSherwood Forest: £490.7mMid Cheshire: £429.4mSherwood Forest: £492.8mMid Cheshire: £405.6mSherwood Forest: £465.4m

    £490.7m£492.8m£465.4mSherwood Forest is higher£427.6m£429.4m£405.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Sherwood Forest £271.5m, Mid Cheshire £219.0mMid Cheshire: £219.0mSherwood Forest: £271.5mMid Cheshire: £219.9mSherwood Forest: £272.7mMid Cheshire: £207.7mSherwood Forest: £257.6m

    £271.5m£272.7m£257.6mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Sherwood Forest £127.1m, Mid Cheshire £124.2mMid Cheshire: £124.2mSherwood Forest: £127.1mMid Cheshire: £124.7mSherwood Forest: £127.6mMid Cheshire: £117.8mSherwood Forest: £120.5m

    £127.1m£127.6m£120.5mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£124.2m£124.7m£117.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Sherwood Forest £247.4m, Mid Cheshire £200.1mMid Cheshire: £200.1mSherwood Forest: £247.4mMid Cheshire: £201.0mSherwood Forest: £248.5mMid Cheshire: £189.8mSherwood Forest: £234.7m

    £247.4m£248.5m£234.7mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£200.1m£201.0m£189.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Sherwood Forest £6.6m, Mid Cheshire £6.4mMid Cheshire: £6.4mSherwood Forest: £6.6mMid Cheshire: £6.4mSherwood Forest: £6.7mMid Cheshire: £6.1mSherwood Forest: £6.3m

    £6.6m£6.7m£6.3mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £17.0m, Mid Cheshire £12.1mMid Cheshire: £12.1mSherwood Forest: £17.0mMid Cheshire: £12.1mSherwood Forest: £17.1mMid Cheshire: £11.4mSherwood Forest: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mSherwood Forest is higher£12.1m£12.1m£11.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £0.47m, Mid Cheshire £0.41mMid Cheshire: £0.41mSherwood Forest: £0.47mMid Cheshire: £0.41mSherwood Forest: £0.47mMid Cheshire: £0.39mSherwood Forest: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £59.9m, Mid Cheshire £50.6mMid Cheshire: £50.6mSherwood Forest: £59.9mMid Cheshire: £50.8mSherwood Forest: £60.2mMid Cheshire: £48.0mSherwood Forest: £56.8m

    £59.9m£60.2m£56.8mSherwood Forest is higher£50.6m£50.8m£48.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £17.7m, Mid Cheshire £15.6mMid Cheshire: £15.6mSherwood Forest: £17.7mMid Cheshire: £15.6mSherwood Forest: £17.7mMid Cheshire: £14.8mSherwood Forest: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.7m£16.8mSherwood Forest is higher£15.6m£15.6m£14.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £9.5m, Mid Cheshire £8.0mMid Cheshire: £8.0mSherwood Forest: £9.5mMid Cheshire: £8.0mSherwood Forest: £9.6mMid Cheshire: £7.6mSherwood Forest: £9.1m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.1mSherwood Forest is higher£8.0m£8.0m£7.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Sherwood Forest £94.1m, Mid Cheshire £96.4mMid Cheshire: £96.4mSherwood Forest: £94.1mMid Cheshire: £96.8mSherwood Forest: £94.5mMid Cheshire: £91.4mSherwood Forest: £89.3m

    £94.1m£94.5m£89.3mMid Cheshire is higher£96.4m£96.8m£91.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Sherwood Forest £14.1m, Mid Cheshire £17.5mMid Cheshire: £17.5mSherwood Forest: £14.1mMid Cheshire: £17.6mSherwood Forest: £14.1mMid Cheshire: £16.6mSherwood Forest: £13.3m

    £14.1m£14.1m£13.3mMid Cheshire is higher£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Sherwood Forest £22.4m, Mid Cheshire £18.9mMid Cheshire: £18.9mSherwood Forest: £22.4mMid Cheshire: £19.0mSherwood Forest: £22.5mMid Cheshire: £17.9mSherwood Forest: £21.2m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.2mSherwood Forest is higher£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Sherwood Forest £0.44m, Mid Cheshire £0.43mMid Cheshire: £0.43mSherwood Forest: £0.44mMid Cheshire: £0.43mSherwood Forest: £0.45mMid Cheshire: £0.41mSherwood Forest: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.45m£0.42mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Sherwood Forest £0.56m, Mid Cheshire £0.53mMid Cheshire: £0.53mSherwood Forest: £0.56mMid Cheshire: £0.54mSherwood Forest: £0.56mMid Cheshire: £0.51mSherwood Forest: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Sherwood Forest £0.45m, Mid Cheshire £0.74mMid Cheshire: £0.74mSherwood Forest: £0.45mMid Cheshire: £0.74mSherwood Forest: £0.45mMid Cheshire: £0.70mSherwood Forest: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mMid Cheshire is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Sherwood Forest 22,003, Mid Cheshire 17,758Mid Cheshire: 17,758Sherwood Forest: 22,003

    22,003Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count17,758

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Sherwood Forest 1,797, Mid Cheshire 1,648Mid Cheshire: 1,648Sherwood Forest: 1,797

    1,797Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,648

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest 3,551, Mid Cheshire 2,512Mid Cheshire: 2,512Sherwood Forest: 3,551

    3,551Sherwood Forest is higher2,512

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest 8,546, Mid Cheshire 7,733Mid Cheshire: 7,733Sherwood Forest: 8,546

    8,546Sherwood Forest is higher7,733

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Sherwood Forest 11,941, Mid Cheshire 11,253Mid Cheshire: 11,253Sherwood Forest: 11,941

    11,941Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count11,253

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sherwood Forest 2,044, Mid Cheshire 1,766Mid Cheshire: 1,766Sherwood Forest: 2,044

    2,044Sherwood Forest is higher1,766

Show the numbers
Sherwood Forest and Mid Cheshire, total
MeasureSherwood ForestMid CheshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£490.7m£492.8m£465.4m£427.6m£429.4m£405.6mSherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£271.5m£272.7m£257.6m£219.0m£219.9m£207.7mSherwood Forest
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£127.1m£127.6m£120.5m£124.2m£124.7m£117.8mSherwood Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£247.4m£248.5m£234.7m£200.1m£201.0m£189.8mSherwood Forest
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.6m£6.7m£6.3m£6.4m£6.4m£6.1mSherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£12.1m£12.1m£11.4mSherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mSherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£59.9m£60.2m£56.8m£50.6m£50.8m£48.0mSherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.7m£16.8m£15.6m£15.6m£14.8mSherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m£8.0m£8.0m£7.6mSherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£94.1m£94.5m£89.3m£96.4m£96.8m£91.4mMid Cheshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mMid Cheshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m£18.9m£19.0m£17.9mSherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mSherwood Forest
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.53m£0.54m£0.51mSherwood Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mMid Cheshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,00317,758Sherwood Forest
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7971,648Sherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5512,512Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,5467,733Sherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,94111,253Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0441,766Sherwood Forest

Sources

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

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