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Shipley and Newcastle-under-Lyme

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

Shipley is higher than Newcastle-under-Lyme on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 5 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Shipley is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme on 17. 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

Shipley Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Shipley £1,686, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,715Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,715Shipley: £1,686Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,722Shipley: £1,693Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,627Shipley: £1,599

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    £396£397£375Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£501£503£475

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shipley £111, Newcastle-under-Lyme £110Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Shipley: £111Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Shipley: £111Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104Shipley: £105

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shipley £289, Newcastle-under-Lyme £347Newcastle-under-Lyme: £347Shipley: £289Newcastle-under-Lyme: £349Shipley: £290Newcastle-under-Lyme: £329Shipley: £274

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

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shipley £9.07, Newcastle-under-Lyme £6.79Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.79Shipley: £9.07Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.82Shipley: £9.11Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.44Shipley: £8.60

    £9.07£9.11£8.60Shipley 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: Shipley £5.00, Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.31Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.31Shipley: £5.00Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.34Shipley: £5.02Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.93Shipley: £4.74

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Shipley 1,003.6, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,017.0Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,017.0Shipley: 1,003.6

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

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Shipley 82.7, Newcastle-under-Lyme 100.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 100.7Shipley: 82.7

    82.7Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher100.7

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Shipley 135.9, Newcastle-under-Lyme 168.0Newcastle-under-Lyme: 168.0Shipley: 135.9

    135.9Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher168.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shipley 61.8, Newcastle-under-Lyme 70.6Newcastle-under-Lyme: 70.6Shipley: 61.8

    61.8Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher70.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Shipley 160.6, Newcastle-under-Lyme 171.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 171.2Shipley: 160.6

    160.6Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher171.2

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

    23.3Shipley is higher21.7

Show the numbers
Shipley and Newcastle-under-Lyme, per person in the age group
MeasureShipleyNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,379£4,397£4,153£4,393£4,412£4,167Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,396£12,449£11,758£12,934£12,989£12,268Newcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,686£1,693£1,599£1,715£1,722£1,627Newcastle-under-Lyme
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,428£11,477£10,840£11,682£11,732£11,081Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£312£314£296£385£386£365Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£634£637£602£841£844£798Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£26£26£24Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£501£503£475Newcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£110£110£104Shipley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£100£100£95£103£104£98Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,283£1,288£1,217£1,250£1,256£1,186Shipley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£153£154£145£195£195£185Newcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£289£290£274£347£349£329Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.07£9.11£8.60£6.79£6.82£6.44Shipley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£7.31£7.34£6.93Newcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.27£7.31£6.90£4.54£4.56£4.31Shipley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.61,017.0Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202682.7100.7Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.9168.0Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.870.6Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026160.6171.2Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.321.7Shipley

Per resident

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

Shipley Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Shipley £4.58, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.97Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.97Shipley: £4.58Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.99Shipley: £4.59Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.71Shipley: £4.34

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

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

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

    £396£397£375Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£501£503£475

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shipley £111, Newcastle-under-Lyme £110Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Shipley: £111Newcastle-under-Lyme: £110Shipley: £111Newcastle-under-Lyme: £104Shipley: £105

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    219.8Shipley is higherDepends on how you count196.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    18.1Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher19.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shipley 29.8, Newcastle-under-Lyme 32.5Newcastle-under-Lyme: 32.5Shipley: 29.8

    29.8Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher32.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shipley 61.8, Newcastle-under-Lyme 70.6Newcastle-under-Lyme: 70.6Shipley: 61.8

    61.8Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher70.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    95.0Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher108.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shipley 13.8, Newcastle-under-Lyme 13.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 13.7Shipley: 13.8

    13.8Shipley is higher13.7

Show the numbers
Shipley and Newcastle-under-Lyme, per resident
MeasureShipleyNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,379£4,397£4,153£4,393£4,412£4,167Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,714£2,726£2,575£2,499£2,510£2,371Shipley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£997£1,002£946£1,084£1,089£1,028Newcastle-under-Lyme
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,503£2,513£2,374£2,258£2,267£2,141Shipley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£68£69£65£74£75£71Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£163£163£154Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.58£4.59£4.34£4.97£4.99£4.71Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£501£503£475Newcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£110£110£104Shipley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£59£59£56£65£66£62Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£759£762£720£790£794£750Newcastle-under-Lyme
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£153£154£145£195£195£185Newcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£171£172£162£219£220£208Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£4.29£4.31£4.07Shipley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.95£2.96£2.80£4.62£4.64£4.38Newcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.27£7.31£6.90£4.54£4.56£4.31Shipley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026219.8196.5Shipley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.119.5Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.832.5Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.870.6Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202695.0108.2Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.813.7Shipley

Total

Shipley is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme 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

Shipley Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Shipley £0.45m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.48mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.48mShipley: £0.45mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.48mShipley: £0.45mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.45mShipley: £0.43m

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    21,736Shipley is higherDepends on how you count18,982

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

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

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

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

    2,943Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher3,136

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

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

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

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    9,399Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher10,449

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

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

    1,363Shipley is higher1,325

Show the numbers
Shipley and Newcastle-under-Lyme, total
MeasureShipleyNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£433.1m£434.9m£410.8m£424.3m£426.1m£402.4mShipley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£268.5m£269.6m£254.7m£241.4m£242.4m£229.0mShipley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£98.6m£99.1m£93.6m£104.7m£105.1m£99.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£247.5m£248.6m£234.8m£218.0m£219.0m£206.8mShipley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m£7.2m£7.2m£6.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.1m£39.3m£37.1m£48.4m£48.6m£45.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£10.6m£10.6m£10.1mShipley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.8m£5.9m£5.5m£6.3m£6.3m£6.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£75.1m£75.4m£71.2m£76.3m£76.6m£72.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.4m£18.8m£18.9m£17.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.41m£0.42m£0.39mShipley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.28m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mShipley
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,73618,982Shipley
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7911,879Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9433,136Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1166,822Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,39910,449Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3631,325Shipley

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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