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Tamworth and Chorley
Tamworth is higher than Chorley on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.
On 0 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.
Per person in the age group
Tamworth is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Chorley on 5. 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
Tamworth Chorley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,368£4,386£4,143Tamworth is higher£4,315£4,333£4,093
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,986£13,042£12,318Tamworth is higher£12,712£12,766£12,058
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,814£1,822£1,721Tamworth is higher£1,758£1,765£1,668
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,903£11,954£11,291Tamworth is higher£11,686£11,736£11,085
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£350£352£332Tamworth is higher£326£327£309
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£708£711£671Tamworth is higher£678£681£643
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£25£25£24Tamworth is higher£22£22£21
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£454£456£430Chorley is higher£466£468£442
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£129£129£122Tamworth is higher£126£126£119
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£129£129£122Tamworth is higher£94£95£90
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,427£1,433£1,354Tamworth is higher£1,317£1,323£1,250
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£134£134£127Chorley is higher£192£193£182
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£241£242£229Chorley is higher£336£338£319
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.68£8.71£8.23Tamworth is higher£5.63£5.65£5.34
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.39£8.43£7.96Tamworth is higher£4.33£4.35£4.11
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.22£5.24£4.95Chorley is higher£6.59£6.62£6.25
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,029.2Tamworth is higher1,015.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
96.4Tamworth is higher89.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
156.6Tamworth is higher146.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
65.9Chorley is higher69.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
170.7Tamworth is higher164.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
27.6Tamworth is higher20.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Tamworth | Chorley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,368£4,386£4,143 | £4,315£4,333£4,093 | Tamworth |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,986£13,042£12,318 | £12,712£12,766£12,058 | Tamworth |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,814£1,822£1,721 | £1,758£1,765£1,668 | Tamworth |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,903£11,954£11,291 | £11,686£11,736£11,085 | Tamworth |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £350£352£332 | £326£327£309 | Tamworth |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £708£711£671 | £678£681£643 | Tamworth |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £25£25£24 | £22£22£21 | Tamworth |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £454£456£430 | £466£468£442 | Chorley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £129£129£122 | £126£126£119 | Tamworth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £129£129£122 | £94£95£90 | Tamworth |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,427£1,433£1,354 | £1,317£1,323£1,250 | Tamworth |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £134£134£127 | £192£193£182 | Chorley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £241£242£229 | £336£338£319 | Chorley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.68£8.71£8.23 | £5.63£5.65£5.34 | Tamworth |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.39£8.43£7.96 | £4.33£4.35£4.11 | Tamworth |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.22£5.24£4.95 | £6.59£6.62£6.25 | Chorley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,029.2 | 1,015.7 | Tamworth |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 96.4 | 89.3 | Tamworth |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 156.6 | 146.1 | Tamworth |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 65.9 | 69.2 | Chorley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 170.7 | 164.7 | Tamworth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 27.6 | 20.8 | Tamworth |
Per resident
Tamworth is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Chorley on 5. 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
Tamworth Chorley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,368£4,386£4,143Tamworth is higher£4,315£4,333£4,093
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,532£2,543£2,402Tamworth is higher£2,442£2,453£2,316
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,114£1,119£1,057Tamworth is higher£1,083£1,087£1,027
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,321£2,331£2,201Tamworth is higher£2,245£2,255£2,129
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£68£69£65Tamworth is higher£63£63£59
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£138£139£131Tamworth is higher£130£131£124
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.85£4.87£4.60Tamworth is higher£4.30£4.32£4.08
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£454£456£430Chorley is higher£466£468£442
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£129£129£122Tamworth is higher£126£126£119
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£79£80£75Tamworth is higher£58£58£55
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£876£880£831Tamworth is higher£811£815£770
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£134£134£127Chorley is higher£192£193£182
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£148£149£140Chorley is higher£207£208£196
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.33£5.36£5.06Tamworth is higher£3.47£3.48£3.29
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.16£5.18£4.89Tamworth is higher£2.67£2.68£2.53
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.22£5.24£4.95Chorley is higher£6.59£6.62£6.25
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
200.7Tamworth is higher195.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.8Tamworth is higher17.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
30.5Tamworth is higher28.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
65.9Chorley is higher69.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
104.8Tamworth is higher101.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.0Tamworth is higher12.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Tamworth | Chorley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,368£4,386£4,143 | £4,315£4,333£4,093 | Tamworth |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,532£2,543£2,402 | £2,442£2,453£2,316 | Tamworth |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,114£1,119£1,057 | £1,083£1,087£1,027 | Tamworth |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,321£2,331£2,201 | £2,245£2,255£2,129 | Tamworth |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £68£69£65 | £63£63£59 | Tamworth |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £138£139£131 | £130£131£124 | Tamworth |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.85£4.87£4.60 | £4.30£4.32£4.08 | Tamworth |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £454£456£430 | £466£468£442 | Chorley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £129£129£122 | £126£126£119 | Tamworth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £79£80£75 | £58£58£55 | Tamworth |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £876£880£831 | £811£815£770 | Tamworth |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £134£134£127 | £192£193£182 | Chorley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £148£149£140 | £207£208£196 | Chorley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.33£5.36£5.06 | £3.47£3.48£3.29 | Tamworth |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.16£5.18£4.89 | £2.67£2.68£2.53 | Tamworth |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.22£5.24£4.95 | £6.59£6.62£6.25 | Chorley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 200.7 | 195.1 | Tamworth |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.8 | 17.2 | Tamworth |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 30.5 | 28.1 | Tamworth |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 65.9 | 69.2 | Chorley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 104.8 | 101.4 | Tamworth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.0 | 12.8 | Tamworth |
Total
Tamworth is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Chorley on 5. 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
Tamworth Chorley
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£452.9m£454.8m£429.6mTamworth is higher£449.2m£451.1m£426.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£262.5m£263.6m£249.0mTamworth is higher£254.2m£255.3m£241.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£115.5m£116.0m£109.6mTamworth is higher£112.7m£113.2m£106.9m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£240.6m£241.7m£228.2mTamworth is higher£233.7m£234.7m£221.7m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.1m£7.1m£6.7mTamworth is higher£6.5m£6.5m£6.2m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.3m£14.4m£13.6mTamworth is higher£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.50m£0.50m£0.48mTamworth is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£47.0m£47.2m£44.6mChorley is higher£48.5m£48.7m£46.0m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.4m£13.4m£12.7mTamworth is higher£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mTamworth is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£90.9m£91.3m£86.2mTamworth is higher£84.5m£84.8m£80.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£13.9m£13.9m£13.2mChorley is higher£20.0m£20.0m£18.9m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£15.4m£15.4m£14.6mChorley is higher£21.6m£21.6m£20.4m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.55m£0.56m£0.52mTamworth is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.53m£0.54m£0.51mTamworth is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChorley is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
20,806Tamworth is higher20,311
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,948Tamworth is higher1,786
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,166Tamworth is higher2,921
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,831Chorley is higher7,198
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,867Tamworth is higher10,559
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,758Tamworth is higher1,332
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| Measure | Tamworth | Chorley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £452.9m£454.8m£429.6m | £449.2m£451.1m£426.1m | Tamworth |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £262.5m£263.6m£249.0m | £254.2m£255.3m£241.1m | Tamworth |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £115.5m£116.0m£109.6m | £112.7m£113.2m£106.9m | Tamworth |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £240.6m£241.7m£228.2m | £233.7m£234.7m£221.7m | Tamworth |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.1m£7.1m£6.7m | £6.5m£6.5m£6.2m | Tamworth |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.3m£14.4m£13.6m | £13.6m£13.6m£12.9m | Tamworth |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.50m£0.50m£0.48m | £0.45m£0.45m£0.43m | Tamworth |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £47.0m£47.2m£44.6m | £48.5m£48.7m£46.0m | Chorley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.4m£13.4m£12.7m | £13.1m£13.1m£12.4m | Tamworth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.2m£8.2m£7.8m | £6.1m£6.1m£5.7m | Tamworth |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £90.9m£91.3m£86.2m | £84.5m£84.8m£80.1m | Tamworth |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £13.9m£13.9m£13.2m | £20.0m£20.0m£18.9m | Chorley |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £15.4m£15.4m£14.6m | £21.6m£21.6m£20.4m | Chorley |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.55m£0.56m£0.52m | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | Tamworth |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.53m£0.54m£0.51m | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | Tamworth |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | £0.69m£0.69m£0.65m | Chorley |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 20,806 | 20,311 | Tamworth |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,948 | 1,786 | Tamworth |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,166 | 2,921 | Tamworth |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,831 | 7,198 | Chorley |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,867 | 10,559 | Tamworth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,758 | 1,332 | Tamworth |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.