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Weston-super-Mare and Chesterfield

100,609 and 95,716 residents (mid-2024).

Weston-super-Mare is higher than Chesterfield on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Weston-super-Mare is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield 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

Weston-super-Mare Chesterfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £4,997, Chesterfield £5,183Chesterfield: £5,183Weston-super-Mare: £4,997Chesterfield: £5,205Weston-super-Mare: £5,018Chesterfield: £4,917Weston-super-Mare: £4,740

    £4,997£5,018£4,740Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£5,183£5,205£4,917

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Weston-super-Mare £12,809, Chesterfield £12,837Chesterfield: £12,837Weston-super-Mare: £12,809Chesterfield: £12,891Weston-super-Mare: £12,863Chesterfield: £12,176Weston-super-Mare: £12,150

    £12,809£12,863£12,150Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,837£12,891£12,176

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Weston-super-Mare £2,339, Chesterfield £2,297Chesterfield: £2,297Weston-super-Mare: £2,339Chesterfield: £2,307Weston-super-Mare: £2,349Chesterfield: £2,179Weston-super-Mare: £2,219

    £2,339£2,349£2,219Weston-super-Mare is higher£2,297£2,307£2,179

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Weston-super-Mare £11,530, Chesterfield £11,514Chesterfield: £11,514Weston-super-Mare: £11,530Chesterfield: £11,563Weston-super-Mare: £11,579Chesterfield: £10,922Weston-super-Mare: £10,937

    £11,530£11,579£10,937Weston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count£11,514£11,563£10,922

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Weston-super-Mare £476, Chesterfield £456Chesterfield: £456Weston-super-Mare: £476Chesterfield: £458Weston-super-Mare: £478Chesterfield: £433Weston-super-Mare: £452

    £476£478£452Weston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count£456£458£433

  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: Weston-super-Mare £774, Chesterfield £836Chesterfield: £836Weston-super-Mare: £774Chesterfield: £840Weston-super-Mare: £777Chesterfield: £793Weston-super-Mare: £734

    £774£777£734Chesterfield is higher£836£840£793

  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: Weston-super-Mare £29, Chesterfield £30Chesterfield: £30Weston-super-Mare: £29Chesterfield: £30Weston-super-Mare: £29Chesterfield: £29Weston-super-Mare: £27

    £29£29£27Chesterfield is higher£30£30£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £544, Chesterfield £649Chesterfield: £649Weston-super-Mare: £544Chesterfield: £652Weston-super-Mare: £546Chesterfield: £616Weston-super-Mare: £516

    £544£546£516Chesterfield is higher£649£652£616

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £141, Chesterfield £166Chesterfield: £166Weston-super-Mare: £141Chesterfield: £167Weston-super-Mare: £142Chesterfield: £157Weston-super-Mare: £134

    £141£142£134Chesterfield is higher£166£167£157

  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: Weston-super-Mare £101, Chesterfield £150Chesterfield: £150Weston-super-Mare: £101Chesterfield: £151Weston-super-Mare: £101Chesterfield: £142Weston-super-Mare: £96

    £101£101£96Chesterfield is higher£150£151£142

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Weston-super-Mare £1,847, Chesterfield £1,643Chesterfield: £1,643Weston-super-Mare: £1,847Chesterfield: £1,650Weston-super-Mare: £1,855Chesterfield: £1,559Weston-super-Mare: £1,752

    £1,847£1,855£1,752Weston-super-Mare is higher£1,643£1,650£1,559

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £271, Chesterfield £235Chesterfield: £235Weston-super-Mare: £271Chesterfield: £236Weston-super-Mare: £272Chesterfield: £223Weston-super-Mare: £257

    £271£272£257Weston-super-Mare is higher£235£236£223

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Weston-super-Mare £382, Chesterfield £488Chesterfield: £488Weston-super-Mare: £382Chesterfield: £490Weston-super-Mare: £384Chesterfield: £462Weston-super-Mare: £362

    £382£384£362Chesterfield is higher£488£490£462

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Weston-super-Mare £4.40, Chesterfield £8.43Chesterfield: £8.43Weston-super-Mare: £4.40Chesterfield: £8.47Weston-super-Mare: £4.41Chesterfield: £8.00Weston-super-Mare: £4.17

    £4.40£4.41£4.17Chesterfield is higher£8.43£8.47£8.00

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Weston-super-Mare £4.92, Chesterfield £7.79Chesterfield: £7.79Weston-super-Mare: £4.92Chesterfield: £7.82Weston-super-Mare: £4.94Chesterfield: £7.39Weston-super-Mare: £4.67

    £4.92£4.94£4.67Chesterfield is higher£7.79£7.82£7.39

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £9.37, Chesterfield £5.80Chesterfield: £5.80Weston-super-Mare: £9.37Chesterfield: £5.82Weston-super-Mare: £9.41Chesterfield: £5.50Weston-super-Mare: £8.89

    £9.37£9.41£8.89Weston-super-Mare is higher£5.80£5.82£5.50

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Weston-super-Mare 1,013.5, Chesterfield 1,006.3Chesterfield: 1,006.3Weston-super-Mare: 1,013.5

    1,013.5Weston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count1,006.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Weston-super-Mare 118.0, Chesterfield 120.9Chesterfield: 120.9Weston-super-Mare: 118.0

    118.0Chesterfield is higher120.9

  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: Weston-super-Mare 164.7, Chesterfield 172.3Chesterfield: 172.3Weston-super-Mare: 164.7

    164.7Chesterfield is higher172.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Weston-super-Mare 81.6, Chesterfield 96.2Chesterfield: 96.2Weston-super-Mare: 81.6

    81.6Chesterfield is higher96.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Weston-super-Mare 209.4, Chesterfield 220.4Chesterfield: 220.4Weston-super-Mare: 209.4

    209.4Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count220.4

  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: Weston-super-Mare 21.7, Chesterfield 32.1Chesterfield: 32.1Weston-super-Mare: 21.7

    21.7Chesterfield is higher32.1

Show the numbers
Weston-super-Mare and Chesterfield, per person in the age group
MeasureWeston-super-MareChesterfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,997£5,018£4,740£5,183£5,205£4,917Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,809£12,863£12,150£12,837£12,891£12,176Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,339£2,349£2,219£2,297£2,307£2,179Weston-super-Mare
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,530£11,579£10,937£11,514£11,563£10,922Weston-super-Mare
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£476£478£452£456£458£433Weston-super-Mare
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£774£777£734£836£840£793Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£30£30£29Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£544£546£516£649£652£616Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£166£167£157Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£101£101£96£150£151£142Chesterfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,847£1,855£1,752£1,643£1,650£1,559Weston-super-Mare
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£271£272£257£235£236£223Weston-super-Mare
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£382£384£362£488£490£462Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.40£4.41£4.17£8.43£8.47£8.00Chesterfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.92£4.94£4.67£7.79£7.82£7.39Chesterfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.37£9.41£8.89£5.80£5.82£5.50Weston-super-Mare
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.51,006.3Weston-super-Mare
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026118.0120.9Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026164.7172.3Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.696.2Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026209.4220.4Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.732.1Chesterfield

Per resident

Weston-super-Mare is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield on 18. 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

Weston-super-Mare Chesterfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £4,997, Chesterfield £5,183Chesterfield: £5,183Weston-super-Mare: £4,997Chesterfield: £5,205Weston-super-Mare: £5,018Chesterfield: £4,917Weston-super-Mare: £4,740

    £4,997£5,018£4,740Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£5,183£5,205£4,917

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £2,604, Chesterfield £2,728Chesterfield: £2,728Weston-super-Mare: £2,604Chesterfield: £2,739Weston-super-Mare: £2,615Chesterfield: £2,587Weston-super-Mare: £2,470

    £2,604£2,615£2,470Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,728£2,739£2,587

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £1,428, Chesterfield £1,399Chesterfield: £1,399Weston-super-Mare: £1,428Chesterfield: £1,405Weston-super-Mare: £1,434Chesterfield: £1,327Weston-super-Mare: £1,355

    £1,428£1,434£1,355Weston-super-Mare is higher£1,399£1,405£1,327

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £2,344, Chesterfield £2,447Chesterfield: £2,447Weston-super-Mare: £2,344Chesterfield: £2,457Weston-super-Mare: £2,354Chesterfield: £2,321Weston-super-Mare: £2,223

    £2,344£2,354£2,223Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,447£2,457£2,321

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £97, Chesterfield £97Chesterfield: £97Weston-super-Mare: £97Chesterfield: £97Weston-super-Mare: £97Chesterfield: £92Weston-super-Mare: £92

    £97£97£92Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£97£97£92

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £157, Chesterfield £178Chesterfield: £178Weston-super-Mare: £157Chesterfield: £178Weston-super-Mare: £158Chesterfield: £169Weston-super-Mare: £149

    £157£158£149Chesterfield is higher£178£178£169

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £5.80, Chesterfield £6.39Chesterfield: £6.39Weston-super-Mare: £5.80Chesterfield: £6.42Weston-super-Mare: £5.82Chesterfield: £6.06Weston-super-Mare: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Chesterfield is higher£6.39£6.42£6.06

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £544, Chesterfield £649Chesterfield: £649Weston-super-Mare: £544Chesterfield: £652Weston-super-Mare: £546Chesterfield: £616Weston-super-Mare: £516

    £544£546£516Chesterfield is higher£649£652£616

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £141, Chesterfield £166Chesterfield: £166Weston-super-Mare: £141Chesterfield: £167Weston-super-Mare: £142Chesterfield: £157Weston-super-Mare: £134

    £141£142£134Chesterfield is higher£166£167£157

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £62, Chesterfield £91Chesterfield: £91Weston-super-Mare: £62Chesterfield: £92Weston-super-Mare: £62Chesterfield: £87Weston-super-Mare: £58

    £62£62£58Chesterfield is higher£91£92£87

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £1,128, Chesterfield £1,001Chesterfield: £1,001Weston-super-Mare: £1,128Chesterfield: £1,005Weston-super-Mare: £1,132Chesterfield: £949Weston-super-Mare: £1,070

    £1,128£1,132£1,070Weston-super-Mare is higher£1,001£1,005£949

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £271, Chesterfield £235Chesterfield: £235Weston-super-Mare: £271Chesterfield: £236Weston-super-Mare: £272Chesterfield: £223Weston-super-Mare: £257

    £271£272£257Weston-super-Mare is higher£235£236£223

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £233, Chesterfield £297Chesterfield: £297Weston-super-Mare: £233Chesterfield: £298Weston-super-Mare: £234Chesterfield: £282Weston-super-Mare: £221

    £233£234£221Chesterfield is higher£297£298£282

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £2.68, Chesterfield £5.13Chesterfield: £5.13Weston-super-Mare: £2.68Chesterfield: £5.16Weston-super-Mare: £2.69Chesterfield: £4.87Weston-super-Mare: £2.54

    £2.68£2.69£2.54Chesterfield is higher£5.13£5.16£4.87

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £3.00, Chesterfield £4.74Chesterfield: £4.74Weston-super-Mare: £3.00Chesterfield: £4.76Weston-super-Mare: £3.02Chesterfield: £4.50Weston-super-Mare: £2.85

    £3.00£3.02£2.85Chesterfield is higher£4.74£4.76£4.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Weston-super-Mare £9.37, Chesterfield £5.80Chesterfield: £5.80Weston-super-Mare: £9.37Chesterfield: £5.82Weston-super-Mare: £9.41Chesterfield: £5.50Weston-super-Mare: £8.89

    £9.37£9.41£8.89Weston-super-Mare is higher£5.80£5.82£5.50

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Weston-super-Mare 206.0, Chesterfield 213.8Chesterfield: 213.8Weston-super-Mare: 206.0

    206.0Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count213.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Weston-super-Mare 24.0, Chesterfield 25.7Chesterfield: 25.7Weston-super-Mare: 24.0

    24.0Chesterfield is higher25.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Weston-super-Mare 33.5, Chesterfield 36.6Chesterfield: 36.6Weston-super-Mare: 33.5

    33.5Chesterfield is higher36.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Weston-super-Mare 81.6, Chesterfield 96.2Chesterfield: 96.2Weston-super-Mare: 81.6

    81.6Chesterfield is higher96.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Weston-super-Mare 127.8, Chesterfield 134.2Chesterfield: 134.2Weston-super-Mare: 127.8

    127.8Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count134.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Weston-super-Mare 13.3, Chesterfield 19.6Chesterfield: 19.6Weston-super-Mare: 13.3

    13.3Chesterfield is higher19.6

Show the numbers
Weston-super-Mare and Chesterfield, per resident
MeasureWeston-super-MareChesterfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,997£5,018£4,740£5,183£5,205£4,917Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,604£2,615£2,470£2,728£2,739£2,587Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,428£1,434£1,355£1,399£1,405£1,327Weston-super-Mare
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,344£2,354£2,223£2,447£2,457£2,321Chesterfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£97£97£92£97£97£92Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£157£158£149£178£178£169Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£6.39£6.42£6.06Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£544£546£516£649£652£616Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£166£167£157Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£62£58£91£92£87Chesterfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,128£1,132£1,070£1,001£1,005£949Weston-super-Mare
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£271£272£257£235£236£223Weston-super-Mare
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£233£234£221£297£298£282Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.68£2.69£2.54£5.13£5.16£4.87Chesterfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.00£3.02£2.85£4.74£4.76£4.50Chesterfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.37£9.41£8.89£5.80£5.82£5.50Weston-super-Mare
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026206.0213.8Chesterfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.025.7Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.536.6Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.696.2Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026127.8134.2Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.319.6Chesterfield

Total

Weston-super-Mare is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield 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

Weston-super-Mare Chesterfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Weston-super-Mare £502.7m, Chesterfield £496.1mChesterfield: £496.1mWeston-super-Mare: £502.7mChesterfield: £498.2mWeston-super-Mare: £504.9mChesterfield: £470.6mWeston-super-Mare: £476.9m

    £502.7m£504.9m£476.9mWeston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count£496.1m£498.2m£470.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Weston-super-Mare £262.0m, Chesterfield £261.1mChesterfield: £261.1mWeston-super-Mare: £262.0mChesterfield: £262.2mWeston-super-Mare: £263.1mChesterfield: £247.7mWeston-super-Mare: £248.5m

    £262.0m£263.1m£248.5mWeston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count£261.1m£262.2m£247.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Weston-super-Mare £143.7m, Chesterfield £133.9mChesterfield: £133.9mWeston-super-Mare: £143.7mChesterfield: £134.5mWeston-super-Mare: £144.3mChesterfield: £127.0mWeston-super-Mare: £136.3m

    £143.7m£144.3m£136.3mWeston-super-Mare is higher£133.9m£134.5m£127.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Weston-super-Mare £235.8m, Chesterfield £234.2mChesterfield: £234.2mWeston-super-Mare: £235.8mChesterfield: £235.2mWeston-super-Mare: £236.8mChesterfield: £222.1mWeston-super-Mare: £223.7m

    £235.8m£236.8m£223.7mWeston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count£234.2m£235.2m£222.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Weston-super-Mare £9.7m, Chesterfield £9.3mChesterfield: £9.3mWeston-super-Mare: £9.7mChesterfield: £9.3mWeston-super-Mare: £9.8mChesterfield: £8.8mWeston-super-Mare: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.8m£9.2mWeston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Weston-super-Mare £15.8m, Chesterfield £17.0mChesterfield: £17.0mWeston-super-Mare: £15.8mChesterfield: £17.1mWeston-super-Mare: £15.9mChesterfield: £16.1mWeston-super-Mare: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mChesterfield 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: Weston-super-Mare £0.58m, Chesterfield £0.61mChesterfield: £0.61mWeston-super-Mare: £0.58mChesterfield: £0.61mWeston-super-Mare: £0.59mChesterfield: £0.58mWeston-super-Mare: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.59m£0.55mChesterfield is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Weston-super-Mare £54.7m, Chesterfield £62.2mChesterfield: £62.2mWeston-super-Mare: £54.7mChesterfield: £62.4mWeston-super-Mare: £54.9mChesterfield: £59.0mWeston-super-Mare: £51.9m

    £54.7m£54.9m£51.9mChesterfield is higher£62.2m£62.4m£59.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Weston-super-Mare £14.2m, Chesterfield £15.9mChesterfield: £15.9mWeston-super-Mare: £14.2mChesterfield: £16.0mWeston-super-Mare: £14.2mChesterfield: £15.1mWeston-super-Mare: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.2m£13.5mChesterfield is higher£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Weston-super-Mare £6.2m, Chesterfield £8.7mChesterfield: £8.7mWeston-super-Mare: £6.2mChesterfield: £8.8mWeston-super-Mare: £6.2mChesterfield: £8.3mWeston-super-Mare: £5.9m

    £6.2m£6.2m£5.9mChesterfield is higher£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Weston-super-Mare £113.5m, Chesterfield £95.8mChesterfield: £95.8mWeston-super-Mare: £113.5mChesterfield: £96.2mWeston-super-Mare: £113.9mChesterfield: £90.9mWeston-super-Mare: £107.6m

    £113.5m£113.9m£107.6mWeston-super-Mare is higher£95.8m£96.2m£90.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Weston-super-Mare £27.3m, Chesterfield £22.5mChesterfield: £22.5mWeston-super-Mare: £27.3mChesterfield: £22.6mWeston-super-Mare: £27.4mChesterfield: £21.4mWeston-super-Mare: £25.9m

    £27.3m£27.4m£25.9mWeston-super-Mare is higher£22.5m£22.6m£21.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Weston-super-Mare £23.5m, Chesterfield £28.4mChesterfield: £28.4mWeston-super-Mare: £23.5mChesterfield: £28.5mWeston-super-Mare: £23.6mChesterfield: £27.0mWeston-super-Mare: £22.3m

    £23.5m£23.6m£22.3mChesterfield is higher£28.4m£28.5m£27.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Weston-super-Mare £0.27m, Chesterfield £0.49mChesterfield: £0.49mWeston-super-Mare: £0.27mChesterfield: £0.49mWeston-super-Mare: £0.27mChesterfield: £0.47mWeston-super-Mare: £0.26m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.26mChesterfield is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Weston-super-Mare £0.30m, Chesterfield £0.45mChesterfield: £0.45mWeston-super-Mare: £0.30mChesterfield: £0.46mWeston-super-Mare: £0.30mChesterfield: £0.43mWeston-super-Mare: £0.29m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.29mChesterfield is higher£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Weston-super-Mare £0.94m, Chesterfield £0.55mChesterfield: £0.55mWeston-super-Mare: £0.94mChesterfield: £0.56mWeston-super-Mare: £0.95mChesterfield: £0.53mWeston-super-Mare: £0.89m

    £0.94m£0.95m£0.89mWeston-super-Mare is higher£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Weston-super-Mare 20,728, Chesterfield 20,468Chesterfield: 20,468Weston-super-Mare: 20,728

    20,728Weston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count20,468

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Weston-super-Mare 2,413, Chesterfield 2,459Chesterfield: 2,459Weston-super-Mare: 2,413

    2,413Chesterfield is higher2,459

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Weston-super-Mare 3,368, Chesterfield 3,505Chesterfield: 3,505Weston-super-Mare: 3,368

    3,368Chesterfield is higher3,505

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Weston-super-Mare 8,214, Chesterfield 9,207Chesterfield: 9,207Weston-super-Mare: 8,214

    8,214Chesterfield is higher9,207

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Weston-super-Mare 12,859, Chesterfield 12,848Chesterfield: 12,848Weston-super-Mare: 12,859

    12,859Weston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count12,848

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Weston-super-Mare 1,335, Chesterfield 1,873Chesterfield: 1,873Weston-super-Mare: 1,335

    1,335Chesterfield is higher1,873

Show the numbers
Weston-super-Mare and Chesterfield, total
MeasureWeston-super-MareChesterfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£502.7m£504.9m£476.9m£496.1m£498.2m£470.6mWeston-super-Mare
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£262.0m£263.1m£248.5m£261.1m£262.2m£247.7mWeston-super-Mare
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£143.7m£144.3m£136.3m£133.9m£134.5m£127.0mWeston-super-Mare
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£235.8m£236.8m£223.7m£234.2m£235.2m£222.1mWeston-super-Mare
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mWeston-super-Mare
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m£17.0m£17.1m£16.1mChesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mChesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£54.7m£54.9m£51.9m£62.2m£62.4m£59.0mChesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.2m£13.5m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mChesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.2m£6.2m£5.9m£8.7m£8.8m£8.3mChesterfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£113.5m£113.9m£107.6m£95.8m£96.2m£90.9mWeston-super-Mare
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.3m£27.4m£25.9m£22.5m£22.6m£21.4mWeston-super-Mare
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.5m£23.6m£22.3m£28.4m£28.5m£27.0mChesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mChesterfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m£0.45m£0.46m£0.43mChesterfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.94m£0.95m£0.89m£0.55m£0.56m£0.53mWeston-super-Mare
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,72820,468Weston-super-Mare
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4132,459Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3683,505Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,2149,207Chesterfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,85912,848Weston-super-Mare
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3351,873Chesterfield

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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