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Darlington and Chesterfield

112,150 and 105,807 residents (mid-2024).

Darlington is higher than Chesterfield on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 9 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

Darlington is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield on 16. 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

Darlington Chesterfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Darlington £4,795, Chesterfield £5,206Chesterfield: £5,206Darlington: £4,795Chesterfield: £5,229Darlington: £4,815Chesterfield: £4,938Darlington: £4,548

    £4,795£4,815£4,548Chesterfield is higher£5,206£5,229£4,938

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Darlington £12,696, Chesterfield £12,825Chesterfield: £12,825Darlington: £12,696Chesterfield: £12,880Darlington: £12,750Chesterfield: £12,165Darlington: £12,042

    £12,696£12,750£12,042Chesterfield is higher£12,825£12,880£12,165

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Darlington £2,225, Chesterfield £2,325Chesterfield: £2,325Darlington: £2,225Chesterfield: £2,334Darlington: £2,235Chesterfield: £2,205Darlington: £2,111

    £2,225£2,235£2,111Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,325£2,334£2,205

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Darlington £11,435, Chesterfield £11,500Chesterfield: £11,500Darlington: £11,435Chesterfield: £11,549Darlington: £11,484Chesterfield: £10,908Darlington: £10,847

    £11,435£11,484£10,847Chesterfield is higher£11,500£11,549£10,908

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Darlington £485, Chesterfield £462Chesterfield: £462Darlington: £485Chesterfield: £464Darlington: £487Chesterfield: £438Darlington: £460

    £485£487£460Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£462£464£438

  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: Darlington £747, Chesterfield £833Chesterfield: £833Darlington: £747Chesterfield: £837Darlington: £750Chesterfield: £790Darlington: £708

    £747£750£708Chesterfield is higher£833£837£790

  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: Darlington £29, Chesterfield £30Chesterfield: £30Darlington: £29Chesterfield: £31Darlington: £29Chesterfield: £29Darlington: £28

    £29£29£28Chesterfield is higher£30£31£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Darlington £535, Chesterfield £669Chesterfield: £669Darlington: £535Chesterfield: £672Darlington: £538Chesterfield: £635Darlington: £508

    £535£538£508Chesterfield is higher£669£672£635

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Darlington £134, Chesterfield £168Chesterfield: £168Darlington: £134Chesterfield: £169Darlington: £134Chesterfield: £160Darlington: £127

    £134£134£127Chesterfield is higher£168£169£160

  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: Darlington £136, Chesterfield £152Chesterfield: £152Darlington: £136Chesterfield: £153Darlington: £136Chesterfield: £145Darlington: £129

    £136£136£129Chesterfield is higher£152£153£145

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Darlington £1,722, Chesterfield £1,662Chesterfield: £1,662Darlington: £1,722Chesterfield: £1,670Darlington: £1,729Chesterfield: £1,577Darlington: £1,633

    £1,722£1,729£1,633Darlington is higher£1,662£1,670£1,577

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Darlington £219, Chesterfield £232Chesterfield: £232Darlington: £219Chesterfield: £233Darlington: £220Chesterfield: £220Darlington: £208

    £219£220£208Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£232£233£220

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Darlington £350, Chesterfield £493Chesterfield: £493Darlington: £350Chesterfield: £495Darlington: £351Chesterfield: £468Darlington: £332

    £350£351£332Chesterfield is higher£493£495£468

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Darlington £9.46, Chesterfield £8.39Chesterfield: £8.39Darlington: £9.46Chesterfield: £8.43Darlington: £9.50Chesterfield: £7.96Darlington: £8.97

    £9.46£9.50£8.97Darlington is higher£8.39£8.43£7.96

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Darlington £8.31, Chesterfield £8.11Chesterfield: £8.11Darlington: £8.31Chesterfield: £8.14Darlington: £8.34Chesterfield: £7.69Darlington: £7.88

    £8.31£8.34£7.88Darlington is higher£8.11£8.14£7.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Darlington £6.35, Chesterfield £4.77Chesterfield: £4.77Darlington: £6.35Chesterfield: £4.79Darlington: £6.37Chesterfield: £4.52Darlington: £6.02

    £6.35£6.37£6.02Darlington is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Darlington 1,006.5, Chesterfield 1,006.4Chesterfield: 1,006.4Darlington: 1,006.5

    1,006.5Darlington is higherDepends on how you count1,006.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Darlington 116.5, Chesterfield 121.8Chesterfield: 121.8Darlington: 116.5

    116.5Chesterfield is higher121.8

  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: Darlington 156.4, Chesterfield 172.3Chesterfield: 172.3Darlington: 156.4

    156.4Chesterfield 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: Darlington 79.1, Chesterfield 97.6Chesterfield: 97.6Darlington: 79.1

    79.1Chesterfield is higher97.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Darlington 214.6, Chesterfield 223.7Chesterfield: 223.7Darlington: 214.6

    214.6Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count223.7

  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: Darlington 29.9, Chesterfield 32.5Chesterfield: 32.5Darlington: 29.9

    29.9Chesterfield is higher32.5

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Darlington and Chesterfield, per person in the age group
MeasureDarlingtonChesterfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,795£4,815£4,548£5,206£5,229£4,938Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,696£12,750£12,042£12,825£12,880£12,165Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,225£2,235£2,111£2,325£2,334£2,205Chesterfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,435£11,484£10,847£11,500£11,549£10,908Chesterfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£485£487£460£462£464£438Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£747£750£708£833£837£790Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£28£30£31£29Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£535£538£508£669£672£635Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£168£169£160Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£136£136£129£152£153£145Chesterfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,722£1,729£1,633£1,662£1,670£1,577Darlington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£232£233£220Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£350£351£332£493£495£468Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.46£9.50£8.97£8.39£8.43£7.96Darlington
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.31£8.34£7.88£8.11£8.14£7.69Darlington
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.35£6.37£6.02£4.77£4.79£4.52Darlington
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.51,006.4Darlington
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026116.5121.8Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.4172.3Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.197.6Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026214.6223.7Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.932.5Chesterfield

Per resident

Darlington 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

Darlington Chesterfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Darlington £4,795, Chesterfield £5,206Chesterfield: £5,206Darlington: £4,795Chesterfield: £5,229Darlington: £4,815Chesterfield: £4,938Darlington: £4,548

    £4,795£4,815£4,548Chesterfield is higher£5,206£5,229£4,938

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Darlington £2,544, Chesterfield £2,714Chesterfield: £2,714Darlington: £2,544Chesterfield: £2,725Darlington: £2,555Chesterfield: £2,574Darlington: £2,413

    £2,544£2,555£2,413Chesterfield is higher£2,714£2,725£2,574

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Darlington £1,356, Chesterfield £1,419Chesterfield: £1,419Darlington: £1,356Chesterfield: £1,425Darlington: £1,362Chesterfield: £1,346Darlington: £1,286

    £1,356£1,362£1,286Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,419£1,425£1,346

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Darlington £2,291, Chesterfield £2,433Chesterfield: £2,433Darlington: £2,291Chesterfield: £2,444Darlington: £2,301Chesterfield: £2,308Darlington: £2,174

    £2,291£2,301£2,174Chesterfield is higher£2,433£2,444£2,308

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Darlington £97, Chesterfield £98Chesterfield: £98Darlington: £97Chesterfield: £98Darlington: £98Chesterfield: £93Darlington: £92

    £97£98£92Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£98£98£93

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Darlington £150, Chesterfield £176Chesterfield: £176Darlington: £150Chesterfield: £177Darlington: £150Chesterfield: £167Darlington: £142

    £150£150£142Chesterfield is higher£176£177£167

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Darlington £5.83, Chesterfield £6.44Chesterfield: £6.44Darlington: £5.83Chesterfield: £6.47Darlington: £5.85Chesterfield: £6.11Darlington: £5.53

    £5.83£5.85£5.53Chesterfield is higher£6.44£6.47£6.11

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Darlington £535, Chesterfield £669Chesterfield: £669Darlington: £535Chesterfield: £672Darlington: £538Chesterfield: £635Darlington: £508

    £535£538£508Chesterfield is higher£669£672£635

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Darlington £134, Chesterfield £168Chesterfield: £168Darlington: £134Chesterfield: £169Darlington: £134Chesterfield: £160Darlington: £127

    £134£134£127Chesterfield is higher£168£169£160

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Darlington £83, Chesterfield £93Chesterfield: £93Darlington: £83Chesterfield: £93Darlington: £83Chesterfield: £88Darlington: £78

    £83£83£78Chesterfield is higher£93£93£88

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Darlington £1,050, Chesterfield £1,015Chesterfield: £1,015Darlington: £1,050Chesterfield: £1,019Darlington: £1,054Chesterfield: £962Darlington: £996

    £1,050£1,054£996Darlington is higher£1,015£1,019£962

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Darlington £219, Chesterfield £232Chesterfield: £232Darlington: £219Chesterfield: £233Darlington: £220Chesterfield: £220Darlington: £208

    £219£220£208Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£232£233£220

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Darlington £213, Chesterfield £301Chesterfield: £301Darlington: £213Chesterfield: £302Darlington: £214Chesterfield: £286Darlington: £202

    £213£214£202Chesterfield is higher£301£302£286

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Darlington £5.77, Chesterfield £5.12Chesterfield: £5.12Darlington: £5.77Chesterfield: £5.15Darlington: £5.79Chesterfield: £4.86Darlington: £5.47

    £5.77£5.79£5.47Darlington is higher£5.12£5.15£4.86

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Darlington £5.06, Chesterfield £4.94Chesterfield: £4.94Darlington: £5.06Chesterfield: £4.97Darlington: £5.08Chesterfield: £4.69Darlington: £4.80

    £5.06£5.08£4.80Darlington is higher£4.94£4.97£4.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Darlington £6.35, Chesterfield £4.77Chesterfield: £4.77Darlington: £6.35Chesterfield: £4.79Darlington: £6.37Chesterfield: £4.52Darlington: £6.02

    £6.35£6.37£6.02Darlington is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 201.7, Chesterfield 213.0Chesterfield: 213.0Darlington: 201.7

    201.7Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count213.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 23.3, Chesterfield 25.8Chesterfield: 25.8Darlington: 23.3

    23.3Chesterfield is higher25.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 31.3, Chesterfield 36.5Chesterfield: 36.5Darlington: 31.3

    31.3Chesterfield is higher36.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 79.1, Chesterfield 97.6Chesterfield: 97.6Darlington: 79.1

    79.1Chesterfield is higher97.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 130.8, Chesterfield 136.5Chesterfield: 136.5Darlington: 130.8

    130.8Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count136.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 18.2, Chesterfield 19.8Chesterfield: 19.8Darlington: 18.2

    18.2Chesterfield is higher19.8

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Darlington and Chesterfield, per resident
MeasureDarlingtonChesterfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,795£4,815£4,548£5,206£5,229£4,938Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,544£2,555£2,413£2,714£2,725£2,574Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,356£1,362£1,286£1,419£1,425£1,346Chesterfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,291£2,301£2,174£2,433£2,444£2,308Chesterfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£98£98£93Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£150£150£142£176£177£167Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.83£5.85£5.53£6.44£6.47£6.11Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£535£538£508£669£672£635Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£168£169£160Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£83£83£78£93£93£88Chesterfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,050£1,054£996£1,015£1,019£962Darlington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£232£233£220Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202£301£302£286Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.77£5.79£5.47£5.12£5.15£4.86Darlington
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.06£5.08£4.80£4.94£4.97£4.69Darlington
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.35£6.37£6.02£4.77£4.79£4.52Darlington
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026201.7213.0Chesterfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.325.8Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.336.5Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.197.6Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026130.8136.5Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.219.8Chesterfield

Total

Darlington is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield on 13. 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

Darlington Chesterfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Darlington £537.7m, Chesterfield £550.9mChesterfield: £550.9mDarlington: £537.7mChesterfield: £553.2mDarlington: £540.0mChesterfield: £522.5mDarlington: £510.1m

    £537.7m£540.0m£510.1mChesterfield is higher£550.9m£553.2m£522.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Darlington £285.3m, Chesterfield £287.1mChesterfield: £287.1mDarlington: £285.3mChesterfield: £288.4mDarlington: £286.5mChesterfield: £272.4mDarlington: £270.6m

    £285.3m£286.5m£270.6mChesterfield is higher£287.1m£288.4m£272.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Darlington £152.1m, Chesterfield £150.1mChesterfield: £150.1mDarlington: £152.1mChesterfield: £150.8mDarlington: £152.7mChesterfield: £142.4mDarlington: £144.3m

    £152.1m£152.7m£144.3mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£150.1m£150.8m£142.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Darlington £257.0m, Chesterfield £257.5mChesterfield: £257.5mDarlington: £257.0mChesterfield: £258.6mDarlington: £258.1mChesterfield: £244.2mDarlington: £243.8m

    £257.0m£258.1m£243.8mChesterfield is higher£257.5m£258.6m£244.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Darlington £10.9m, Chesterfield £10.3mChesterfield: £10.3mDarlington: £10.9mChesterfield: £10.4mDarlington: £10.9mChesterfield: £9.8mDarlington: £10.3m

    £10.9m£10.9m£10.3mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Darlington £16.8m, Chesterfield £18.7mChesterfield: £18.7mDarlington: £16.8mChesterfield: £18.7mDarlington: £16.9mChesterfield: £17.7mDarlington: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.9m£15.9mChesterfield is higher£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Darlington £0.65m, Chesterfield £0.68mChesterfield: £0.68mDarlington: £0.65mChesterfield: £0.68mDarlington: £0.66mChesterfield: £0.65mDarlington: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.66m£0.62mChesterfield is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Darlington £60.0m, Chesterfield £70.8mChesterfield: £70.8mDarlington: £60.0mChesterfield: £71.1mDarlington: £60.3mChesterfield: £67.1mDarlington: £57.0m

    £60.0m£60.3m£57.0mChesterfield is higher£70.8m£71.1m£67.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Darlington £15.0m, Chesterfield £17.8mChesterfield: £17.8mDarlington: £15.0mChesterfield: £17.9mDarlington: £15.1mChesterfield: £16.9mDarlington: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.2mChesterfield is higher£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Darlington £9.3m, Chesterfield £9.8mChesterfield: £9.8mDarlington: £9.3mChesterfield: £9.9mDarlington: £9.3mChesterfield: £9.3mDarlington: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mChesterfield is higher£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Darlington £117.7m, Chesterfield £107.4mChesterfield: £107.4mDarlington: £117.7mChesterfield: £107.8mDarlington: £118.2mChesterfield: £101.8mDarlington: £111.6m

    £117.7m£118.2m£111.6mDarlington is higher£107.4m£107.8m£101.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Darlington £24.6m, Chesterfield £24.5mChesterfield: £24.5mDarlington: £24.6mChesterfield: £24.6mDarlington: £24.7mChesterfield: £23.3mDarlington: £23.3m

    £24.6m£24.7m£23.3mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Darlington £23.9m, Chesterfield £31.9mChesterfield: £31.9mDarlington: £23.9mChesterfield: £32.0mDarlington: £24.0mChesterfield: £30.2mDarlington: £22.7m

    £23.9m£24.0m£22.7mChesterfield is higher£31.9m£32.0m£30.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Darlington £0.65m, Chesterfield £0.54mChesterfield: £0.54mDarlington: £0.65mChesterfield: £0.54mDarlington: £0.65mChesterfield: £0.51mDarlington: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mDarlington is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Darlington £0.57m, Chesterfield £0.52mChesterfield: £0.52mDarlington: £0.57mChesterfield: £0.53mDarlington: £0.57mChesterfield: £0.50mDarlington: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mDarlington is higher£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Darlington £0.71m, Chesterfield £0.50mChesterfield: £0.50mDarlington: £0.71mChesterfield: £0.51mDarlington: £0.71mChesterfield: £0.48mDarlington: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.71m£0.68mDarlington is higher£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Darlington 22,620, Chesterfield 22,532Chesterfield: 22,532Darlington: 22,620

    22,620Darlington is higherDepends on how you count22,532

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Darlington 2,618, Chesterfield 2,727Chesterfield: 2,727Darlington: 2,618

    2,618Chesterfield is higher2,727

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Darlington 3,515, Chesterfield 3,858Chesterfield: 3,858Darlington: 3,515

    3,515Chesterfield is higher3,858

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Darlington 8,866, Chesterfield 10,331Chesterfield: 10,331Darlington: 8,866

    8,866Chesterfield is higher10,331

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Darlington 14,665, Chesterfield 14,444Chesterfield: 14,444Darlington: 14,665

    14,665Darlington is higherDepends on how you count14,444

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Darlington 2,044, Chesterfield 2,099Chesterfield: 2,099Darlington: 2,044

    2,044Chesterfield is higher2,099

Show the numbers
Darlington and Chesterfield, total
MeasureDarlingtonChesterfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£537.7m£540.0m£510.1m£550.9m£553.2m£522.5mChesterfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£285.3m£286.5m£270.6m£287.1m£288.4m£272.4mChesterfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£152.1m£152.7m£144.3m£150.1m£150.8m£142.4mDarlington
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£257.0m£258.1m£243.8m£257.5m£258.6m£244.2mChesterfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m£10.3m£10.4m£9.8mDarlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mChesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.66m£0.62m£0.68m£0.68m£0.65mChesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.0m£60.3m£57.0m£70.8m£71.1m£67.1mChesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mChesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£9.8m£9.9m£9.3mChesterfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£117.7m£118.2m£111.6m£107.4m£107.8m£101.8mDarlington
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m£24.5m£24.6m£23.3mDarlington
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m£31.9m£32.0m£30.2mChesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mDarlington
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.52m£0.53m£0.50mDarlington
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.71m£0.68m£0.50m£0.51m£0.48mDarlington
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,62022,532Darlington
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6182,727Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5153,858Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,86610,331Chesterfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,66514,444Darlington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0442,099Chesterfield

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.
  10. 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.
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