Compare local authorities · North East and East Midlands
Darlington and Mansfield
Darlington is higher than Mansfield on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.
On 3 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
Darlington is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Mansfield 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
Darlington Mansfield
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,795£4,815£4,548Mansfield is higher£4,970£4,991£4,714
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,696£12,750£12,042Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,818£12,873£12,158
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,225£2,235£2,111Mansfield is higher£2,462£2,473£2,335
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,435£11,484£10,847Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,509£11,558£10,917
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£485£487£460Darlington is higher£438£440£415
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£747£750£708Mansfield is higher£843£847£800
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£29£29£28Darlington is higher£28£28£27
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£535£538£508Mansfield is higher£650£653£616
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£134£134£127Mansfield is higher£179£180£170
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£136£136£129Mansfield is higher£166£167£157
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,722£1,729£1,633Mansfield is higher£1,807£1,815£1,714
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£219£220£208Mansfield is higher£227£228£216
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£350£351£332Mansfield is higher£472£474£448
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.46£9.50£8.97Darlington is higher£7.20£7.23£6.83
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.31£8.34£7.88Mansfield is higher£9.59£9.63£9.10
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.35£6.37£6.02Darlington is higher£4.85£4.87£4.60
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,006.5Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count1,021.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
116.5Darlington is higher108.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
156.4Mansfield is higher178.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
79.1Mansfield is higher92.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
214.6Mansfield is higher233.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
29.9Mansfield is higher35.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | Darlington | Mansfield | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,795£4,815£4,548 | £4,970£4,991£4,714 | Mansfield |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,696£12,750£12,042 | £12,818£12,873£12,158 | Mansfield |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,225£2,235£2,111 | £2,462£2,473£2,335 | Mansfield |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,435£11,484£10,847 | £11,509£11,558£10,917 | Mansfield |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £485£487£460 | £438£440£415 | Darlington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £747£750£708 | £843£847£800 | Mansfield |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £29£29£28 | £28£28£27 | Darlington |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £535£538£508 | £650£653£616 | Mansfield |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £134£134£127 | £179£180£170 | Mansfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £136£136£129 | £166£167£157 | Mansfield |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,722£1,729£1,633 | £1,807£1,815£1,714 | Mansfield |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £219£220£208 | £227£228£216 | Mansfield |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £350£351£332 | £472£474£448 | Mansfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.46£9.50£8.97 | £7.20£7.23£6.83 | Darlington |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.31£8.34£7.88 | £9.59£9.63£9.10 | Mansfield |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.35£6.37£6.02 | £4.85£4.87£4.60 | Darlington |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,006.5 | 1,021.8 | Mansfield |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 116.5 | 108.7 | Darlington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 156.4 | 178.5 | Mansfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 79.1 | 92.6 | Mansfield |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 214.6 | 233.7 | Mansfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 29.9 | 35.0 | Mansfield |
Per resident
Darlington is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Mansfield 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
Darlington Mansfield
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,795£4,815£4,548Mansfield is higher£4,970£4,991£4,714
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,544£2,555£2,413Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£2,392£2,402£2,269
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,356£1,362£1,286Mansfield is higher£1,517£1,524£1,439
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,291£2,301£2,174Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£2,147£2,157£2,037
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£97£98£92Darlington is higher£82£82£77
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£150£150£142Mansfield is higher£157£158£149
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.83£5.85£5.53Darlington is higher£5.22£5.24£4.95
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£535£538£508Mansfield is higher£650£653£616
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£134£134£127Mansfield is higher£179£180£170
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£83£83£78Mansfield is higher£102£103£97
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,050£1,054£996Mansfield is higher£1,114£1,118£1,056
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£219£220£208Mansfield is higher£227£228£216
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£213£214£202Mansfield is higher£291£292£276
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.77£5.79£5.47Darlington is higher£4.44£4.46£4.21
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.06£5.08£4.80Mansfield is higher£5.91£5.94£5.61
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.35£6.37£6.02Darlington is higher£4.85£4.87£4.60
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
201.7Darlington is higherDepends on how you count190.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
23.3Darlington is higher20.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
31.3Mansfield is higher33.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
79.1Mansfield is higher92.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
130.8Mansfield is higher144.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.2Mansfield is higher21.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Darlington | Mansfield | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,795£4,815£4,548 | £4,970£4,991£4,714 | Mansfield |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,544£2,555£2,413 | £2,392£2,402£2,269 | Darlington |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,356£1,362£1,286 | £1,517£1,524£1,439 | Mansfield |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,291£2,301£2,174 | £2,147£2,157£2,037 | Darlington |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £97£98£92 | £82£82£77 | Darlington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £150£150£142 | £157£158£149 | Mansfield |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.83£5.85£5.53 | £5.22£5.24£4.95 | Darlington |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £535£538£508 | £650£653£616 | Mansfield |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £134£134£127 | £179£180£170 | Mansfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £83£83£78 | £102£103£97 | Mansfield |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,050£1,054£996 | £1,114£1,118£1,056 | Mansfield |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £219£220£208 | £227£228£216 | Mansfield |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £213£214£202 | £291£292£276 | Mansfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.77£5.79£5.47 | £4.44£4.46£4.21 | Darlington |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.06£5.08£4.80 | £5.91£5.94£5.61 | Mansfield |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.35£6.37£6.02 | £4.85£4.87£4.60 | Darlington |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 201.7 | 190.7 | Darlington |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 23.3 | 20.3 | Darlington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 31.3 | 33.3 | Mansfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 79.1 | 92.6 | Mansfield |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 130.8 | 144.0 | Mansfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.2 | 21.6 | Mansfield |
Total
Darlington is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Mansfield 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
Darlington Mansfield
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£537.7m£540.0m£510.1mMansfield is higher£563.0m£565.4m£534.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£285.3m£286.5m£270.6mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£270.9m£272.1m£257.0m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£152.1m£152.7m£144.3mMansfield is higher£171.9m£172.6m£163.0m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£257.0m£258.1m£243.8mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£243.3m£244.3m£230.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mDarlington is higher£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.8m£16.9m£15.9mMansfield is higher£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.65m£0.66m£0.62mDarlington is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£60.0m£60.3m£57.0mMansfield is higher£73.6m£73.9m£69.8m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.0m£15.1m£14.2mMansfield is higher£20.3m£20.3m£19.2m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mMansfield is higher£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£117.7m£118.2m£111.6mMansfield is higher£126.2m£126.7m£119.7m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£24.6m£24.7m£23.3mMansfield is higher£25.8m£25.9m£24.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mMansfield is higher£33.0m£33.1m£31.3m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mDarlington is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mMansfield is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.64m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.71m£0.71m£0.68mDarlington is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
22,620Darlington is higherDepends on how you count21,599
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,618Darlington is higher2,298
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,515Mansfield is higher3,774
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
8,866Mansfield is higher10,495
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
14,665Mansfield is higher16,315
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,044Mansfield is higher2,441
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| Measure | Darlington | Mansfield | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £537.7m£540.0m£510.1m | £563.0m£565.4m£534.1m | Mansfield |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £285.3m£286.5m£270.6m | £270.9m£272.1m£257.0m | Darlington |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £152.1m£152.7m£144.3m | £171.9m£172.6m£163.0m | Mansfield |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £257.0m£258.1m£243.8m | £243.3m£244.3m£230.8m | Darlington |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £10.9m£10.9m£10.3m | £9.3m£9.3m£8.8m | Darlington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.8m£16.9m£15.9m | £17.8m£17.9m£16.9m | Mansfield |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.65m£0.66m£0.62m | £0.59m£0.59m£0.56m | Darlington |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £60.0m£60.3m£57.0m | £73.6m£73.9m£69.8m | Mansfield |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.0m£15.1m£14.2m | £20.3m£20.3m£19.2m | Mansfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.3m£9.3m£8.8m | £11.6m£11.6m£11.0m | Mansfield |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £117.7m£118.2m£111.6m | £126.2m£126.7m£119.7m | Mansfield |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £24.6m£24.7m£23.3m | £25.8m£25.9m£24.4m | Mansfield |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £23.9m£24.0m£22.7m | £33.0m£33.1m£31.3m | Mansfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.65m£0.65m£0.61m | £0.50m£0.50m£0.48m | Darlington |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.57m£0.57m£0.54m | £0.67m£0.67m£0.64m | Mansfield |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.71m£0.71m£0.68m | £0.55m£0.55m£0.52m | Darlington |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 22,620 | 21,599 | Darlington |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,618 | 2,298 | Darlington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,515 | 3,774 | Mansfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 8,866 | 10,495 | Mansfield |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 14,665 | 16,315 | Mansfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,044 | 2,441 | Mansfield |
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.