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Blackpool and Gateshead

143,353 and 201,422 residents (mid-2024).

Blackpool is higher than Gateshead on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 4 of 22 in total.

On 14 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

Blackpool is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Gateshead 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

Blackpool Gateshead

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Blackpool £6,111, Gateshead £5,152Gateshead: £5,152Blackpool: £6,111Gateshead: £5,174Blackpool: £6,137Gateshead: £4,887Blackpool: £5,797

    £6,111£6,137£5,797Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£5,152£5,174£4,887

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Blackpool £12,977, Gateshead £13,156Gateshead: £13,156Blackpool: £12,977Gateshead: £13,212Blackpool: £13,033Gateshead: £12,479Blackpool: £12,310

    £12,977£13,033£12,310Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count£13,156£13,212£12,479

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackpool £3,594, Gateshead £2,484Gateshead: £2,484Blackpool: £3,594Gateshead: £2,494Blackpool: £3,609Gateshead: £2,356Blackpool: £3,409

    £3,594£3,609£3,409Blackpool is higher£2,484£2,494£2,356

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Blackpool £11,263, Gateshead £11,575Gateshead: £11,575Blackpool: £11,263Gateshead: £11,625Blackpool: £11,311Gateshead: £10,980Blackpool: £10,683

    £11,263£11,311£10,683Gateshead is higher£11,575£11,625£10,980

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Blackpool £745, Gateshead £583Gateshead: £583Blackpool: £745Gateshead: £586Blackpool: £748Gateshead: £553Blackpool: £707

    £745£748£707Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£583£586£553

  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: Blackpool £924, Gateshead £959Gateshead: £959Blackpool: £924Gateshead: £963Blackpool: £928Gateshead: £910Blackpool: £877

    £924£928£877Gateshead is higher£959£963£910

  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: Blackpool £45, Gateshead £38Gateshead: £38Blackpool: £45Gateshead: £38Blackpool: £46Gateshead: £36Blackpool: £43

    £45£46£43Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£38£38£36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Blackpool £818, Gateshead £637Gateshead: £637Blackpool: £818Gateshead: £640Blackpool: £822Gateshead: £604Blackpool: £776

    £818£822£776Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£637£640£604

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Blackpool £209, Gateshead £157Gateshead: £157Blackpool: £209Gateshead: £157Blackpool: £210Gateshead: £149Blackpool: £199

    £209£210£199Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£157£157£149

  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: Blackpool £197, Gateshead £163Gateshead: £163Blackpool: £197Gateshead: £163Blackpool: £197Gateshead: £154Blackpool: £187

    £197£197£187Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£163£163£154

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackpool £2,758, Gateshead £1,910Gateshead: £1,910Blackpool: £2,758Gateshead: £1,919Blackpool: £2,770Gateshead: £1,812Blackpool: £2,616

    £2,758£2,770£2,616Blackpool is higher£1,910£1,919£1,812

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Blackpool £314, Gateshead £266Gateshead: £266Blackpool: £314Gateshead: £267Blackpool: £315Gateshead: £252Blackpool: £298

    £314£315£298Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£266£267£252

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackpool £619, Gateshead £391Gateshead: £391Blackpool: £619Gateshead: £393Blackpool: £622Gateshead: £371Blackpool: £588

    £619£622£588Blackpool is higher£391£393£371

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackpool £6.53, Gateshead £8.70Gateshead: £8.70Blackpool: £6.53Gateshead: £8.73Blackpool: £6.55Gateshead: £8.25Blackpool: £6.19

    £6.53£6.55£6.19Gateshead is higher£8.70£8.73£8.25

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Blackpool £13, Gateshead £11Gateshead: £11Blackpool: £13Gateshead: £11Blackpool: £13Gateshead: £10Blackpool: £12

    £13£13£12Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Blackpool £9.35, Gateshead £7.10Gateshead: £7.10Blackpool: £9.35Gateshead: £7.13Blackpool: £9.39Gateshead: £6.73Blackpool: £8.87

    £9.35£9.39£8.87Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£7.10£7.13£6.73

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Blackpool 1,015.2, Gateshead 1,011.8Gateshead: 1,011.8Blackpool: 1,015.2

    1,015.2Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count1,011.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Blackpool 183.3, Gateshead 149.6Gateshead: 149.6Blackpool: 183.3

    183.3Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count149.6

  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: Blackpool 190.7, Gateshead 198.5Gateshead: 198.5Blackpool: 190.7

    190.7Gateshead is higher198.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 124.0, Gateshead 93.4Gateshead: 93.4Blackpool: 124.0

    124.0Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count93.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Blackpool 336.3, Gateshead 232.6Gateshead: 232.6Blackpool: 336.3

    336.3Blackpool is higher232.6

  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: Blackpool 43.6, Gateshead 36.0Gateshead: 36.0Blackpool: 43.6

    43.6Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count36.0

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Blackpool and Gateshead, per person in the age group
MeasureBlackpoolGatesheadHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6,111£6,137£5,797£5,152£5,174£4,887Blackpool
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,977£13,033£12,310£13,156£13,212£12,479Gateshead
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,594£3,609£3,409£2,484£2,494£2,356Blackpool
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,263£11,311£10,683£11,575£11,625£10,980Gateshead
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£745£748£707£583£586£553Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£924£928£877£959£963£910Gateshead
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£45£46£43£38£38£36Blackpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£818£822£776£637£640£604Blackpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£209£210£199£157£157£149Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£197£197£187£163£163£154Blackpool
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,758£2,770£2,616£1,910£1,919£1,812Blackpool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£314£315£298£266£267£252Blackpool
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£619£622£588£391£393£371Blackpool
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.53£6.55£6.19£8.70£8.73£8.25Gateshead
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£13£12£11£11£10Blackpool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.35£9.39£8.87£7.10£7.13£6.73Blackpool
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.21,011.8Blackpool
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026183.3149.6Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026190.7198.5Gateshead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026124.093.4Blackpool
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026336.3232.6Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.636.0Blackpool

Per resident

Blackpool is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Gateshead on 4. 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

Blackpool Gateshead

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Blackpool £6,111, Gateshead £5,152Gateshead: £5,152Blackpool: £6,111Gateshead: £5,174Blackpool: £6,137Gateshead: £4,887Blackpool: £5,797

    £6,111£6,137£5,797Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£5,152£5,174£4,887

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Blackpool £2,551, Gateshead £2,547Gateshead: £2,547Blackpool: £2,551Gateshead: £2,558Blackpool: £2,562Gateshead: £2,416Blackpool: £2,420

    £2,551£2,562£2,420Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£2,547£2,558£2,416

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Blackpool £2,209, Gateshead £1,539Gateshead: £1,539Blackpool: £2,209Gateshead: £1,545Blackpool: £2,219Gateshead: £1,460Blackpool: £2,095

    £2,209£2,219£2,095Blackpool is higher£1,539£1,545£1,460

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Blackpool £2,214, Gateshead £2,241Gateshead: £2,241Blackpool: £2,214Gateshead: £2,250Blackpool: £2,223Gateshead: £2,126Blackpool: £2,100

    £2,214£2,223£2,100Gateshead is higher£2,241£2,250£2,126

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Blackpool £146, Gateshead £113Gateshead: £113Blackpool: £146Gateshead: £113Blackpool: £147Gateshead: £107Blackpool: £139

    £146£147£139Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£113£113£107

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Blackpool £182, Gateshead £186Gateshead: £186Blackpool: £182Gateshead: £186Blackpool: £182Gateshead: £176Blackpool: £172

    £182£182£172Gateshead is higher£186£186£176

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Blackpool £8.92, Gateshead £7.38Gateshead: £7.38Blackpool: £8.92Gateshead: £7.41Blackpool: £8.96Gateshead: £7.00Blackpool: £8.46

    £8.92£8.96£8.46Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£7.38£7.41£7.00

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Blackpool £818, Gateshead £637Gateshead: £637Blackpool: £818Gateshead: £640Blackpool: £822Gateshead: £604Blackpool: £776

    £818£822£776Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£637£640£604

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Blackpool £209, Gateshead £157Gateshead: £157Blackpool: £209Gateshead: £157Blackpool: £210Gateshead: £149Blackpool: £199

    £209£210£199Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£157£157£149

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Blackpool £121, Gateshead £101Gateshead: £101Blackpool: £121Gateshead: £101Blackpool: £121Gateshead: £96Blackpool: £115

    £121£121£115Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Blackpool £1,696, Gateshead £1,184Gateshead: £1,184Blackpool: £1,696Gateshead: £1,189Blackpool: £1,703Gateshead: £1,123Blackpool: £1,608

    £1,696£1,703£1,608Blackpool is higher£1,184£1,189£1,123

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Blackpool £314, Gateshead £266Gateshead: £266Blackpool: £314Gateshead: £267Blackpool: £315Gateshead: £252Blackpool: £298

    £314£315£298Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£266£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Blackpool £381, Gateshead £242Gateshead: £242Blackpool: £381Gateshead: £243Blackpool: £382Gateshead: £230Blackpool: £361

    £381£382£361Blackpool is higher£242£243£230

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Blackpool £4.02, Gateshead £5.39Gateshead: £5.39Blackpool: £4.02Gateshead: £5.41Blackpool: £4.03Gateshead: £5.11Blackpool: £3.81

    £4.02£4.03£3.81Gateshead is higher£5.39£5.41£5.11

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Blackpool £7.97, Gateshead £6.67Gateshead: £6.67Blackpool: £7.97Gateshead: £6.70Blackpool: £8.00Gateshead: £6.33Blackpool: £7.56

    £7.97£8.00£7.56Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£6.67£6.70£6.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Blackpool £9.35, Gateshead £7.10Gateshead: £7.10Blackpool: £9.35Gateshead: £7.13Blackpool: £9.39Gateshead: £6.73Blackpool: £8.87

    £9.35£9.39£8.87Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£7.10£7.13£6.73

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 199.6, Gateshead 195.9Gateshead: 195.9Blackpool: 199.6

    199.6Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count195.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 36.0, Gateshead 29.0Gateshead: 29.0Blackpool: 36.0

    36.0Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count29.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 37.5, Gateshead 38.4Gateshead: 38.4Blackpool: 37.5

    37.5Gateshead is higher38.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 124.0, Gateshead 93.4Gateshead: 93.4Blackpool: 124.0

    124.0Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count93.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 206.7, Gateshead 144.1Gateshead: 144.1Blackpool: 206.7

    206.7Blackpool is higher144.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blackpool 26.8, Gateshead 22.3Gateshead: 22.3Blackpool: 26.8

    26.8Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count22.3

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Blackpool and Gateshead, per resident
MeasureBlackpoolGatesheadHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6,111£6,137£5,797£5,152£5,174£4,887Blackpool
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,551£2,562£2,420£2,547£2,558£2,416Blackpool
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,209£2,219£2,095£1,539£1,545£1,460Blackpool
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,214£2,223£2,100£2,241£2,250£2,126Gateshead
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£146£147£139£113£113£107Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£182£182£172£186£186£176Gateshead
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.92£8.96£8.46£7.38£7.41£7.00Blackpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£818£822£776£637£640£604Blackpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£209£210£199£157£157£149Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£121£115£101£101£96Blackpool
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,696£1,703£1,608£1,184£1,189£1,123Blackpool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£314£315£298£266£267£252Blackpool
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£381£382£361£242£243£230Blackpool
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.02£4.03£3.81£5.39£5.41£5.11Gateshead
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.97£8.00£7.56£6.67£6.70£6.33Blackpool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.35£9.39£8.87£7.10£7.13£6.73Blackpool
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026199.6195.9Blackpool
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202636.029.0Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.538.4Gateshead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026124.093.4Blackpool
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026206.7144.1Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.822.3Blackpool

Total

Blackpool is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Gateshead 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

Blackpool Gateshead

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Blackpool £876.0m, Gateshead £1.0bnGateshead: £1.0bnBlackpool: £876.0mGateshead: £1.0bnBlackpool: £879.8mGateshead: £984.3mBlackpool: £831.0m

    £876.0m£879.8m£831.0mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£1.0bn£1.0bn£984.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Blackpool £365.7m, Gateshead £513.0mGateshead: £513.0mBlackpool: £365.7mGateshead: £515.2mBlackpool: £367.2mGateshead: £486.6mBlackpool: £346.9m

    £365.7m£367.2m£346.9mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£513.0m£515.2m£486.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Blackpool £316.7m, Gateshead £309.9mGateshead: £309.9mBlackpool: £316.7mGateshead: £311.3mBlackpool: £318.0mGateshead: £294.0mBlackpool: £300.4m

    £316.7m£318.0m£300.4mBlackpool is higher£309.9m£311.3m£294.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Blackpool £317.4m, Gateshead £451.4mGateshead: £451.4mBlackpool: £317.4mGateshead: £453.3mBlackpool: £318.7mGateshead: £428.1mBlackpool: £301.0m

    £317.4m£318.7m£301.0mGateshead is higher£451.4m£453.3m£428.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Blackpool £21.0m, Gateshead £22.8mGateshead: £22.8mBlackpool: £21.0mGateshead: £22.8mBlackpool: £21.1mGateshead: £21.6mBlackpool: £19.9m

    £21.0m£21.1m£19.9mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£22.8m£22.8m£21.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Blackpool £26.0m, Gateshead £37.4mGateshead: £37.4mBlackpool: £26.0mGateshead: £37.6mBlackpool: £26.2mGateshead: £35.5mBlackpool: £24.7m

    £26.0m£26.2m£24.7mGateshead is higher£37.4m£37.6m£35.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Blackpool £1.3m, Gateshead £1.5mGateshead: £1.5mBlackpool: £1.3mGateshead: £1.5mBlackpool: £1.3mGateshead: £1.4mBlackpool: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Blackpool £117.3m, Gateshead £128.3mGateshead: £128.3mBlackpool: £117.3mGateshead: £128.8mBlackpool: £117.8mGateshead: £121.7mBlackpool: £111.2m

    £117.3m£117.8m£111.2mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£128.3m£128.8m£121.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Blackpool £30.0m, Gateshead £31.5mGateshead: £31.5mBlackpool: £30.0mGateshead: £31.7mBlackpool: £30.1mGateshead: £29.9mBlackpool: £28.5m

    £30.0m£30.1m£28.5mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Blackpool £17.3m, Gateshead £20.3mGateshead: £20.3mBlackpool: £17.3mGateshead: £20.4mBlackpool: £17.4mGateshead: £19.2mBlackpool: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.4m£16.4mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£20.3m£20.4m£19.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Blackpool £243.1m, Gateshead £238.4mGateshead: £238.4mBlackpool: £243.1mGateshead: £239.4mBlackpool: £244.1mGateshead: £226.1mBlackpool: £230.6m

    £243.1m£244.1m£230.6mBlackpool is higher£238.4m£239.4m£226.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Blackpool £45.0m, Gateshead £53.5mGateshead: £53.5mBlackpool: £45.0mGateshead: £53.7mBlackpool: £45.2mGateshead: £50.7mBlackpool: £42.7m

    £45.0m£45.2m£42.7mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£53.5m£53.7m£50.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Blackpool £54.6m, Gateshead £48.8mGateshead: £48.8mBlackpool: £54.6mGateshead: £49.0mBlackpool: £54.8mGateshead: £46.3mBlackpool: £51.8m

    £54.6m£54.8m£51.8mBlackpool is higher£48.8m£49.0m£46.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Blackpool £0.58m, Gateshead £1.1mGateshead: £1.1mBlackpool: £0.58mGateshead: £1.1mBlackpool: £0.58mGateshead: £1.0mBlackpool: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mGateshead is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Blackpool £1.1m, Gateshead £1.3mGateshead: £1.3mBlackpool: £1.1mGateshead: £1.3mBlackpool: £1.1mGateshead: £1.3mBlackpool: £1.1m

    £1.1mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£1.3m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Blackpool £1.3m, Gateshead £1.4mGateshead: £1.4mBlackpool: £1.3mGateshead: £1.4mBlackpool: £1.3mGateshead: £1.4mBlackpool: £1.3m

    £1.3mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Blackpool 28,606, Gateshead 39,453Gateshead: 39,453Blackpool: 28,606

    28,606Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count39,453

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Blackpool 5,164, Gateshead 5,835Gateshead: 5,835Blackpool: 5,164

    5,164Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count5,835

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Blackpool 5,374, Gateshead 7,739Gateshead: 7,739Blackpool: 5,374

    5,374Gateshead is higher7,739

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Blackpool 17,780, Gateshead 18,815Gateshead: 18,815Blackpool: 17,780

    17,780Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count18,815

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Blackpool 29,630, Gateshead 29,027Gateshead: 29,027Blackpool: 29,630

    29,630Blackpool is higher29,027

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Blackpool 3,840, Gateshead 4,495Gateshead: 4,495Blackpool: 3,840

    3,840Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count4,495

Show the numbers
Blackpool and Gateshead, total
MeasureBlackpoolGatesheadHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£876.0m£879.8m£831.0m£1.0bn£1.0bn£984.3mGateshead
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£365.7m£367.2m£346.9m£513.0m£515.2m£486.6mGateshead
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£316.7m£318.0m£300.4m£309.9m£311.3m£294.0mBlackpool
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£317.4m£318.7m£301.0m£451.4m£453.3m£428.1mGateshead
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m£22.8m£22.8m£21.6mGateshead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.0m£26.2m£24.7m£37.4m£37.6m£35.5mGateshead
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mGateshead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£117.3m£117.8m£111.2m£128.3m£128.8m£121.7mGateshead
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m£31.5m£31.7m£29.9mGateshead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m£20.3m£20.4m£19.2mGateshead
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£243.1m£244.1m£230.6m£238.4m£239.4m£226.1mBlackpool
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£45.0m£45.2m£42.7m£53.5m£53.7m£50.7mGateshead
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£54.6m£54.8m£51.8m£48.8m£49.0m£46.3mBlackpool
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mGateshead
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.3mGateshead
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.4mGateshead
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,60639,453Gateshead
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,1645,835Gateshead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,3747,739Gateshead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202617,78018,815Gateshead
Universal Credittotal, May 202629,63029,027Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,8404,495Gateshead

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.
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  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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