Compare local authorities · Yorkshire and The Humber and East Midlands
York and Charnwood
York is higher than Charnwood on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.
On 4 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
York is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Charnwood 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
York Charnwood
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,598£3,614£3,413Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£3,848£3,865£3,650
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,644£12,698£11,993Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£12,884£12,938£12,221
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,154£1,159£1,095Charnwood is higher£1,419£1,425£1,346
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,624£11,673£11,026Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£11,820£11,871£11,212
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£282£283£267Charnwood is higher£341£342£323
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£719£723£682York is higher£701£704£665
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£19£19£18Charnwood is higher£21£21£20
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£282£283£267Charnwood is higher£351£352£333
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£94£94£89York is higher£93£94£88
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£57£58£54Charnwood is higher£85£85£81
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£903£907£857Charnwood is higher£1,095£1,100£1,039
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£131£132£125York is higher£130£130£123
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£187£188£178Charnwood is higher£230£231£218
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.46£4.48£4.23Charnwood is higher£5.76£5.78£5.46
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1.76£1.77£1.67Charnwood is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.54£6.56£6.20York is higher£5.74£5.76£5.44
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,017.6York is higher1,016.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
72.9Charnwood is higher80.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
144.4Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count145.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
42.6Charnwood is higher51.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
111.0Charnwood is higher134.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
13.2Charnwood is higher19.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | York | Charnwood | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,598£3,614£3,413 | £3,848£3,865£3,650 | Charnwood |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,644£12,698£11,993 | £12,884£12,938£12,221 | Charnwood |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,154£1,159£1,095 | £1,419£1,425£1,346 | Charnwood |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,624£11,673£11,026 | £11,820£11,871£11,212 | Charnwood |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £282£283£267 | £341£342£323 | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £719£723£682 | £701£704£665 | York |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £19£19£18 | £21£21£20 | Charnwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £282£283£267 | £351£352£333 | Charnwood |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £94£94£89 | £93£94£88 | York |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £57£58£54 | £85£85£81 | Charnwood |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £903£907£857 | £1,095£1,100£1,039 | Charnwood |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £131£132£125 | £130£130£123 | York |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £187£188£178 | £230£231£218 | Charnwood |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.46£4.48£4.23 | £5.76£5.78£5.46 | Charnwood |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1.76£1.77£1.67 | £3.75£3.77£3.56 | Charnwood |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.54£6.56£6.20 | £5.74£5.76£5.44 | York |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,017.6 | 1,016.6 | York |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 72.9 | 80.9 | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 144.4 | 145.1 | Charnwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 42.6 | 51.7 | Charnwood |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 111.0 | 134.4 | Charnwood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 13.2 | 19.0 | Charnwood |
Per resident
York is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Charnwood 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
York Charnwood
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,598£3,614£3,413Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£3,848£3,865£3,650
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,320£2,330£2,201Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,361£2,371£2,239
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£765£768£725Charnwood is higher£908£912£861
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,133£2,142£2,023Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,166£2,175£2,055
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£52£52£49Charnwood is higher£62£63£59
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£132£133£125York is higher£128£129£122
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.48£3.49£3.30Charnwood is higher£3.87£3.89£3.67
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£282£283£267Charnwood is higher£351£352£333
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£94£94£89York is higher£93£94£88
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£38£38£36Charnwood is higher£54£55£52
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£598£601£567Charnwood is higher£701£704£665
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£131£132£125York is higher£130£130£123
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£124£125£118Charnwood is higher£147£148£139
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£2.95£2.96£2.80Charnwood is higher£3.68£3.69£3.49
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.17£1.18£1.11Charnwood is higher£2.40£2.41£2.28
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.54£6.56£6.20York is higher£5.74£5.76£5.44
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
186.8York is higher186.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.4Charnwood is higher14.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
26.5Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count26.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
42.6Charnwood is higher51.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
73.5Charnwood is higher86.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
8.7Charnwood is higher12.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | York | Charnwood | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,598£3,614£3,413 | £3,848£3,865£3,650 | Charnwood |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,320£2,330£2,201 | £2,361£2,371£2,239 | Charnwood |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £765£768£725 | £908£912£861 | Charnwood |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,133£2,142£2,023 | £2,166£2,175£2,055 | Charnwood |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £52£52£49 | £62£63£59 | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £132£133£125 | £128£129£122 | York |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.48£3.49£3.30 | £3.87£3.89£3.67 | Charnwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £282£283£267 | £351£352£333 | Charnwood |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £94£94£89 | £93£94£88 | York |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £38£38£36 | £54£55£52 | Charnwood |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £598£601£567 | £701£704£665 | Charnwood |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £131£132£125 | £130£130£123 | York |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £124£125£118 | £147£148£139 | Charnwood |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £2.95£2.96£2.80 | £3.68£3.69£3.49 | Charnwood |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.17£1.18£1.11 | £2.40£2.41£2.28 | Charnwood |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.54£6.56£6.20 | £5.74£5.76£5.44 | York |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 186.8 | 186.3 | York |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.4 | 14.8 | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 26.5 | 26.6 | Charnwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 42.6 | 51.7 | Charnwood |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 73.5 | 86.0 | Charnwood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 8.7 | 12.1 | Charnwood |
Total
York is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Charnwood 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
York Charnwood
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£749.3m£752.5m£710.7mYork is higherDepends on how you count£724.7m£727.8m£687.4m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£483.2m£485.3m£458.3mYork is higherDepends on how you count£444.6m£446.5m£421.7m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£159.2m£159.9m£151.0mCharnwood is higher£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£444.2m£446.1m£421.4mYork is higherDepends on how you count£407.9m£409.6m£386.9m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£10.8m£10.8m£10.2mCharnwood is higher£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£27.5m£27.6m£26.1mYork is higher£24.2m£24.3m£23.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.72m£0.73m£0.69mCharnwood is higher£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£58.7m£58.9m£55.7mCharnwood is higher£66.0m£66.3m£62.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£19.5m£19.6m£18.5mYork is higher£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.9m£7.9m£7.5mCharnwood is higher£10.2m£10.3m£9.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£124.6m£125.1m£118.2mCharnwood is higher£131.9m£132.5m£125.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£27.4m£27.5m£26.0mYork is higher£24.4m£24.6m£23.2m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£25.9m£26.0m£24.5mCharnwood is higher£27.7m£27.8m£26.2m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mCharnwood is higher£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mCharnwood is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mYork is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
38,890York is higher35,079
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,786Charnwood is higher2,793
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
5,519York is higherDepends on how you count5,008
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
8,870Charnwood is higher9,731
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
15,311Charnwood is higher16,188
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,815Charnwood is higher2,286
Show the numbers
| Measure | York | Charnwood | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £749.3m£752.5m£710.7m | £724.7m£727.8m£687.4m | York |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £483.2m£485.3m£458.3m | £444.6m£446.5m£421.7m | York |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £159.2m£159.9m£151.0m | £171.0m£171.7m£162.2m | Charnwood |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £444.2m£446.1m£421.4m | £407.9m£409.6m£386.9m | York |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £10.8m£10.8m£10.2m | £11.8m£11.8m£11.2m | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £27.5m£27.6m£26.1m | £24.2m£24.3m£23.0m | York |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.72m£0.73m£0.69m | £0.73m£0.73m£0.69m | Charnwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £58.7m£58.9m£55.7m | £66.0m£66.3m£62.6m | Charnwood |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £19.5m£19.6m£18.5m | £17.6m£17.6m£16.7m | York |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.9m£7.9m£7.5m | £10.2m£10.3m£9.7m | Charnwood |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £124.6m£125.1m£118.2m | £131.9m£132.5m£125.1m | Charnwood |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £27.4m£27.5m£26.0m | £24.4m£24.6m£23.2m | York |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £25.9m£26.0m£24.5m | £27.7m£27.8m£26.2m | Charnwood |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.61m£0.62m£0.58m | £0.69m£0.70m£0.66m | Charnwood |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.24m£0.24m£0.23m | £0.45m£0.45m£0.43m | Charnwood |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.4m£1.4m£1.3m | £1.1m£1.1m£1.0m | York |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 38,890 | 35,079 | York |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,786 | 2,793 | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 5,519 | 5,008 | York |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 8,870 | 9,731 | Charnwood |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 15,311 | 16,188 | Charnwood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,815 | 2,286 | Charnwood |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
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- 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.
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