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Derby and Tameside

273,656 and 238,895 residents (mid-2024).

Derby is higher than Tameside on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 21 per resident and 19 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Derby is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Tameside 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

Derby Tameside

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Derby £4,489, Tameside £4,842Tameside: £4,842Derby: £4,489Tameside: £4,863Derby: £4,508Tameside: £4,593Derby: £4,258

    £4,489£4,508£4,258Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£4,842£4,863£4,593

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Derby £12,585, Tameside £13,058Tameside: £13,058Derby: £12,585Tameside: £13,113Derby: £12,638Tameside: £12,386Derby: £11,937

    £12,585£12,638£11,937Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£13,058£13,113£12,386

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Derby £2,498, Tameside £2,617Tameside: £2,617Derby: £2,498Tameside: £2,628Derby: £2,509Tameside: £2,482Derby: £2,370

    £2,498£2,509£2,370Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£2,617£2,628£2,482

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Derby £11,117, Tameside £11,664Tameside: £11,664Derby: £11,117Tameside: £11,714Derby: £11,164Tameside: £11,064Derby: £10,545

    £11,117£11,164£10,545Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£11,664£11,714£11,064

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Derby £643, Tameside £561Tameside: £561Derby: £643Tameside: £563Derby: £645Tameside: £532Derby: £610

    £643£645£610Derby is higher£561£563£532

  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: Derby £792, Tameside £797Tameside: £797Derby: £792Tameside: £801Derby: £795Tameside: £756Derby: £751

    £792£795£751Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£797£801£756

  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: Derby £34, Tameside £35Tameside: £35Derby: £34Tameside: £35Derby: £34Tameside: £34Derby: £32

    £34£34£32Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£35£35£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Derby £547, Tameside £581Tameside: £581Derby: £547Tameside: £583Derby: £549Tameside: £551Derby: £519

    £547£549£519Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£581£583£551

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Derby £145, Tameside £179Tameside: £179Derby: £145Tameside: £180Derby: £145Tameside: £170Derby: £137

    £145£145£137Tameside is higher£179£180£170

  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: Derby £167, Tameside £136Tameside: £136Derby: £167Tameside: £137Derby: £167Tameside: £129Derby: £158

    £167£167£158Derby is higher£136£137£129

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Derby £1,966, Tameside £2,048Tameside: £2,048Derby: £1,966Tameside: £2,057Derby: £1,975Tameside: £1,943Derby: £1,865

    £1,966£1,975£1,865Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£2,048£2,057£1,943

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Derby £260, Tameside £265Tameside: £265Derby: £260Tameside: £267Derby: £261Tameside: £252Derby: £247

    £260£261£247Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£265£267£252

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Derby £349, Tameside £418Tameside: £418Derby: £349Tameside: £419Derby: £351Tameside: £396Derby: £331

    £349£351£331Tameside is higher£418£419£396

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Derby £7.55, Tameside £7.69Tameside: £7.69Derby: £7.55Tameside: £7.72Derby: £7.58Tameside: £7.29Derby: £7.16

    £7.55£7.58£7.16Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£7.69£7.72£7.29

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Derby £8.50, Tameside £7.03Tameside: £7.03Derby: £8.50Tameside: £7.06Derby: £8.53Tameside: £6.67Derby: £8.06

    £8.50£8.53£8.06Derby is higher£7.03£7.06£6.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Derby £6.17, Tameside £5.45Tameside: £5.45Derby: £6.17Tameside: £5.47Derby: £6.19Tameside: £5.17Derby: £5.85

    £6.17£6.19£5.85Derby is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Derby 994.2, Tameside 1,011.1Tameside: 1,011.1Derby: 994.2

    994.2Tameside is higherDepends on how you count1,011.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Derby 131.0, Tameside 142.0Tameside: 142.0Derby: 131.0

    131.0Tameside is higher142.0

  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: Derby 165.9, Tameside 169.7Tameside: 169.7Derby: 165.9

    165.9Tameside is higherDepends on how you count169.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Derby 79.7, Tameside 87.2Tameside: 87.2Derby: 79.7

    79.7Tameside is higherDepends on how you count87.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Derby 238.4, Tameside 249.2Tameside: 249.2Derby: 238.4

    238.4Tameside is higherDepends on how you count249.2

  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: Derby 37.2, Tameside 30.2Tameside: 30.2Derby: 37.2

    37.2Derby is higher30.2

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Derby and Tameside, per person in the age group
MeasureDerbyTamesideHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,489£4,508£4,258£4,842£4,863£4,593Tameside
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,585£12,638£11,937£13,058£13,113£12,386Tameside
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,498£2,509£2,370£2,617£2,628£2,482Tameside
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,117£11,164£10,545£11,664£11,714£11,064Tameside
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£643£645£610£561£563£532Derby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£792£795£751£797£801£756Tameside
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£32£35£35£34Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£547£549£519£581£583£551Tameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£145£137£179£180£170Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£167£167£158£136£137£129Derby
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,966£1,975£1,865£2,048£2,057£1,943Tameside
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£260£261£247£265£267£252Tameside
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£349£351£331£418£419£396Tameside
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.55£7.58£7.16£7.69£7.72£7.29Tameside
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.50£8.53£8.06£7.03£7.06£6.67Derby
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.17£6.19£5.85£5.45£5.47£5.17Derby
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026994.21,011.1Tameside
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026131.0142.0Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026165.9169.7Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.787.2Tameside
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026238.4249.2Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202637.230.2Derby

Per resident

Derby is higher on 5 of 21 measures, and Tameside 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

Derby Tameside

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Derby £4,489, Tameside £4,842Tameside: £4,842Derby: £4,489Tameside: £4,863Derby: £4,508Tameside: £4,593Derby: £4,258

    £4,489£4,508£4,258Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£4,842£4,863£4,593

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Derby £1,931, Tameside £2,165Tameside: £2,165Derby: £1,931Tameside: £2,175Derby: £1,940Tameside: £2,054Derby: £1,832

    £1,931£1,940£1,832Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£2,165£2,175£2,054

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Derby £1,600, Tameside £1,646Tameside: £1,646Derby: £1,600Tameside: £1,653Derby: £1,606Tameside: £1,561Derby: £1,517

    £1,600£1,606£1,517Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£1,646£1,653£1,561

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Derby £1,706, Tameside £1,934Tameside: £1,934Derby: £1,706Tameside: £1,943Derby: £1,713Tameside: £1,835Derby: £1,618

    £1,706£1,713£1,618Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£1,934£1,943£1,835

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Derby £99, Tameside £93Tameside: £93Derby: £99Tameside: £93Derby: £99Tameside: £88Derby: £94

    £99£99£94Derby is higher£93£93£88

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Derby £121, Tameside £132Tameside: £132Derby: £121Tameside: £133Derby: £122Tameside: £125Derby: £115

    £121£122£115Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£132£133£125

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Derby £5.14, Tameside £5.86Tameside: £5.86Derby: £5.14Tameside: £5.89Derby: £5.17Tameside: £5.56Derby: £4.88

    £5.14£5.17£4.88Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£5.86£5.89£5.56

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Derby £547, Tameside £581Tameside: £581Derby: £547Tameside: £583Derby: £549Tameside: £551Derby: £519

    £547£549£519Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£581£583£551

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Derby £145, Tameside £179Tameside: £179Derby: £145Tameside: £180Derby: £145Tameside: £170Derby: £137

    £145£145£137Tameside is higher£179£180£170

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Derby £107, Tameside £86Tameside: £86Derby: £107Tameside: £86Derby: £107Tameside: £81Derby: £101

    £107£107£101Derby is higher£86£86£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Derby £1,259, Tameside £1,288Tameside: £1,288Derby: £1,259Tameside: £1,294Derby: £1,264Tameside: £1,222Derby: £1,194

    £1,259£1,264£1,194Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£1,288£1,294£1,222

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Derby £260, Tameside £265Tameside: £265Derby: £260Tameside: £267Derby: £261Tameside: £252Derby: £247

    £260£261£247Tameside is higherDepends on how you count£265£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Derby £224, Tameside £263Tameside: £263Derby: £224Tameside: £264Derby: £225Tameside: £249Derby: £212

    £224£225£212Tameside is higher£263£264£249

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Derby £4.83, Tameside £4.83Tameside: £4.83Derby: £4.83Tameside: £4.85Derby: £4.85Tameside: £4.58Derby: £4.58

    £4.83£4.85£4.58No difference to showDepends on how you count£4.83£4.85£4.58

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Derby £5.44, Tameside £4.42Tameside: £4.42Derby: £5.44Tameside: £4.44Derby: £5.46Tameside: £4.19Derby: £5.16

    £5.44£5.46£5.16Derby is higher£4.42£4.44£4.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Derby £6.17, Tameside £5.45Tameside: £5.45Derby: £6.17Tameside: £5.47Derby: £6.19Tameside: £5.17Derby: £5.85

    £6.17£6.19£5.85Derby is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Derby 152.6, Tameside 167.7Tameside: 167.7Derby: 152.6

    152.6Tameside is higherDepends on how you count167.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Derby 20.1, Tameside 23.5Tameside: 23.5Derby: 20.1

    20.1Tameside is higher23.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Derby 25.5, Tameside 28.1Tameside: 28.1Derby: 25.5

    25.5Tameside is higherDepends on how you count28.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Derby 79.7, Tameside 87.2Tameside: 87.2Derby: 79.7

    79.7Tameside is higherDepends on how you count87.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Derby 152.7, Tameside 156.7Tameside: 156.7Derby: 152.7

    152.7Tameside is higherDepends on how you count156.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Derby 23.8, Tameside 19.0Tameside: 19.0Derby: 23.8

    23.8Derby is higher19.0

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Derby and Tameside, per resident
MeasureDerbyTamesideHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,489£4,508£4,258£4,842£4,863£4,593Tameside
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,931£1,940£1,832£2,165£2,175£2,054Tameside
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,600£1,606£1,517£1,646£1,653£1,561Tameside
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,706£1,713£1,618£1,934£1,943£1,835Tameside
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£99£99£94£93£93£88Derby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£132£133£125Tameside
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.14£5.17£4.88£5.86£5.89£5.56Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£547£549£519£581£583£551Tameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£145£137£179£180£170Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£86£86£81Derby
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,259£1,264£1,194£1,288£1,294£1,222Tameside
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£260£261£247£265£267£252Tameside
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£224£225£212£263£264£249Tameside
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£4.83£4.85£4.58
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.44£5.46£5.16£4.42£4.44£4.19Derby
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.17£6.19£5.85£5.45£5.47£5.17Derby
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026152.6167.7Tameside
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.123.5Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.528.1Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.787.2Tameside
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026152.7156.7Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.819.0Derby

Total

Derby is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Tameside on 3. 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

Derby Tameside

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Derby £1.2bn, Tameside £1.2bnTameside: £1.2bnDerby: £1.2bnTameside: £1.2bnDerby: £1.2bnTameside: £1.1bnDerby: £1.2bn

    £1.2bnDerby is higherDepends on how you count£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Derby £528.6m, Tameside £517.3mTameside: £517.3mDerby: £528.6mTameside: £519.5mDerby: £530.8mTameside: £490.7mDerby: £501.4m

    £528.6m£530.8m£501.4mDerby is higherDepends on how you count£517.3m£519.5m£490.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Derby £437.7m, Tameside £393.2mTameside: £393.2mDerby: £437.7mTameside: £394.9mDerby: £439.6mTameside: £373.0mDerby: £415.2m

    £437.7m£439.6m£415.2mDerby is higherDepends on how you count£393.2m£394.9m£373.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Derby £466.9m, Tameside £462.1mTameside: £462.1mDerby: £466.9mTameside: £464.1mDerby: £468.9mTameside: £438.3mDerby: £442.9m

    £466.9m£468.9m£442.9mDerby is higherDepends on how you count£462.1m£464.1m£438.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Derby £27.0m, Tameside £22.2mTameside: £22.2mDerby: £27.0mTameside: £22.3mDerby: £27.1mTameside: £21.1mDerby: £25.6m

    £27.0m£27.1m£25.6mDerby is higher£22.2m£22.3m£21.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Derby £33.2m, Tameside £31.6mTameside: £31.6mDerby: £33.2mTameside: £31.7mDerby: £33.4mTameside: £30.0mDerby: £31.5m

    £33.2m£33.4m£31.5mDerby is higherDepends on how you count£31.6m£31.7m£30.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Derby £1.4m, Tameside £1.4mTameside: £1.4mDerby: £1.4mTameside: £1.4mDerby: £1.4mTameside: £1.3mDerby: £1.3m

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

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Derby £149.6m, Tameside £138.7mTameside: £138.7mDerby: £149.6mTameside: £139.3mDerby: £150.3mTameside: £131.6mDerby: £141.9m

    £149.6m£150.3m£141.9mDerby is higherDepends on how you count£138.7m£139.3m£131.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Derby £39.6m, Tameside £42.9mTameside: £42.9mDerby: £39.6mTameside: £43.1mDerby: £39.8mTameside: £40.7mDerby: £37.6m

    £39.6m£39.8m£37.6mTameside is higher£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Derby £29.2m, Tameside £20.5mTameside: £20.5mDerby: £29.2mTameside: £20.6mDerby: £29.3mTameside: £19.4mDerby: £27.7m

    £29.2m£29.3m£27.7mDerby is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Derby £344.5m, Tameside £307.8mTameside: £307.8mDerby: £344.5mTameside: £309.1mDerby: £346.0mTameside: £291.9mDerby: £326.8m

    £344.5m£346.0m£326.8mDerby is higherDepends on how you count£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Derby £71.2m, Tameside £63.4mTameside: £63.4mDerby: £71.2mTameside: £63.7mDerby: £71.5mTameside: £60.1mDerby: £67.6m

    £71.2m£71.5m£67.6mDerby is higherDepends on how you count£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Derby £61.2m, Tameside £62.8mTameside: £62.8mDerby: £61.2mTameside: £63.0mDerby: £61.5mTameside: £59.5mDerby: £58.1m

    £61.2m£61.5m£58.1mTameside is higher£62.8m£63.0m£59.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Derby £1.3m, Tameside £1.2mTameside: £1.2mDerby: £1.3mTameside: £1.2mDerby: £1.3mTameside: £1.1mDerby: £1.3m

    £1.3mDerby is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Derby £1.5m, Tameside £1.1mTameside: £1.1mDerby: £1.5mTameside: £1.1mDerby: £1.5mTameside: £1.0mDerby: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mDerby is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Derby £1.7m, Tameside £1.3mTameside: £1.3mDerby: £1.7mTameside: £1.3mDerby: £1.7mTameside: £1.2mDerby: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mDerby is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Derby 41,755, Tameside 40,058Tameside: 40,058Derby: 41,755

    41,755Derby is higherDepends on how you count40,058

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Derby 5,502, Tameside 5,624Tameside: 5,624Derby: 5,502

    5,502Tameside is higher5,624

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Derby 6,969, Tameside 6,721Tameside: 6,721Derby: 6,969

    6,969Derby is higherDepends on how you count6,721

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Derby 21,822, Tameside 20,840Tameside: 20,840Derby: 21,822

    21,822Derby is higherDepends on how you count20,840

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Derby 41,778, Tameside 37,442Tameside: 37,442Derby: 41,778

    41,778Derby is higherDepends on how you count37,442

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Derby 6,514, Tameside 4,544Tameside: 4,544Derby: 6,514

    6,514Derby is higher4,544

Show the numbers
Derby and Tameside, total
MeasureDerbyTamesideHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnDerby
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£528.6m£530.8m£501.4m£517.3m£519.5m£490.7mDerby
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£437.7m£439.6m£415.2m£393.2m£394.9m£373.0mDerby
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£466.9m£468.9m£442.9m£462.1m£464.1m£438.3mDerby
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£27.0m£27.1m£25.6m£22.2m£22.3m£21.1mDerby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.2m£33.4m£31.5m£31.6m£31.7m£30.0mDerby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mDerby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£149.6m£150.3m£141.9m£138.7m£139.3m£131.6mDerby
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.6m£39.8m£37.6m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mTameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.2m£29.3m£27.7m£20.5m£20.6m£19.4mDerby
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£344.5m£346.0m£326.8m£307.8m£309.1m£291.9mDerby
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£71.2m£71.5m£67.6m£63.4m£63.7m£60.1mDerby
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£61.2m£61.5m£58.1m£62.8m£63.0m£59.5mTameside
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mDerby
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mDerby
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mDerby
State Pensiontotal, March 202641,75540,058Derby
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,5025,624Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,9696,721Derby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202621,82220,840Derby
Universal Credittotal, May 202641,77837,442Derby
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,5144,544Derby

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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