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Nottingham and Newcastle upon Tyne

330,561 and 318,852 residents (mid-2024).

Nottingham is higher than Newcastle upon Tyne on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Nottingham is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne 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

Nottingham Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Nottingham £4,414, Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Nottingham: £4,414Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Nottingham: £4,433Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033Nottingham: £4,187

    £4,414£4,433£4,187Nottingham is higher£4,252£4,270£4,033

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Nottingham £13,100, Newcastle upon Tyne £12,985Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,985Nottingham: £13,100Newcastle upon Tyne: £13,040Nottingham: £13,156Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,317Nottingham: £12,426

    £13,100£13,156£12,426Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count£12,985£13,040£12,317

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Nottingham £2,635, Newcastle upon Tyne £2,187Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,187Nottingham: £2,635Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,196Nottingham: £2,647Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,074Nottingham: £2,500

    £2,635£2,647£2,500Nottingham is higher£2,187£2,196£2,074

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Nottingham £11,335, Newcastle upon Tyne £11,326Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,326Nottingham: £11,335Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,374Nottingham: £11,384Newcastle upon Tyne: £10,743Nottingham: £10,752

    £11,335£11,384£10,752Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count£11,326£11,374£10,743

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Nottingham £925, Newcastle upon Tyne £739Newcastle upon Tyne: £739Nottingham: £925Newcastle upon Tyne: £742Nottingham: £929Newcastle upon Tyne: £701Nottingham: £877

    £925£929£877Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count£739£742£701

  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: Nottingham £789, Newcastle upon Tyne £878Newcastle upon Tyne: £878Nottingham: £789Newcastle upon Tyne: £882Nottingham: £793Newcastle upon Tyne: £833Nottingham: £749

    £789£793£749Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£878£882£833

  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: Nottingham £50, Newcastle upon Tyne £42Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Nottingham: £50Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Nottingham: £51Newcastle upon Tyne: £40Nottingham: £48

    £50£51£48Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count£42£42£40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Nottingham £612, Newcastle upon Tyne £537Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Nottingham: £612Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Nottingham: £614Newcastle upon Tyne: £509Nottingham: £580

    £612£614£580Nottingham is higher£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Nottingham £142, Newcastle upon Tyne £127Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Nottingham: £142Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Nottingham: £143Newcastle upon Tyne: £120Nottingham: £135

    £142£143£135Nottingham is higher£127£127£120

  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: Nottingham £135, Newcastle upon Tyne £133Newcastle upon Tyne: £133Nottingham: £135Newcastle upon Tyne: £134Nottingham: £136Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Nottingham: £128

    £135£136£128Nottingham is higher£133£134£127

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Nottingham £2,046, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,750Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,750Nottingham: £2,046Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,757Nottingham: £2,055Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,660Nottingham: £1,941

    £2,046£2,055£1,941Nottingham is higher£1,750£1,757£1,660

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Nottingham £355, Newcastle upon Tyne £279Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Nottingham: £355Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Nottingham: £357Newcastle upon Tyne: £264Nottingham: £337

    £355£357£337Nottingham is higher£279£280£264

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Nottingham £432, Newcastle upon Tyne £290Newcastle upon Tyne: £290Nottingham: £432Newcastle upon Tyne: £292Nottingham: £434Newcastle upon Tyne: £275Nottingham: £410

    £432£434£410Nottingham is higher£290£292£275

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Nottingham £11, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.48Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.48Nottingham: £11Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.51Nottingham: £11Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.20Nottingham: £10

    £11£11£10Nottingham is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Nottingham £11, Newcastle upon Tyne £7.85Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.85Nottingham: £11Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.89Nottingham: £11Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.45Nottingham: £11

    £11Nottingham is higher£7.85£7.89£7.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Nottingham £4.00, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Nottingham: £4.00Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Nottingham: £4.01Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75Nottingham: £3.79

    £4.00£4.01£3.79Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£5.01£5.03£4.75

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Nottingham 1,017.7, Newcastle upon Tyne 1,014.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 1,014.7Nottingham: 1,017.7

    1,017.7Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count1,014.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Nottingham 200.4, Newcastle upon Tyne 168.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 168.1Nottingham: 200.4

    200.4Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count168.1

  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: Nottingham 162.4, Newcastle upon Tyne 177.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 177.0Nottingham: 162.4

    162.4Newcastle upon Tyne is higher177.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Nottingham 87.4, Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2Nottingham: 87.4

    87.4Nottingham is higher79.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Nottingham 255.0, Newcastle upon Tyne 206.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 206.5Nottingham: 255.0

    255.0Nottingham is higher206.5

  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: Nottingham 29.8, Newcastle upon Tyne 29.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 29.4Nottingham: 29.8

    29.8Nottingham is higher29.4

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Nottingham and Newcastle upon Tyne, per person in the age group
MeasureNottinghamNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,414£4,433£4,187£4,252£4,270£4,033Nottingham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,100£13,156£12,426£12,985£13,040£12,317Nottingham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,635£2,647£2,500£2,187£2,196£2,074Nottingham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,335£11,384£10,752£11,326£11,374£10,743Nottingham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£925£929£877£739£742£701Nottingham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£789£793£749£878£882£833Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£50£51£48£42£42£40Nottingham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£612£614£580£537£539£509Nottingham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135£127£127£120Nottingham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£135£136£128£133£134£127Nottingham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,046£2,055£1,941£1,750£1,757£1,660Nottingham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£355£357£337£279£280£264Nottingham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£432£434£410£290£292£275Nottingham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£5.48£5.51£5.20Nottingham
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£7.85£7.89£7.45Nottingham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.00£4.01£3.79£5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.71,014.7Nottingham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026200.4168.1Nottingham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.4177.0Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.479.2Nottingham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026255.0206.5Nottingham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.829.4Nottingham

Per resident

Nottingham is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne on 9. 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

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  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Nottingham £4,414, Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Nottingham: £4,414Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Nottingham: £4,433Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033Nottingham: £4,187

    £4,414£4,433£4,187Nottingham is higher£4,252£4,270£4,033

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Nottingham £1,451, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,811Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,811Nottingham: £1,451Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,819Nottingham: £1,457Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,718Nottingham: £1,376

    £1,451£1,457£1,376Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,811£1,819£1,718

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Nottingham £1,850, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,493Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,493Nottingham: £1,850Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Nottingham: £1,858Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,416Nottingham: £1,755

    £1,850£1,858£1,755Nottingham is higher£1,493£1,499£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Nottingham £1,255, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,580Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,580Nottingham: £1,255Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,587Nottingham: £1,261Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Nottingham: £1,191

    £1,255£1,261£1,191Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,580£1,587£1,499

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Nottingham £102, Newcastle upon Tyne £103Newcastle upon Tyne: £103Nottingham: £102Newcastle upon Tyne: £104Nottingham: £103Newcastle upon Tyne: £98Nottingham: £97

    £102£103£97Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£103£104£98

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Nottingham £87, Newcastle upon Tyne £122Newcastle upon Tyne: £122Nottingham: £87Newcastle upon Tyne: £123Nottingham: £88Newcastle upon Tyne: £116Nottingham: £83

    £87£88£83Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£122£123£116

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Nottingham £5.59, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.82Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.82Nottingham: £5.59Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.84Nottingham: £5.61Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.52Nottingham: £5.30

    £5.59£5.61£5.30Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£5.82£5.84£5.52

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Nottingham £612, Newcastle upon Tyne £537Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Nottingham: £612Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Nottingham: £614Newcastle upon Tyne: £509Nottingham: £580

    £612£614£580Nottingham is higher£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Nottingham £142, Newcastle upon Tyne £127Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Nottingham: £142Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Nottingham: £143Newcastle upon Tyne: £120Nottingham: £135

    £142£143£135Nottingham is higher£127£127£120

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Nottingham £95, Newcastle upon Tyne £91Newcastle upon Tyne: £91Nottingham: £95Newcastle upon Tyne: £92Nottingham: £95Newcastle upon Tyne: £86Nottingham: £90

    £95£95£90Nottingham is higher£91£92£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Nottingham £1,436, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,195Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,195Nottingham: £1,436Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,200Nottingham: £1,442Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,133Nottingham: £1,362

    £1,436£1,442£1,362Nottingham is higher£1,195£1,200£1,133

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Nottingham £355, Newcastle upon Tyne £279Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Nottingham: £355Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Nottingham: £357Newcastle upon Tyne: £264Nottingham: £337

    £355£357£337Nottingham is higher£279£280£264

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Nottingham £303, Newcastle upon Tyne £198Newcastle upon Tyne: £198Nottingham: £303Newcastle upon Tyne: £199Nottingham: £305Newcastle upon Tyne: £188Nottingham: £288

    £303£305£288Nottingham is higher£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Nottingham £7.55, Newcastle upon Tyne £3.74Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.74Nottingham: £7.55Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.76Nottingham: £7.58Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.55Nottingham: £7.16

    £7.55£7.58£7.16Nottingham is higher£3.74£3.76£3.55

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Nottingham £7.86, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.37Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.37Nottingham: £7.86Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.39Nottingham: £7.90Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.09Nottingham: £7.46

    £7.86£7.90£7.46Nottingham is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Nottingham £4.00, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Nottingham: £4.00Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Nottingham: £4.01Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75Nottingham: £3.79

    £4.00£4.01£3.79Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£5.01£5.03£4.75

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Nottingham 112.7, Newcastle upon Tyne 141.6Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.6Nottingham: 112.7

    112.7Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count141.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Nottingham 22.2, Newcastle upon Tyne 23.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 23.5Nottingham: 22.2

    22.2Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count23.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Nottingham 18.0, Newcastle upon Tyne 24.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 24.7Nottingham: 18.0

    18.0Newcastle upon Tyne is higher24.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Nottingham 87.4, Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2Nottingham: 87.4

    87.4Nottingham is higher79.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Nottingham 179.0, Newcastle upon Tyne 141.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.0Nottingham: 179.0

    179.0Nottingham is higher141.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Nottingham 20.9, Newcastle upon Tyne 20.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 20.1Nottingham: 20.9

    20.9Nottingham is higher20.1

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Nottingham and Newcastle upon Tyne, per resident
MeasureNottinghamNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,414£4,433£4,187£4,252£4,270£4,033Nottingham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,451£1,457£1,376£1,811£1,819£1,718Newcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,850£1,858£1,755£1,493£1,499£1,416Nottingham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,255£1,261£1,191£1,580£1,587£1,499Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£102£103£97£103£104£98Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£88£83£122£123£116Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.59£5.61£5.30£5.82£5.84£5.52Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£612£614£580£537£539£509Nottingham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135£127£127£120Nottingham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£91£92£86Nottingham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,436£1,442£1,362£1,195£1,200£1,133Nottingham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£355£357£337£279£280£264Nottingham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£303£305£288£198£199£188Nottingham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£7.55£7.58£7.16£3.74£3.76£3.55Nottingham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.86£7.90£7.46£5.37£5.39£5.09Nottingham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.00£4.01£3.79£5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026112.7141.6Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.223.5Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.024.7Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.479.2Nottingham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026179.0141.0Nottingham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.920.1Nottingham

Total

Nottingham is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne on 8. 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

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  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Nottingham £1.5bn, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.4bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnNottingham: £1.5bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnNottingham: £1.5bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.3bnNottingham: £1.4bn

    £1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bnNottingham is higher£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Nottingham £479.6m, Newcastle upon Tyne £577.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £577.5mNottingham: £479.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £580.0mNottingham: £481.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £547.8mNottingham: £454.9m

    £479.6m£481.6m£454.9mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£577.5m£580.0m£547.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Nottingham £611.5m, Newcastle upon Tyne £476.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £476.1mNottingham: £611.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £478.1mNottingham: £614.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £451.6mNottingham: £580.0m

    £611.5m£614.1m£580.0mNottingham is higher£476.1m£478.1m£451.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Nottingham £415.0m, Newcastle upon Tyne £503.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £503.8mNottingham: £415.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £505.9mNottingham: £416.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £477.8mNottingham: £393.6m

    £415.0m£416.8m£393.6mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£503.8m£505.9m£477.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Nottingham £33.9m, Newcastle upon Tyne £32.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £32.9mNottingham: £33.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £33.0mNottingham: £34.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £31.2mNottingham: £32.1m

    £33.9m£34.0m£32.1mNottingham is higherDepends on how you count£32.9m£33.0m£31.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Nottingham £28.9m, Newcastle upon Tyne £39.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.1mNottingham: £28.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.2mNottingham: £29.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £37.0mNottingham: £27.4m

    £28.9m£29.0m£27.4mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£39.1m£39.2m£37.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Nottingham £1.8m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mNottingham: £1.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mNottingham: £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.8mNottingham: £1.8m

    £1.8m£1.9m£1.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Nottingham £202.2m, Newcastle upon Tyne £171.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.2mNottingham: £202.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.9mNottingham: £203.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £162.4mNottingham: £191.8m

    £202.2m£203.1m£191.8mNottingham is higher£171.2m£171.9m£162.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Nottingham £47.0m, Newcastle upon Tyne £40.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.4mNottingham: £47.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.6mNottingham: £47.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £38.3mNottingham: £44.6m

    £47.0m£47.2m£44.6mNottingham is higher£40.4m£40.6m£38.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Nottingham £31.4m, Newcastle upon Tyne £29.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.1mNottingham: £31.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.2mNottingham: £31.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £27.6mNottingham: £29.8m

    £31.4m£31.5m£29.8mNottingham is higher£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Nottingham £474.7m, Newcastle upon Tyne £380.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £380.9mNottingham: £474.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £382.5mNottingham: £476.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £361.3mNottingham: £450.3m

    £474.7m£476.7m£450.3mNottingham is higher£380.9m£382.5m£361.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Nottingham £117.5m, Newcastle upon Tyne £88.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £88.9mNottingham: £117.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £89.3mNottingham: £118.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £84.3mNottingham: £111.5m

    £117.5m£118.0m£111.5mNottingham is higher£88.9m£89.3m£84.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Nottingham £100.3m, Newcastle upon Tyne £63.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.2mNottingham: £100.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.5mNottingham: £100.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £59.9mNottingham: £95.1m

    £100.3m£100.7m£95.1mNottingham is higher£63.2m£63.5m£59.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Nottingham £2.5m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mNottingham: £2.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mNottingham: £2.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.1mNottingham: £2.4m

    £2.5m£2.5m£2.4mNottingham is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Nottingham £2.6m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mNottingham: £2.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mNottingham: £2.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mNottingham: £2.5m

    £2.6m£2.6m£2.5mNottingham is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Nottingham £1.3m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mNottingham: £1.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mNottingham: £1.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.5mNottingham: £1.3m

    £1.3mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Nottingham 37,259, Newcastle upon Tyne 45,132Newcastle upon Tyne: 45,132Nottingham: 37,259

    37,259Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count45,132

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Nottingham 7,336, Newcastle upon Tyne 7,476Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,476Nottingham: 7,336

    7,336Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count7,476

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Nottingham 5,945, Newcastle upon Tyne 7,871Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,871Nottingham: 5,945

    5,945Newcastle upon Tyne is higher7,871

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Nottingham 28,905, Newcastle upon Tyne 25,242Newcastle upon Tyne: 25,242Nottingham: 28,905

    28,905Nottingham is higher25,242

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Nottingham 59,162, Newcastle upon Tyne 44,961Newcastle upon Tyne: 44,961Nottingham: 59,162

    59,162Nottingham is higher44,961

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Nottingham 6,907, Newcastle upon Tyne 6,399Newcastle upon Tyne: 6,399Nottingham: 6,907

    6,907Nottingham is higher6,399

Show the numbers
Nottingham and Newcastle upon Tyne, total
MeasureNottinghamNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnNottingham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£479.6m£481.6m£454.9m£577.5m£580.0m£547.8mNewcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£611.5m£614.1m£580.0m£476.1m£478.1m£451.6mNottingham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£415.0m£416.8m£393.6m£503.8m£505.9m£477.8mNewcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£33.9m£34.0m£32.1m£32.9m£33.0m£31.2mNottingham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m£39.1m£39.2m£37.0mNewcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.9m£1.8m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mNewcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£202.2m£203.1m£191.8m£171.2m£171.9m£162.4mNottingham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.0m£47.2m£44.6m£40.4m£40.6m£38.3mNottingham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.4m£31.5m£29.8m£29.1m£29.2m£27.6mNottingham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£474.7m£476.7m£450.3m£380.9m£382.5m£361.3mNottingham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£117.5m£118.0m£111.5m£88.9m£89.3m£84.3mNottingham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£100.3m£100.7m£95.1m£63.2m£63.5m£59.9mNottingham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mNottingham
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.6m£2.6m£2.5m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mNottingham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mNewcastle upon Tyne
State Pensiontotal, March 202637,25945,132Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,3367,476Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,9457,871Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202628,90525,242Nottingham
Universal Credittotal, May 202659,16244,961Nottingham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,9076,399Nottingham

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

  1. 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.
  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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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.
  11. 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.