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Bristol, City of and Newcastle upon Tyne

494,225 and 318,852 residents (mid-2024).

Bristol, City of is higher than Newcastle upon Tyne on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 17 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

Bristol, City of is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne 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

Bristol, City of Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £3,653, Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Bristol, City of: £3,653Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Bristol, City of: £3,669Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033Bristol, City of: £3,465

    £3,653£3,669£3,465Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£4,252£4,270£4,033

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bristol, City of £13,026, Newcastle upon Tyne £12,985Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,985Bristol, City of: £13,026Newcastle upon Tyne: £13,040Bristol, City of: £13,081Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,317Bristol, City of: £12,356

    £13,026£13,081£12,356Bristol, City of 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: Bristol, City of £1,816, Newcastle upon Tyne £2,187Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,187Bristol, City of: £1,816Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,196Bristol, City of: £1,823Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,074Bristol, City of: £1,722

    £1,816£1,823£1,722Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£2,187£2,196£2,074

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bristol, City of £11,594, Newcastle upon Tyne £11,326Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,326Bristol, City of: £11,594Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,374Bristol, City of: £11,643Newcastle upon Tyne: £10,743Bristol, City of: £10,997

    £11,594£11,643£10,997Bristol, City of 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: Bristol, City of £654, Newcastle upon Tyne £739Newcastle upon Tyne: £739Bristol, City of: £654Newcastle upon Tyne: £742Bristol, City of: £657Newcastle upon Tyne: £701Bristol, City of: £620

    £654£657£620Newcastle upon Tyne 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: Bristol, City of £744, Newcastle upon Tyne £878Newcastle upon Tyne: £878Bristol, City of: £744Newcastle upon Tyne: £882Bristol, City of: £748Newcastle upon Tyne: £833Bristol, City of: £706

    £744£748£706Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bristol, City of £34, Newcastle upon Tyne £42Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Bristol, City of: £34Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Bristol, City of: £34Newcastle upon Tyne: £40Bristol, City of: £32

    £34£34£32Newcastle upon Tyne 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: Bristol, City of £437, Newcastle upon Tyne £537Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Bristol, City of: £437Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Bristol, City of: £439Newcastle upon Tyne: £509Bristol, City of: £414

    £437£439£414Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £106, Newcastle upon Tyne £127Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Bristol, City of: £106Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Bristol, City of: £106Newcastle upon Tyne: £120Bristol, City of: £100

    £106£106£100Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bristol, City of £78, Newcastle upon Tyne £133Newcastle upon Tyne: £133Bristol, City of: £78Newcastle upon Tyne: £134Bristol, City of: £78Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Bristol, City of: £74

    £78£78£74Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£133£134£127

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bristol, City of £1,419, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,750Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,750Bristol, City of: £1,419Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,757Bristol, City of: £1,425Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,660Bristol, City of: £1,346

    £1,419£1,425£1,346Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,750£1,757£1,660

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bristol, City of £270, Newcastle upon Tyne £279Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Bristol, City of: £270Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Bristol, City of: £271Newcastle upon Tyne: £264Bristol, City of: £256

    £270£271£256Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bristol, City of £306, Newcastle upon Tyne £290Newcastle upon Tyne: £290Bristol, City of: £306Newcastle upon Tyne: £292Bristol, City of: £307Newcastle upon Tyne: £275Bristol, City of: £290

    £306£307£290Bristol, City of 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: Bristol, City of £6.38, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.48Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.48Bristol, City of: £6.38Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.51Bristol, City of: £6.41Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.20Bristol, City of: £6.05

    £6.38£6.41£6.05Bristol, City of 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: Bristol, City of £6.94, Newcastle upon Tyne £7.85Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.85Bristol, City of: £6.94Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.89Bristol, City of: £6.97Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.45Bristol, City of: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£7.85£7.89£7.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £5.76, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Bristol, City of: £5.76Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Bristol, City of: £5.78Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75Bristol, City of: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46Bristol, City of 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: Bristol, City of 1,024.9, Newcastle upon Tyne 1,014.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 1,014.7Bristol, City of: 1,024.9

    1,024.9Bristol, City of 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: Bristol, City of 133.8, Newcastle upon Tyne 168.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 168.1Bristol, City of: 133.8

    133.8Newcastle upon Tyne 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: Bristol, City of 149.8, Newcastle upon Tyne 177.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 177.0Bristol, City of: 149.8

    149.8Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count177.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 64.1, Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2Bristol, City of: 64.1

    64.1Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count79.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bristol, City of 167.3, Newcastle upon Tyne 206.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 206.5Bristol, City of: 167.3

    167.3Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count206.5

  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: Bristol, City of 17.2, Newcastle upon Tyne 29.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 29.4Bristol, City of: 17.2

    17.2Newcastle upon Tyne is higher29.4

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Bristol, City of and Newcastle upon Tyne, per person in the age group
MeasureBristol, City ofNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,653£3,669£3,465£4,252£4,270£4,033Newcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,026£13,081£12,356£12,985£13,040£12,317Bristol, City of
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,816£1,823£1,722£2,187£2,196£2,074Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,594£11,643£10,997£11,326£11,374£10,743Bristol, City of
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£654£657£620£739£742£701Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£744£748£706£878£882£833Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£32£42£42£40Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£437£439£414£537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£127£127£120Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£133£134£127Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,419£1,425£1,346£1,750£1,757£1,660Newcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£270£271£256£279£280£264Newcastle upon Tyne
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£306£307£290£290£292£275Bristol, City of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.38£6.41£6.05£5.48£5.51£5.20Bristol, City of
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£7.85£7.89£7.45Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£5.01£5.03£4.75Bristol, City of
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.91,014.7Bristol, City of
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.8168.1Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026149.8177.0Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.179.2Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026167.3206.5Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.229.4Newcastle upon Tyne

Per resident

Bristol, City of is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne on 19. 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

Bristol, City of Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £3,653, Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Bristol, City of: £3,653Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Bristol, City of: £3,669Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033Bristol, City of: £3,465

    £3,653£3,669£3,465Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£4,252£4,270£4,033

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £1,545, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,811Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,811Bristol, City of: £1,545Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,819Bristol, City of: £1,551Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,718Bristol, City of: £1,465

    £1,545£1,551£1,465Newcastle 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: Bristol, City of £1,290, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,493Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,493Bristol, City of: £1,290Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Bristol, City of: £1,295Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,416Bristol, City of: £1,223

    £1,290£1,295£1,223Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,493£1,499£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bristol, City of £1,375, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,580Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,580Bristol, City of: £1,375Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,587Bristol, City of: £1,381Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Bristol, City of: £1,304

    £1,375£1,381£1,304Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,580£1,587£1,499

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bristol, City of £78, Newcastle upon Tyne £103Newcastle upon Tyne: £103Bristol, City of: £78Newcastle upon Tyne: £104Bristol, City of: £78Newcastle upon Tyne: £98Bristol, City of: £74

    £78£78£74Newcastle 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: Bristol, City of £88, Newcastle upon Tyne £122Newcastle upon Tyne: £122Bristol, City of: £88Newcastle upon Tyne: £123Bristol, City of: £89Newcastle upon Tyne: £116Bristol, City of: £84

    £88£89£84Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bristol, City of £4.02, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.82Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.82Bristol, City of: £4.02Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.84Bristol, City of: £4.03Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.52Bristol, City of: £3.81

    £4.02£4.03£3.81Newcastle 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: Bristol, City of £437, Newcastle upon Tyne £537Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Bristol, City of: £437Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Bristol, City of: £439Newcastle upon Tyne: £509Bristol, City of: £414

    £437£439£414Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £106, Newcastle upon Tyne £127Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Bristol, City of: £106Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Bristol, City of: £106Newcastle upon Tyne: £120Bristol, City of: £100

    £106£106£100Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£127£127£120

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £55, Newcastle upon Tyne £91Newcastle upon Tyne: £91Bristol, City of: £55Newcastle upon Tyne: £92Bristol, City of: £55Newcastle upon Tyne: £86Bristol, City of: £52

    £55£55£52Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£91£92£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bristol, City of £1,008, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,195Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,195Bristol, City of: £1,008Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,200Bristol, City of: £1,012Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,133Bristol, City of: £956

    £1,008£1,012£956Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,195£1,200£1,133

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bristol, City of £270, Newcastle upon Tyne £279Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Bristol, City of: £270Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Bristol, City of: £271Newcastle upon Tyne: £264Bristol, City of: £256

    £270£271£256Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£279£280£264

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bristol, City of £217, Newcastle upon Tyne £198Newcastle upon Tyne: £198Bristol, City of: £217Newcastle upon Tyne: £199Bristol, City of: £218Newcastle upon Tyne: £188Bristol, City of: £206

    £217£218£206Bristol, City of is higher£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bristol, City of £4.52, Newcastle upon Tyne £3.74Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.74Bristol, City of: £4.52Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.76Bristol, City of: £4.54Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.55Bristol, City of: £4.29

    £4.52£4.54£4.29Bristol, City of is higher£3.74£3.76£3.55

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bristol, City of £4.92, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.37Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.37Bristol, City of: £4.92Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.39Bristol, City of: £4.94Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.09Bristol, City of: £4.67

    £4.92£4.94£4.67Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£5.37£5.39£5.09

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £5.76, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Bristol, City of: £5.76Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Bristol, City of: £5.78Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75Bristol, City of: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46Bristol, City of is higher£5.01£5.03£4.75

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 121.6, Newcastle upon Tyne 141.6Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.6Bristol, City of: 121.6

    121.6Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count141.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 15.9, Newcastle upon Tyne 23.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 23.5Bristol, City of: 15.9

    15.9Newcastle 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: Bristol, City of 17.8, Newcastle upon Tyne 24.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 24.7Bristol, City of: 17.8

    17.8Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count24.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 64.1, Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2Bristol, City of: 64.1

    64.1Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count79.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 118.9, Newcastle upon Tyne 141.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.0Bristol, City of: 118.9

    118.9Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count141.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 12.2, Newcastle upon Tyne 20.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 20.1Bristol, City of: 12.2

    12.2Newcastle upon Tyne is higher20.1

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Bristol, City of and Newcastle upon Tyne, per resident
MeasureBristol, City ofNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,653£3,669£3,465£4,252£4,270£4,033Newcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,545£1,551£1,465£1,811£1,819£1,718Newcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,290£1,295£1,223£1,493£1,499£1,416Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,375£1,381£1,304£1,580£1,587£1,499Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74£103£104£98Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£88£89£84£122£123£116Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.02£4.03£3.81£5.82£5.84£5.52Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£437£439£414£537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£127£127£120Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£91£92£86Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,008£1,012£956£1,195£1,200£1,133Newcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£270£271£256£279£280£264Newcastle upon Tyne
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£217£218£206£198£199£188Bristol, City of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.52£4.54£4.29£3.74£3.76£3.55Bristol, City of
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.92£4.94£4.67£5.37£5.39£5.09Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£5.01£5.03£4.75Bristol, City of
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026121.6141.6Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.923.5Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.824.7Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.179.2Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026118.9141.0Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.220.1Newcastle upon Tyne

Total

Bristol, City of is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne on 2. 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

Bristol, City of Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bristol, City of £1.8bn, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.4bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnBristol, City of: £1.8bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnBristol, City of: £1.8bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.3bnBristol, City of: £1.7bn

    £1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bnBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bristol, City of £763.5m, Newcastle upon Tyne £577.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £577.5mBristol, City of: £763.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £580.0mBristol, City of: £766.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £547.8mBristol, City of: £724.2m

    £763.5m£766.8m£724.2mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£577.5m£580.0m£547.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bristol, City of £637.4m, Newcastle upon Tyne £476.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £476.1mBristol, City of: £637.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £478.1mBristol, City of: £640.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £451.6mBristol, City of: £604.6m

    £637.4m£640.1m£604.6mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£476.1m£478.1m£451.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bristol, City of £679.6m, Newcastle upon Tyne £503.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £503.8mBristol, City of: £679.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £505.9mBristol, City of: £682.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £477.8mBristol, City of: £644.6m

    £679.6m£682.5m£644.6mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£503.8m£505.9m£477.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bristol, City of £38.3m, Newcastle upon Tyne £32.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £32.9mBristol, City of: £38.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £33.0mBristol, City of: £38.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £31.2mBristol, City of: £36.4m

    £38.3m£38.5m£36.4mBristol, City of 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: Bristol, City of £43.6m, Newcastle upon Tyne £39.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.1mBristol, City of: £43.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.2mBristol, City of: £43.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £37.0mBristol, City of: £41.4m

    £43.6m£43.8m£41.4mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bristol, City of £2.0m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mBristol, City of: £2.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mBristol, City of: £2.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.8mBristol, City of: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mBristol, City of 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: Bristol, City of £215.9m, Newcastle upon Tyne £171.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.2mBristol, City of: £215.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.9mBristol, City of: £216.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £162.4mBristol, City of: £204.8m

    £215.9m£216.9m£204.8mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£171.2m£171.9m£162.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bristol, City of £52.3m, Newcastle upon Tyne £40.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.4mBristol, City of: £52.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.6mBristol, City of: £52.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £38.3mBristol, City of: £49.7m

    £52.3m£52.6m£49.7mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£40.4m£40.6m£38.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bristol, City of £27.2m, Newcastle upon Tyne £29.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.1mBristol, City of: £27.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.2mBristol, City of: £27.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £27.6mBristol, City of: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bristol, City of £498.1m, Newcastle upon Tyne £380.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £380.9mBristol, City of: £498.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £382.5mBristol, City of: £500.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £361.3mBristol, City of: £472.5m

    £498.1m£500.2m£472.5mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£380.9m£382.5m£361.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bristol, City of £133.4m, Newcastle upon Tyne £88.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £88.9mBristol, City of: £133.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £89.3mBristol, City of: £134.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £84.3mBristol, City of: £126.5m

    £133.4m£134.0m£126.5mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£88.9m£89.3m£84.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bristol, City of £107.4m, Newcastle upon Tyne £63.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.2mBristol, City of: £107.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.5mBristol, City of: £107.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £59.9mBristol, City of: £101.9m

    £107.4m£107.8m£101.9mBristol, City of is higher£63.2m£63.5m£59.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bristol, City of £2.2m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mBristol, City of: £2.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mBristol, City of: £2.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.1mBristol, City of: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.1mBristol, City of is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bristol, City of £2.4m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mBristol, City of: £2.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mBristol, City of: £2.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mBristol, City of: £2.3m

    £2.4m£2.4m£2.3mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bristol, City of £2.8m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mBristol, City of: £2.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mBristol, City of: £2.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.5mBristol, City of: £2.7m

    £2.8m£2.9m£2.7mBristol, City of is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bristol, City of 60,077, Newcastle upon Tyne 45,132Newcastle upon Tyne: 45,132Bristol, City of: 60,077

    60,077Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count45,132

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bristol, City of 7,840, Newcastle upon Tyne 7,476Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,476Bristol, City of: 7,840

    7,840Bristol, City of 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: Bristol, City of 8,779, Newcastle upon Tyne 7,871Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,871Bristol, City of: 8,779

    8,779Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count7,871

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bristol, City of 31,700, Newcastle upon Tyne 25,242Newcastle upon Tyne: 25,242Bristol, City of: 31,700

    31,700Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count25,242

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bristol, City of 58,737, Newcastle upon Tyne 44,961Newcastle upon Tyne: 44,961Bristol, City of: 58,737

    58,737Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count44,961

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bristol, City of 6,038, Newcastle upon Tyne 6,399Newcastle upon Tyne: 6,399Bristol, City of: 6,038

    6,038Newcastle upon Tyne is higher6,399

Show the numbers
Bristol, City of and Newcastle upon Tyne, total
MeasureBristol, City ofNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnBristol, City of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£763.5m£766.8m£724.2m£577.5m£580.0m£547.8mBristol, City of
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£637.4m£640.1m£604.6m£476.1m£478.1m£451.6mBristol, City of
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£679.6m£682.5m£644.6m£503.8m£505.9m£477.8mBristol, City of
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£38.3m£38.5m£36.4m£32.9m£33.0m£31.2mBristol, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.6m£43.8m£41.4m£39.1m£39.2m£37.0mBristol, City of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mBristol, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£215.9m£216.9m£204.8m£171.2m£171.9m£162.4mBristol, City of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£52.3m£52.6m£49.7m£40.4m£40.6m£38.3mBristol, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£29.1m£29.2m£27.6mNewcastle upon Tyne
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£498.1m£500.2m£472.5m£380.9m£382.5m£361.3mBristol, City of
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£133.4m£134.0m£126.5m£88.9m£89.3m£84.3mBristol, City of
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£107.4m£107.8m£101.9m£63.2m£63.5m£59.9mBristol, City of
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBristol, City of
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mBristol, City of
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.8m£2.9m£2.7m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mBristol, City of
State Pensiontotal, March 202660,07745,132Bristol, City of
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,8407,476Bristol, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20268,7797,871Bristol, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202631,70025,242Bristol, City of
Universal Credittotal, May 202658,73744,961Bristol, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,0386,399Newcastle upon Tyne

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.