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Torbay and Gateshead

139,862 and 201,422 residents (mid-2024).

Torbay is higher than Gateshead on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 16 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

Torbay is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Gateshead on 14. 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

Torbay Gateshead

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torbay £5,829, Gateshead £5,152Gateshead: £5,152Torbay: £5,829Gateshead: £5,174Torbay: £5,854Gateshead: £4,887Torbay: £5,529

    £5,829£5,854£5,529Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£5,152£5,174£4,887

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Torbay £12,452, Gateshead £13,156Gateshead: £13,156Torbay: £12,452Gateshead: £13,212Torbay: £12,505Gateshead: £12,479Torbay: £11,811

    £12,452£12,505£11,811Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count£13,156£13,212£12,479

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Torbay £2,663, Gateshead £2,484Gateshead: £2,484Torbay: £2,663Gateshead: £2,494Torbay: £2,675Gateshead: £2,356Torbay: £2,526

    £2,663£2,675£2,526Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£2,484£2,494£2,356

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Torbay £11,088, Gateshead £11,575Gateshead: £11,575Torbay: £11,088Gateshead: £11,625Torbay: £11,135Gateshead: £10,980Torbay: £10,517

    £11,088£11,135£10,517Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count£11,575£11,625£10,980

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Torbay £528, Gateshead £583Gateshead: £583Torbay: £528Gateshead: £586Torbay: £531Gateshead: £553Torbay: £501

    £528£531£501Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count£583£586£553

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Torbay £803, Gateshead £959Gateshead: £959Torbay: £803Gateshead: £963Torbay: £806Gateshead: £910Torbay: £761

    £803£806£761Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count£959£963£910

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Torbay £33, Gateshead £38Gateshead: £38Torbay: £33Gateshead: £38Torbay: £33Gateshead: £36Torbay: £32

    £33£33£32Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count£38£38£36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torbay £604, Gateshead £637Gateshead: £637Torbay: £604Gateshead: £640Torbay: £606Gateshead: £604Torbay: £573

    £604£606£573Gateshead is higher£637£640£604

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Torbay £180, Gateshead £157Gateshead: £157Torbay: £180Gateshead: £157Torbay: £181Gateshead: £149Torbay: £171

    £180£181£171Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£157£157£149

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Torbay £150, Gateshead £163Gateshead: £163Torbay: £150Gateshead: £163Torbay: £151Gateshead: £154Torbay: £142

    £150£151£142Gateshead is higher£163£163£154

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Torbay £1,990, Gateshead £1,910Gateshead: £1,910Torbay: £1,990Gateshead: £1,919Torbay: £1,998Gateshead: £1,812Torbay: £1,887

    £1,990£1,998£1,887Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£1,910£1,919£1,812

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torbay £273, Gateshead £266Gateshead: £266Torbay: £273Gateshead: £267Torbay: £274Gateshead: £252Torbay: £259

    £273£274£259Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£266£267£252

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Torbay £507, Gateshead £391Gateshead: £391Torbay: £507Gateshead: £393Torbay: £509Gateshead: £371Torbay: £481

    £507£509£481Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£391£393£371

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Torbay £7.55, Gateshead £8.70Gateshead: £8.70Torbay: £7.55Gateshead: £8.73Torbay: £7.58Gateshead: £8.25Torbay: £7.16

    £7.55£7.58£7.16Gateshead is higher£8.70£8.73£8.25

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Torbay £9.70, Gateshead £11Gateshead: £11Torbay: £9.70Gateshead: £11Torbay: £9.74Gateshead: £10Torbay: £9.20

    £9.70£9.74£9.20Gateshead is higher£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torbay £7.18, Gateshead £7.10Gateshead: £7.10Torbay: £7.18Gateshead: £7.13Torbay: £7.21Gateshead: £6.73Torbay: £6.81

    £7.18£7.21£6.81Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£7.10£7.13£6.73

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Torbay 989.2, Gateshead 1,011.8Gateshead: 1,011.8Torbay: 989.2

    989.2Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count1,011.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Torbay 129.5, Gateshead 149.6Gateshead: 149.6Torbay: 129.5

    129.5Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count149.6

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Torbay 161.8, Gateshead 198.5Gateshead: 198.5Torbay: 161.8

    161.8Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count198.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torbay 87.9, Gateshead 93.4Gateshead: 93.4Torbay: 87.9

    87.9Gateshead is higher93.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Torbay 237.2, Gateshead 232.6Gateshead: 232.6Torbay: 237.2

    237.2Torbay is higherDepends on how you count232.6

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Torbay 31.3, Gateshead 36.0Gateshead: 36.0Torbay: 31.3

    31.3Gateshead is higher36.0

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Torbay and Gateshead, per person in the age group
MeasureTorbayGatesheadHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,829£5,854£5,529£5,152£5,174£4,887Torbay
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,452£12,505£11,811£13,156£13,212£12,479Gateshead
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,663£2,675£2,526£2,484£2,494£2,356Torbay
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,088£11,135£10,517£11,575£11,625£10,980Gateshead
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£528£531£501£583£586£553Gateshead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£803£806£761£959£963£910Gateshead
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£32£38£38£36Gateshead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£604£606£573£637£640£604Gateshead
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£157£157£149Torbay
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£150£151£142£163£163£154Gateshead
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,990£1,998£1,887£1,910£1,919£1,812Torbay
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£273£274£259£266£267£252Torbay
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£507£509£481£391£393£371Torbay
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.55£7.58£7.16£8.70£8.73£8.25Gateshead
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.70£9.74£9.20£11£11£10Gateshead
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.18£7.21£6.81£7.10£7.13£6.73Torbay
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026989.21,011.8Gateshead
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.5149.6Gateshead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026161.8198.5Gateshead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.993.4Gateshead
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026237.2232.6Torbay
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.336.0Gateshead

Per resident

Torbay is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Gateshead 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

Torbay Gateshead

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torbay £5,829, Gateshead £5,152Gateshead: £5,152Torbay: £5,829Gateshead: £5,174Torbay: £5,854Gateshead: £4,887Torbay: £5,529

    £5,829£5,854£5,529Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£5,152£5,174£4,887

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Torbay £3,244, Gateshead £2,547Gateshead: £2,547Torbay: £3,244Gateshead: £2,558Torbay: £3,257Gateshead: £2,416Torbay: £3,077

    £3,244£3,257£3,077Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£2,547£2,558£2,416

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Torbay £1,522, Gateshead £1,539Gateshead: £1,539Torbay: £1,522Gateshead: £1,545Torbay: £1,528Gateshead: £1,460Torbay: £1,444

    £1,522£1,528£1,444Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count£1,539£1,545£1,460

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Torbay £2,888, Gateshead £2,241Gateshead: £2,241Torbay: £2,888Gateshead: £2,250Torbay: £2,901Gateshead: £2,126Torbay: £2,740

    £2,888£2,901£2,740Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£2,241£2,250£2,126

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Torbay £138, Gateshead £113Gateshead: £113Torbay: £138Gateshead: £113Torbay: £138Gateshead: £107Torbay: £131

    £138£138£131Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£113£113£107

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Torbay £209, Gateshead £186Gateshead: £186Torbay: £209Gateshead: £186Torbay: £210Gateshead: £176Torbay: £198

    £209£210£198Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£186£186£176

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Torbay £8.66, Gateshead £7.38Gateshead: £7.38Torbay: £8.66Gateshead: £7.41Torbay: £8.69Gateshead: £7.00Torbay: £8.21

    £8.66£8.69£8.21Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£7.38£7.41£7.00

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torbay £604, Gateshead £637Gateshead: £637Torbay: £604Gateshead: £640Torbay: £606Gateshead: £604Torbay: £573

    £604£606£573Gateshead is higher£637£640£604

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Torbay £180, Gateshead £157Gateshead: £157Torbay: £180Gateshead: £157Torbay: £181Gateshead: £149Torbay: £171

    £180£181£171Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£157£157£149

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Torbay £86, Gateshead £101Gateshead: £101Torbay: £86Gateshead: £101Torbay: £86Gateshead: £96Torbay: £81

    £86£86£81Gateshead is higher£101£101£96

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Torbay £1,137, Gateshead £1,184Gateshead: £1,184Torbay: £1,137Gateshead: £1,189Torbay: £1,142Gateshead: £1,123Torbay: £1,078

    £1,137£1,142£1,078Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count£1,184£1,189£1,123

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torbay £273, Gateshead £266Gateshead: £266Torbay: £273Gateshead: £267Torbay: £274Gateshead: £252Torbay: £259

    £273£274£259Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£266£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Torbay £289, Gateshead £242Gateshead: £242Torbay: £289Gateshead: £243Torbay: £291Gateshead: £230Torbay: £275

    £289£291£275Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£242£243£230

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Torbay £4.31, Gateshead £5.39Gateshead: £5.39Torbay: £4.31Gateshead: £5.41Torbay: £4.33Gateshead: £5.11Torbay: £4.09

    £4.31£4.33£4.09Gateshead is higher£5.39£5.41£5.11

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Torbay £5.53, Gateshead £6.67Gateshead: £6.67Torbay: £5.53Gateshead: £6.70Torbay: £5.56Gateshead: £6.33Torbay: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Gateshead is higher£6.67£6.70£6.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torbay £7.18, Gateshead £7.10Gateshead: £7.10Torbay: £7.18Gateshead: £7.13Torbay: £7.21Gateshead: £6.73Torbay: £6.81

    £7.18£7.21£6.81Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£7.10£7.13£6.73

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Torbay 257.7, Gateshead 195.9Gateshead: 195.9Torbay: 257.7

    257.7Torbay is higherDepends on how you count195.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torbay 33.7, Gateshead 29.0Gateshead: 29.0Torbay: 33.7

    33.7Torbay is higherDepends on how you count29.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torbay 42.2, Gateshead 38.4Gateshead: 38.4Torbay: 42.2

    42.2Torbay is higherDepends on how you count38.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torbay 87.9, Gateshead 93.4Gateshead: 93.4Torbay: 87.9

    87.9Gateshead is higher93.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torbay 135.5, Gateshead 144.1Gateshead: 144.1Torbay: 135.5

    135.5Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count144.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torbay 17.9, Gateshead 22.3Gateshead: 22.3Torbay: 17.9

    17.9Gateshead is higher22.3

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Torbay and Gateshead, per resident
MeasureTorbayGatesheadHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,829£5,854£5,529£5,152£5,174£4,887Torbay
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,244£3,257£3,077£2,547£2,558£2,416Torbay
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,522£1,528£1,444£1,539£1,545£1,460Gateshead
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,888£2,901£2,740£2,241£2,250£2,126Torbay
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131£113£113£107Torbay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198£186£186£176Torbay
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.66£8.69£8.21£7.38£7.41£7.00Torbay
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£604£606£573£637£640£604Gateshead
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£157£157£149Torbay
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£86£81£101£101£96Gateshead
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,137£1,142£1,078£1,184£1,189£1,123Gateshead
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£273£274£259£266£267£252Torbay
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£289£291£275£242£243£230Torbay
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.31£4.33£4.09£5.39£5.41£5.11Gateshead
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£6.67£6.70£6.33Gateshead
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.18£7.21£6.81£7.10£7.13£6.73Torbay
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026257.7195.9Torbay
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202633.729.0Torbay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202642.238.4Torbay
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.993.4Gateshead
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026135.5144.1Gateshead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.922.3Gateshead

Total

Torbay is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Gateshead on 22. 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

Torbay Gateshead

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Torbay £815.2m, Gateshead £1.0bnGateshead: £1.0bnTorbay: £815.2mGateshead: £1.0bnTorbay: £818.7mGateshead: £984.3mTorbay: £773.3m

    £815.2m£818.7m£773.3mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£1.0bn£1.0bn£984.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Torbay £453.7m, Gateshead £513.0mGateshead: £513.0mTorbay: £453.7mGateshead: £515.2mTorbay: £455.6mGateshead: £486.6mTorbay: £430.3m

    £453.7m£455.6m£430.3mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£513.0m£515.2m£486.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Torbay £212.9m, Gateshead £309.9mGateshead: £309.9mTorbay: £212.9mGateshead: £311.3mTorbay: £213.8mGateshead: £294.0mTorbay: £201.9m

    £212.9m£213.8m£201.9mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£309.9m£311.3m£294.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Torbay £404.0m, Gateshead £451.4mGateshead: £451.4mTorbay: £404.0mGateshead: £453.3mTorbay: £405.7mGateshead: £428.1mTorbay: £383.2m

    £404.0m£405.7m£383.2mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£451.4m£453.3m£428.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Torbay £19.3m, Gateshead £22.8mGateshead: £22.8mTorbay: £19.3mGateshead: £22.8mTorbay: £19.3mGateshead: £21.6mTorbay: £18.3m

    £19.3m£19.3m£18.3mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£22.8m£22.8m£21.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torbay £29.2m, Gateshead £37.4mGateshead: £37.4mTorbay: £29.2mGateshead: £37.6mTorbay: £29.4mGateshead: £35.5mTorbay: £27.7m

    £29.2m£29.4m£27.7mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£37.4m£37.6m£35.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Torbay £1.2m, Gateshead £1.5mGateshead: £1.5mTorbay: £1.2mGateshead: £1.5mTorbay: £1.2mGateshead: £1.4mTorbay: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torbay £84.4m, Gateshead £128.3mGateshead: £128.3mTorbay: £84.4mGateshead: £128.8mTorbay: £84.8mGateshead: £121.7mTorbay: £80.1m

    £84.4m£84.8m£80.1mGateshead is higher£128.3m£128.8m£121.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Torbay £25.1m, Gateshead £31.5mGateshead: £31.5mTorbay: £25.1mGateshead: £31.7mTorbay: £25.2mGateshead: £29.9mTorbay: £23.8m

    £25.1m£25.2m£23.8mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torbay £12.0m, Gateshead £20.3mGateshead: £20.3mTorbay: £12.0mGateshead: £20.4mTorbay: £12.0mGateshead: £19.2mTorbay: £11.4m

    £12.0m£12.0m£11.4mGateshead is higher£20.3m£20.4m£19.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Torbay £159.0m, Gateshead £238.4mGateshead: £238.4mTorbay: £159.0mGateshead: £239.4mTorbay: £159.7mGateshead: £226.1mTorbay: £150.8m

    £159.0m£159.7m£150.8mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£238.4m£239.4m£226.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Torbay £38.1m, Gateshead £53.5mGateshead: £53.5mTorbay: £38.1mGateshead: £53.7mTorbay: £38.3mGateshead: £50.7mTorbay: £36.2m

    £38.1m£38.3m£36.2mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£53.5m£53.7m£50.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Torbay £40.5m, Gateshead £48.8mGateshead: £48.8mTorbay: £40.5mGateshead: £49.0mTorbay: £40.7mGateshead: £46.3mTorbay: £38.4m

    £40.5m£40.7m£38.4mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£48.8m£49.0m£46.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Torbay £0.60m, Gateshead £1.1mGateshead: £1.1mTorbay: £0.60mGateshead: £1.1mTorbay: £0.61mGateshead: £1.0mTorbay: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.61m£0.57mGateshead is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Torbay £0.77m, Gateshead £1.3mGateshead: £1.3mTorbay: £0.77mGateshead: £1.3mTorbay: £0.78mGateshead: £1.3mTorbay: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.78m£0.73mGateshead is higher£1.3m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Torbay £1.0m, Gateshead £1.4mGateshead: £1.4mTorbay: £1.0mGateshead: £1.4mTorbay: £1.0mGateshead: £1.4mTorbay: £0.95m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.95mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Torbay 36,039, Gateshead 39,453Gateshead: 39,453Torbay: 36,039

    36,039Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count39,453

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Torbay 4,717, Gateshead 5,835Gateshead: 5,835Torbay: 4,717

    4,717Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count5,835

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torbay 5,896, Gateshead 7,739Gateshead: 7,739Torbay: 5,896

    5,896Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count7,739

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torbay 12,289, Gateshead 18,815Gateshead: 18,815Torbay: 12,289

    12,289Gateshead is higher18,815

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Torbay 18,955, Gateshead 29,027Gateshead: 29,027Torbay: 18,955

    18,955Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count29,027

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torbay 2,498, Gateshead 4,495Gateshead: 4,495Torbay: 2,498

    2,498Gateshead is higher4,495

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Torbay and Gateshead, total
MeasureTorbayGatesheadHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£815.2m£818.7m£773.3m£1.0bn£1.0bn£984.3mGateshead
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£453.7m£455.6m£430.3m£513.0m£515.2m£486.6mGateshead
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£212.9m£213.8m£201.9m£309.9m£311.3m£294.0mGateshead
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£404.0m£405.7m£383.2m£451.4m£453.3m£428.1mGateshead
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m£22.8m£22.8m£21.6mGateshead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.2m£29.4m£27.7m£37.4m£37.6m£35.5mGateshead
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mGateshead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£84.4m£84.8m£80.1m£128.3m£128.8m£121.7mGateshead
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m£31.5m£31.7m£29.9mGateshead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m£20.3m£20.4m£19.2mGateshead
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£159.0m£159.7m£150.8m£238.4m£239.4m£226.1mGateshead
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£38.1m£38.3m£36.2m£53.5m£53.7m£50.7mGateshead
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m£48.8m£49.0m£46.3mGateshead
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mGateshead
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£1.3mGateshead
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m£1.4mGateshead
State Pensiontotal, March 202636,03939,453Gateshead
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,7175,835Gateshead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,8967,739Gateshead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,28918,815Gateshead
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,95529,027Gateshead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4984,495Gateshead

Sources

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

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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.
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