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Cheshire East and Gedling
Cheshire East is higher than Gedling on 1 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 21 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.
Per person in the age group
Cheshire East is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Gedling on 21. 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
Cheshire East Gedling
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,183£4,201£3,968Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£4,460£4,479£4,231
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,494£12,547£11,851Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£12,715£12,770£12,061
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,473£1,480£1,398Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£1,764£1,771£1,673
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,558£11,607£10,963Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£11,650£11,699£11,050
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£259£260£246Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£318£320£302
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£660£663£626Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£726£729£689
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£17£17£16Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£355£356£336Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£453£455£430
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£114£114£108Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£140£140£132
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£87£88£83Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£115£116£109
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,142£1,147£1,084Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£1,307£1,313£1,240
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£147£148£140Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£156
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£234£235£222Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£326£327£309
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.73£6.75£6.38Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£9.41£9.45£8.93
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.24£3.25£3.07Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£6.10£6.13£5.79
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.61£6.64£6.27Cheshire East is higher£5.07£5.09£4.81
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,005.5Gedling is higherDepends on how you count1,019.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
65.3Gedling is higherDepends on how you count83.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
136.1Gedling is higherDepends on how you count157.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
54.4Gedling is higherDepends on how you count67.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
136.4Gedling is higherDepends on how you count166.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
19.2Gedling is higherDepends on how you count24.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cheshire East | Gedling | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,183£4,201£3,968 | £4,460£4,479£4,231 | Gedling |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,494£12,547£11,851 | £12,715£12,770£12,061 | Gedling |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,473£1,480£1,398 | £1,764£1,771£1,673 | Gedling |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,558£11,607£10,963 | £11,650£11,699£11,050 | Gedling |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £259£260£246 | £318£320£302 | Gedling |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £660£663£626 | £726£729£689 | Gedling |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £17£17£16 | £21£21£20 | Gedling |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £355£356£336 | £453£455£430 | Gedling |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £114£114£108 | £140£140£132 | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £87£88£83 | £115£116£109 | Gedling |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,142£1,147£1,084 | £1,307£1,313£1,240 | Gedling |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £147£148£140 | £164£165£156 | Gedling |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £234£235£222 | £326£327£309 | Gedling |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.73£6.75£6.38 | £9.41£9.45£8.93 | Gedling |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.24£3.25£3.07 | £6.10£6.13£5.79 | Gedling |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.61£6.64£6.27 | £5.07£5.09£4.81 | Cheshire East |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,005.5 | 1,019.6 | Gedling |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 65.3 | 83.2 | Gedling |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 136.1 | 157.4 | Gedling |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 54.4 | 67.0 | Gedling |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 136.4 | 166.5 | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 19.2 | 24.6 | Gedling |
Per resident
Cheshire East is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Gedling on 18. 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
Cheshire East Gedling
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,183£4,201£3,968Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£4,460£4,479£4,231
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,677£2,689£2,540Cheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£2,628£2,639£2,493
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£884£887£838Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£1,071£1,075£1,015
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,477£2,487£2,349Cheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£2,407£2,418£2,284
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£56£56£53Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£66£66£62
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£141£142£134Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£150£151£142
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.57£3.59£3.39Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£4.39£4.40£4.16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£355£356£336Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£453£455£430
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£114£114£108Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£140£140£132
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£52£53£50Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£70£70£66
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£685£688£650Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£794£797£753
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£147£148£140Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£156
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£140£141£133Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£198£199£188
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.03£4.04£3.82Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£5.71£5.74£5.42
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.94£1.95£1.84Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£3.70£3.72£3.51
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.61£6.64£6.27Cheshire East is higher£5.07£5.09£4.81
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
215.5Cheshire East is higherDepends on how you count210.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.0Gedling is higherDepends on how you count17.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
29.2Gedling is higherDepends on how you count32.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
54.4Gedling is higherDepends on how you count67.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
81.8Gedling is higherDepends on how you count101.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.5Gedling is higherDepends on how you count14.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cheshire East | Gedling | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,183£4,201£3,968 | £4,460£4,479£4,231 | Gedling |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,677£2,689£2,540 | £2,628£2,639£2,493 | Cheshire East |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £884£887£838 | £1,071£1,075£1,015 | Gedling |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,477£2,487£2,349 | £2,407£2,418£2,284 | Cheshire East |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £56£56£53 | £66£66£62 | Gedling |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £141£142£134 | £150£151£142 | Gedling |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.57£3.59£3.39 | £4.39£4.40£4.16 | Gedling |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £355£356£336 | £453£455£430 | Gedling |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £114£114£108 | £140£140£132 | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £52£53£50 | £70£70£66 | Gedling |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £685£688£650 | £794£797£753 | Gedling |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £147£148£140 | £164£165£156 | Gedling |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £140£141£133 | £198£199£188 | Gedling |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | £5.71£5.74£5.42 | Gedling |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.94£1.95£1.84 | £3.70£3.72£3.51 | Gedling |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.61£6.64£6.27 | £5.07£5.09£4.81 | Cheshire East |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 215.5 | 210.7 | Cheshire East |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.0 | 17.2 | Gedling |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 29.2 | 32.5 | Gedling |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 54.4 | 67.0 | Gedling |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 81.8 | 101.1 | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.5 | 14.9 | Gedling |
Total
Cheshire East is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Gedling on 0. 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
Cheshire East Gedling
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bnCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£535.2m£537.5m£507.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.1bnCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£315.3m£316.7m£299.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£371.5m£373.1m£352.4mCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£128.5m£129.0m£121.8m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£1.0bn£1.0bn£987.9mCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£288.9m£290.1m£274.0m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£59.5m£59.7m£56.4mCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£149.1m£149.7m£141.4mCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£54.3m£54.6m£51.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£47.8m£48.0m£45.3mCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£22.0m£22.1m£20.9mCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£8.4m£8.4m£7.9m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£288.0m£289.3m£273.2mCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£95.2m£95.6m£90.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£61.9m£62.1m£58.7mCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£59.0m£59.2m£55.9mCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£23.7m£23.8m£22.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.82m£0.82m£0.77mCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£2.8m£2.8m£2.6mCheshire East is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
90,596Cheshire East is higherDepends on how you count25,284
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
5,881Cheshire East is higherDepends on how you count2,064
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
12,259Cheshire East is higherDepends on how you count3,902
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
22,865Cheshire East is higherDepends on how you count8,038
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
34,385Cheshire East is higherDepends on how you count12,125
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,832Cheshire East is higherDepends on how you count1,793
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| Measure | Cheshire East | Gedling | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn | £535.2m£537.5m£507.7m | Cheshire East |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.1bn | £315.3m£316.7m£299.1m | Cheshire East |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £371.5m£373.1m£352.4m | £128.5m£129.0m£121.8m | Cheshire East |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £1.0bn£1.0bn£987.9m | £288.9m£290.1m£274.0m | Cheshire East |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £23.4m£23.5m£22.2m | £7.9m£7.9m£7.5m | Cheshire East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £59.5m£59.7m£56.4m | £18.0m£18.1m£17.1m | Cheshire East |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £1.5m£1.5m£1.4m | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | Cheshire East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £149.1m£149.7m£141.4m | £54.3m£54.6m£51.5m | Cheshire East |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £47.8m£48.0m£45.3m | £16.8m£16.8m£15.9m | Cheshire East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £22.0m£22.1m£20.9m | £8.4m£8.4m£7.9m | Cheshire East |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £288.0m£289.3m£273.2m | £95.2m£95.6m£90.3m | Cheshire East |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £61.9m£62.1m£58.7m | £19.7m£19.8m£18.7m | Cheshire East |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £59.0m£59.2m£55.9m | £23.7m£23.8m£22.5m | Cheshire East |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £1.7m£1.7m£1.6m | £0.69m£0.69m£0.65m | Cheshire East |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.82m£0.82m£0.77m | £0.44m£0.45m£0.42m | Cheshire East |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £2.8m£2.8m£2.6m | £0.61m£0.61m£0.58m | Cheshire East |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 90,596 | 25,284 | Cheshire East |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 5,881 | 2,064 | Cheshire East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 12,259 | 3,902 | Cheshire East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 22,865 | 8,038 | Cheshire East |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 34,385 | 12,125 | Cheshire East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,832 | 1,793 | Cheshire East |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.