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Cheshire East and Rushcliffe
Cheshire East is higher than Rushcliffe on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 3 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 19 of 22 measures, and Rushcliffe 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
Cheshire East Rushcliffe
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,183£4,201£3,968Cheshire East is higher£3,683£3,698£3,493
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,494£12,547£11,851Cheshire East is higher£12,301£12,353£11,668
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,473£1,480£1,398Cheshire East is higher£1,049£1,053£995
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,558£11,607£10,963Cheshire East is higher£11,395£11,444£10,809
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£259£260£246Cheshire East is higher£239£240£227
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£660£663£626Cheshire East is higher£652£654£618
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£17£17£16Cheshire East is higher£15£16£15
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£355£356£336Cheshire East is higher£276£278£262
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£114£114£108Cheshire East is higher£88£88£83
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£87£88£83Cheshire East is higher£66£66£63
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,142£1,147£1,084Cheshire East is higher£798£801£757
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£147£148£140Cheshire East is higher£107£107£101
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£234£235£222Cheshire East is higher£173£174£164
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.73£6.75£6.38Rushcliffe is higherDepends on how you count£8.40£8.44£7.97
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.24£3.25£3.07Cheshire East is higher£3.14£3.16£2.98
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.61£6.64£6.27Rushcliffe is higherDepends on how you count£8.02£8.06£7.61
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,005.5Cheshire East is higher996.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
65.3Cheshire East is higher59.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
136.1Rushcliffe is higherDepends on how you count137.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
54.4Cheshire East is higher41.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
136.4Cheshire East is higher96.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
19.2Cheshire East is higher14.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cheshire East | Rushcliffe | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,183£4,201£3,968 | £3,683£3,698£3,493 | Cheshire East |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,494£12,547£11,851 | £12,301£12,353£11,668 | Cheshire East |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,473£1,480£1,398 | £1,049£1,053£995 | Cheshire East |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,558£11,607£10,963 | £11,395£11,444£10,809 | Cheshire East |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £259£260£246 | £239£240£227 | Cheshire East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £660£663£626 | £652£654£618 | Cheshire East |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £17£17£16 | £15£16£15 | Cheshire East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £355£356£336 | £276£278£262 | Cheshire East |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £114£114£108 | £88£88£83 | Cheshire East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £87£88£83 | £66£66£63 | Cheshire East |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,142£1,147£1,084 | £798£801£757 | Cheshire East |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £147£148£140 | £107£107£101 | Cheshire East |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £234£235£222 | £173£174£164 | Cheshire East |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.73£6.75£6.38 | £8.40£8.44£7.97 | Rushcliffe |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.24£3.25£3.07 | £3.14£3.16£2.98 | Cheshire East |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.61£6.64£6.27 | £8.02£8.06£7.61 | Rushcliffe |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,005.5 | 996.6 | Cheshire East |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 65.3 | 59.0 | Cheshire East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 136.1 | 137.1 | Rushcliffe |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 54.4 | 41.2 | Cheshire East |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 136.4 | 96.4 | Cheshire East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 19.2 | 14.3 | Cheshire East |
Per resident
Cheshire East is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Rushcliffe 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
Cheshire East Rushcliffe
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,183£4,201£3,968Cheshire East is higher£3,683£3,698£3,493
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,677£2,689£2,540Cheshire East is higher£2,576£2,587£2,443
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£884£887£838Cheshire East is higher£628£630£595
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,477£2,487£2,349Cheshire East is higher£2,386£2,396£2,263
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£56£56£53Cheshire East is higher£50£50£47
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£141£142£134Cheshire East is higher£136£137£129
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.57£3.59£3.39Cheshire East is higher£3.24£3.25£3.07
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£355£356£336Cheshire East is higher£276£278£262
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£114£114£108Cheshire East is higher£88£88£83
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£52£53£50Cheshire East is higher£40£40£38
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£685£688£650Cheshire East is higher£478£480£453
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£147£148£140Cheshire East is higher£107£107£101
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£140£141£133Cheshire East is higher£104£104£98
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.03£4.04£3.82Rushcliffe is higherDepends on how you count£5.03£5.05£4.77
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.94£1.95£1.84Cheshire East is higher£1.89£1.90£1.79
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.61£6.64£6.27Rushcliffe is higherDepends on how you count£8.02£8.06£7.61
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
215.5Cheshire East is higher208.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.0Cheshire East is higher12.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
29.2Cheshire East is higherDepends on how you count28.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
54.4Cheshire East is higher41.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
81.8Cheshire East is higher57.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.5Cheshire East is higher8.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cheshire East | Rushcliffe | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,183£4,201£3,968 | £3,683£3,698£3,493 | Cheshire East |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,677£2,689£2,540 | £2,576£2,587£2,443 | Cheshire East |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £884£887£838 | £628£630£595 | Cheshire East |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,477£2,487£2,349 | £2,386£2,396£2,263 | Cheshire East |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £56£56£53 | £50£50£47 | Cheshire East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £141£142£134 | £136£137£129 | Cheshire East |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.57£3.59£3.39 | £3.24£3.25£3.07 | Cheshire East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £355£356£336 | £276£278£262 | Cheshire East |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £114£114£108 | £88£88£83 | Cheshire East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £52£53£50 | £40£40£38 | Cheshire East |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £685£688£650 | £478£480£453 | Cheshire East |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £147£148£140 | £107£107£101 | Cheshire East |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £140£141£133 | £104£104£98 | Cheshire East |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | £5.03£5.05£4.77 | Rushcliffe |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.94£1.95£1.84 | £1.89£1.90£1.79 | Cheshire East |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.61£6.64£6.27 | £8.02£8.06£7.61 | Rushcliffe |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 215.5 | 208.7 | Cheshire East |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.0 | 12.4 | Cheshire East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 29.2 | 28.7 | Cheshire East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 54.4 | 41.2 | Cheshire East |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 81.8 | 57.7 | Cheshire East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.5 | 8.6 | Cheshire East |
Total
Cheshire East is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Rushcliffe 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 Rushcliffe
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bnCheshire East is higher£464.5m£466.5m£440.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.1bnCheshire East is higher£324.9m£326.3m£308.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£371.5m£373.1m£352.4mCheshire East is higher£79.2m£79.5m£75.1m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£1.0bn£1.0bn£987.9mCheshire East is higher£300.9m£302.2m£285.5m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mCheshire East is higher£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£59.5m£59.7m£56.4mCheshire East is higher£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mCheshire East is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£149.1m£149.7m£141.4mCheshire East is higher£34.9m£35.0m£33.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£47.8m£48.0m£45.3mCheshire East is higher£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£22.0m£22.1m£20.9mCheshire East is higher£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£288.0m£289.3m£273.2mCheshire East is higher£60.2m£60.5m£57.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£61.9m£62.1m£58.7mCheshire East is higher£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£59.0m£59.2m£55.9mCheshire East is higher£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.82m£0.82m£0.77mCheshire East is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£2.8m£2.8m£2.6mCheshire East is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
90,596Cheshire East is higher26,319
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
5,881Cheshire East is higher1,558
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
12,259Cheshire East is higherDepends on how you count3,620
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
22,865Cheshire East is higher5,194
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
34,385Cheshire East is higher7,282
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,832Cheshire East is higher1,079
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cheshire East | Rushcliffe | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn | £464.5m£466.5m£440.6m | Cheshire East |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.1bn | £324.9m£326.3m£308.2m | Cheshire East |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £371.5m£373.1m£352.4m | £79.2m£79.5m£75.1m | Cheshire East |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £1.0bn£1.0bn£987.9m | £300.9m£302.2m£285.5m | Cheshire East |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £23.4m£23.5m£22.2m | £6.3m£6.3m£6.0m | Cheshire East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £59.5m£59.7m£56.4m | £17.2m£17.3m£16.3m | Cheshire East |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £1.5m£1.5m£1.4m | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | Cheshire East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £149.1m£149.7m£141.4m | £34.9m£35.0m£33.1m | Cheshire East |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £47.8m£48.0m£45.3m | £11.1m£11.1m£10.5m | Cheshire East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £22.0m£22.1m£20.9m | £5.0m£5.0m£4.7m | Cheshire East |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £288.0m£289.3m£273.2m | £60.2m£60.5m£57.1m | Cheshire East |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £61.9m£62.1m£58.7m | £13.5m£13.5m£12.8m | Cheshire East |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £59.0m£59.2m£55.9m | £13.1m£13.1m£12.4m | Cheshire East |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £1.7m£1.7m£1.6m | £0.63m£0.64m£0.60m | Cheshire East |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.82m£0.82m£0.77m | £0.24m£0.24m£0.23m | Cheshire East |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £2.8m£2.8m£2.6m | £1.0m£1.0m£0.96m | Cheshire East |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 90,596 | 26,319 | Cheshire East |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 5,881 | 1,558 | Cheshire East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 12,259 | 3,620 | Cheshire East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 22,865 | 5,194 | Cheshire East |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 34,385 | 7,282 | Cheshire East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,832 | 1,079 | Cheshire East |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
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- 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.
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