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Northumberland and Cumberland

330,615 and 280,014 residents (mid-2024).

Northumberland is higher than Cumberland on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Northumberland is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Cumberland on 10. 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

Northumberland Cumberland

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Northumberland £5,158, Cumberland £4,894Cumberland: £4,894Northumberland: £5,158Cumberland: £4,915Northumberland: £5,180Cumberland: £4,643Northumberland: £4,893

    £5,158£5,180£4,893Northumberland is higher£4,894£4,915£4,643

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Northumberland £12,607, Cumberland £12,718Cumberland: £12,718Northumberland: £12,607Cumberland: £12,773Northumberland: £12,660Cumberland: £12,064Northumberland: £11,958

    £12,607£12,660£11,958Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count£12,718£12,773£12,064

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Northumberland £1,962, Cumberland £1,958Cumberland: £1,958Northumberland: £1,962Cumberland: £1,966Northumberland: £1,970Cumberland: £1,857Northumberland: £1,861

    £1,962£1,970£1,861Northumberland is higherDepends on how you count£1,958£1,966£1,857

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Northumberland £11,516, Cumberland £11,513Cumberland: £11,513Northumberland: £11,516Cumberland: £11,562Northumberland: £11,565Cumberland: £10,920Northumberland: £10,924

    £11,516£11,565£10,924Northumberland is higher£11,513£11,562£10,920

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Northumberland £323, Cumberland £351Cumberland: £351Northumberland: £323Cumberland: £353Northumberland: £324Cumberland: £333Northumberland: £306

    £323£324£306Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count£351£353£333

  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: Northumberland £745, Cumberland £831Cumberland: £831Northumberland: £745Cumberland: £835Northumberland: £749Cumberland: £788Northumberland: £707

    £745£749£707Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count£831£835£788

  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: Northumberland £22, Cumberland £24Cumberland: £24Northumberland: £22Cumberland: £24Northumberland: £22Cumberland: £22Northumberland: £21

    £22£22£21Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count£24£24£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Northumberland £533, Cumberland £534Cumberland: £534Northumberland: £533Cumberland: £536Northumberland: £535Cumberland: £506Northumberland: £505

    £533£535£505Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count£534£536£506

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Northumberland £141, Cumberland £137Cumberland: £137Northumberland: £141Cumberland: £138Northumberland: £141Cumberland: £130Northumberland: £134

    £141£141£134Northumberland is higher£137£138£130

  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: Northumberland £146, Cumberland £119Cumberland: £119Northumberland: £146Cumberland: £119Northumberland: £147Cumberland: £113Northumberland: £139

    £146£147£139Northumberland is higher£119£119£113

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Northumberland £1,442, Cumberland £1,459Cumberland: £1,459Northumberland: £1,442Cumberland: £1,465Northumberland: £1,448Cumberland: £1,384Northumberland: £1,368

    £1,442£1,448£1,368Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count£1,459£1,465£1,384

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Northumberland £171, Cumberland £169Cumberland: £169Northumberland: £171Cumberland: £170Northumberland: £172Cumberland: £161Northumberland: £163

    £171£172£163Northumberland is higher£169£170£161

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Northumberland £358, Cumberland £370Cumberland: £370Northumberland: £358Cumberland: £372Northumberland: £360Cumberland: £351Northumberland: £340

    £358£360£340Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count£370£372£351

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Northumberland £7.41, Cumberland £4.03Cumberland: £4.03Northumberland: £7.41Cumberland: £4.04Northumberland: £7.44Cumberland: £3.82Northumberland: £7.03

    £7.41£7.44£7.03Northumberland is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Northumberland £7.95, Cumberland £5.85Cumberland: £5.85Northumberland: £7.95Cumberland: £5.88Northumberland: £7.98Cumberland: £5.55Northumberland: £7.54

    £7.95£7.98£7.54Northumberland is higher£5.85£5.88£5.55

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Northumberland £6.05, Cumberland £7.52Cumberland: £7.52Northumberland: £6.05Cumberland: £7.55Northumberland: £6.08Cumberland: £7.13Northumberland: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Cumberland is higher£7.52£7.55£7.13

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Northumberland 1,027.4, Cumberland 1,021.8Cumberland: 1,021.8Northumberland: 1,027.4

    1,027.4Northumberland is higher1,021.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Northumberland 89.5, Cumberland 91.8Cumberland: 91.8Northumberland: 89.5

    89.5Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count91.8

  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: Northumberland 156.4, Cumberland 164.3Cumberland: 164.3Northumberland: 156.4

    156.4Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count164.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Northumberland 79.0, Cumberland 77.6Cumberland: 77.6Northumberland: 79.0

    79.0Northumberland is higher77.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Northumberland 190.4, Cumberland 176.5Cumberland: 176.5Northumberland: 190.4

    190.4Northumberland is higher176.5

  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: Northumberland 31.7, Cumberland 24.5Cumberland: 24.5Northumberland: 31.7

    31.7Northumberland is higher24.5

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Northumberland and Cumberland, per person in the age group
MeasureNorthumberlandCumberlandHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,158£5,180£4,893£4,894£4,915£4,643Northumberland
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,607£12,660£11,958£12,718£12,773£12,064Cumberland
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,962£1,970£1,861£1,958£1,966£1,857Northumberland
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,516£11,565£10,924£11,513£11,562£10,920Northumberland
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£323£324£306£351£353£333Cumberland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£745£749£707£831£835£788Cumberland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£24£24£22Cumberland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£533£535£505£534£536£506Cumberland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£141£134£137£138£130Northumberland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£139£119£119£113Northumberland
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,442£1,448£1,368£1,459£1,465£1,384Cumberland
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£171£172£163£169£170£161Northumberland
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£358£360£340£370£372£351Cumberland
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.41£7.44£7.03£4.03£4.04£3.82Northumberland
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.95£7.98£7.54£5.85£5.88£5.55Northumberland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£7.52£7.55£7.13Cumberland
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,027.41,021.8Northumberland
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202689.591.8Cumberland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.4164.3Cumberland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.077.6Northumberland
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026190.4176.5Northumberland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.724.5Northumberland

Per resident

Northumberland is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Cumberland on 6. 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

Northumberland Cumberland

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Northumberland £5,158, Cumberland £4,894Cumberland: £4,894Northumberland: £5,158Cumberland: £4,915Northumberland: £5,180Cumberland: £4,643Northumberland: £4,893

    £5,158£5,180£4,893Northumberland is higher£4,894£4,915£4,643

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Northumberland £3,178, Cumberland £2,882Cumberland: £2,882Northumberland: £3,178Cumberland: £2,895Northumberland: £3,191Cumberland: £2,734Northumberland: £3,014

    £3,178£3,191£3,014Northumberland is higherDepends on how you count£2,882£2,895£2,734

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Northumberland £1,130, Cumberland £1,164Cumberland: £1,164Northumberland: £1,130Cumberland: £1,169Northumberland: £1,134Cumberland: £1,104Northumberland: £1,071

    £1,130£1,134£1,071Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count£1,164£1,169£1,104

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Northumberland £2,903, Cumberland £2,609Cumberland: £2,609Northumberland: £2,903Cumberland: £2,620Northumberland: £2,915Cumberland: £2,475Northumberland: £2,754

    £2,903£2,915£2,754Northumberland is higher£2,609£2,620£2,475

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Northumberland £81, Cumberland £80Cumberland: £80Northumberland: £81Cumberland: £80Northumberland: £82Cumberland: £76Northumberland: £77

    £81£82£77Northumberland is higherDepends on how you count£80£80£76

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Northumberland £188, Cumberland £188Cumberland: £188Northumberland: £188Cumberland: £189Northumberland: £189Cumberland: £179Northumberland: £178

    £188£189£178Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count£188£189£179

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Northumberland £5.61, Cumberland £5.32Cumberland: £5.32Northumberland: £5.61Cumberland: £5.35Northumberland: £5.63Cumberland: £5.05Northumberland: £5.32

    £5.61£5.63£5.32Northumberland is higherDepends on how you count£5.32£5.35£5.05

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Northumberland £533, Cumberland £534Cumberland: £534Northumberland: £533Cumberland: £536Northumberland: £535Cumberland: £506Northumberland: £505

    £533£535£505Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count£534£536£506

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Northumberland £141, Cumberland £137Cumberland: £137Northumberland: £141Cumberland: £138Northumberland: £141Cumberland: £130Northumberland: £134

    £141£141£134Northumberland is higher£137£138£130

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Northumberland £84, Cumberland £71Cumberland: £71Northumberland: £84Cumberland: £71Northumberland: £85Cumberland: £67Northumberland: £80

    £84£85£80Northumberland is higher£71£71£67

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Northumberland £830, Cumberland £868Cumberland: £868Northumberland: £830Cumberland: £871Northumberland: £834Cumberland: £823Northumberland: £788

    £830£834£788Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count£868£871£823

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Northumberland £171, Cumberland £169Cumberland: £169Northumberland: £171Cumberland: £170Northumberland: £172Cumberland: £161Northumberland: £163

    £171£172£163Northumberland is higher£169£170£161

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Northumberland £206, Cumberland £220Cumberland: £220Northumberland: £206Cumberland: £221Northumberland: £207Cumberland: £209Northumberland: £196

    £206£207£196Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count£220£221£209

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Northumberland £4.27, Cumberland £2.39Cumberland: £2.39Northumberland: £4.27Cumberland: £2.40Northumberland: £4.29Cumberland: £2.27Northumberland: £4.05

    £4.27£4.29£4.05Northumberland is higher£2.39£2.40£2.27

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Northumberland £4.58, Cumberland £3.48Cumberland: £3.48Northumberland: £4.58Cumberland: £3.49Northumberland: £4.59Cumberland: £3.30Northumberland: £4.34

    £4.58£4.59£4.34Northumberland is higher£3.48£3.49£3.30

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Northumberland £6.05, Cumberland £7.52Cumberland: £7.52Northumberland: £6.05Cumberland: £7.55Northumberland: £6.08Cumberland: £7.13Northumberland: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Cumberland is higher£7.52£7.55£7.13

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Northumberland 259.0, Cumberland 231.6Cumberland: 231.6Northumberland: 259.0

    259.0Northumberland is higher231.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Northumberland 22.6, Cumberland 20.8Cumberland: 20.8Northumberland: 22.6

    22.6Northumberland is higherDepends on how you count20.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Northumberland 39.4, Cumberland 37.2Cumberland: 37.2Northumberland: 39.4

    39.4Northumberland is higherDepends on how you count37.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Northumberland 79.0, Cumberland 77.6Cumberland: 77.6Northumberland: 79.0

    79.0Northumberland is higher77.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Northumberland 109.6, Cumberland 104.9Cumberland: 104.9Northumberland: 109.6

    109.6Northumberland is higher104.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Northumberland 18.3, Cumberland 14.6Cumberland: 14.6Northumberland: 18.3

    18.3Northumberland is higher14.6

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Northumberland and Cumberland, per resident
MeasureNorthumberlandCumberlandHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,158£5,180£4,893£4,894£4,915£4,643Northumberland
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,178£3,191£3,014£2,882£2,895£2,734Northumberland
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,130£1,134£1,071£1,164£1,169£1,104Cumberland
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,903£2,915£2,754£2,609£2,620£2,475Northumberland
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£81£82£77£80£80£76Northumberland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£188£189£178£188£189£179Cumberland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.61£5.63£5.32£5.32£5.35£5.05Northumberland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£533£535£505£534£536£506Cumberland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£141£134£137£138£130Northumberland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£84£85£80£71£71£67Northumberland
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£830£834£788£868£871£823Cumberland
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£171£172£163£169£170£161Northumberland
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£220£221£209Cumberland
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.27£4.29£4.05£2.39£2.40£2.27Northumberland
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.58£4.59£4.34£3.48£3.49£3.30Northumberland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£7.52£7.55£7.13Cumberland
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026259.0231.6Northumberland
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.620.8Northumberland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.437.2Northumberland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.077.6Northumberland
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026109.6104.9Northumberland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.314.6Northumberland

Total

Northumberland is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Cumberland on 1. 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

Northumberland Cumberland

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Northumberland £1.7bn, Cumberland £1.4bnCumberland: £1.4bnNorthumberland: £1.7bnCumberland: £1.4bnNorthumberland: £1.7bnCumberland: £1.3bnNorthumberland: £1.6bn

    £1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnNorthumberland is higher£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Northumberland £1.1bn, Cumberland £807.1mCumberland: £807.1mNorthumberland: £1.1bnCumberland: £810.5mNorthumberland: £1.1bnCumberland: £765.6mNorthumberland: £996.6m

    £1.1bn£1.1bn£996.6mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£807.1m£810.5m£765.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Northumberland £373.4m, Cumberland £325.9mCumberland: £325.9mNorthumberland: £373.4mCumberland: £327.3mNorthumberland: £375.0mCumberland: £309.2mNorthumberland: £354.2m

    £373.4m£375.0m£354.2mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£325.9m£327.3m£309.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Northumberland £959.8m, Cumberland £730.6mCumberland: £730.6mNorthumberland: £959.8mCumberland: £733.7mNorthumberland: £963.9mCumberland: £693.0mNorthumberland: £910.4m

    £959.8m£963.9m£910.4mNorthumberland is higher£730.6m£733.7m£693.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Northumberland £26.9m, Cumberland £22.3mCumberland: £22.3mNorthumberland: £26.9mCumberland: £22.4mNorthumberland: £27.0mCumberland: £21.1mNorthumberland: £25.5m

    £26.9m£27.0m£25.5mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Northumberland £62.1m, Cumberland £52.7mCumberland: £52.7mNorthumberland: £62.1mCumberland: £53.0mNorthumberland: £62.4mCumberland: £50.0mNorthumberland: £58.9m

    £62.1m£62.4m£58.9mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£52.7m£53.0m£50.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Northumberland £1.9m, Cumberland £1.5mCumberland: £1.5mNorthumberland: £1.9mCumberland: £1.5mNorthumberland: £1.9mCumberland: £1.4mNorthumberland: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mNorthumberland 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: Northumberland £176.1m, Cumberland £149.5mCumberland: £149.5mNorthumberland: £176.1mCumberland: £150.1mNorthumberland: £176.8mCumberland: £141.8mNorthumberland: £167.0m

    £176.1m£176.8m£167.0mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£149.5m£150.1m£141.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Northumberland £46.6m, Cumberland £38.4mCumberland: £38.4mNorthumberland: £46.6mCumberland: £38.6mNorthumberland: £46.8mCumberland: £36.5mNorthumberland: £44.2m

    £46.6m£46.8m£44.2mNorthumberland is higher£38.4m£38.6m£36.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Northumberland £27.8m, Cumberland £19.8mCumberland: £19.8mNorthumberland: £27.8mCumberland: £19.8mNorthumberland: £27.9mCumberland: £18.7mNorthumberland: £26.4m

    £27.8m£27.9m£26.4mNorthumberland is higher£19.8m£19.8m£18.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Northumberland £274.5m, Cumberland £242.9mCumberland: £242.9mNorthumberland: £274.5mCumberland: £244.0mNorthumberland: £275.7mCumberland: £230.4mNorthumberland: £260.4m

    £274.5m£275.7m£260.4mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£242.9m£244.0m£230.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Northumberland £56.7m, Cumberland £47.4mCumberland: £47.4mNorthumberland: £56.7mCumberland: £47.6mNorthumberland: £56.9mCumberland: £45.0mNorthumberland: £53.7m

    £56.7m£56.9m£53.7mNorthumberland is higher£47.4m£47.6m£45.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Northumberland £68.2m, Cumberland £61.6mCumberland: £61.6mNorthumberland: £68.2mCumberland: £61.9mNorthumberland: £68.5mCumberland: £58.5mNorthumberland: £64.7m

    £68.2m£68.5m£64.7mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£61.6m£61.9m£58.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Northumberland £1.4m, Cumberland £0.67mCumberland: £0.67mNorthumberland: £1.4mCumberland: £0.67mNorthumberland: £1.4mCumberland: £0.64mNorthumberland: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mNorthumberland is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.64m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Northumberland £1.5m, Cumberland £0.97mCumberland: £0.97mNorthumberland: £1.5mCumberland: £0.98mNorthumberland: £1.5mCumberland: £0.92mNorthumberland: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mNorthumberland is higher£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Northumberland £2.0m, Cumberland £2.1mCumberland: £2.1mNorthumberland: £2.0mCumberland: £2.1mNorthumberland: £2.0mCumberland: £2.0mNorthumberland: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCumberland is higher£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Northumberland 85,625, Cumberland 64,839Cumberland: 64,839Northumberland: 85,625

    85,625Northumberland is higher64,839

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Northumberland 7,455, Cumberland 5,824Cumberland: 5,824Northumberland: 7,455

    7,455Northumberland is higherDepends on how you count5,824

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Northumberland 13,036, Cumberland 10,427Cumberland: 10,427Northumberland: 13,036

    13,036Northumberland is higherDepends on how you count10,427

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Northumberland 26,107, Cumberland 21,741Cumberland: 21,741Northumberland: 26,107

    26,107Northumberland is higher21,741

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Northumberland 36,250, Cumberland 29,386Cumberland: 29,386Northumberland: 36,250

    36,250Northumberland is higher29,386

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Northumberland 6,039, Cumberland 4,075Cumberland: 4,075Northumberland: 6,039

    6,039Northumberland is higher4,075

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Northumberland and Cumberland, total
MeasureNorthumberlandCumberlandHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnNorthumberland
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1bn£1.1bn£996.6m£807.1m£810.5m£765.6mNorthumberland
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£373.4m£375.0m£354.2m£325.9m£327.3m£309.2mNorthumberland
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£959.8m£963.9m£910.4m£730.6m£733.7m£693.0mNorthumberland
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m£22.3m£22.4m£21.1mNorthumberland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.1m£62.4m£58.9m£52.7m£53.0m£50.0mNorthumberland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mNorthumberland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£176.1m£176.8m£167.0m£149.5m£150.1m£141.8mNorthumberland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£46.6m£46.8m£44.2m£38.4m£38.6m£36.5mNorthumberland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.8m£27.9m£26.4m£19.8m£19.8m£18.7mNorthumberland
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£274.5m£275.7m£260.4m£242.9m£244.0m£230.4mNorthumberland
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£56.7m£56.9m£53.7m£47.4m£47.6m£45.0mNorthumberland
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£68.2m£68.5m£64.7m£61.6m£61.9m£58.5mNorthumberland
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£0.67m£0.67m£0.64mNorthumberland
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.97m£0.98m£0.92mNorthumberland
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£2.1m£2.1m£2.0mCumberland
State Pensiontotal, March 202685,62564,839Northumberland
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,4555,824Northumberland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202613,03610,427Northumberland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202626,10721,741Northumberland
Universal Credittotal, May 202636,25029,386Northumberland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,0394,075Northumberland

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.
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  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.