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Somerset and North East Derbyshire

588,173 and 106,550 residents (mid-2024).

Somerset is higher than North East Derbyshire on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 19 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

Somerset is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and North East Derbyshire on 19. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Somerset North East Derbyshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Somerset £4,694, North East Derbyshire £4,887North East Derbyshire: £4,887Somerset: £4,694North East Derbyshire: £4,908Somerset: £4,714North East Derbyshire: £4,636Somerset: £4,453

    £4,694£4,714£4,453North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,887£4,908£4,636

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Somerset £12,406, North East Derbyshire £12,742North East Derbyshire: £12,742Somerset: £12,406North East Derbyshire: £12,796Somerset: £12,459North East Derbyshire: £12,086Somerset: £11,768

    £12,406£12,459£11,768North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,742£12,796£12,086

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Somerset £1,777, North East Derbyshire £1,780North East Derbyshire: £1,780Somerset: £1,777North East Derbyshire: £1,787Somerset: £1,785North East Derbyshire: £1,688Somerset: £1,686

    £1,777£1,785£1,686North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,780£1,787£1,688

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Somerset £11,447, North East Derbyshire £11,584North East Derbyshire: £11,584Somerset: £11,447North East Derbyshire: £11,634Somerset: £11,496North East Derbyshire: £10,988Somerset: £10,858

    £11,447£11,496£10,858North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,584£11,634£10,988

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Somerset £312, North East Derbyshire £356North East Derbyshire: £356Somerset: £312North East Derbyshire: £357Somerset: £314North East Derbyshire: £338Somerset: £296

    £312£314£296North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£356£357£338

  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: Somerset £626, North East Derbyshire £777North East Derbyshire: £777Somerset: £626North East Derbyshire: £780Somerset: £629North East Derbyshire: £737Somerset: £594

    £626£629£594North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£777£780£737

  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: Somerset £20, North East Derbyshire £24North East Derbyshire: £24Somerset: £20North East Derbyshire: £24Somerset: £21North East Derbyshire: £23Somerset: £19

    £20£21£19North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£24£24£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Somerset £382, North East Derbyshire £539North East Derbyshire: £539Somerset: £382North East Derbyshire: £542Somerset: £384North East Derbyshire: £512Somerset: £363

    £382£384£363North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£539£542£512

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Somerset £111, North East Derbyshire £151North East Derbyshire: £151Somerset: £111North East Derbyshire: £151Somerset: £111North East Derbyshire: £143Somerset: £105

    £111£111£105North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£151£151£143

  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: Somerset £93, North East Derbyshire £137North East Derbyshire: £137Somerset: £93North East Derbyshire: £137Somerset: £93North East Derbyshire: £130Somerset: £88

    £93£93£88North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£137£137£130

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Somerset £1,424, North East Derbyshire £1,261North East Derbyshire: £1,261Somerset: £1,424North East Derbyshire: £1,266Somerset: £1,430North East Derbyshire: £1,196Somerset: £1,351

    £1,424£1,430£1,351Somerset is higher£1,261£1,266£1,196

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Somerset £166, North East Derbyshire £154North East Derbyshire: £154Somerset: £166North East Derbyshire: £155Somerset: £167North East Derbyshire: £146Somerset: £157

    £166£167£157Somerset is higher£154£155£146

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Somerset £252, North East Derbyshire £367North East Derbyshire: £367Somerset: £252North East Derbyshire: £369Somerset: £253North East Derbyshire: £348Somerset: £239

    £252£253£239North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£367£369£348

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Somerset £4.59, North East Derbyshire £6.79North East Derbyshire: £6.79Somerset: £4.59North East Derbyshire: £6.82Somerset: £4.61North East Derbyshire: £6.44Somerset: £4.35

    £4.59£4.61£4.35North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.79£6.82£6.44

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Somerset £3.85, North East Derbyshire £8.48North East Derbyshire: £8.48Somerset: £3.85North East Derbyshire: £8.51Somerset: £3.86North East Derbyshire: £8.04Somerset: £3.65

    £3.85£3.86£3.65North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£8.48£8.51£8.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Somerset £6.18, North East Derbyshire £6.03North East Derbyshire: £6.03Somerset: £6.18North East Derbyshire: £6.06Somerset: £6.20North East Derbyshire: £5.72Somerset: £5.86

    £6.18£6.20£5.86Somerset is higher£6.03£6.06£5.72

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Somerset 1,009.7, North East Derbyshire 1,018.4North East Derbyshire: 1,018.4Somerset: 1,009.7

    1,009.7North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count1,018.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Somerset 78.7, North East Derbyshire 90.6North East Derbyshire: 90.6Somerset: 78.7

    78.7North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count90.6

  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: Somerset 133.4, North East Derbyshire 163.5North East Derbyshire: 163.5Somerset: 133.4

    133.4North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count163.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Somerset 57.2, North East Derbyshire 79.5North East Derbyshire: 79.5Somerset: 57.2

    57.2North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count79.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Somerset 163.7, North East Derbyshire 169.0North East Derbyshire: 169.0Somerset: 163.7

    163.7North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count169.0

  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: Somerset 20.1, North East Derbyshire 29.8North East Derbyshire: 29.8Somerset: 20.1

    20.1North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count29.8

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Somerset and North East Derbyshire, per person in the age group
MeasureSomersetNorth East DerbyshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,694£4,714£4,453£4,887£4,908£4,636North East Derbyshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,406£12,459£11,768£12,742£12,796£12,086North East Derbyshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,777£1,785£1,686£1,780£1,787£1,688North East Derbyshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,447£11,496£10,858£11,584£11,634£10,988North East Derbyshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£312£314£296£356£357£338North East Derbyshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£626£629£594£777£780£737North East Derbyshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£21£19£24£24£23North East Derbyshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£382£384£363£539£542£512North East Derbyshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£151£151£143North East Derbyshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£93£93£88£137£137£130North East Derbyshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,424£1,430£1,351£1,261£1,266£1,196Somerset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£166£167£157£154£155£146Somerset
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£252£253£239£367£369£348North East Derbyshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.59£4.61£4.35£6.79£6.82£6.44North East Derbyshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.85£3.86£3.65£8.48£8.51£8.04North East Derbyshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.18£6.20£5.86£6.03£6.06£5.72Somerset
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.71,018.4North East Derbyshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.790.6North East Derbyshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.4163.5North East Derbyshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.279.5North East Derbyshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026163.7169.0North East Derbyshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.129.8North East Derbyshire

Per resident

Somerset is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and North East Derbyshire on 16. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Somerset North East Derbyshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Somerset £4,694, North East Derbyshire £4,887North East Derbyshire: £4,887Somerset: £4,694North East Derbyshire: £4,908Somerset: £4,714North East Derbyshire: £4,636Somerset: £4,453

    £4,694£4,714£4,453North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,887£4,908£4,636

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Somerset £3,001, North East Derbyshire £2,996North East Derbyshire: £2,996Somerset: £3,001North East Derbyshire: £3,008Somerset: £3,014North East Derbyshire: £2,841Somerset: £2,847

    £3,001£3,014£2,847Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£2,996£3,008£2,841

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Somerset £1,028, North East Derbyshire £1,042North East Derbyshire: £1,042Somerset: £1,028North East Derbyshire: £1,046Somerset: £1,032North East Derbyshire: £988Somerset: £975

    £1,028£1,032£975North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,042£1,046£988

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Somerset £2,769, North East Derbyshire £2,724North East Derbyshire: £2,724Somerset: £2,769North East Derbyshire: £2,735Somerset: £2,781North East Derbyshire: £2,583Somerset: £2,627

    £2,769£2,781£2,627Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£2,724£2,735£2,583

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Somerset £76, North East Derbyshire £84North East Derbyshire: £84Somerset: £76North East Derbyshire: £84Somerset: £76North East Derbyshire: £79Somerset: £72

    £76£76£72North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£84£84£79

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Somerset £152, North East Derbyshire £183North East Derbyshire: £183Somerset: £152North East Derbyshire: £183Somerset: £152North East Derbyshire: £173Somerset: £144

    £152£152£144North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£183£183£173

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Somerset £4.95, North East Derbyshire £5.67North East Derbyshire: £5.67Somerset: £4.95North East Derbyshire: £5.70Somerset: £4.98North East Derbyshire: £5.38Somerset: £4.70

    £4.95£4.98£4.70North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.67£5.70£5.38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Somerset £382, North East Derbyshire £539North East Derbyshire: £539Somerset: £382North East Derbyshire: £542Somerset: £384North East Derbyshire: £512Somerset: £363

    £382£384£363North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£539£542£512

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Somerset £111, North East Derbyshire £151North East Derbyshire: £151Somerset: £111North East Derbyshire: £151Somerset: £111North East Derbyshire: £143Somerset: £105

    £111£111£105North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£151£151£143

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Somerset £54, North East Derbyshire £80North East Derbyshire: £80Somerset: £54North East Derbyshire: £80Somerset: £54North East Derbyshire: £76Somerset: £51

    £54£54£51North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£80£80£76

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Somerset £824, North East Derbyshire £738North East Derbyshire: £738Somerset: £824North East Derbyshire: £741Somerset: £827North East Derbyshire: £700Somerset: £781

    £824£827£781Somerset is higher£738£741£700

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Somerset £166, North East Derbyshire £154North East Derbyshire: £154Somerset: £166North East Derbyshire: £155Somerset: £167North East Derbyshire: £146Somerset: £157

    £166£167£157Somerset is higher£154£155£146

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Somerset £146, North East Derbyshire £215North East Derbyshire: £215Somerset: £146North East Derbyshire: £216Somerset: £146North East Derbyshire: £204Somerset: £138

    £146£146£138North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Somerset £2.65, North East Derbyshire £3.97North East Derbyshire: £3.97Somerset: £2.65North East Derbyshire: £3.99Somerset: £2.66North East Derbyshire: £3.77Somerset: £2.51

    £2.65£2.66£2.51North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.97£3.99£3.77

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Somerset £2.22, North East Derbyshire £4.95North East Derbyshire: £4.95Somerset: £2.22North East Derbyshire: £4.98Somerset: £2.23North East Derbyshire: £4.70Somerset: £2.11

    £2.22£2.23£2.11North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.95£4.98£4.70

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Somerset £6.18, North East Derbyshire £6.03North East Derbyshire: £6.03Somerset: £6.18North East Derbyshire: £6.06Somerset: £6.20North East Derbyshire: £5.72Somerset: £5.86

    £6.18£6.20£5.86Somerset is higher£6.03£6.06£5.72

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Somerset 244.3, North East Derbyshire 239.4North East Derbyshire: 239.4Somerset: 244.3

    244.3Somerset is higherDepends on how you count239.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Somerset 19.0, North East Derbyshire 21.3North East Derbyshire: 21.3Somerset: 19.0

    19.0North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count21.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Somerset 32.3, North East Derbyshire 38.4North East Derbyshire: 38.4Somerset: 32.3

    32.3North East Derbyshire 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: Somerset 57.2, North East Derbyshire 79.5North East Derbyshire: 79.5Somerset: 57.2

    57.2North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count79.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Somerset 94.7, North East Derbyshire 98.9North East Derbyshire: 98.9Somerset: 94.7

    94.7North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count98.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Somerset 11.6, North East Derbyshire 17.5North East Derbyshire: 17.5Somerset: 11.6

    11.6North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count17.5

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Somerset and North East Derbyshire, per resident
MeasureSomersetNorth East DerbyshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,694£4,714£4,453£4,887£4,908£4,636North East Derbyshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,001£3,014£2,847£2,996£3,008£2,841Somerset
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,028£1,032£975£1,042£1,046£988North East Derbyshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,769£2,781£2,627£2,724£2,735£2,583Somerset
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72£84£84£79North East Derbyshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£183£183£173North East Derbyshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.95£4.98£4.70£5.67£5.70£5.38North East Derbyshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£382£384£363£539£542£512North East Derbyshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£151£151£143North East Derbyshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£54£54£51£80£80£76North East Derbyshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£824£827£781£738£741£700Somerset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£166£167£157£154£155£146Somerset
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£146£146£138£215£216£204North East Derbyshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.65£2.66£2.51£3.97£3.99£3.77North East Derbyshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.22£2.23£2.11£4.95£4.98£4.70North East Derbyshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.18£6.20£5.86£6.03£6.06£5.72Somerset
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026244.3239.4Somerset
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.021.3North East Derbyshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.338.4North East Derbyshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.279.5North East Derbyshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202694.798.9North East Derbyshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.617.5North East Derbyshire

Total

Somerset is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and North East Derbyshire 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

Somerset North East Derbyshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Somerset £2.8bn, North East Derbyshire £520.7mNorth East Derbyshire: £520.7mSomerset: £2.8bnNorth East Derbyshire: £523.0mSomerset: £2.8bnNorth East Derbyshire: £493.9mSomerset: £2.6bn

    £2.8bn£2.8bn£2.6bnSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£520.7m£523.0m£493.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Somerset £1.8bn, North East Derbyshire £319.2mNorth East Derbyshire: £319.2mSomerset: £1.8bnNorth East Derbyshire: £320.5mSomerset: £1.8bnNorth East Derbyshire: £302.8mSomerset: £1.7bn

    £1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bnSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£319.2m£320.5m£302.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Somerset £604.7m, North East Derbyshire £111.0mNorth East Derbyshire: £111.0mSomerset: £604.7mNorth East Derbyshire: £111.5mSomerset: £607.3mNorth East Derbyshire: £105.3mSomerset: £573.6m

    £604.7m£607.3m£573.6mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£111.0m£111.5m£105.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Somerset £1.6bn, North East Derbyshire £290.2mNorth East Derbyshire: £290.2mSomerset: £1.6bnNorth East Derbyshire: £291.4mSomerset: £1.6bnNorth East Derbyshire: £275.3mSomerset: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£290.2m£291.4m£275.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Somerset £44.4m, North East Derbyshire £8.9mNorth East Derbyshire: £8.9mSomerset: £44.4mNorth East Derbyshire: £9.0mSomerset: £44.6mNorth East Derbyshire: £8.5mSomerset: £42.2m

    £44.4m£44.6m£42.2mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Somerset £89.1m, North East Derbyshire £19.5mNorth East Derbyshire: £19.5mSomerset: £89.1mNorth East Derbyshire: £19.5mSomerset: £89.5mNorth East Derbyshire: £18.5mSomerset: £84.5m

    £89.1m£89.5m£84.5mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£19.5m£19.5m£18.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Somerset £2.9m, North East Derbyshire £0.60mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.60mSomerset: £2.9mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.61mSomerset: £2.9mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.57mSomerset: £2.8m

    £2.9m£2.9m£2.8mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Somerset £224.9m, North East Derbyshire £57.5mNorth East Derbyshire: £57.5mSomerset: £224.9mNorth East Derbyshire: £57.7mSomerset: £225.8mNorth East Derbyshire: £54.5mSomerset: £213.3m

    £224.9m£225.8m£213.3mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£57.5m£57.7m£54.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Somerset £65.1m, North East Derbyshire £16.1mNorth East Derbyshire: £16.1mSomerset: £65.1mNorth East Derbyshire: £16.1mSomerset: £65.4mNorth East Derbyshire: £15.2mSomerset: £61.8m

    £65.1m£65.4m£61.8mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£16.1m£16.1m£15.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Somerset £31.6m, North East Derbyshire £8.5mNorth East Derbyshire: £8.5mSomerset: £31.6mNorth East Derbyshire: £8.6mSomerset: £31.7mNorth East Derbyshire: £8.1mSomerset: £29.9m

    £31.6m£31.7m£29.9mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Somerset £484.6m, North East Derbyshire £78.6mNorth East Derbyshire: £78.6mSomerset: £484.6mNorth East Derbyshire: £78.9mSomerset: £486.6mNorth East Derbyshire: £74.6mSomerset: £459.6m

    £484.6m£486.6m£459.6mSomerset is higher£78.6m£78.9m£74.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Somerset £97.5m, North East Derbyshire £16.4mNorth East Derbyshire: £16.4mSomerset: £97.5mNorth East Derbyshire: £16.5mSomerset: £98.0mNorth East Derbyshire: £15.6mSomerset: £92.5m

    £97.5m£98.0m£92.5mSomerset is higher£16.4m£16.5m£15.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Somerset £85.7m, North East Derbyshire £22.9mNorth East Derbyshire: £22.9mSomerset: £85.7mNorth East Derbyshire: £23.0mSomerset: £86.0mNorth East Derbyshire: £21.7mSomerset: £81.3m

    £85.7m£86.0m£81.3mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Somerset £1.6m, North East Derbyshire £0.42mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.42mSomerset: £1.6mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.43mSomerset: £1.6mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.40mSomerset: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Somerset £1.3m, North East Derbyshire £0.53mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.53mSomerset: £1.3mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.53mSomerset: £1.3mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.50mSomerset: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Somerset £3.6m, North East Derbyshire £0.64mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.64mSomerset: £3.6mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.65mSomerset: £3.6mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.61mSomerset: £3.4m

    £3.6m£3.6m£3.4mSomerset is higher£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Somerset 143,662, North East Derbyshire 25,510North East Derbyshire: 25,510Somerset: 143,662

    143,662Somerset is higherDepends on how you count25,510

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Somerset 11,199, North East Derbyshire 2,269North East Derbyshire: 2,269Somerset: 11,199

    11,199Somerset is higherDepends on how you count2,269

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Somerset 18,982, North East Derbyshire 4,096North East Derbyshire: 4,096Somerset: 18,982

    18,982Somerset is higherDepends on how you count4,096

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Somerset 33,631, North East Derbyshire 8,473North East Derbyshire: 8,473Somerset: 33,631

    33,631Somerset is higherDepends on how you count8,473

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Somerset 55,685, North East Derbyshire 10,537North East Derbyshire: 10,537Somerset: 55,685

    55,685Somerset is higherDepends on how you count10,537

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Somerset 6,839, North East Derbyshire 1,860North East Derbyshire: 1,860Somerset: 6,839

    6,839Somerset is higherDepends on how you count1,860

Show the numbers
Somerset and North East Derbyshire, total
MeasureSomersetNorth East DerbyshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.8bn£2.8bn£2.6bn£520.7m£523.0m£493.9mSomerset
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn£319.2m£320.5m£302.8mSomerset
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£604.7m£607.3m£573.6m£111.0m£111.5m£105.3mSomerset
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£290.2m£291.4m£275.3mSomerset
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£44.4m£44.6m£42.2m£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mSomerset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£89.1m£89.5m£84.5m£19.5m£19.5m£18.5mSomerset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.9m£2.9m£2.8m£0.60m£0.61m£0.57mSomerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£224.9m£225.8m£213.3m£57.5m£57.7m£54.5mSomerset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£65.1m£65.4m£61.8m£16.1m£16.1m£15.2mSomerset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m£8.5m£8.6m£8.1mSomerset
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£484.6m£486.6m£459.6m£78.6m£78.9m£74.6mSomerset
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£97.5m£98.0m£92.5m£16.4m£16.5m£15.6mSomerset
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m£22.9m£23.0m£21.7mSomerset
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£0.42m£0.43m£0.40mSomerset
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mSomerset
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£3.6m£3.6m£3.4m£0.64m£0.65m£0.61mSomerset
State Pensiontotal, March 2026143,66225,510Somerset
Pension Credittotal, March 202611,1992,269Somerset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202618,9824,096Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202633,6318,473Somerset
Universal Credittotal, May 202655,68510,537Somerset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,8391,860Somerset

Sources

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

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  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.
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