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Amber Valley and Lancaster

130,238 and 145,332 residents (mid-2024).

Amber Valley is higher than Lancaster on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 5 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

Amber Valley is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Lancaster on 11. 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

Amber Valley Lancaster

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £4,725, Lancaster £4,559Lancaster: £4,559Amber Valley: £4,725Lancaster: £4,579Amber Valley: £4,745Lancaster: £4,325Amber Valley: £4,482

    £4,725£4,745£4,482Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,559£4,579£4,325

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £12,821, Lancaster £12,836Lancaster: £12,836Amber Valley: £12,821Lancaster: £12,890Amber Valley: £12,876Lancaster: £12,175Amber Valley: £12,162

    £12,821£12,876£12,162Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£12,836£12,890£12,175

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £1,850, Lancaster £1,929Lancaster: £1,929Amber Valley: £1,850Lancaster: £1,937Amber Valley: £1,858Lancaster: £1,830Amber Valley: £1,755

    £1,850£1,858£1,755Lancaster is higher£1,929£1,937£1,830

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £11,684, Lancaster £11,560Lancaster: £11,560Amber Valley: £11,684Lancaster: £11,609Amber Valley: £11,733Lancaster: £10,965Amber Valley: £11,082

    £11,684£11,733£11,082Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,560£11,609£10,965

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £340, Lancaster £425Lancaster: £425Amber Valley: £340Lancaster: £427Amber Valley: £342Lancaster: £403Amber Valley: £323

    £340£342£323Lancaster is higher£425£427£403

  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: Amber Valley £775, Lancaster £823Lancaster: £823Amber Valley: £775Lancaster: £827Amber Valley: £778Lancaster: £781Amber Valley: £735

    £775£778£735Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£823£827£781

  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: Amber Valley £23, Lancaster £27Lancaster: £27Amber Valley: £23Lancaster: £27Amber Valley: £23Lancaster: £26Amber Valley: £22

    £23£23£22Lancaster is higher£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £503, Lancaster £486Lancaster: £486Amber Valley: £503Lancaster: £488Amber Valley: £505Lancaster: £461Amber Valley: £477

    £503£505£477Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£486£488£461

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £134, Lancaster £134Lancaster: £134Amber Valley: £134Lancaster: £134Amber Valley: £135Lancaster: £127Amber Valley: £127

    £134£135£127Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£134£134£127

  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: Amber Valley £130, Lancaster £99Lancaster: £99Amber Valley: £130Lancaster: £99Amber Valley: £130Lancaster: £94Amber Valley: £123

    £130£130£123Amber Valley is higher£99£99£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £1,370, Lancaster £1,536Lancaster: £1,536Amber Valley: £1,370Lancaster: £1,542Amber Valley: £1,376Lancaster: £1,457Amber Valley: £1,300

    £1,370£1,376£1,300Lancaster is higher£1,536£1,542£1,457

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Amber Valley £173, Lancaster £181Lancaster: £181Amber Valley: £173Lancaster: £181Amber Valley: £174Lancaster: £171Amber Valley: £164

    £173£174£164Lancaster is higher£181£181£171

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £332, Lancaster £286Lancaster: £286Amber Valley: £332Lancaster: £287Amber Valley: £334Lancaster: £271Amber Valley: £315

    £332£334£315Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£286£287£271

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £9.22, Lancaster £4.46Lancaster: £4.46Amber Valley: £9.22Lancaster: £4.48Amber Valley: £9.26Lancaster: £4.23Amber Valley: £8.75

    £9.22£9.26£8.75Amber Valley is higher£4.46£4.48£4.23

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £7.90, Lancaster £3.52Lancaster: £3.52Amber Valley: £7.90Lancaster: £3.54Amber Valley: £7.93Lancaster: £3.34Amber Valley: £7.49

    £7.90£7.93£7.49Amber Valley is higher£3.52£3.54£3.34

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £7.32, Lancaster £6.05Lancaster: £6.05Amber Valley: £7.32Lancaster: £6.08Amber Valley: £7.35Lancaster: £5.74Amber Valley: £6.94

    £7.32£7.35£6.94Amber Valley is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Amber Valley 1,016.3, Lancaster 1,026.3Lancaster: 1,026.3Amber Valley: 1,016.3

    1,016.3Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count1,026.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Amber Valley 87.7, Lancaster 105.9Lancaster: 105.9Amber Valley: 87.7

    87.7Lancaster is higher105.9

  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: Amber Valley 157.9, Lancaster 167.4Lancaster: 167.4Amber Valley: 157.9

    157.9Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count167.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 74.1, Lancaster 71.9Lancaster: 71.9Amber Valley: 74.1

    74.1Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count71.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley 174.1, Lancaster 175.4Lancaster: 175.4Amber Valley: 174.1

    174.1Lancaster is higher175.4

  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: Amber Valley 28.6, Lancaster 21.8Lancaster: 21.8Amber Valley: 28.6

    28.6Amber Valley is higher21.8

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Amber Valley and Lancaster, per person in the age group
MeasureAmber ValleyLancasterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,725£4,745£4,482£4,559£4,579£4,325Amber Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,821£12,876£12,162£12,836£12,890£12,175Lancaster
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,850£1,858£1,755£1,929£1,937£1,830Lancaster
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,684£11,733£11,082£11,560£11,609£10,965Amber Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£340£342£323£425£427£403Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£775£778£735£823£827£781Lancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22£27£27£26Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£503£505£477£486£488£461Amber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£134£134£127Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£130£130£123£99£99£94Amber Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,370£1,376£1,300£1,536£1,542£1,457Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£181£181£171Lancaster
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£332£334£315£286£287£271Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.22£9.26£8.75£4.46£4.48£4.23Amber Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.90£7.93£7.49£3.52£3.54£3.34Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.32£7.35£6.94£6.05£6.08£5.74Amber Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.31,026.3Lancaster
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202687.7105.9Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.9167.4Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.171.9Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026174.1175.4Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202628.621.8Amber Valley

Per resident

Amber Valley is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Lancaster on 7. 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

Amber Valley Lancaster

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £4,725, Lancaster £4,559Lancaster: £4,559Amber Valley: £4,725Lancaster: £4,579Amber Valley: £4,745Lancaster: £4,325Amber Valley: £4,482

    £4,725£4,745£4,482Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,559£4,579£4,325

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £2,792, Lancaster £2,537Lancaster: £2,537Amber Valley: £2,792Lancaster: £2,548Amber Valley: £2,804Lancaster: £2,406Amber Valley: £2,649

    £2,792£2,804£2,649Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,537£2,548£2,406

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £1,116, Lancaster £1,216Lancaster: £1,216Amber Valley: £1,116Lancaster: £1,221Amber Valley: £1,121Lancaster: £1,153Amber Valley: £1,058

    £1,116£1,121£1,058Lancaster is higher£1,216£1,221£1,153

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Amber Valley £2,544, Lancaster £2,285Lancaster: £2,285Amber Valley: £2,544Lancaster: £2,294Amber Valley: £2,555Lancaster: £2,167Amber Valley: £2,414

    £2,544£2,555£2,414Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,285£2,294£2,167

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Amber Valley £74, Lancaster £84Lancaster: £84Amber Valley: £74Lancaster: £84Amber Valley: £74Lancaster: £80Amber Valley: £70

    £74£74£70Lancaster is higher£84£84£80

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £169, Lancaster £163Lancaster: £163Amber Valley: £169Lancaster: £163Amber Valley: £169Lancaster: £154Amber Valley: £160

    £169£169£160Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£163£163£154

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £5.00, Lancaster £5.32Lancaster: £5.32Amber Valley: £5.00Lancaster: £5.35Amber Valley: £5.02Lancaster: £5.05Amber Valley: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74Lancaster is higher£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: Amber Valley £503, Lancaster £486Lancaster: £486Amber Valley: £503Lancaster: £488Amber Valley: £505Lancaster: £461Amber Valley: £477

    £503£505£477Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£486£488£461

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £134, Lancaster £134Lancaster: £134Amber Valley: £134Lancaster: £134Amber Valley: £135Lancaster: £127Amber Valley: £127

    £134£135£127Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£134£134£127

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £78, Lancaster £62Lancaster: £62Amber Valley: £78Lancaster: £63Amber Valley: £79Lancaster: £59Amber Valley: £74

    £78£79£74Amber Valley is higher£62£63£59

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Amber Valley £827, Lancaster £968Lancaster: £968Amber Valley: £827Lancaster: £972Amber Valley: £830Lancaster: £918Amber Valley: £784

    £827£830£784Lancaster is higher£968£972£918

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Amber Valley £173, Lancaster £181Lancaster: £181Amber Valley: £173Lancaster: £181Amber Valley: £174Lancaster: £171Amber Valley: £164

    £173£174£164Lancaster is higher£181£181£171

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Amber Valley £201, Lancaster £180Lancaster: £180Amber Valley: £201Lancaster: £181Amber Valley: £201Lancaster: £171Amber Valley: £190

    £201£201£190Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£180£181£171

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Amber Valley £5.57, Lancaster £2.81Lancaster: £2.81Amber Valley: £5.57Lancaster: £2.83Amber Valley: £5.59Lancaster: £2.67Amber Valley: £5.28

    £5.57£5.59£5.28Amber Valley is higher£2.81£2.83£2.67

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Amber Valley £4.77, Lancaster £2.21Lancaster: £2.21Amber Valley: £4.77Lancaster: £2.22Amber Valley: £4.79Lancaster: £2.10Amber Valley: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Amber Valley is higher£2.21£2.22£2.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £7.32, Lancaster £6.05Lancaster: £6.05Amber Valley: £7.32Lancaster: £6.08Amber Valley: £7.35Lancaster: £5.74Amber Valley: £6.94

    £7.32£7.35£6.94Amber Valley is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 221.3, Lancaster 202.8Lancaster: 202.8Amber Valley: 221.3

    221.3Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count202.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 19.1, Lancaster 20.9Lancaster: 20.9Amber Valley: 19.1

    19.1Lancaster is higher20.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 34.4, Lancaster 33.1Lancaster: 33.1Amber Valley: 34.4

    34.4Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count33.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 74.1, Lancaster 71.9Lancaster: 71.9Amber Valley: 74.1

    74.1Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count71.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 105.0, Lancaster 110.5Lancaster: 110.5Amber Valley: 105.0

    105.0Lancaster is higher110.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 17.3, Lancaster 13.7Lancaster: 13.7Amber Valley: 17.3

    17.3Amber Valley is higher13.7

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Amber Valley and Lancaster, per resident
MeasureAmber ValleyLancasterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,725£4,745£4,482£4,559£4,579£4,325Amber Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,792£2,804£2,649£2,537£2,548£2,406Amber Valley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,116£1,121£1,058£1,216£1,221£1,153Lancaster
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,544£2,555£2,414£2,285£2,294£2,167Amber Valley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£84£84£80Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£169£160£163£163£154Amber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£5.32£5.35£5.05Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£503£505£477£486£488£461Amber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£134£134£127Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£78£79£74£62£63£59Amber Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£827£830£784£968£972£918Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£181£181£171Lancaster
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£201£201£190£180£181£171Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.57£5.59£5.28£2.81£2.83£2.67Amber Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£2.21£2.22£2.10Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.32£7.35£6.94£6.05£6.08£5.74Amber Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026221.3202.8Amber Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.120.9Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.433.1Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.171.9Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.0110.5Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.313.7Amber Valley

Total

Amber Valley is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Lancaster on 17. 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

Amber Valley Lancaster

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Amber Valley £615.4m, Lancaster £662.6mLancaster: £662.6mAmber Valley: £615.4mLancaster: £665.4mAmber Valley: £618.0mLancaster: £628.5mAmber Valley: £583.7m

    £615.4m£618.0m£583.7mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£662.6m£665.4m£628.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Amber Valley £363.7m, Lancaster £368.7mLancaster: £368.7mAmber Valley: £363.7mLancaster: £370.2mAmber Valley: £365.2mLancaster: £349.7mAmber Valley: £344.9m

    £363.7m£365.2m£344.9mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£368.7m£370.2m£349.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Amber Valley £145.3m, Lancaster £176.7mLancaster: £176.7mAmber Valley: £145.3mLancaster: £177.5mAmber Valley: £145.9mLancaster: £167.6mAmber Valley: £137.8m

    £145.3m£145.9m£137.8mLancaster is higher£176.7m£177.5m£167.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Amber Valley £331.4m, Lancaster £332.0mLancaster: £332.0mAmber Valley: £331.4mLancaster: £333.5mAmber Valley: £332.8mLancaster: £315.0mAmber Valley: £314.3m

    £331.4m£332.8m£314.3mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£332.0m£333.5m£315.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Amber Valley £9.6m, Lancaster £12.2mLancaster: £12.2mAmber Valley: £9.6mLancaster: £12.3mAmber Valley: £9.7mLancaster: £11.6mAmber Valley: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.7m£9.1mLancaster is higher£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £22.0m, Lancaster £23.6mLancaster: £23.6mAmber Valley: £22.0mLancaster: £23.7mAmber Valley: £22.1mLancaster: £22.4mAmber Valley: £20.8m

    £22.0m£22.1m£20.8mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Amber Valley £0.65m, Lancaster £0.77mLancaster: £0.77mAmber Valley: £0.65mLancaster: £0.78mAmber Valley: £0.65mLancaster: £0.73mAmber Valley: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.62mLancaster is higher£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £65.4m, Lancaster £70.6mLancaster: £70.6mAmber Valley: £65.4mLancaster: £70.9mAmber Valley: £65.7mLancaster: £67.0mAmber Valley: £62.1m

    £65.4m£65.7m£62.1mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£70.6m£70.9m£67.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £17.5m, Lancaster £19.5mLancaster: £19.5mAmber Valley: £17.5mLancaster: £19.5mAmber Valley: £17.5mLancaster: £18.5mAmber Valley: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.5m£16.6mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£19.5m£19.5m£18.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Amber Valley £10.2m, Lancaster £9.1mLancaster: £9.1mAmber Valley: £10.2mLancaster: £9.1mAmber Valley: £10.2mLancaster: £8.6mAmber Valley: £9.7m

    £10.2m£10.2m£9.7mAmber Valley is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Amber Valley £107.7m, Lancaster £140.7mLancaster: £140.7mAmber Valley: £107.7mLancaster: £141.3mAmber Valley: £108.1mLancaster: £133.5mAmber Valley: £102.1m

    £107.7m£108.1m£102.1mLancaster is higher£140.7m£141.3m£133.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Amber Valley £22.5m, Lancaster £26.3mLancaster: £26.3mAmber Valley: £22.5mLancaster: £26.4mAmber Valley: £22.6mLancaster: £24.9mAmber Valley: £21.4m

    £22.5m£22.6m£21.4mLancaster is higher£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Amber Valley £26.1m, Lancaster £26.2mLancaster: £26.2mAmber Valley: £26.1mLancaster: £26.3mAmber Valley: £26.2mLancaster: £24.9mAmber Valley: £24.8m

    £26.1m£26.2m£24.8mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Amber Valley £0.72m, Lancaster £0.41mLancaster: £0.41mAmber Valley: £0.72mLancaster: £0.41mAmber Valley: £0.73mLancaster: £0.39mAmber Valley: £0.69m

    £0.72m£0.73m£0.69mAmber Valley is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Amber Valley £0.62m, Lancaster £0.32mLancaster: £0.32mAmber Valley: £0.62mLancaster: £0.32mAmber Valley: £0.62mLancaster: £0.31mAmber Valley: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mAmber Valley is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Amber Valley £0.95m, Lancaster £0.88mLancaster: £0.88mAmber Valley: £0.95mLancaster: £0.88mAmber Valley: £0.96mLancaster: £0.83mAmber Valley: £0.90m

    £0.95m£0.96m£0.90mAmber Valley is higher£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Amber Valley 28,825, Lancaster 29,478Lancaster: 29,478Amber Valley: 28,825

    28,825Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count29,478

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Amber Valley 2,488, Lancaster 3,042Lancaster: 3,042Amber Valley: 2,488

    2,488Lancaster is higher3,042

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley 4,479, Lancaster 4,808Lancaster: 4,808Amber Valley: 4,479

    4,479Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count4,808

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley 9,647, Lancaster 10,452Lancaster: 10,452Amber Valley: 9,647

    9,647Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count10,452

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Amber Valley 13,677, Lancaster 16,065Lancaster: 16,065Amber Valley: 13,677

    13,677Lancaster is higher16,065

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Amber Valley 2,249, Lancaster 1,993Lancaster: 1,993Amber Valley: 2,249

    2,249Amber Valley is higher1,993

Show the numbers
Amber Valley and Lancaster, total
MeasureAmber ValleyLancasterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£615.4m£618.0m£583.7m£662.6m£665.4m£628.5mLancaster
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£363.7m£365.2m£344.9m£368.7m£370.2m£349.7mLancaster
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£145.3m£145.9m£137.8m£176.7m£177.5m£167.6mLancaster
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£331.4m£332.8m£314.3m£332.0m£333.5m£315.0mLancaster
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.7m£9.1m£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mLancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.0m£22.1m£20.8m£23.6m£23.7m£22.4mLancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mLancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£65.4m£65.7m£62.1m£70.6m£70.9m£67.0mLancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m£19.5m£19.5m£18.5mLancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mAmber Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£107.7m£108.1m£102.1m£140.7m£141.3m£133.5mLancaster
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.4m£26.3m£26.4m£24.9mLancaster
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m£26.2m£26.3m£24.9mLancaster
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mAmber Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£0.32m£0.32m£0.31mAmber Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.95m£0.96m£0.90m£0.88m£0.88m£0.83mAmber Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,82529,478Lancaster
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4883,042Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,4794,808Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,64710,452Lancaster
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,67716,065Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,2491,993Amber Valley

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.