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Amber Valley and Newark and Sherwood

130,238 and 127,863 residents (mid-2024).

Amber Valley is higher than Newark and Sherwood on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 21 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.

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Per person in the age group

Amber Valley is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Newark and Sherwood on 4. 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 Newark and Sherwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £4,725, Newark and Sherwood £4,642Newark and Sherwood: £4,642Amber Valley: £4,725Newark and Sherwood: £4,662Amber Valley: £4,745Newark and Sherwood: £4,403Amber Valley: £4,482

    £4,725£4,745£4,482Amber Valley is higher£4,642£4,662£4,403

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £12,821, Newark and Sherwood £12,616Newark and Sherwood: £12,616Amber Valley: £12,821Newark and Sherwood: £12,669Amber Valley: £12,876Newark and Sherwood: £11,966Amber Valley: £12,162

    £12,821£12,876£12,162Amber Valley is higher£12,616£12,669£11,966

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £1,850, Newark and Sherwood £1,841Newark and Sherwood: £1,841Amber Valley: £1,850Newark and Sherwood: £1,849Amber Valley: £1,858Newark and Sherwood: £1,746Amber Valley: £1,755

    £1,850£1,858£1,755Amber Valley is higher£1,841£1,849£1,746

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £11,684, Newark and Sherwood £11,542Newark and Sherwood: £11,542Amber Valley: £11,684Newark and Sherwood: £11,591Amber Valley: £11,733Newark and Sherwood: £10,948Amber Valley: £11,082

    £11,684£11,733£11,082Amber Valley is higher£11,542£11,591£10,948

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £340, Newark and Sherwood £321Newark and Sherwood: £321Amber Valley: £340Newark and Sherwood: £323Amber Valley: £342Newark and Sherwood: £305Amber Valley: £323

    £340£342£323Amber Valley is higher£321£323£305

  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, Newark and Sherwood £732Newark and Sherwood: £732Amber Valley: £775Newark and Sherwood: £735Amber Valley: £778Newark and Sherwood: £694Amber Valley: £735

    £775£778£735Amber Valley is higher£732£735£694

  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, Newark and Sherwood £21Newark and Sherwood: £21Amber Valley: £23Newark and Sherwood: £21Amber Valley: £23Newark and Sherwood: £20Amber Valley: £22

    £23£23£22Amber Valley is higher£21£21£20

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

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

    £503£505£477Amber Valley is higher£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, Newark and Sherwood £143Newark and Sherwood: £143Amber Valley: £134Newark and Sherwood: £144Amber Valley: £135Newark and Sherwood: £136Amber Valley: £127

    £134£135£127Newark and Sherwood is higher£143£144£136

  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, Newark and Sherwood £131Newark and Sherwood: £131Amber Valley: £130Newark and Sherwood: £132Amber Valley: £130Newark and Sherwood: £125Amber Valley: £123

    £130£130£123Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£131£132£125

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £1,370, Newark and Sherwood £1,368Newark and Sherwood: £1,368Amber Valley: £1,370Newark and Sherwood: £1,374Amber Valley: £1,376Newark and Sherwood: £1,297Amber Valley: £1,300

    £1,370£1,376£1,300Amber Valley is higher£1,368£1,374£1,297

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Amber Valley £173, Newark and Sherwood £158Newark and Sherwood: £158Amber Valley: £173Newark and Sherwood: £159Amber Valley: £174Newark and Sherwood: £150Amber Valley: £164

    £173£174£164Amber Valley is higher£158£159£150

  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, Newark and Sherwood £326Newark and Sherwood: £326Amber Valley: £332Newark and Sherwood: £327Amber Valley: £334Newark and Sherwood: £309Amber Valley: £315

    £332£334£315Amber Valley is higher£326£327£309

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £9.22, Newark and Sherwood £7.88Newark and Sherwood: £7.88Amber Valley: £9.22Newark and Sherwood: £7.91Amber Valley: £9.26Newark and Sherwood: £7.47Amber Valley: £8.75

    £9.22£9.26£8.75Amber Valley is higher£7.88£7.91£7.47

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £7.90, Newark and Sherwood £7.77Newark and Sherwood: £7.77Amber Valley: £7.90Newark and Sherwood: £7.80Amber Valley: £7.93Newark and Sherwood: £7.37Amber Valley: £7.49

    £7.90£7.93£7.49Amber Valley is higher£7.77£7.80£7.37

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £7.32, Newark and Sherwood £6.81Newark and Sherwood: £6.81Amber Valley: £7.32Newark and Sherwood: £6.84Amber Valley: £7.35Newark and Sherwood: £6.46Amber Valley: £6.94

    £7.32£7.35£6.94Amber Valley is higher£6.81£6.84£6.46

  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, Newark and Sherwood 1,019.7Newark and Sherwood: 1,019.7Amber Valley: 1,016.3

    1,016.3Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count1,019.7

  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, Newark and Sherwood 80.6Newark and Sherwood: 80.6Amber Valley: 87.7

    87.7Amber Valley is higher80.6

  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: Amber Valley 157.9, Newark and Sherwood 153.0Newark and Sherwood: 153.0Amber Valley: 157.9

    157.9Amber Valley is higher153.0

  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, Newark and Sherwood 71.1Newark and Sherwood: 71.1Amber Valley: 74.1

    74.1Amber Valley is higher71.1

  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, Newark and Sherwood 176.7Newark and Sherwood: 176.7Amber Valley: 174.1

    174.1Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count176.7

  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, Newark and Sherwood 28.3Newark and Sherwood: 28.3Amber Valley: 28.6

    28.6Amber Valley is higher28.3

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Amber Valley and Newark and Sherwood, per person in the age group
MeasureAmber ValleyNewark and SherwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,725£4,745£4,482£4,642£4,662£4,403Amber Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,821£12,876£12,162£12,616£12,669£11,966Amber Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,850£1,858£1,755£1,841£1,849£1,746Amber Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,684£11,733£11,082£11,542£11,591£10,948Amber Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£340£342£323£321£323£305Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£775£778£735£732£735£694Amber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22£21£21£20Amber Valley
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£143£144£136Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£130£130£123£131£132£125Newark and Sherwood
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,370£1,376£1,300£1,368£1,374£1,297Amber Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£158£159£150Amber Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£332£334£315£326£327£309Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.22£9.26£8.75£7.88£7.91£7.47Amber Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.90£7.93£7.49£7.77£7.80£7.37Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.32£7.35£6.94£6.81£6.84£6.46Amber Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.31,019.7Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202687.780.6Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.9153.0Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.171.1Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026174.1176.7Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202628.628.3Amber Valley

Per resident

Amber Valley is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Newark and Sherwood on 4. 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 Newark and Sherwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £4,725, Newark and Sherwood £4,642Newark and Sherwood: £4,642Amber Valley: £4,725Newark and Sherwood: £4,662Amber Valley: £4,745Newark and Sherwood: £4,403Amber Valley: £4,482

    £4,725£4,745£4,482Amber Valley is higher£4,642£4,662£4,403

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £2,792, Newark and Sherwood £2,745Newark and Sherwood: £2,745Amber Valley: £2,792Newark and Sherwood: £2,756Amber Valley: £2,804Newark and Sherwood: £2,604Amber Valley: £2,649

    £2,792£2,804£2,649Amber Valley is higher£2,745£2,756£2,604

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £1,116, Newark and Sherwood £1,103Newark and Sherwood: £1,103Amber Valley: £1,116Newark and Sherwood: £1,108Amber Valley: £1,121Newark and Sherwood: £1,046Amber Valley: £1,058

    £1,116£1,121£1,058Amber Valley is higher£1,103£1,108£1,046

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Amber Valley £2,544, Newark and Sherwood £2,511Newark and Sherwood: £2,511Amber Valley: £2,544Newark and Sherwood: £2,522Amber Valley: £2,555Newark and Sherwood: £2,382Amber Valley: £2,414

    £2,544£2,555£2,414Amber Valley is higher£2,511£2,522£2,382

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Amber Valley £74, Newark and Sherwood £70Newark and Sherwood: £70Amber Valley: £74Newark and Sherwood: £70Amber Valley: £74Newark and Sherwood: £66Amber Valley: £70

    £74£74£70Amber Valley is higher£70£70£66

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £169, Newark and Sherwood £159Newark and Sherwood: £159Amber Valley: £169Newark and Sherwood: £160Amber Valley: £169Newark and Sherwood: £151Amber Valley: £160

    £169£169£160Amber Valley is higher£159£160£151

  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, Newark and Sherwood £4.52Newark and Sherwood: £4.52Amber Valley: £5.00Newark and Sherwood: £4.54Amber Valley: £5.02Newark and Sherwood: £4.29Amber Valley: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74Amber Valley is higher£4.52£4.54£4.29

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

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

    £503£505£477Amber Valley is higher£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, Newark and Sherwood £143Newark and Sherwood: £143Amber Valley: £134Newark and Sherwood: £144Amber Valley: £135Newark and Sherwood: £136Amber Valley: £127

    £134£135£127Newark and Sherwood is higher£143£144£136

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £78, Newark and Sherwood £79Newark and Sherwood: £79Amber Valley: £78Newark and Sherwood: £79Amber Valley: £79Newark and Sherwood: £75Amber Valley: £74

    £78£79£74Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£79£79£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Amber Valley £827, Newark and Sherwood £820Newark and Sherwood: £820Amber Valley: £827Newark and Sherwood: £823Amber Valley: £830Newark and Sherwood: £778Amber Valley: £784

    £827£830£784Amber Valley is higher£820£823£778

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Amber Valley £173, Newark and Sherwood £158Newark and Sherwood: £158Amber Valley: £173Newark and Sherwood: £159Amber Valley: £174Newark and Sherwood: £150Amber Valley: £164

    £173£174£164Amber Valley is higher£158£159£150

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Amber Valley £201, Newark and Sherwood £195Newark and Sherwood: £195Amber Valley: £201Newark and Sherwood: £196Amber Valley: £201Newark and Sherwood: £185Amber Valley: £190

    £201£201£190Amber Valley is higher£195£196£185

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Amber Valley £5.57, Newark and Sherwood £4.72Newark and Sherwood: £4.72Amber Valley: £5.57Newark and Sherwood: £4.74Amber Valley: £5.59Newark and Sherwood: £4.48Amber Valley: £5.28

    £5.57£5.59£5.28Amber Valley is higher£4.72£4.74£4.48

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Amber Valley £4.77, Newark and Sherwood £4.66Newark and Sherwood: £4.66Amber Valley: £4.77Newark and Sherwood: £4.68Amber Valley: £4.79Newark and Sherwood: £4.42Amber Valley: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Amber Valley is higher£4.66£4.68£4.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £7.32, Newark and Sherwood £6.81Newark and Sherwood: £6.81Amber Valley: £7.32Newark and Sherwood: £6.84Amber Valley: £7.35Newark and Sherwood: £6.46Amber Valley: £6.94

    £7.32£7.35£6.94Amber Valley is higher£6.81£6.84£6.46

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 221.3, Newark and Sherwood 221.9Newark and Sherwood: 221.9Amber Valley: 221.3

    221.3Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count221.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 19.1, Newark and Sherwood 17.5Newark and Sherwood: 17.5Amber Valley: 19.1

    19.1Amber Valley is higher17.5

  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, Newark and Sherwood 33.3Newark and Sherwood: 33.3Amber Valley: 34.4

    34.4Amber Valley is higher33.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 74.1, Newark and Sherwood 71.1Newark and Sherwood: 71.1Amber Valley: 74.1

    74.1Amber Valley is higher71.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 105.0, Newark and Sherwood 105.9Newark and Sherwood: 105.9Amber Valley: 105.0

    105.0Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count105.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 17.3, Newark and Sherwood 16.9Newark and Sherwood: 16.9Amber Valley: 17.3

    17.3Amber Valley is higher16.9

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Amber Valley and Newark and Sherwood, per resident
MeasureAmber ValleyNewark and SherwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,725£4,745£4,482£4,642£4,662£4,403Amber Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,792£2,804£2,649£2,745£2,756£2,604Amber Valley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,116£1,121£1,058£1,103£1,108£1,046Amber Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,544£2,555£2,414£2,511£2,522£2,382Amber Valley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£70£70£66Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£169£160£159£160£151Amber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£4.52£4.54£4.29Amber Valley
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£143£144£136Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£78£79£74£79£79£75Newark and Sherwood
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£827£830£784£820£823£778Amber Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£158£159£150Amber Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£201£201£190£195£196£185Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.57£5.59£5.28£4.72£4.74£4.48Amber Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£4.66£4.68£4.42Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.32£7.35£6.94£6.81£6.84£6.46Amber Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026221.3221.9Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.117.5Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.433.3Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.171.1Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.0105.9Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.316.9Amber Valley

Total

Amber Valley is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Newark and Sherwood 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

Amber Valley Newark and Sherwood

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Amber Valley £615.4m, Newark and Sherwood £593.6mNewark and Sherwood: £593.6mAmber Valley: £615.4mNewark and Sherwood: £596.1mAmber Valley: £618.0mNewark and Sherwood: £563.0mAmber Valley: £583.7m

    £615.4m£618.0m£583.7mAmber Valley is higher£593.6m£596.1m£563.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Amber Valley £363.7m, Newark and Sherwood £351.0mNewark and Sherwood: £351.0mAmber Valley: £363.7mNewark and Sherwood: £352.4mAmber Valley: £365.2mNewark and Sherwood: £332.9mAmber Valley: £344.9m

    £363.7m£365.2m£344.9mAmber Valley is higher£351.0m£352.4m£332.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Amber Valley £145.3m, Newark and Sherwood £141.1mNewark and Sherwood: £141.1mAmber Valley: £145.3mNewark and Sherwood: £141.7mAmber Valley: £145.9mNewark and Sherwood: £133.8mAmber Valley: £137.8m

    £145.3m£145.9m£137.8mAmber Valley is higher£141.1m£141.7m£133.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Amber Valley £331.4m, Newark and Sherwood £321.1mNewark and Sherwood: £321.1mAmber Valley: £331.4mNewark and Sherwood: £322.4mAmber Valley: £332.8mNewark and Sherwood: £304.6mAmber Valley: £314.3m

    £331.4m£332.8m£314.3mAmber Valley is higher£321.1m£322.4m£304.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Amber Valley £9.6m, Newark and Sherwood £8.9mNewark and Sherwood: £8.9mAmber Valley: £9.6mNewark and Sherwood: £9.0mAmber Valley: £9.7mNewark and Sherwood: £8.5mAmber Valley: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.7m£9.1mAmber Valley is higher£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £22.0m, Newark and Sherwood £20.4mNewark and Sherwood: £20.4mAmber Valley: £22.0mNewark and Sherwood: £20.4mAmber Valley: £22.1mNewark and Sherwood: £19.3mAmber Valley: £20.8m

    £22.0m£22.1m£20.8mAmber Valley is higher£20.4m£20.4m£19.3m

  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, Newark and Sherwood £0.58mNewark and Sherwood: £0.58mAmber Valley: £0.65mNewark and Sherwood: £0.58mAmber Valley: £0.65mNewark and Sherwood: £0.55mAmber Valley: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.62mAmber Valley is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £65.4m, Newark and Sherwood £62.2mNewark and Sherwood: £62.2mAmber Valley: £65.4mNewark and Sherwood: £62.5mAmber Valley: £65.7mNewark and Sherwood: £59.0mAmber Valley: £62.1m

    £65.4m£65.7m£62.1mAmber Valley is higher£62.2m£62.5m£59.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £17.5m, Newark and Sherwood £18.3mNewark and Sherwood: £18.3mAmber Valley: £17.5mNewark and Sherwood: £18.4mAmber Valley: £17.5mNewark and Sherwood: £17.3mAmber Valley: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.5m£16.6mNewark and Sherwood is higher£18.3m£18.4m£17.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Amber Valley £10.2m, Newark and Sherwood £10.1mNewark and Sherwood: £10.1mAmber Valley: £10.2mNewark and Sherwood: £10.1mAmber Valley: £10.2mNewark and Sherwood: £9.5mAmber Valley: £9.7m

    £10.2m£10.2m£9.7mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£10.1m£10.1m£9.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Amber Valley £107.7m, Newark and Sherwood £104.8mNewark and Sherwood: £104.8mAmber Valley: £107.7mNewark and Sherwood: £105.3mAmber Valley: £108.1mNewark and Sherwood: £99.4mAmber Valley: £102.1m

    £107.7m£108.1m£102.1mAmber Valley is higher£104.8m£105.3m£99.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Amber Valley £22.5m, Newark and Sherwood £20.2mNewark and Sherwood: £20.2mAmber Valley: £22.5mNewark and Sherwood: £20.3mAmber Valley: £22.6mNewark and Sherwood: £19.2mAmber Valley: £21.4m

    £22.5m£22.6m£21.4mAmber Valley is higher£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Amber Valley £26.1m, Newark and Sherwood £25.0mNewark and Sherwood: £25.0mAmber Valley: £26.1mNewark and Sherwood: £25.1mAmber Valley: £26.2mNewark and Sherwood: £23.7mAmber Valley: £24.8m

    £26.1m£26.2m£24.8mAmber Valley is higher£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Amber Valley £0.72m, Newark and Sherwood £0.60mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mAmber Valley: £0.72mNewark and Sherwood: £0.61mAmber Valley: £0.73mNewark and Sherwood: £0.57mAmber Valley: £0.69m

    £0.72m£0.73m£0.69mAmber Valley is higher£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Amber Valley £0.62m, Newark and Sherwood £0.60mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mAmber Valley: £0.62mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mAmber Valley: £0.62mNewark and Sherwood: £0.56mAmber Valley: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mAmber Valley is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.56m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Amber Valley £0.95m, Newark and Sherwood £0.87mNewark and Sherwood: £0.87mAmber Valley: £0.95mNewark and Sherwood: £0.87mAmber Valley: £0.96mNewark and Sherwood: £0.83mAmber Valley: £0.90m

    £0.95m£0.96m£0.90mAmber Valley is higher£0.87m£0.87m£0.83m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Amber Valley 28,825, Newark and Sherwood 28,367Newark and Sherwood: 28,367Amber Valley: 28,825

    28,825Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count28,367

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Amber Valley 2,488, Newark and Sherwood 2,243Newark and Sherwood: 2,243Amber Valley: 2,488

    2,488Amber Valley is higher2,243

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley 4,479, Newark and Sherwood 4,255Newark and Sherwood: 4,255Amber Valley: 4,479

    4,479Amber Valley is higher4,255

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley 9,647, Newark and Sherwood 9,093Newark and Sherwood: 9,093Amber Valley: 9,647

    9,647Amber Valley is higher9,093

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Amber Valley 13,677, Newark and Sherwood 13,537Newark and Sherwood: 13,537Amber Valley: 13,677

    13,677Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count13,537

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Amber Valley 2,249, Newark and Sherwood 2,165Newark and Sherwood: 2,165Amber Valley: 2,249

    2,249Amber Valley is higher2,165

Show the numbers
Amber Valley and Newark and Sherwood, total
MeasureAmber ValleyNewark and SherwoodHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£615.4m£618.0m£583.7m£593.6m£596.1m£563.0mAmber Valley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£363.7m£365.2m£344.9m£351.0m£352.4m£332.9mAmber Valley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£145.3m£145.9m£137.8m£141.1m£141.7m£133.8mAmber Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£331.4m£332.8m£314.3m£321.1m£322.4m£304.6mAmber Valley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.7m£9.1m£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mAmber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.0m£22.1m£20.8m£20.4m£20.4m£19.3mAmber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mAmber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£65.4m£65.7m£62.1m£62.2m£62.5m£59.0mAmber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m£18.3m£18.4m£17.3mNewark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m£10.1m£10.1m£9.5mAmber Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£107.7m£108.1m£102.1m£104.8m£105.3m£99.4mAmber Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.4m£20.2m£20.3m£19.2mAmber Valley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m£25.0m£25.1m£23.7mAmber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m£0.60m£0.61m£0.57mAmber Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£0.60m£0.60m£0.56mAmber Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.95m£0.96m£0.90m£0.87m£0.87m£0.83mAmber Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,82528,367Amber Valley
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4882,243Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,4794,255Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,6479,093Amber Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,67713,537Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,2492,165Amber 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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  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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