Who Gets What

Compare local authorities · East Midlands and North East

Chesterfield and Darlington

105,807 and 112,150 residents (mid-2024).

Chesterfield is higher than Darlington on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 5 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.

Swap the two areas
Chesterfield and Darlington on a map of the local authorities of Great Britain
How to count
Prices

Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Chesterfield is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Darlington 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

Chesterfield Darlington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,206, Darlington £4,795Darlington: £4,795Chesterfield: £5,206Darlington: £4,815Chesterfield: £5,229Darlington: £4,548Chesterfield: £4,938

    £5,206£5,229£4,938Chesterfield is higher£4,795£4,815£4,548

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £12,825, Darlington £12,696Darlington: £12,696Chesterfield: £12,825Darlington: £12,750Chesterfield: £12,880Darlington: £12,042Chesterfield: £12,165

    £12,825£12,880£12,165Chesterfield is higher£12,696£12,750£12,042

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £2,325, Darlington £2,225Darlington: £2,225Chesterfield: £2,325Darlington: £2,235Chesterfield: £2,334Darlington: £2,111Chesterfield: £2,205

    £2,325£2,334£2,205Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,225£2,235£2,111

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £11,500, Darlington £11,435Darlington: £11,435Chesterfield: £11,500Darlington: £11,484Chesterfield: £11,549Darlington: £10,847Chesterfield: £10,908

    £11,500£11,549£10,908Chesterfield is higher£11,435£11,484£10,847

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £462, Darlington £485Darlington: £485Chesterfield: £462Darlington: £487Chesterfield: £464Darlington: £460Chesterfield: £438

    £462£464£438Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£485£487£460

  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: Chesterfield £833, Darlington £747Darlington: £747Chesterfield: £833Darlington: £750Chesterfield: £837Darlington: £708Chesterfield: £790

    £833£837£790Chesterfield is higher£747£750£708

  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: Chesterfield £30, Darlington £29Darlington: £29Chesterfield: £30Darlington: £29Chesterfield: £31Darlington: £28Chesterfield: £29

    £30£31£29Chesterfield is higher£29£29£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £669, Darlington £535Darlington: £535Chesterfield: £669Darlington: £538Chesterfield: £672Darlington: £508Chesterfield: £635

    £669£672£635Chesterfield is higher£535£538£508

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £168, Darlington £134Darlington: £134Chesterfield: £168Darlington: £134Chesterfield: £169Darlington: £127Chesterfield: £160

    £168£169£160Chesterfield is higher£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: Chesterfield £152, Darlington £136Darlington: £136Chesterfield: £152Darlington: £136Chesterfield: £153Darlington: £129Chesterfield: £145

    £152£153£145Chesterfield is higher£136£136£129

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £1,662, Darlington £1,722Darlington: £1,722Chesterfield: £1,662Darlington: £1,729Chesterfield: £1,670Darlington: £1,633Chesterfield: £1,577

    £1,662£1,670£1,577Darlington is higher£1,722£1,729£1,633

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £232, Darlington £219Darlington: £219Chesterfield: £232Darlington: £220Chesterfield: £233Darlington: £208Chesterfield: £220

    £232£233£220Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£219£220£208

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £493, Darlington £350Darlington: £350Chesterfield: £493Darlington: £351Chesterfield: £495Darlington: £332Chesterfield: £468

    £493£495£468Chesterfield is higher£350£351£332

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £8.39, Darlington £9.46Darlington: £9.46Chesterfield: £8.39Darlington: £9.50Chesterfield: £8.43Darlington: £8.97Chesterfield: £7.96

    £8.39£8.43£7.96Darlington is higher£9.46£9.50£8.97

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £8.11, Darlington £8.31Darlington: £8.31Chesterfield: £8.11Darlington: £8.34Chesterfield: £8.14Darlington: £7.88Chesterfield: £7.69

    £8.11£8.14£7.69Darlington is higher£8.31£8.34£7.88

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £4.77, Darlington £6.35Darlington: £6.35Chesterfield: £4.77Darlington: £6.37Chesterfield: £4.79Darlington: £6.02Chesterfield: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Darlington is higher£6.35£6.37£6.02

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Chesterfield 1,006.4, Darlington 1,006.5Darlington: 1,006.5Chesterfield: 1,006.4

    1,006.4Darlington is higherDepends on how you count1,006.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Chesterfield 121.8, Darlington 116.5Darlington: 116.5Chesterfield: 121.8

    121.8Chesterfield is higher116.5

  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: Chesterfield 172.3, Darlington 156.4Darlington: 156.4Chesterfield: 172.3

    172.3Chesterfield is higher156.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 97.6, Darlington 79.1Darlington: 79.1Chesterfield: 97.6

    97.6Chesterfield is higher79.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield 223.7, Darlington 214.6Darlington: 214.6Chesterfield: 223.7

    223.7Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count214.6

  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: Chesterfield 32.5, Darlington 29.9Darlington: 29.9Chesterfield: 32.5

    32.5Chesterfield is higher29.9

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Darlington, per person in the age group
MeasureChesterfieldDarlingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,206£5,229£4,938£4,795£4,815£4,548Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,825£12,880£12,165£12,696£12,750£12,042Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,325£2,334£2,205£2,225£2,235£2,111Chesterfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,500£11,549£10,908£11,435£11,484£10,847Chesterfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£462£464£438£485£487£460Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£833£837£790£747£750£708Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£31£29£29£29£28Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£669£672£635£535£538£508Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£134£134£127Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£152£153£145£136£136£129Chesterfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,662£1,670£1,577£1,722£1,729£1,633Darlington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£232£233£220£219£220£208Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£493£495£468£350£351£332Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.39£8.43£7.96£9.46£9.50£8.97Darlington
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.11£8.14£7.69£8.31£8.34£7.88Darlington
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£6.35£6.37£6.02Darlington
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.41,006.5Darlington
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.8116.5Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.3156.4Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202697.679.1Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026223.7214.6Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.529.9Chesterfield

Per resident

Chesterfield is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Darlington 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

Chesterfield Darlington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,206, Darlington £4,795Darlington: £4,795Chesterfield: £5,206Darlington: £4,815Chesterfield: £5,229Darlington: £4,548Chesterfield: £4,938

    £5,206£5,229£4,938Chesterfield is higher£4,795£4,815£4,548

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £2,714, Darlington £2,544Darlington: £2,544Chesterfield: £2,714Darlington: £2,555Chesterfield: £2,725Darlington: £2,413Chesterfield: £2,574

    £2,714£2,725£2,574Chesterfield is higher£2,544£2,555£2,413

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £1,419, Darlington £1,356Darlington: £1,356Chesterfield: £1,419Darlington: £1,362Chesterfield: £1,425Darlington: £1,286Chesterfield: £1,346

    £1,419£1,425£1,346Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,356£1,362£1,286

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Chesterfield £2,433, Darlington £2,291Darlington: £2,291Chesterfield: £2,433Darlington: £2,301Chesterfield: £2,444Darlington: £2,174Chesterfield: £2,308

    £2,433£2,444£2,308Chesterfield is higher£2,291£2,301£2,174

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £98, Darlington £97Darlington: £97Chesterfield: £98Darlington: £98Chesterfield: £98Darlington: £92Chesterfield: £93

    £98£98£93Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£97£98£92

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £176, Darlington £150Darlington: £150Chesterfield: £176Darlington: £150Chesterfield: £177Darlington: £142Chesterfield: £167

    £176£177£167Chesterfield is higher£150£150£142

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £6.44, Darlington £5.83Darlington: £5.83Chesterfield: £6.44Darlington: £5.85Chesterfield: £6.47Darlington: £5.53Chesterfield: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Chesterfield is higher£5.83£5.85£5.53

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £669, Darlington £535Darlington: £535Chesterfield: £669Darlington: £538Chesterfield: £672Darlington: £508Chesterfield: £635

    £669£672£635Chesterfield is higher£535£538£508

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £168, Darlington £134Darlington: £134Chesterfield: £168Darlington: £134Chesterfield: £169Darlington: £127Chesterfield: £160

    £168£169£160Chesterfield is higher£134£134£127

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £93, Darlington £83Darlington: £83Chesterfield: £93Darlington: £83Chesterfield: £93Darlington: £78Chesterfield: £88

    £93£93£88Chesterfield is higher£83£83£78

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £1,015, Darlington £1,050Darlington: £1,050Chesterfield: £1,015Darlington: £1,054Chesterfield: £1,019Darlington: £996Chesterfield: £962

    £1,015£1,019£962Darlington is higher£1,050£1,054£996

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £232, Darlington £219Darlington: £219Chesterfield: £232Darlington: £220Chesterfield: £233Darlington: £208Chesterfield: £220

    £232£233£220Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£219£220£208

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £301, Darlington £213Darlington: £213Chesterfield: £301Darlington: £214Chesterfield: £302Darlington: £202Chesterfield: £286

    £301£302£286Chesterfield is higher£213£214£202

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £5.12, Darlington £5.77Darlington: £5.77Chesterfield: £5.12Darlington: £5.79Chesterfield: £5.15Darlington: £5.47Chesterfield: £4.86

    £5.12£5.15£4.86Darlington is higher£5.77£5.79£5.47

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Chesterfield £4.94, Darlington £5.06Darlington: £5.06Chesterfield: £4.94Darlington: £5.08Chesterfield: £4.97Darlington: £4.80Chesterfield: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Darlington is higher£5.06£5.08£4.80

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £4.77, Darlington £6.35Darlington: £6.35Chesterfield: £4.77Darlington: £6.37Chesterfield: £4.79Darlington: £6.02Chesterfield: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Darlington is higher£6.35£6.37£6.02

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 213.0, Darlington 201.7Darlington: 201.7Chesterfield: 213.0

    213.0Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count201.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 25.8, Darlington 23.3Darlington: 23.3Chesterfield: 25.8

    25.8Chesterfield is higher23.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 36.5, Darlington 31.3Darlington: 31.3Chesterfield: 36.5

    36.5Chesterfield is higher31.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 97.6, Darlington 79.1Darlington: 79.1Chesterfield: 97.6

    97.6Chesterfield is higher79.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 136.5, Darlington 130.8Darlington: 130.8Chesterfield: 136.5

    136.5Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count130.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 19.8, Darlington 18.2Darlington: 18.2Chesterfield: 19.8

    19.8Chesterfield is higher18.2

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Darlington, per resident
MeasureChesterfieldDarlingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,206£5,229£4,938£4,795£4,815£4,548Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,714£2,725£2,574£2,544£2,555£2,413Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,419£1,425£1,346£1,356£1,362£1,286Chesterfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,433£2,444£2,308£2,291£2,301£2,174Chesterfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£97£98£92Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£150£150£142Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£5.83£5.85£5.53Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£669£672£635£535£538£508Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£134£134£127Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£83£83£78Chesterfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,015£1,019£962£1,050£1,054£996Darlington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£232£233£220£219£220£208Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£301£302£286£213£214£202Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.12£5.15£4.86£5.77£5.79£5.47Darlington
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£5.06£5.08£4.80Darlington
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£6.35£6.37£6.02Darlington
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.0201.7Chesterfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.823.3Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.531.3Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202697.679.1Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026136.5130.8Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.818.2Chesterfield

Total

Chesterfield is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Darlington on 9. 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

Chesterfield Darlington

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Chesterfield £550.9m, Darlington £537.7mDarlington: £537.7mChesterfield: £550.9mDarlington: £540.0mChesterfield: £553.2mDarlington: £510.1mChesterfield: £522.5m

    £550.9m£553.2m£522.5mChesterfield is higher£537.7m£540.0m£510.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Chesterfield £287.1m, Darlington £285.3mDarlington: £285.3mChesterfield: £287.1mDarlington: £286.5mChesterfield: £288.4mDarlington: £270.6mChesterfield: £272.4m

    £287.1m£288.4m£272.4mChesterfield is higher£285.3m£286.5m£270.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Chesterfield £150.1m, Darlington £152.1mDarlington: £152.1mChesterfield: £150.1mDarlington: £152.7mChesterfield: £150.8mDarlington: £144.3mChesterfield: £142.4m

    £150.1m£150.8m£142.4mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£152.1m£152.7m£144.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield £257.5m, Darlington £257.0mDarlington: £257.0mChesterfield: £257.5mDarlington: £258.1mChesterfield: £258.6mDarlington: £243.8mChesterfield: £244.2m

    £257.5m£258.6m£244.2mChesterfield is higher£257.0m£258.1m£243.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield £10.3m, Darlington £10.9mDarlington: £10.9mChesterfield: £10.3mDarlington: £10.9mChesterfield: £10.4mDarlington: £10.3mChesterfield: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.4m£9.8mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £18.7m, Darlington £16.8mDarlington: £16.8mChesterfield: £18.7mDarlington: £16.9mChesterfield: £18.7mDarlington: £15.9mChesterfield: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mChesterfield is higher£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Chesterfield £0.68m, Darlington £0.65mDarlington: £0.65mChesterfield: £0.68mDarlington: £0.66mChesterfield: £0.68mDarlington: £0.62mChesterfield: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.68m£0.65mChesterfield is higher£0.65m£0.66m£0.62m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £70.8m, Darlington £60.0mDarlington: £60.0mChesterfield: £70.8mDarlington: £60.3mChesterfield: £71.1mDarlington: £57.0mChesterfield: £67.1m

    £70.8m£71.1m£67.1mChesterfield is higher£60.0m£60.3m£57.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £17.8m, Darlington £15.0mDarlington: £15.0mChesterfield: £17.8mDarlington: £15.1mChesterfield: £17.9mDarlington: £14.2mChesterfield: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mChesterfield is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield £9.8m, Darlington £9.3mDarlington: £9.3mChesterfield: £9.8mDarlington: £9.3mChesterfield: £9.9mDarlington: £8.8mChesterfield: £9.3m

    £9.8m£9.9m£9.3mChesterfield is higher£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield £107.4m, Darlington £117.7mDarlington: £117.7mChesterfield: £107.4mDarlington: £118.2mChesterfield: £107.8mDarlington: £111.6mChesterfield: £101.8m

    £107.4m£107.8m£101.8mDarlington is higher£117.7m£118.2m£111.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Chesterfield £24.5m, Darlington £24.6mDarlington: £24.6mChesterfield: £24.5mDarlington: £24.7mChesterfield: £24.6mDarlington: £23.3mChesterfield: £23.3m

    £24.5m£24.6m£23.3mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Chesterfield £31.9m, Darlington £23.9mDarlington: £23.9mChesterfield: £31.9mDarlington: £24.0mChesterfield: £32.0mDarlington: £22.7mChesterfield: £30.2m

    £31.9m£32.0m£30.2mChesterfield is higher£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Chesterfield £0.54m, Darlington £0.65mDarlington: £0.65mChesterfield: £0.54mDarlington: £0.65mChesterfield: £0.54mDarlington: £0.61mChesterfield: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mDarlington is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Chesterfield £0.52m, Darlington £0.57mDarlington: £0.57mChesterfield: £0.52mDarlington: £0.57mChesterfield: £0.53mDarlington: £0.54mChesterfield: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.53m£0.50mDarlington is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Chesterfield £0.50m, Darlington £0.71mDarlington: £0.71mChesterfield: £0.50mDarlington: £0.71mChesterfield: £0.51mDarlington: £0.68mChesterfield: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.51m£0.48mDarlington is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield 22,532, Darlington 22,620Darlington: 22,620Chesterfield: 22,532

    22,532Darlington is higherDepends on how you count22,620

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield 2,727, Darlington 2,618Darlington: 2,618Chesterfield: 2,727

    2,727Chesterfield is higher2,618

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 3,858, Darlington 3,515Darlington: 3,515Chesterfield: 3,858

    3,858Chesterfield is higher3,515

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 10,331, Darlington 8,866Darlington: 8,866Chesterfield: 10,331

    10,331Chesterfield is higher8,866

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield 14,444, Darlington 14,665Darlington: 14,665Chesterfield: 14,444

    14,444Darlington is higherDepends on how you count14,665

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield 2,099, Darlington 2,044Darlington: 2,044Chesterfield: 2,099

    2,099Chesterfield is higher2,044

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Darlington, total
MeasureChesterfieldDarlingtonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£550.9m£553.2m£522.5m£537.7m£540.0m£510.1mChesterfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£287.1m£288.4m£272.4m£285.3m£286.5m£270.6mChesterfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£150.1m£150.8m£142.4m£152.1m£152.7m£144.3mDarlington
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£257.5m£258.6m£244.2m£257.0m£258.1m£243.8mChesterfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mDarlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£16.8m£16.9m£15.9mChesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m£0.65m£0.66m£0.62mChesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.8m£71.1m£67.1m£60.0m£60.3m£57.0mChesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£15.0m£15.1m£14.2mChesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mChesterfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£107.4m£107.8m£101.8m£117.7m£118.2m£111.6mDarlington
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m£24.6m£24.7m£23.3mDarlington
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.9m£32.0m£30.2m£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mChesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mDarlington
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mDarlington
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m£0.71m£0.71m£0.68mDarlington
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,53222,620Darlington
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7272,618Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8583,515Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,3318,866Chesterfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,44414,665Darlington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0992,044Chesterfield

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.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.