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Chesterfield and Torbay

105,807 and 139,862 residents (mid-2024).

Chesterfield is higher than Torbay on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Chesterfield is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Torbay on 12. 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 Torbay

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,206, Torbay £5,829Torbay: £5,829Chesterfield: £5,206Torbay: £5,854Chesterfield: £5,229Torbay: £5,529Chesterfield: £4,938

    £5,206£5,229£4,938Torbay is higher£5,829£5,854£5,529

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £12,825, Torbay £12,452Torbay: £12,452Chesterfield: £12,825Torbay: £12,505Chesterfield: £12,880Torbay: £11,811Chesterfield: £12,165

    £12,825£12,880£12,165Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,452£12,505£11,811

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £2,325, Torbay £2,663Torbay: £2,663Chesterfield: £2,325Torbay: £2,675Chesterfield: £2,334Torbay: £2,526Chesterfield: £2,205

    £2,325£2,334£2,205Torbay is higher£2,663£2,675£2,526

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £11,500, Torbay £11,088Torbay: £11,088Chesterfield: £11,500Torbay: £11,135Chesterfield: £11,549Torbay: £10,517Chesterfield: £10,908

    £11,500£11,549£10,908Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,088£11,135£10,517

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £462, Torbay £528Torbay: £528Chesterfield: £462Torbay: £531Chesterfield: £464Torbay: £501Chesterfield: £438

    £462£464£438Torbay is higher£528£531£501

  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, Torbay £803Torbay: £803Chesterfield: £833Torbay: £806Chesterfield: £837Torbay: £761Chesterfield: £790

    £833£837£790Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£803£806£761

  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, Torbay £33Torbay: £33Chesterfield: £30Torbay: £33Chesterfield: £31Torbay: £32Chesterfield: £29

    £30£31£29Torbay is higher£33£33£32

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £669, Torbay £604Torbay: £604Chesterfield: £669Torbay: £606Chesterfield: £672Torbay: £573Chesterfield: £635

    £669£672£635Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£604£606£573

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £168, Torbay £180Torbay: £180Chesterfield: £168Torbay: £181Chesterfield: £169Torbay: £171Chesterfield: £160

    £168£169£160Torbay is higher£180£181£171

  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, Torbay £150Torbay: £150Chesterfield: £152Torbay: £151Chesterfield: £153Torbay: £142Chesterfield: £145

    £152£153£145Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£150£151£142

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £1,662, Torbay £1,990Torbay: £1,990Chesterfield: £1,662Torbay: £1,998Chesterfield: £1,670Torbay: £1,887Chesterfield: £1,577

    £1,662£1,670£1,577Torbay is higher£1,990£1,998£1,887

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £232, Torbay £273Torbay: £273Chesterfield: £232Torbay: £274Chesterfield: £233Torbay: £259Chesterfield: £220

    £232£233£220Torbay is higher£273£274£259

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £493, Torbay £507Torbay: £507Chesterfield: £493Torbay: £509Chesterfield: £495Torbay: £481Chesterfield: £468

    £493£495£468Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£507£509£481

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £8.39, Torbay £7.55Torbay: £7.55Chesterfield: £8.39Torbay: £7.58Chesterfield: £8.43Torbay: £7.16Chesterfield: £7.96

    £8.39£8.43£7.96Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£7.55£7.58£7.16

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £8.11, Torbay £9.70Torbay: £9.70Chesterfield: £8.11Torbay: £9.74Chesterfield: £8.14Torbay: £9.20Chesterfield: £7.69

    £8.11£8.14£7.69Torbay is higher£9.70£9.74£9.20

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £4.77, Torbay £7.18Torbay: £7.18Chesterfield: £4.77Torbay: £7.21Chesterfield: £4.79Torbay: £6.81Chesterfield: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Torbay is higher£7.18£7.21£6.81

  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, Torbay 989.2Torbay: 989.2Chesterfield: 1,006.4

    1,006.4Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count989.2

  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, Torbay 129.5Torbay: 129.5Chesterfield: 121.8

    121.8Torbay is higher129.5

  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, Torbay 161.8Torbay: 161.8Chesterfield: 172.3

    172.3Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count161.8

  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, Torbay 87.9Torbay: 87.9Chesterfield: 97.6

    97.6Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count87.9

  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, Torbay 237.2Torbay: 237.2Chesterfield: 223.7

    223.7Torbay is higherDepends on how you count237.2

  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, Torbay 31.3Torbay: 31.3Chesterfield: 32.5

    32.5Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count31.3

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Torbay, per person in the age group
MeasureChesterfieldTorbayHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,206£5,229£4,938£5,829£5,854£5,529Torbay
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,825£12,880£12,165£12,452£12,505£11,811Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,325£2,334£2,205£2,663£2,675£2,526Torbay
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,500£11,549£10,908£11,088£11,135£10,517Chesterfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£462£464£438£528£531£501Torbay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£833£837£790£803£806£761Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£31£29£33£33£32Torbay
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£669£672£635£604£606£573Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£180£181£171Torbay
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£152£153£145£150£151£142Chesterfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,662£1,670£1,577£1,990£1,998£1,887Torbay
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£232£233£220£273£274£259Torbay
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£493£495£468£507£509£481Torbay
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.39£8.43£7.96£7.55£7.58£7.16Chesterfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.11£8.14£7.69£9.70£9.74£9.20Torbay
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£7.18£7.21£6.81Torbay
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.4989.2Chesterfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.8129.5Torbay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.3161.8Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202697.687.9Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026223.7237.2Torbay
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.531.3Chesterfield

Per resident

Chesterfield is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Torbay on 15. 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 Torbay

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,206, Torbay £5,829Torbay: £5,829Chesterfield: £5,206Torbay: £5,854Chesterfield: £5,229Torbay: £5,529Chesterfield: £4,938

    £5,206£5,229£4,938Torbay is higher£5,829£5,854£5,529

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £2,714, Torbay £3,244Torbay: £3,244Chesterfield: £2,714Torbay: £3,257Chesterfield: £2,725Torbay: £3,077Chesterfield: £2,574

    £2,714£2,725£2,574Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£3,244£3,257£3,077

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £1,419, Torbay £1,522Torbay: £1,522Chesterfield: £1,419Torbay: £1,528Chesterfield: £1,425Torbay: £1,444Chesterfield: £1,346

    £1,419£1,425£1,346Torbay is higher£1,522£1,528£1,444

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Chesterfield £2,433, Torbay £2,888Torbay: £2,888Chesterfield: £2,433Torbay: £2,901Chesterfield: £2,444Torbay: £2,740Chesterfield: £2,308

    £2,433£2,444£2,308Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£2,888£2,901£2,740

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £98, Torbay £138Torbay: £138Chesterfield: £98Torbay: £138Chesterfield: £98Torbay: £131Chesterfield: £93

    £98£98£93Torbay is higher£138£138£131

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £176, Torbay £209Torbay: £209Chesterfield: £176Torbay: £210Chesterfield: £177Torbay: £198Chesterfield: £167

    £176£177£167Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£209£210£198

  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, Torbay £8.66Torbay: £8.66Chesterfield: £6.44Torbay: £8.69Chesterfield: £6.47Torbay: £8.21Chesterfield: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Torbay is higher£8.66£8.69£8.21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £669, Torbay £604Torbay: £604Chesterfield: £669Torbay: £606Chesterfield: £672Torbay: £573Chesterfield: £635

    £669£672£635Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£604£606£573

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £168, Torbay £180Torbay: £180Chesterfield: £168Torbay: £181Chesterfield: £169Torbay: £171Chesterfield: £160

    £168£169£160Torbay is higher£180£181£171

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £93, Torbay £86Torbay: £86Chesterfield: £93Torbay: £86Chesterfield: £93Torbay: £81Chesterfield: £88

    £93£93£88Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £1,015, Torbay £1,137Torbay: £1,137Chesterfield: £1,015Torbay: £1,142Chesterfield: £1,019Torbay: £1,078Chesterfield: £962

    £1,015£1,019£962Torbay is higher£1,137£1,142£1,078

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £232, Torbay £273Torbay: £273Chesterfield: £232Torbay: £274Chesterfield: £233Torbay: £259Chesterfield: £220

    £232£233£220Torbay is higher£273£274£259

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £301, Torbay £289Torbay: £289Chesterfield: £301Torbay: £291Chesterfield: £302Torbay: £275Chesterfield: £286

    £301£302£286Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£289£291£275

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £5.12, Torbay £4.31Torbay: £4.31Chesterfield: £5.12Torbay: £4.33Chesterfield: £5.15Torbay: £4.09Chesterfield: £4.86

    £5.12£5.15£4.86Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£4.31£4.33£4.09

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Chesterfield £4.94, Torbay £5.53Torbay: £5.53Chesterfield: £4.94Torbay: £5.56Chesterfield: £4.97Torbay: £5.25Chesterfield: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Torbay is higher£5.53£5.56£5.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £4.77, Torbay £7.18Torbay: £7.18Chesterfield: £4.77Torbay: £7.21Chesterfield: £4.79Torbay: £6.81Chesterfield: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Torbay is higher£7.18£7.21£6.81

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 213.0, Torbay 257.7Torbay: 257.7Chesterfield: 213.0

    213.0Torbay is higherDepends on how you count257.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 25.8, Torbay 33.7Torbay: 33.7Chesterfield: 25.8

    25.8Torbay is higher33.7

  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, Torbay 42.2Torbay: 42.2Chesterfield: 36.5

    36.5Torbay is higherDepends on how you count42.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 97.6, Torbay 87.9Torbay: 87.9Chesterfield: 97.6

    97.6Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count87.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 136.5, Torbay 135.5Torbay: 135.5Chesterfield: 136.5

    136.5Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count135.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 19.8, Torbay 17.9Torbay: 17.9Chesterfield: 19.8

    19.8Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count17.9

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Chesterfield and Torbay, per resident
MeasureChesterfieldTorbayHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,206£5,229£4,938£5,829£5,854£5,529Torbay
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,714£2,725£2,574£3,244£3,257£3,077Torbay
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,419£1,425£1,346£1,522£1,528£1,444Torbay
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,433£2,444£2,308£2,888£2,901£2,740Torbay
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£138£138£131Torbay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£209£210£198Torbay
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£8.66£8.69£8.21Torbay
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£669£672£635£604£606£573Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£180£181£171Torbay
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£86£86£81Chesterfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,015£1,019£962£1,137£1,142£1,078Torbay
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£232£233£220£273£274£259Torbay
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£301£302£286£289£291£275Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.12£5.15£4.86£4.31£4.33£4.09Chesterfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£5.53£5.56£5.25Torbay
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£7.18£7.21£6.81Torbay
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.0257.7Torbay
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.833.7Torbay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.542.2Torbay
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202697.687.9Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026136.5135.5Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.817.9Chesterfield

Total

Chesterfield is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Torbay on 22. 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 Torbay

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Chesterfield £550.9m, Torbay £815.2mTorbay: £815.2mChesterfield: £550.9mTorbay: £818.7mChesterfield: £553.2mTorbay: £773.3mChesterfield: £522.5m

    £550.9m£553.2m£522.5mTorbay is higher£815.2m£818.7m£773.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Chesterfield £287.1m, Torbay £453.7mTorbay: £453.7mChesterfield: £287.1mTorbay: £455.6mChesterfield: £288.4mTorbay: £430.3mChesterfield: £272.4m

    £287.1m£288.4m£272.4mTorbay is higherDepends on how you count£453.7m£455.6m£430.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Chesterfield £150.1m, Torbay £212.9mTorbay: £212.9mChesterfield: £150.1mTorbay: £213.8mChesterfield: £150.8mTorbay: £201.9mChesterfield: £142.4m

    £150.1m£150.8m£142.4mTorbay is higher£212.9m£213.8m£201.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield £257.5m, Torbay £404.0mTorbay: £404.0mChesterfield: £257.5mTorbay: £405.7mChesterfield: £258.6mTorbay: £383.2mChesterfield: £244.2m

    £257.5m£258.6m£244.2mTorbay is higherDepends on how you count£404.0m£405.7m£383.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield £10.3m, Torbay £19.3mTorbay: £19.3mChesterfield: £10.3mTorbay: £19.3mChesterfield: £10.4mTorbay: £18.3mChesterfield: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.4m£9.8mTorbay is higher£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £18.7m, Torbay £29.2mTorbay: £29.2mChesterfield: £18.7mTorbay: £29.4mChesterfield: £18.7mTorbay: £27.7mChesterfield: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mTorbay is higherDepends on how you count£29.2m£29.4m£27.7m

  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, Torbay £1.2mTorbay: £1.2mChesterfield: £0.68mTorbay: £1.2mChesterfield: £0.68mTorbay: £1.1mChesterfield: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.68m£0.65mTorbay is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £70.8m, Torbay £84.4mTorbay: £84.4mChesterfield: £70.8mTorbay: £84.8mChesterfield: £71.1mTorbay: £80.1mChesterfield: £67.1m

    £70.8m£71.1m£67.1mTorbay is higherDepends on how you count£84.4m£84.8m£80.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £17.8m, Torbay £25.1mTorbay: £25.1mChesterfield: £17.8mTorbay: £25.2mChesterfield: £17.9mTorbay: £23.8mChesterfield: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mTorbay is higher£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield £9.8m, Torbay £12.0mTorbay: £12.0mChesterfield: £9.8mTorbay: £12.0mChesterfield: £9.9mTorbay: £11.4mChesterfield: £9.3m

    £9.8m£9.9m£9.3mTorbay is higherDepends on how you count£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield £107.4m, Torbay £159.0mTorbay: £159.0mChesterfield: £107.4mTorbay: £159.7mChesterfield: £107.8mTorbay: £150.8mChesterfield: £101.8m

    £107.4m£107.8m£101.8mTorbay is higher£159.0m£159.7m£150.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Chesterfield £24.5m, Torbay £38.1mTorbay: £38.1mChesterfield: £24.5mTorbay: £38.3mChesterfield: £24.6mTorbay: £36.2mChesterfield: £23.3m

    £24.5m£24.6m£23.3mTorbay is higher£38.1m£38.3m£36.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Chesterfield £31.9m, Torbay £40.5mTorbay: £40.5mChesterfield: £31.9mTorbay: £40.7mChesterfield: £32.0mTorbay: £38.4mChesterfield: £30.2m

    £31.9m£32.0m£30.2mTorbay is higherDepends on how you count£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Chesterfield £0.54m, Torbay £0.60mTorbay: £0.60mChesterfield: £0.54mTorbay: £0.61mChesterfield: £0.54mTorbay: £0.57mChesterfield: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mTorbay is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Chesterfield £0.52m, Torbay £0.77mTorbay: £0.77mChesterfield: £0.52mTorbay: £0.78mChesterfield: £0.53mTorbay: £0.73mChesterfield: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.53m£0.50mTorbay is higher£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Chesterfield £0.50m, Torbay £1.0mTorbay: £1.0mChesterfield: £0.50mTorbay: £1.0mChesterfield: £0.51mTorbay: £0.95mChesterfield: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.51m£0.48mTorbay is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield 22,532, Torbay 36,039Torbay: 36,039Chesterfield: 22,532

    22,532Torbay is higherDepends on how you count36,039

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield 2,727, Torbay 4,717Torbay: 4,717Chesterfield: 2,727

    2,727Torbay is higher4,717

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 3,858, Torbay 5,896Torbay: 5,896Chesterfield: 3,858

    3,858Torbay is higherDepends on how you count5,896

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 10,331, Torbay 12,289Torbay: 12,289Chesterfield: 10,331

    10,331Torbay is higherDepends on how you count12,289

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield 14,444, Torbay 18,955Torbay: 18,955Chesterfield: 14,444

    14,444Torbay is higherDepends on how you count18,955

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield 2,099, Torbay 2,498Torbay: 2,498Chesterfield: 2,099

    2,099Torbay is higherDepends on how you count2,498

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Torbay, total
MeasureChesterfieldTorbayHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£550.9m£553.2m£522.5m£815.2m£818.7m£773.3mTorbay
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£287.1m£288.4m£272.4m£453.7m£455.6m£430.3mTorbay
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£150.1m£150.8m£142.4m£212.9m£213.8m£201.9mTorbay
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£257.5m£258.6m£244.2m£404.0m£405.7m£383.2mTorbay
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m£19.3m£19.3m£18.3mTorbay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£29.2m£29.4m£27.7mTorbay
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mTorbay
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.8m£71.1m£67.1m£84.4m£84.8m£80.1mTorbay
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£25.1m£25.2m£23.8mTorbay
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m£12.0m£12.0m£11.4mTorbay
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£107.4m£107.8m£101.8m£159.0m£159.7m£150.8mTorbay
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m£38.1m£38.3m£36.2mTorbay
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.9m£32.0m£30.2m£40.5m£40.7m£38.4mTorbay
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.60m£0.61m£0.57mTorbay
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mTorbay
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m£1.0m£1.0m£0.95mTorbay
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,53236,039Torbay
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7274,717Torbay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8585,896Torbay
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,33112,289Torbay
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,44418,955Torbay
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0992,498Torbay

Sources

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

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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.
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