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Chesterfield and Bolsover

105,807 and 83,679 residents (mid-2024).

Chesterfield is higher than Bolsover on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 21 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

Chesterfield is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Bolsover 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

Chesterfield Bolsover

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,206, Bolsover £4,891Bolsover: £4,891Chesterfield: £5,206Bolsover: £4,912Chesterfield: £5,229Bolsover: £4,639Chesterfield: £4,938

    £5,206£5,229£4,938Chesterfield is higher£4,891£4,912£4,639

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £12,825, Bolsover £12,748Bolsover: £12,748Chesterfield: £12,825Bolsover: £12,802Chesterfield: £12,880Bolsover: £12,092Chesterfield: £12,165

    £12,825£12,880£12,165Chesterfield is higher£12,748£12,802£12,092

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £2,325, Bolsover £2,171Bolsover: £2,171Chesterfield: £2,325Bolsover: £2,180Chesterfield: £2,334Bolsover: £2,059Chesterfield: £2,205

    £2,325£2,334£2,205Chesterfield is higher£2,171£2,180£2,059

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £11,500, Bolsover £11,363Bolsover: £11,363Chesterfield: £11,500Bolsover: £11,412Chesterfield: £11,549Bolsover: £10,778Chesterfield: £10,908

    £11,500£11,549£10,908Chesterfield is higher£11,363£11,412£10,778

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £462, Bolsover £467Bolsover: £467Chesterfield: £462Bolsover: £469Chesterfield: £464Bolsover: £443Chesterfield: £438

    £462£464£438Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£467£469£443

  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, Bolsover £887Bolsover: £887Chesterfield: £833Bolsover: £891Chesterfield: £837Bolsover: £841Chesterfield: £790

    £833£837£790Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£887£891£841

  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, Bolsover £30Bolsover: £30Chesterfield: £30Bolsover: £30Chesterfield: £31Bolsover: £29Chesterfield: £29

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

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £669, Bolsover £689Bolsover: £689Chesterfield: £669Bolsover: £691Chesterfield: £672Bolsover: £653Chesterfield: £635

    £669£672£635Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£689£691£653

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £168, Bolsover £186Bolsover: £186Chesterfield: £168Bolsover: £187Chesterfield: £169Bolsover: £177Chesterfield: £160

    £168£169£160Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£186£187£177

  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, Bolsover £166Bolsover: £166Chesterfield: £152Bolsover: £167Chesterfield: £153Bolsover: £158Chesterfield: £145

    £152£153£145Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£166£167£158

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £1,662, Bolsover £1,549Bolsover: £1,549Chesterfield: £1,662Bolsover: £1,556Chesterfield: £1,670Bolsover: £1,469Chesterfield: £1,577

    £1,662£1,670£1,577Chesterfield is higher£1,549£1,556£1,469

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £232, Bolsover £178Bolsover: £178Chesterfield: £232Bolsover: £178Chesterfield: £233Bolsover: £169Chesterfield: £220

    £232£233£220Chesterfield is higher£178£178£169

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £493, Bolsover £439Bolsover: £439Chesterfield: £493Bolsover: £441Chesterfield: £495Bolsover: £416Chesterfield: £468

    £493£495£468Chesterfield is higher£439£441£416

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £8.39, Bolsover £7.43Bolsover: £7.43Chesterfield: £8.39Bolsover: £7.46Chesterfield: £8.43Bolsover: £7.05Chesterfield: £7.96

    £8.39£8.43£7.96Chesterfield is higher£7.43£7.46£7.05

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £8.11, Bolsover £9.97Bolsover: £9.97Chesterfield: £8.11Bolsover: £10Chesterfield: £8.14Bolsover: £9.46Chesterfield: £7.69

    £8.11£8.14£7.69Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£9.97£10£9.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Bolsover 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, Bolsover 1,014.0Bolsover: 1,014.0Chesterfield: 1,006.4

    1,006.4Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count1,014.0

  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, Bolsover 117.6Bolsover: 117.6Chesterfield: 121.8

    121.8Chesterfield is higher117.6

  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: Chesterfield 172.3, Bolsover 177.9Bolsover: 177.9Chesterfield: 172.3

    172.3Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count177.9

  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, Bolsover 100.1Bolsover: 100.1Chesterfield: 97.6

    97.6Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count100.1

  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, Bolsover 210.5Bolsover: 210.5Chesterfield: 223.7

    223.7Chesterfield is higher210.5

  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, Bolsover 36.0Bolsover: 36.0Chesterfield: 32.5

    32.5Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count36.0

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Chesterfield and Bolsover, per person in the age group
MeasureChesterfieldBolsoverHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,206£5,229£4,938£4,891£4,912£4,639Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,825£12,880£12,165£12,748£12,802£12,092Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,325£2,334£2,205£2,171£2,180£2,059Chesterfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,500£11,549£10,908£11,363£11,412£10,778Chesterfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£462£464£438£467£469£443Bolsover
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£833£837£790£887£891£841Bolsover
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£31£29£30£30£29Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£669£672£635£689£691£653Bolsover
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£186£187£177Bolsover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£152£153£145£166£167£158Bolsover
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,662£1,670£1,577£1,549£1,556£1,469Chesterfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£232£233£220£178£178£169Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£493£495£468£439£441£416Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.39£8.43£7.96£7.43£7.46£7.05Chesterfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.11£8.14£7.69£9.97£10£9.46Bolsover
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£6.35£6.37£6.02Bolsover
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.41,014.0Bolsover
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.8117.6Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.3177.9Bolsover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202697.6100.1Bolsover
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026223.7210.5Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.536.0Bolsover

Per resident

Chesterfield is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Bolsover 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

Chesterfield Bolsover

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,206, Bolsover £4,891Bolsover: £4,891Chesterfield: £5,206Bolsover: £4,912Chesterfield: £5,229Bolsover: £4,639Chesterfield: £4,938

    £5,206£5,229£4,938Chesterfield is higher£4,891£4,912£4,639

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £2,714, Bolsover £2,478Bolsover: £2,478Chesterfield: £2,714Bolsover: £2,488Chesterfield: £2,725Bolsover: £2,350Chesterfield: £2,574

    £2,714£2,725£2,574Chesterfield is higher£2,478£2,488£2,350

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £1,419, Bolsover £1,354Bolsover: £1,354Chesterfield: £1,419Bolsover: £1,360Chesterfield: £1,425Bolsover: £1,285Chesterfield: £1,346

    £1,419£1,425£1,346Chesterfield is higher£1,354£1,360£1,285

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Chesterfield £2,433, Bolsover £2,209Bolsover: £2,209Chesterfield: £2,433Bolsover: £2,218Chesterfield: £2,444Bolsover: £2,095Chesterfield: £2,308

    £2,433£2,444£2,308Chesterfield is higher£2,209£2,218£2,095

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £98, Bolsover £91Bolsover: £91Chesterfield: £98Bolsover: £91Chesterfield: £98Bolsover: £86Chesterfield: £93

    £98£98£93Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£91£91£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £176, Bolsover £172Bolsover: £172Chesterfield: £176Bolsover: £173Chesterfield: £177Bolsover: £164Chesterfield: £167

    £176£177£167Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£164

  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, Bolsover £5.84Bolsover: £5.84Chesterfield: £6.44Bolsover: £5.87Chesterfield: £6.47Bolsover: £5.54Chesterfield: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Chesterfield is higher£5.84£5.87£5.54

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £669, Bolsover £689Bolsover: £689Chesterfield: £669Bolsover: £691Chesterfield: £672Bolsover: £653Chesterfield: £635

    £669£672£635Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£689£691£653

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £168, Bolsover £186Bolsover: £186Chesterfield: £168Bolsover: £187Chesterfield: £169Bolsover: £177Chesterfield: £160

    £168£169£160Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£186£187£177

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £93, Bolsover £104Bolsover: £104Chesterfield: £93Bolsover: £104Chesterfield: £93Bolsover: £98Chesterfield: £88

    £93£93£88Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£104£104£98

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £1,015, Bolsover £966Bolsover: £966Chesterfield: £1,015Bolsover: £970Chesterfield: £1,019Bolsover: £916Chesterfield: £962

    £1,015£1,019£962Chesterfield is higher£966£970£916

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £232, Bolsover £178Bolsover: £178Chesterfield: £232Bolsover: £178Chesterfield: £233Bolsover: £169Chesterfield: £220

    £232£233£220Chesterfield is higher£178£178£169

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £301, Bolsover £274Bolsover: £274Chesterfield: £301Bolsover: £275Chesterfield: £302Bolsover: £260Chesterfield: £286

    £301£302£286Chesterfield is higher£274£275£260

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £5.12, Bolsover £4.64Bolsover: £4.64Chesterfield: £5.12Bolsover: £4.66Chesterfield: £5.15Bolsover: £4.40Chesterfield: £4.86

    £5.12£5.15£4.86Chesterfield is higher£4.64£4.66£4.40

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Chesterfield £4.94, Bolsover £6.22Bolsover: £6.22Chesterfield: £4.94Bolsover: £6.25Chesterfield: £4.97Bolsover: £5.90Chesterfield: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£6.22£6.25£5.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Bolsover 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, Bolsover 197.1Bolsover: 197.1Chesterfield: 213.0

    213.0Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count197.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 25.8, Bolsover 22.9Bolsover: 22.9Chesterfield: 25.8

    25.8Chesterfield is higher22.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 36.5, Bolsover 34.6Bolsover: 34.6Chesterfield: 36.5

    36.5Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count34.6

  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, Bolsover 100.1Bolsover: 100.1Chesterfield: 97.6

    97.6Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count100.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 136.5, Bolsover 131.3Bolsover: 131.3Chesterfield: 136.5

    136.5Chesterfield is higher131.3

  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, Bolsover 22.5Bolsover: 22.5Chesterfield: 19.8

    19.8Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count22.5

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Chesterfield and Bolsover, per resident
MeasureChesterfieldBolsoverHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,206£5,229£4,938£4,891£4,912£4,639Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,714£2,725£2,574£2,478£2,488£2,350Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,419£1,425£1,346£1,354£1,360£1,285Chesterfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,433£2,444£2,308£2,209£2,218£2,095Chesterfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£91£91£86Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£172£173£164Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£5.84£5.87£5.54Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£669£672£635£689£691£653Bolsover
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£186£187£177Bolsover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£104£104£98Bolsover
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,015£1,019£962£966£970£916Chesterfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£232£233£220£178£178£169Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£301£302£286£274£275£260Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.12£5.15£4.86£4.64£4.66£4.40Chesterfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£6.22£6.25£5.90Bolsover
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£6.35£6.37£6.02Bolsover
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.0197.1Chesterfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.822.9Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.534.6Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202697.6100.1Bolsover
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026136.5131.3Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.822.5Bolsover

Total

Chesterfield is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Bolsover 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

Chesterfield Bolsover

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Chesterfield £550.9m, Bolsover £409.3mBolsover: £409.3mChesterfield: £550.9mBolsover: £411.0mChesterfield: £553.2mBolsover: £388.2mChesterfield: £522.5m

    £550.9m£553.2m£522.5mChesterfield is higher£409.3m£411.0m£388.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Chesterfield £287.1m, Bolsover £207.3mBolsover: £207.3mChesterfield: £287.1mBolsover: £208.2mChesterfield: £288.4mBolsover: £196.7mChesterfield: £272.4m

    £287.1m£288.4m£272.4mChesterfield is higher£207.3m£208.2m£196.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Chesterfield £150.1m, Bolsover £113.3mBolsover: £113.3mChesterfield: £150.1mBolsover: £113.8mChesterfield: £150.8mBolsover: £107.5mChesterfield: £142.4m

    £150.1m£150.8m£142.4mChesterfield is higher£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield £257.5m, Bolsover £184.8mBolsover: £184.8mChesterfield: £257.5mBolsover: £185.6mChesterfield: £258.6mBolsover: £175.3mChesterfield: £244.2m

    £257.5m£258.6m£244.2mChesterfield is higher£184.8m£185.6m£175.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield £10.3m, Bolsover £7.6mBolsover: £7.6mChesterfield: £10.3mBolsover: £7.6mChesterfield: £10.4mBolsover: £7.2mChesterfield: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.4m£9.8mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £18.7m, Bolsover £14.4mBolsover: £14.4mChesterfield: £18.7mBolsover: £14.5mChesterfield: £18.7mBolsover: £13.7mChesterfield: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

  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, Bolsover £0.49mBolsover: £0.49mChesterfield: £0.68mBolsover: £0.49mChesterfield: £0.68mBolsover: £0.46mChesterfield: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.68m£0.65mChesterfield is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £70.8m, Bolsover £57.6mBolsover: £57.6mChesterfield: £70.8mBolsover: £57.9mChesterfield: £71.1mBolsover: £54.7mChesterfield: £67.1m

    £70.8m£71.1m£67.1mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£57.6m£57.9m£54.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £17.8m, Bolsover £15.6mBolsover: £15.6mChesterfield: £17.8mBolsover: £15.7mChesterfield: £17.9mBolsover: £14.8mChesterfield: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield £9.8m, Bolsover £8.7mBolsover: £8.7mChesterfield: £9.8mBolsover: £8.7mChesterfield: £9.9mBolsover: £8.2mChesterfield: £9.3m

    £9.8m£9.9m£9.3mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield £107.4m, Bolsover £80.9mBolsover: £80.9mChesterfield: £107.4mBolsover: £81.2mChesterfield: £107.8mBolsover: £76.7mChesterfield: £101.8m

    £107.4m£107.8m£101.8mChesterfield is higher£80.9m£81.2m£76.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Chesterfield £24.5m, Bolsover £14.9mBolsover: £14.9mChesterfield: £24.5mBolsover: £14.9mChesterfield: £24.6mBolsover: £14.1mChesterfield: £23.3m

    £24.5m£24.6m£23.3mChesterfield is higher£14.9m£14.9m£14.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Chesterfield £31.9m, Bolsover £22.9mBolsover: £22.9mChesterfield: £31.9mBolsover: £23.0mChesterfield: £32.0mBolsover: £21.7mChesterfield: £30.2m

    £31.9m£32.0m£30.2mChesterfield is higher£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Chesterfield £0.54m, Bolsover £0.39mBolsover: £0.39mChesterfield: £0.54mBolsover: £0.39mChesterfield: £0.54mBolsover: £0.37mChesterfield: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChesterfield is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Chesterfield £0.52m, Bolsover £0.52mBolsover: £0.52mChesterfield: £0.52mBolsover: £0.52mChesterfield: £0.53mBolsover: £0.49mChesterfield: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.53m£0.50mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Chesterfield £0.50m, Bolsover £0.53mBolsover: £0.53mChesterfield: £0.50mBolsover: £0.53mChesterfield: £0.51mBolsover: £0.50mChesterfield: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.51m£0.48mBolsover is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield 22,532, Bolsover 16,491Bolsover: 16,491Chesterfield: 22,532

    22,532Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count16,491

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield 2,727, Bolsover 1,912Bolsover: 1,912Chesterfield: 2,727

    2,727Chesterfield is higher1,912

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 3,858, Bolsover 2,893Bolsover: 2,893Chesterfield: 3,858

    3,858Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count2,893

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 10,331, Bolsover 8,377Bolsover: 8,377Chesterfield: 10,331

    10,331Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count8,377

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield 14,444, Bolsover 10,986Bolsover: 10,986Chesterfield: 14,444

    14,444Chesterfield is higher10,986

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield 2,099, Bolsover 1,880Bolsover: 1,880Chesterfield: 2,099

    2,099Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count1,880

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Bolsover, total
MeasureChesterfieldBolsoverHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£550.9m£553.2m£522.5m£409.3m£411.0m£388.2mChesterfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£287.1m£288.4m£272.4m£207.3m£208.2m£196.7mChesterfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£150.1m£150.8m£142.4m£113.3m£113.8m£107.5mChesterfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£257.5m£258.6m£244.2m£184.8m£185.6m£175.3mChesterfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m£7.6m£7.6m£7.2mChesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mChesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mChesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.8m£71.1m£67.1m£57.6m£57.9m£54.7mChesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£15.6m£15.7m£14.8mChesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mChesterfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£107.4m£107.8m£101.8m£80.9m£81.2m£76.7mChesterfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m£14.9m£14.9m£14.1mChesterfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.9m£32.0m£30.2m£22.9m£23.0m£21.7mChesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mChesterfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mChesterfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mBolsover
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,53216,491Chesterfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7271,912Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8582,893Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,3318,377Chesterfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,44410,986Chesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0991,880Chesterfield

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  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.
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