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Chesterfield and Great Yarmouth

105,807 and 100,666 residents (mid-2024).

Chesterfield is higher than Great Yarmouth on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 8 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.

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Per person in the age group

Chesterfield is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Great Yarmouth on 14. 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 Great Yarmouth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,206, Great Yarmouth £5,805Great Yarmouth: £5,805Chesterfield: £5,206Great Yarmouth: £5,830Chesterfield: £5,229Great Yarmouth: £5,507Chesterfield: £4,938

    £5,206£5,229£4,938Great Yarmouth is higher£5,805£5,830£5,507

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £12,825, Great Yarmouth £12,747Great Yarmouth: £12,747Chesterfield: £12,825Great Yarmouth: £12,801Chesterfield: £12,880Great Yarmouth: £12,091Chesterfield: £12,165

    £12,825£12,880£12,165Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,747£12,801£12,091

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £2,325, Great Yarmouth £3,021Great Yarmouth: £3,021Chesterfield: £2,325Great Yarmouth: £3,034Chesterfield: £2,334Great Yarmouth: £2,865Chesterfield: £2,205

    £2,325£2,334£2,205Great Yarmouth is higher£3,021£3,034£2,865

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £11,500, Great Yarmouth £11,472Great Yarmouth: £11,472Chesterfield: £11,500Great Yarmouth: £11,521Chesterfield: £11,549Great Yarmouth: £10,882Chesterfield: £10,908

    £11,500£11,549£10,908Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,472£11,521£10,882

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £462, Great Yarmouth £514Great Yarmouth: £514Chesterfield: £462Great Yarmouth: £516Chesterfield: £464Great Yarmouth: £488Chesterfield: £438

    £462£464£438Great Yarmouth is higher£514£516£488

  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, Great Yarmouth £726Great Yarmouth: £726Chesterfield: £833Great Yarmouth: £729Chesterfield: £837Great Yarmouth: £689Chesterfield: £790

    £833£837£790Chesterfield is higher£726£729£689

  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, Great Yarmouth £34Great Yarmouth: £34Chesterfield: £30Great Yarmouth: £34Chesterfield: £31Great Yarmouth: £33Chesterfield: £29

    £30£31£29Great Yarmouth is higher£34£34£33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £669, Great Yarmouth £668Great Yarmouth: £668Chesterfield: £669Great Yarmouth: £671Chesterfield: £672Great Yarmouth: £633Chesterfield: £635

    £669£672£635Chesterfield is higher£668£671£633

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £168, Great Yarmouth £172Great Yarmouth: £172Chesterfield: £168Great Yarmouth: £173Chesterfield: £169Great Yarmouth: £163Chesterfield: £160

    £168£169£160Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£163

  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, Great Yarmouth £200Great Yarmouth: £200Chesterfield: £152Great Yarmouth: £201Chesterfield: £153Great Yarmouth: £189Chesterfield: £145

    £152£153£145Great Yarmouth is higher£200£201£189

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £1,662, Great Yarmouth £2,420Great Yarmouth: £2,420Chesterfield: £1,662Great Yarmouth: £2,431Chesterfield: £1,670Great Yarmouth: £2,296Chesterfield: £1,577

    £1,662£1,670£1,577Great Yarmouth is higher£2,420£2,431£2,296

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £232, Great Yarmouth £200Great Yarmouth: £200Chesterfield: £232Great Yarmouth: £201Chesterfield: £233Great Yarmouth: £190Chesterfield: £220

    £232£233£220Chesterfield is higher£200£201£190

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £493, Great Yarmouth £383Great Yarmouth: £383Chesterfield: £493Great Yarmouth: £385Chesterfield: £495Great Yarmouth: £363Chesterfield: £468

    £493£495£468Chesterfield is higher£383£385£363

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £8.39, Great Yarmouth £7.28Great Yarmouth: £7.28Chesterfield: £8.39Great Yarmouth: £7.32Chesterfield: £8.43Great Yarmouth: £6.91Chesterfield: £7.96

    £8.39£8.43£7.96Chesterfield is higher£7.28£7.32£6.91

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £8.11, Great Yarmouth £11Great Yarmouth: £11Chesterfield: £8.11Great Yarmouth: £11Chesterfield: £8.14Great Yarmouth: £10Chesterfield: £7.69

    £8.11£8.14£7.69Great Yarmouth is higher£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £4.77, Great Yarmouth £7.94Great Yarmouth: £7.94Chesterfield: £4.77Great Yarmouth: £7.97Chesterfield: £4.79Great Yarmouth: £7.53Chesterfield: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Great Yarmouth is higher£7.94£7.97£7.53

  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, Great Yarmouth 1,019.9Great Yarmouth: 1,019.9Chesterfield: 1,006.4

    1,006.4Great Yarmouth is higher1,019.9

  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, Great Yarmouth 131.9Great Yarmouth: 131.9Chesterfield: 121.8

    121.8Great Yarmouth is higher131.9

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Chesterfield 172.3, Great Yarmouth 156.8Great Yarmouth: 156.8Chesterfield: 172.3

    172.3Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count156.8

  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, Great Yarmouth 100.8Great Yarmouth: 100.8Chesterfield: 97.6

    97.6Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count100.8

  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, Great Yarmouth 286.9Great Yarmouth: 286.9Chesterfield: 223.7

    223.7Great Yarmouth is higher286.9

  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, Great Yarmouth 43.7Great Yarmouth: 43.7Chesterfield: 32.5

    32.5Great Yarmouth is higher43.7

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Chesterfield and Great Yarmouth, per person in the age group
MeasureChesterfieldGreat YarmouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,206£5,229£4,938£5,805£5,830£5,507Great Yarmouth
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,825£12,880£12,165£12,747£12,801£12,091Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,325£2,334£2,205£3,021£3,034£2,865Great Yarmouth
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,500£11,549£10,908£11,472£11,521£10,882Chesterfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£462£464£438£514£516£488Great Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£833£837£790£726£729£689Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£31£29£34£34£33Great Yarmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£669£672£635£668£671£633Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£172£173£163Great Yarmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£152£153£145£200£201£189Great Yarmouth
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,662£1,670£1,577£2,420£2,431£2,296Great Yarmouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£232£233£220£200£201£190Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£493£495£468£383£385£363Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.39£8.43£7.96£7.28£7.32£6.91Chesterfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.11£8.14£7.69£11£11£10Great Yarmouth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£7.94£7.97£7.53Great Yarmouth
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.41,019.9Great Yarmouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.8131.9Great Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.3156.8Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202697.6100.8Great Yarmouth
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026223.7286.9Great Yarmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.543.7Great Yarmouth

Per resident

Chesterfield is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Great Yarmouth on 17. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Chesterfield Great Yarmouth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,206, Great Yarmouth £5,805Great Yarmouth: £5,805Chesterfield: £5,206Great Yarmouth: £5,830Chesterfield: £5,229Great Yarmouth: £5,507Chesterfield: £4,938

    £5,206£5,229£4,938Great Yarmouth is higher£5,805£5,830£5,507

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £2,714, Great Yarmouth £2,996Great Yarmouth: £2,996Chesterfield: £2,714Great Yarmouth: £3,009Chesterfield: £2,725Great Yarmouth: £2,842Chesterfield: £2,574

    £2,714£2,725£2,574Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,996£3,009£2,842

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £1,419, Great Yarmouth £1,761Great Yarmouth: £1,761Chesterfield: £1,419Great Yarmouth: £1,768Chesterfield: £1,425Great Yarmouth: £1,670Chesterfield: £1,346

    £1,419£1,425£1,346Great Yarmouth is higher£1,761£1,768£1,670

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Chesterfield £2,433, Great Yarmouth £2,697Great Yarmouth: £2,697Chesterfield: £2,433Great Yarmouth: £2,708Chesterfield: £2,444Great Yarmouth: £2,558Chesterfield: £2,308

    £2,433£2,444£2,308Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,697£2,708£2,558

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £98, Great Yarmouth £121Great Yarmouth: £121Chesterfield: £98Great Yarmouth: £121Chesterfield: £98Great Yarmouth: £115Chesterfield: £93

    £98£98£93Great Yarmouth is higher£121£121£115

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £176, Great Yarmouth £171Great Yarmouth: £171Chesterfield: £176Great Yarmouth: £171Chesterfield: £177Great Yarmouth: £162Chesterfield: £167

    £176£177£167Chesterfield is higher£171£171£162

  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, Great Yarmouth £8.06Great Yarmouth: £8.06Chesterfield: £6.44Great Yarmouth: £8.10Chesterfield: £6.47Great Yarmouth: £7.65Chesterfield: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Great Yarmouth is higher£8.06£8.10£7.65

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £669, Great Yarmouth £668Great Yarmouth: £668Chesterfield: £669Great Yarmouth: £671Chesterfield: £672Great Yarmouth: £633Chesterfield: £635

    £669£672£635Chesterfield is higher£668£671£633

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £168, Great Yarmouth £172Great Yarmouth: £172Chesterfield: £168Great Yarmouth: £173Chesterfield: £169Great Yarmouth: £163Chesterfield: £160

    £168£169£160Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£163

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £93, Great Yarmouth £116Great Yarmouth: £116Chesterfield: £93Great Yarmouth: £117Chesterfield: £93Great Yarmouth: £110Chesterfield: £88

    £93£93£88Great Yarmouth is higher£116£117£110

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £1,015, Great Yarmouth £1,411Great Yarmouth: £1,411Chesterfield: £1,015Great Yarmouth: £1,417Chesterfield: £1,019Great Yarmouth: £1,338Chesterfield: £962

    £1,015£1,019£962Great Yarmouth is higher£1,411£1,417£1,338

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £232, Great Yarmouth £200Great Yarmouth: £200Chesterfield: £232Great Yarmouth: £201Chesterfield: £233Great Yarmouth: £190Chesterfield: £220

    £232£233£220Chesterfield is higher£200£201£190

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £301, Great Yarmouth £223Great Yarmouth: £223Chesterfield: £301Great Yarmouth: £224Chesterfield: £302Great Yarmouth: £212Chesterfield: £286

    £301£302£286Chesterfield is higher£223£224£212

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £5.12, Great Yarmouth £4.25Great Yarmouth: £4.25Chesterfield: £5.12Great Yarmouth: £4.27Chesterfield: £5.15Great Yarmouth: £4.03Chesterfield: £4.86

    £5.12£5.15£4.86Chesterfield is higher£4.25£4.27£4.03

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Chesterfield £4.94, Great Yarmouth £6.19Great Yarmouth: £6.19Chesterfield: £4.94Great Yarmouth: £6.21Chesterfield: £4.97Great Yarmouth: £5.87Chesterfield: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Great Yarmouth is higher£6.19£6.21£5.87

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £4.77, Great Yarmouth £7.94Great Yarmouth: £7.94Chesterfield: £4.77Great Yarmouth: £7.97Chesterfield: £4.79Great Yarmouth: £7.53Chesterfield: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Great Yarmouth is higher£7.94£7.97£7.53

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 213.0, Great Yarmouth 239.8Great Yarmouth: 239.8Chesterfield: 213.0

    213.0Great Yarmouth is higher239.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 25.8, Great Yarmouth 31.0Great Yarmouth: 31.0Chesterfield: 25.8

    25.8Great Yarmouth is higher31.0

  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, Great Yarmouth 36.9Great Yarmouth: 36.9Chesterfield: 36.5

    36.5Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count36.9

  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, Great Yarmouth 100.8Great Yarmouth: 100.8Chesterfield: 97.6

    97.6Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count100.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 136.5, Great Yarmouth 167.2Great Yarmouth: 167.2Chesterfield: 136.5

    136.5Great Yarmouth is higher167.2

  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, Great Yarmouth 25.5Great Yarmouth: 25.5Chesterfield: 19.8

    19.8Great Yarmouth is higher25.5

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Chesterfield and Great Yarmouth, per resident
MeasureChesterfieldGreat YarmouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,206£5,229£4,938£5,805£5,830£5,507Great Yarmouth
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,714£2,725£2,574£2,996£3,009£2,842Great Yarmouth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,419£1,425£1,346£1,761£1,768£1,670Great Yarmouth
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,433£2,444£2,308£2,697£2,708£2,558Great Yarmouth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£121£121£115Great Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£171£171£162Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£8.06£8.10£7.65Great Yarmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£669£672£635£668£671£633Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£172£173£163Great Yarmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£116£117£110Great Yarmouth
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,015£1,019£962£1,411£1,417£1,338Great Yarmouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£232£233£220£200£201£190Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£301£302£286£223£224£212Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.12£5.15£4.86£4.25£4.27£4.03Chesterfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£6.19£6.21£5.87Great Yarmouth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£7.94£7.97£7.53Great Yarmouth
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.0239.8Great Yarmouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.831.0Great Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.536.9Great Yarmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202697.6100.8Great Yarmouth
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026136.5167.2Great Yarmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.825.5Great Yarmouth

Total

Chesterfield is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Great Yarmouth on 14. 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 Great Yarmouth

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Chesterfield £550.9m, Great Yarmouth £584.4mGreat Yarmouth: £584.4mChesterfield: £550.9mGreat Yarmouth: £586.9mChesterfield: £553.2mGreat Yarmouth: £554.3mChesterfield: £522.5m

    £550.9m£553.2m£522.5mGreat Yarmouth is higher£584.4m£586.9m£554.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Chesterfield £287.1m, Great Yarmouth £301.6mGreat Yarmouth: £301.6mChesterfield: £287.1mGreat Yarmouth: £302.9mChesterfield: £288.4mGreat Yarmouth: £286.1mChesterfield: £272.4m

    £287.1m£288.4m£272.4mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£301.6m£302.9m£286.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Chesterfield £150.1m, Great Yarmouth £177.2mGreat Yarmouth: £177.2mChesterfield: £150.1mGreat Yarmouth: £178.0mChesterfield: £150.8mGreat Yarmouth: £168.1mChesterfield: £142.4m

    £150.1m£150.8m£142.4mGreat Yarmouth is higher£177.2m£178.0m£168.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield £257.5m, Great Yarmouth £271.5mGreat Yarmouth: £271.5mChesterfield: £257.5mGreat Yarmouth: £272.6mChesterfield: £258.6mGreat Yarmouth: £257.5mChesterfield: £244.2m

    £257.5m£258.6m£244.2mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£271.5m£272.6m£257.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield £10.3m, Great Yarmouth £12.2mGreat Yarmouth: £12.2mChesterfield: £10.3mGreat Yarmouth: £12.2mChesterfield: £10.4mGreat Yarmouth: £11.5mChesterfield: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.4m£9.8mGreat Yarmouth is higher£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £18.7m, Great Yarmouth £17.2mGreat Yarmouth: £17.2mChesterfield: £18.7mGreat Yarmouth: £17.3mChesterfield: £18.7mGreat Yarmouth: £16.3mChesterfield: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mChesterfield is higher£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m

  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, Great Yarmouth £0.81mGreat Yarmouth: £0.81mChesterfield: £0.68mGreat Yarmouth: £0.82mChesterfield: £0.68mGreat Yarmouth: £0.77mChesterfield: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.68m£0.65mGreat Yarmouth is higher£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £70.8m, Great Yarmouth £67.2mGreat Yarmouth: £67.2mChesterfield: £70.8mGreat Yarmouth: £67.5mChesterfield: £71.1mGreat Yarmouth: £63.8mChesterfield: £67.1m

    £70.8m£71.1m£67.1mChesterfield is higher£67.2m£67.5m£63.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £17.8m, Great Yarmouth £17.3mGreat Yarmouth: £17.3mChesterfield: £17.8mGreat Yarmouth: £17.4mChesterfield: £17.9mGreat Yarmouth: £16.5mChesterfield: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£17.3m£17.4m£16.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield £9.8m, Great Yarmouth £11.7mGreat Yarmouth: £11.7mChesterfield: £9.8mGreat Yarmouth: £11.8mChesterfield: £9.9mGreat Yarmouth: £11.1mChesterfield: £9.3m

    £9.8m£9.9m£9.3mGreat Yarmouth is higher£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield £107.4m, Great Yarmouth £142.0mGreat Yarmouth: £142.0mChesterfield: £107.4mGreat Yarmouth: £142.6mChesterfield: £107.8mGreat Yarmouth: £134.7mChesterfield: £101.8m

    £107.4m£107.8m£101.8mGreat Yarmouth is higher£142.0m£142.6m£134.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Chesterfield £24.5m, Great Yarmouth £20.2mGreat Yarmouth: £20.2mChesterfield: £24.5mGreat Yarmouth: £20.2mChesterfield: £24.6mGreat Yarmouth: £19.1mChesterfield: £23.3m

    £24.5m£24.6m£23.3mChesterfield is higher£20.2m£20.2m£19.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Chesterfield £31.9m, Great Yarmouth £22.5mGreat Yarmouth: £22.5mChesterfield: £31.9mGreat Yarmouth: £22.6mChesterfield: £32.0mGreat Yarmouth: £21.3mChesterfield: £30.2m

    £31.9m£32.0m£30.2mChesterfield is higher£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Chesterfield £0.54m, Great Yarmouth £0.43mGreat Yarmouth: £0.43mChesterfield: £0.54mGreat Yarmouth: £0.43mChesterfield: £0.54mGreat Yarmouth: £0.41mChesterfield: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChesterfield is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Chesterfield £0.52m, Great Yarmouth £0.62mGreat Yarmouth: £0.62mChesterfield: £0.52mGreat Yarmouth: £0.63mChesterfield: £0.53mGreat Yarmouth: £0.59mChesterfield: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.53m£0.50mGreat Yarmouth is higher£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Chesterfield £0.50m, Great Yarmouth £0.80mGreat Yarmouth: £0.80mChesterfield: £0.50mGreat Yarmouth: £0.80mChesterfield: £0.51mGreat Yarmouth: £0.76mChesterfield: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.51m£0.48mGreat Yarmouth is higher£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield 22,532, Great Yarmouth 24,135Great Yarmouth: 24,135Chesterfield: 22,532

    22,532Great Yarmouth is higher24,135

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield 2,727, Great Yarmouth 3,122Great Yarmouth: 3,122Chesterfield: 2,727

    2,727Great Yarmouth is higher3,122

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 3,858, Great Yarmouth 3,711Great Yarmouth: 3,711Chesterfield: 3,858

    3,858Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count3,711

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 10,331, Great Yarmouth 10,147Great Yarmouth: 10,147Chesterfield: 10,331

    10,331Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count10,147

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield 14,444, Great Yarmouth 16,834Great Yarmouth: 16,834Chesterfield: 14,444

    14,444Great Yarmouth is higher16,834

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield 2,099, Great Yarmouth 2,563Great Yarmouth: 2,563Chesterfield: 2,099

    2,099Great Yarmouth is higher2,563

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Great Yarmouth, total
MeasureChesterfieldGreat YarmouthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£550.9m£553.2m£522.5m£584.4m£586.9m£554.3mGreat Yarmouth
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£287.1m£288.4m£272.4m£301.6m£302.9m£286.1mGreat Yarmouth
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£150.1m£150.8m£142.4m£177.2m£178.0m£168.1mGreat Yarmouth
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£257.5m£258.6m£244.2m£271.5m£272.6m£257.5mGreat Yarmouth
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m£12.2m£12.2m£11.5mGreat Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mChesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mGreat Yarmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.8m£71.1m£67.1m£67.2m£67.5m£63.8mChesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£17.3m£17.4m£16.5mChesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mGreat Yarmouth
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£107.4m£107.8m£101.8m£142.0m£142.6m£134.7mGreat Yarmouth
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m£20.2m£20.2m£19.1mChesterfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.9m£32.0m£30.2m£22.5m£22.6m£21.3mChesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mChesterfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m£0.62m£0.63m£0.59mGreat Yarmouth
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m£0.80m£0.80m£0.76mGreat Yarmouth
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,53224,135Great Yarmouth
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7273,122Great Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8583,711Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,33110,147Chesterfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,44416,834Great Yarmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0992,563Great Yarmouth

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.
  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.
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