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Chesterfield and Ashfield

105,807 and 129,210 residents (mid-2024).

Chesterfield is higher than Ashfield on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 3 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 10 of 22 measures, and Ashfield 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 Ashfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,206, Ashfield £4,876Ashfield: £4,876Chesterfield: £5,206Ashfield: £4,896Chesterfield: £5,229Ashfield: £4,625Chesterfield: £4,938

    £5,206£5,229£4,938Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,876£4,896£4,625

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £12,825, Ashfield £12,743Ashfield: £12,743Chesterfield: £12,825Ashfield: £12,797Chesterfield: £12,880Ashfield: £12,087Chesterfield: £12,165

    £12,825£12,880£12,165Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,743£12,797£12,087

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £2,325, Ashfield £2,395Ashfield: £2,395Chesterfield: £2,325Ashfield: £2,406Chesterfield: £2,334Ashfield: £2,272Chesterfield: £2,205

    £2,325£2,334£2,205Ashfield is higher£2,395£2,406£2,272

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £11,500, Ashfield £11,437Ashfield: £11,437Chesterfield: £11,500Ashfield: £11,485Chesterfield: £11,549Ashfield: £10,848Chesterfield: £10,908

    £11,500£11,549£10,908Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,437£11,485£10,848

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £462, Ashfield £412Ashfield: £412Chesterfield: £462Ashfield: £414Chesterfield: £464Ashfield: £391Chesterfield: £438

    £462£464£438Chesterfield is higher£412£414£391

  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, Ashfield £865Ashfield: £865Chesterfield: £833Ashfield: £869Chesterfield: £837Ashfield: £821Chesterfield: £790

    £833£837£790Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£865£869£821

  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, Ashfield £28Ashfield: £28Chesterfield: £30Ashfield: £28Chesterfield: £31Ashfield: £27Chesterfield: £29

    £30£31£29Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£28£28£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £669, Ashfield £622Ashfield: £622Chesterfield: £669Ashfield: £624Chesterfield: £672Ashfield: £590Chesterfield: £635

    £669£672£635Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£622£624£590

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £168, Ashfield £181Ashfield: £181Chesterfield: £168Ashfield: £182Chesterfield: £169Ashfield: £172Chesterfield: £160

    £168£169£160Ashfield is higher£181£182£172

  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, Ashfield £172Ashfield: £172Chesterfield: £152Ashfield: £172Chesterfield: £153Ashfield: £163Chesterfield: £145

    £152£153£145Ashfield is higher£172£172£163

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £1,662, Ashfield £1,769Ashfield: £1,769Chesterfield: £1,662Ashfield: £1,777Chesterfield: £1,670Ashfield: £1,678Chesterfield: £1,577

    £1,662£1,670£1,577Ashfield is higher£1,769£1,777£1,678

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £232, Ashfield £179Ashfield: £179Chesterfield: £232Ashfield: £180Chesterfield: £233Ashfield: £170Chesterfield: £220

    £232£233£220Chesterfield is higher£179£180£170

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £493, Ashfield £433Ashfield: £433Chesterfield: £493Ashfield: £435Chesterfield: £495Ashfield: £411Chesterfield: £468

    £493£495£468Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£433£435£411

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £8.39, Ashfield £9.99Ashfield: £9.99Chesterfield: £8.39Ashfield: £10Chesterfield: £8.43Ashfield: £9.48Chesterfield: £7.96

    £8.39£8.43£7.96Ashfield is higher£9.99£10£9.48

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

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

    £8.11£8.14£7.69Ashfield is higher£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £4.77, Ashfield £6.96Ashfield: £6.96Chesterfield: £4.77Ashfield: £6.99Chesterfield: £4.79Ashfield: £6.60Chesterfield: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Ashfield is higher£6.96£6.99£6.60

  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, Ashfield 1,014.5Ashfield: 1,014.5Chesterfield: 1,006.4

    1,006.4Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count1,014.5

  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, Ashfield 110.4Ashfield: 110.4Chesterfield: 121.8

    121.8Chesterfield is higher110.4

  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, Ashfield 179.3Ashfield: 179.3Chesterfield: 172.3

    172.3Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count179.3

  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, Ashfield 91.2Ashfield: 91.2Chesterfield: 97.6

    97.6Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count91.2

  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, Ashfield 227.1Ashfield: 227.1Chesterfield: 223.7

    223.7Ashfield is higher227.1

  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, Ashfield 36.6Ashfield: 36.6Chesterfield: 32.5

    32.5Ashfield is higher36.6

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Chesterfield and Ashfield, per person in the age group
MeasureChesterfieldAshfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,206£5,229£4,938£4,876£4,896£4,625Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,825£12,880£12,165£12,743£12,797£12,087Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,325£2,334£2,205£2,395£2,406£2,272Ashfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,500£11,549£10,908£11,437£11,485£10,848Chesterfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£462£464£438£412£414£391Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£833£837£790£865£869£821Ashfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£31£29£28£28£27Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£669£672£635£622£624£590Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£181£182£172Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£152£153£145£172£172£163Ashfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,662£1,670£1,577£1,769£1,777£1,678Ashfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£232£233£220£179£180£170Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£493£495£468£433£435£411Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.39£8.43£7.96£9.99£10£9.48Ashfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.11£8.14£7.69£11£11£10Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£6.96£6.99£6.60Ashfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.41,014.5Ashfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.8110.4Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.3179.3Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202697.691.2Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026223.7227.1Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.536.6Ashfield

Per resident

Chesterfield is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Ashfield 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 Ashfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,206, Ashfield £4,876Ashfield: £4,876Chesterfield: £5,206Ashfield: £4,896Chesterfield: £5,229Ashfield: £4,625Chesterfield: £4,938

    £5,206£5,229£4,938Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,876£4,896£4,625

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £2,714, Ashfield £2,415Ashfield: £2,415Chesterfield: £2,714Ashfield: £2,425Chesterfield: £2,725Ashfield: £2,290Chesterfield: £2,574

    £2,714£2,725£2,574Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,415£2,425£2,290

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £1,419, Ashfield £1,472Ashfield: £1,472Chesterfield: £1,419Ashfield: £1,479Chesterfield: £1,425Ashfield: £1,396Chesterfield: £1,346

    £1,419£1,425£1,346Ashfield is higher£1,472£1,479£1,396

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Chesterfield £2,433, Ashfield £2,167Ashfield: £2,167Chesterfield: £2,433Ashfield: £2,176Chesterfield: £2,444Ashfield: £2,056Chesterfield: £2,308

    £2,433£2,444£2,308Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,167£2,176£2,056

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £98, Ashfield £78Ashfield: £78Chesterfield: £98Ashfield: £78Chesterfield: £98Ashfield: £74Chesterfield: £93

    £98£98£93Chesterfield is higher£78£78£74

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £176, Ashfield £164Ashfield: £164Chesterfield: £176Ashfield: £165Chesterfield: £177Ashfield: £156Chesterfield: £167

    £176£177£167Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£156

  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, Ashfield £5.38Ashfield: £5.38Chesterfield: £6.44Ashfield: £5.40Chesterfield: £6.47Ashfield: £5.10Chesterfield: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£5.38£5.40£5.10

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £669, Ashfield £622Ashfield: £622Chesterfield: £669Ashfield: £624Chesterfield: £672Ashfield: £590Chesterfield: £635

    £669£672£635Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£622£624£590

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £168, Ashfield £181Ashfield: £181Chesterfield: £168Ashfield: £182Chesterfield: £169Ashfield: £172Chesterfield: £160

    £168£169£160Ashfield is higher£181£182£172

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £93, Ashfield £106Ashfield: £106Chesterfield: £93Ashfield: £106Chesterfield: £93Ashfield: £100Chesterfield: £88

    £93£93£88Ashfield is higher£106£106£100

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £1,015, Ashfield £1,088Ashfield: £1,088Chesterfield: £1,015Ashfield: £1,092Chesterfield: £1,019Ashfield: £1,032Chesterfield: £962

    £1,015£1,019£962Ashfield is higher£1,088£1,092£1,032

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £232, Ashfield £179Ashfield: £179Chesterfield: £232Ashfield: £180Chesterfield: £233Ashfield: £170Chesterfield: £220

    £232£233£220Chesterfield is higher£179£180£170

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £301, Ashfield £266Ashfield: £266Chesterfield: £301Ashfield: £268Chesterfield: £302Ashfield: £253Chesterfield: £286

    £301£302£286Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£266£268£253

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £5.12, Ashfield £6.15Ashfield: £6.15Chesterfield: £5.12Ashfield: £6.17Chesterfield: £5.15Ashfield: £5.83Chesterfield: £4.86

    £5.12£5.15£4.86Ashfield is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Chesterfield £4.94, Ashfield £6.67Ashfield: £6.67Chesterfield: £4.94Ashfield: £6.70Chesterfield: £4.97Ashfield: £6.33Chesterfield: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Ashfield is higher£6.67£6.70£6.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £4.77, Ashfield £6.96Ashfield: £6.96Chesterfield: £4.77Ashfield: £6.99Chesterfield: £4.79Ashfield: £6.60Chesterfield: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Ashfield is higher£6.96£6.99£6.60

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 213.0, Ashfield 192.2Ashfield: 192.2Chesterfield: 213.0

    213.0Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count192.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 25.8, Ashfield 20.9Ashfield: 20.9Chesterfield: 25.8

    25.8Chesterfield is higher20.9

  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, Ashfield 34.0Ashfield: 34.0Chesterfield: 36.5

    36.5Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count34.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 97.6, Ashfield 91.2Ashfield: 91.2Chesterfield: 97.6

    97.6Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count91.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 136.5, Ashfield 139.6Ashfield: 139.6Chesterfield: 136.5

    136.5Ashfield is higher139.6

  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, Ashfield 22.5Ashfield: 22.5Chesterfield: 19.8

    19.8Ashfield is higher22.5

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Chesterfield and Ashfield, per resident
MeasureChesterfieldAshfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,206£5,229£4,938£4,876£4,896£4,625Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,714£2,725£2,574£2,415£2,425£2,290Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,419£1,425£1,346£1,472£1,479£1,396Ashfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,433£2,444£2,308£2,167£2,176£2,056Chesterfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£78£78£74Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£164£165£156Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£5.38£5.40£5.10Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£669£672£635£622£624£590Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£181£182£172Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£106£106£100Ashfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,015£1,019£962£1,088£1,092£1,032Ashfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£232£233£220£179£180£170Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£301£302£286£266£268£253Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.12£5.15£4.86£6.15£6.17£5.83Ashfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£6.67£6.70£6.33Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£6.96£6.99£6.60Ashfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.0192.2Chesterfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.820.9Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.534.0Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202697.691.2Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026136.5139.6Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.822.5Ashfield

Total

Chesterfield is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Ashfield on 19. 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 Ashfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Chesterfield £550.9m, Ashfield £630.0mAshfield: £630.0mChesterfield: £550.9mAshfield: £632.7mChesterfield: £553.2mAshfield: £597.6mChesterfield: £522.5m

    £550.9m£553.2m£522.5mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£630.0m£632.7m£597.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Chesterfield £287.1m, Ashfield £312.0mAshfield: £312.0mChesterfield: £287.1mAshfield: £313.3mChesterfield: £288.4mAshfield: £295.9mChesterfield: £272.4m

    £287.1m£288.4m£272.4mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£312.0m£313.3m£295.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Chesterfield £150.1m, Ashfield £190.2mAshfield: £190.2mChesterfield: £150.1mAshfield: £191.0mChesterfield: £150.8mAshfield: £180.4mChesterfield: £142.4m

    £150.1m£150.8m£142.4mAshfield is higher£190.2m£191.0m£180.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield £257.5m, Ashfield £280.0mAshfield: £280.0mChesterfield: £257.5mAshfield: £281.2mChesterfield: £258.6mAshfield: £265.6mChesterfield: £244.2m

    £257.5m£258.6m£244.2mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£280.0m£281.2m£265.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield £10.3m, Ashfield £10.1mAshfield: £10.1mChesterfield: £10.3mAshfield: £10.1mChesterfield: £10.4mAshfield: £9.6mChesterfield: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.4m£9.8mChesterfield is higher£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £18.7m, Ashfield £21.2mAshfield: £21.2mChesterfield: £18.7mAshfield: £21.3mChesterfield: £18.7mAshfield: £20.1mChesterfield: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m

  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, Ashfield £0.69mAshfield: £0.69mChesterfield: £0.68mAshfield: £0.70mChesterfield: £0.68mAshfield: £0.66mChesterfield: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.68m£0.65mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £70.8m, Ashfield £80.3mAshfield: £80.3mChesterfield: £70.8mAshfield: £80.7mChesterfield: £71.1mAshfield: £76.2mChesterfield: £67.1m

    £70.8m£71.1m£67.1mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£80.3m£80.7m£76.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £17.8m, Ashfield £23.4mAshfield: £23.4mChesterfield: £17.8mAshfield: £23.5mChesterfield: £17.9mAshfield: £22.2mChesterfield: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mAshfield is higher£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield £9.8m, Ashfield £13.6mAshfield: £13.6mChesterfield: £9.8mAshfield: £13.7mChesterfield: £9.9mAshfield: £12.9mChesterfield: £9.3m

    £9.8m£9.9m£9.3mAshfield is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield £107.4m, Ashfield £140.5mAshfield: £140.5mChesterfield: £107.4mAshfield: £141.1mChesterfield: £107.8mAshfield: £133.3mChesterfield: £101.8m

    £107.4m£107.8m£101.8mAshfield is higher£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Chesterfield £24.5m, Ashfield £23.1mAshfield: £23.1mChesterfield: £24.5mAshfield: £23.2mChesterfield: £24.6mAshfield: £21.9mChesterfield: £23.3m

    £24.5m£24.6m£23.3mChesterfield is higher£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Chesterfield £31.9m, Ashfield £34.4mAshfield: £34.4mChesterfield: £31.9mAshfield: £34.6mChesterfield: £32.0mAshfield: £32.6mChesterfield: £30.2m

    £31.9m£32.0m£30.2mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£34.4m£34.6m£32.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Chesterfield £0.54m, Ashfield £0.79mAshfield: £0.79mChesterfield: £0.54mAshfield: £0.80mChesterfield: £0.54mAshfield: £0.75mChesterfield: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mAshfield is higher£0.79m£0.80m£0.75m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Chesterfield £0.52m, Ashfield £0.86mAshfield: £0.86mChesterfield: £0.52mAshfield: £0.87mChesterfield: £0.53mAshfield: £0.82mChesterfield: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.53m£0.50mAshfield is higher£0.86m£0.87m£0.82m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Chesterfield £0.50m, Ashfield £0.90mAshfield: £0.90mChesterfield: £0.50mAshfield: £0.90mChesterfield: £0.51mAshfield: £0.85mChesterfield: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.51m£0.48mAshfield is higher£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield 22,532, Ashfield 24,839Ashfield: 24,839Chesterfield: 22,532

    22,532Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count24,839

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield 2,727, Ashfield 2,704Ashfield: 2,704Chesterfield: 2,727

    2,727Chesterfield is higher2,704

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 3,858, Ashfield 4,389Ashfield: 4,389Chesterfield: 3,858

    3,858Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count4,389

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 10,331, Ashfield 11,787Ashfield: 11,787Chesterfield: 10,331

    10,331Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count11,787

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield 14,444, Ashfield 18,038Ashfield: 18,038Chesterfield: 14,444

    14,444Ashfield is higher18,038

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield 2,099, Ashfield 2,908Ashfield: 2,908Chesterfield: 2,099

    2,099Ashfield is higher2,908

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Ashfield, total
MeasureChesterfieldAshfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£550.9m£553.2m£522.5m£630.0m£632.7m£597.6mAshfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£287.1m£288.4m£272.4m£312.0m£313.3m£295.9mAshfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£150.1m£150.8m£142.4m£190.2m£191.0m£180.4mAshfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£257.5m£258.6m£244.2m£280.0m£281.2m£265.6mAshfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m£10.1m£10.1m£9.6mChesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mAshfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mAshfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.8m£71.1m£67.1m£80.3m£80.7m£76.2mAshfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mAshfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mAshfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£107.4m£107.8m£101.8m£140.5m£141.1m£133.3mAshfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m£23.1m£23.2m£21.9mChesterfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.9m£32.0m£30.2m£34.4m£34.6m£32.6mAshfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.79m£0.80m£0.75mAshfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m£0.86m£0.87m£0.82mAshfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m£0.90m£0.90m£0.85mAshfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,53224,839Ashfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7272,704Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8584,389Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,33111,787Ashfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,44418,038Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0992,908Ashfield

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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