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Derbyshire Dales and Cotswold

71,762 and 91,728 residents (mid-2024).

Derbyshire Dales is higher than Cotswold on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 21 per resident and 7 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

Derbyshire Dales is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Cotswold on 5. 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

Derbyshire Dales Cotswold

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £4,756, Cotswold £4,376Cotswold: £4,376Derbyshire Dales: £4,756Cotswold: £4,394Derbyshire Dales: £4,776Cotswold: £4,150Derbyshire Dales: £4,511

    £4,756£4,776£4,511Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£4,376£4,394£4,150

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Derbyshire Dales £12,551, Cotswold £12,343Cotswold: £12,343Derbyshire Dales: £12,551Cotswold: £12,396Derbyshire Dales: £12,604Cotswold: £11,708Derbyshire Dales: £11,905

    £12,551£12,604£11,905Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£12,343£12,396£11,708

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Derbyshire Dales £1,255, Cotswold £1,215Cotswold: £1,215Derbyshire Dales: £1,255Cotswold: £1,220Derbyshire Dales: £1,261Cotswold: £1,153Derbyshire Dales: £1,191

    £1,255£1,261£1,191Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£1,215£1,220£1,153

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Derbyshire Dales £11,665, Cotswold £11,539Cotswold: £11,539Derbyshire Dales: £11,665Cotswold: £11,588Derbyshire Dales: £11,715Cotswold: £10,945Derbyshire Dales: £11,065

    £11,665£11,715£11,065Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£11,539£11,588£10,945

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Derbyshire Dales £228, Cotswold £232Cotswold: £232Derbyshire Dales: £228Cotswold: £233Derbyshire Dales: £229Cotswold: £220Derbyshire Dales: £216

    £228£229£216Cotswold is higherDepends on how you count£232£233£220

  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: Derbyshire Dales £642, Cotswold £556Cotswold: £556Derbyshire Dales: £642Cotswold: £559Derbyshire Dales: £645Cotswold: £528Derbyshire Dales: £609

    £642£645£609Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£556£559£528

  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: Derbyshire Dales £15, Cotswold £16Cotswold: £16Derbyshire Dales: £15Cotswold: £16Derbyshire Dales: £15Cotswold: £15Derbyshire Dales: £14

    £15£15£14Cotswold is higher£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £333, Cotswold £235Cotswold: £235Derbyshire Dales: £333Cotswold: £236Derbyshire Dales: £335Cotswold: £223Derbyshire Dales: £316

    £333£335£316Derbyshire Dales is higher£235£236£223

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £89, Cotswold £79Cotswold: £79Derbyshire Dales: £89Cotswold: £79Derbyshire Dales: £90Cotswold: £75Derbyshire Dales: £85

    £89£90£85Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£79£79£75

  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: Derbyshire Dales £79, Cotswold £59Cotswold: £59Derbyshire Dales: £79Cotswold: £60Derbyshire Dales: £79Cotswold: £56Derbyshire Dales: £75

    £79£79£75Derbyshire Dales is higher£59£60£56

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Derbyshire Dales £920, Cotswold £1,005Cotswold: £1,005Derbyshire Dales: £920Cotswold: £1,009Derbyshire Dales: £923Cotswold: £953Derbyshire Dales: £872

    £920£923£872Cotswold is higher£1,005£1,009£953

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £127, Cotswold £137Cotswold: £137Derbyshire Dales: £127Cotswold: £137Derbyshire Dales: £127Cotswold: £130Derbyshire Dales: £120

    £127£127£120Cotswold is higher£137£137£130

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Derbyshire Dales £248, Cotswold £144Cotswold: £144Derbyshire Dales: £248Cotswold: £144Derbyshire Dales: £249Cotswold: £136Derbyshire Dales: £235

    £248£249£235Derbyshire Dales is higher£144£144£136

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Derbyshire Dales £6.06, Cotswold £5.24Cotswold: £5.24Derbyshire Dales: £6.06Cotswold: £5.26Derbyshire Dales: £6.09Cotswold: £4.97Derbyshire Dales: £5.75

    £6.06£6.09£5.75Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£5.24£5.26£4.97

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Derbyshire Dales £3.14, Cotswold £1.98Cotswold: £1.98Derbyshire Dales: £3.14Cotswold: £1.99Derbyshire Dales: £3.16Cotswold: £1.88Derbyshire Dales: £2.98

    £3.14£3.16£2.98Derbyshire Dales is higher£1.98£1.99£1.88

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £13, Cotswold £6.63Cotswold: £6.63Derbyshire Dales: £13Cotswold: £6.66Derbyshire Dales: £13Cotswold: £6.29Derbyshire Dales: £12

    £13£13£12Derbyshire Dales is higher£6.63£6.66£6.29

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Derbyshire Dales 1,024.6, Cotswold 1,011.0Cotswold: 1,011.0Derbyshire Dales: 1,024.6

    1,024.6Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count1,011.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Derbyshire Dales 58.3, Cotswold 61.7Cotswold: 61.7Derbyshire Dales: 58.3

    58.3Cotswold is higherDepends on how you count61.7

  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: Derbyshire Dales 129.5, Cotswold 119.8Cotswold: 119.8Derbyshire Dales: 129.5

    129.5Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count119.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Derbyshire Dales 48.1, Cotswold 35.5Cotswold: 35.5Derbyshire Dales: 48.1

    48.1Derbyshire Dales is higher35.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Derbyshire Dales 112.7, Cotswold 111.5Cotswold: 111.5Derbyshire Dales: 112.7

    112.7Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count111.5

  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: Derbyshire Dales 17.3, Cotswold 13.1Cotswold: 13.1Derbyshire Dales: 17.3

    17.3Derbyshire Dales is higher13.1

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Derbyshire Dales and Cotswold, per person in the age group
MeasureDerbyshire DalesCotswoldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,756£4,776£4,511£4,376£4,394£4,150Derbyshire Dales
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,551£12,604£11,905£12,343£12,396£11,708Derbyshire Dales
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,255£1,261£1,191£1,215£1,220£1,153Derbyshire Dales
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,665£11,715£11,065£11,539£11,588£10,945Derbyshire Dales
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£228£229£216£232£233£220Cotswold
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£642£645£609£556£559£528Derbyshire Dales
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£15£15£14£16£16£15Cotswold
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£333£335£316£235£236£223Derbyshire Dales
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£79£79£75Derbyshire Dales
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£79£79£75£59£60£56Derbyshire Dales
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£920£923£872£1,005£1,009£953Cotswold
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£137£137£130Cotswold
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£248£249£235£144£144£136Derbyshire Dales
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.06£6.09£5.75£5.24£5.26£4.97Derbyshire Dales
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.14£3.16£2.98£1.98£1.99£1.88Derbyshire Dales
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£13£13£12£6.63£6.66£6.29Derbyshire Dales
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.61,011.0Derbyshire Dales
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202658.361.7Cotswold
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.5119.8Derbyshire Dales
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.135.5Derbyshire Dales
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026112.7111.5Derbyshire Dales
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.313.1Derbyshire Dales

Per resident

Derbyshire Dales is higher on 19 of 21 measures, and Cotswold on 2. 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

Derbyshire Dales Cotswold

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £4,756, Cotswold £4,376Cotswold: £4,376Derbyshire Dales: £4,756Cotswold: £4,394Derbyshire Dales: £4,776Cotswold: £4,150Derbyshire Dales: £4,511

    £4,756£4,776£4,511Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£4,376£4,394£4,150

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £3,484, Cotswold £3,229Cotswold: £3,229Derbyshire Dales: £3,484Cotswold: £3,243Derbyshire Dales: £3,499Cotswold: £3,063Derbyshire Dales: £3,305

    £3,484£3,499£3,305Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£3,229£3,243£3,063

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £709, Cotswold £690Cotswold: £690Derbyshire Dales: £709Cotswold: £692Derbyshire Dales: £712Cotswold: £654Derbyshire Dales: £673

    £709£712£673Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£690£692£654

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £3,238, Cotswold £3,018Cotswold: £3,018Derbyshire Dales: £3,238Cotswold: £3,031Derbyshire Dales: £3,252Cotswold: £2,863Derbyshire Dales: £3,072

    £3,238£3,252£3,072Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£3,018£3,031£2,863

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £63, Cotswold £61Cotswold: £61Derbyshire Dales: £63Cotswold: £61Derbyshire Dales: £64Cotswold: £58Derbyshire Dales: £60

    £63£64£60Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£61£61£58

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £178, Cotswold £145Cotswold: £145Derbyshire Dales: £178Cotswold: £146Derbyshire Dales: £179Cotswold: £138Derbyshire Dales: £169

    £178£179£169Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£145£146£138

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £4.22, Cotswold £4.22Cotswold: £4.22Derbyshire Dales: £4.22Cotswold: £4.23Derbyshire Dales: £4.23Cotswold: £4.00Derbyshire Dales: £4.00

    £4.22£4.23£4.00No difference to show£4.22£4.23£4.00

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £333, Cotswold £235Cotswold: £235Derbyshire Dales: £333Cotswold: £236Derbyshire Dales: £335Cotswold: £223Derbyshire Dales: £316

    £333£335£316Derbyshire Dales is higher£235£236£223

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £89, Cotswold £79Cotswold: £79Derbyshire Dales: £89Cotswold: £79Derbyshire Dales: £90Cotswold: £75Derbyshire Dales: £85

    £89£90£85Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£79£79£75

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £44, Cotswold £34Cotswold: £34Derbyshire Dales: £44Cotswold: £34Derbyshire Dales: £45Cotswold: £32Derbyshire Dales: £42

    £44£45£42Derbyshire Dales is higher£34£34£32

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £520, Cotswold £570Cotswold: £570Derbyshire Dales: £520Cotswold: £573Derbyshire Dales: £522Cotswold: £541Derbyshire Dales: £493

    £520£522£493Cotswold is higher£570£573£541

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £127, Cotswold £137Cotswold: £137Derbyshire Dales: £127Cotswold: £137Derbyshire Dales: £127Cotswold: £130Derbyshire Dales: £120

    £127£127£120Cotswold is higher£137£137£130

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £140, Cotswold £81Cotswold: £81Derbyshire Dales: £140Cotswold: £82Derbyshire Dales: £141Cotswold: £77Derbyshire Dales: £133

    £140£141£133Derbyshire Dales is higher£81£82£77

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £3.43, Cotswold £2.97Cotswold: £2.97Derbyshire Dales: £3.43Cotswold: £2.99Derbyshire Dales: £3.44Cotswold: £2.82Derbyshire Dales: £3.25

    £3.43£3.44£3.25Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£2.97£2.99£2.82

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £1.77, Cotswold £1.13Cotswold: £1.13Derbyshire Dales: £1.77Cotswold: £1.13Derbyshire Dales: £1.78Cotswold: £1.07Derbyshire Dales: £1.68

    £1.77£1.78£1.68Derbyshire Dales is higher£1.13£1.13£1.07

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £13, Cotswold £6.63Cotswold: £6.63Derbyshire Dales: £13Cotswold: £6.66Derbyshire Dales: £13Cotswold: £6.29Derbyshire Dales: £12

    £13£13£12Derbyshire Dales is higher£6.63£6.66£6.29

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Derbyshire Dales 284.5, Cotswold 264.5Cotswold: 264.5Derbyshire Dales: 284.5

    284.5Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count264.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Derbyshire Dales 16.2, Cotswold 16.1Cotswold: 16.1Derbyshire Dales: 16.2

    16.2Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count16.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Derbyshire Dales 35.9, Cotswold 31.3Cotswold: 31.3Derbyshire Dales: 35.9

    35.9Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count31.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Derbyshire Dales 48.1, Cotswold 35.5Cotswold: 35.5Derbyshire Dales: 48.1

    48.1Derbyshire Dales is higher35.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Derbyshire Dales 63.7, Cotswold 63.3Cotswold: 63.3Derbyshire Dales: 63.7

    63.7Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count63.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Derbyshire Dales 9.8, Cotswold 7.5Cotswold: 7.5Derbyshire Dales: 9.8

    9.8Derbyshire Dales is higher7.5

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Derbyshire Dales and Cotswold, per resident
MeasureDerbyshire DalesCotswoldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,756£4,776£4,511£4,376£4,394£4,150Derbyshire Dales
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,484£3,499£3,305£3,229£3,243£3,063Derbyshire Dales
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£709£712£673£690£692£654Derbyshire Dales
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,238£3,252£3,072£3,018£3,031£2,863Derbyshire Dales
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£63£64£60£61£61£58Derbyshire Dales
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£145£146£138Derbyshire Dales
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.22£4.23£4.00£4.22£4.23£4.00
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£333£335£316£235£236£223Derbyshire Dales
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£79£79£75Derbyshire Dales
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£44£45£42£34£34£32Derbyshire Dales
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£520£522£493£570£573£541Cotswold
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£137£137£130Cotswold
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£140£141£133£81£82£77Derbyshire Dales
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.43£3.44£3.25£2.97£2.99£2.82Derbyshire Dales
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.77£1.78£1.68£1.13£1.13£1.07Derbyshire Dales
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£13£13£12£6.63£6.66£6.29Derbyshire Dales
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026284.5264.5Derbyshire Dales
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.216.1Derbyshire Dales
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.931.3Derbyshire Dales
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.135.5Derbyshire Dales
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202663.763.3Derbyshire Dales
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.87.5Derbyshire Dales

Total

Derbyshire Dales is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Cotswold 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

Derbyshire Dales Cotswold

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Derbyshire Dales £341.3m, Cotswold £401.4mCotswold: £401.4mDerbyshire Dales: £341.3mCotswold: £403.1mDerbyshire Dales: £342.7mCotswold: £380.7mDerbyshire Dales: £323.7m

    £341.3m£342.7m£323.7mCotswold is higherDepends on how you count£401.4m£403.1m£380.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Derbyshire Dales £250.0m, Cotswold £296.2mCotswold: £296.2mDerbyshire Dales: £250.0mCotswold: £297.4mDerbyshire Dales: £251.1mCotswold: £280.9mDerbyshire Dales: £237.2m

    £250.0m£251.1m£237.2mCotswold is higherDepends on how you count£296.2m£297.4m£280.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Derbyshire Dales £50.9m, Cotswold £63.3mCotswold: £63.3mDerbyshire Dales: £50.9mCotswold: £63.5mDerbyshire Dales: £51.1mCotswold: £60.0mDerbyshire Dales: £48.3m

    £50.9m£51.1m£48.3mCotswold is higherDepends on how you count£63.3m£63.5m£60.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Derbyshire Dales £232.4m, Cotswold £276.9mCotswold: £276.9mDerbyshire Dales: £232.4mCotswold: £278.0mDerbyshire Dales: £233.4mCotswold: £262.6mDerbyshire Dales: £220.4m

    £232.4m£233.4m£220.4mCotswold is higherDepends on how you count£276.9m£278.0m£262.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Derbyshire Dales £4.5m, Cotswold £5.6mCotswold: £5.6mDerbyshire Dales: £4.5mCotswold: £5.6mDerbyshire Dales: £4.6mCotswold: £5.3mDerbyshire Dales: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.6m£4.3mCotswold is higherDepends on how you count£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Derbyshire Dales £12.8m, Cotswold £13.3mCotswold: £13.3mDerbyshire Dales: £12.8mCotswold: £13.4mDerbyshire Dales: £12.9mCotswold: £12.7mDerbyshire Dales: £12.1m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.1mCotswold is higherDepends on how you count£13.3m£13.4m£12.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Derbyshire Dales £0.30m, Cotswold £0.39mCotswold: £0.39mDerbyshire Dales: £0.30mCotswold: £0.39mDerbyshire Dales: £0.30mCotswold: £0.37mDerbyshire Dales: £0.29m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.29mCotswold is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Derbyshire Dales £23.9m, Cotswold £21.5mCotswold: £21.5mDerbyshire Dales: £23.9mCotswold: £21.6mDerbyshire Dales: £24.0mCotswold: £20.4mDerbyshire Dales: £22.7m

    £23.9m£24.0m£22.7mDerbyshire Dales is higher£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Derbyshire Dales £6.4m, Cotswold £7.3mCotswold: £7.3mDerbyshire Dales: £6.4mCotswold: £7.3mDerbyshire Dales: £6.4mCotswold: £6.9mDerbyshire Dales: £6.1m

    £6.4m£6.4m£6.1mCotswold is higherDepends on how you count£7.3m£7.3m£6.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Derbyshire Dales £3.2m, Cotswold £3.1mCotswold: £3.1mDerbyshire Dales: £3.2mCotswold: £3.1mDerbyshire Dales: £3.2mCotswold: £2.9mDerbyshire Dales: £3.0m

    £3.2m£3.2m£3.0mDerbyshire Dales is higher£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Derbyshire Dales £37.3m, Cotswold £52.3mCotswold: £52.3mDerbyshire Dales: £37.3mCotswold: £52.5mDerbyshire Dales: £37.4mCotswold: £49.6mDerbyshire Dales: £35.4m

    £37.3m£37.4m£35.4mCotswold is higher£52.3m£52.5m£49.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Derbyshire Dales £9.1m, Cotswold £12.5mCotswold: £12.5mDerbyshire Dales: £9.1mCotswold: £12.6mDerbyshire Dales: £9.1mCotswold: £11.9mDerbyshire Dales: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mCotswold is higher£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Derbyshire Dales £10.1m, Cotswold £7.5mCotswold: £7.5mDerbyshire Dales: £10.1mCotswold: £7.5mDerbyshire Dales: £10.1mCotswold: £7.1mDerbyshire Dales: £9.5m

    £10.1m£10.1m£9.5mDerbyshire Dales is higher£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Derbyshire Dales £0.25m, Cotswold £0.27mCotswold: £0.27mDerbyshire Dales: £0.25mCotswold: £0.27mDerbyshire Dales: £0.25mCotswold: £0.26mDerbyshire Dales: £0.23m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.23mCotswold is higherDepends on how you count£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Derbyshire Dales £0.13m, Cotswold £0.10mCotswold: £0.10mDerbyshire Dales: £0.13mCotswold: £0.10mDerbyshire Dales: £0.13mCotswold: £0.10mDerbyshire Dales: £0.12m

    £0.13m£0.13m£0.12mDerbyshire Dales is higher£0.10m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Derbyshire Dales £0.90m, Cotswold £0.61mCotswold: £0.61mDerbyshire Dales: £0.90mCotswold: £0.61mDerbyshire Dales: £0.90mCotswold: £0.58mDerbyshire Dales: £0.85m

    £0.90m£0.90m£0.85mDerbyshire Dales is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Derbyshire Dales 20,414, Cotswold 24,259Cotswold: 24,259Derbyshire Dales: 20,414

    20,414Cotswold is higherDepends on how you count24,259

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Derbyshire Dales 1,161, Cotswold 1,480Cotswold: 1,480Derbyshire Dales: 1,161

    1,161Cotswold is higherDepends on how you count1,480

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Derbyshire Dales 2,579, Cotswold 2,875Cotswold: 2,875Derbyshire Dales: 2,579

    2,579Cotswold is higherDepends on how you count2,875

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Derbyshire Dales 3,452, Cotswold 3,260Cotswold: 3,260Derbyshire Dales: 3,452

    3,452Derbyshire Dales is higher3,260

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Derbyshire Dales 4,569, Cotswold 5,802Cotswold: 5,802Derbyshire Dales: 4,569

    4,569Cotswold is higherDepends on how you count5,802

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Derbyshire Dales 703, Cotswold 684Cotswold: 684Derbyshire Dales: 703

    703Derbyshire Dales is higher684

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Derbyshire Dales and Cotswold, total
MeasureDerbyshire DalesCotswoldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£341.3m£342.7m£323.7m£401.4m£403.1m£380.7mCotswold
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£250.0m£251.1m£237.2m£296.2m£297.4m£280.9mCotswold
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£50.9m£51.1m£48.3m£63.3m£63.5m£60.0mCotswold
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£232.4m£233.4m£220.4m£276.9m£278.0m£262.6mCotswold
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.6m£4.3m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mCotswold
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m£13.3m£13.4m£12.7mCotswold
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mCotswold
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m£21.5m£21.6m£20.4mDerbyshire Dales
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m£7.3m£7.3m£6.9mCotswold
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.2m£3.2m£3.0m£3.1m£3.1m£2.9mDerbyshire Dales
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£37.3m£37.4m£35.4m£52.3m£52.5m£49.6mCotswold
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mCotswold
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.1m£9.5m£7.5m£7.5m£7.1mDerbyshire Dales
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m£0.27m£0.27m£0.26mCotswold
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.13m£0.13m£0.12m£0.10mDerbyshire Dales
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mDerbyshire Dales
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,41424,259Cotswold
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,1611,480Cotswold
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5792,875Cotswold
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,4523,260Derbyshire Dales
Universal Credittotal, May 20264,5695,802Cotswold
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026703684Derbyshire Dales

Sources

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

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  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.
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