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Erewash and Newcastle-under-Lyme

113,816 and 127,474 residents (mid-2024).

Erewash is higher than Newcastle-under-Lyme on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

Erewash is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme 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

Erewash Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Erewash £4,695, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,486Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,486Erewash: £4,695Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,505Erewash: £4,715Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,255Erewash: £4,453

    £4,695£4,715£4,453Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£4,486£4,505£4,255

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Erewash £12,958, Newcastle-under-Lyme £12,946Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,946Erewash: £12,958Newcastle-under-Lyme: £13,001Erewash: £13,013Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,280Erewash: £12,291

    £12,958£13,013£12,291Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£12,946£13,001£12,280

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Erewash £2,021, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,689Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,689Erewash: £2,021Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,696Erewash: £2,030Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,602Erewash: £1,917

    £2,021£2,030£1,917Erewash is higher£1,689£1,696£1,602

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Erewash £11,826, Newcastle-under-Lyme £11,726Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,726Erewash: £11,826Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,776Erewash: £11,876Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,122Erewash: £11,217

    £11,826£11,876£11,217Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£11,726£11,776£11,122

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Erewash £354, Newcastle-under-Lyme £356Newcastle-under-Lyme: £356Erewash: £354Newcastle-under-Lyme: £357Erewash: £355Newcastle-under-Lyme: £337Erewash: £336

    £354£355£336Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£356£357£337

  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: Erewash £752, Newcastle-under-Lyme £841Newcastle-under-Lyme: £841Erewash: £752Newcastle-under-Lyme: £845Erewash: £755Newcastle-under-Lyme: £798Erewash: £714

    £752£755£714Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£841£845£798

  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: Erewash £26, Newcastle-under-Lyme £24Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24Erewash: £26Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24Erewash: £26Newcastle-under-Lyme: £23Erewash: £25

    £26£26£25Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£24£24£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Erewash £506, Newcastle-under-Lyme £484Newcastle-under-Lyme: £484Erewash: £506Newcastle-under-Lyme: £486Erewash: £508Newcastle-under-Lyme: £459Erewash: £480

    £506£508£480Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£484£486£459

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Erewash £140, Newcastle-under-Lyme £111Newcastle-under-Lyme: £111Erewash: £140Newcastle-under-Lyme: £112Erewash: £141Newcastle-under-Lyme: £105Erewash: £133

    £140£141£133Erewash is higher£111£112£105

  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: Erewash £130, Newcastle-under-Lyme £108Newcastle-under-Lyme: £108Erewash: £130Newcastle-under-Lyme: £108Erewash: £130Newcastle-under-Lyme: £102Erewash: £123

    £130£130£123Erewash is higher£108£108£102

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Erewash £1,569, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,229Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,229Erewash: £1,569Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,234Erewash: £1,576Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,166Erewash: £1,489

    £1,569£1,576£1,489Erewash is higher£1,229£1,234£1,166

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Erewash £184, Newcastle-under-Lyme £172Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Erewash: £184Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Erewash: £185Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163Erewash: £174

    £184£185£174Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£172£172£163

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Erewash £307, Newcastle-under-Lyme £337Newcastle-under-Lyme: £337Erewash: £307Newcastle-under-Lyme: £339Erewash: £308Newcastle-under-Lyme: £320Erewash: £291

    £307£308£291Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£337£339£320

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Erewash £8.36, Newcastle-under-Lyme £6.97Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.97Erewash: £8.36Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.00Erewash: £8.40Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.61Erewash: £7.93

    £8.36£8.40£7.93Erewash is higher£6.97£7.00£6.61

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Erewash £6.79, Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.15Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.15Erewash: £6.79Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.18Erewash: £6.82Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.78Erewash: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£7.15£7.18£6.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Erewash £5.27, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.07Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07Erewash: £5.27Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.09Erewash: £5.29Newcastle-under-Lyme: £3.86Erewash: £5.00

    £5.27£5.29£5.00Erewash is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Erewash 1,018.4, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,016.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,016.7Erewash: 1,018.4

    1,018.4Erewash is higherDepends on how you count1,016.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Erewash 98.0, Newcastle-under-Lyme 93.3Newcastle-under-Lyme: 93.3Erewash: 98.0

    98.0Erewash is higherDepends on how you count93.3

  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: Erewash 154.4, Newcastle-under-Lyme 169.6Newcastle-under-Lyme: 169.6Erewash: 154.4

    154.4Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher169.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Erewash 74.2, Newcastle-under-Lyme 69.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 69.7Erewash: 74.2

    74.2Erewash is higherDepends on how you count69.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Erewash 192.7, Newcastle-under-Lyme 168.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 168.9Erewash: 192.7

    192.7Erewash is higher168.9

  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: Erewash 28.7, Newcastle-under-Lyme 22.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 22.8Erewash: 28.7

    28.7Erewash is higher22.8

Show the numbers
Erewash and Newcastle-under-Lyme, per person in the age group
MeasureErewashNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,695£4,715£4,453£4,486£4,505£4,255Erewash
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,958£13,013£12,291£12,946£13,001£12,280Erewash
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,021£2,030£1,917£1,689£1,696£1,602Erewash
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,826£11,876£11,217£11,726£11,776£11,122Erewash
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£354£355£336£356£357£337Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£752£755£714£841£845£798Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25£24£24£23Erewash
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£506£508£480£484£486£459Erewash
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£140£141£133£111£112£105Erewash
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£130£130£123£108£108£102Erewash
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,569£1,576£1,489£1,229£1,234£1,166Erewash
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£185£174£172£172£163Erewash
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£307£308£291£337£339£320Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.36£8.40£7.93£6.97£7.00£6.61Erewash
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£7.15£7.18£6.78Newcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.27£5.29£5.00£4.07£4.09£3.86Erewash
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.41,016.7Erewash
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202698.093.3Erewash
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026154.4169.6Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.269.7Erewash
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026192.7168.9Erewash
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202628.722.8Erewash

Per resident

Erewash is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme on 8. 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

Erewash Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Erewash £4,695, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,486Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,486Erewash: £4,695Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,505Erewash: £4,715Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,255Erewash: £4,453

    £4,695£4,715£4,453Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£4,486£4,505£4,255

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Erewash £2,610, Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,666Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,666Erewash: £2,610Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,677Erewash: £2,621Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,529Erewash: £2,475

    £2,610£2,621£2,475Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£2,666£2,677£2,529

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Erewash £1,250, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,049Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,049Erewash: £1,250Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,054Erewash: £1,256Newcastle-under-Lyme: £995Erewash: £1,186

    £1,250£1,256£1,186Erewash is higher£1,049£1,054£995

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Erewash £2,382, Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,414Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,414Erewash: £2,382Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,425Erewash: £2,392Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,290Erewash: £2,259

    £2,382£2,392£2,259Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£2,414£2,425£2,290

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Erewash £71, Newcastle-under-Lyme £73Newcastle-under-Lyme: £73Erewash: £71Newcastle-under-Lyme: £74Erewash: £72Newcastle-under-Lyme: £69Erewash: £68

    £71£72£68Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£73£74£69

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Erewash £152, Newcastle-under-Lyme £173Newcastle-under-Lyme: £173Erewash: £152Newcastle-under-Lyme: £174Erewash: £152Newcastle-under-Lyme: £164Erewash: £144

    £152£152£144Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£173£174£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: Erewash £5.21, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.97Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.97Erewash: £5.21Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.99Erewash: £5.23Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.71Erewash: £4.94

    £5.21£5.23£4.94Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£4.97£4.99£4.71

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Erewash £506, Newcastle-under-Lyme £484Newcastle-under-Lyme: £484Erewash: £506Newcastle-under-Lyme: £486Erewash: £508Newcastle-under-Lyme: £459Erewash: £480

    £506£508£480Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£484£486£459

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Erewash £140, Newcastle-under-Lyme £111Newcastle-under-Lyme: £111Erewash: £140Newcastle-under-Lyme: £112Erewash: £141Newcastle-under-Lyme: £105Erewash: £133

    £140£141£133Erewash is higher£111£112£105

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Erewash £80, Newcastle-under-Lyme £67Newcastle-under-Lyme: £67Erewash: £80Newcastle-under-Lyme: £67Erewash: £81Newcastle-under-Lyme: £64Erewash: £76

    £80£81£76Erewash is higher£67£67£64

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Erewash £971, Newcastle-under-Lyme £764Newcastle-under-Lyme: £764Erewash: £971Newcastle-under-Lyme: £767Erewash: £975Newcastle-under-Lyme: £725Erewash: £921

    £971£975£921Erewash is higher£764£767£725

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Erewash £184, Newcastle-under-Lyme £172Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Erewash: £184Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Erewash: £185Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163Erewash: £174

    £184£185£174Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£172£172£163

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Erewash £190, Newcastle-under-Lyme £210Newcastle-under-Lyme: £210Erewash: £190Newcastle-under-Lyme: £210Erewash: £191Newcastle-under-Lyme: £199Erewash: £180

    £190£191£180Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£210£210£199

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Erewash £5.17, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.33Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.33Erewash: £5.17Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.35Erewash: £5.19Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.11Erewash: £4.90

    £5.17£5.19£4.90Erewash is higher£4.33£4.35£4.11

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Erewash £4.21, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.45Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.45Erewash: £4.21Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.47Erewash: £4.22Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.22Erewash: £3.99

    £4.21£4.22£3.99Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£4.45£4.47£4.22

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Erewash £5.27, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.07Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07Erewash: £5.27Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.09Erewash: £5.29Newcastle-under-Lyme: £3.86Erewash: £5.00

    £5.27£5.29£5.00Erewash is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Erewash 205.1, Newcastle-under-Lyme 209.3Newcastle-under-Lyme: 209.3Erewash: 205.1

    205.1Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count209.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Erewash 19.7, Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 19.2Erewash: 19.7

    19.7Erewash is higherDepends on how you count19.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Erewash 31.1, Newcastle-under-Lyme 34.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 34.9Erewash: 31.1

    31.1Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher34.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Erewash 74.2, Newcastle-under-Lyme 69.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 69.7Erewash: 74.2

    74.2Erewash is higherDepends on how you count69.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Erewash 119.2, Newcastle-under-Lyme 105.0Newcastle-under-Lyme: 105.0Erewash: 119.2

    119.2Erewash is higher105.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Erewash 17.8, Newcastle-under-Lyme 14.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 14.2Erewash: 17.8

    17.8Erewash is higher14.2

Show the numbers
Erewash and Newcastle-under-Lyme, per resident
MeasureErewashNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,695£4,715£4,453£4,486£4,505£4,255Erewash
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,610£2,621£2,475£2,666£2,677£2,529Newcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,250£1,256£1,186£1,049£1,054£995Erewash
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,382£2,392£2,259£2,414£2,425£2,290Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£71£72£68£73£74£69Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£173£174£164Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.21£5.23£4.94£4.97£4.99£4.71Erewash
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£506£508£480£484£486£459Erewash
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£140£141£133£111£112£105Erewash
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76£67£67£64Erewash
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£971£975£921£764£767£725Erewash
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£185£174£172£172£163Erewash
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£190£191£180£210£210£199Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.17£5.19£4.90£4.33£4.35£4.11Erewash
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.21£4.22£3.99£4.45£4.47£4.22Newcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.27£5.29£5.00£4.07£4.09£3.86Erewash
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026205.1209.3Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.719.2Erewash
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.134.9Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.269.7Erewash
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026119.2105.0Erewash
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.814.2Erewash

Total

Erewash is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme 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

Erewash Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Erewash £534.4m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £571.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £571.8mErewash: £534.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £574.3mErewash: £536.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £542.4mErewash: £506.9m

    £534.4m£536.6m£506.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£571.8m£574.3m£542.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Erewash £297.0m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £339.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £339.8mErewash: £297.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £341.3mErewash: £298.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £322.3mErewash: £281.7m

    £297.0m£298.3m£281.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£339.8m£341.3m£322.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Erewash £142.3m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £133.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £133.7mErewash: £142.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £134.3mErewash: £142.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £126.9mErewash: £135.0m

    £142.3m£142.9m£135.0mErewash is higher£133.7m£134.3m£126.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Erewash £271.1m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £307.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £307.8mErewash: £271.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £309.1mErewash: £272.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £291.9mErewash: £257.1m

    £271.1m£272.2m£257.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Erewash £8.1m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £9.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £9.3mErewash: £8.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £9.4mErewash: £8.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.9mErewash: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£9.3m£9.4m£8.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Erewash £17.2m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £22.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.1mErewash: £17.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.2mErewash: £17.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.9mErewash: £16.4m

    £17.2m£17.3m£16.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£22.1m£22.2m£20.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Erewash £0.59m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.63mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.63mErewash: £0.59mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.64mErewash: £0.59mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.60mErewash: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Erewash £57.5m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £61.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £61.7mErewash: £57.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £62.0mErewash: £57.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £58.5mErewash: £54.6m

    £57.5m£57.8m£54.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£61.7m£62.0m£58.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Erewash £15.9m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £14.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.2mErewash: £15.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.2mErewash: £16.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £13.4mErewash: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mErewash is higher£14.2m£14.2m£13.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Erewash £9.1m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £8.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.6mErewash: £9.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.6mErewash: £9.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.1mErewash: £8.7m

    £9.1m£9.2m£8.7mErewash is higher£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Erewash £110.5m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £97.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £97.4mErewash: £110.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £97.8mErewash: £111.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £92.4mErewash: £104.8m

    £110.5m£111.0m£104.8mErewash is higher£97.4m£97.8m£92.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Erewash £20.9m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £21.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £21.9mErewash: £20.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.0mErewash: £21.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.8mErewash: £19.8m

    £20.9m£21.0m£19.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Erewash £21.6m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £26.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £26.7mErewash: £21.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £26.8mErewash: £21.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £25.3mErewash: £20.5m

    £21.6m£21.7m£20.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Erewash £0.59m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.55mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.55mErewash: £0.59mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.55mErewash: £0.59mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52mErewash: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mErewash is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Erewash £0.48m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.57mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.57mErewash: £0.48mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.57mErewash: £0.48mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.54mErewash: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Erewash £0.60m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.52mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52mErewash: £0.60mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52mErewash: £0.60mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.49mErewash: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mErewash is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Erewash 23,344, Newcastle-under-Lyme 26,686Newcastle-under-Lyme: 26,686Erewash: 23,344

    23,344Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count26,686

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Erewash 2,247, Newcastle-under-Lyme 2,449Newcastle-under-Lyme: 2,449Erewash: 2,247

    2,247Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count2,449

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Erewash 3,539, Newcastle-under-Lyme 4,451Newcastle-under-Lyme: 4,451Erewash: 3,539

    3,539Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher4,451

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Erewash 8,447, Newcastle-under-Lyme 8,878Newcastle-under-Lyme: 8,878Erewash: 8,447

    8,447Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count8,878

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Erewash 13,565, Newcastle-under-Lyme 13,380Newcastle-under-Lyme: 13,380Erewash: 13,565

    13,565Erewash is higher13,380

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Erewash 2,020, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,807Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,807Erewash: 2,020

    2,020Erewash is higher1,807

Show the numbers
Erewash and Newcastle-under-Lyme, total
MeasureErewashNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£534.4m£536.6m£506.9m£571.8m£574.3m£542.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£297.0m£298.3m£281.7m£339.8m£341.3m£322.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£142.3m£142.9m£135.0m£133.7m£134.3m£126.9mErewash
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£271.1m£272.2m£257.1m£307.8m£309.1m£291.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£9.3m£9.4m£8.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.4m£22.1m£22.2m£20.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.63m£0.64m£0.60mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.5m£57.8m£54.6m£61.7m£62.0m£58.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£14.2m£14.2m£13.4mErewash
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.2m£8.7m£8.6m£8.6m£8.1mErewash
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£110.5m£111.0m£104.8m£97.4m£97.8m£92.4mErewash
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.9m£21.0m£19.8m£21.9m£22.0m£20.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m£26.7m£26.8m£25.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mErewash
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mErewash
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,34426,686Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2472,449Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5394,451Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,4478,878Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,56513,380Erewash
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0201,807Erewash

Sources

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

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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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