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High Peak and Newark and Sherwood

91,892 and 127,863 residents (mid-2024).

High Peak is higher than Newark and Sherwood on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 0 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

High Peak is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Newark and Sherwood 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

High Peak Newark and Sherwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: High Peak £4,523, Newark and Sherwood £4,642Newark and Sherwood: £4,642High Peak: £4,523Newark and Sherwood: £4,662High Peak: £4,543Newark and Sherwood: £4,403High Peak: £4,291

    £4,523£4,543£4,291Newark and Sherwood is higher£4,642£4,662£4,403

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: High Peak £12,843, Newark and Sherwood £12,616Newark and Sherwood: £12,616High Peak: £12,843Newark and Sherwood: £12,669High Peak: £12,898Newark and Sherwood: £11,966High Peak: £12,182

    £12,843£12,898£12,182High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£12,616£12,669£11,966

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: High Peak £1,645, Newark and Sherwood £1,841Newark and Sherwood: £1,841High Peak: £1,645Newark and Sherwood: £1,849High Peak: £1,652Newark and Sherwood: £1,746High Peak: £1,561

    £1,645£1,652£1,561Newark and Sherwood is higher£1,841£1,849£1,746

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: High Peak £11,791, Newark and Sherwood £11,542Newark and Sherwood: £11,542High Peak: £11,791Newark and Sherwood: £11,591High Peak: £11,842Newark and Sherwood: £10,948High Peak: £11,185

    £11,791£11,842£11,185High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£11,542£11,591£10,948

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: High Peak £334, Newark and Sherwood £321Newark and Sherwood: £321High Peak: £334Newark and Sherwood: £323High Peak: £336Newark and Sherwood: £305High Peak: £317

    £334£336£317High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£321£323£305

  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: High Peak £695, Newark and Sherwood £732Newark and Sherwood: £732High Peak: £695Newark and Sherwood: £735High Peak: £698Newark and Sherwood: £694High Peak: £660

    £695£698£660Newark and Sherwood is higher£732£735£694

  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: High Peak £22, Newark and Sherwood £21Newark and Sherwood: £21High Peak: £22Newark and Sherwood: £21High Peak: £22Newark and Sherwood: £20High Peak: £21

    £22£22£21High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: High Peak £441, Newark and Sherwood £486Newark and Sherwood: £486High Peak: £441Newark and Sherwood: £488High Peak: £442Newark and Sherwood: £461High Peak: £418

    £441£442£418Newark and Sherwood is higher£486£488£461

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: High Peak £128, Newark and Sherwood £143Newark and Sherwood: £143High Peak: £128Newark and Sherwood: £144High Peak: £128Newark and Sherwood: £136High Peak: £121

    £128£128£121Newark and Sherwood is higher£143£144£136

  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: High Peak £90, Newark and Sherwood £131Newark and Sherwood: £131High Peak: £90Newark and Sherwood: £132High Peak: £91Newark and Sherwood: £125High Peak: £86

    £90£91£86Newark and Sherwood is higher£131£132£125

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: High Peak £1,197, Newark and Sherwood £1,368Newark and Sherwood: £1,368High Peak: £1,197Newark and Sherwood: £1,374High Peak: £1,202Newark and Sherwood: £1,297High Peak: £1,136

    £1,197£1,202£1,136Newark and Sherwood is higher£1,368£1,374£1,297

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: High Peak £160, Newark and Sherwood £158Newark and Sherwood: £158High Peak: £160Newark and Sherwood: £159High Peak: £161Newark and Sherwood: £150High Peak: £152

    £160£161£152High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£158£159£150

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: High Peak £344, Newark and Sherwood £326Newark and Sherwood: £326High Peak: £344Newark and Sherwood: £327High Peak: £346Newark and Sherwood: £309High Peak: £327

    £344£346£327High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£326£327£309

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: High Peak £8.54, Newark and Sherwood £7.88Newark and Sherwood: £7.88High Peak: £8.54Newark and Sherwood: £7.91High Peak: £8.58Newark and Sherwood: £7.47High Peak: £8.10

    £8.54£8.58£8.10High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£7.88£7.91£7.47

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: High Peak £4.70, Newark and Sherwood £7.77Newark and Sherwood: £7.77High Peak: £4.70Newark and Sherwood: £7.80High Peak: £4.72Newark and Sherwood: £7.37High Peak: £4.46

    £4.70£4.72£4.46Newark and Sherwood is higher£7.77£7.80£7.37

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: High Peak £6.87, Newark and Sherwood £6.81Newark and Sherwood: £6.81High Peak: £6.87Newark and Sherwood: £6.84High Peak: £6.90Newark and Sherwood: £6.46High Peak: £6.52

    £6.87£6.90£6.52High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£6.81£6.84£6.46

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: High Peak 1,040.0, Newark and Sherwood 1,019.7Newark and Sherwood: 1,019.7High Peak: 1,040.0

    1,040.0High Peak is higherDepends on how you count1,019.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: High Peak 86.8, Newark and Sherwood 80.6Newark and Sherwood: 80.6High Peak: 86.8

    86.8High Peak is higherDepends on how you count80.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: High Peak 144.2, Newark and Sherwood 153.0Newark and Sherwood: 153.0High Peak: 144.2

    144.2Newark and Sherwood is higher153.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: High Peak 65.3, Newark and Sherwood 71.1Newark and Sherwood: 71.1High Peak: 65.3

    65.3Newark and Sherwood is higher71.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: High Peak 152.2, Newark and Sherwood 176.7Newark and Sherwood: 176.7High Peak: 152.2

    152.2Newark and Sherwood is higher176.7

  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: High Peak 19.4, Newark and Sherwood 28.3Newark and Sherwood: 28.3High Peak: 19.4

    19.4Newark and Sherwood is higher28.3

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High Peak and Newark and Sherwood, per person in the age group
MeasureHigh PeakNewark and SherwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,523£4,543£4,291£4,642£4,662£4,403Newark and Sherwood
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,843£12,898£12,182£12,616£12,669£11,966High Peak
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,645£1,652£1,561£1,841£1,849£1,746Newark and Sherwood
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,791£11,842£11,185£11,542£11,591£10,948High Peak
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£334£336£317£321£323£305High Peak
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£695£698£660£732£735£694Newark and Sherwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£21£21£20High Peak
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£441£442£418£486£488£461Newark and Sherwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£128£121£143£144£136Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£90£91£86£131£132£125Newark and Sherwood
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,197£1,202£1,136£1,368£1,374£1,297Newark and Sherwood
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£158£159£150High Peak
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£344£346£327£326£327£309High Peak
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.54£8.58£8.10£7.88£7.91£7.47High Peak
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.70£4.72£4.46£7.77£7.80£7.37Newark and Sherwood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52£6.81£6.84£6.46High Peak
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,040.01,019.7High Peak
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202686.880.6High Peak
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.2153.0Newark and Sherwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.371.1Newark and Sherwood
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026152.2176.7Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.428.3Newark and Sherwood

Per resident

High Peak is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Newark and Sherwood 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

High Peak Newark and Sherwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: High Peak £4,523, Newark and Sherwood £4,642Newark and Sherwood: £4,642High Peak: £4,523Newark and Sherwood: £4,662High Peak: £4,543Newark and Sherwood: £4,403High Peak: £4,291

    £4,523£4,543£4,291Newark and Sherwood is higher£4,642£4,662£4,403

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: High Peak £2,794, Newark and Sherwood £2,745Newark and Sherwood: £2,745High Peak: £2,794Newark and Sherwood: £2,756High Peak: £2,806Newark and Sherwood: £2,604High Peak: £2,650

    £2,794£2,806£2,650High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£2,745£2,756£2,604

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: High Peak £994, Newark and Sherwood £1,103Newark and Sherwood: £1,103High Peak: £994Newark and Sherwood: £1,108High Peak: £999Newark and Sherwood: £1,046High Peak: £943

    £994£999£943Newark and Sherwood is higher£1,103£1,108£1,046

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: High Peak £2,565, Newark and Sherwood £2,511Newark and Sherwood: £2,511High Peak: £2,565Newark and Sherwood: £2,522High Peak: £2,576Newark and Sherwood: £2,382High Peak: £2,433

    £2,565£2,576£2,433High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£2,511£2,522£2,382

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: High Peak £73, Newark and Sherwood £70Newark and Sherwood: £70High Peak: £73Newark and Sherwood: £70High Peak: £73Newark and Sherwood: £66High Peak: £69

    £73£73£69High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£70£70£66

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: High Peak £151, Newark and Sherwood £159Newark and Sherwood: £159High Peak: £151Newark and Sherwood: £160High Peak: £152Newark and Sherwood: £151High Peak: £143

    £151£152£143Newark and Sherwood is higher£159£160£151

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: High Peak £4.85, Newark and Sherwood £4.52Newark and Sherwood: £4.52High Peak: £4.85Newark and Sherwood: £4.54High Peak: £4.87Newark and Sherwood: £4.29High Peak: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£4.52£4.54£4.29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: High Peak £441, Newark and Sherwood £486Newark and Sherwood: £486High Peak: £441Newark and Sherwood: £488High Peak: £442Newark and Sherwood: £461High Peak: £418

    £441£442£418Newark and Sherwood is higher£486£488£461

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: High Peak £128, Newark and Sherwood £143Newark and Sherwood: £143High Peak: £128Newark and Sherwood: £144High Peak: £128Newark and Sherwood: £136High Peak: £121

    £128£128£121Newark and Sherwood is higher£143£144£136

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: High Peak £55, Newark and Sherwood £79Newark and Sherwood: £79High Peak: £55Newark and Sherwood: £79High Peak: £55Newark and Sherwood: £75High Peak: £52

    £55£55£52Newark and Sherwood is higher£79£79£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: High Peak £724, Newark and Sherwood £820Newark and Sherwood: £820High Peak: £724Newark and Sherwood: £823High Peak: £727Newark and Sherwood: £778High Peak: £686

    £724£727£686Newark and Sherwood is higher£820£823£778

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: High Peak £160, Newark and Sherwood £158Newark and Sherwood: £158High Peak: £160Newark and Sherwood: £159High Peak: £161Newark and Sherwood: £150High Peak: £152

    £160£161£152High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£158£159£150

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: High Peak £208, Newark and Sherwood £195Newark and Sherwood: £195High Peak: £208Newark and Sherwood: £196High Peak: £209Newark and Sherwood: £185High Peak: £197

    £208£209£197High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£195£196£185

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: High Peak £5.17, Newark and Sherwood £4.72Newark and Sherwood: £4.72High Peak: £5.17Newark and Sherwood: £4.74High Peak: £5.19Newark and Sherwood: £4.48High Peak: £4.90

    £5.17£5.19£4.90High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£4.72£4.74£4.48

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: High Peak £2.85, Newark and Sherwood £4.66Newark and Sherwood: £4.66High Peak: £2.85Newark and Sherwood: £4.68High Peak: £2.86Newark and Sherwood: £4.42High Peak: £2.70

    £2.85£2.86£2.70Newark and Sherwood is higher£4.66£4.68£4.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: High Peak £6.87, Newark and Sherwood £6.81Newark and Sherwood: £6.81High Peak: £6.87Newark and Sherwood: £6.84High Peak: £6.90Newark and Sherwood: £6.46High Peak: £6.52

    £6.87£6.90£6.52High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£6.81£6.84£6.46

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: High Peak 226.2, Newark and Sherwood 221.9Newark and Sherwood: 221.9High Peak: 226.2

    226.2High Peak is higherDepends on how you count221.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: High Peak 18.9, Newark and Sherwood 17.5Newark and Sherwood: 17.5High Peak: 18.9

    18.9High Peak is higherDepends on how you count17.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: High Peak 31.4, Newark and Sherwood 33.3Newark and Sherwood: 33.3High Peak: 31.4

    31.4Newark and Sherwood is higher33.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: High Peak 65.3, Newark and Sherwood 71.1Newark and Sherwood: 71.1High Peak: 65.3

    65.3Newark and Sherwood is higher71.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: High Peak 92.0, Newark and Sherwood 105.9Newark and Sherwood: 105.9High Peak: 92.0

    92.0Newark and Sherwood is higher105.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: High Peak 11.7, Newark and Sherwood 16.9Newark and Sherwood: 16.9High Peak: 11.7

    11.7Newark and Sherwood is higher16.9

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High Peak and Newark and Sherwood, per resident
MeasureHigh PeakNewark and SherwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,523£4,543£4,291£4,642£4,662£4,403Newark and Sherwood
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,794£2,806£2,650£2,745£2,756£2,604High Peak
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£994£999£943£1,103£1,108£1,046Newark and Sherwood
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,565£2,576£2,433£2,511£2,522£2,382High Peak
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£73£73£69£70£70£66High Peak
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£151£152£143£159£160£151Newark and Sherwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£4.52£4.54£4.29High Peak
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£441£442£418£486£488£461Newark and Sherwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£128£121£143£144£136Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£79£79£75Newark and Sherwood
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£724£727£686£820£823£778Newark and Sherwood
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£158£159£150High Peak
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£208£209£197£195£196£185High Peak
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.17£5.19£4.90£4.72£4.74£4.48High Peak
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.85£2.86£2.70£4.66£4.68£4.42Newark and Sherwood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52£6.81£6.84£6.46High Peak
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026226.2221.9High Peak
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.917.5High Peak
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.433.3Newark and Sherwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.371.1Newark and Sherwood
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202692.0105.9Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.716.9Newark and Sherwood

Total

High Peak is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Newark and Sherwood on 22. 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

High Peak Newark and Sherwood

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: High Peak £415.7m, Newark and Sherwood £593.6mNewark and Sherwood: £593.6mHigh Peak: £415.7mNewark and Sherwood: £596.1mHigh Peak: £417.4mNewark and Sherwood: £563.0mHigh Peak: £394.3m

    £415.7m£417.4m£394.3mNewark and Sherwood is higher£593.6m£596.1m£563.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: High Peak £256.7m, Newark and Sherwood £351.0mNewark and Sherwood: £351.0mHigh Peak: £256.7mNewark and Sherwood: £352.4mHigh Peak: £257.8mNewark and Sherwood: £332.9mHigh Peak: £243.5m

    £256.7m£257.8m£243.5mNewark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£351.0m£352.4m£332.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: High Peak £91.4m, Newark and Sherwood £141.1mNewark and Sherwood: £141.1mHigh Peak: £91.4mNewark and Sherwood: £141.7mHigh Peak: £91.8mNewark and Sherwood: £133.8mHigh Peak: £86.7m

    £91.4m£91.8m£86.7mNewark and Sherwood is higher£141.1m£141.7m£133.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: High Peak £235.7m, Newark and Sherwood £321.1mNewark and Sherwood: £321.1mHigh Peak: £235.7mNewark and Sherwood: £322.4mHigh Peak: £236.7mNewark and Sherwood: £304.6mHigh Peak: £223.6m

    £235.7m£236.7m£223.6mNewark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£321.1m£322.4m£304.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: High Peak £6.7m, Newark and Sherwood £8.9mNewark and Sherwood: £8.9mHigh Peak: £6.7mNewark and Sherwood: £9.0mHigh Peak: £6.7mNewark and Sherwood: £8.5mHigh Peak: £6.3m

    £6.7m£6.7m£6.3mNewark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: High Peak £13.9m, Newark and Sherwood £20.4mNewark and Sherwood: £20.4mHigh Peak: £13.9mNewark and Sherwood: £20.4mHigh Peak: £14.0mNewark and Sherwood: £19.3mHigh Peak: £13.2m

    £13.9m£14.0m£13.2mNewark and Sherwood is higher£20.4m£20.4m£19.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: High Peak £0.45m, Newark and Sherwood £0.58mNewark and Sherwood: £0.58mHigh Peak: £0.45mNewark and Sherwood: £0.58mHigh Peak: £0.45mNewark and Sherwood: £0.55mHigh Peak: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mNewark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: High Peak £40.5m, Newark and Sherwood £62.2mNewark and Sherwood: £62.2mHigh Peak: £40.5mNewark and Sherwood: £62.5mHigh Peak: £40.7mNewark and Sherwood: £59.0mHigh Peak: £38.4m

    £40.5m£40.7m£38.4mNewark and Sherwood is higher£62.2m£62.5m£59.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: High Peak £11.7m, Newark and Sherwood £18.3mNewark and Sherwood: £18.3mHigh Peak: £11.7mNewark and Sherwood: £18.4mHigh Peak: £11.8mNewark and Sherwood: £17.3mHigh Peak: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mNewark and Sherwood is higher£18.3m£18.4m£17.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: High Peak £5.0m, Newark and Sherwood £10.1mNewark and Sherwood: £10.1mHigh Peak: £5.0mNewark and Sherwood: £10.1mHigh Peak: £5.0mNewark and Sherwood: £9.5mHigh Peak: £4.8m

    £5.0m£5.0m£4.8mNewark and Sherwood is higher£10.1m£10.1m£9.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: High Peak £66.5m, Newark and Sherwood £104.8mNewark and Sherwood: £104.8mHigh Peak: £66.5mNewark and Sherwood: £105.3mHigh Peak: £66.8mNewark and Sherwood: £99.4mHigh Peak: £63.1m

    £66.5m£66.8m£63.1mNewark and Sherwood is higher£104.8m£105.3m£99.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: High Peak £14.7m, Newark and Sherwood £20.2mNewark and Sherwood: £20.2mHigh Peak: £14.7mNewark and Sherwood: £20.3mHigh Peak: £14.7mNewark and Sherwood: £19.2mHigh Peak: £13.9m

    £14.7m£14.7m£13.9mNewark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: High Peak £19.1m, Newark and Sherwood £25.0mNewark and Sherwood: £25.0mHigh Peak: £19.1mNewark and Sherwood: £25.1mHigh Peak: £19.2mNewark and Sherwood: £23.7mHigh Peak: £18.1m

    £19.1m£19.2m£18.1mNewark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: High Peak £0.47m, Newark and Sherwood £0.60mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mHigh Peak: £0.47mNewark and Sherwood: £0.61mHigh Peak: £0.48mNewark and Sherwood: £0.57mHigh Peak: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.48m£0.45mNewark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: High Peak £0.26m, Newark and Sherwood £0.60mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mHigh Peak: £0.26mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mHigh Peak: £0.26mNewark and Sherwood: £0.56mHigh Peak: £0.25m

    £0.26m£0.26m£0.25mNewark and Sherwood is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.56m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: High Peak £0.63m, Newark and Sherwood £0.87mNewark and Sherwood: £0.87mHigh Peak: £0.63mNewark and Sherwood: £0.87mHigh Peak: £0.63mNewark and Sherwood: £0.83mHigh Peak: £0.60m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.60mNewark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£0.87m£0.87m£0.83m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: High Peak 20,790, Newark and Sherwood 28,367Newark and Sherwood: 28,367High Peak: 20,790

    20,790Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count28,367

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: High Peak 1,735, Newark and Sherwood 2,243Newark and Sherwood: 2,243High Peak: 1,735

    1,735Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count2,243

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: High Peak 2,882, Newark and Sherwood 4,255Newark and Sherwood: 4,255High Peak: 2,882

    2,882Newark and Sherwood is higher4,255

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: High Peak 6,002, Newark and Sherwood 9,093Newark and Sherwood: 9,093High Peak: 6,002

    6,002Newark and Sherwood is higher9,093

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: High Peak 8,456, Newark and Sherwood 13,537Newark and Sherwood: 13,537High Peak: 8,456

    8,456Newark and Sherwood is higher13,537

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: High Peak 1,075, Newark and Sherwood 2,165Newark and Sherwood: 2,165High Peak: 1,075

    1,075Newark and Sherwood is higher2,165

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High Peak and Newark and Sherwood, total
MeasureHigh PeakNewark and SherwoodHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£415.7m£417.4m£394.3m£593.6m£596.1m£563.0mNewark and Sherwood
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£256.7m£257.8m£243.5m£351.0m£352.4m£332.9mNewark and Sherwood
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£91.4m£91.8m£86.7m£141.1m£141.7m£133.8mNewark and Sherwood
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£235.7m£236.7m£223.6m£321.1m£322.4m£304.6mNewark and Sherwood
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mNewark and Sherwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m£20.4m£20.4m£19.3mNewark and Sherwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mNewark and Sherwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m£62.2m£62.5m£59.0mNewark and Sherwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£18.3m£18.4m£17.3mNewark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.0m£4.8m£10.1m£10.1m£9.5mNewark and Sherwood
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£66.5m£66.8m£63.1m£104.8m£105.3m£99.4mNewark and Sherwood
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.7m£14.7m£13.9m£20.2m£20.3m£19.2mNewark and Sherwood
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m£25.0m£25.1m£23.7mNewark and Sherwood
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m£0.60m£0.61m£0.57mNewark and Sherwood
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£0.60m£0.60m£0.56mNewark and Sherwood
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m£0.87m£0.87m£0.83mNewark and Sherwood
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,79028,367Newark and Sherwood
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7352,243Newark and Sherwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8824,255Newark and Sherwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,0029,093Newark and Sherwood
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,45613,537Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0752,165Newark and Sherwood

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.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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