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New Forest and Derbyshire Dales
New Forest is higher than Derbyshire Dales on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 22 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.
Per person in the age group
New Forest is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Derbyshire Dales 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
New Forest Derbyshire Dales
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,124£5,146£4,861New Forest is higher£4,756£4,776£4,511
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,533£12,587£11,888Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£12,551£12,604£11,905
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,542£1,548£1,462New Forest is higher£1,255£1,261£1,191
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,660£11,710£11,060Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£11,665£11,715£11,065
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£238£239£226New Forest is higher£228£229£216
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£620£622£588Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£642£645£609
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£16£16£15New Forest is higher£15£15£14
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£333£335£316Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£333£335£316
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£112£113£106New Forest is higher£89£90£85
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£94£94£89New Forest is higher£79£79£75
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,190£1,195£1,128New Forest is higher£920£923£872
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£165£166£157New Forest is higher£127£127£120
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£249£250£236New Forest is higherDepends on how you count£248£249£235
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.91£4.93£4.66Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£6.06£6.09£5.75
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.09£4.11£3.88New Forest is higher£3.14£3.16£2.98
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.51£5.54£5.23Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£13£13£12
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,001.9Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count1,024.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
59.9New Forest is higher58.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
129.4Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count129.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
49.0New Forest is higher48.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
138.7New Forest is higher112.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
20.6New Forest is higher17.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | New Forest | Derbyshire Dales | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,124£5,146£4,861 | £4,756£4,776£4,511 | New Forest |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,533£12,587£11,888 | £12,551£12,604£11,905 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,542£1,548£1,462 | £1,255£1,261£1,191 | New Forest |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,660£11,710£11,060 | £11,665£11,715£11,065 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £238£239£226 | £228£229£216 | New Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £620£622£588 | £642£645£609 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £16£16£15 | £15£15£14 | New Forest |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £333£335£316 | £333£335£316 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £112£113£106 | £89£90£85 | New Forest |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £94£94£89 | £79£79£75 | New Forest |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,190£1,195£1,128 | £920£923£872 | New Forest |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £165£166£157 | £127£127£120 | New Forest |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £249£250£236 | £248£249£235 | New Forest |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.91£4.93£4.66 | £6.06£6.09£5.75 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.09£4.11£3.88 | £3.14£3.16£2.98 | New Forest |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.51£5.54£5.23 | £13£13£12 | Derbyshire Dales |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,001.9 | 1,024.6 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 59.9 | 58.3 | New Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 129.4 | 129.5 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 49.0 | 48.1 | New Forest |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 138.7 | 112.7 | New Forest |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 20.6 | 17.3 | New Forest |
Per resident
New Forest is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Derbyshire Dales on 4. 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
New Forest Derbyshire Dales
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,124£5,146£4,861New Forest is higher£4,756£4,776£4,511
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,671£3,687£3,482New Forest is higherDepends on how you count£3,484£3,499£3,305
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£837£841£794New Forest is higher£709£712£673
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,415£3,430£3,240New Forest is higherDepends on how you count£3,238£3,252£3,072
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£70£70£66New Forest is higher£63£64£60
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£181£182£172New Forest is higherDepends on how you count£178£179£169
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.56£4.58£4.33New Forest is higher£4.22£4.23£4.00
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£333£335£316Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£333£335£316
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£112£113£106New Forest is higher£89£90£85
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£51£51£48New Forest is higher£44£45£42
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£646£649£613New Forest is higher£520£522£493
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£165£166£157New Forest is higher£127£127£120
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£135£136£128Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£140£141£133
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£2.67£2.68£2.53Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£3.43£3.44£3.25
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.21£2.22£2.10New Forest is higher£1.77£1.78£1.68
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.51£5.54£5.23Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£13£13£12
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
293.5New Forest is higherDepends on how you count284.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.5New Forest is higher16.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
37.9New Forest is higherDepends on how you count35.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
49.0New Forest is higher48.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
75.3New Forest is higher63.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.2New Forest is higher9.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | New Forest | Derbyshire Dales | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,124£5,146£4,861 | £4,756£4,776£4,511 | New Forest |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,671£3,687£3,482 | £3,484£3,499£3,305 | New Forest |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £837£841£794 | £709£712£673 | New Forest |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,415£3,430£3,240 | £3,238£3,252£3,072 | New Forest |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £70£70£66 | £63£64£60 | New Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £181£182£172 | £178£179£169 | New Forest |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.56£4.58£4.33 | £4.22£4.23£4.00 | New Forest |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £333£335£316 | £333£335£316 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £112£113£106 | £89£90£85 | New Forest |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £51£51£48 | £44£45£42 | New Forest |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £646£649£613 | £520£522£493 | New Forest |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £165£166£157 | £127£127£120 | New Forest |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £135£136£128 | £140£141£133 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £2.67£2.68£2.53 | £3.43£3.44£3.25 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.21£2.22£2.10 | £1.77£1.78£1.68 | New Forest |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.51£5.54£5.23 | £13£13£12 | Derbyshire Dales |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 293.5 | 284.5 | New Forest |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.5 | 16.2 | New Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 37.9 | 35.9 | New Forest |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 49.0 | 48.1 | New Forest |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 75.3 | 63.7 | New Forest |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.2 | 9.8 | New Forest |
Total
New Forest is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Derbyshire Dales on 0. 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
New Forest Derbyshire Dales
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£901.1m£904.9m£854.7mNew Forest is higher£341.3m£342.7m£323.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£645.5m£648.3m£612.3mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£250.0m£251.1m£237.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£147.2m£147.8m£139.6mNew Forest is higher£50.9m£51.1m£48.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£600.6m£603.1m£569.7mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£232.4m£233.4m£220.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mNew Forest is higher£4.5m£4.6m£4.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£31.9m£32.1m£30.3mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.80m£0.81m£0.76mNew Forest is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£58.6m£58.8m£55.6mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£19.7m£19.8m£18.7mNew Forest is higher£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.0m£9.0m£8.5mNew Forest is higher£3.2m£3.2m£3.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£113.6m£114.1m£107.7mNew Forest is higher£37.3m£37.4m£35.4m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£29.1m£29.2m£27.6mNew Forest is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£23.8m£23.9m£22.5mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£10.1m£10.1m£9.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mNew Forest is higher£0.13m£0.13m£0.12m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.97m£0.97m£0.92mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
51,603New Forest is higherDepends on how you count20,414
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
3,085New Forest is higher1,161
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
6,665New Forest is higherDepends on how you count2,579
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
8,616New Forest is higher3,452
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
13,240New Forest is higher4,569
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,963New Forest is higher703
Show the numbers
| Measure | New Forest | Derbyshire Dales | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £901.1m£904.9m£854.7m | £341.3m£342.7m£323.7m | New Forest |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £645.5m£648.3m£612.3m | £250.0m£251.1m£237.2m | New Forest |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £147.2m£147.8m£139.6m | £50.9m£51.1m£48.3m | New Forest |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £600.6m£603.1m£569.7m | £232.4m£233.4m£220.4m | New Forest |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £12.2m£12.3m£11.6m | £4.5m£4.6m£4.3m | New Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £31.9m£32.1m£30.3m | £12.8m£12.9m£12.1m | New Forest |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.80m£0.81m£0.76m | £0.30m£0.30m£0.29m | New Forest |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £58.6m£58.8m£55.6m | £23.9m£24.0m£22.7m | New Forest |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £19.7m£19.8m£18.7m | £6.4m£6.4m£6.1m | New Forest |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.0m£9.0m£8.5m | £3.2m£3.2m£3.0m | New Forest |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £113.6m£114.1m£107.7m | £37.3m£37.4m£35.4m | New Forest |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £29.1m£29.2m£27.6m | £9.1m£9.1m£8.6m | New Forest |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £23.8m£23.9m£22.5m | £10.1m£10.1m£9.5m | New Forest |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.47m£0.47m£0.45m | £0.25m£0.25m£0.23m | New Forest |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | £0.13m£0.13m£0.12m | New Forest |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.97m£0.97m£0.92m | £0.90m£0.90m£0.85m | New Forest |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 51,603 | 20,414 | New Forest |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 3,085 | 1,161 | New Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 6,665 | 2,579 | New Forest |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 8,616 | 3,452 | New Forest |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 13,240 | 4,569 | New Forest |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,963 | 703 | New Forest |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.