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Lancaster and North East Derbyshire

145,332 and 106,550 residents (mid-2024).

Lancaster is higher than North East Derbyshire on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 14 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Lancaster is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and North East Derbyshire on 10. 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

Lancaster North East Derbyshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lancaster £4,559, North East Derbyshire £4,887North East Derbyshire: £4,887Lancaster: £4,559North East Derbyshire: £4,908Lancaster: £4,579North East Derbyshire: £4,636Lancaster: £4,325

    £4,559£4,579£4,325North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,887£4,908£4,636

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lancaster £12,836, North East Derbyshire £12,742North East Derbyshire: £12,742Lancaster: £12,836North East Derbyshire: £12,796Lancaster: £12,890North East Derbyshire: £12,086Lancaster: £12,175

    £12,836£12,890£12,175Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£12,742£12,796£12,086

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £1,929, North East Derbyshire £1,780North East Derbyshire: £1,780Lancaster: £1,929North East Derbyshire: £1,787Lancaster: £1,937North East Derbyshire: £1,688Lancaster: £1,830

    £1,929£1,937£1,830Lancaster is higher£1,780£1,787£1,688

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lancaster £11,560, North East Derbyshire £11,584North East Derbyshire: £11,584Lancaster: £11,560North East Derbyshire: £11,634Lancaster: £11,609North East Derbyshire: £10,988Lancaster: £10,965

    £11,560£11,609£10,965North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,584£11,634£10,988

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lancaster £425, North East Derbyshire £356North East Derbyshire: £356Lancaster: £425North East Derbyshire: £357Lancaster: £427North East Derbyshire: £338Lancaster: £403

    £425£427£403Lancaster is higher£356£357£338

  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: Lancaster £823, North East Derbyshire £777North East Derbyshire: £777Lancaster: £823North East Derbyshire: £780Lancaster: £827North East Derbyshire: £737Lancaster: £781

    £823£827£781Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£777£780£737

  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: Lancaster £27, North East Derbyshire £24North East Derbyshire: £24Lancaster: £27North East Derbyshire: £24Lancaster: £27North East Derbyshire: £23Lancaster: £26

    £27£27£26Lancaster 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: Lancaster £486, North East Derbyshire £539North East Derbyshire: £539Lancaster: £486North East Derbyshire: £542Lancaster: £488North East Derbyshire: £512Lancaster: £461

    £486£488£461North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£539£542£512

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £134, North East Derbyshire £151North East Derbyshire: £151Lancaster: £134North East Derbyshire: £151Lancaster: £134North East Derbyshire: £143Lancaster: £127

    £134£134£127North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£151£151£143

  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: Lancaster £99, North East Derbyshire £137North East Derbyshire: £137Lancaster: £99North East Derbyshire: £137Lancaster: £99North East Derbyshire: £130Lancaster: £94

    £99£99£94North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£137£137£130

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £1,536, North East Derbyshire £1,261North East Derbyshire: £1,261Lancaster: £1,536North East Derbyshire: £1,266Lancaster: £1,542North East Derbyshire: £1,196Lancaster: £1,457

    £1,536£1,542£1,457Lancaster is higher£1,261£1,266£1,196

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lancaster £181, North East Derbyshire £154North East Derbyshire: £154Lancaster: £181North East Derbyshire: £155Lancaster: £181North East Derbyshire: £146Lancaster: £171

    £181£181£171Lancaster is higher£154£155£146

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £286, North East Derbyshire £367North East Derbyshire: £367Lancaster: £286North East Derbyshire: £369Lancaster: £287North East Derbyshire: £348Lancaster: £271

    £286£287£271North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£367£369£348

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £4.46, North East Derbyshire £6.79North East Derbyshire: £6.79Lancaster: £4.46North East Derbyshire: £6.82Lancaster: £4.48North East Derbyshire: £6.44Lancaster: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23North East Derbyshire is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £3.52, North East Derbyshire £8.48North East Derbyshire: £8.48Lancaster: £3.52North East Derbyshire: £8.51Lancaster: £3.54North East Derbyshire: £8.04Lancaster: £3.34

    £3.52£3.54£3.34North East Derbyshire is higher£8.48£8.51£8.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lancaster £6.05, North East Derbyshire £6.03North East Derbyshire: £6.03Lancaster: £6.05North East Derbyshire: £6.06Lancaster: £6.08North East Derbyshire: £5.72Lancaster: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Lancaster is higher£6.03£6.06£5.72

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lancaster 1,026.3, North East Derbyshire 1,018.4North East Derbyshire: 1,018.4Lancaster: 1,026.3

    1,026.3Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count1,018.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lancaster 105.9, North East Derbyshire 90.6North East Derbyshire: 90.6Lancaster: 105.9

    105.9Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count90.6

  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: Lancaster 167.4, North East Derbyshire 163.5North East Derbyshire: 163.5Lancaster: 167.4

    167.4Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count163.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 71.9, North East Derbyshire 79.5North East Derbyshire: 79.5Lancaster: 71.9

    71.9North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count79.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lancaster 175.4, North East Derbyshire 169.0North East Derbyshire: 169.0Lancaster: 175.4

    175.4Lancaster is higher169.0

  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: Lancaster 21.8, North East Derbyshire 29.8North East Derbyshire: 29.8Lancaster: 21.8

    21.8North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count29.8

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Lancaster and North East Derbyshire, per person in the age group
MeasureLancasterNorth East DerbyshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,559£4,579£4,325£4,887£4,908£4,636North East Derbyshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,836£12,890£12,175£12,742£12,796£12,086Lancaster
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,929£1,937£1,830£1,780£1,787£1,688Lancaster
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,560£11,609£10,965£11,584£11,634£10,988North East Derbyshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£425£427£403£356£357£338Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£823£827£781£777£780£737Lancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£26£24£24£23Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£539£542£512North East Derbyshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£151£151£143North East Derbyshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£137£137£130North East Derbyshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,536£1,542£1,457£1,261£1,266£1,196Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£181£181£171£154£155£146Lancaster
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£286£287£271£367£369£348North East Derbyshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23£6.79£6.82£6.44North East Derbyshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.52£3.54£3.34£8.48£8.51£8.04North East Derbyshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£6.03£6.06£5.72Lancaster
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,026.31,018.4Lancaster
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.990.6Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026167.4163.5Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.979.5North East Derbyshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026175.4169.0Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.829.8North East Derbyshire

Per resident

Lancaster is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and North East Derbyshire on 16. 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

Lancaster North East Derbyshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lancaster £4,559, North East Derbyshire £4,887North East Derbyshire: £4,887Lancaster: £4,559North East Derbyshire: £4,908Lancaster: £4,579North East Derbyshire: £4,636Lancaster: £4,325

    £4,559£4,579£4,325North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,887£4,908£4,636

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lancaster £2,537, North East Derbyshire £2,996North East Derbyshire: £2,996Lancaster: £2,537North East Derbyshire: £3,008Lancaster: £2,548North East Derbyshire: £2,841Lancaster: £2,406

    £2,537£2,548£2,406North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,996£3,008£2,841

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lancaster £1,216, North East Derbyshire £1,042North East Derbyshire: £1,042Lancaster: £1,216North East Derbyshire: £1,046Lancaster: £1,221North East Derbyshire: £988Lancaster: £1,153

    £1,216£1,221£1,153Lancaster is higher£1,042£1,046£988

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lancaster £2,285, North East Derbyshire £2,724North East Derbyshire: £2,724Lancaster: £2,285North East Derbyshire: £2,735Lancaster: £2,294North East Derbyshire: £2,583Lancaster: £2,167

    £2,285£2,294£2,167North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,724£2,735£2,583

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lancaster £84, North East Derbyshire £84North East Derbyshire: £84Lancaster: £84North East Derbyshire: £84Lancaster: £84North East Derbyshire: £79Lancaster: £80

    £84£84£80Lancaster is higher£84£84£79

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £163, North East Derbyshire £183North East Derbyshire: £183Lancaster: £163North East Derbyshire: £183Lancaster: £163North East Derbyshire: £173Lancaster: £154

    £163£163£154North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£183£183£173

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Lancaster £5.32, North East Derbyshire £5.67North East Derbyshire: £5.67Lancaster: £5.32North East Derbyshire: £5.70Lancaster: £5.35North East Derbyshire: £5.38Lancaster: £5.05

    £5.32£5.35£5.05North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.67£5.70£5.38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £486, North East Derbyshire £539North East Derbyshire: £539Lancaster: £486North East Derbyshire: £542Lancaster: £488North East Derbyshire: £512Lancaster: £461

    £486£488£461North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£539£542£512

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £134, North East Derbyshire £151North East Derbyshire: £151Lancaster: £134North East Derbyshire: £151Lancaster: £134North East Derbyshire: £143Lancaster: £127

    £134£134£127North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£151£151£143

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lancaster £62, North East Derbyshire £80North East Derbyshire: £80Lancaster: £62North East Derbyshire: £80Lancaster: £63North East Derbyshire: £76Lancaster: £59

    £62£63£59North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£80£80£76

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lancaster £968, North East Derbyshire £738North East Derbyshire: £738Lancaster: £968North East Derbyshire: £741Lancaster: £972North East Derbyshire: £700Lancaster: £918

    £968£972£918Lancaster is higher£738£741£700

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lancaster £181, North East Derbyshire £154North East Derbyshire: £154Lancaster: £181North East Derbyshire: £155Lancaster: £181North East Derbyshire: £146Lancaster: £171

    £181£181£171Lancaster is higher£154£155£146

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lancaster £180, North East Derbyshire £215North East Derbyshire: £215Lancaster: £180North East Derbyshire: £216Lancaster: £181North East Derbyshire: £204Lancaster: £171

    £180£181£171North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lancaster £2.81, North East Derbyshire £3.97North East Derbyshire: £3.97Lancaster: £2.81North East Derbyshire: £3.99Lancaster: £2.83North East Derbyshire: £3.77Lancaster: £2.67

    £2.81£2.83£2.67North East Derbyshire is higher£3.97£3.99£3.77

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lancaster £2.21, North East Derbyshire £4.95North East Derbyshire: £4.95Lancaster: £2.21North East Derbyshire: £4.98Lancaster: £2.22North East Derbyshire: £4.70Lancaster: £2.10

    £2.21£2.22£2.10North East Derbyshire is higher£4.95£4.98£4.70

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lancaster £6.05, North East Derbyshire £6.03North East Derbyshire: £6.03Lancaster: £6.05North East Derbyshire: £6.06Lancaster: £6.08North East Derbyshire: £5.72Lancaster: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Lancaster is higher£6.03£6.06£5.72

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 202.8, North East Derbyshire 239.4North East Derbyshire: 239.4Lancaster: 202.8

    202.8North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count239.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 20.9, North East Derbyshire 21.3North East Derbyshire: 21.3Lancaster: 20.9

    20.9North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count21.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 33.1, North East Derbyshire 38.4North East Derbyshire: 38.4Lancaster: 33.1

    33.1North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count38.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 71.9, North East Derbyshire 79.5North East Derbyshire: 79.5Lancaster: 71.9

    71.9North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count79.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 110.5, North East Derbyshire 98.9North East Derbyshire: 98.9Lancaster: 110.5

    110.5Lancaster is higher98.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 13.7, North East Derbyshire 17.5North East Derbyshire: 17.5Lancaster: 13.7

    13.7North East Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count17.5

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Lancaster and North East Derbyshire, per resident
MeasureLancasterNorth East DerbyshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,559£4,579£4,325£4,887£4,908£4,636North East Derbyshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,537£2,548£2,406£2,996£3,008£2,841North East Derbyshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,216£1,221£1,153£1,042£1,046£988Lancaster
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,285£2,294£2,167£2,724£2,735£2,583North East Derbyshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£84£80£84£84£79Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£163£154£183£183£173North East Derbyshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.32£5.35£5.05£5.67£5.70£5.38North East Derbyshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£539£542£512North East Derbyshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£151£151£143North East Derbyshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£63£59£80£80£76North East Derbyshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£968£972£918£738£741£700Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£181£181£171£154£155£146Lancaster
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£215£216£204North East Derbyshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.81£2.83£2.67£3.97£3.99£3.77North East Derbyshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.21£2.22£2.10£4.95£4.98£4.70North East Derbyshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£6.03£6.06£5.72Lancaster
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026202.8239.4North East Derbyshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.921.3North East Derbyshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.138.4North East Derbyshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.979.5North East Derbyshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026110.598.9Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.717.5North East Derbyshire

Total

Lancaster is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and North East Derbyshire 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

Lancaster North East Derbyshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lancaster £662.6m, North East Derbyshire £520.7mNorth East Derbyshire: £520.7mLancaster: £662.6mNorth East Derbyshire: £523.0mLancaster: £665.4mNorth East Derbyshire: £493.9mLancaster: £628.5m

    £662.6m£665.4m£628.5mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£520.7m£523.0m£493.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lancaster £368.7m, North East Derbyshire £319.2mNorth East Derbyshire: £319.2mLancaster: £368.7mNorth East Derbyshire: £320.5mLancaster: £370.2mNorth East Derbyshire: £302.8mLancaster: £349.7m

    £368.7m£370.2m£349.7mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£319.2m£320.5m£302.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lancaster £176.7m, North East Derbyshire £111.0mNorth East Derbyshire: £111.0mLancaster: £176.7mNorth East Derbyshire: £111.5mLancaster: £177.5mNorth East Derbyshire: £105.3mLancaster: £167.6m

    £176.7m£177.5m£167.6mLancaster is higher£111.0m£111.5m£105.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lancaster £332.0m, North East Derbyshire £290.2mNorth East Derbyshire: £290.2mLancaster: £332.0mNorth East Derbyshire: £291.4mLancaster: £333.5mNorth East Derbyshire: £275.3mLancaster: £315.0m

    £332.0m£333.5m£315.0mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£290.2m£291.4m£275.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lancaster £12.2m, North East Derbyshire £8.9mNorth East Derbyshire: £8.9mLancaster: £12.2mNorth East Derbyshire: £9.0mLancaster: £12.3mNorth East Derbyshire: £8.5mLancaster: £11.6m

    £12.2m£12.3m£11.6mLancaster is higher£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lancaster £23.6m, North East Derbyshire £19.5mNorth East Derbyshire: £19.5mLancaster: £23.6mNorth East Derbyshire: £19.5mLancaster: £23.7mNorth East Derbyshire: £18.5mLancaster: £22.4m

    £23.6m£23.7m£22.4mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£19.5m£19.5m£18.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Lancaster £0.77m, North East Derbyshire £0.60mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.60mLancaster: £0.77mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.61mLancaster: £0.78mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.57mLancaster: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.78m£0.73mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lancaster £70.6m, North East Derbyshire £57.5mNorth East Derbyshire: £57.5mLancaster: £70.6mNorth East Derbyshire: £57.7mLancaster: £70.9mNorth East Derbyshire: £54.5mLancaster: £67.0m

    £70.6m£70.9m£67.0mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£57.5m£57.7m£54.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lancaster £19.5m, North East Derbyshire £16.1mNorth East Derbyshire: £16.1mLancaster: £19.5mNorth East Derbyshire: £16.1mLancaster: £19.5mNorth East Derbyshire: £15.2mLancaster: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.5m£18.5mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£16.1m£16.1m£15.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lancaster £9.1m, North East Derbyshire £8.5mNorth East Derbyshire: £8.5mLancaster: £9.1mNorth East Derbyshire: £8.6mLancaster: £9.1mNorth East Derbyshire: £8.1mLancaster: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lancaster £140.7m, North East Derbyshire £78.6mNorth East Derbyshire: £78.6mLancaster: £140.7mNorth East Derbyshire: £78.9mLancaster: £141.3mNorth East Derbyshire: £74.6mLancaster: £133.5m

    £140.7m£141.3m£133.5mLancaster is higher£78.6m£78.9m£74.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lancaster £26.3m, North East Derbyshire £16.4mNorth East Derbyshire: £16.4mLancaster: £26.3mNorth East Derbyshire: £16.5mLancaster: £26.4mNorth East Derbyshire: £15.6mLancaster: £24.9m

    £26.3m£26.4m£24.9mLancaster is higher£16.4m£16.5m£15.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lancaster £26.2m, North East Derbyshire £22.9mNorth East Derbyshire: £22.9mLancaster: £26.2mNorth East Derbyshire: £23.0mLancaster: £26.3mNorth East Derbyshire: £21.7mLancaster: £24.9m

    £26.2m£26.3m£24.9mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lancaster £0.41m, North East Derbyshire £0.42mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.42mLancaster: £0.41mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.43mLancaster: £0.41mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.40mLancaster: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mNorth East Derbyshire is higher£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lancaster £0.32m, North East Derbyshire £0.53mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.53mLancaster: £0.32mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.53mLancaster: £0.32mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.50mLancaster: £0.31m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.31mNorth East Derbyshire is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lancaster £0.88m, North East Derbyshire £0.64mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.64mLancaster: £0.88mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.65mLancaster: £0.88mNorth East Derbyshire: £0.61mLancaster: £0.83m

    £0.88m£0.88m£0.83mLancaster is higher£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lancaster 29,478, North East Derbyshire 25,510North East Derbyshire: 25,510Lancaster: 29,478

    29,478Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count25,510

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lancaster 3,042, North East Derbyshire 2,269North East Derbyshire: 2,269Lancaster: 3,042

    3,042Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count2,269

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lancaster 4,808, North East Derbyshire 4,096North East Derbyshire: 4,096Lancaster: 4,808

    4,808Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count4,096

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lancaster 10,452, North East Derbyshire 8,473North East Derbyshire: 8,473Lancaster: 10,452

    10,452Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count8,473

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lancaster 16,065, North East Derbyshire 10,537North East Derbyshire: 10,537Lancaster: 16,065

    16,065Lancaster is higher10,537

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lancaster 1,993, North East Derbyshire 1,860North East Derbyshire: 1,860Lancaster: 1,993

    1,993Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count1,860

Show the numbers
Lancaster and North East Derbyshire, total
MeasureLancasterNorth East DerbyshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£662.6m£665.4m£628.5m£520.7m£523.0m£493.9mLancaster
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£368.7m£370.2m£349.7m£319.2m£320.5m£302.8mLancaster
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£176.7m£177.5m£167.6m£111.0m£111.5m£105.3mLancaster
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£332.0m£333.5m£315.0m£290.2m£291.4m£275.3mLancaster
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mLancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m£19.5m£19.5m£18.5mLancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£0.60m£0.61m£0.57mLancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.6m£70.9m£67.0m£57.5m£57.7m£54.5mLancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.5m£18.5m£16.1m£16.1m£15.2mLancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£8.5m£8.6m£8.1mLancaster
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.7m£141.3m£133.5m£78.6m£78.9m£74.6mLancaster
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m£16.4m£16.5m£15.6mLancaster
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m£22.9m£23.0m£21.7mLancaster
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.42m£0.43m£0.40mNorth East Derbyshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mNorth East Derbyshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m£0.64m£0.65m£0.61mLancaster
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,47825,510Lancaster
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,0422,269Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,8084,096Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,4528,473Lancaster
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,06510,537Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9931,860Lancaster

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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