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Lancaster and Newcastle-under-Lyme

145,332 and 127,474 residents (mid-2024).

Lancaster is higher than Newcastle-under-Lyme on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Lancaster is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme on 9. 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lancaster £4,559, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,486Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,486Lancaster: £4,559Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,505Lancaster: £4,579Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,255Lancaster: £4,325

    £4,559£4,579£4,325Lancaster is higher£4,486£4,505£4,255

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lancaster £12,836, Newcastle-under-Lyme £12,946Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,946Lancaster: £12,836Newcastle-under-Lyme: £13,001Lancaster: £12,890Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,280Lancaster: £12,175

    £12,836£12,890£12,175Newcastle-under-Lyme 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: Lancaster £1,929, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,689Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,689Lancaster: £1,929Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,696Lancaster: £1,937Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,602Lancaster: £1,830

    £1,929£1,937£1,830Lancaster 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: Lancaster £11,560, Newcastle-under-Lyme £11,726Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,726Lancaster: £11,560Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,776Lancaster: £11,609Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,122Lancaster: £10,965

    £11,560£11,609£10,965Newcastle-under-Lyme 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: Lancaster £425, Newcastle-under-Lyme £356Newcastle-under-Lyme: £356Lancaster: £425Newcastle-under-Lyme: £357Lancaster: £427Newcastle-under-Lyme: £337Lancaster: £403

    £425£427£403Lancaster 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: Lancaster £823, Newcastle-under-Lyme £841Newcastle-under-Lyme: £841Lancaster: £823Newcastle-under-Lyme: £845Lancaster: £827Newcastle-under-Lyme: £798Lancaster: £781

    £823£827£781Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£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: Lancaster £27, Newcastle-under-Lyme £24Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24Lancaster: £27Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24Lancaster: £27Newcastle-under-Lyme: £23Lancaster: £26

    £27£27£26Lancaster is higher£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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £484Newcastle-under-Lyme: £484Lancaster: £486Newcastle-under-Lyme: £486Lancaster: £488Newcastle-under-Lyme: £459Lancaster: £461

    £486£488£461Lancaster is higher£484£486£459

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £134, Newcastle-under-Lyme £111Newcastle-under-Lyme: £111Lancaster: £134Newcastle-under-Lyme: £112Lancaster: £134Newcastle-under-Lyme: £105Lancaster: £127

    £134£134£127Lancaster 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: Lancaster £99, Newcastle-under-Lyme £108Newcastle-under-Lyme: £108Lancaster: £99Newcastle-under-Lyme: £108Lancaster: £99Newcastle-under-Lyme: £102Lancaster: £94

    £99£99£94Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£108£108£102

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £1,536, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,229Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,229Lancaster: £1,536Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,234Lancaster: £1,542Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,166Lancaster: £1,457

    £1,536£1,542£1,457Lancaster is higher£1,229£1,234£1,166

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lancaster £181, Newcastle-under-Lyme £172Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Lancaster: £181Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Lancaster: £181Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163Lancaster: £171

    £181£181£171Lancaster is higher£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: Lancaster £286, Newcastle-under-Lyme £337Newcastle-under-Lyme: £337Lancaster: £286Newcastle-under-Lyme: £339Lancaster: £287Newcastle-under-Lyme: £320Lancaster: £271

    £286£287£271Newcastle-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: Lancaster £4.46, Newcastle-under-Lyme £6.97Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.97Lancaster: £4.46Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.00Lancaster: £4.48Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.61Lancaster: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23Newcastle-under-Lyme 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: Lancaster £3.52, Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.15Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.15Lancaster: £3.52Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.18Lancaster: £3.54Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.78Lancaster: £3.34

    £3.52£3.54£3.34Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£7.15£7.18£6.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lancaster £6.05, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.07Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07Lancaster: £6.05Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.09Lancaster: £6.08Newcastle-under-Lyme: £3.86Lancaster: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Lancaster 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: Lancaster 1,026.3, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,016.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,016.7Lancaster: 1,026.3

    1,026.3Lancaster 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: Lancaster 105.9, Newcastle-under-Lyme 93.3Newcastle-under-Lyme: 93.3Lancaster: 105.9

    105.9Lancaster is higher93.3

  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: Lancaster 167.4, Newcastle-under-Lyme 169.6Newcastle-under-Lyme: 169.6Lancaster: 167.4

    167.4Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count169.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 71.9, Newcastle-under-Lyme 69.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 69.7Lancaster: 71.9

    71.9Lancaster is higher69.7

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 168.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 168.9Lancaster: 175.4

    175.4Lancaster 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: Lancaster 21.8, Newcastle-under-Lyme 22.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 22.8Lancaster: 21.8

    21.8Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count22.8

Show the numbers
Lancaster and Newcastle-under-Lyme, per person in the age group
MeasureLancasterNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,559£4,579£4,325£4,486£4,505£4,255Lancaster
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,836£12,890£12,175£12,946£13,001£12,280Newcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,929£1,937£1,830£1,689£1,696£1,602Lancaster
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,560£11,609£10,965£11,726£11,776£11,122Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£425£427£403£356£357£337Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£823£827£781£841£845£798Newcastle-under-Lyme
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£484£486£459Lancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£111£112£105Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£108£108£102Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,536£1,542£1,457£1,229£1,234£1,166Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£181£181£171£172£172£163Lancaster
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£286£287£271£337£339£320Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23£6.97£7.00£6.61Newcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.52£3.54£3.34£7.15£7.18£6.78Newcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£4.07£4.09£3.86Lancaster
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,026.31,016.7Lancaster
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.993.3Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026167.4169.6Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.969.7Lancaster
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026175.4168.9Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.822.8Newcastle-under-Lyme

Per resident

Lancaster is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lancaster £4,559, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,486Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,486Lancaster: £4,559Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,505Lancaster: £4,579Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,255Lancaster: £4,325

    £4,559£4,579£4,325Lancaster is higher£4,486£4,505£4,255

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lancaster £2,537, Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,666Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,666Lancaster: £2,537Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,677Lancaster: £2,548Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,529Lancaster: £2,406

    £2,537£2,548£2,406Newcastle-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: Lancaster £1,216, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,049Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,049Lancaster: £1,216Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,054Lancaster: £1,221Newcastle-under-Lyme: £995Lancaster: £1,153

    £1,216£1,221£1,153Lancaster is higher£1,049£1,054£995

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lancaster £2,285, Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,414Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,414Lancaster: £2,285Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,425Lancaster: £2,294Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,290Lancaster: £2,167

    £2,285£2,294£2,167Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£2,414£2,425£2,290

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lancaster £84, Newcastle-under-Lyme £73Newcastle-under-Lyme: £73Lancaster: £84Newcastle-under-Lyme: £74Lancaster: £84Newcastle-under-Lyme: £69Lancaster: £80

    £84£84£80Lancaster 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: Lancaster £163, Newcastle-under-Lyme £173Newcastle-under-Lyme: £173Lancaster: £163Newcastle-under-Lyme: £174Lancaster: £163Newcastle-under-Lyme: £164Lancaster: £154

    £163£163£154Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£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: Lancaster £5.32, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.97Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.97Lancaster: £5.32Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.99Lancaster: £5.35Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.71Lancaster: £5.05

    £5.32£5.35£5.05Lancaster is higher£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: Lancaster £486, Newcastle-under-Lyme £484Newcastle-under-Lyme: £484Lancaster: £486Newcastle-under-Lyme: £486Lancaster: £488Newcastle-under-Lyme: £459Lancaster: £461

    £486£488£461Lancaster is higher£484£486£459

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £134, Newcastle-under-Lyme £111Newcastle-under-Lyme: £111Lancaster: £134Newcastle-under-Lyme: £112Lancaster: £134Newcastle-under-Lyme: £105Lancaster: £127

    £134£134£127Lancaster 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: Lancaster £62, Newcastle-under-Lyme £67Newcastle-under-Lyme: £67Lancaster: £62Newcastle-under-Lyme: £67Lancaster: £63Newcastle-under-Lyme: £64Lancaster: £59

    £62£63£59Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£67£67£64

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lancaster £968, Newcastle-under-Lyme £764Newcastle-under-Lyme: £764Lancaster: £968Newcastle-under-Lyme: £767Lancaster: £972Newcastle-under-Lyme: £725Lancaster: £918

    £968£972£918Lancaster is higher£764£767£725

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lancaster £181, Newcastle-under-Lyme £172Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Lancaster: £181Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Lancaster: £181Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163Lancaster: £171

    £181£181£171Lancaster is higher£172£172£163

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lancaster £180, Newcastle-under-Lyme £210Newcastle-under-Lyme: £210Lancaster: £180Newcastle-under-Lyme: £210Lancaster: £181Newcastle-under-Lyme: £199Lancaster: £171

    £180£181£171Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£210£210£199

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lancaster £2.81, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.33Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.33Lancaster: £2.81Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.35Lancaster: £2.83Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.11Lancaster: £2.67

    £2.81£2.83£2.67Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£4.33£4.35£4.11

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lancaster £2.21, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.45Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.45Lancaster: £2.21Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.47Lancaster: £2.22Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.22Lancaster: £2.10

    £2.21£2.22£2.10Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£4.45£4.47£4.22

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lancaster £6.05, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.07Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07Lancaster: £6.05Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.09Lancaster: £6.08Newcastle-under-Lyme: £3.86Lancaster: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Lancaster is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 202.8, Newcastle-under-Lyme 209.3Newcastle-under-Lyme: 209.3Lancaster: 202.8

    202.8Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count209.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 20.9, Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 19.2Lancaster: 20.9

    20.9Lancaster is higher19.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 33.1, Newcastle-under-Lyme 34.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 34.9Lancaster: 33.1

    33.1Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count34.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 71.9, Newcastle-under-Lyme 69.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 69.7Lancaster: 71.9

    71.9Lancaster is higher69.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 110.5, Newcastle-under-Lyme 105.0Newcastle-under-Lyme: 105.0Lancaster: 110.5

    110.5Lancaster 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: Lancaster 13.7, Newcastle-under-Lyme 14.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 14.2Lancaster: 13.7

    13.7Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count14.2

Show the numbers
Lancaster and Newcastle-under-Lyme, per resident
MeasureLancasterNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,559£4,579£4,325£4,486£4,505£4,255Lancaster
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,537£2,548£2,406£2,666£2,677£2,529Newcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,216£1,221£1,153£1,049£1,054£995Lancaster
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,285£2,294£2,167£2,414£2,425£2,290Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£84£80£73£74£69Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£163£154£173£174£164Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.32£5.35£5.05£4.97£4.99£4.71Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£484£486£459Lancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£111£112£105Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£63£59£67£67£64Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£968£972£918£764£767£725Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£181£181£171£172£172£163Lancaster
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£210£210£199Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.81£2.83£2.67£4.33£4.35£4.11Newcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.21£2.22£2.10£4.45£4.47£4.22Newcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£4.07£4.09£3.86Lancaster
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026202.8209.3Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.919.2Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.134.9Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.969.7Lancaster
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026110.5105.0Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.714.2Newcastle-under-Lyme

Total

Lancaster is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme on 3. 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lancaster £662.6m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £571.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £571.8mLancaster: £662.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £574.3mLancaster: £665.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £542.4mLancaster: £628.5m

    £662.6m£665.4m£628.5mLancaster is higher£571.8m£574.3m£542.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lancaster £368.7m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £339.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £339.8mLancaster: £368.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £341.3mLancaster: £370.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £322.3mLancaster: £349.7m

    £368.7m£370.2m£349.7mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£339.8m£341.3m£322.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lancaster £176.7m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £133.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £133.7mLancaster: £176.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £134.3mLancaster: £177.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £126.9mLancaster: £167.6m

    £176.7m£177.5m£167.6mLancaster is higher£133.7m£134.3m£126.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lancaster £332.0m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £307.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £307.8mLancaster: £332.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £309.1mLancaster: £333.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £291.9mLancaster: £315.0m

    £332.0m£333.5m£315.0mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lancaster £12.2m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £9.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £9.3mLancaster: £12.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £9.4mLancaster: £12.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.9mLancaster: £11.6m

    £12.2m£12.3m£11.6mLancaster 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: Lancaster £23.6m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £22.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.1mLancaster: £23.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.2mLancaster: £23.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.9mLancaster: £22.4m

    £23.6m£23.7m£22.4mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£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: Lancaster £0.77m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.63mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.63mLancaster: £0.77mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.64mLancaster: £0.78mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.60mLancaster: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.78m£0.73mLancaster is higher£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lancaster £70.6m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £61.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £61.7mLancaster: £70.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £62.0mLancaster: £70.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £58.5mLancaster: £67.0m

    £70.6m£70.9m£67.0mLancaster is higher£61.7m£62.0m£58.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lancaster £19.5m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £14.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.2mLancaster: £19.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.2mLancaster: £19.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £13.4mLancaster: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.5m£18.5mLancaster 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: Lancaster £9.1m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £8.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.6mLancaster: £9.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.6mLancaster: £9.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.1mLancaster: £8.6m

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lancaster £140.7m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £97.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £97.4mLancaster: £140.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £97.8mLancaster: £141.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £92.4mLancaster: £133.5m

    £140.7m£141.3m£133.5mLancaster is higher£97.4m£97.8m£92.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lancaster £26.3m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £21.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £21.9mLancaster: £26.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.0mLancaster: £26.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.8mLancaster: £24.9m

    £26.3m£26.4m£24.9mLancaster is higher£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lancaster £26.2m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £26.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £26.7mLancaster: £26.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £26.8mLancaster: £26.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £25.3mLancaster: £24.9m

    £26.2m£26.3m£24.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lancaster £0.41m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.55mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.55mLancaster: £0.41mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.55mLancaster: £0.41mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52mLancaster: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lancaster £0.32m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.57mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.57mLancaster: £0.32mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.57mLancaster: £0.32mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.54mLancaster: £0.31m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.31mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lancaster £0.88m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.52mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52mLancaster: £0.88mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52mLancaster: £0.88mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.49mLancaster: £0.83m

    £0.88m£0.88m£0.83mLancaster is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lancaster 29,478, Newcastle-under-Lyme 26,686Newcastle-under-Lyme: 26,686Lancaster: 29,478

    29,478Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count26,686

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lancaster 3,042, Newcastle-under-Lyme 2,449Newcastle-under-Lyme: 2,449Lancaster: 3,042

    3,042Lancaster is higher2,449

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lancaster 4,808, Newcastle-under-Lyme 4,451Newcastle-under-Lyme: 4,451Lancaster: 4,808

    4,808Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count4,451

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lancaster 10,452, Newcastle-under-Lyme 8,878Newcastle-under-Lyme: 8,878Lancaster: 10,452

    10,452Lancaster is higher8,878

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lancaster 16,065, Newcastle-under-Lyme 13,380Newcastle-under-Lyme: 13,380Lancaster: 16,065

    16,065Lancaster is higher13,380

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lancaster 1,993, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,807Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,807Lancaster: 1,993

    1,993Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count1,807

Show the numbers
Lancaster and Newcastle-under-Lyme, total
MeasureLancasterNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£662.6m£665.4m£628.5m£571.8m£574.3m£542.4mLancaster
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£368.7m£370.2m£349.7m£339.8m£341.3m£322.3mLancaster
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£176.7m£177.5m£167.6m£133.7m£134.3m£126.9mLancaster
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£332.0m£333.5m£315.0m£307.8m£309.1m£291.9mLancaster
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m£9.3m£9.4m£8.9mLancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m£22.1m£22.2m£20.9mLancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£0.63m£0.64m£0.60mLancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.6m£70.9m£67.0m£61.7m£62.0m£58.5mLancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.5m£18.5m£14.2m£14.2m£13.4mLancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£8.6m£8.6m£8.1mLancaster
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.7m£141.3m£133.5m£97.4m£97.8m£92.4mLancaster
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m£21.9m£22.0m£20.8mLancaster
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m£26.7m£26.8m£25.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mLancaster
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,47826,686Lancaster
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,0422,449Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,8084,451Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,4528,878Lancaster
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,06513,380Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9931,807Lancaster

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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