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West Lancashire and Erewash

122,054 and 113,816 residents (mid-2024).

West Lancashire is higher than Erewash on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 14 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

West Lancashire is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Erewash on 15. 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

West Lancashire Erewash

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £4,627, Erewash £4,695Erewash: £4,695West Lancashire: £4,627Erewash: £4,715West Lancashire: £4,647Erewash: £4,453West Lancashire: £4,389

    £4,627£4,647£4,389Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£4,695£4,715£4,453

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: West Lancashire £12,694, Erewash £12,958Erewash: £12,958West Lancashire: £12,694Erewash: £13,013West Lancashire: £12,748Erewash: £12,291West Lancashire: £12,041

    £12,694£12,748£12,041Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£12,958£13,013£12,291

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: West Lancashire £1,804, Erewash £2,021Erewash: £2,021West Lancashire: £1,804Erewash: £2,030West Lancashire: £1,812Erewash: £1,917West Lancashire: £1,711

    £1,804£1,812£1,711Erewash is higher£2,021£2,030£1,917

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: West Lancashire £11,524, Erewash £11,826Erewash: £11,826West Lancashire: £11,524Erewash: £11,876West Lancashire: £11,573Erewash: £11,217West Lancashire: £10,931

    £11,524£11,573£10,931Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£11,826£11,876£11,217

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: West Lancashire £400, Erewash £354Erewash: £354West Lancashire: £400Erewash: £355West Lancashire: £401Erewash: £336West Lancashire: £379

    £400£401£379West Lancashire is higher£354£355£336

  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: West Lancashire £744, Erewash £752Erewash: £752West Lancashire: £744Erewash: £755West Lancashire: £747Erewash: £714West Lancashire: £705

    £744£747£705Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£752£755£714

  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: West Lancashire £27, Erewash £26Erewash: £26West Lancashire: £27Erewash: £26West Lancashire: £27Erewash: £25West Lancashire: £25

    £27£27£25West Lancashire is higher£26£26£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £500, Erewash £506Erewash: £506West Lancashire: £500Erewash: £508West Lancashire: £502Erewash: £480West Lancashire: £475

    £500£502£475Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£506£508£480

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £148, Erewash £140Erewash: £140West Lancashire: £148Erewash: £141West Lancashire: £149Erewash: £133West Lancashire: £140

    £148£149£140West Lancashire is higher£140£141£133

  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: West Lancashire £116, Erewash £130Erewash: £130West Lancashire: £116Erewash: £130West Lancashire: £117Erewash: £123West Lancashire: £110

    £116£117£110Erewash is higher£130£130£123

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: West Lancashire £1,372, Erewash £1,569Erewash: £1,569West Lancashire: £1,372Erewash: £1,576West Lancashire: £1,378Erewash: £1,489West Lancashire: £1,301

    £1,372£1,378£1,301Erewash is higher£1,569£1,576£1,489

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Lancashire £160, Erewash £184Erewash: £184West Lancashire: £160Erewash: £185West Lancashire: £161Erewash: £174West Lancashire: £152

    £160£161£152Erewash is higher£184£185£174

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Lancashire £305, Erewash £307Erewash: £307West Lancashire: £305Erewash: £308West Lancashire: £306Erewash: £291West Lancashire: £289

    £305£306£289Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£307£308£291

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Lancashire £4.77, Erewash £8.36Erewash: £8.36West Lancashire: £4.77Erewash: £8.40West Lancashire: £4.79Erewash: £7.93West Lancashire: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Erewash is higher£8.36£8.40£7.93

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: West Lancashire £6.35, Erewash £6.79Erewash: £6.79West Lancashire: £6.35Erewash: £6.82West Lancashire: £6.37Erewash: £6.44West Lancashire: £6.02

    £6.35£6.37£6.02Erewash is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £8.72, Erewash £5.27Erewash: £5.27West Lancashire: £8.72Erewash: £5.29West Lancashire: £8.76Erewash: £5.00West Lancashire: £8.27

    £8.72£8.76£8.27West Lancashire is higher£5.27£5.29£5.00

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Lancashire 1,010.0, Erewash 1,018.4Erewash: 1,018.4West Lancashire: 1,010.0

    1,010.0Erewash 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: West Lancashire 105.1, Erewash 98.0Erewash: 98.0West Lancashire: 105.1

    105.1West Lancashire is higher98.0

  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: West Lancashire 157.8, Erewash 154.4Erewash: 154.4West Lancashire: 157.8

    157.8West Lancashire is higher154.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 74.9, Erewash 74.2Erewash: 74.2West Lancashire: 74.9

    74.9West Lancashire is higher74.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: West Lancashire 165.8, Erewash 192.7Erewash: 192.7West Lancashire: 165.8

    165.8Erewash is higher192.7

  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: West Lancashire 25.0, Erewash 28.7Erewash: 28.7West Lancashire: 25.0

    25.0Erewash is higher28.7

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West Lancashire and Erewash, per person in the age group
MeasureWest LancashireErewashHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,627£4,647£4,389£4,695£4,715£4,453Erewash
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,694£12,748£12,041£12,958£13,013£12,291Erewash
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,804£1,812£1,711£2,021£2,030£1,917Erewash
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,524£11,573£10,931£11,826£11,876£11,217Erewash
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£400£401£379£354£355£336West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£744£747£705£752£755£714Erewash
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£25£26£26£25West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£500£502£475£506£508£480Erewash
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£149£140£140£141£133West Lancashire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£116£117£110£130£130£123Erewash
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,372£1,378£1,301£1,569£1,576£1,489Erewash
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£184£185£174Erewash
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£305£306£289£307£308£291Erewash
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£8.36£8.40£7.93Erewash
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.35£6.37£6.02£6.79£6.82£6.44Erewash
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.72£8.76£8.27£5.27£5.29£5.00West Lancashire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.01,018.4Erewash
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.198.0West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.8154.4West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.974.2West Lancashire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026165.8192.7Erewash
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.028.7Erewash

Per resident

West Lancashire is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Erewash on 11. 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

West Lancashire Erewash

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £4,627, Erewash £4,695Erewash: £4,695West Lancashire: £4,627Erewash: £4,715West Lancashire: £4,647Erewash: £4,453West Lancashire: £4,389

    £4,627£4,647£4,389Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£4,695£4,715£4,453

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £2,705, Erewash £2,610Erewash: £2,610West Lancashire: £2,705Erewash: £2,621West Lancashire: £2,717Erewash: £2,475West Lancashire: £2,566

    £2,705£2,717£2,566West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£2,610£2,621£2,475

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £1,105, Erewash £1,250Erewash: £1,250West Lancashire: £1,105Erewash: £1,256West Lancashire: £1,110Erewash: £1,186West Lancashire: £1,048

    £1,105£1,110£1,048Erewash is higher£1,250£1,256£1,186

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: West Lancashire £2,456, Erewash £2,382Erewash: £2,382West Lancashire: £2,456Erewash: £2,392West Lancashire: £2,466Erewash: £2,259West Lancashire: £2,329

    £2,456£2,466£2,329West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£2,382£2,392£2,259

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: West Lancashire £85, Erewash £71Erewash: £71West Lancashire: £85Erewash: £72West Lancashire: £86Erewash: £68West Lancashire: £81

    £85£86£81West Lancashire is higher£71£72£68

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £158, Erewash £152Erewash: £152West Lancashire: £158Erewash: £152West Lancashire: £159Erewash: £144West Lancashire: £150

    £158£159£150West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£152£152£144

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £5.67, Erewash £5.21Erewash: £5.21West Lancashire: £5.67Erewash: £5.23West Lancashire: £5.70Erewash: £4.94West Lancashire: £5.38

    £5.67£5.70£5.38West Lancashire is higher£5.21£5.23£4.94

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £500, Erewash £506Erewash: £506West Lancashire: £500Erewash: £508West Lancashire: £502Erewash: £480West Lancashire: £475

    £500£502£475Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£506£508£480

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £148, Erewash £140Erewash: £140West Lancashire: £148Erewash: £141West Lancashire: £149Erewash: £133West Lancashire: £140

    £148£149£140West Lancashire is higher£140£141£133

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £71, Erewash £80Erewash: £80West Lancashire: £71Erewash: £81West Lancashire: £71Erewash: £76West Lancashire: £67

    £71£71£67Erewash is higher£80£81£76

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: West Lancashire £840, Erewash £971Erewash: £971West Lancashire: £840Erewash: £975West Lancashire: £844Erewash: £921West Lancashire: £797

    £840£844£797Erewash is higher£971£975£921

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Lancashire £160, Erewash £184Erewash: £184West Lancashire: £160Erewash: £185West Lancashire: £161Erewash: £174West Lancashire: £152

    £160£161£152Erewash is higher£184£185£174

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: West Lancashire £187, Erewash £190Erewash: £190West Lancashire: £187Erewash: £191West Lancashire: £188Erewash: £180West Lancashire: £177

    £187£188£177Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£180

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: West Lancashire £2.92, Erewash £5.17Erewash: £5.17West Lancashire: £2.92Erewash: £5.19West Lancashire: £2.93Erewash: £4.90West Lancashire: £2.77

    £2.92£2.93£2.77Erewash is higher£5.17£5.19£4.90

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: West Lancashire £3.89, Erewash £4.21Erewash: £4.21West Lancashire: £3.89Erewash: £4.22West Lancashire: £3.91Erewash: £3.99West Lancashire: £3.69

    £3.89£3.91£3.69Erewash is higher£4.21£4.22£3.99

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £8.72, Erewash £5.27Erewash: £5.27West Lancashire: £8.72Erewash: £5.29West Lancashire: £8.76Erewash: £5.00West Lancashire: £8.27

    £8.72£8.76£8.27West Lancashire is higher£5.27£5.29£5.00

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 215.2, Erewash 205.1Erewash: 205.1West Lancashire: 215.2

    215.2West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count205.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 22.4, Erewash 19.7Erewash: 19.7West Lancashire: 22.4

    22.4West Lancashire is higher19.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 33.6, Erewash 31.1Erewash: 31.1West Lancashire: 33.6

    33.6West Lancashire is higher31.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 74.9, Erewash 74.2Erewash: 74.2West Lancashire: 74.9

    74.9West Lancashire is higher74.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 101.6, Erewash 119.2Erewash: 119.2West Lancashire: 101.6

    101.6Erewash is higher119.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 15.3, Erewash 17.8Erewash: 17.8West Lancashire: 15.3

    15.3Erewash is higher17.8

Show the numbers
West Lancashire and Erewash, per resident
MeasureWest LancashireErewashHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,627£4,647£4,389£4,695£4,715£4,453Erewash
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,705£2,717£2,566£2,610£2,621£2,475West Lancashire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,105£1,110£1,048£1,250£1,256£1,186Erewash
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,456£2,466£2,329£2,382£2,392£2,259West Lancashire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£85£86£81£71£72£68West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£152£152£144West Lancashire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.67£5.70£5.38£5.21£5.23£4.94West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£500£502£475£506£508£480Erewash
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£149£140£140£141£133West Lancashire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£80£81£76Erewash
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£840£844£797£971£975£921Erewash
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£184£185£174Erewash
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£187£188£177£190£191£180Erewash
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.92£2.93£2.77£5.17£5.19£4.90Erewash
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.89£3.91£3.69£4.21£4.22£3.99Erewash
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.72£8.76£8.27£5.27£5.29£5.00West Lancashire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026215.2205.1West Lancashire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.419.7West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.631.1West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.974.2West Lancashire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026101.6119.2Erewash
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.317.8Erewash

Total

West Lancashire is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Erewash 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

West Lancashire Erewash

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: West Lancashire £564.8m, Erewash £534.4mErewash: £534.4mWest Lancashire: £564.8mErewash: £536.6mWest Lancashire: £567.2mErewash: £506.9mWest Lancashire: £535.7m

    £564.8m£567.2m£535.7mWest Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£534.4m£536.6m£506.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: West Lancashire £330.2m, Erewash £297.0mErewash: £297.0mWest Lancashire: £330.2mErewash: £298.3mWest Lancashire: £331.6mErewash: £281.7mWest Lancashire: £313.2m

    £330.2m£331.6m£313.2mWest Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£297.0m£298.3m£281.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: West Lancashire £134.9m, Erewash £142.3mErewash: £142.3mWest Lancashire: £134.9mErewash: £142.9mWest Lancashire: £135.5mErewash: £135.0mWest Lancashire: £127.9m

    £134.9m£135.5m£127.9mErewash is higher£142.3m£142.9m£135.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: West Lancashire £299.7m, Erewash £271.1mErewash: £271.1mWest Lancashire: £299.7mErewash: £272.2mWest Lancashire: £301.0mErewash: £257.1mWest Lancashire: £284.3m

    £299.7m£301.0m£284.3mWest Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£271.1m£272.2m£257.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: West Lancashire £10.4m, Erewash £8.1mErewash: £8.1mWest Lancashire: £10.4mErewash: £8.1mWest Lancashire: £10.4mErewash: £7.7mWest Lancashire: £9.9m

    £10.4m£10.4m£9.9mWest Lancashire is higher£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Lancashire £19.3m, Erewash £17.2mErewash: £17.2mWest Lancashire: £19.3mErewash: £17.3mWest Lancashire: £19.4mErewash: £16.4mWest Lancashire: £18.3m

    £19.3m£19.4m£18.3mWest Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£17.2m£17.3m£16.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: West Lancashire £0.69m, Erewash £0.59mErewash: £0.59mWest Lancashire: £0.69mErewash: £0.59mWest Lancashire: £0.70mErewash: £0.56mWest Lancashire: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.70m£0.66mWest Lancashire is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Lancashire £61.1m, Erewash £57.5mErewash: £57.5mWest Lancashire: £61.1mErewash: £57.8mWest Lancashire: £61.3mErewash: £54.6mWest Lancashire: £57.9m

    £61.1m£61.3m£57.9mWest Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£57.5m£57.8m£54.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: West Lancashire £18.1m, Erewash £15.9mErewash: £15.9mWest Lancashire: £18.1mErewash: £16.0mWest Lancashire: £18.1mErewash: £15.1mWest Lancashire: £17.1m

    £18.1m£18.1m£17.1mWest Lancashire is higher£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Lancashire £8.7m, Erewash £9.1mErewash: £9.1mWest Lancashire: £8.7mErewash: £9.2mWest Lancashire: £8.7mErewash: £8.7mWest Lancashire: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mErewash is higher£9.1m£9.2m£8.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: West Lancashire £102.6m, Erewash £110.5mErewash: £110.5mWest Lancashire: £102.6mErewash: £111.0mWest Lancashire: £103.0mErewash: £104.8mWest Lancashire: £97.3m

    £102.6m£103.0m£97.3mErewash is higher£110.5m£111.0m£104.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: West Lancashire £19.5m, Erewash £20.9mErewash: £20.9mWest Lancashire: £19.5mErewash: £21.0mWest Lancashire: £19.6mErewash: £19.8mWest Lancashire: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.6m£18.5mErewash is higher£20.9m£21.0m£19.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: West Lancashire £22.8m, Erewash £21.6mErewash: £21.6mWest Lancashire: £22.8mErewash: £21.7mWest Lancashire: £22.9mErewash: £20.5mWest Lancashire: £21.6m

    £22.8m£22.9m£21.6mWest Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: West Lancashire £0.36m, Erewash £0.59mErewash: £0.59mWest Lancashire: £0.36mErewash: £0.59mWest Lancashire: £0.36mErewash: £0.56mWest Lancashire: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mErewash is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: West Lancashire £0.47m, Erewash £0.48mErewash: £0.48mWest Lancashire: £0.47mErewash: £0.48mWest Lancashire: £0.48mErewash: £0.45mWest Lancashire: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.48m£0.45mErewash is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: West Lancashire £1.1m, Erewash £0.60mErewash: £0.60mWest Lancashire: £1.1mErewash: £0.60mWest Lancashire: £1.1mErewash: £0.57mWest Lancashire: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mWest Lancashire is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: West Lancashire 26,268, Erewash 23,344Erewash: 23,344West Lancashire: 26,268

    26,268West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count23,344

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: West Lancashire 2,734, Erewash 2,247Erewash: 2,247West Lancashire: 2,734

    2,734West Lancashire is higher2,247

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Lancashire 4,105, Erewash 3,539Erewash: 3,539West Lancashire: 4,105

    4,105West Lancashire is higher3,539

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Lancashire 9,139, Erewash 8,447Erewash: 8,447West Lancashire: 9,139

    9,139West Lancashire is higher8,447

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: West Lancashire 12,398, Erewash 13,565Erewash: 13,565West Lancashire: 12,398

    12,398Erewash is higher13,565

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Lancashire 1,866, Erewash 2,020Erewash: 2,020West Lancashire: 1,866

    1,866Erewash is higher2,020

Show the numbers
West Lancashire and Erewash, total
MeasureWest LancashireErewashHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£564.8m£567.2m£535.7m£534.4m£536.6m£506.9mWest Lancashire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£330.2m£331.6m£313.2m£297.0m£298.3m£281.7mWest Lancashire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£134.9m£135.5m£127.9m£142.3m£142.9m£135.0mErewash
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£299.7m£301.0m£284.3m£271.1m£272.2m£257.1mWest Lancashire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.4m£10.4m£9.9m£8.1m£8.1m£7.7mWest Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m£17.2m£17.3m£16.4mWest Lancashire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mWest Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.1m£61.3m£57.9m£57.5m£57.8m£54.6mWest Lancashire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.1m£18.1m£17.1m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mWest Lancashire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£9.1m£9.2m£8.7mErewash
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£102.6m£103.0m£97.3m£110.5m£111.0m£104.8mErewash
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m£20.9m£21.0m£19.8mErewash
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.8m£22.9m£21.6m£21.6m£21.7m£20.5mWest Lancashire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mErewash
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mErewash
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mWest Lancashire
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,26823,344West Lancashire
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7342,247West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,1053,539West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,1398,447West Lancashire
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,39813,565Erewash
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8662,020Erewash

Sources

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

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