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Blaby and South Derbyshire
Blaby is higher than South Derbyshire on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.
On 2 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
Blaby is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and South Derbyshire on 12. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Blaby South Derbyshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,836£3,852£3,639Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£3,830£3,847£3,633
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,019£13,075£12,349Blaby is higher£12,575£12,628£11,928
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,261£1,266£1,196South Derbyshire is higher£1,516£1,523£1,438
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,929£11,980£11,315Blaby is higher£11,545£11,595£10,951
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£320£321£304Blaby is higher£291£292£276
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£750£753£711Blaby is higher£719£722£682
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£20£21£19Blaby is higher£19£19£18
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£324£325£307South Derbyshire is higher£409£411£388
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£97£97£92South Derbyshire is higher£135£135£128
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£80£80£76South Derbyshire is higher£109£109£103
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£990£994£939South Derbyshire is higher£1,161£1,165£1,101
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£98£99£93South Derbyshire is higher£101£101£96
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£182£182£172South Derbyshire is higher£237£238£225
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.62£6.65£6.28Blaby is higher£5.32£5.35£5.05
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.54£2.55£2.41South Derbyshire is higher£5.20£5.22£4.93
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£9.67£9.71£9.17Blaby is higher£5.84£5.87£5.54
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,014.4South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count1,019.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
76.1Blaby is higher75.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
155.5Blaby is higher150.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.9South Derbyshire is higher61.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
118.9South Derbyshire is higher144.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
17.7South Derbyshire is higher25.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Blaby | South Derbyshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,836£3,852£3,639 | £3,830£3,847£3,633 | Blaby |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,019£13,075£12,349 | £12,575£12,628£11,928 | Blaby |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,261£1,266£1,196 | £1,516£1,523£1,438 | South Derbyshire |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,929£11,980£11,315 | £11,545£11,595£10,951 | Blaby |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £320£321£304 | £291£292£276 | Blaby |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £750£753£711 | £719£722£682 | Blaby |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £20£21£19 | £19£19£18 | Blaby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £324£325£307 | £409£411£388 | South Derbyshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £97£97£92 | £135£135£128 | South Derbyshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £80£80£76 | £109£109£103 | South Derbyshire |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £990£994£939 | £1,161£1,165£1,101 | South Derbyshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £98£99£93 | £101£101£96 | South Derbyshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £182£182£172 | £237£238£225 | South Derbyshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.62£6.65£6.28 | £5.32£5.35£5.05 | Blaby |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.54£2.55£2.41 | £5.20£5.22£4.93 | South Derbyshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £9.67£9.71£9.17 | £5.84£5.87£5.54 | Blaby |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,014.4 | 1,019.2 | South Derbyshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 76.1 | 75.3 | Blaby |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 155.5 | 150.2 | Blaby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.9 | 61.3 | South Derbyshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 118.9 | 144.4 | South Derbyshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 17.7 | 25.5 | South Derbyshire |
Per resident
Blaby is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and South Derbyshire 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
Blaby South Derbyshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,836£3,852£3,639Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£3,830£3,847£3,633
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,536£2,547£2,406Blaby is higher£2,232£2,242£2,118
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£771£774£731South Derbyshire is higher£948£952£899
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,324£2,334£2,204Blaby is higher£2,050£2,058£1,944
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£62£63£59Blaby is higher£52£52£49
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£146£147£139Blaby is higher£128£128£121
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.97£3.99£3.77Blaby is higher£3.42£3.43£3.24
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£324£325£307South Derbyshire is higher£409£411£388
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£97£97£92South Derbyshire is higher£135£135£128
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£49£49£46South Derbyshire is higher£68£68£64
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£605£608£574South Derbyshire is higher£725£728£688
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£98£99£93South Derbyshire is higher£101£101£96
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£111£112£105South Derbyshire is higher£148£149£140
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.05£4.07£3.84Blaby is higher£3.33£3.35£3.16
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.56£1.57£1.48South Derbyshire is higher£3.25£3.26£3.08
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£9.67£9.71£9.17Blaby is higher£5.84£5.87£5.54
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
197.6Blaby is higherDepends on how you count181.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.8Blaby is higher13.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
30.3Blaby is higher26.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.9South Derbyshire is higher61.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
72.7South Derbyshire is higher90.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
10.8South Derbyshire is higher15.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Blaby | South Derbyshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,836£3,852£3,639 | £3,830£3,847£3,633 | Blaby |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,536£2,547£2,406 | £2,232£2,242£2,118 | Blaby |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £771£774£731 | £948£952£899 | South Derbyshire |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,324£2,334£2,204 | £2,050£2,058£1,944 | Blaby |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £62£63£59 | £52£52£49 | Blaby |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £146£147£139 | £128£128£121 | Blaby |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.97£3.99£3.77 | £3.42£3.43£3.24 | Blaby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £324£325£307 | £409£411£388 | South Derbyshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £97£97£92 | £135£135£128 | South Derbyshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £49£49£46 | £68£68£64 | South Derbyshire |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £605£608£574 | £725£728£688 | South Derbyshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £98£99£93 | £101£101£96 | South Derbyshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £111£112£105 | £148£149£140 | South Derbyshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.05£4.07£3.84 | £3.33£3.35£3.16 | Blaby |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.56£1.57£1.48 | £3.25£3.26£3.08 | South Derbyshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £9.67£9.71£9.17 | £5.84£5.87£5.54 | Blaby |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 197.6 | 181.0 | Blaby |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.8 | 13.4 | Blaby |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 30.3 | 26.7 | Blaby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.9 | 61.3 | South Derbyshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 72.7 | 90.3 | South Derbyshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 10.8 | 15.9 | South Derbyshire |
Total
Blaby is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and South Derbyshire on 12. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Blaby South Derbyshire
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£413.7m£415.4m£392.4mSouth Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£448.8m£450.7m£425.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£273.5m£274.7m£259.5mBlaby is higher£261.6m£262.7m£248.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£83.2m£83.5m£78.9mSouth Derbyshire is higher£111.0m£111.5m£105.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£250.6m£251.7m£237.7mBlaby is higher£240.2m£241.2m£227.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.7m£6.8m£6.4mBlaby is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.7m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.8m£15.8m£14.9mBlaby is higher£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mBlaby is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£34.9m£35.0m£33.1mSouth Derbyshire is higher£47.9m£48.1m£45.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mSouth Derbyshire is higher£15.8m£15.8m£15.0m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.3m£5.3m£5.0mSouth Derbyshire is higher£7.9m£8.0m£7.5m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£65.3m£65.6m£61.9mSouth Derbyshire is higher£85.0m£85.3m£80.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£10.6m£10.6m£10.1mSouth Derbyshire is higher£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£12.0m£12.0m£11.4mSouth Derbyshire is higher£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mBlaby is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.17m£0.17m£0.16mSouth Derbyshire is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.0m£1.0m£0.99mBlaby is higher£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
21,313Blaby is higherDepends on how you count21,202
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,598Blaby is higher1,567
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,266Blaby is higher3,124
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,167South Derbyshire is higher7,181
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,844South Derbyshire is higher10,574
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,168South Derbyshire is higher1,864
Show the numbers
| Measure | Blaby | South Derbyshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £413.7m£415.4m£392.4m | £448.8m£450.7m£425.7m | South Derbyshire |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £273.5m£274.7m£259.5m | £261.6m£262.7m£248.1m | Blaby |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £83.2m£83.5m£78.9m | £111.0m£111.5m£105.3m | South Derbyshire |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £250.6m£251.7m£237.7m | £240.2m£241.2m£227.8m | Blaby |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.7m£6.8m£6.4m | £6.1m£6.1m£5.7m | Blaby |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.8m£15.8m£14.9m | £15.0m£15.0m£14.2m | Blaby |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | £0.40m£0.40m£0.38m | Blaby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £34.9m£35.0m£33.1m | £47.9m£48.1m£45.5m | South Derbyshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.5m£10.5m£9.9m | £15.8m£15.8m£15.0m | South Derbyshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.3m£5.3m£5.0m | £7.9m£8.0m£7.5m | South Derbyshire |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £65.3m£65.6m£61.9m | £85.0m£85.3m£80.6m | South Derbyshire |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £10.6m£10.6m£10.1m | £11.8m£11.9m£11.2m | South Derbyshire |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £12.0m£12.0m£11.4m | £17.3m£17.4m£16.4m | South Derbyshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.44m£0.44m£0.41m | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | Blaby |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.17m£0.17m£0.16m | £0.38m£0.38m£0.36m | South Derbyshire |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.0m£1.0m£0.99m | £0.68m£0.69m£0.65m | Blaby |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 21,313 | 21,202 | Blaby |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,598 | 1,567 | Blaby |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,266 | 3,124 | Blaby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,167 | 7,181 | South Derbyshire |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,844 | 10,574 | South Derbyshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,168 | 1,864 | South Derbyshire |
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.