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Charnwood and Bath and North East Somerset
Charnwood is higher than Bath and North East Somerset on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.
On 6 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
Charnwood is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Bath and North East Somerset on 4. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Charnwood Bath and North East Somerset
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,848£3,865£3,650Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£3,771£3,787£3,577
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,884£12,938£12,221Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£12,497£12,550£11,854
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,419£1,425£1,346Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£1,353£1,359£1,283
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,820£11,871£11,212Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£11,545£11,594£10,951
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£341£342£323Charnwood is higher£304£305£288
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£701£704£665Charnwood is higher£629£632£597
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£21£21£20Charnwood is higher£19£19£18
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£351£352£333Charnwood is higher£316£317£300
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£93£94£88Bath and North East Somerset is higher£105£105£100
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£85£85£81Charnwood is higher£65£65£62
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,095£1,100£1,039Bath and North East Somerset is higher£1,105£1,109£1,048
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£130£130£123Bath and North East Somerset is higher£155£156£147
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£230£231£218Charnwood is higher£176£177£167
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.76£5.78£5.46Charnwood is higher£4.72£4.74£4.48
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.75£3.77£3.56Charnwood is higher£2.53£2.54£2.40
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.74£5.76£5.44Bath and North East Somerset is higher£7.57£7.60£7.18
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,016.6Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count1,014.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
80.9Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count77.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
145.1Charnwood is higher132.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
51.7Charnwood is higher46.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
134.4Charnwood is higher113.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
19.0Charnwood is higher13.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Charnwood | Bath and North East Somerset | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,848£3,865£3,650 | £3,771£3,787£3,577 | Charnwood |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,884£12,938£12,221 | £12,497£12,550£11,854 | Charnwood |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,419£1,425£1,346 | £1,353£1,359£1,283 | Charnwood |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,820£11,871£11,212 | £11,545£11,594£10,951 | Charnwood |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £341£342£323 | £304£305£288 | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £701£704£665 | £629£632£597 | Charnwood |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £21£21£20 | £19£19£18 | Charnwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £351£352£333 | £316£317£300 | Charnwood |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £93£94£88 | £105£105£100 | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £85£85£81 | £65£65£62 | Charnwood |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,095£1,100£1,039 | £1,105£1,109£1,048 | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £130£130£123 | £155£156£147 | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £230£231£218 | £176£177£167 | Charnwood |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.76£5.78£5.46 | £4.72£4.74£4.48 | Charnwood |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.75£3.77£3.56 | £2.53£2.54£2.40 | Charnwood |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.74£5.76£5.44 | £7.57£7.60£7.18 | Bath and North East Somerset |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,016.6 | 1,014.6 | Charnwood |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 80.9 | 77.1 | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 145.1 | 132.3 | Charnwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 51.7 | 46.5 | Charnwood |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 134.4 | 113.3 | Charnwood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 19.0 | 13.9 | Charnwood |
Per resident
Charnwood is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Bath and North East Somerset on 5. 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
Charnwood Bath and North East Somerset
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,848£3,865£3,650Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£3,771£3,787£3,577
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,361£2,371£2,239Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,314£2,324£2,195
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£908£912£861Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£873£877£828
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,166£2,175£2,055Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,138£2,147£2,028
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£62£63£59Charnwood is higher£56£56£53
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£128£129£122Charnwood is higher£117£117£111
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.87£3.89£3.67Charnwood is higher£3.57£3.59£3.39
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£351£352£333Charnwood is higher£316£317£300
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£93£94£88Bath and North East Somerset is higher£105£105£100
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£54£55£52Charnwood is higher£42£42£40
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£701£704£665Bath and North East Somerset is higher£713£716£676
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£130£130£123Bath and North East Somerset is higher£155£156£147
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£147£148£139Charnwood is higher£114£114£108
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.68£3.69£3.49Charnwood is higher£3.05£3.06£2.89
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.40£2.41£2.28Charnwood is higher£1.63£1.64£1.55
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.74£5.76£5.44Bath and North East Somerset is higher£7.57£7.60£7.18
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
186.3Bath and North East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count187.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.8Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count14.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
26.6Charnwood is higher24.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
51.7Charnwood is higher46.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
86.0Charnwood is higher73.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.1Charnwood is higher9.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | Charnwood | Bath and North East Somerset | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,848£3,865£3,650 | £3,771£3,787£3,577 | Charnwood |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,361£2,371£2,239 | £2,314£2,324£2,195 | Charnwood |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £908£912£861 | £873£877£828 | Charnwood |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,166£2,175£2,055 | £2,138£2,147£2,028 | Charnwood |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £62£63£59 | £56£56£53 | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £128£129£122 | £117£117£111 | Charnwood |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.87£3.89£3.67 | £3.57£3.59£3.39 | Charnwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £351£352£333 | £316£317£300 | Charnwood |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £93£94£88 | £105£105£100 | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £54£55£52 | £42£42£40 | Charnwood |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £701£704£665 | £713£716£676 | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £130£130£123 | £155£156£147 | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £147£148£139 | £114£114£108 | Charnwood |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.68£3.69£3.49 | £3.05£3.06£2.89 | Charnwood |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.40£2.41£2.28 | £1.63£1.64£1.55 | Charnwood |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.74£5.76£5.44 | £7.57£7.60£7.18 | Bath and North East Somerset |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 186.3 | 187.9 | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.8 | 14.3 | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 26.6 | 24.5 | Charnwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 51.7 | 46.5 | Charnwood |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 86.0 | 73.1 | Charnwood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.1 | 9.0 | Charnwood |
Total
Charnwood is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Bath and North East Somerset 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
Charnwood Bath and North East Somerset
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£724.7m£727.8m£687.4mBath and North East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£756.2m£759.4m£717.3m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£444.6m£446.5m£421.7mBath and North East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£464.1m£466.1m£440.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£171.0m£171.7m£162.2mBath and North East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£175.1m£175.9m£166.1m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£407.9m£409.6m£386.9mBath and North East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£428.7m£430.5m£406.7m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£11.8m£11.8m£11.2mCharnwood is higher£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£24.2m£24.3m£23.0mCharnwood is higher£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mCharnwood is higher£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£66.0m£66.3m£62.6mCharnwood is higher£63.3m£63.6m£60.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.6m£17.6m£16.7mBath and North East Somerset is higher£21.1m£21.1m£20.0m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.2m£10.3m£9.7mCharnwood is higher£8.4m£8.4m£8.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£131.9m£132.5m£125.1mBath and North East Somerset is higher£143.0m£143.6m£135.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£24.4m£24.6m£23.2mBath and North East Somerset is higher£31.1m£31.3m£29.5m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£27.7m£27.8m£26.2mCharnwood is higher£22.8m£22.9m£21.6m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mCharnwood is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mCharnwood is higher£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mBath and North East Somerset is higher£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
35,079Bath and North East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count37,677
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,793Bath and North East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count2,863
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
5,008Charnwood is higher4,914
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
9,731Charnwood is higher9,326
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
16,188Charnwood is higher14,662
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,286Charnwood is higher1,798
Show the numbers
| Measure | Charnwood | Bath and North East Somerset | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £724.7m£727.8m£687.4m | £756.2m£759.4m£717.3m | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £444.6m£446.5m£421.7m | £464.1m£466.1m£440.2m | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £171.0m£171.7m£162.2m | £175.1m£175.9m£166.1m | Bath and North East Somerset |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £407.9m£409.6m£386.9m | £428.7m£430.5m£406.7m | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £11.8m£11.8m£11.2m | £11.3m£11.3m£10.7m | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £24.2m£24.3m£23.0m | £23.4m£23.5m£22.2m | Charnwood |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.73m£0.73m£0.69m | £0.72m£0.72m£0.68m | Charnwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £66.0m£66.3m£62.6m | £63.3m£63.6m£60.1m | Charnwood |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.6m£17.6m£16.7m | £21.1m£21.1m£20.0m | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.2m£10.3m£9.7m | £8.4m£8.4m£8.0m | Charnwood |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £131.9m£132.5m£125.1m | £143.0m£143.6m£135.6m | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £24.4m£24.6m£23.2m | £31.1m£31.3m£29.5m | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £27.7m£27.8m£26.2m | £22.8m£22.9m£21.6m | Charnwood |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.69m£0.70m£0.66m | £0.61m£0.61m£0.58m | Charnwood |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.45m£0.45m£0.43m | £0.33m£0.33m£0.31m | Charnwood |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.1m£1.1m£1.0m | £1.5m£1.5m£1.4m | Bath and North East Somerset |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 35,079 | 37,677 | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,793 | 2,863 | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 5,008 | 4,914 | Charnwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 9,731 | 9,326 | Charnwood |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 16,188 | 14,662 | Charnwood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,286 | 1,798 | Charnwood |
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.
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- 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.
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