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Charnwood and South Ribble
Charnwood is higher than South Ribble on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 19 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 7 of 22 measures, and South Ribble 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
Charnwood South Ribble
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,848£3,865£3,650South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£4,294£4,312£4,073
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,884£12,938£12,221Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£12,735£12,789£12,080
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,419£1,425£1,346South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£1,554£1,560£1,474
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,820£11,871£11,212Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£11,723£11,773£11,120
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£341£342£323Charnwood is higher£281£282£267
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£701£704£665South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£711£714£675
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£21£21£20Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£351£352£333South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£432£434£410
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£93£94£88South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£117£117£111
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£85£85£81South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£92£92£87
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,095£1,100£1,039South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£1,170£1,175£1,110
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£130£130£123South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£136£137£129
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£230£231£218South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£284£285£269
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.76£5.78£5.46Charnwood is higher£5.52£5.55£5.24
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.75£3.77£3.56Charnwood is higher£2.67£2.68£2.53
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.74£5.76£5.44South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£7.10£7.13£6.73
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,016.6South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count1,022.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
80.9Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count78.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
145.1South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count150.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
51.7South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count64.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
134.4South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count145.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
19.0South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count20.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Charnwood | South Ribble | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,848£3,865£3,650 | £4,294£4,312£4,073 | South Ribble |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,884£12,938£12,221 | £12,735£12,789£12,080 | Charnwood |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,419£1,425£1,346 | £1,554£1,560£1,474 | South Ribble |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,820£11,871£11,212 | £11,723£11,773£11,120 | Charnwood |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £341£342£323 | £281£282£267 | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £701£704£665 | £711£714£675 | South Ribble |
| 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 | £432£434£410 | South Ribble |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £93£94£88 | £117£117£111 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £85£85£81 | £92£92£87 | South Ribble |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,095£1,100£1,039 | £1,170£1,175£1,110 | South Ribble |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £130£130£123 | £136£137£129 | South Ribble |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £230£231£218 | £284£285£269 | South Ribble |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.76£5.78£5.46 | £5.52£5.55£5.24 | Charnwood |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.75£3.77£3.56 | £2.67£2.68£2.53 | Charnwood |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.74£5.76£5.44 | £7.10£7.13£6.73 | South Ribble |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,016.6 | 1,022.7 | South Ribble |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 80.9 | 78.0 | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 145.1 | 150.6 | South Ribble |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 51.7 | 64.9 | South Ribble |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 134.4 | 145.4 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 19.0 | 20.2 | South Ribble |
Per resident
Charnwood is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and South Ribble on 19. 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 South Ribble
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,848£3,865£3,650South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£4,294£4,312£4,073
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,361£2,371£2,239South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£2,658£2,669£2,521
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£908£912£861South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£943£947£895
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,166£2,175£2,055South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£2,447£2,457£2,321
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£62£63£59Charnwood is higher£59£59£56
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£128£129£122South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£148£149£141
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.87£3.89£3.67South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£4.03£4.04£3.82
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£351£352£333South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£432£434£410
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£93£94£88South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£117£117£111
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£54£55£52South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£56£56£53
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£701£704£665South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£710£713£673
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£130£130£123South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£136£137£129
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£147£148£139South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£164
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.68£3.69£3.49Charnwood is higher£3.35£3.37£3.18
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.40£2.41£2.28Charnwood is higher£1.62£1.63£1.54
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.74£5.76£5.44South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£7.10£7.13£6.73
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
186.3South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count213.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.8South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count16.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
26.6South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count31.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
51.7South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count64.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
86.0South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count88.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.1South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count12.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Charnwood | South Ribble | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,848£3,865£3,650 | £4,294£4,312£4,073 | South Ribble |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,361£2,371£2,239 | £2,658£2,669£2,521 | South Ribble |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £908£912£861 | £943£947£895 | South Ribble |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,166£2,175£2,055 | £2,447£2,457£2,321 | South Ribble |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £62£63£59 | £59£59£56 | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £128£129£122 | £148£149£141 | South Ribble |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.87£3.89£3.67 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | South Ribble |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £351£352£333 | £432£434£410 | South Ribble |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £93£94£88 | £117£117£111 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £54£55£52 | £56£56£53 | South Ribble |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £701£704£665 | £710£713£673 | South Ribble |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £130£130£123 | £136£137£129 | South Ribble |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £147£148£139 | £172£173£164 | South Ribble |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.68£3.69£3.49 | £3.35£3.37£3.18 | Charnwood |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.40£2.41£2.28 | £1.62£1.63£1.54 | Charnwood |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.74£5.76£5.44 | £7.10£7.13£6.73 | South Ribble |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 186.3 | 213.5 | South Ribble |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.8 | 16.3 | South Ribble |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 26.6 | 31.4 | South Ribble |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 51.7 | 64.9 | South Ribble |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 86.0 | 88.3 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.1 | 12.2 | South Ribble |
Total
Charnwood is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and South Ribble on 0. 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 South Ribble
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£724.7m£727.8m£687.4mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£496.9m£499.0m£471.3m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£444.6m£446.5m£421.7mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£307.6m£308.9m£291.8m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£171.0m£171.7m£162.2mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£109.1m£109.6m£103.5m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£407.9m£409.6m£386.9mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£283.2m£284.4m£268.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£11.8m£11.8m£11.2mCharnwood is higher£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£24.2m£24.3m£23.0mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£66.0m£66.3m£62.6mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£50.0m£50.3m£47.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.6m£17.6m£16.7mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.2m£10.3m£9.7mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£131.9m£132.5m£125.1mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£82.2m£82.5m£77.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£24.4m£24.6m£23.2mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£27.7m£27.8m£26.2mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£20.0m£20.0m£18.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mCharnwood is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mCharnwood is higher£0.19m£0.19m£0.18m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
35,079Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count24,703
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,793Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count1,884
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
5,008Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count3,638
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
9,731Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count7,509
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
16,188Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count10,214
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,286Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count1,417
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| Measure | Charnwood | South Ribble | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £724.7m£727.8m£687.4m | £496.9m£499.0m£471.3m | Charnwood |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £444.6m£446.5m£421.7m | £307.6m£308.9m£291.8m | Charnwood |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £171.0m£171.7m£162.2m | £109.1m£109.6m£103.5m | Charnwood |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £407.9m£409.6m£386.9m | £283.2m£284.4m£268.6m | Charnwood |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £11.8m£11.8m£11.2m | £6.8m£6.8m£6.4m | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £24.2m£24.3m£23.0m | £17.2m£17.3m£16.3m | Charnwood |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.73m£0.73m£0.69m | £0.47m£0.47m£0.44m | Charnwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £66.0m£66.3m£62.6m | £50.0m£50.3m£47.5m | Charnwood |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.6m£17.6m£16.7m | £13.5m£13.6m£12.8m | Charnwood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.2m£10.3m£9.7m | £6.4m£6.5m£6.1m | Charnwood |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £131.9m£132.5m£125.1m | £82.2m£82.5m£77.9m | Charnwood |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £24.4m£24.6m£23.2m | £15.8m£15.9m£15.0m | Charnwood |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £27.7m£27.8m£26.2m | £20.0m£20.0m£18.9m | Charnwood |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.69m£0.70m£0.66m | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | Charnwood |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.45m£0.45m£0.43m | £0.19m£0.19m£0.18m | Charnwood |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.1m£1.1m£1.0m | £0.82m£0.82m£0.78m | Charnwood |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 35,079 | 24,703 | Charnwood |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,793 | 1,884 | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 5,008 | 3,638 | Charnwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 9,731 | 7,509 | Charnwood |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 16,188 | 10,214 | Charnwood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,286 | 1,417 | 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.
- 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.