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Charnwood and Gedling
Charnwood is higher than Gedling on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 21 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 4 of 22 measures, and Gedling on 18. 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 Gedling
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,848£3,865£3,650Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£4,460£4,479£4,231
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,884£12,938£12,221Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£12,715£12,770£12,061
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,419£1,425£1,346Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£1,764£1,771£1,673
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,820£11,871£11,212Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£11,650£11,699£11,050
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£341£342£323Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£318£320£302
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£701£704£665Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£726£729£689
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£21£21£20Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£351£352£333Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£453£455£430
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£93£94£88Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£140£140£132
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£85£85£81Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£115£116£109
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,095£1,100£1,039Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£1,307£1,313£1,240
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£130£130£123Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£156
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£230£231£218Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£326£327£309
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.76£5.78£5.46Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£9.41£9.45£8.93
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.75£3.77£3.56Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£6.10£6.13£5.79
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.74£5.76£5.44Charnwood is higher£5.07£5.09£4.81
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,016.6Gedling is higherDepends on how you count1,019.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
80.9Gedling is higherDepends on how you count83.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
145.1Gedling is higherDepends on how you count157.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
51.7Gedling is higherDepends on how you count67.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
134.4Gedling is higherDepends on how you count166.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
19.0Gedling is higherDepends on how you count24.6
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| Measure | Charnwood | Gedling | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,848£3,865£3,650 | £4,460£4,479£4,231 | Gedling |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,884£12,938£12,221 | £12,715£12,770£12,061 | Charnwood |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,419£1,425£1,346 | £1,764£1,771£1,673 | Gedling |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,820£11,871£11,212 | £11,650£11,699£11,050 | Charnwood |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £341£342£323 | £318£320£302 | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £701£704£665 | £726£729£689 | Gedling |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £21£21£20 | £21£21£20 | Gedling |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £351£352£333 | £453£455£430 | Gedling |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £93£94£88 | £140£140£132 | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £85£85£81 | £115£116£109 | Gedling |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,095£1,100£1,039 | £1,307£1,313£1,240 | Gedling |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £130£130£123 | £164£165£156 | Gedling |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £230£231£218 | £326£327£309 | Gedling |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.76£5.78£5.46 | £9.41£9.45£8.93 | Gedling |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.75£3.77£3.56 | £6.10£6.13£5.79 | Gedling |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.74£5.76£5.44 | £5.07£5.09£4.81 | Charnwood |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,016.6 | 1,019.6 | Gedling |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 80.9 | 83.2 | Gedling |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 145.1 | 157.4 | Gedling |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 51.7 | 67.0 | Gedling |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 134.4 | 166.5 | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 19.0 | 24.6 | Gedling |
Per resident
Charnwood is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Gedling on 21. 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 Gedling
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,848£3,865£3,650Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£4,460£4,479£4,231
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,361£2,371£2,239Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£2,628£2,639£2,493
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£908£912£861Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£1,071£1,075£1,015
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,166£2,175£2,055Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£2,407£2,418£2,284
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£62£63£59Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£66£66£62
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£128£129£122Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£150£151£142
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.87£3.89£3.67Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£4.39£4.40£4.16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£351£352£333Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£453£455£430
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£93£94£88Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£140£140£132
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£54£55£52Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£70£70£66
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£701£704£665Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£794£797£753
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£130£130£123Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£156
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£147£148£139Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£198£199£188
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.68£3.69£3.49Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£5.71£5.74£5.42
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.40£2.41£2.28Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£3.70£3.72£3.51
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.74£5.76£5.44Charnwood is higher£5.07£5.09£4.81
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
186.3Gedling is higherDepends on how you count210.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.8Gedling is higherDepends on how you count17.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
26.6Gedling is higherDepends on how you count32.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
51.7Gedling is higherDepends on how you count67.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
86.0Gedling is higherDepends on how you count101.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.1Gedling is higherDepends on how you count14.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Charnwood | Gedling | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,848£3,865£3,650 | £4,460£4,479£4,231 | Gedling |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,361£2,371£2,239 | £2,628£2,639£2,493 | Gedling |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £908£912£861 | £1,071£1,075£1,015 | Gedling |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,166£2,175£2,055 | £2,407£2,418£2,284 | Gedling |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £62£63£59 | £66£66£62 | Gedling |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £128£129£122 | £150£151£142 | Gedling |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.87£3.89£3.67 | £4.39£4.40£4.16 | Gedling |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £351£352£333 | £453£455£430 | Gedling |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £93£94£88 | £140£140£132 | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £54£55£52 | £70£70£66 | Gedling |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £701£704£665 | £794£797£753 | Gedling |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £130£130£123 | £164£165£156 | Gedling |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £147£148£139 | £198£199£188 | Gedling |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.68£3.69£3.49 | £5.71£5.74£5.42 | Gedling |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.40£2.41£2.28 | £3.70£3.72£3.51 | Gedling |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.74£5.76£5.44 | £5.07£5.09£4.81 | Charnwood |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 186.3 | 210.7 | Gedling |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.8 | 17.2 | Gedling |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 26.6 | 32.5 | Gedling |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 51.7 | 67.0 | Gedling |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 86.0 | 101.1 | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.1 | 14.9 | Gedling |
Total
Charnwood is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Gedling 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 Gedling
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£724.7m£727.8m£687.4mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£535.2m£537.5m£507.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£444.6m£446.5m£421.7mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£315.3m£316.7m£299.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£171.0m£171.7m£162.2mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£128.5m£129.0m£121.8m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£407.9m£409.6m£386.9mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£288.9m£290.1m£274.0m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£11.8m£11.8m£11.2mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£24.2m£24.3m£23.0mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£66.0m£66.3m£62.6mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£54.3m£54.6m£51.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.6m£17.6m£16.7mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.2m£10.3m£9.7mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£8.4m£8.4m£7.9m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£131.9m£132.5m£125.1mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£95.2m£95.6m£90.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£24.4m£24.6m£23.2mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£27.7m£27.8m£26.2mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£23.7m£23.8m£22.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mCharnwood is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
35,079Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count25,284
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,793Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count2,064
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
5,008Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count3,902
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
9,731Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count8,038
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
16,188Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count12,125
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,286Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count1,793
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| Measure | Charnwood | Gedling | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £724.7m£727.8m£687.4m | £535.2m£537.5m£507.7m | Charnwood |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £444.6m£446.5m£421.7m | £315.3m£316.7m£299.1m | Charnwood |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £171.0m£171.7m£162.2m | £128.5m£129.0m£121.8m | Charnwood |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £407.9m£409.6m£386.9m | £288.9m£290.1m£274.0m | Charnwood |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £11.8m£11.8m£11.2m | £7.9m£7.9m£7.5m | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £24.2m£24.3m£23.0m | £18.0m£18.1m£17.1m | Charnwood |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.73m£0.73m£0.69m | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | Charnwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £66.0m£66.3m£62.6m | £54.3m£54.6m£51.5m | Charnwood |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.6m£17.6m£16.7m | £16.8m£16.8m£15.9m | Charnwood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.2m£10.3m£9.7m | £8.4m£8.4m£7.9m | Charnwood |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £131.9m£132.5m£125.1m | £95.2m£95.6m£90.3m | Charnwood |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £24.4m£24.6m£23.2m | £19.7m£19.8m£18.7m | Charnwood |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £27.7m£27.8m£26.2m | £23.7m£23.8m£22.5m | Charnwood |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.69m£0.70m£0.66m | £0.69m£0.69m£0.65m | Charnwood |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.45m£0.45m£0.43m | £0.44m£0.45m£0.42m | Charnwood |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.1m£1.1m£1.0m | £0.61m£0.61m£0.58m | Charnwood |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 35,079 | 25,284 | Charnwood |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,793 | 2,064 | Charnwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 5,008 | 3,902 | Charnwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 9,731 | 8,038 | Charnwood |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 16,188 | 12,125 | Charnwood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,286 | 1,793 | 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.
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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.
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