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Great Yarmouth and Chesterfield

100,666 and 105,807 residents (mid-2024).

Great Yarmouth is higher than Chesterfield on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Great Yarmouth is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield 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

Great Yarmouth Chesterfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £5,805, Chesterfield £5,206Chesterfield: £5,206Great Yarmouth: £5,805Chesterfield: £5,229Great Yarmouth: £5,830Chesterfield: £4,938Great Yarmouth: £5,507

    £5,805£5,830£5,507Great Yarmouth is higher£5,206£5,229£4,938

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Great Yarmouth £12,747, Chesterfield £12,825Chesterfield: £12,825Great Yarmouth: £12,747Chesterfield: £12,880Great Yarmouth: £12,801Chesterfield: £12,165Great Yarmouth: £12,091

    £12,747£12,801£12,091Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,825£12,880£12,165

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Great Yarmouth £3,021, Chesterfield £2,325Chesterfield: £2,325Great Yarmouth: £3,021Chesterfield: £2,334Great Yarmouth: £3,034Chesterfield: £2,205Great Yarmouth: £2,865

    £3,021£3,034£2,865Great Yarmouth is higher£2,325£2,334£2,205

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Great Yarmouth £11,472, Chesterfield £11,500Chesterfield: £11,500Great Yarmouth: £11,472Chesterfield: £11,549Great Yarmouth: £11,521Chesterfield: £10,908Great Yarmouth: £10,882

    £11,472£11,521£10,882Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,500£11,549£10,908

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Great Yarmouth £514, Chesterfield £462Chesterfield: £462Great Yarmouth: £514Chesterfield: £464Great Yarmouth: £516Chesterfield: £438Great Yarmouth: £488

    £514£516£488Great Yarmouth is higher£462£464£438

  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: Great Yarmouth £726, Chesterfield £833Chesterfield: £833Great Yarmouth: £726Chesterfield: £837Great Yarmouth: £729Chesterfield: £790Great Yarmouth: £689

    £726£729£689Chesterfield is higher£833£837£790

  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: Great Yarmouth £34, Chesterfield £30Chesterfield: £30Great Yarmouth: £34Chesterfield: £31Great Yarmouth: £34Chesterfield: £29Great Yarmouth: £33

    £34£34£33Great Yarmouth is higher£30£31£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £668, Chesterfield £669Chesterfield: £669Great Yarmouth: £668Chesterfield: £672Great Yarmouth: £671Chesterfield: £635Great Yarmouth: £633

    £668£671£633Chesterfield is higher£669£672£635

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £172, Chesterfield £168Chesterfield: £168Great Yarmouth: £172Chesterfield: £169Great Yarmouth: £173Chesterfield: £160Great Yarmouth: £163

    £172£173£163Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£168£169£160

  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: Great Yarmouth £200, Chesterfield £152Chesterfield: £152Great Yarmouth: £200Chesterfield: £153Great Yarmouth: £201Chesterfield: £145Great Yarmouth: £189

    £200£201£189Great Yarmouth is higher£152£153£145

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Great Yarmouth £2,420, Chesterfield £1,662Chesterfield: £1,662Great Yarmouth: £2,420Chesterfield: £1,670Great Yarmouth: £2,431Chesterfield: £1,577Great Yarmouth: £2,296

    £2,420£2,431£2,296Great Yarmouth is higher£1,662£1,670£1,577

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Great Yarmouth £200, Chesterfield £232Chesterfield: £232Great Yarmouth: £200Chesterfield: £233Great Yarmouth: £201Chesterfield: £220Great Yarmouth: £190

    £200£201£190Chesterfield is higher£232£233£220

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Great Yarmouth £383, Chesterfield £493Chesterfield: £493Great Yarmouth: £383Chesterfield: £495Great Yarmouth: £385Chesterfield: £468Great Yarmouth: £363

    £383£385£363Chesterfield is higher£493£495£468

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Great Yarmouth £7.28, Chesterfield £8.39Chesterfield: £8.39Great Yarmouth: £7.28Chesterfield: £8.43Great Yarmouth: £7.32Chesterfield: £7.96Great Yarmouth: £6.91

    £7.28£7.32£6.91Chesterfield is higher£8.39£8.43£7.96

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Great Yarmouth £11, Chesterfield £8.11Chesterfield: £8.11Great Yarmouth: £11Chesterfield: £8.14Great Yarmouth: £11Chesterfield: £7.69Great Yarmouth: £10

    £11£11£10Great Yarmouth is higher£8.11£8.14£7.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £7.94, Chesterfield £4.77Chesterfield: £4.77Great Yarmouth: £7.94Chesterfield: £4.79Great Yarmouth: £7.97Chesterfield: £4.52Great Yarmouth: £7.53

    £7.94£7.97£7.53Great Yarmouth is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Great Yarmouth 1,019.9, Chesterfield 1,006.4Chesterfield: 1,006.4Great Yarmouth: 1,019.9

    1,019.9Great Yarmouth is higher1,006.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Great Yarmouth 131.9, Chesterfield 121.8Chesterfield: 121.8Great Yarmouth: 131.9

    131.9Great Yarmouth is higher121.8

  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: Great Yarmouth 156.8, Chesterfield 172.3Chesterfield: 172.3Great Yarmouth: 156.8

    156.8Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count172.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 100.8, Chesterfield 97.6Chesterfield: 97.6Great Yarmouth: 100.8

    100.8Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count97.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Great Yarmouth 286.9, Chesterfield 223.7Chesterfield: 223.7Great Yarmouth: 286.9

    286.9Great Yarmouth is higher223.7

  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: Great Yarmouth 43.7, Chesterfield 32.5Chesterfield: 32.5Great Yarmouth: 43.7

    43.7Great Yarmouth is higher32.5

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Great Yarmouth and Chesterfield, per person in the age group
MeasureGreat YarmouthChesterfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,805£5,830£5,507£5,206£5,229£4,938Great Yarmouth
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,747£12,801£12,091£12,825£12,880£12,165Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,021£3,034£2,865£2,325£2,334£2,205Great Yarmouth
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,472£11,521£10,882£11,500£11,549£10,908Chesterfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£514£516£488£462£464£438Great Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£726£729£689£833£837£790Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£33£30£31£29Great Yarmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£668£671£633£669£672£635Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£168£169£160Great Yarmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£200£201£189£152£153£145Great Yarmouth
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,420£2,431£2,296£1,662£1,670£1,577Great Yarmouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£200£201£190£232£233£220Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£383£385£363£493£495£468Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.28£7.32£6.91£8.39£8.43£7.96Chesterfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£8.11£8.14£7.69Great Yarmouth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.94£7.97£7.53£4.77£4.79£4.52Great Yarmouth
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.91,006.4Great Yarmouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026131.9121.8Great Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.8172.3Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.897.6Great Yarmouth
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026286.9223.7Great Yarmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.732.5Great Yarmouth

Per resident

Great Yarmouth is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield 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

Great Yarmouth Chesterfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £5,805, Chesterfield £5,206Chesterfield: £5,206Great Yarmouth: £5,805Chesterfield: £5,229Great Yarmouth: £5,830Chesterfield: £4,938Great Yarmouth: £5,507

    £5,805£5,830£5,507Great Yarmouth is higher£5,206£5,229£4,938

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £2,996, Chesterfield £2,714Chesterfield: £2,714Great Yarmouth: £2,996Chesterfield: £2,725Great Yarmouth: £3,009Chesterfield: £2,574Great Yarmouth: £2,842

    £2,996£3,009£2,842Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,714£2,725£2,574

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £1,761, Chesterfield £1,419Chesterfield: £1,419Great Yarmouth: £1,761Chesterfield: £1,425Great Yarmouth: £1,768Chesterfield: £1,346Great Yarmouth: £1,670

    £1,761£1,768£1,670Great Yarmouth is higher£1,419£1,425£1,346

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Great Yarmouth £2,697, Chesterfield £2,433Chesterfield: £2,433Great Yarmouth: £2,697Chesterfield: £2,444Great Yarmouth: £2,708Chesterfield: £2,308Great Yarmouth: £2,558

    £2,697£2,708£2,558Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,433£2,444£2,308

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Great Yarmouth £121, Chesterfield £98Chesterfield: £98Great Yarmouth: £121Chesterfield: £98Great Yarmouth: £121Chesterfield: £93Great Yarmouth: £115

    £121£121£115Great Yarmouth is higher£98£98£93

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £171, Chesterfield £176Chesterfield: £176Great Yarmouth: £171Chesterfield: £177Great Yarmouth: £171Chesterfield: £167Great Yarmouth: £162

    £171£171£162Chesterfield is higher£176£177£167

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £8.06, Chesterfield £6.44Chesterfield: £6.44Great Yarmouth: £8.06Chesterfield: £6.47Great Yarmouth: £8.10Chesterfield: £6.11Great Yarmouth: £7.65

    £8.06£8.10£7.65Great Yarmouth is higher£6.44£6.47£6.11

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £668, Chesterfield £669Chesterfield: £669Great Yarmouth: £668Chesterfield: £672Great Yarmouth: £671Chesterfield: £635Great Yarmouth: £633

    £668£671£633Chesterfield is higher£669£672£635

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £172, Chesterfield £168Chesterfield: £168Great Yarmouth: £172Chesterfield: £169Great Yarmouth: £173Chesterfield: £160Great Yarmouth: £163

    £172£173£163Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£168£169£160

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £116, Chesterfield £93Chesterfield: £93Great Yarmouth: £116Chesterfield: £93Great Yarmouth: £117Chesterfield: £88Great Yarmouth: £110

    £116£117£110Great Yarmouth is higher£93£93£88

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Great Yarmouth £1,411, Chesterfield £1,015Chesterfield: £1,015Great Yarmouth: £1,411Chesterfield: £1,019Great Yarmouth: £1,417Chesterfield: £962Great Yarmouth: £1,338

    £1,411£1,417£1,338Great Yarmouth is higher£1,015£1,019£962

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Great Yarmouth £200, Chesterfield £232Chesterfield: £232Great Yarmouth: £200Chesterfield: £233Great Yarmouth: £201Chesterfield: £220Great Yarmouth: £190

    £200£201£190Chesterfield is higher£232£233£220

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Great Yarmouth £223, Chesterfield £301Chesterfield: £301Great Yarmouth: £223Chesterfield: £302Great Yarmouth: £224Chesterfield: £286Great Yarmouth: £212

    £223£224£212Chesterfield is higher£301£302£286

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Great Yarmouth £4.25, Chesterfield £5.12Chesterfield: £5.12Great Yarmouth: £4.25Chesterfield: £5.15Great Yarmouth: £4.27Chesterfield: £4.86Great Yarmouth: £4.03

    £4.25£4.27£4.03Chesterfield is higher£5.12£5.15£4.86

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Great Yarmouth £6.19, Chesterfield £4.94Chesterfield: £4.94Great Yarmouth: £6.19Chesterfield: £4.97Great Yarmouth: £6.21Chesterfield: £4.69Great Yarmouth: £5.87

    £6.19£6.21£5.87Great Yarmouth is higher£4.94£4.97£4.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £7.94, Chesterfield £4.77Chesterfield: £4.77Great Yarmouth: £7.94Chesterfield: £4.79Great Yarmouth: £7.97Chesterfield: £4.52Great Yarmouth: £7.53

    £7.94£7.97£7.53Great Yarmouth is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 239.8, Chesterfield 213.0Chesterfield: 213.0Great Yarmouth: 239.8

    239.8Great Yarmouth is higher213.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 31.0, Chesterfield 25.8Chesterfield: 25.8Great Yarmouth: 31.0

    31.0Great Yarmouth is higher25.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 36.9, Chesterfield 36.5Chesterfield: 36.5Great Yarmouth: 36.9

    36.9Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count36.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 100.8, Chesterfield 97.6Chesterfield: 97.6Great Yarmouth: 100.8

    100.8Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count97.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 167.2, Chesterfield 136.5Chesterfield: 136.5Great Yarmouth: 167.2

    167.2Great Yarmouth is higher136.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 25.5, Chesterfield 19.8Chesterfield: 19.8Great Yarmouth: 25.5

    25.5Great Yarmouth is higher19.8

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Great Yarmouth and Chesterfield, per resident
MeasureGreat YarmouthChesterfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,805£5,830£5,507£5,206£5,229£4,938Great Yarmouth
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,996£3,009£2,842£2,714£2,725£2,574Great Yarmouth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,761£1,768£1,670£1,419£1,425£1,346Great Yarmouth
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,697£2,708£2,558£2,433£2,444£2,308Great Yarmouth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£121£121£115£98£98£93Great Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£171£171£162£176£177£167Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.06£8.10£7.65£6.44£6.47£6.11Great Yarmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£668£671£633£669£672£635Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£168£169£160Great Yarmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£117£110£93£93£88Great Yarmouth
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,411£1,417£1,338£1,015£1,019£962Great Yarmouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£200£201£190£232£233£220Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£223£224£212£301£302£286Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.25£4.27£4.03£5.12£5.15£4.86Chesterfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.19£6.21£5.87£4.94£4.97£4.69Great Yarmouth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.94£7.97£7.53£4.77£4.79£4.52Great Yarmouth
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026239.8213.0Great Yarmouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.025.8Great Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.936.5Great Yarmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.897.6Great Yarmouth
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026167.2136.5Great Yarmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.519.8Great Yarmouth

Total

Great Yarmouth is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield 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

Great Yarmouth Chesterfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Great Yarmouth £584.4m, Chesterfield £550.9mChesterfield: £550.9mGreat Yarmouth: £584.4mChesterfield: £553.2mGreat Yarmouth: £586.9mChesterfield: £522.5mGreat Yarmouth: £554.3m

    £584.4m£586.9m£554.3mGreat Yarmouth is higher£550.9m£553.2m£522.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Great Yarmouth £301.6m, Chesterfield £287.1mChesterfield: £287.1mGreat Yarmouth: £301.6mChesterfield: £288.4mGreat Yarmouth: £302.9mChesterfield: £272.4mGreat Yarmouth: £286.1m

    £301.6m£302.9m£286.1mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£287.1m£288.4m£272.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Great Yarmouth £177.2m, Chesterfield £150.1mChesterfield: £150.1mGreat Yarmouth: £177.2mChesterfield: £150.8mGreat Yarmouth: £178.0mChesterfield: £142.4mGreat Yarmouth: £168.1m

    £177.2m£178.0m£168.1mGreat Yarmouth is higher£150.1m£150.8m£142.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Great Yarmouth £271.5m, Chesterfield £257.5mChesterfield: £257.5mGreat Yarmouth: £271.5mChesterfield: £258.6mGreat Yarmouth: £272.6mChesterfield: £244.2mGreat Yarmouth: £257.5m

    £271.5m£272.6m£257.5mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£257.5m£258.6m£244.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Great Yarmouth £12.2m, Chesterfield £10.3mChesterfield: £10.3mGreat Yarmouth: £12.2mChesterfield: £10.4mGreat Yarmouth: £12.2mChesterfield: £9.8mGreat Yarmouth: £11.5m

    £12.2m£12.2m£11.5mGreat Yarmouth is higher£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Great Yarmouth £17.2m, Chesterfield £18.7mChesterfield: £18.7mGreat Yarmouth: £17.2mChesterfield: £18.7mGreat Yarmouth: £17.3mChesterfield: £17.7mGreat Yarmouth: £16.3m

    £17.2m£17.3m£16.3mChesterfield is higher£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Great Yarmouth £0.81m, Chesterfield £0.68mChesterfield: £0.68mGreat Yarmouth: £0.81mChesterfield: £0.68mGreat Yarmouth: £0.82mChesterfield: £0.65mGreat Yarmouth: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.82m£0.77mGreat Yarmouth is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Great Yarmouth £67.2m, Chesterfield £70.8mChesterfield: £70.8mGreat Yarmouth: £67.2mChesterfield: £71.1mGreat Yarmouth: £67.5mChesterfield: £67.1mGreat Yarmouth: £63.8m

    £67.2m£67.5m£63.8mChesterfield is higher£70.8m£71.1m£67.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Great Yarmouth £17.3m, Chesterfield £17.8mChesterfield: £17.8mGreat Yarmouth: £17.3mChesterfield: £17.9mGreat Yarmouth: £17.4mChesterfield: £16.9mGreat Yarmouth: £16.5m

    £17.3m£17.4m£16.5mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Great Yarmouth £11.7m, Chesterfield £9.8mChesterfield: £9.8mGreat Yarmouth: £11.7mChesterfield: £9.9mGreat Yarmouth: £11.8mChesterfield: £9.3mGreat Yarmouth: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mGreat Yarmouth is higher£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Great Yarmouth £142.0m, Chesterfield £107.4mChesterfield: £107.4mGreat Yarmouth: £142.0mChesterfield: £107.8mGreat Yarmouth: £142.6mChesterfield: £101.8mGreat Yarmouth: £134.7m

    £142.0m£142.6m£134.7mGreat Yarmouth is higher£107.4m£107.8m£101.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Great Yarmouth £20.2m, Chesterfield £24.5mChesterfield: £24.5mGreat Yarmouth: £20.2mChesterfield: £24.6mGreat Yarmouth: £20.2mChesterfield: £23.3mGreat Yarmouth: £19.1m

    £20.2m£20.2m£19.1mChesterfield is higher£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Great Yarmouth £22.5m, Chesterfield £31.9mChesterfield: £31.9mGreat Yarmouth: £22.5mChesterfield: £32.0mGreat Yarmouth: £22.6mChesterfield: £30.2mGreat Yarmouth: £21.3m

    £22.5m£22.6m£21.3mChesterfield is higher£31.9m£32.0m£30.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Great Yarmouth £0.43m, Chesterfield £0.54mChesterfield: £0.54mGreat Yarmouth: £0.43mChesterfield: £0.54mGreat Yarmouth: £0.43mChesterfield: £0.51mGreat Yarmouth: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mChesterfield is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Great Yarmouth £0.62m, Chesterfield £0.52mChesterfield: £0.52mGreat Yarmouth: £0.62mChesterfield: £0.53mGreat Yarmouth: £0.63mChesterfield: £0.50mGreat Yarmouth: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.63m£0.59mGreat Yarmouth is higher£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Great Yarmouth £0.80m, Chesterfield £0.50mChesterfield: £0.50mGreat Yarmouth: £0.80mChesterfield: £0.51mGreat Yarmouth: £0.80mChesterfield: £0.48mGreat Yarmouth: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.80m£0.76mGreat Yarmouth is higher£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Great Yarmouth 24,135, Chesterfield 22,532Chesterfield: 22,532Great Yarmouth: 24,135

    24,135Great Yarmouth is higher22,532

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Great Yarmouth 3,122, Chesterfield 2,727Chesterfield: 2,727Great Yarmouth: 3,122

    3,122Great Yarmouth is higher2,727

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Great Yarmouth 3,711, Chesterfield 3,858Chesterfield: 3,858Great Yarmouth: 3,711

    3,711Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count3,858

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Great Yarmouth 10,147, Chesterfield 10,331Chesterfield: 10,331Great Yarmouth: 10,147

    10,147Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count10,331

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Great Yarmouth 16,834, Chesterfield 14,444Chesterfield: 14,444Great Yarmouth: 16,834

    16,834Great Yarmouth is higher14,444

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Great Yarmouth 2,563, Chesterfield 2,099Chesterfield: 2,099Great Yarmouth: 2,563

    2,563Great Yarmouth is higher2,099

Show the numbers
Great Yarmouth and Chesterfield, total
MeasureGreat YarmouthChesterfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£584.4m£586.9m£554.3m£550.9m£553.2m£522.5mGreat Yarmouth
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£301.6m£302.9m£286.1m£287.1m£288.4m£272.4mGreat Yarmouth
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£177.2m£178.0m£168.1m£150.1m£150.8m£142.4mGreat Yarmouth
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£271.5m£272.6m£257.5m£257.5m£258.6m£244.2mGreat Yarmouth
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m£10.3m£10.4m£9.8mGreat Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mChesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m£0.68m£0.68m£0.65mGreat Yarmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£67.2m£67.5m£63.8m£70.8m£71.1m£67.1mChesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.5m£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mChesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£9.8m£9.9m£9.3mGreat Yarmouth
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£142.0m£142.6m£134.7m£107.4m£107.8m£101.8mGreat Yarmouth
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.2m£19.1m£24.5m£24.6m£23.3mChesterfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m£31.9m£32.0m£30.2mChesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChesterfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m£0.52m£0.53m£0.50mGreat Yarmouth
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m£0.50m£0.51m£0.48mGreat Yarmouth
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,13522,532Great Yarmouth
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1222,727Great Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7113,858Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,14710,331Chesterfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,83414,444Great Yarmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,5632,099Great Yarmouth

Sources

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

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  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  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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