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Ashfield and Chesterfield

129,210 and 105,807 residents (mid-2024).

Ashfield is higher than Chesterfield on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Ashfield is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield 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

Ashfield Chesterfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ashfield £4,876, Chesterfield £5,206Chesterfield: £5,206Ashfield: £4,876Chesterfield: £5,229Ashfield: £4,896Chesterfield: £4,938Ashfield: £4,625

    £4,876£4,896£4,625Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£5,206£5,229£4,938

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £12,743, Chesterfield £12,825Chesterfield: £12,825Ashfield: £12,743Chesterfield: £12,880Ashfield: £12,797Chesterfield: £12,165Ashfield: £12,087

    £12,743£12,797£12,087Chesterfield 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: Ashfield £2,395, Chesterfield £2,325Chesterfield: £2,325Ashfield: £2,395Chesterfield: £2,334Ashfield: £2,406Chesterfield: £2,205Ashfield: £2,272

    £2,395£2,406£2,272Ashfield 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: Ashfield £11,437, Chesterfield £11,500Chesterfield: £11,500Ashfield: £11,437Chesterfield: £11,549Ashfield: £11,485Chesterfield: £10,908Ashfield: £10,848

    £11,437£11,485£10,848Chesterfield 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: Ashfield £412, Chesterfield £462Chesterfield: £462Ashfield: £412Chesterfield: £464Ashfield: £414Chesterfield: £438Ashfield: £391

    £412£414£391Chesterfield 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: Ashfield £865, Chesterfield £833Chesterfield: £833Ashfield: £865Chesterfield: £837Ashfield: £869Chesterfield: £790Ashfield: £821

    £865£869£821Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£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: Ashfield £28, Chesterfield £30Chesterfield: £30Ashfield: £28Chesterfield: £31Ashfield: £28Chesterfield: £29Ashfield: £27

    £28£28£27Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£30£31£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £622, Chesterfield £669Chesterfield: £669Ashfield: £622Chesterfield: £672Ashfield: £624Chesterfield: £635Ashfield: £590

    £622£624£590Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£669£672£635

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £181, Chesterfield £168Chesterfield: £168Ashfield: £181Chesterfield: £169Ashfield: £182Chesterfield: £160Ashfield: £172

    £181£182£172Ashfield is higher£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: Ashfield £172, Chesterfield £152Chesterfield: £152Ashfield: £172Chesterfield: £153Ashfield: £172Chesterfield: £145Ashfield: £163

    £172£172£163Ashfield is higher£152£153£145

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £1,769, Chesterfield £1,662Chesterfield: £1,662Ashfield: £1,769Chesterfield: £1,670Ashfield: £1,777Chesterfield: £1,577Ashfield: £1,678

    £1,769£1,777£1,678Ashfield is higher£1,662£1,670£1,577

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ashfield £179, Chesterfield £232Chesterfield: £232Ashfield: £179Chesterfield: £233Ashfield: £180Chesterfield: £220Ashfield: £170

    £179£180£170Chesterfield 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: Ashfield £433, Chesterfield £493Chesterfield: £493Ashfield: £433Chesterfield: £495Ashfield: £435Chesterfield: £468Ashfield: £411

    £433£435£411Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£493£495£468

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £9.99, Chesterfield £8.39Chesterfield: £8.39Ashfield: £9.99Chesterfield: £8.43Ashfield: £10Chesterfield: £7.96Ashfield: £9.48

    £9.99£10£9.48Ashfield 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: Ashfield £11, Chesterfield £8.11Chesterfield: £8.11Ashfield: £11Chesterfield: £8.14Ashfield: £11Chesterfield: £7.69Ashfield: £10

    £11£11£10Ashfield is higher£8.11£8.14£7.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ashfield £6.96, Chesterfield £4.77Chesterfield: £4.77Ashfield: £6.96Chesterfield: £4.79Ashfield: £6.99Chesterfield: £4.52Ashfield: £6.60

    £6.96£6.99£6.60Ashfield 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: Ashfield 1,014.5, Chesterfield 1,006.4Chesterfield: 1,006.4Ashfield: 1,014.5

    1,014.5Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count1,006.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ashfield 110.4, Chesterfield 121.8Chesterfield: 121.8Ashfield: 110.4

    110.4Chesterfield 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: Ashfield 179.3, Chesterfield 172.3Chesterfield: 172.3Ashfield: 179.3

    179.3Ashfield 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: Ashfield 91.2, Chesterfield 97.6Chesterfield: 97.6Ashfield: 91.2

    91.2Chesterfield 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: Ashfield 227.1, Chesterfield 223.7Chesterfield: 223.7Ashfield: 227.1

    227.1Ashfield 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: Ashfield 36.6, Chesterfield 32.5Chesterfield: 32.5Ashfield: 36.6

    36.6Ashfield is higher32.5

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Ashfield and Chesterfield, per person in the age group
MeasureAshfieldChesterfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,876£4,896£4,625£5,206£5,229£4,938Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,743£12,797£12,087£12,825£12,880£12,165Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,395£2,406£2,272£2,325£2,334£2,205Ashfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,437£11,485£10,848£11,500£11,549£10,908Chesterfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£412£414£391£462£464£438Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£865£869£821£833£837£790Ashfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£27£30£31£29Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£622£624£590£669£672£635Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£181£182£172£168£169£160Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£172£172£163£152£153£145Ashfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,769£1,777£1,678£1,662£1,670£1,577Ashfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£232£233£220Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£433£435£411£493£495£468Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.99£10£9.48£8.39£8.43£7.96Ashfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£8.11£8.14£7.69Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.96£6.99£6.60£4.77£4.79£4.52Ashfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.51,006.4Ashfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.4121.8Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026179.3172.3Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.297.6Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026227.1223.7Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.632.5Ashfield

Per resident

Ashfield is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield on 13. 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

Ashfield Chesterfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ashfield £4,876, Chesterfield £5,206Chesterfield: £5,206Ashfield: £4,876Chesterfield: £5,229Ashfield: £4,896Chesterfield: £4,938Ashfield: £4,625

    £4,876£4,896£4,625Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£5,206£5,229£4,938

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Ashfield £2,415, Chesterfield £2,714Chesterfield: £2,714Ashfield: £2,415Chesterfield: £2,725Ashfield: £2,425Chesterfield: £2,574Ashfield: £2,290

    £2,415£2,425£2,290Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,714£2,725£2,574

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Ashfield £1,472, Chesterfield £1,419Chesterfield: £1,419Ashfield: £1,472Chesterfield: £1,425Ashfield: £1,479Chesterfield: £1,346Ashfield: £1,396

    £1,472£1,479£1,396Ashfield is higher£1,419£1,425£1,346

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Ashfield £2,167, Chesterfield £2,433Chesterfield: £2,433Ashfield: £2,167Chesterfield: £2,444Ashfield: £2,176Chesterfield: £2,308Ashfield: £2,056

    £2,167£2,176£2,056Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,433£2,444£2,308

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Ashfield £78, Chesterfield £98Chesterfield: £98Ashfield: £78Chesterfield: £98Ashfield: £78Chesterfield: £93Ashfield: £74

    £78£78£74Chesterfield 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: Ashfield £164, Chesterfield £176Chesterfield: £176Ashfield: £164Chesterfield: £177Ashfield: £165Chesterfield: £167Ashfield: £156

    £164£165£156Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£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: Ashfield £5.38, Chesterfield £6.44Chesterfield: £6.44Ashfield: £5.38Chesterfield: £6.47Ashfield: £5.40Chesterfield: £6.11Ashfield: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£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: Ashfield £622, Chesterfield £669Chesterfield: £669Ashfield: £622Chesterfield: £672Ashfield: £624Chesterfield: £635Ashfield: £590

    £622£624£590Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£669£672£635

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £181, Chesterfield £168Chesterfield: £168Ashfield: £181Chesterfield: £169Ashfield: £182Chesterfield: £160Ashfield: £172

    £181£182£172Ashfield is higher£168£169£160

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Ashfield £106, Chesterfield £93Chesterfield: £93Ashfield: £106Chesterfield: £93Ashfield: £106Chesterfield: £88Ashfield: £100

    £106£106£100Ashfield is higher£93£93£88

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Ashfield £1,088, Chesterfield £1,015Chesterfield: £1,015Ashfield: £1,088Chesterfield: £1,019Ashfield: £1,092Chesterfield: £962Ashfield: £1,032

    £1,088£1,092£1,032Ashfield is higher£1,015£1,019£962

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ashfield £179, Chesterfield £232Chesterfield: £232Ashfield: £179Chesterfield: £233Ashfield: £180Chesterfield: £220Ashfield: £170

    £179£180£170Chesterfield is higher£232£233£220

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Ashfield £266, Chesterfield £301Chesterfield: £301Ashfield: £266Chesterfield: £302Ashfield: £268Chesterfield: £286Ashfield: £253

    £266£268£253Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£301£302£286

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Ashfield £6.15, Chesterfield £5.12Chesterfield: £5.12Ashfield: £6.15Chesterfield: £5.15Ashfield: £6.17Chesterfield: £4.86Ashfield: £5.83

    £6.15£6.17£5.83Ashfield is higher£5.12£5.15£4.86

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Ashfield £6.67, Chesterfield £4.94Chesterfield: £4.94Ashfield: £6.67Chesterfield: £4.97Ashfield: £6.70Chesterfield: £4.69Ashfield: £6.33

    £6.67£6.70£6.33Ashfield is higher£4.94£4.97£4.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ashfield £6.96, Chesterfield £4.77Chesterfield: £4.77Ashfield: £6.96Chesterfield: £4.79Ashfield: £6.99Chesterfield: £4.52Ashfield: £6.60

    £6.96£6.99£6.60Ashfield is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 192.2, Chesterfield 213.0Chesterfield: 213.0Ashfield: 192.2

    192.2Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count213.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 20.9, Chesterfield 25.8Chesterfield: 25.8Ashfield: 20.9

    20.9Chesterfield 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: Ashfield 34.0, Chesterfield 36.5Chesterfield: 36.5Ashfield: 34.0

    34.0Chesterfield 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: Ashfield 91.2, Chesterfield 97.6Chesterfield: 97.6Ashfield: 91.2

    91.2Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count97.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 139.6, Chesterfield 136.5Chesterfield: 136.5Ashfield: 139.6

    139.6Ashfield 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: Ashfield 22.5, Chesterfield 19.8Chesterfield: 19.8Ashfield: 22.5

    22.5Ashfield is higher19.8

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Ashfield and Chesterfield, per resident
MeasureAshfieldChesterfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,876£4,896£4,625£5,206£5,229£4,938Chesterfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,415£2,425£2,290£2,714£2,725£2,574Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,472£1,479£1,396£1,419£1,425£1,346Ashfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,167£2,176£2,056£2,433£2,444£2,308Chesterfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74£98£98£93Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£176£177£167Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£6.44£6.47£6.11Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£622£624£590£669£672£635Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£181£182£172£168£169£160Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£93£93£88Ashfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,088£1,092£1,032£1,015£1,019£962Ashfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£232£233£220Chesterfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£266£268£253£301£302£286Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.15£6.17£5.83£5.12£5.15£4.86Ashfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.67£6.70£6.33£4.94£4.97£4.69Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.96£6.99£6.60£4.77£4.79£4.52Ashfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026192.2213.0Chesterfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.925.8Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.036.5Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.297.6Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026139.6136.5Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.519.8Ashfield

Total

Ashfield is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield on 3. 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

Ashfield Chesterfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Ashfield £630.0m, Chesterfield £550.9mChesterfield: £550.9mAshfield: £630.0mChesterfield: £553.2mAshfield: £632.7mChesterfield: £522.5mAshfield: £597.6m

    £630.0m£632.7m£597.6mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£550.9m£553.2m£522.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Ashfield £312.0m, Chesterfield £287.1mChesterfield: £287.1mAshfield: £312.0mChesterfield: £288.4mAshfield: £313.3mChesterfield: £272.4mAshfield: £295.9m

    £312.0m£313.3m£295.9mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£287.1m£288.4m£272.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Ashfield £190.2m, Chesterfield £150.1mChesterfield: £150.1mAshfield: £190.2mChesterfield: £150.8mAshfield: £191.0mChesterfield: £142.4mAshfield: £180.4m

    £190.2m£191.0m£180.4mAshfield is higher£150.1m£150.8m£142.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Ashfield £280.0m, Chesterfield £257.5mChesterfield: £257.5mAshfield: £280.0mChesterfield: £258.6mAshfield: £281.2mChesterfield: £244.2mAshfield: £265.6m

    £280.0m£281.2m£265.6mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£257.5m£258.6m£244.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Ashfield £10.1m, Chesterfield £10.3mChesterfield: £10.3mAshfield: £10.1mChesterfield: £10.4mAshfield: £10.1mChesterfield: £9.8mAshfield: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.1m£9.6mChesterfield 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: Ashfield £21.2m, Chesterfield £18.7mChesterfield: £18.7mAshfield: £21.2mChesterfield: £18.7mAshfield: £21.3mChesterfield: £17.7mAshfield: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£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: Ashfield £0.69m, Chesterfield £0.68mChesterfield: £0.68mAshfield: £0.69mChesterfield: £0.68mAshfield: £0.70mChesterfield: £0.65mAshfield: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.70m£0.66mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £80.3m, Chesterfield £70.8mChesterfield: £70.8mAshfield: £80.3mChesterfield: £71.1mAshfield: £80.7mChesterfield: £67.1mAshfield: £76.2m

    £80.3m£80.7m£76.2mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£70.8m£71.1m£67.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £23.4m, Chesterfield £17.8mChesterfield: £17.8mAshfield: £23.4mChesterfield: £17.9mAshfield: £23.5mChesterfield: £16.9mAshfield: £22.2m

    £23.4m£23.5m£22.2mAshfield is higher£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ashfield £13.6m, Chesterfield £9.8mChesterfield: £9.8mAshfield: £13.6mChesterfield: £9.9mAshfield: £13.7mChesterfield: £9.3mAshfield: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mAshfield is higher£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Ashfield £140.5m, Chesterfield £107.4mChesterfield: £107.4mAshfield: £140.5mChesterfield: £107.8mAshfield: £141.1mChesterfield: £101.8mAshfield: £133.3m

    £140.5m£141.1m£133.3mAshfield is higher£107.4m£107.8m£101.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Ashfield £23.1m, Chesterfield £24.5mChesterfield: £24.5mAshfield: £23.1mChesterfield: £24.6mAshfield: £23.2mChesterfield: £23.3mAshfield: £21.9m

    £23.1m£23.2m£21.9mChesterfield is higher£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Ashfield £34.4m, Chesterfield £31.9mChesterfield: £31.9mAshfield: £34.4mChesterfield: £32.0mAshfield: £34.6mChesterfield: £30.2mAshfield: £32.6m

    £34.4m£34.6m£32.6mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£31.9m£32.0m£30.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Ashfield £0.79m, Chesterfield £0.54mChesterfield: £0.54mAshfield: £0.79mChesterfield: £0.54mAshfield: £0.80mChesterfield: £0.51mAshfield: £0.75m

    £0.79m£0.80m£0.75mAshfield is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Ashfield £0.86m, Chesterfield £0.52mChesterfield: £0.52mAshfield: £0.86mChesterfield: £0.53mAshfield: £0.87mChesterfield: £0.50mAshfield: £0.82m

    £0.86m£0.87m£0.82mAshfield is higher£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Ashfield £0.90m, Chesterfield £0.50mChesterfield: £0.50mAshfield: £0.90mChesterfield: £0.51mAshfield: £0.90mChesterfield: £0.48mAshfield: £0.85m

    £0.90m£0.90m£0.85mAshfield is higher£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Ashfield 24,839, Chesterfield 22,532Chesterfield: 22,532Ashfield: 24,839

    24,839Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count22,532

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Ashfield 2,704, Chesterfield 2,727Chesterfield: 2,727Ashfield: 2,704

    2,704Chesterfield is higher2,727

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ashfield 4,389, Chesterfield 3,858Chesterfield: 3,858Ashfield: 4,389

    4,389Ashfield 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: Ashfield 11,787, Chesterfield 10,331Chesterfield: 10,331Ashfield: 11,787

    11,787Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count10,331

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Ashfield 18,038, Chesterfield 14,444Chesterfield: 14,444Ashfield: 18,038

    18,038Ashfield is higher14,444

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ashfield 2,908, Chesterfield 2,099Chesterfield: 2,099Ashfield: 2,908

    2,908Ashfield is higher2,099

Show the numbers
Ashfield and Chesterfield, total
MeasureAshfieldChesterfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£630.0m£632.7m£597.6m£550.9m£553.2m£522.5mAshfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£312.0m£313.3m£295.9m£287.1m£288.4m£272.4mAshfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£190.2m£191.0m£180.4m£150.1m£150.8m£142.4mAshfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£280.0m£281.2m£265.6m£257.5m£258.6m£244.2mAshfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m£10.3m£10.4m£9.8mChesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mAshfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m£0.68m£0.68m£0.65mAshfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£80.3m£80.7m£76.2m£70.8m£71.1m£67.1mAshfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mAshfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£9.8m£9.9m£9.3mAshfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m£107.4m£107.8m£101.8mAshfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m£24.5m£24.6m£23.3mChesterfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£34.4m£34.6m£32.6m£31.9m£32.0m£30.2mAshfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.79m£0.80m£0.75m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mAshfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.86m£0.87m£0.82m£0.52m£0.53m£0.50mAshfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m£0.50m£0.51m£0.48mAshfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,83922,532Ashfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7042,727Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3893,858Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,78710,331Ashfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,03814,444Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,9082,099Ashfield

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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