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Gedling and Blaby
Gedling is higher than Blaby on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.
On 4 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
Gedling is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Blaby 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
Gedling Blaby
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,460£4,479£4,231Gedling is higher£3,836£3,852£3,639
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,715£12,770£12,061Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£13,019£13,075£12,349
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,764£1,771£1,673Gedling is higher£1,261£1,266£1,196
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,650£11,699£11,050Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£11,929£11,980£11,315
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£318£320£302Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£320£321£304
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£726£729£689Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£750£753£711
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£21£21£20Gedling is higher£20£21£19
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£453£455£430Gedling is higher£324£325£307
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£140£140£132Gedling is higher£97£97£92
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£115£116£109Gedling is higher£80£80£76
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,307£1,313£1,240Gedling is higher£990£994£939
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£164£165£156Gedling is higher£98£99£93
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£326£327£309Gedling is higher£182£182£172
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.41£9.45£8.93Gedling is higher£6.62£6.65£6.28
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.10£6.13£5.79Gedling is higher£2.54£2.55£2.41
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.07£5.09£4.81Blaby is higher£9.67£9.71£9.17
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,019.6Gedling is higher1,014.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
83.2Gedling is higher76.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
157.4Gedling is higher155.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
67.0Gedling is higher47.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
166.5Gedling is higher118.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
24.6Gedling is higher17.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gedling | Blaby | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,460£4,479£4,231 | £3,836£3,852£3,639 | Gedling |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,715£12,770£12,061 | £13,019£13,075£12,349 | Blaby |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,764£1,771£1,673 | £1,261£1,266£1,196 | Gedling |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,650£11,699£11,050 | £11,929£11,980£11,315 | Blaby |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £318£320£302 | £320£321£304 | Blaby |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £726£729£689 | £750£753£711 | Blaby |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £21£21£20 | £20£21£19 | Gedling |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £453£455£430 | £324£325£307 | Gedling |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £140£140£132 | £97£97£92 | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £115£116£109 | £80£80£76 | Gedling |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,307£1,313£1,240 | £990£994£939 | Gedling |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £164£165£156 | £98£99£93 | Gedling |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £326£327£309 | £182£182£172 | Gedling |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.41£9.45£8.93 | £6.62£6.65£6.28 | Gedling |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.10£6.13£5.79 | £2.54£2.55£2.41 | Gedling |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.07£5.09£4.81 | £9.67£9.71£9.17 | Blaby |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,019.6 | 1,014.4 | Gedling |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 83.2 | 76.1 | Gedling |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 157.4 | 155.5 | Gedling |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 67.0 | 47.9 | Gedling |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 166.5 | 118.9 | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 24.6 | 17.7 | Gedling |
Per resident
Gedling is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Blaby on 1. 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
Gedling Blaby
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,460£4,479£4,231Gedling is higher£3,836£3,852£3,639
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,628£2,639£2,493Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£2,536£2,547£2,406
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,071£1,075£1,015Gedling is higher£771£774£731
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,407£2,418£2,284Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£2,324£2,334£2,204
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£66£66£62Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£62£63£59
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£150£151£142Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£146£147£139
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.39£4.40£4.16Gedling is higher£3.97£3.99£3.77
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£453£455£430Gedling is higher£324£325£307
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£140£140£132Gedling is higher£97£97£92
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£70£70£66Gedling is higher£49£49£46
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£794£797£753Gedling is higher£605£608£574
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£164£165£156Gedling is higher£98£99£93
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£198£199£188Gedling is higher£111£112£105
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.71£5.74£5.42Gedling is higher£4.05£4.07£3.84
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.70£3.72£3.51Gedling is higher£1.56£1.57£1.48
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.07£5.09£4.81Blaby is higher£9.67£9.71£9.17
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
210.7Gedling is higher197.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.2Gedling is higher14.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
32.5Gedling is higher30.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
67.0Gedling is higher47.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
101.1Gedling is higher72.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.9Gedling is higher10.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gedling | Blaby | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,460£4,479£4,231 | £3,836£3,852£3,639 | Gedling |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,628£2,639£2,493 | £2,536£2,547£2,406 | Gedling |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,071£1,075£1,015 | £771£774£731 | Gedling |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,407£2,418£2,284 | £2,324£2,334£2,204 | Gedling |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £66£66£62 | £62£63£59 | Gedling |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £150£151£142 | £146£147£139 | Gedling |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.39£4.40£4.16 | £3.97£3.99£3.77 | Gedling |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £453£455£430 | £324£325£307 | Gedling |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £140£140£132 | £97£97£92 | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £70£70£66 | £49£49£46 | Gedling |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £794£797£753 | £605£608£574 | Gedling |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £164£165£156 | £98£99£93 | Gedling |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £198£199£188 | £111£112£105 | Gedling |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.71£5.74£5.42 | £4.05£4.07£3.84 | Gedling |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.70£3.72£3.51 | £1.56£1.57£1.48 | Gedling |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.07£5.09£4.81 | £9.67£9.71£9.17 | Blaby |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 210.7 | 197.6 | Gedling |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.2 | 14.8 | Gedling |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 32.5 | 30.3 | Gedling |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 67.0 | 47.9 | Gedling |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 101.1 | 72.7 | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.9 | 10.8 | Gedling |
Total
Gedling is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Blaby on 1. 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
Gedling Blaby
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£535.2m£537.5m£507.7mGedling is higher£413.7m£415.4m£392.4m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£315.3m£316.7m£299.1mGedling is higherDepends on how you count£273.5m£274.7m£259.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£128.5m£129.0m£121.8mGedling is higher£83.2m£83.5m£78.9m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£288.9m£290.1m£274.0mGedling is higherDepends on how you count£250.6m£251.7m£237.7m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.9m£7.9m£7.5mGedling is higherDepends on how you count£6.7m£6.8m£6.4m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mGedling is higherDepends on how you count£15.8m£15.8m£14.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mGedling is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£54.3m£54.6m£51.5mGedling is higher£34.9m£35.0m£33.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.8m£16.8m£15.9mGedling is higher£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.4m£8.4m£7.9mGedling is higher£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£95.2m£95.6m£90.3mGedling is higher£65.3m£65.6m£61.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£19.7m£19.8m£18.7mGedling is higher£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£23.7m£23.8m£22.5mGedling is higher£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mGedling is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.44m£0.45m£0.42mGedling is higher£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mBlaby is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
25,284Gedling is higher21,313
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,064Gedling is higher1,598
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,902Gedling is higher3,266
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
8,038Gedling is higher5,167
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
12,125Gedling is higher7,844
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,793Gedling is higher1,168
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gedling | Blaby | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £535.2m£537.5m£507.7m | £413.7m£415.4m£392.4m | Gedling |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £315.3m£316.7m£299.1m | £273.5m£274.7m£259.5m | Gedling |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £128.5m£129.0m£121.8m | £83.2m£83.5m£78.9m | Gedling |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £288.9m£290.1m£274.0m | £250.6m£251.7m£237.7m | Gedling |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.9m£7.9m£7.5m | £6.7m£6.8m£6.4m | Gedling |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £18.0m£18.1m£17.1m | £15.8m£15.8m£14.9m | Gedling |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | Gedling |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £54.3m£54.6m£51.5m | £34.9m£35.0m£33.1m | Gedling |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.8m£16.8m£15.9m | £10.5m£10.5m£9.9m | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.4m£8.4m£7.9m | £5.3m£5.3m£5.0m | Gedling |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £95.2m£95.6m£90.3m | £65.3m£65.6m£61.9m | Gedling |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £19.7m£19.8m£18.7m | £10.6m£10.6m£10.1m | Gedling |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £23.7m£23.8m£22.5m | £12.0m£12.0m£11.4m | Gedling |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.69m£0.69m£0.65m | £0.44m£0.44m£0.41m | Gedling |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.44m£0.45m£0.42m | £0.17m£0.17m£0.16m | Gedling |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.61m£0.61m£0.58m | £1.0m£1.0m£0.99m | Blaby |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 25,284 | 21,313 | Gedling |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,064 | 1,598 | Gedling |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,902 | 3,266 | Gedling |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 8,038 | 5,167 | Gedling |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 12,125 | 7,844 | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,793 | 1,168 | Gedling |
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.