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Mansfield and Darlington
Mansfield is higher than Darlington on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.
On 3 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
Mansfield is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Darlington 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
Mansfield Darlington
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,970£4,991£4,714Mansfield is higher£4,795£4,815£4,548
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,818£12,873£12,158Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,696£12,750£12,042
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,462£2,473£2,335Mansfield is higher£2,225£2,235£2,111
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,509£11,558£10,917Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,435£11,484£10,847
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£438£440£415Darlington is higher£485£487£460
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£843£847£800Mansfield is higher£747£750£708
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£28£28£27Darlington is higher£29£29£28
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£650£653£616Mansfield is higher£535£538£508
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£179£180£170Mansfield is higher£134£134£127
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£166£167£157Mansfield is higher£136£136£129
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,807£1,815£1,714Mansfield is higher£1,722£1,729£1,633
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£227£228£216Mansfield is higher£219£220£208
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£472£474£448Mansfield is higher£350£351£332
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.20£7.23£6.83Darlington is higher£9.46£9.50£8.97
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.59£9.63£9.10Mansfield is higher£8.31£8.34£7.88
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.85£4.87£4.60Darlington is higher£6.35£6.37£6.02
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,021.8Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count1,006.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
108.7Darlington is higher116.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
178.5Mansfield is higher156.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
92.6Mansfield is higher79.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
233.7Mansfield is higher214.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
35.0Mansfield is higher29.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Mansfield | Darlington | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,970£4,991£4,714 | £4,795£4,815£4,548 | Mansfield |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,818£12,873£12,158 | £12,696£12,750£12,042 | Mansfield |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,462£2,473£2,335 | £2,225£2,235£2,111 | Mansfield |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,509£11,558£10,917 | £11,435£11,484£10,847 | Mansfield |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £438£440£415 | £485£487£460 | Darlington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £843£847£800 | £747£750£708 | Mansfield |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £28£28£27 | £29£29£28 | Darlington |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £650£653£616 | £535£538£508 | Mansfield |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £179£180£170 | £134£134£127 | Mansfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £166£167£157 | £136£136£129 | Mansfield |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,807£1,815£1,714 | £1,722£1,729£1,633 | Mansfield |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £227£228£216 | £219£220£208 | Mansfield |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £472£474£448 | £350£351£332 | Mansfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.20£7.23£6.83 | £9.46£9.50£8.97 | Darlington |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.59£9.63£9.10 | £8.31£8.34£7.88 | Mansfield |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.85£4.87£4.60 | £6.35£6.37£6.02 | Darlington |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,021.8 | 1,006.5 | Mansfield |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 108.7 | 116.5 | Darlington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 178.5 | 156.4 | Mansfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 92.6 | 79.1 | Mansfield |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 233.7 | 214.6 | Mansfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 35.0 | 29.9 | Mansfield |
Per resident
Mansfield is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Darlington 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
Mansfield Darlington
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,970£4,991£4,714Mansfield is higher£4,795£4,815£4,548
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,392£2,402£2,269Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£2,544£2,555£2,413
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,517£1,524£1,439Mansfield is higher£1,356£1,362£1,286
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,147£2,157£2,037Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£2,291£2,301£2,174
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£82£82£77Darlington is higher£97£98£92
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£157£158£149Mansfield is higher£150£150£142
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.22£5.24£4.95Darlington is higher£5.83£5.85£5.53
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£650£653£616Mansfield is higher£535£538£508
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£179£180£170Mansfield is higher£134£134£127
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£102£103£97Mansfield is higher£83£83£78
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,114£1,118£1,056Mansfield is higher£1,050£1,054£996
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£227£228£216Mansfield is higher£219£220£208
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£291£292£276Mansfield is higher£213£214£202
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.44£4.46£4.21Darlington is higher£5.77£5.79£5.47
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.91£5.94£5.61Mansfield is higher£5.06£5.08£4.80
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.85£4.87£4.60Darlington is higher£6.35£6.37£6.02
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
190.7Darlington is higherDepends on how you count201.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.3Darlington is higher23.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
33.3Mansfield is higher31.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
92.6Mansfield is higher79.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
144.0Mansfield is higher130.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.6Mansfield is higher18.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Mansfield | Darlington | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,970£4,991£4,714 | £4,795£4,815£4,548 | Mansfield |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,392£2,402£2,269 | £2,544£2,555£2,413 | Darlington |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,517£1,524£1,439 | £1,356£1,362£1,286 | Mansfield |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,147£2,157£2,037 | £2,291£2,301£2,174 | Darlington |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £82£82£77 | £97£98£92 | Darlington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £157£158£149 | £150£150£142 | Mansfield |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.22£5.24£4.95 | £5.83£5.85£5.53 | Darlington |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £650£653£616 | £535£538£508 | Mansfield |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £179£180£170 | £134£134£127 | Mansfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £102£103£97 | £83£83£78 | Mansfield |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,114£1,118£1,056 | £1,050£1,054£996 | Mansfield |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £227£228£216 | £219£220£208 | Mansfield |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £291£292£276 | £213£214£202 | Mansfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.44£4.46£4.21 | £5.77£5.79£5.47 | Darlington |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.91£5.94£5.61 | £5.06£5.08£4.80 | Mansfield |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.85£4.87£4.60 | £6.35£6.37£6.02 | Darlington |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 190.7 | 201.7 | Darlington |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.3 | 23.3 | Darlington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 33.3 | 31.3 | Mansfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 92.6 | 79.1 | Mansfield |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 144.0 | 130.8 | Mansfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.6 | 18.2 | Mansfield |
Total
Mansfield is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Darlington 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
Mansfield Darlington
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£563.0m£565.4m£534.1mMansfield is higher£537.7m£540.0m£510.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£270.9m£272.1m£257.0mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£285.3m£286.5m£270.6m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£171.9m£172.6m£163.0mMansfield is higher£152.1m£152.7m£144.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£243.3m£244.3m£230.8mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£257.0m£258.1m£243.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mDarlington is higher£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mMansfield is higher£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mDarlington is higher£0.65m£0.66m£0.62m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£73.6m£73.9m£69.8mMansfield is higher£60.0m£60.3m£57.0m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£20.3m£20.3m£19.2mMansfield is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.6m£11.6m£11.0mMansfield is higher£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£126.2m£126.7m£119.7mMansfield is higher£117.7m£118.2m£111.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£25.8m£25.9m£24.4mMansfield is higher£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£33.0m£33.1m£31.3mMansfield is higher£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.50m£0.50m£0.48mDarlington is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.67m£0.67m£0.64mMansfield is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mDarlington is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.68m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
21,599Darlington is higherDepends on how you count22,620
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,298Darlington is higher2,618
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,774Mansfield is higher3,515
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
10,495Mansfield is higher8,866
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
16,315Mansfield is higher14,665
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,441Mansfield is higher2,044
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| Measure | Mansfield | Darlington | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £563.0m£565.4m£534.1m | £537.7m£540.0m£510.1m | Mansfield |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £270.9m£272.1m£257.0m | £285.3m£286.5m£270.6m | Darlington |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £171.9m£172.6m£163.0m | £152.1m£152.7m£144.3m | Mansfield |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £243.3m£244.3m£230.8m | £257.0m£258.1m£243.8m | Darlington |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £9.3m£9.3m£8.8m | £10.9m£10.9m£10.3m | Darlington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.8m£17.9m£16.9m | £16.8m£16.9m£15.9m | Mansfield |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.59m£0.59m£0.56m | £0.65m£0.66m£0.62m | Darlington |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £73.6m£73.9m£69.8m | £60.0m£60.3m£57.0m | Mansfield |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £20.3m£20.3m£19.2m | £15.0m£15.1m£14.2m | Mansfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.6m£11.6m£11.0m | £9.3m£9.3m£8.8m | Mansfield |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £126.2m£126.7m£119.7m | £117.7m£118.2m£111.6m | Mansfield |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £25.8m£25.9m£24.4m | £24.6m£24.7m£23.3m | Mansfield |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £33.0m£33.1m£31.3m | £23.9m£24.0m£22.7m | Mansfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.50m£0.50m£0.48m | £0.65m£0.65m£0.61m | Darlington |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.67m£0.67m£0.64m | £0.57m£0.57m£0.54m | Mansfield |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.55m£0.55m£0.52m | £0.71m£0.71m£0.68m | Darlington |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 21,599 | 22,620 | Darlington |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,298 | 2,618 | Darlington |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,774 | 3,515 | Mansfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 10,495 | 8,866 | Mansfield |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 16,315 | 14,665 | Mansfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,441 | 2,044 | Mansfield |
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.