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Mansfield and Ashfield
Mansfield is higher than Ashfield on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.
On 11 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 12 of 22 measures, and Ashfield 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
Mansfield Ashfield
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,970£4,991£4,714Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,876£4,896£4,625
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,818£12,873£12,158Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,743£12,797£12,087
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,462£2,473£2,335Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,395£2,406£2,272
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,509£11,558£10,917Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,437£11,485£10,848
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£438£440£415Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£412£414£391
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£843£847£800Ashfield is higher£865£869£821
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£28£28£27Ashfield is higher£28£28£27
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£650£653£616Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£622£624£590
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£179£180£170Ashfield is higher£181£182£172
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£166£167£157Ashfield is higher£172£172£163
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,807£1,815£1,714Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,769£1,777£1,678
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£227£228£216Mansfield is higher£179£180£170
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£472£474£448Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£433£435£411
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.20£7.23£6.83Ashfield is higher£9.99£10£9.48
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.59£9.63£9.10Ashfield is higher£11£11£10
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.85£4.87£4.60Ashfield is higher£6.96£6.99£6.60
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,021.8Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count1,014.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
108.7Ashfield is higher110.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
178.5Ashfield is higher179.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
92.6Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count91.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
233.7Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count227.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
35.0Ashfield is higher36.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Mansfield | Ashfield | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,970£4,991£4,714 | £4,876£4,896£4,625 | Mansfield |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,818£12,873£12,158 | £12,743£12,797£12,087 | Mansfield |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,462£2,473£2,335 | £2,395£2,406£2,272 | Mansfield |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,509£11,558£10,917 | £11,437£11,485£10,848 | Mansfield |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £438£440£415 | £412£414£391 | Mansfield |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £843£847£800 | £865£869£821 | Ashfield |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £28£28£27 | £28£28£27 | Ashfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £650£653£616 | £622£624£590 | Mansfield |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £179£180£170 | £181£182£172 | Ashfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £166£167£157 | £172£172£163 | Ashfield |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,807£1,815£1,714 | £1,769£1,777£1,678 | Mansfield |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £227£228£216 | £179£180£170 | Mansfield |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £472£474£448 | £433£435£411 | Mansfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.20£7.23£6.83 | £9.99£10£9.48 | Ashfield |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.59£9.63£9.10 | £11£11£10 | Ashfield |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.85£4.87£4.60 | £6.96£6.99£6.60 | Ashfield |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,021.8 | 1,014.5 | Mansfield |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 108.7 | 110.4 | Ashfield |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 178.5 | 179.3 | Ashfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 92.6 | 91.2 | Mansfield |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 233.7 | 227.1 | Mansfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 35.0 | 36.6 | Ashfield |
Per resident
Mansfield is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Ashfield 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
Mansfield Ashfield
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,970£4,991£4,714Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,876£4,896£4,625
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,392£2,402£2,269Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,415£2,425£2,290
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,517£1,524£1,439Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,472£1,479£1,396
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,147£2,157£2,037Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,167£2,176£2,056
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£82£82£77Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£78£78£74
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£157£158£149Ashfield is higher£164£165£156
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.22£5.24£4.95Ashfield is higher£5.38£5.40£5.10
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£650£653£616Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£622£624£590
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£179£180£170Ashfield is higher£181£182£172
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£102£103£97Ashfield is higher£106£106£100
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,114£1,118£1,056Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,088£1,092£1,032
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£227£228£216Mansfield is higher£179£180£170
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£291£292£276Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count£266£268£253
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.44£4.46£4.21Ashfield is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.91£5.94£5.61Ashfield is higher£6.67£6.70£6.33
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.85£4.87£4.60Ashfield is higher£6.96£6.99£6.60
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
190.7Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count192.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.3Ashfield is higher20.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
33.3Ashfield is higher34.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
92.6Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count91.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
144.0Mansfield is higherDepends on how you count139.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.6Ashfield is higher22.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Mansfield | Ashfield | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,970£4,991£4,714 | £4,876£4,896£4,625 | Mansfield |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,392£2,402£2,269 | £2,415£2,425£2,290 | Ashfield |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,517£1,524£1,439 | £1,472£1,479£1,396 | Mansfield |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,147£2,157£2,037 | £2,167£2,176£2,056 | Ashfield |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £82£82£77 | £78£78£74 | Mansfield |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £157£158£149 | £164£165£156 | Ashfield |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.22£5.24£4.95 | £5.38£5.40£5.10 | Ashfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £650£653£616 | £622£624£590 | Mansfield |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £179£180£170 | £181£182£172 | Ashfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £102£103£97 | £106£106£100 | Ashfield |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,114£1,118£1,056 | £1,088£1,092£1,032 | Mansfield |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £227£228£216 | £179£180£170 | Mansfield |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £291£292£276 | £266£268£253 | Mansfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.44£4.46£4.21 | £6.15£6.17£5.83 | Ashfield |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.91£5.94£5.61 | £6.67£6.70£6.33 | Ashfield |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.85£4.87£4.60 | £6.96£6.99£6.60 | Ashfield |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 190.7 | 192.2 | Ashfield |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.3 | 20.9 | Ashfield |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 33.3 | 34.0 | Ashfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 92.6 | 91.2 | Mansfield |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 144.0 | 139.6 | Mansfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.6 | 22.5 | Ashfield |
Total
Mansfield is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Ashfield 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
Mansfield Ashfield
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£563.0m£565.4m£534.1mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£630.0m£632.7m£597.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£270.9m£272.1m£257.0mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£312.0m£313.3m£295.9m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£171.9m£172.6m£163.0mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£190.2m£191.0m£180.4m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£243.3m£244.3m£230.8mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£280.0m£281.2m£265.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mAshfield is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mAshfield is higher£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£73.6m£73.9m£69.8mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£80.3m£80.7m£76.2m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£20.3m£20.3m£19.2mAshfield is higher£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.6m£11.6m£11.0mAshfield is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£126.2m£126.7m£119.7mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£25.8m£25.9m£24.4mMansfield is higher£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£33.0m£33.1m£31.3mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£34.4m£34.6m£32.6m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.50m£0.50m£0.48mAshfield is higher£0.79m£0.80m£0.75m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.67m£0.67m£0.64mAshfield is higher£0.86m£0.87m£0.82m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mAshfield is higher£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
21,599Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count24,839
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,298Ashfield is higher2,704
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,774Ashfield is higher4,389
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
10,495Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count11,787
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
16,315Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count18,038
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,441Ashfield is higher2,908
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| Measure | Mansfield | Ashfield | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £563.0m£565.4m£534.1m | £630.0m£632.7m£597.6m | Ashfield |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £270.9m£272.1m£257.0m | £312.0m£313.3m£295.9m | Ashfield |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £171.9m£172.6m£163.0m | £190.2m£191.0m£180.4m | Ashfield |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £243.3m£244.3m£230.8m | £280.0m£281.2m£265.6m | Ashfield |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £9.3m£9.3m£8.8m | £10.1m£10.1m£9.6m | Ashfield |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.8m£17.9m£16.9m | £21.2m£21.3m£20.1m | Ashfield |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.59m£0.59m£0.56m | £0.69m£0.70m£0.66m | Ashfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £73.6m£73.9m£69.8m | £80.3m£80.7m£76.2m | Ashfield |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £20.3m£20.3m£19.2m | £23.4m£23.5m£22.2m | Ashfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.6m£11.6m£11.0m | £13.6m£13.7m£12.9m | Ashfield |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £126.2m£126.7m£119.7m | £140.5m£141.1m£133.3m | Ashfield |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £25.8m£25.9m£24.4m | £23.1m£23.2m£21.9m | Mansfield |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £33.0m£33.1m£31.3m | £34.4m£34.6m£32.6m | Ashfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.50m£0.50m£0.48m | £0.79m£0.80m£0.75m | Ashfield |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.67m£0.67m£0.64m | £0.86m£0.87m£0.82m | Ashfield |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.55m£0.55m£0.52m | £0.90m£0.90m£0.85m | Ashfield |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 21,599 | 24,839 | Ashfield |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,298 | 2,704 | Ashfield |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,774 | 4,389 | Ashfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 10,495 | 11,787 | Ashfield |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 16,315 | 18,038 | Ashfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,441 | 2,908 | Ashfield |
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.