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Newark and Sherwood and Lancaster

127,863 and 145,332 residents (mid-2024).

Newark and Sherwood is higher than Lancaster on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 4 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

Newark and Sherwood is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Lancaster on 12. 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

Newark and Sherwood Lancaster

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £4,642, Lancaster £4,559Lancaster: £4,559Newark and Sherwood: £4,642Lancaster: £4,579Newark and Sherwood: £4,662Lancaster: £4,325Newark and Sherwood: £4,403

    £4,642£4,662£4,403Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£4,559£4,579£4,325

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newark and Sherwood £12,616, Lancaster £12,836Lancaster: £12,836Newark and Sherwood: £12,616Lancaster: £12,890Newark and Sherwood: £12,669Lancaster: £12,175Newark and Sherwood: £11,966

    £12,616£12,669£11,966Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£12,836£12,890£12,175

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark and Sherwood £1,841, Lancaster £1,929Lancaster: £1,929Newark and Sherwood: £1,841Lancaster: £1,937Newark and Sherwood: £1,849Lancaster: £1,830Newark and Sherwood: £1,746

    £1,841£1,849£1,746Lancaster is higher£1,929£1,937£1,830

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newark and Sherwood £11,542, Lancaster £11,560Lancaster: £11,560Newark and Sherwood: £11,542Lancaster: £11,609Newark and Sherwood: £11,591Lancaster: £10,965Newark and Sherwood: £10,948

    £11,542£11,591£10,948Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£11,560£11,609£10,965

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newark and Sherwood £321, Lancaster £425Lancaster: £425Newark and Sherwood: £321Lancaster: £427Newark and Sherwood: £323Lancaster: £403Newark and Sherwood: £305

    £321£323£305Lancaster is higher£425£427£403

  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: Newark and Sherwood £732, Lancaster £823Lancaster: £823Newark and Sherwood: £732Lancaster: £827Newark and Sherwood: £735Lancaster: £781Newark and Sherwood: £694

    £732£735£694Lancaster is higher£823£827£781

  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: Newark and Sherwood £21, Lancaster £27Lancaster: £27Newark and Sherwood: £21Lancaster: £27Newark and Sherwood: £21Lancaster: £26Newark and Sherwood: £20

    £21£21£20Lancaster is higher£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £486, Lancaster £486Lancaster: £486Newark and Sherwood: £486Lancaster: £488Newark and Sherwood: £488Lancaster: £461Newark and Sherwood: £461

    £486£488£461Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£486£488£461

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £143, Lancaster £134Lancaster: £134Newark and Sherwood: £143Lancaster: £134Newark and Sherwood: £144Lancaster: £127Newark and Sherwood: £136

    £143£144£136Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£134£134£127

  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: Newark and Sherwood £131, Lancaster £99Lancaster: £99Newark and Sherwood: £131Lancaster: £99Newark and Sherwood: £132Lancaster: £94Newark and Sherwood: £125

    £131£132£125Newark and Sherwood is higher£99£99£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark and Sherwood £1,368, Lancaster £1,536Lancaster: £1,536Newark and Sherwood: £1,368Lancaster: £1,542Newark and Sherwood: £1,374Lancaster: £1,457Newark and Sherwood: £1,297

    £1,368£1,374£1,297Lancaster is higher£1,536£1,542£1,457

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £158, Lancaster £181Lancaster: £181Newark and Sherwood: £158Lancaster: £181Newark and Sherwood: £159Lancaster: £171Newark and Sherwood: £150

    £158£159£150Lancaster is higher£181£181£171

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark and Sherwood £326, Lancaster £286Lancaster: £286Newark and Sherwood: £326Lancaster: £287Newark and Sherwood: £327Lancaster: £271Newark and Sherwood: £309

    £326£327£309Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£286£287£271

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark and Sherwood £7.88, Lancaster £4.46Lancaster: £4.46Newark and Sherwood: £7.88Lancaster: £4.48Newark and Sherwood: £7.91Lancaster: £4.23Newark and Sherwood: £7.47

    £7.88£7.91£7.47Newark and Sherwood is higher£4.46£4.48£4.23

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark and Sherwood £7.77, Lancaster £3.52Lancaster: £3.52Newark and Sherwood: £7.77Lancaster: £3.54Newark and Sherwood: £7.80Lancaster: £3.34Newark and Sherwood: £7.37

    £7.77£7.80£7.37Newark and Sherwood is higher£3.52£3.54£3.34

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £6.81, Lancaster £6.05Lancaster: £6.05Newark and Sherwood: £6.81Lancaster: £6.08Newark and Sherwood: £6.84Lancaster: £5.74Newark and Sherwood: £6.46

    £6.81£6.84£6.46Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£6.05£6.08£5.74

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newark and Sherwood 1,019.7, Lancaster 1,026.3Lancaster: 1,026.3Newark and Sherwood: 1,019.7

    1,019.7Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count1,026.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newark and Sherwood 80.6, Lancaster 105.9Lancaster: 105.9Newark and Sherwood: 80.6

    80.6Lancaster is higher105.9

  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: Newark and Sherwood 153.0, Lancaster 167.4Lancaster: 167.4Newark and Sherwood: 153.0

    153.0Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count167.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 71.1, Lancaster 71.9Lancaster: 71.9Newark and Sherwood: 71.1

    71.1Lancaster is higher71.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newark and Sherwood 176.7, Lancaster 175.4Lancaster: 175.4Newark and Sherwood: 176.7

    176.7Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count175.4

  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: Newark and Sherwood 28.3, Lancaster 21.8Lancaster: 21.8Newark and Sherwood: 28.3

    28.3Newark and Sherwood is higher21.8

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Newark and Sherwood and Lancaster, per person in the age group
MeasureNewark and SherwoodLancasterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,642£4,662£4,403£4,559£4,579£4,325Newark and Sherwood
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,616£12,669£11,966£12,836£12,890£12,175Lancaster
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,841£1,849£1,746£1,929£1,937£1,830Lancaster
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,542£11,591£10,948£11,560£11,609£10,965Lancaster
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£321£323£305£425£427£403Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£732£735£694£823£827£781Lancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£27£27£26Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£486£488£461Newark and Sherwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£134£134£127Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£131£132£125£99£99£94Newark and Sherwood
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,368£1,374£1,297£1,536£1,542£1,457Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£181£181£171Lancaster
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£326£327£309£286£287£271Newark and Sherwood
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.88£7.91£7.47£4.46£4.48£4.23Newark and Sherwood
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.77£7.80£7.37£3.52£3.54£3.34Newark and Sherwood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.81£6.84£6.46£6.05£6.08£5.74Newark and Sherwood
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.71,026.3Lancaster
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202680.6105.9Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026153.0167.4Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.171.9Lancaster
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026176.7175.4Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202628.321.8Newark and Sherwood

Per resident

Newark and Sherwood is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Lancaster on 9. 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

Newark and Sherwood Lancaster

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £4,642, Lancaster £4,559Lancaster: £4,559Newark and Sherwood: £4,642Lancaster: £4,579Newark and Sherwood: £4,662Lancaster: £4,325Newark and Sherwood: £4,403

    £4,642£4,662£4,403Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£4,559£4,579£4,325

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £2,745, Lancaster £2,537Lancaster: £2,537Newark and Sherwood: £2,745Lancaster: £2,548Newark and Sherwood: £2,756Lancaster: £2,406Newark and Sherwood: £2,604

    £2,745£2,756£2,604Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,537£2,548£2,406

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £1,103, Lancaster £1,216Lancaster: £1,216Newark and Sherwood: £1,103Lancaster: £1,221Newark and Sherwood: £1,108Lancaster: £1,153Newark and Sherwood: £1,046

    £1,103£1,108£1,046Lancaster is higher£1,216£1,221£1,153

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £2,511, Lancaster £2,285Lancaster: £2,285Newark and Sherwood: £2,511Lancaster: £2,294Newark and Sherwood: £2,522Lancaster: £2,167Newark and Sherwood: £2,382

    £2,511£2,522£2,382Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,285£2,294£2,167

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £70, Lancaster £84Lancaster: £84Newark and Sherwood: £70Lancaster: £84Newark and Sherwood: £70Lancaster: £80Newark and Sherwood: £66

    £70£70£66Lancaster is higher£84£84£80

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £159, Lancaster £163Lancaster: £163Newark and Sherwood: £159Lancaster: £163Newark and Sherwood: £160Lancaster: £154Newark and Sherwood: £151

    £159£160£151Lancaster is higher£163£163£154

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £4.52, Lancaster £5.32Lancaster: £5.32Newark and Sherwood: £4.52Lancaster: £5.35Newark and Sherwood: £4.54Lancaster: £5.05Newark and Sherwood: £4.29

    £4.52£4.54£4.29Lancaster is higher£5.32£5.35£5.05

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £486, Lancaster £486Lancaster: £486Newark and Sherwood: £486Lancaster: £488Newark and Sherwood: £488Lancaster: £461Newark and Sherwood: £461

    £486£488£461Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£486£488£461

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £143, Lancaster £134Lancaster: £134Newark and Sherwood: £143Lancaster: £134Newark and Sherwood: £144Lancaster: £127Newark and Sherwood: £136

    £143£144£136Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£134£134£127

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £79, Lancaster £62Lancaster: £62Newark and Sherwood: £79Lancaster: £63Newark and Sherwood: £79Lancaster: £59Newark and Sherwood: £75

    £79£79£75Newark and Sherwood is higher£62£63£59

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £820, Lancaster £968Lancaster: £968Newark and Sherwood: £820Lancaster: £972Newark and Sherwood: £823Lancaster: £918Newark and Sherwood: £778

    £820£823£778Lancaster is higher£968£972£918

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £158, Lancaster £181Lancaster: £181Newark and Sherwood: £158Lancaster: £181Newark and Sherwood: £159Lancaster: £171Newark and Sherwood: £150

    £158£159£150Lancaster is higher£181£181£171

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £195, Lancaster £180Lancaster: £180Newark and Sherwood: £195Lancaster: £181Newark and Sherwood: £196Lancaster: £171Newark and Sherwood: £185

    £195£196£185Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£180£181£171

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £4.72, Lancaster £2.81Lancaster: £2.81Newark and Sherwood: £4.72Lancaster: £2.83Newark and Sherwood: £4.74Lancaster: £2.67Newark and Sherwood: £4.48

    £4.72£4.74£4.48Newark and Sherwood is higher£2.81£2.83£2.67

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £4.66, Lancaster £2.21Lancaster: £2.21Newark and Sherwood: £4.66Lancaster: £2.22Newark and Sherwood: £4.68Lancaster: £2.10Newark and Sherwood: £4.42

    £4.66£4.68£4.42Newark and Sherwood is higher£2.21£2.22£2.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £6.81, Lancaster £6.05Lancaster: £6.05Newark and Sherwood: £6.81Lancaster: £6.08Newark and Sherwood: £6.84Lancaster: £5.74Newark and Sherwood: £6.46

    £6.81£6.84£6.46Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£6.05£6.08£5.74

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 221.9, Lancaster 202.8Lancaster: 202.8Newark and Sherwood: 221.9

    221.9Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count202.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 17.5, Lancaster 20.9Lancaster: 20.9Newark and Sherwood: 17.5

    17.5Lancaster is higher20.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 33.3, Lancaster 33.1Lancaster: 33.1Newark and Sherwood: 33.3

    33.3Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count33.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 71.1, Lancaster 71.9Lancaster: 71.9Newark and Sherwood: 71.1

    71.1Lancaster is higher71.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 105.9, Lancaster 110.5Lancaster: 110.5Newark and Sherwood: 105.9

    105.9Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count110.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 16.9, Lancaster 13.7Lancaster: 13.7Newark and Sherwood: 16.9

    16.9Newark and Sherwood is higher13.7

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Newark and Sherwood and Lancaster, per resident
MeasureNewark and SherwoodLancasterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,642£4,662£4,403£4,559£4,579£4,325Newark and Sherwood
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,745£2,756£2,604£2,537£2,548£2,406Newark and Sherwood
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,103£1,108£1,046£1,216£1,221£1,153Lancaster
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,511£2,522£2,382£2,285£2,294£2,167Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£70£70£66£84£84£80Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151£163£163£154Lancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.52£4.54£4.29£5.32£5.35£5.05Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£486£488£461Newark and Sherwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£134£134£127Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£62£63£59Newark and Sherwood
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£820£823£778£968£972£918Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£181£181£171Lancaster
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£180£181£171Newark and Sherwood
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.72£4.74£4.48£2.81£2.83£2.67Newark and Sherwood
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42£2.21£2.22£2.10Newark and Sherwood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.81£6.84£6.46£6.05£6.08£5.74Newark and Sherwood
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026221.9202.8Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.520.9Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.333.1Newark and Sherwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.171.9Lancaster
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.9110.5Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.913.7Newark and Sherwood

Total

Newark and Sherwood is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Lancaster on 18. 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

Newark and Sherwood Lancaster

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newark and Sherwood £593.6m, Lancaster £662.6mLancaster: £662.6mNewark and Sherwood: £593.6mLancaster: £665.4mNewark and Sherwood: £596.1mLancaster: £628.5mNewark and Sherwood: £563.0m

    £593.6m£596.1m£563.0mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£662.6m£665.4m£628.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newark and Sherwood £351.0m, Lancaster £368.7mLancaster: £368.7mNewark and Sherwood: £351.0mLancaster: £370.2mNewark and Sherwood: £352.4mLancaster: £349.7mNewark and Sherwood: £332.9m

    £351.0m£352.4m£332.9mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£368.7m£370.2m£349.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newark and Sherwood £141.1m, Lancaster £176.7mLancaster: £176.7mNewark and Sherwood: £141.1mLancaster: £177.5mNewark and Sherwood: £141.7mLancaster: £167.6mNewark and Sherwood: £133.8m

    £141.1m£141.7m£133.8mLancaster is higher£176.7m£177.5m£167.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newark and Sherwood £321.1m, Lancaster £332.0mLancaster: £332.0mNewark and Sherwood: £321.1mLancaster: £333.5mNewark and Sherwood: £322.4mLancaster: £315.0mNewark and Sherwood: £304.6m

    £321.1m£322.4m£304.6mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£332.0m£333.5m£315.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newark and Sherwood £8.9m, Lancaster £12.2mLancaster: £12.2mNewark and Sherwood: £8.9mLancaster: £12.3mNewark and Sherwood: £9.0mLancaster: £11.6mNewark and Sherwood: £8.5m

    £8.9m£9.0m£8.5mLancaster is higher£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood £20.4m, Lancaster £23.6mLancaster: £23.6mNewark and Sherwood: £20.4mLancaster: £23.7mNewark and Sherwood: £20.4mLancaster: £22.4mNewark and Sherwood: £19.3m

    £20.4m£20.4m£19.3mLancaster is higher£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood £0.58m, Lancaster £0.77mLancaster: £0.77mNewark and Sherwood: £0.58mLancaster: £0.78mNewark and Sherwood: £0.58mLancaster: £0.73mNewark and Sherwood: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mLancaster is higher£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood £62.2m, Lancaster £70.6mLancaster: £70.6mNewark and Sherwood: £62.2mLancaster: £70.9mNewark and Sherwood: £62.5mLancaster: £67.0mNewark and Sherwood: £59.0m

    £62.2m£62.5m£59.0mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£70.6m£70.9m£67.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood £18.3m, Lancaster £19.5mLancaster: £19.5mNewark and Sherwood: £18.3mLancaster: £19.5mNewark and Sherwood: £18.4mLancaster: £18.5mNewark and Sherwood: £17.3m

    £18.3m£18.4m£17.3mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£19.5m£19.5m£18.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood £10.1m, Lancaster £9.1mLancaster: £9.1mNewark and Sherwood: £10.1mLancaster: £9.1mNewark and Sherwood: £10.1mLancaster: £8.6mNewark and Sherwood: £9.5m

    £10.1m£10.1m£9.5mNewark and Sherwood is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newark and Sherwood £104.8m, Lancaster £140.7mLancaster: £140.7mNewark and Sherwood: £104.8mLancaster: £141.3mNewark and Sherwood: £105.3mLancaster: £133.5mNewark and Sherwood: £99.4m

    £104.8m£105.3m£99.4mLancaster is higher£140.7m£141.3m£133.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newark and Sherwood £20.2m, Lancaster £26.3mLancaster: £26.3mNewark and Sherwood: £20.2mLancaster: £26.4mNewark and Sherwood: £20.3mLancaster: £24.9mNewark and Sherwood: £19.2m

    £20.2m£20.3m£19.2mLancaster is higher£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newark and Sherwood £25.0m, Lancaster £26.2mLancaster: £26.2mNewark and Sherwood: £25.0mLancaster: £26.3mNewark and Sherwood: £25.1mLancaster: £24.9mNewark and Sherwood: £23.7m

    £25.0m£25.1m£23.7mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newark and Sherwood £0.60m, Lancaster £0.41mLancaster: £0.41mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mLancaster: £0.41mNewark and Sherwood: £0.61mLancaster: £0.39mNewark and Sherwood: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.61m£0.57mNewark and Sherwood is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newark and Sherwood £0.60m, Lancaster £0.32mLancaster: £0.32mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mLancaster: £0.32mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mLancaster: £0.31mNewark and Sherwood: £0.56m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.56mNewark and Sherwood is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newark and Sherwood £0.87m, Lancaster £0.88mLancaster: £0.88mNewark and Sherwood: £0.87mLancaster: £0.88mNewark and Sherwood: £0.87mLancaster: £0.83mNewark and Sherwood: £0.83m

    £0.87m£0.87m£0.83mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newark and Sherwood 28,367, Lancaster 29,478Lancaster: 29,478Newark and Sherwood: 28,367

    28,367Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count29,478

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newark and Sherwood 2,243, Lancaster 3,042Lancaster: 3,042Newark and Sherwood: 2,243

    2,243Lancaster is higher3,042

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood 4,255, Lancaster 4,808Lancaster: 4,808Newark and Sherwood: 4,255

    4,255Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count4,808

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood 9,093, Lancaster 10,452Lancaster: 10,452Newark and Sherwood: 9,093

    9,093Lancaster is higher10,452

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newark and Sherwood 13,537, Lancaster 16,065Lancaster: 16,065Newark and Sherwood: 13,537

    13,537Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count16,065

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood 2,165, Lancaster 1,993Lancaster: 1,993Newark and Sherwood: 2,165

    2,165Newark and Sherwood is higher1,993

Show the numbers
Newark and Sherwood and Lancaster, total
MeasureNewark and SherwoodLancasterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£593.6m£596.1m£563.0m£662.6m£665.4m£628.5mLancaster
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£351.0m£352.4m£332.9m£368.7m£370.2m£349.7mLancaster
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£141.1m£141.7m£133.8m£176.7m£177.5m£167.6mLancaster
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£321.1m£322.4m£304.6m£332.0m£333.5m£315.0mLancaster
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mLancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.4m£19.3m£23.6m£23.7m£22.4mLancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mLancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.2m£62.5m£59.0m£70.6m£70.9m£67.0mLancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.3m£18.4m£17.3m£19.5m£19.5m£18.5mLancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.1m£9.5m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mNewark and Sherwood
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£104.8m£105.3m£99.4m£140.7m£141.3m£133.5mLancaster
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m£26.3m£26.4m£24.9mLancaster
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£26.2m£26.3m£24.9mLancaster
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mNewark and Sherwood
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.56m£0.32m£0.32m£0.31mNewark and Sherwood
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.87m£0.87m£0.83m£0.88m£0.88m£0.83mLancaster
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,36729,478Lancaster
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2433,042Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,2554,808Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,09310,452Lancaster
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,53716,065Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1651,993Newark and Sherwood

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.
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