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Newark and Sherwood and Newcastle-under-Lyme

127,863 and 127,474 residents (mid-2024).

Newark and Sherwood is higher than Newcastle-under-Lyme on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 15 of 22 in total.

On 2 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 13 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £4,642, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,486Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,486Newark and Sherwood: £4,642Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,505Newark and Sherwood: £4,662Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,255Newark and Sherwood: £4,403

    £4,642£4,662£4,403Newark and Sherwood is higher£4,486£4,505£4,255

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newark and Sherwood £12,616, Newcastle-under-Lyme £12,946Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,946Newark and Sherwood: £12,616Newcastle-under-Lyme: £13,001Newark and Sherwood: £12,669Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,280Newark and Sherwood: £11,966

    £12,616£12,669£11,966Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£12,946£13,001£12,280

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,689Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,689Newark and Sherwood: £1,841Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,696Newark and Sherwood: £1,849Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,602Newark and Sherwood: £1,746

    £1,841£1,849£1,746Newark and Sherwood is higher£1,689£1,696£1,602

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newark and Sherwood £11,542, Newcastle-under-Lyme £11,726Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,726Newark and Sherwood: £11,542Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,776Newark and Sherwood: £11,591Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,122Newark and Sherwood: £10,948

    £11,542£11,591£10,948Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£11,726£11,776£11,122

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newark and Sherwood £321, Newcastle-under-Lyme £356Newcastle-under-Lyme: £356Newark and Sherwood: £321Newcastle-under-Lyme: £357Newark and Sherwood: £323Newcastle-under-Lyme: £337Newark and Sherwood: £305

    £321£323£305Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£356£357£337

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £841Newcastle-under-Lyme: £841Newark and Sherwood: £732Newcastle-under-Lyme: £845Newark and Sherwood: £735Newcastle-under-Lyme: £798Newark and Sherwood: £694

    £732£735£694Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£841£845£798

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £24Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24Newark and Sherwood: £21Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24Newark and Sherwood: £21Newcastle-under-Lyme: £23Newark and Sherwood: £20

    £21£21£20Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£24£24£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £486, Newcastle-under-Lyme £484Newcastle-under-Lyme: £484Newark and Sherwood: £486Newcastle-under-Lyme: £486Newark and Sherwood: £488Newcastle-under-Lyme: £459Newark and Sherwood: £461

    £486£488£461Newark and Sherwood is higher£484£486£459

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £143, Newcastle-under-Lyme £111Newcastle-under-Lyme: £111Newark and Sherwood: £143Newcastle-under-Lyme: £112Newark and Sherwood: £144Newcastle-under-Lyme: £105Newark and Sherwood: £136

    £143£144£136Newark and Sherwood is higher£111£112£105

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £108Newcastle-under-Lyme: £108Newark and Sherwood: £131Newcastle-under-Lyme: £108Newark and Sherwood: £132Newcastle-under-Lyme: £102Newark and Sherwood: £125

    £131£132£125Newark and Sherwood is higher£108£108£102

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark and Sherwood £1,368, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,229Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,229Newark and Sherwood: £1,368Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,234Newark and Sherwood: £1,374Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,166Newark and Sherwood: £1,297

    £1,368£1,374£1,297Newark and Sherwood is higher£1,229£1,234£1,166

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £158, Newcastle-under-Lyme £172Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Newark and Sherwood: £158Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Newark and Sherwood: £159Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163Newark and Sherwood: £150

    £158£159£150Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£172£172£163

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £337Newcastle-under-Lyme: £337Newark and Sherwood: £326Newcastle-under-Lyme: £339Newark and Sherwood: £327Newcastle-under-Lyme: £320Newark and Sherwood: £309

    £326£327£309Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£337£339£320

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £6.97Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.97Newark and Sherwood: £7.88Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.00Newark and Sherwood: £7.91Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.61Newark and Sherwood: £7.47

    £7.88£7.91£7.47Newark and Sherwood is higher£6.97£7.00£6.61

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark and Sherwood £7.77, Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.15Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.15Newark and Sherwood: £7.77Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.18Newark and Sherwood: £7.80Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.78Newark and Sherwood: £7.37

    £7.77£7.80£7.37Newark and Sherwood is higher£7.15£7.18£6.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £6.81, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.07Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07Newark and Sherwood: £6.81Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.09Newark and Sherwood: £6.84Newcastle-under-Lyme: £3.86Newark and Sherwood: £6.46

    £6.81£6.84£6.46Newark and Sherwood is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,016.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,016.7Newark and Sherwood: 1,019.7

    1,019.7Newark and Sherwood is higher1,016.7

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 93.3Newcastle-under-Lyme: 93.3Newark and Sherwood: 80.6

    80.6Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher93.3

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 169.6Newcastle-under-Lyme: 169.6Newark and Sherwood: 153.0

    153.0Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher169.6

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 69.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 69.7Newark and Sherwood: 71.1

    71.1Newark and Sherwood is higher69.7

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 168.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 168.9Newark and Sherwood: 176.7

    176.7Newark and Sherwood is higher168.9

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 22.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 22.8Newark and Sherwood: 28.3

    28.3Newark and Sherwood is higher22.8

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Newark and Sherwood and Newcastle-under-Lyme, per person in the age group
MeasureNewark and SherwoodNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,642£4,662£4,403£4,486£4,505£4,255Newark and Sherwood
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,616£12,669£11,966£12,946£13,001£12,280Newcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,841£1,849£1,746£1,689£1,696£1,602Newark and Sherwood
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,542£11,591£10,948£11,726£11,776£11,122Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£321£323£305£356£357£337Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£732£735£694£841£845£798Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£24£24£23Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£484£486£459Newark and Sherwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£111£112£105Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£131£132£125£108£108£102Newark and Sherwood
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,368£1,374£1,297£1,229£1,234£1,166Newark and Sherwood
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£172£172£163Newcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£326£327£309£337£339£320Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.88£7.91£7.47£6.97£7.00£6.61Newark and Sherwood
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.77£7.80£7.37£7.15£7.18£6.78Newark and Sherwood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.81£6.84£6.46£4.07£4.09£3.86Newark and Sherwood
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.71,016.7Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202680.693.3Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026153.0169.6Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.169.7Newark and Sherwood
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026176.7168.9Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202628.322.8Newark and Sherwood

Per resident

Newark and Sherwood is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme on 7. 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £4,642, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,486Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,486Newark and Sherwood: £4,642Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,505Newark and Sherwood: £4,662Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,255Newark and Sherwood: £4,403

    £4,642£4,662£4,403Newark and Sherwood is higher£4,486£4,505£4,255

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £2,745, Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,666Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,666Newark and Sherwood: £2,745Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,677Newark and Sherwood: £2,756Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,529Newark and Sherwood: £2,604

    £2,745£2,756£2,604Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,666£2,677£2,529

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £1,103, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,049Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,049Newark and Sherwood: £1,103Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,054Newark and Sherwood: £1,108Newcastle-under-Lyme: £995Newark and Sherwood: £1,046

    £1,103£1,108£1,046Newark and Sherwood is higher£1,049£1,054£995

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £2,511, Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,414Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,414Newark and Sherwood: £2,511Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,425Newark and Sherwood: £2,522Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,290Newark and Sherwood: £2,382

    £2,511£2,522£2,382Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,414£2,425£2,290

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £70, Newcastle-under-Lyme £73Newcastle-under-Lyme: £73Newark and Sherwood: £70Newcastle-under-Lyme: £74Newark and Sherwood: £70Newcastle-under-Lyme: £69Newark and Sherwood: £66

    £70£70£66Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£73£74£69

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £159, Newcastle-under-Lyme £173Newcastle-under-Lyme: £173Newark and Sherwood: £159Newcastle-under-Lyme: £174Newark and Sherwood: £160Newcastle-under-Lyme: £164Newark and Sherwood: £151

    £159£160£151Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£173£174£164

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.97Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.97Newark and Sherwood: £4.52Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.99Newark and Sherwood: £4.54Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.71Newark and Sherwood: £4.29

    £4.52£4.54£4.29Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£4.97£4.99£4.71

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £486, Newcastle-under-Lyme £484Newcastle-under-Lyme: £484Newark and Sherwood: £486Newcastle-under-Lyme: £486Newark and Sherwood: £488Newcastle-under-Lyme: £459Newark and Sherwood: £461

    £486£488£461Newark and Sherwood is higher£484£486£459

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £143, Newcastle-under-Lyme £111Newcastle-under-Lyme: £111Newark and Sherwood: £143Newcastle-under-Lyme: £112Newark and Sherwood: £144Newcastle-under-Lyme: £105Newark and Sherwood: £136

    £143£144£136Newark and Sherwood is higher£111£112£105

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £79, Newcastle-under-Lyme £67Newcastle-under-Lyme: £67Newark and Sherwood: £79Newcastle-under-Lyme: £67Newark and Sherwood: £79Newcastle-under-Lyme: £64Newark and Sherwood: £75

    £79£79£75Newark and Sherwood is higher£67£67£64

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £820, Newcastle-under-Lyme £764Newcastle-under-Lyme: £764Newark and Sherwood: £820Newcastle-under-Lyme: £767Newark and Sherwood: £823Newcastle-under-Lyme: £725Newark and Sherwood: £778

    £820£823£778Newark and Sherwood is higher£764£767£725

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £158, Newcastle-under-Lyme £172Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Newark and Sherwood: £158Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Newark and Sherwood: £159Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163Newark and Sherwood: £150

    £158£159£150Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£172£172£163

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £195, Newcastle-under-Lyme £210Newcastle-under-Lyme: £210Newark and Sherwood: £195Newcastle-under-Lyme: £210Newark and Sherwood: £196Newcastle-under-Lyme: £199Newark and Sherwood: £185

    £195£196£185Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£210£210£199

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £4.72, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.33Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.33Newark and Sherwood: £4.72Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.35Newark and Sherwood: £4.74Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.11Newark and Sherwood: £4.48

    £4.72£4.74£4.48Newark and Sherwood is higher£4.33£4.35£4.11

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £4.66, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.45Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.45Newark and Sherwood: £4.66Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.47Newark and Sherwood: £4.68Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.22Newark and Sherwood: £4.42

    £4.66£4.68£4.42Newark and Sherwood is higher£4.45£4.47£4.22

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £6.81, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.07Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07Newark and Sherwood: £6.81Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.09Newark and Sherwood: £6.84Newcastle-under-Lyme: £3.86Newark and Sherwood: £6.46

    £6.81£6.84£6.46Newark and Sherwood is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 221.9, Newcastle-under-Lyme 209.3Newcastle-under-Lyme: 209.3Newark and Sherwood: 221.9

    221.9Newark and Sherwood is higher209.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 17.5, Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 19.2Newark and Sherwood: 17.5

    17.5Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher19.2

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 34.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 34.9Newark and Sherwood: 33.3

    33.3Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher34.9

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 69.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 69.7Newark and Sherwood: 71.1

    71.1Newark and Sherwood is higher69.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 105.9, Newcastle-under-Lyme 105.0Newcastle-under-Lyme: 105.0Newark and Sherwood: 105.9

    105.9Newark and Sherwood is higher105.0

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme 14.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 14.2Newark and Sherwood: 16.9

    16.9Newark and Sherwood is higher14.2

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Newark and Sherwood and Newcastle-under-Lyme, per resident
MeasureNewark and SherwoodNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,642£4,662£4,403£4,486£4,505£4,255Newark and Sherwood
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,745£2,756£2,604£2,666£2,677£2,529Newark and Sherwood
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,103£1,108£1,046£1,049£1,054£995Newark and Sherwood
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,511£2,522£2,382£2,414£2,425£2,290Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£70£70£66£73£74£69Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151£173£174£164Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.52£4.54£4.29£4.97£4.99£4.71Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£484£486£459Newark and Sherwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£111£112£105Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£67£67£64Newark and Sherwood
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£820£823£778£764£767£725Newark and Sherwood
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£172£172£163Newcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£210£210£199Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.72£4.74£4.48£4.33£4.35£4.11Newark and Sherwood
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42£4.45£4.47£4.22Newark and Sherwood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.81£6.84£6.46£4.07£4.09£3.86Newark and Sherwood
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026221.9209.3Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.519.2Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.334.9Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.169.7Newark and Sherwood
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.9105.0Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.914.2Newark and Sherwood

Total

Newark and Sherwood is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme on 7. 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newark and Sherwood £593.6m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £571.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £571.8mNewark and Sherwood: £593.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £574.3mNewark and Sherwood: £596.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £542.4mNewark and Sherwood: £563.0m

    £593.6m£596.1m£563.0mNewark and Sherwood is higher£571.8m£574.3m£542.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newark and Sherwood £351.0m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £339.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £339.8mNewark and Sherwood: £351.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £341.3mNewark and Sherwood: £352.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £322.3mNewark and Sherwood: £332.9m

    £351.0m£352.4m£332.9mNewark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£339.8m£341.3m£322.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newark and Sherwood £141.1m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £133.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £133.7mNewark and Sherwood: £141.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £134.3mNewark and Sherwood: £141.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £126.9mNewark and Sherwood: £133.8m

    £141.1m£141.7m£133.8mNewark and Sherwood is higher£133.7m£134.3m£126.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newark and Sherwood £321.1m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £307.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £307.8mNewark and Sherwood: £321.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £309.1mNewark and Sherwood: £322.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £291.9mNewark and Sherwood: £304.6m

    £321.1m£322.4m£304.6mNewark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newark and Sherwood £8.9m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £9.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £9.3mNewark and Sherwood: £8.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £9.4mNewark and Sherwood: £9.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.9mNewark and Sherwood: £8.5m

    £8.9m£9.0m£8.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£9.3m£9.4m£8.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood £20.4m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £22.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.1mNewark and Sherwood: £20.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.2mNewark and Sherwood: £20.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.9mNewark and Sherwood: £19.3m

    £20.4m£20.4m£19.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£22.1m£22.2m£20.9m

  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, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.63mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.63mNewark and Sherwood: £0.58mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.64mNewark and Sherwood: £0.58mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.60mNewark and Sherwood: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood £62.2m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £61.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £61.7mNewark and Sherwood: £62.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £62.0mNewark and Sherwood: £62.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £58.5mNewark and Sherwood: £59.0m

    £62.2m£62.5m£59.0mNewark and Sherwood is higher£61.7m£62.0m£58.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood £18.3m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £14.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.2mNewark and Sherwood: £18.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.2mNewark and Sherwood: £18.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £13.4mNewark and Sherwood: £17.3m

    £18.3m£18.4m£17.3mNewark and Sherwood is higher£14.2m£14.2m£13.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood £10.1m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £8.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.6mNewark and Sherwood: £10.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.6mNewark and Sherwood: £10.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.1mNewark and Sherwood: £9.5m

    £10.1m£10.1m£9.5mNewark and Sherwood is higher£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newark and Sherwood £104.8m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £97.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £97.4mNewark and Sherwood: £104.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £97.8mNewark and Sherwood: £105.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £92.4mNewark and Sherwood: £99.4m

    £104.8m£105.3m£99.4mNewark and Sherwood is higher£97.4m£97.8m£92.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newark and Sherwood £20.2m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £21.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £21.9mNewark and Sherwood: £20.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.0mNewark and Sherwood: £20.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.8mNewark and Sherwood: £19.2m

    £20.2m£20.3m£19.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newark and Sherwood £25.0m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £26.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £26.7mNewark and Sherwood: £25.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £26.8mNewark and Sherwood: £25.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £25.3mNewark and Sherwood: £23.7m

    £25.0m£25.1m£23.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newark and Sherwood £0.60m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.55mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.55mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.55mNewark and Sherwood: £0.61mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52mNewark and Sherwood: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.61m£0.57mNewark and Sherwood is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newark and Sherwood £0.60m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.57mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.57mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.57mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.54mNewark and Sherwood: £0.56m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.56mNewark and Sherwood is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newark and Sherwood £0.87m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.52mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52mNewark and Sherwood: £0.87mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52mNewark and Sherwood: £0.87mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.49mNewark and Sherwood: £0.83m

    £0.87m£0.87m£0.83mNewark and Sherwood is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newark and Sherwood 28,367, Newcastle-under-Lyme 26,686Newcastle-under-Lyme: 26,686Newark and Sherwood: 28,367

    28,367Newark and Sherwood is higher26,686

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newark and Sherwood 2,243, Newcastle-under-Lyme 2,449Newcastle-under-Lyme: 2,449Newark and Sherwood: 2,243

    2,243Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher2,449

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood 4,255, Newcastle-under-Lyme 4,451Newcastle-under-Lyme: 4,451Newark and Sherwood: 4,255

    4,255Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher4,451

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood 9,093, Newcastle-under-Lyme 8,878Newcastle-under-Lyme: 8,878Newark and Sherwood: 9,093

    9,093Newark and Sherwood is higher8,878

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newark and Sherwood 13,537, Newcastle-under-Lyme 13,380Newcastle-under-Lyme: 13,380Newark and Sherwood: 13,537

    13,537Newark and Sherwood is higher13,380

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood 2,165, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,807Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,807Newark and Sherwood: 2,165

    2,165Newark and Sherwood is higher1,807

Show the numbers
Newark and Sherwood and Newcastle-under-Lyme, total
MeasureNewark and SherwoodNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£593.6m£596.1m£563.0m£571.8m£574.3m£542.4mNewark and Sherwood
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£351.0m£352.4m£332.9m£339.8m£341.3m£322.3mNewark and Sherwood
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£141.1m£141.7m£133.8m£133.7m£134.3m£126.9mNewark and Sherwood
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£321.1m£322.4m£304.6m£307.8m£309.1m£291.9mNewark and Sherwood
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m£9.3m£9.4m£8.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.4m£19.3m£22.1m£22.2m£20.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.63m£0.64m£0.60mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.2m£62.5m£59.0m£61.7m£62.0m£58.5mNewark and Sherwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.3m£18.4m£17.3m£14.2m£14.2m£13.4mNewark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.1m£9.5m£8.6m£8.6m£8.1mNewark and Sherwood
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£104.8m£105.3m£99.4m£97.4m£97.8m£92.4mNewark and Sherwood
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m£21.9m£22.0m£20.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£26.7m£26.8m£25.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mNewark and Sherwood
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.56m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mNewark and Sherwood
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.87m£0.87m£0.83m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mNewark and Sherwood
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,36726,686Newark and Sherwood
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2432,449Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,2554,451Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,0938,878Newark and Sherwood
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,53713,380Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1651,807Newark and Sherwood

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  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.
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