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Newark and Sherwood and Wrexham

127,863 and 137,921 residents (mid-2024).

Newark and Sherwood is higher than Wrexham on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 4 of 22 in total.

On 1 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 3 of 22 measures, and Wrexham on 19. 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 Wrexham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £4,642, Wrexham £4,977Wrexham: £4,977Newark and Sherwood: £4,642Wrexham: £4,998Newark and Sherwood: £4,662Wrexham: £4,721Newark and Sherwood: £4,403

    £4,642£4,662£4,403Wrexham is higher£4,977£4,998£4,721

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newark and Sherwood £12,616, Wrexham £12,819Wrexham: £12,819Newark and Sherwood: £12,616Wrexham: £12,874Newark and Sherwood: £12,669Wrexham: £12,160Newark and Sherwood: £11,966

    £12,616£12,669£11,966Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count£12,819£12,874£12,160

  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, Wrexham £2,331Wrexham: £2,331Newark and Sherwood: £1,841Wrexham: £2,341Newark and Sherwood: £1,849Wrexham: £2,211Newark and Sherwood: £1,746

    £1,841£1,849£1,746Wrexham is higher£2,331£2,341£2,211

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newark and Sherwood £11,542, Wrexham £11,416Wrexham: £11,416Newark and Sherwood: £11,542Wrexham: £11,465Newark and Sherwood: £11,591Wrexham: £10,829Newark and Sherwood: £10,948

    £11,542£11,591£10,948Newark and Sherwood is higher£11,416£11,465£10,829

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newark and Sherwood £321, Wrexham £487Wrexham: £487Newark and Sherwood: £321Wrexham: £489Newark and Sherwood: £323Wrexham: £462Newark and Sherwood: £305

    £321£323£305Wrexham is higher£487£489£462

  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, Wrexham £886Wrexham: £886Newark and Sherwood: £732Wrexham: £890Newark and Sherwood: £735Wrexham: £840Newark and Sherwood: £694

    £732£735£694Wrexham is higher£886£890£840

  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, Wrexham £30Wrexham: £30Newark and Sherwood: £21Wrexham: £30Newark and Sherwood: £21Wrexham: £29Newark and Sherwood: £20

    £21£21£20Wrexham is higher£30£30£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £486, Wrexham £623Wrexham: £623Newark and Sherwood: £486Wrexham: £626Newark and Sherwood: £488Wrexham: £591Newark and Sherwood: £461

    £486£488£461Wrexham is higher£623£626£591

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £143, Wrexham £169Wrexham: £169Newark and Sherwood: £143Wrexham: £170Newark and Sherwood: £144Wrexham: £161Newark and Sherwood: £136

    £143£144£136Wrexham is higher£169£170£161

  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, Wrexham £148Wrexham: £148Newark and Sherwood: £131Wrexham: £149Newark and Sherwood: £132Wrexham: £141Newark and Sherwood: £125

    £131£132£125Wrexham is higher£148£149£141

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark and Sherwood £1,368, Wrexham £1,784Wrexham: £1,784Newark and Sherwood: £1,368Wrexham: £1,791Newark and Sherwood: £1,374Wrexham: £1,692Newark and Sherwood: £1,297

    £1,368£1,374£1,297Wrexham is higher£1,784£1,791£1,692

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £158, Wrexham £212Wrexham: £212Newark and Sherwood: £158Wrexham: £213Newark and Sherwood: £159Wrexham: £201Newark and Sherwood: £150

    £158£159£150Wrexham is higher£212£213£201

  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, Wrexham £385Wrexham: £385Newark and Sherwood: £326Wrexham: £387Newark and Sherwood: £327Wrexham: £365Newark and Sherwood: £309

    £326£327£309Wrexham is higher£385£387£365

  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, Wrexham £4.58Wrexham: £4.58Newark and Sherwood: £7.88Wrexham: £4.59Newark and Sherwood: £7.91Wrexham: £4.34Newark and Sherwood: £7.47

    £7.88£7.91£7.47Newark and Sherwood is higher£4.58£4.59£4.34

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark and Sherwood £7.77, Wrexham £9.59Wrexham: £9.59Newark and Sherwood: £7.77Wrexham: £9.63Newark and Sherwood: £7.80Wrexham: £9.10Newark and Sherwood: £7.37

    £7.77£7.80£7.37Wrexham is higher£9.59£9.63£9.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £6.81, Wrexham £7.80Wrexham: £7.80Newark and Sherwood: £6.81Wrexham: £7.83Newark and Sherwood: £6.84Wrexham: £7.40Newark and Sherwood: £6.46

    £6.81£6.84£6.46Wrexham is higher£7.80£7.83£7.40

  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, Wrexham 1,001.6Wrexham: 1,001.6Newark and Sherwood: 1,019.7

    1,019.7Newark and Sherwood is higher1,001.6

  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, Wrexham 121.6Wrexham: 121.6Newark and Sherwood: 80.6

    80.6Wrexham is higher121.6

  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, Wrexham 176.7Wrexham: 176.7Newark and Sherwood: 153.0

    153.0Wrexham is higher176.7

  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, Wrexham 89.7Wrexham: 89.7Newark and Sherwood: 71.1

    71.1Wrexham is higher89.7

  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, Wrexham 209.4Wrexham: 209.4Newark and Sherwood: 176.7

    176.7Wrexham is higher209.4

  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, Wrexham 31.0Wrexham: 31.0Newark and Sherwood: 28.3

    28.3Wrexham is higher31.0

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Newark and Sherwood and Wrexham, per person in the age group
MeasureNewark and SherwoodWrexhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,642£4,662£4,403£4,977£4,998£4,721Wrexham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,616£12,669£11,966£12,819£12,874£12,160Wrexham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,841£1,849£1,746£2,331£2,341£2,211Wrexham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,542£11,591£10,948£11,416£11,465£10,829Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£321£323£305£487£489£462Wrexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£732£735£694£886£890£840Wrexham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£30£30£29Wrexham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£623£626£591Wrexham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£169£170£161Wrexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£131£132£125£148£149£141Wrexham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,368£1,374£1,297£1,784£1,791£1,692Wrexham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£212£213£201Wrexham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£326£327£309£385£387£365Wrexham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.88£7.91£7.47£4.58£4.59£4.34Newark and Sherwood
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.77£7.80£7.37£9.59£9.63£9.10Wrexham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.81£6.84£6.46£7.80£7.83£7.40Wrexham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.71,001.6Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202680.6121.6Wrexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026153.0176.7Wrexham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.189.7Wrexham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026176.7209.4Wrexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202628.331.0Wrexham

Per resident

Newark and Sherwood is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Wrexham 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 Wrexham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £4,642, Wrexham £4,977Wrexham: £4,977Newark and Sherwood: £4,642Wrexham: £4,998Newark and Sherwood: £4,662Wrexham: £4,721Newark and Sherwood: £4,403

    £4,642£4,662£4,403Wrexham is higher£4,977£4,998£4,721

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £2,745, Wrexham £2,533Wrexham: £2,533Newark and Sherwood: £2,745Wrexham: £2,544Newark and Sherwood: £2,756Wrexham: £2,403Newark and Sherwood: £2,604

    £2,745£2,756£2,604Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,533£2,544£2,403

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £1,103, Wrexham £1,432Wrexham: £1,432Newark and Sherwood: £1,103Wrexham: £1,438Newark and Sherwood: £1,108Wrexham: £1,359Newark and Sherwood: £1,046

    £1,103£1,108£1,046Wrexham is higher£1,432£1,438£1,359

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £2,511, Wrexham £2,256Wrexham: £2,256Newark and Sherwood: £2,511Wrexham: £2,265Newark and Sherwood: £2,522Wrexham: £2,140Newark and Sherwood: £2,382

    £2,511£2,522£2,382Newark and Sherwood is higher£2,256£2,265£2,140

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £70, Wrexham £96Wrexham: £96Newark and Sherwood: £70Wrexham: £97Newark and Sherwood: £70Wrexham: £91Newark and Sherwood: £66

    £70£70£66Wrexham is higher£96£97£91

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £159, Wrexham £175Wrexham: £175Newark and Sherwood: £159Wrexham: £176Newark and Sherwood: £160Wrexham: £166Newark and Sherwood: £151

    £159£160£151Wrexham is higher£175£176£166

  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, Wrexham £5.97Wrexham: £5.97Newark and Sherwood: £4.52Wrexham: £5.99Newark and Sherwood: £4.54Wrexham: £5.66Newark and Sherwood: £4.29

    £4.52£4.54£4.29Wrexham is higher£5.97£5.99£5.66

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £486, Wrexham £623Wrexham: £623Newark and Sherwood: £486Wrexham: £626Newark and Sherwood: £488Wrexham: £591Newark and Sherwood: £461

    £486£488£461Wrexham is higher£623£626£591

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £143, Wrexham £169Wrexham: £169Newark and Sherwood: £143Wrexham: £170Newark and Sherwood: £144Wrexham: £161Newark and Sherwood: £136

    £143£144£136Wrexham is higher£169£170£161

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £79, Wrexham £91Wrexham: £91Newark and Sherwood: £79Wrexham: £92Newark and Sherwood: £79Wrexham: £86Newark and Sherwood: £75

    £79£79£75Wrexham is higher£91£92£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £820, Wrexham £1,096Wrexham: £1,096Newark and Sherwood: £820Wrexham: £1,101Newark and Sherwood: £823Wrexham: £1,039Newark and Sherwood: £778

    £820£823£778Wrexham is higher£1,096£1,101£1,039

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £158, Wrexham £212Wrexham: £212Newark and Sherwood: £158Wrexham: £213Newark and Sherwood: £159Wrexham: £201Newark and Sherwood: £150

    £158£159£150Wrexham is higher£212£213£201

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £195, Wrexham £236Wrexham: £236Newark and Sherwood: £195Wrexham: £238Newark and Sherwood: £196Wrexham: £224Newark and Sherwood: £185

    £195£196£185Wrexham is higher£236£238£224

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £4.72, Wrexham £2.81Wrexham: £2.81Newark and Sherwood: £4.72Wrexham: £2.83Newark and Sherwood: £4.74Wrexham: £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, Wrexham £5.89Wrexham: £5.89Newark and Sherwood: £4.66Wrexham: £5.92Newark and Sherwood: £4.68Wrexham: £5.59Newark and Sherwood: £4.42

    £4.66£4.68£4.42Wrexham is higher£5.89£5.92£5.59

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £6.81, Wrexham £7.80Wrexham: £7.80Newark and Sherwood: £6.81Wrexham: £7.83Newark and Sherwood: £6.84Wrexham: £7.40Newark and Sherwood: £6.46

    £6.81£6.84£6.46Wrexham is higher£7.80£7.83£7.40

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 221.9, Wrexham 197.9Wrexham: 197.9Newark and Sherwood: 221.9

    221.9Newark and Sherwood is higher197.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 17.5, Wrexham 24.0Wrexham: 24.0Newark and Sherwood: 17.5

    17.5Wrexham is higher24.0

  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, Wrexham 34.9Wrexham: 34.9Newark and Sherwood: 33.3

    33.3Wrexham 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, Wrexham 89.7Wrexham: 89.7Newark and Sherwood: 71.1

    71.1Wrexham is higher89.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 105.9, Wrexham 128.6Wrexham: 128.6Newark and Sherwood: 105.9

    105.9Wrexham is higher128.6

  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, Wrexham 19.1Wrexham: 19.1Newark and Sherwood: 16.9

    16.9Wrexham is higher19.1

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Newark and Sherwood and Wrexham, per resident
MeasureNewark and SherwoodWrexhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,642£4,662£4,403£4,977£4,998£4,721Wrexham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,745£2,756£2,604£2,533£2,544£2,403Newark and Sherwood
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,103£1,108£1,046£1,432£1,438£1,359Wrexham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,511£2,522£2,382£2,256£2,265£2,140Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£70£70£66£96£97£91Wrexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151£175£176£166Wrexham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.52£4.54£4.29£5.97£5.99£5.66Wrexham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£623£626£591Wrexham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£169£170£161Wrexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£91£92£86Wrexham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£820£823£778£1,096£1,101£1,039Wrexham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£212£213£201Wrexham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£236£238£224Wrexham
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£5.89£5.92£5.59Wrexham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.81£6.84£6.46£7.80£7.83£7.40Wrexham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026221.9197.9Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.524.0Wrexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.334.9Wrexham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.189.7Wrexham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.9128.6Wrexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.919.1Wrexham

Total

Newark and Sherwood is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Wrexham 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 Wrexham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newark and Sherwood £593.6m, Wrexham £686.5mWrexham: £686.5mNewark and Sherwood: £593.6mWrexham: £689.4mNewark and Sherwood: £596.1mWrexham: £651.1mNewark and Sherwood: £563.0m

    £593.6m£596.1m£563.0mWrexham is higher£686.5m£689.4m£651.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newark and Sherwood £351.0m, Wrexham £349.4mWrexham: £349.4mNewark and Sherwood: £351.0mWrexham: £350.8mNewark and Sherwood: £352.4mWrexham: £331.4mNewark and Sherwood: £332.9m

    £351.0m£352.4m£332.9mNewark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£349.4m£350.8m£331.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newark and Sherwood £141.1m, Wrexham £197.5mWrexham: £197.5mNewark and Sherwood: £141.1mWrexham: £198.4mNewark and Sherwood: £141.7mWrexham: £187.4mNewark and Sherwood: £133.8m

    £141.1m£141.7m£133.8mWrexham is higher£197.5m£198.4m£187.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newark and Sherwood £321.1m, Wrexham £311.1mWrexham: £311.1mNewark and Sherwood: £321.1mWrexham: £312.5mNewark and Sherwood: £322.4mWrexham: £295.1mNewark and Sherwood: £304.6m

    £321.1m£322.4m£304.6mNewark and Sherwood is higher£311.1m£312.5m£295.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newark and Sherwood £8.9m, Wrexham £13.3mWrexham: £13.3mNewark and Sherwood: £8.9mWrexham: £13.3mNewark and Sherwood: £9.0mWrexham: £12.6mNewark and Sherwood: £8.5m

    £8.9m£9.0m£8.5mWrexham is higher£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood £20.4m, Wrexham £24.1mWrexham: £24.1mNewark and Sherwood: £20.4mWrexham: £24.2mNewark and Sherwood: £20.4mWrexham: £22.9mNewark and Sherwood: £19.3m

    £20.4m£20.4m£19.3mWrexham is higher£24.1m£24.2m£22.9m

  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, Wrexham £0.82mWrexham: £0.82mNewark and Sherwood: £0.58mWrexham: £0.83mNewark and Sherwood: £0.58mWrexham: £0.78mNewark and Sherwood: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mWrexham is higher£0.82m£0.83m£0.78m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood £62.2m, Wrexham £85.9mWrexham: £85.9mNewark and Sherwood: £62.2mWrexham: £86.3mNewark and Sherwood: £62.5mWrexham: £81.5mNewark and Sherwood: £59.0m

    £62.2m£62.5m£59.0mWrexham is higher£85.9m£86.3m£81.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood £18.3m, Wrexham £23.4mWrexham: £23.4mNewark and Sherwood: £18.3mWrexham: £23.5mNewark and Sherwood: £18.4mWrexham: £22.2mNewark and Sherwood: £17.3m

    £18.3m£18.4m£17.3mWrexham is higher£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood £10.1m, Wrexham £12.6mWrexham: £12.6mNewark and Sherwood: £10.1mWrexham: £12.6mNewark and Sherwood: £10.1mWrexham: £11.9mNewark and Sherwood: £9.5m

    £10.1m£10.1m£9.5mWrexham is higher£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newark and Sherwood £104.8m, Wrexham £151.1mWrexham: £151.1mNewark and Sherwood: £104.8mWrexham: £151.8mNewark and Sherwood: £105.3mWrexham: £143.4mNewark and Sherwood: £99.4m

    £104.8m£105.3m£99.4mWrexham is higher£151.1m£151.8m£143.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newark and Sherwood £20.2m, Wrexham £29.2mWrexham: £29.2mNewark and Sherwood: £20.2mWrexham: £29.3mNewark and Sherwood: £20.3mWrexham: £27.7mNewark and Sherwood: £19.2m

    £20.2m£20.3m£19.2mWrexham is higher£29.2m£29.3m£27.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newark and Sherwood £25.0m, Wrexham £32.6mWrexham: £32.6mNewark and Sherwood: £25.0mWrexham: £32.8mNewark and Sherwood: £25.1mWrexham: £30.9mNewark and Sherwood: £23.7m

    £25.0m£25.1m£23.7mWrexham is higher£32.6m£32.8m£30.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newark and Sherwood £0.60m, Wrexham £0.39mWrexham: £0.39mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mWrexham: £0.39mNewark and Sherwood: £0.61mWrexham: £0.37mNewark and Sherwood: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.61m£0.57mNewark and Sherwood is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newark and Sherwood £0.60m, Wrexham £0.81mWrexham: £0.81mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mWrexham: £0.82mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mWrexham: £0.77mNewark and Sherwood: £0.56m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.56mWrexham is higher£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newark and Sherwood £0.87m, Wrexham £1.1mWrexham: £1.1mNewark and Sherwood: £0.87mWrexham: £1.1mNewark and Sherwood: £0.87mWrexham: £1.0mNewark and Sherwood: £0.83m

    £0.87m£0.87m£0.83mWrexham is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newark and Sherwood 28,367, Wrexham 27,296Wrexham: 27,296Newark and Sherwood: 28,367

    28,367Newark and Sherwood is higher27,296

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newark and Sherwood 2,243, Wrexham 3,315Wrexham: 3,315Newark and Sherwood: 2,243

    2,243Wrexham is higher3,315

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood 4,255, Wrexham 4,816Wrexham: 4,816Newark and Sherwood: 4,255

    4,255Wrexham is higher4,816

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood 9,093, Wrexham 12,364Wrexham: 12,364Newark and Sherwood: 9,093

    9,093Wrexham is higher12,364

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newark and Sherwood 13,537, Wrexham 17,741Wrexham: 17,741Newark and Sherwood: 13,537

    13,537Wrexham is higher17,741

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood 2,165, Wrexham 2,628Wrexham: 2,628Newark and Sherwood: 2,165

    2,165Wrexham is higher2,628

Show the numbers
Newark and Sherwood and Wrexham, total
MeasureNewark and SherwoodWrexhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£593.6m£596.1m£563.0m£686.5m£689.4m£651.1mWrexham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£351.0m£352.4m£332.9m£349.4m£350.8m£331.4mNewark and Sherwood
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£141.1m£141.7m£133.8m£197.5m£198.4m£187.4mWrexham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£321.1m£322.4m£304.6m£311.1m£312.5m£295.1mNewark and Sherwood
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m£13.3m£13.3m£12.6mWrexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.4m£19.3m£24.1m£24.2m£22.9mWrexham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.82m£0.83m£0.78mWrexham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.2m£62.5m£59.0m£85.9m£86.3m£81.5mWrexham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.3m£18.4m£17.3m£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mWrexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.1m£9.5m£12.6m£12.6m£11.9mWrexham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£104.8m£105.3m£99.4m£151.1m£151.8m£143.4mWrexham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m£29.2m£29.3m£27.7mWrexham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£32.6m£32.8m£30.9mWrexham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mNewark and Sherwood
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.56m£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mWrexham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.87m£0.87m£0.83m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mWrexham
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,36727,296Newark and Sherwood
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2433,315Wrexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,2554,816Wrexham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,09312,364Wrexham
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,53717,741Wrexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1652,628Wrexham

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.
  9. 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.
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