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Cannock Chase and Ashfield

103,955 and 129,210 residents (mid-2024).

Cannock Chase is higher than Ashfield on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 3 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Cannock Chase is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Ashfield 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

Cannock Chase Ashfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £4,494, Ashfield £4,876Ashfield: £4,876Cannock Chase: £4,494Ashfield: £4,896Cannock Chase: £4,514Ashfield: £4,625Cannock Chase: £4,263

    £4,494£4,514£4,263Ashfield is higher£4,876£4,896£4,625

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cannock Chase £12,813, Ashfield £12,743Ashfield: £12,743Cannock Chase: £12,813Ashfield: £12,797Cannock Chase: £12,868Ashfield: £12,087Cannock Chase: £12,154

    £12,813£12,868£12,154Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count£12,743£12,797£12,087

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase £1,959, Ashfield £2,395Ashfield: £2,395Cannock Chase: £1,959Ashfield: £2,406Cannock Chase: £1,967Ashfield: £2,272Cannock Chase: £1,858

    £1,959£1,967£1,858Ashfield is higher£2,395£2,406£2,272

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cannock Chase £11,602, Ashfield £11,437Ashfield: £11,437Cannock Chase: £11,602Ashfield: £11,485Cannock Chase: £11,652Ashfield: £10,848Cannock Chase: £11,005

    £11,602£11,652£11,005Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count£11,437£11,485£10,848

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cannock Chase £410, Ashfield £412Ashfield: £412Cannock Chase: £410Ashfield: £414Cannock Chase: £412Ashfield: £391Cannock Chase: £389

    £410£412£389Ashfield is higher£412£414£391

  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: Cannock Chase £772, Ashfield £865Ashfield: £865Cannock Chase: £772Ashfield: £869Cannock Chase: £775Ashfield: £821Cannock Chase: £732

    £772£775£732Ashfield is higher£865£869£821

  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: Cannock Chase £29, Ashfield £28Ashfield: £28Cannock Chase: £29Ashfield: £28Cannock Chase: £29Ashfield: £27Cannock Chase: £28

    £29£29£28Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count£28£28£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £536, Ashfield £622Ashfield: £622Cannock Chase: £536Ashfield: £624Cannock Chase: £538Ashfield: £590Cannock Chase: £509

    £536£538£509Ashfield is higher£622£624£590

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £147, Ashfield £181Ashfield: £181Cannock Chase: £147Ashfield: £182Cannock Chase: £148Ashfield: £172Cannock Chase: £140

    £147£148£140Ashfield is higher£181£182£172

  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: Cannock Chase £148, Ashfield £172Ashfield: £172Cannock Chase: £148Ashfield: £172Cannock Chase: £149Ashfield: £163Cannock Chase: £140

    £148£149£140Ashfield is higher£172£172£163

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase £1,468, Ashfield £1,769Ashfield: £1,769Cannock Chase: £1,468Ashfield: £1,777Cannock Chase: £1,474Ashfield: £1,678Cannock Chase: £1,392

    £1,468£1,474£1,392Ashfield is higher£1,769£1,777£1,678

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cannock Chase £172, Ashfield £179Ashfield: £179Cannock Chase: £172Ashfield: £180Cannock Chase: £173Ashfield: £170Cannock Chase: £163

    £172£173£163Ashfield is higher£179£180£170

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase £327, Ashfield £433Ashfield: £433Cannock Chase: £327Ashfield: £435Cannock Chase: £329Ashfield: £411Cannock Chase: £311

    £327£329£311Ashfield is higher£433£435£411

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase £6.43, Ashfield £9.99Ashfield: £9.99Cannock Chase: £6.43Ashfield: £10Cannock Chase: £6.46Ashfield: £9.48Cannock Chase: £6.10

    £6.43£6.46£6.10Ashfield is higher£9.99£10£9.48

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase £9.33, Ashfield £11Ashfield: £11Cannock Chase: £9.33Ashfield: £11Cannock Chase: £9.37Ashfield: £10Cannock Chase: £8.85

    £9.33£9.37£8.85Ashfield is higher£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £5.45, Ashfield £6.96Ashfield: £6.96Cannock Chase: £5.45Ashfield: £6.99Cannock Chase: £5.47Ashfield: £6.60Cannock Chase: £5.17

    £5.45£5.47£5.17Ashfield is higher£6.96£6.99£6.60

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cannock Chase 1,010.6, Ashfield 1,014.5Ashfield: 1,014.5Cannock Chase: 1,010.6

    1,010.6Ashfield is higher1,014.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cannock Chase 110.3, Ashfield 110.4Ashfield: 110.4Cannock Chase: 110.3

    110.3Ashfield is higher110.4

  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: Cannock Chase 164.0, Ashfield 179.3Ashfield: 179.3Cannock Chase: 164.0

    164.0Ashfield is higher179.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 79.5, Ashfield 91.2Ashfield: 91.2Cannock Chase: 79.5

    79.5Ashfield is higher91.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase 188.0, Ashfield 227.1Ashfield: 227.1Cannock Chase: 188.0

    188.0Ashfield is higher227.1

  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: Cannock Chase 31.7, Ashfield 36.6Ashfield: 36.6Cannock Chase: 31.7

    31.7Ashfield is higher36.6

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Cannock Chase and Ashfield, per person in the age group
MeasureCannock ChaseAshfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,494£4,514£4,263£4,876£4,896£4,625Ashfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,813£12,868£12,154£12,743£12,797£12,087Cannock Chase
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,959£1,967£1,858£2,395£2,406£2,272Ashfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,602£11,652£11,005£11,437£11,485£10,848Cannock Chase
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£410£412£389£412£414£391Ashfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£772£775£732£865£869£821Ashfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£28£28£28£27Cannock Chase
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£536£538£509£622£624£590Ashfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£147£148£140£181£182£172Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£148£149£140£172£172£163Ashfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,468£1,474£1,392£1,769£1,777£1,678Ashfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£179£180£170Ashfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£327£329£311£433£435£411Ashfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.43£6.46£6.10£9.99£10£9.48Ashfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.33£9.37£8.85£11£11£10Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.45£5.47£5.17£6.96£6.99£6.60Ashfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.61,014.5Ashfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.3110.4Ashfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026164.0179.3Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.591.2Ashfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026188.0227.1Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.736.6Ashfield

Per resident

Cannock Chase is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Ashfield on 20. 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

Cannock Chase Ashfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £4,494, Ashfield £4,876Ashfield: £4,876Cannock Chase: £4,494Ashfield: £4,896Cannock Chase: £4,514Ashfield: £4,625Cannock Chase: £4,263

    £4,494£4,514£4,263Ashfield is higher£4,876£4,896£4,625

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £2,413, Ashfield £2,415Ashfield: £2,415Cannock Chase: £2,413Ashfield: £2,425Cannock Chase: £2,424Ashfield: £2,290Cannock Chase: £2,289

    £2,413£2,424£2,289Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,415£2,425£2,290

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £1,220, Ashfield £1,472Ashfield: £1,472Cannock Chase: £1,220Ashfield: £1,479Cannock Chase: £1,226Ashfield: £1,396Cannock Chase: £1,158

    £1,220£1,226£1,158Ashfield is higher£1,472£1,479£1,396

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cannock Chase £2,185, Ashfield £2,167Ashfield: £2,167Cannock Chase: £2,185Ashfield: £2,176Cannock Chase: £2,195Ashfield: £2,056Cannock Chase: £2,073

    £2,185£2,195£2,073Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count£2,167£2,176£2,056

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cannock Chase £77, Ashfield £78Ashfield: £78Cannock Chase: £77Ashfield: £78Cannock Chase: £78Ashfield: £74Cannock Chase: £73

    £77£78£73Ashfield is higher£78£78£74

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £145, Ashfield £164Ashfield: £164Cannock Chase: £145Ashfield: £165Cannock Chase: £146Ashfield: £156Cannock Chase: £138

    £145£146£138Ashfield is higher£164£165£156

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £5.47, Ashfield £5.38Ashfield: £5.38Cannock Chase: £5.47Ashfield: £5.40Cannock Chase: £5.49Ashfield: £5.10Cannock Chase: £5.19

    £5.47£5.49£5.19Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count£5.38£5.40£5.10

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £536, Ashfield £622Ashfield: £622Cannock Chase: £536Ashfield: £624Cannock Chase: £538Ashfield: £590Cannock Chase: £509

    £536£538£509Ashfield is higher£622£624£590

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £147, Ashfield £181Ashfield: £181Cannock Chase: £147Ashfield: £182Cannock Chase: £148Ashfield: £172Cannock Chase: £140

    £147£148£140Ashfield is higher£181£182£172

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £92, Ashfield £106Ashfield: £106Cannock Chase: £92Ashfield: £106Cannock Chase: £93Ashfield: £100Cannock Chase: £87

    £92£93£87Ashfield is higher£106£106£100

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cannock Chase £914, Ashfield £1,088Ashfield: £1,088Cannock Chase: £914Ashfield: £1,092Cannock Chase: £918Ashfield: £1,032Cannock Chase: £867

    £914£918£867Ashfield is higher£1,088£1,092£1,032

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cannock Chase £172, Ashfield £179Ashfield: £179Cannock Chase: £172Ashfield: £180Cannock Chase: £173Ashfield: £170Cannock Chase: £163

    £172£173£163Ashfield is higher£179£180£170

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cannock Chase £204, Ashfield £266Ashfield: £266Cannock Chase: £204Ashfield: £268Cannock Chase: £205Ashfield: £253Cannock Chase: £193

    £204£205£193Ashfield is higher£266£268£253

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cannock Chase £4.01, Ashfield £6.15Ashfield: £6.15Cannock Chase: £4.01Ashfield: £6.17Cannock Chase: £4.02Ashfield: £5.83Cannock Chase: £3.80

    £4.01£4.02£3.80Ashfield is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cannock Chase £5.81, Ashfield £6.67Ashfield: £6.67Cannock Chase: £5.81Ashfield: £6.70Cannock Chase: £5.83Ashfield: £6.33Cannock Chase: £5.51

    £5.81£5.83£5.51Ashfield is higher£6.67£6.70£6.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £5.45, Ashfield £6.96Ashfield: £6.96Cannock Chase: £5.45Ashfield: £6.99Cannock Chase: £5.47Ashfield: £6.60Cannock Chase: £5.17

    £5.45£5.47£5.17Ashfield is higher£6.96£6.99£6.60

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 190.3, Ashfield 192.2Ashfield: 192.2Cannock Chase: 190.3

    190.3Ashfield is higher192.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 20.8, Ashfield 20.9Ashfield: 20.9Cannock Chase: 20.8

    20.8Ashfield 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: Cannock Chase 30.9, Ashfield 34.0Ashfield: 34.0Cannock Chase: 30.9

    30.9Ashfield is higher34.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 79.5, Ashfield 91.2Ashfield: 91.2Cannock Chase: 79.5

    79.5Ashfield is higher91.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 117.1, Ashfield 139.6Ashfield: 139.6Cannock Chase: 117.1

    117.1Ashfield is higher139.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 19.8, Ashfield 22.5Ashfield: 22.5Cannock Chase: 19.8

    19.8Ashfield is higher22.5

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Cannock Chase and Ashfield, per resident
MeasureCannock ChaseAshfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,494£4,514£4,263£4,876£4,896£4,625Ashfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,413£2,424£2,289£2,415£2,425£2,290Ashfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,220£1,226£1,158£1,472£1,479£1,396Ashfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,185£2,195£2,073£2,167£2,176£2,056Cannock Chase
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£78£78£74Ashfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£164£165£156Ashfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.47£5.49£5.19£5.38£5.40£5.10Cannock Chase
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£536£538£509£622£624£590Ashfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£147£148£140£181£182£172Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£93£87£106£106£100Ashfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£914£918£867£1,088£1,092£1,032Ashfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£179£180£170Ashfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£266£268£253Ashfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.01£4.02£3.80£6.15£6.17£5.83Ashfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.81£5.83£5.51£6.67£6.70£6.33Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.45£5.47£5.17£6.96£6.99£6.60Ashfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026190.3192.2Ashfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.820.9Ashfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.934.0Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.591.2Ashfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026117.1139.6Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.822.5Ashfield

Total

Cannock Chase is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Ashfield on 22. 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

Cannock Chase Ashfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cannock Chase £467.2m, Ashfield £630.0mAshfield: £630.0mCannock Chase: £467.2mAshfield: £632.7mCannock Chase: £469.2mAshfield: £597.6mCannock Chase: £443.2m

    £467.2m£469.2m£443.2mAshfield is higher£630.0m£632.7m£597.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cannock Chase £250.9m, Ashfield £312.0mAshfield: £312.0mCannock Chase: £250.9mAshfield: £313.3mCannock Chase: £251.9mAshfield: £295.9mCannock Chase: £238.0m

    £250.9m£251.9m£238.0mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£312.0m£313.3m£295.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cannock Chase £126.9m, Ashfield £190.2mAshfield: £190.2mCannock Chase: £126.9mAshfield: £191.0mCannock Chase: £127.4mAshfield: £180.4mCannock Chase: £120.3m

    £126.9m£127.4m£120.3mAshfield is higher£190.2m£191.0m£180.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cannock Chase £227.2m, Ashfield £280.0mAshfield: £280.0mCannock Chase: £227.2mAshfield: £281.2mCannock Chase: £228.1mAshfield: £265.6mCannock Chase: £215.5m

    £227.2m£228.1m£215.5mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£280.0m£281.2m£265.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cannock Chase £8.0m, Ashfield £10.1mAshfield: £10.1mCannock Chase: £8.0mAshfield: £10.1mCannock Chase: £8.1mAshfield: £9.6mCannock Chase: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.1m£7.6mAshfield is higher£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cannock Chase £15.1m, Ashfield £21.2mAshfield: £21.2mCannock Chase: £15.1mAshfield: £21.3mCannock Chase: £15.2mAshfield: £20.1mCannock Chase: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.2m£14.3mAshfield is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cannock Chase £0.57m, Ashfield £0.69mAshfield: £0.69mCannock Chase: £0.57mAshfield: £0.70mCannock Chase: £0.57mAshfield: £0.66mCannock Chase: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cannock Chase £55.7m, Ashfield £80.3mAshfield: £80.3mCannock Chase: £55.7mAshfield: £80.7mCannock Chase: £56.0mAshfield: £76.2mCannock Chase: £52.9m

    £55.7m£56.0m£52.9mAshfield is higher£80.3m£80.7m£76.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cannock Chase £15.3m, Ashfield £23.4mAshfield: £23.4mCannock Chase: £15.3mAshfield: £23.5mCannock Chase: £15.4mAshfield: £22.2mCannock Chase: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.4m£14.5mAshfield 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: Cannock Chase £9.6m, Ashfield £13.6mAshfield: £13.6mCannock Chase: £9.6mAshfield: £13.7mCannock Chase: £9.6mAshfield: £12.9mCannock Chase: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mAshfield is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cannock Chase £95.1m, Ashfield £140.5mAshfield: £140.5mCannock Chase: £95.1mAshfield: £141.1mCannock Chase: £95.5mAshfield: £133.3mCannock Chase: £90.2m

    £95.1m£95.5m£90.2mAshfield is higher£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cannock Chase £17.9m, Ashfield £23.1mAshfield: £23.1mCannock Chase: £17.9mAshfield: £23.2mCannock Chase: £18.0mAshfield: £21.9mCannock Chase: £17.0m

    £17.9m£18.0m£17.0mAshfield is higher£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cannock Chase £21.2m, Ashfield £34.4mAshfield: £34.4mCannock Chase: £21.2mAshfield: £34.6mCannock Chase: £21.3mAshfield: £32.6mCannock Chase: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mAshfield is higher£34.4m£34.6m£32.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cannock Chase £0.42m, Ashfield £0.79mAshfield: £0.79mCannock Chase: £0.42mAshfield: £0.80mCannock Chase: £0.42mAshfield: £0.75mCannock Chase: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mAshfield is higher£0.79m£0.80m£0.75m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cannock Chase £0.60m, Ashfield £0.86mAshfield: £0.86mCannock Chase: £0.60mAshfield: £0.87mCannock Chase: £0.61mAshfield: £0.82mCannock Chase: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.61m£0.57mAshfield is higher£0.86m£0.87m£0.82m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cannock Chase £0.57m, Ashfield £0.90mAshfield: £0.90mCannock Chase: £0.57mAshfield: £0.90mCannock Chase: £0.57mAshfield: £0.85mCannock Chase: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mAshfield is higher£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cannock Chase 19,787, Ashfield 24,839Ashfield: 24,839Cannock Chase: 19,787

    19,787Ashfield is higher24,839

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cannock Chase 2,159, Ashfield 2,704Ashfield: 2,704Cannock Chase: 2,159

    2,159Ashfield is higher2,704

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cannock Chase 3,211, Ashfield 4,389Ashfield: 4,389Cannock Chase: 3,211

    3,211Ashfield is higher4,389

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cannock Chase 8,262, Ashfield 11,787Ashfield: 11,787Cannock Chase: 8,262

    8,262Ashfield is higher11,787

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cannock Chase 12,175, Ashfield 18,038Ashfield: 18,038Cannock Chase: 12,175

    12,175Ashfield is higher18,038

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cannock Chase 2,054, Ashfield 2,908Ashfield: 2,908Cannock Chase: 2,054

    2,054Ashfield is higher2,908

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Cannock Chase and Ashfield, total
MeasureCannock ChaseAshfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£467.2m£469.2m£443.2m£630.0m£632.7m£597.6mAshfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£250.9m£251.9m£238.0m£312.0m£313.3m£295.9mAshfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£126.9m£127.4m£120.3m£190.2m£191.0m£180.4mAshfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£227.2m£228.1m£215.5m£280.0m£281.2m£265.6mAshfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m£10.1m£10.1m£9.6mAshfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mAshfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mAshfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.7m£56.0m£52.9m£80.3m£80.7m£76.2mAshfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mAshfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mAshfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.1m£95.5m£90.2m£140.5m£141.1m£133.3mAshfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m£23.1m£23.2m£21.9mAshfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£34.4m£34.6m£32.6mAshfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.79m£0.80m£0.75mAshfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m£0.86m£0.87m£0.82mAshfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.90m£0.90m£0.85mAshfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,78724,839Ashfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1592,704Ashfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2114,389Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,26211,787Ashfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,17518,038Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0542,908Ashfield

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.
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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.
  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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