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Newcastle-under-Lyme and West Lancashire

127,474 and 122,054 residents (mid-2024).

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher than West Lancashire on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and West Lancashire 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

Newcastle-under-Lyme West Lancashire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,486, West Lancashire £4,627West Lancashire: £4,627Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,486West Lancashire: £4,647Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,505West Lancashire: £4,389Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,255

    £4,486£4,505£4,255West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£4,627£4,647£4,389

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £12,946, West Lancashire £12,694West Lancashire: £12,694Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,946West Lancashire: £12,748Newcastle-under-Lyme: £13,001West Lancashire: £12,041Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,280

    £12,946£13,001£12,280Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£12,694£12,748£12,041

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,689, West Lancashire £1,804West Lancashire: £1,804Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,689West Lancashire: £1,812Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,696West Lancashire: £1,711Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,602

    £1,689£1,696£1,602West Lancashire is higher£1,804£1,812£1,711

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £11,726, West Lancashire £11,524West Lancashire: £11,524Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,726West Lancashire: £11,573Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,776West Lancashire: £10,931Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,122

    £11,726£11,776£11,122Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£11,524£11,573£10,931

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £356, West Lancashire £400West Lancashire: £400Newcastle-under-Lyme: £356West Lancashire: £401Newcastle-under-Lyme: £357West Lancashire: £379Newcastle-under-Lyme: £337

    £356£357£337West Lancashire is higher£400£401£379

  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: Newcastle-under-Lyme £841, West Lancashire £744West Lancashire: £744Newcastle-under-Lyme: £841West Lancashire: £747Newcastle-under-Lyme: £845West Lancashire: £705Newcastle-under-Lyme: £798

    £841£845£798Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£744£747£705

  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: Newcastle-under-Lyme £24, West Lancashire £27West Lancashire: £27Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24West Lancashire: £27Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24West Lancashire: £25Newcastle-under-Lyme: £23

    £24£24£23West Lancashire is higher£27£27£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £484, West Lancashire £500West Lancashire: £500Newcastle-under-Lyme: £484West Lancashire: £502Newcastle-under-Lyme: £486West Lancashire: £475Newcastle-under-Lyme: £459

    £484£486£459West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£500£502£475

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £111, West Lancashire £148West Lancashire: £148Newcastle-under-Lyme: £111West Lancashire: £149Newcastle-under-Lyme: £112West Lancashire: £140Newcastle-under-Lyme: £105

    £111£112£105West Lancashire is higher£148£149£140

  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: Newcastle-under-Lyme £108, West Lancashire £116West Lancashire: £116Newcastle-under-Lyme: £108West Lancashire: £117Newcastle-under-Lyme: £108West Lancashire: £110Newcastle-under-Lyme: £102

    £108£108£102West Lancashire is higher£116£117£110

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,229, West Lancashire £1,372West Lancashire: £1,372Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,229West Lancashire: £1,378Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,234West Lancashire: £1,301Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,166

    £1,229£1,234£1,166West Lancashire is higher£1,372£1,378£1,301

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £172, West Lancashire £160West Lancashire: £160Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172West Lancashire: £161Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172West Lancashire: £152Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163

    £172£172£163Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£160£161£152

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £337, West Lancashire £305West Lancashire: £305Newcastle-under-Lyme: £337West Lancashire: £306Newcastle-under-Lyme: £339West Lancashire: £289Newcastle-under-Lyme: £320

    £337£339£320Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£305£306£289

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £6.97, West Lancashire £4.77West Lancashire: £4.77Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.97West Lancashire: £4.79Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.00West Lancashire: £4.52Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.61

    £6.97£7.00£6.61Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.15, West Lancashire £6.35West Lancashire: £6.35Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.15West Lancashire: £6.37Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.18West Lancashire: £6.02Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.78

    £7.15£7.18£6.78Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£6.35£6.37£6.02

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.07, West Lancashire £8.72West Lancashire: £8.72Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07West Lancashire: £8.76Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.09West Lancashire: £8.27Newcastle-under-Lyme: £3.86

    £4.07£4.09£3.86West Lancashire is higher£8.72£8.76£8.27

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,016.7, West Lancashire 1,010.0West Lancashire: 1,010.0Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,016.7

    1,016.7Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count1,010.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme 93.3, West Lancashire 105.1West Lancashire: 105.1Newcastle-under-Lyme: 93.3

    93.3West Lancashire is higher105.1

  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: Newcastle-under-Lyme 169.6, West Lancashire 157.8West Lancashire: 157.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 169.6

    169.6Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher157.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 69.7, West Lancashire 74.9West Lancashire: 74.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 69.7

    69.7West Lancashire is higher74.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme 168.9, West Lancashire 165.8West Lancashire: 165.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 168.9

    168.9Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher165.8

  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: Newcastle-under-Lyme 22.8, West Lancashire 25.0West Lancashire: 25.0Newcastle-under-Lyme: 22.8

    22.8West Lancashire is higher25.0

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Newcastle-under-Lyme and West Lancashire, per person in the age group
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymeWest LancashireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,486£4,505£4,255£4,627£4,647£4,389West Lancashire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,946£13,001£12,280£12,694£12,748£12,041Newcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,689£1,696£1,602£1,804£1,812£1,711West Lancashire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,726£11,776£11,122£11,524£11,573£10,931Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£356£357£337£400£401£379West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£841£845£798£744£747£705Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23£27£27£25West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£484£486£459£500£502£475West Lancashire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£112£105£148£149£140West Lancashire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£108£108£102£116£117£110West Lancashire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,229£1,234£1,166£1,372£1,378£1,301West Lancashire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£172£163£160£161£152Newcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£337£339£320£305£306£289Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.97£7.00£6.61£4.77£4.79£4.52Newcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78£6.35£6.37£6.02Newcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.07£4.09£3.86£8.72£8.76£8.27West Lancashire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.71,010.0Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202693.3105.1West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026169.6157.8Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202669.774.9West Lancashire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026168.9165.8Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.825.0West Lancashire

Per resident

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and West Lancashire on 15. 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

Newcastle-under-Lyme West Lancashire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,486, West Lancashire £4,627West Lancashire: £4,627Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,486West Lancashire: £4,647Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,505West Lancashire: £4,389Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,255

    £4,486£4,505£4,255West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£4,627£4,647£4,389

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,666, West Lancashire £2,705West Lancashire: £2,705Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,666West Lancashire: £2,717Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,677West Lancashire: £2,566Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,529

    £2,666£2,677£2,529West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£2,705£2,717£2,566

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,049, West Lancashire £1,105West Lancashire: £1,105Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,049West Lancashire: £1,110Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,054West Lancashire: £1,048Newcastle-under-Lyme: £995

    £1,049£1,054£995West Lancashire is higher£1,105£1,110£1,048

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,414, West Lancashire £2,456West Lancashire: £2,456Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,414West Lancashire: £2,466Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,425West Lancashire: £2,329Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,290

    £2,414£2,425£2,290West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£2,456£2,466£2,329

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £73, West Lancashire £85West Lancashire: £85Newcastle-under-Lyme: £73West Lancashire: £86Newcastle-under-Lyme: £74West Lancashire: £81Newcastle-under-Lyme: £69

    £73£74£69West Lancashire is higher£85£86£81

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £173, West Lancashire £158West Lancashire: £158Newcastle-under-Lyme: £173West Lancashire: £159Newcastle-under-Lyme: £174West Lancashire: £150Newcastle-under-Lyme: £164

    £173£174£164Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£158£159£150

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.97, West Lancashire £5.67West Lancashire: £5.67Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.97West Lancashire: £5.70Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.99West Lancashire: £5.38Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.71

    £4.97£4.99£4.71West Lancashire is higher£5.67£5.70£5.38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £484, West Lancashire £500West Lancashire: £500Newcastle-under-Lyme: £484West Lancashire: £502Newcastle-under-Lyme: £486West Lancashire: £475Newcastle-under-Lyme: £459

    £484£486£459West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£500£502£475

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £111, West Lancashire £148West Lancashire: £148Newcastle-under-Lyme: £111West Lancashire: £149Newcastle-under-Lyme: £112West Lancashire: £140Newcastle-under-Lyme: £105

    £111£112£105West Lancashire is higher£148£149£140

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £67, West Lancashire £71West Lancashire: £71Newcastle-under-Lyme: £67West Lancashire: £71Newcastle-under-Lyme: £67West Lancashire: £67Newcastle-under-Lyme: £64

    £67£67£64West Lancashire is higher£71£71£67

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £764, West Lancashire £840West Lancashire: £840Newcastle-under-Lyme: £764West Lancashire: £844Newcastle-under-Lyme: £767West Lancashire: £797Newcastle-under-Lyme: £725

    £764£767£725West Lancashire is higher£840£844£797

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £172, West Lancashire £160West Lancashire: £160Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172West Lancashire: £161Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172West Lancashire: £152Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163

    £172£172£163Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£160£161£152

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £210, West Lancashire £187West Lancashire: £187Newcastle-under-Lyme: £210West Lancashire: £188Newcastle-under-Lyme: £210West Lancashire: £177Newcastle-under-Lyme: £199

    £210£210£199Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£187£188£177

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.33, West Lancashire £2.92West Lancashire: £2.92Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.33West Lancashire: £2.93Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.35West Lancashire: £2.77Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.11

    £4.33£4.35£4.11Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£2.92£2.93£2.77

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.45, West Lancashire £3.89West Lancashire: £3.89Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.45West Lancashire: £3.91Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.47West Lancashire: £3.69Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.22

    £4.45£4.47£4.22Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£3.89£3.91£3.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.07, West Lancashire £8.72West Lancashire: £8.72Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07West Lancashire: £8.76Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.09West Lancashire: £8.27Newcastle-under-Lyme: £3.86

    £4.07£4.09£3.86West Lancashire is higher£8.72£8.76£8.27

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 209.3, West Lancashire 215.2West Lancashire: 215.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 209.3

    209.3West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count215.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.2, West Lancashire 22.4West Lancashire: 22.4Newcastle-under-Lyme: 19.2

    19.2West Lancashire is higher22.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 34.9, West Lancashire 33.6West Lancashire: 33.6Newcastle-under-Lyme: 34.9

    34.9Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher33.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 69.7, West Lancashire 74.9West Lancashire: 74.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 69.7

    69.7West Lancashire is higher74.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 105.0, West Lancashire 101.6West Lancashire: 101.6Newcastle-under-Lyme: 105.0

    105.0Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher101.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 14.2, West Lancashire 15.3West Lancashire: 15.3Newcastle-under-Lyme: 14.2

    14.2West Lancashire is higher15.3

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Newcastle-under-Lyme and West Lancashire, per resident
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymeWest LancashireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,486£4,505£4,255£4,627£4,647£4,389West Lancashire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,666£2,677£2,529£2,705£2,717£2,566West Lancashire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,049£1,054£995£1,105£1,110£1,048West Lancashire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,414£2,425£2,290£2,456£2,466£2,329West Lancashire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£73£74£69£85£86£81West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£158£159£150Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.97£4.99£4.71£5.67£5.70£5.38West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£484£486£459£500£502£475West Lancashire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£112£105£148£149£140West Lancashire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£67£67£64£71£71£67West Lancashire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£764£767£725£840£844£797West Lancashire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£172£163£160£161£152Newcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£210£210£199£187£188£177Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11£2.92£2.93£2.77Newcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.45£4.47£4.22£3.89£3.91£3.69Newcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.07£4.09£3.86£8.72£8.76£8.27West Lancashire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026209.3215.2West Lancashire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.222.4West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.933.6Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202669.774.9West Lancashire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.0101.6Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.215.3West Lancashire

Total

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and West Lancashire on 10. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Newcastle-under-Lyme West Lancashire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £571.8m, West Lancashire £564.8mWest Lancashire: £564.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £571.8mWest Lancashire: £567.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £574.3mWest Lancashire: £535.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £542.4m

    £571.8m£574.3m£542.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£564.8m£567.2m£535.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £339.8m, West Lancashire £330.2mWest Lancashire: £330.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £339.8mWest Lancashire: £331.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £341.3mWest Lancashire: £313.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £322.3m

    £339.8m£341.3m£322.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£330.2m£331.6m£313.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £133.7m, West Lancashire £134.9mWest Lancashire: £134.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £133.7mWest Lancashire: £135.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £134.3mWest Lancashire: £127.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £126.9m

    £133.7m£134.3m£126.9mWest Lancashire is higher£134.9m£135.5m£127.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £307.8m, West Lancashire £299.7mWest Lancashire: £299.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £307.8mWest Lancashire: £301.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £309.1mWest Lancashire: £284.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £291.9m

    £307.8m£309.1m£291.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£299.7m£301.0m£284.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £9.3m, West Lancashire £10.4mWest Lancashire: £10.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £9.3mWest Lancashire: £10.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £9.4mWest Lancashire: £9.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.9m

    £9.3m£9.4m£8.9mWest Lancashire is higher£10.4m£10.4m£9.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £22.1m, West Lancashire £19.3mWest Lancashire: £19.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.1mWest Lancashire: £19.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.2mWest Lancashire: £18.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.9m

    £22.1m£22.2m£20.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.63m, West Lancashire £0.69mWest Lancashire: £0.69mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.63mWest Lancashire: £0.70mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.64mWest Lancashire: £0.66mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.60m

    £0.63m£0.64m£0.60mWest Lancashire is higher£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £61.7m, West Lancashire £61.1mWest Lancashire: £61.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £61.7mWest Lancashire: £61.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £62.0mWest Lancashire: £57.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £58.5m

    £61.7m£62.0m£58.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£61.1m£61.3m£57.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £14.2m, West Lancashire £18.1mWest Lancashire: £18.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.2mWest Lancashire: £18.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.2mWest Lancashire: £17.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £13.4m

    £14.2m£14.2m£13.4mWest Lancashire is higher£18.1m£18.1m£17.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £8.6m, West Lancashire £8.7mWest Lancashire: £8.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.6mWest Lancashire: £8.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.6mWest Lancashire: £8.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.1m

    £8.6m£8.6m£8.1mWest Lancashire is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £97.4m, West Lancashire £102.6mWest Lancashire: £102.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £97.4mWest Lancashire: £103.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £97.8mWest Lancashire: £97.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £92.4m

    £97.4m£97.8m£92.4mWest Lancashire is higher£102.6m£103.0m£97.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £21.9m, West Lancashire £19.5mWest Lancashire: £19.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £21.9mWest Lancashire: £19.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.0mWest Lancashire: £18.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.8m

    £21.9m£22.0m£20.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £26.7m, West Lancashire £22.8mWest Lancashire: £22.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £26.7mWest Lancashire: £22.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £26.8mWest Lancashire: £21.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £25.3m

    £26.7m£26.8m£25.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£22.8m£22.9m£21.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.55m, West Lancashire £0.36mWest Lancashire: £0.36mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.55mWest Lancashire: £0.36mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.55mWest Lancashire: £0.34mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.57m, West Lancashire £0.47mWest Lancashire: £0.47mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.57mWest Lancashire: £0.48mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.57mWest Lancashire: £0.45mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.52m, West Lancashire £1.1mWest Lancashire: £1.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52mWest Lancashire: £1.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52mWest Lancashire: £1.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mWest Lancashire is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 26,686, West Lancashire 26,268West Lancashire: 26,268Newcastle-under-Lyme: 26,686

    26,686Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count26,268

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 2,449, West Lancashire 2,734West Lancashire: 2,734Newcastle-under-Lyme: 2,449

    2,449West Lancashire is higher2,734

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 4,451, West Lancashire 4,105West Lancashire: 4,105Newcastle-under-Lyme: 4,451

    4,451Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher4,105

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 8,878, West Lancashire 9,139West Lancashire: 9,139Newcastle-under-Lyme: 8,878

    8,878West Lancashire is higher9,139

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 13,380, West Lancashire 12,398West Lancashire: 12,398Newcastle-under-Lyme: 13,380

    13,380Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher12,398

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,807, West Lancashire 1,866West Lancashire: 1,866Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,807

    1,807West Lancashire is higher1,866

Show the numbers
Newcastle-under-Lyme and West Lancashire, total
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymeWest LancashireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£571.8m£574.3m£542.4m£564.8m£567.2m£535.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£339.8m£341.3m£322.3m£330.2m£331.6m£313.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£133.7m£134.3m£126.9m£134.9m£135.5m£127.9mWest Lancashire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m£299.7m£301.0m£284.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.4m£8.9m£10.4m£10.4m£9.9mWest Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.1m£22.2m£20.9m£19.3m£19.4m£18.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mWest Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.7m£62.0m£58.5m£61.1m£61.3m£57.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.2m£13.4m£18.1m£18.1m£17.1mWest Lancashire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mWest Lancashire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£97.4m£97.8m£92.4m£102.6m£103.0m£97.3mWest Lancashire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m£19.5m£19.6m£18.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m£22.8m£22.9m£21.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.47m£0.48m£0.45mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mWest Lancashire
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,68626,268Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4492,734West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,4514,105Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,8789,139West Lancashire
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,38012,398Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8071,866West Lancashire

Sources

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

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