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Newcastle-under-Lyme and Wyre Forest

127,474 and 103,558 residents (mid-2024).

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher than Wyre Forest on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 18 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest 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 Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,486, Wyre Forest £5,147Wyre Forest: £5,147Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,486Wyre Forest: £5,169Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,505Wyre Forest: £4,882Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,255

    £4,486£4,505£4,255Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£5,147£5,169£4,882

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £12,946, Wyre Forest £12,717Wyre Forest: £12,717Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,946Wyre Forest: £12,772Newcastle-under-Lyme: £13,001Wyre Forest: £12,063Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,280

    £12,946£13,001£12,280Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£12,717£12,772£12,063

  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, Wyre Forest £2,105Wyre Forest: £2,105Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,689Wyre Forest: £2,114Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,696Wyre Forest: £1,997Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,602

    £1,689£1,696£1,602Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,105£2,114£1,997

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £11,726, Wyre Forest £11,619Wyre Forest: £11,619Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,726Wyre Forest: £11,669Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,776Wyre Forest: £11,021Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,122

    £11,726£11,776£11,122Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£11,619£11,669£11,021

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme £356, Wyre Forest £354Wyre Forest: £354Newcastle-under-Lyme: £356Wyre Forest: £356Newcastle-under-Lyme: £357Wyre Forest: £336Newcastle-under-Lyme: £337

    £356£357£337Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£354£356£336

  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, Wyre Forest £719Wyre Forest: £719Newcastle-under-Lyme: £841Wyre Forest: £722Newcastle-under-Lyme: £845Wyre Forest: £682Newcastle-under-Lyme: £798

    £841£845£798Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£719£722£682

  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, Wyre Forest £25Wyre Forest: £25Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24Wyre Forest: £25Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24Wyre Forest: £24Newcastle-under-Lyme: £23

    £24£24£23Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £484, Wyre Forest £490Wyre Forest: £490Newcastle-under-Lyme: £484Wyre Forest: £492Newcastle-under-Lyme: £486Wyre Forest: £465Newcastle-under-Lyme: £459

    £484£486£459Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£490£492£465

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £111, Wyre Forest £131Wyre Forest: £131Newcastle-under-Lyme: £111Wyre Forest: £131Newcastle-under-Lyme: £112Wyre Forest: £124Newcastle-under-Lyme: £105

    £111£112£105Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£131£131£124

  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, Wyre Forest £146Wyre Forest: £146Newcastle-under-Lyme: £108Wyre Forest: £147Newcastle-under-Lyme: £108Wyre Forest: £138Newcastle-under-Lyme: £102

    £108£108£102Wyre Forest is higher£146£147£138

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,229, Wyre Forest £1,597Wyre Forest: £1,597Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,229Wyre Forest: £1,604Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,234Wyre Forest: £1,515Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,166

    £1,229£1,234£1,166Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£1,597£1,604£1,515

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £172, Wyre Forest £206Wyre Forest: £206Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Wyre Forest: £207Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Wyre Forest: £195Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163

    £172£172£163Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£206£207£195

  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, Wyre Forest £348Wyre Forest: £348Newcastle-under-Lyme: £337Wyre Forest: £350Newcastle-under-Lyme: £339Wyre Forest: £330Newcastle-under-Lyme: £320

    £337£339£320Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£348£350£330

  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, Wyre Forest £6.34Wyre Forest: £6.34Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.97Wyre Forest: £6.36Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.00Wyre Forest: £6.01Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.61

    £6.97£7.00£6.61Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£6.34£6.36£6.01

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.15, Wyre Forest £7.82Wyre Forest: £7.82Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.15Wyre Forest: £7.86Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.18Wyre Forest: £7.42Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.78

    £7.15£7.18£6.78Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£7.82£7.86£7.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.07, Wyre Forest £5.37Wyre Forest: £5.37Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07Wyre Forest: £5.39Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.09Wyre Forest: £5.09Newcastle-under-Lyme: £3.86

    £4.07£4.09£3.86Wyre Forest is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  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, Wyre Forest 1,002.1Wyre Forest: 1,002.1Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,016.7

    1,016.7Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count1,002.1

  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, Wyre Forest 94.9Wyre Forest: 94.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 93.3

    93.3Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count94.9

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newcastle-under-Lyme 169.6, Wyre Forest 152.8Wyre Forest: 152.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 169.6

    169.6Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count152.8

  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, Wyre Forest 72.7Wyre Forest: 72.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 69.7

    69.7Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count72.7

  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, Wyre Forest 197.5Wyre Forest: 197.5Newcastle-under-Lyme: 168.9

    168.9Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count197.5

  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, Wyre Forest 32.2Wyre Forest: 32.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 22.8

    22.8Wyre Forest is higher32.2

Show the numbers
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Wyre Forest, per person in the age group
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymeWyre ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,486£4,505£4,255£5,147£5,169£4,882Wyre Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,946£13,001£12,280£12,717£12,772£12,063Newcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,689£1,696£1,602£2,105£2,114£1,997Wyre Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,726£11,776£11,122£11,619£11,669£11,021Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£356£357£337£354£356£336Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£841£845£798£719£722£682Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23£25£25£24Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£484£486£459£490£492£465Wyre Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£112£105£131£131£124Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£108£108£102£146£147£138Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,229£1,234£1,166£1,597£1,604£1,515Wyre Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£172£163£206£207£195Wyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£337£339£320£348£350£330Wyre Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.97£7.00£6.61£6.34£6.36£6.01Newcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78£7.82£7.86£7.42Wyre Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.07£4.09£3.86£5.37£5.39£5.09Wyre Forest
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.71,002.1Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202693.394.9Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026169.6152.8Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202669.772.7Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026168.9197.5Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.832.2Wyre Forest

Per resident

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest 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

Newcastle-under-Lyme Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,486, Wyre Forest £5,147Wyre Forest: £5,147Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,486Wyre Forest: £5,169Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,505Wyre Forest: £4,882Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,255

    £4,486£4,505£4,255Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£5,147£5,169£4,882

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,666, Wyre Forest £3,089Wyre Forest: £3,089Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,666Wyre Forest: £3,103Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,677Wyre Forest: £2,930Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,529

    £2,666£2,677£2,529Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£3,089£3,103£2,930

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,049, Wyre Forest £1,225Wyre Forest: £1,225Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,049Wyre Forest: £1,230Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,054Wyre Forest: £1,162Newcastle-under-Lyme: £995

    £1,049£1,054£995Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£1,225£1,230£1,162

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,414, Wyre Forest £2,823Wyre Forest: £2,823Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,414Wyre Forest: £2,835Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,425Wyre Forest: £2,677Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,290

    £2,414£2,425£2,290Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,823£2,835£2,677

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £73, Wyre Forest £86Wyre Forest: £86Newcastle-under-Lyme: £73Wyre Forest: £86Newcastle-under-Lyme: £74Wyre Forest: £82Newcastle-under-Lyme: £69

    £73£74£69Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£82

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £173, Wyre Forest £175Wyre Forest: £175Newcastle-under-Lyme: £173Wyre Forest: £175Newcastle-under-Lyme: £174Wyre Forest: £166Newcastle-under-Lyme: £164

    £173£174£164Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£175£175£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: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.97, Wyre Forest £6.05Wyre Forest: £6.05Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.97Wyre Forest: £6.08Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.99Wyre Forest: £5.74Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.71

    £4.97£4.99£4.71Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£6.05£6.08£5.74

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £484, Wyre Forest £490Wyre Forest: £490Newcastle-under-Lyme: £484Wyre Forest: £492Newcastle-under-Lyme: £486Wyre Forest: £465Newcastle-under-Lyme: £459

    £484£486£459Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£490£492£465

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £111, Wyre Forest £131Wyre Forest: £131Newcastle-under-Lyme: £111Wyre Forest: £131Newcastle-under-Lyme: £112Wyre Forest: £124Newcastle-under-Lyme: £105

    £111£112£105Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£131£131£124

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £67, Wyre Forest £85Wyre Forest: £85Newcastle-under-Lyme: £67Wyre Forest: £85Newcastle-under-Lyme: £67Wyre Forest: £81Newcastle-under-Lyme: £64

    £67£67£64Wyre Forest is higher£85£85£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £764, Wyre Forest £929Wyre Forest: £929Newcastle-under-Lyme: £764Wyre Forest: £933Newcastle-under-Lyme: £767Wyre Forest: £882Newcastle-under-Lyme: £725

    £764£767£725Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£929£933£882

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £172, Wyre Forest £206Wyre Forest: £206Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Wyre Forest: £207Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Wyre Forest: £195Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163

    £172£172£163Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£206£207£195

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £210, Wyre Forest £203Wyre Forest: £203Newcastle-under-Lyme: £210Wyre Forest: £203Newcastle-under-Lyme: £210Wyre Forest: £192Newcastle-under-Lyme: £199

    £210£210£199Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£203£203£192

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.33, Wyre Forest £3.69Wyre Forest: £3.69Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.33Wyre Forest: £3.71Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.35Wyre Forest: £3.50Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.11

    £4.33£4.35£4.11Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£3.69£3.71£3.50

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.45, Wyre Forest £4.55Wyre Forest: £4.55Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.45Wyre Forest: £4.57Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.47Wyre Forest: £4.32Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.22

    £4.45£4.47£4.22Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£4.55£4.57£4.32

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.07, Wyre Forest £5.37Wyre Forest: £5.37Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07Wyre Forest: £5.39Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.09Wyre Forest: £5.09Newcastle-under-Lyme: £3.86

    £4.07£4.09£3.86Wyre Forest is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 209.3, Wyre Forest 243.4Wyre Forest: 243.4Newcastle-under-Lyme: 209.3

    209.3Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count243.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.2, Wyre Forest 23.1Wyre Forest: 23.1Newcastle-under-Lyme: 19.2

    19.2Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count23.1

  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, Wyre Forest 37.1Wyre Forest: 37.1Newcastle-under-Lyme: 34.9

    34.9Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count37.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 69.7, Wyre Forest 72.7Wyre Forest: 72.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 69.7

    69.7Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count72.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 105.0, Wyre Forest 115.0Wyre Forest: 115.0Newcastle-under-Lyme: 105.0

    105.0Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count115.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle-under-Lyme 14.2, Wyre Forest 18.7Wyre Forest: 18.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 14.2

    14.2Wyre Forest is higher18.7

Show the numbers
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Wyre Forest, per resident
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymeWyre ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,486£4,505£4,255£5,147£5,169£4,882Wyre Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,666£2,677£2,529£3,089£3,103£2,930Wyre Forest
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,049£1,054£995£1,225£1,230£1,162Wyre Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,414£2,425£2,290£2,823£2,835£2,677Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£73£74£69£86£86£82Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£175£175£166Wyre Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.97£4.99£4.71£6.05£6.08£5.74Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£484£486£459£490£492£465Wyre Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£112£105£131£131£124Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£67£67£64£85£85£81Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£764£767£725£929£933£882Wyre Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£172£163£206£207£195Wyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£210£210£199£203£203£192Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11£3.69£3.71£3.50Newcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.45£4.47£4.22£4.55£4.57£4.32Wyre Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.07£4.09£3.86£5.37£5.39£5.09Wyre Forest
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026209.3243.4Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.223.1Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.937.1Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202669.772.7Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.0115.0Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.218.7Wyre Forest

Total

Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest on 3. 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 Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £571.8m, Wyre Forest £533.0mWyre Forest: £533.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £571.8mWyre Forest: £535.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £574.3mWyre Forest: £505.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £542.4m

    £571.8m£574.3m£542.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£533.0m£535.2m£505.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £339.8m, Wyre Forest £319.9mWyre Forest: £319.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £339.8mWyre Forest: £321.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £341.3mWyre Forest: £303.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £322.3m

    £339.8m£341.3m£322.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£319.9m£321.3m£303.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £133.7m, Wyre Forest £126.9mWyre Forest: £126.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £133.7mWyre Forest: £127.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £134.3mWyre Forest: £120.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £126.9m

    £133.7m£134.3m£126.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£126.9m£127.4m£120.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £307.8m, Wyre Forest £292.3mWyre Forest: £292.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £307.8mWyre Forest: £293.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £309.1mWyre Forest: £277.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £291.9m

    £307.8m£309.1m£291.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£292.3m£293.6m£277.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £9.3m, Wyre Forest £8.9mWyre Forest: £8.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £9.3mWyre Forest: £9.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £9.4mWyre Forest: £8.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.9m

    £9.3m£9.4m£8.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £22.1m, Wyre Forest £18.1mWyre Forest: £18.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.1mWyre Forest: £18.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.2mWyre Forest: £17.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.9m

    £22.1m£22.2m£20.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m

  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, Wyre Forest £0.63mWyre Forest: £0.63mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.63mWyre Forest: £0.63mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.64mWyre Forest: £0.59mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.60m

    £0.63m£0.64m£0.60mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £61.7m, Wyre Forest £50.8mWyre Forest: £50.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £61.7mWyre Forest: £51.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £62.0mWyre Forest: £48.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £58.5m

    £61.7m£62.0m£58.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£50.8m£51.0m£48.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £14.2m, Wyre Forest £13.5mWyre Forest: £13.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.2mWyre Forest: £13.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.2mWyre Forest: £12.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £13.4m

    £14.2m£14.2m£13.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £8.6m, Wyre Forest £8.8mWyre Forest: £8.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.6mWyre Forest: £8.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.6mWyre Forest: £8.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.1m

    £8.6m£8.6m£8.1mWyre Forest is higher£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £97.4m, Wyre Forest £96.2mWyre Forest: £96.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £97.4mWyre Forest: £96.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £97.8mWyre Forest: £91.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £92.4m

    £97.4m£97.8m£92.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£96.2m£96.7m£91.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £21.9m, Wyre Forest £21.3mWyre Forest: £21.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £21.9mWyre Forest: £21.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.0mWyre Forest: £20.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.8m

    £21.9m£22.0m£20.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £26.7m, Wyre Forest £21.0mWyre Forest: £21.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £26.7mWyre Forest: £21.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £26.8mWyre Forest: £19.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £25.3m

    £26.7m£26.8m£25.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.55m, Wyre Forest £0.38mWyre Forest: £0.38mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.55mWyre Forest: £0.38mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.55mWyre Forest: £0.36mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.57m, Wyre Forest £0.47mWyre Forest: £0.47mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.57mWyre Forest: £0.47mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.57mWyre Forest: £0.45mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.52m, Wyre Forest £0.56mWyre Forest: £0.56mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52mWyre Forest: £0.56mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52mWyre Forest: £0.53mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mWyre Forest is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 26,686, Wyre Forest 25,210Wyre Forest: 25,210Newcastle-under-Lyme: 26,686

    26,686Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count25,210

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 2,449, Wyre Forest 2,388Wyre Forest: 2,388Newcastle-under-Lyme: 2,449

    2,449Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count2,388

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 4,451, Wyre Forest 3,845Wyre Forest: 3,845Newcastle-under-Lyme: 4,451

    4,451Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count3,845

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 8,878, Wyre Forest 7,531Wyre Forest: 7,531Newcastle-under-Lyme: 8,878

    8,878Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count7,531

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 13,380, Wyre Forest 11,904Wyre Forest: 11,904Newcastle-under-Lyme: 13,380

    13,380Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count11,904

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,807, Wyre Forest 1,940Wyre Forest: 1,940Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,807

    1,807Wyre Forest is higher1,940

Show the numbers
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Wyre Forest, total
MeasureNewcastle-under-LymeWyre ForestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£571.8m£574.3m£542.4m£533.0m£535.2m£505.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£339.8m£341.3m£322.3m£319.9m£321.3m£303.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£133.7m£134.3m£126.9m£126.9m£127.4m£120.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m£292.3m£293.6m£277.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.4m£8.9m£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.1m£22.2m£20.9m£18.1m£18.2m£17.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m£0.63m£0.63m£0.59mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.7m£62.0m£58.5m£50.8m£51.0m£48.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.2m£13.4m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m£8.8m£8.8m£8.3mWyre Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£97.4m£97.8m£92.4m£96.2m£96.7m£91.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m£21.3m£21.4m£20.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m£21.0m£21.1m£19.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mWyre Forest
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,68625,210Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4492,388Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,4513,845Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,8787,531Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,38011,904Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8071,940Wyre Forest

Sources

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

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