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Warwick and Cheshire West and Chester
Warwick is higher than Cheshire West and Chester on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.
On 4 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.
Per person in the age group
Warwick is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Cheshire West and Chester 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
Warwick Cheshire West and Chester
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,605£3,620£3,419Cheshire West and Chester is higher£4,429£4,448£4,201
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,656£12,710£12,004Warwick is higherDepends on how you count£12,559£12,612£11,913
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,260£1,266£1,196Cheshire West and Chester is higher£1,771£1,779£1,680
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,788£11,838£11,181Warwick is higherDepends on how you count£11,513£11,562£10,921
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£292£294£277Cheshire West and Chester is higher£333£335£316
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£557£560£529Cheshire West and Chester is higher£691£694£655
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£18£18£17Cheshire West and Chester is higher£22£22£21
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£280£281£266Cheshire West and Chester is higher£456£458£433
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£87£88£83Cheshire West and Chester is higher£136£136£129
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£62£63£59Cheshire West and Chester is higher£111£111£105
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£997£1,001£945Cheshire West and Chester is higher£1,365£1,371£1,295
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£147£148£140Cheshire West and Chester is higher£170£171£161
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£190£191£180Cheshire West and Chester is higher£282£283£267
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.99£8.03£7.58Warwick is higherDepends on how you count£6.56£6.59£6.22
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.25£3.26£3.08Cheshire West and Chester is higher£6.75£6.78£6.40
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£12£12£11Warwick is higherDepends on how you count£6.37£6.39£6.04
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,005.8Cheshire West and Chester is higher1,014.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
70.4Cheshire West and Chester is higher86.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
119.3Cheshire West and Chester is higher145.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
41.5Cheshire West and Chester is higher67.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
116.5Cheshire West and Chester is higher159.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
14.4Cheshire West and Chester is higher24.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | Warwick | Cheshire West and Chester | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,605£3,620£3,419 | £4,429£4,448£4,201 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,656£12,710£12,004 | £12,559£12,612£11,913 | Warwick |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,260£1,266£1,196 | £1,771£1,779£1,680 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,788£11,838£11,181 | £11,513£11,562£10,921 | Warwick |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £292£294£277 | £333£335£316 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £557£560£529 | £691£694£655 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £18£18£17 | £22£22£21 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £280£281£266 | £456£458£433 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £87£88£83 | £136£136£129 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £62£63£59 | £111£111£105 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £997£1,001£945 | £1,365£1,371£1,295 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £147£148£140 | £170£171£161 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £190£191£180 | £282£283£267 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.99£8.03£7.58 | £6.56£6.59£6.22 | Warwick |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.25£3.26£3.08 | £6.75£6.78£6.40 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £12£12£11 | £6.37£6.39£6.04 | Warwick |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,005.8 | 1,014.8 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 70.4 | 86.0 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 119.3 | 145.2 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 41.5 | 67.3 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 116.5 | 159.3 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 14.4 | 24.0 | Cheshire West and Chester |
Per resident
Warwick is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Cheshire West and Chester 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
Warwick Cheshire West and Chester
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,605£3,620£3,419Cheshire West and Chester is higher£4,429£4,448£4,201
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,275£2,284£2,158Cheshire West and Chester is higherDepends on how you count£2,573£2,584£2,441
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£804£807£762Cheshire West and Chester is higher£1,087£1,092£1,031
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,119£2,128£2,010Cheshire West and Chester is higherDepends on how you count£2,359£2,369£2,238
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£53£53£50Cheshire West and Chester is higher£68£69£65
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£100£101£95Cheshire West and Chester is higher£142£142£134
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.24£3.25£3.07Cheshire West and Chester is higher£4.43£4.45£4.20
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£280£281£266Cheshire West and Chester is higher£456£458£433
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£87£88£83Cheshire West and Chester is higher£136£136£129
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£40£40£38Cheshire West and Chester is higher£68£68£65
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£635£638£603Cheshire West and Chester is higher£838£842£795
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£147£148£140Cheshire West and Chester is higher£170£171£161
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Cheshire West and Chester is higher£173£174£164
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.09£5.11£4.83Warwick is higherDepends on how you count£4.02£4.03£3.81
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.07£2.08£1.96Cheshire West and Chester is higher£4.14£4.16£3.93
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£12£12£11Warwick is higherDepends on how you count£6.37£6.39£6.04
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
180.8Cheshire West and Chester is higher207.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.7Cheshire West and Chester is higher17.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.4Cheshire West and Chester is higher29.8
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
41.5Cheshire West and Chester is higher67.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
74.3Cheshire West and Chester is higher97.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.2Cheshire West and Chester is higher14.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Warwick | Cheshire West and Chester | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,605£3,620£3,419 | £4,429£4,448£4,201 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,275£2,284£2,158 | £2,573£2,584£2,441 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £804£807£762 | £1,087£1,092£1,031 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,119£2,128£2,010 | £2,359£2,369£2,238 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £53£53£50 | £68£69£65 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £100£101£95 | £142£142£134 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.24£3.25£3.07 | £4.43£4.45£4.20 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £280£281£266 | £456£458£433 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £87£88£83 | £136£136£129 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £40£40£38 | £68£68£65 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £635£638£603 | £838£842£795 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £147£148£140 | £170£171£161 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £173£174£164 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.09£5.11£4.83 | £4.02£4.03£3.81 | Warwick |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.07£2.08£1.96 | £4.14£4.16£3.93 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £12£12£11 | £6.37£6.39£6.04 | Warwick |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 180.8 | 207.9 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.7 | 17.6 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.4 | 29.8 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 41.5 | 67.3 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 74.3 | 97.8 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.2 | 14.7 | Cheshire West and Chester |
Total
Warwick is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Cheshire West and Chester 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
Warwick Cheshire West and Chester
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£560.7m£563.1m£531.8mCheshire West and Chester is higher£1.6bn
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£353.8m£355.3m£335.6mCheshire West and Chester is higherDepends on how you count£954.6m£958.6m£905.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£125.0m£125.5m£118.5mCheshire West and Chester is higher£403.3m£405.0m£382.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£329.6m£331.0m£312.6mCheshire West and Chester is higherDepends on how you count£875.1m£878.8m£830.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mCheshire West and Chester is higher£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.6m£15.6m£14.8mCheshire West and Chester is higher£52.5m£52.7m£49.8m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.50m£0.51m£0.48mCheshire West and Chester is higher£1.6m£1.7m£1.6m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£43.6m£43.8m£41.3mCheshire West and Chester is higher£169.3m£170.0m£160.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mCheshire West and Chester is higher£50.4m£50.6m£47.8m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.2m£6.2m£5.9mCheshire West and Chester is higher£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£98.8m£99.2m£93.7mCheshire West and Chester is higher£310.9m£312.2m£294.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£22.9m£23.0m£21.7mCheshire West and Chester is higher£63.0m£63.3m£59.7m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£18.8m£18.9m£17.9mCheshire West and Chester is higher£64.1m£64.4m£60.8m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.79m£0.80m£0.75mCheshire West and Chester is higherDepends on how you count£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.32m£0.32m£0.31mCheshire West and Chester is higher£1.5m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mCheshire West and Chester is higherDepends on how you count£2.4m£2.4m£2.2m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
28,121Cheshire West and Chester is higher77,132
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,968Cheshire West and Chester is higher6,538
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,335Cheshire West and Chester is higher11,039
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,447Cheshire West and Chester is higher24,973
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
11,555Cheshire West and Chester is higher36,259
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,426Cheshire West and Chester is higher5,465
Show the numbers
| Measure | Warwick | Cheshire West and Chester | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £560.7m£563.1m£531.8m | £1.6bn | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £353.8m£355.3m£335.6m | £954.6m£958.6m£905.5m | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £125.0m£125.5m£118.5m | £403.3m£405.0m£382.6m | Cheshire West and Chester |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £329.6m£331.0m£312.6m | £875.1m£878.8m£830.1m | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £8.2m£8.2m£7.8m | £25.3m£25.4m£24.0m | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.6m£15.6m£14.8m | £52.5m£52.7m£49.8m | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.50m£0.51m£0.48m | £1.6m£1.7m£1.6m | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £43.6m£43.8m£41.3m | £169.3m£170.0m£160.6m | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.6m£13.7m£12.9m | £50.4m£50.6m£47.8m | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.2m£6.2m£5.9m | £25.3m£25.4m£24.0m | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £98.8m£99.2m£93.7m | £310.9m£312.2m£294.9m | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £22.9m£23.0m£21.7m | £63.0m£63.3m£59.7m | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £18.8m£18.9m£17.9m | £64.1m£64.4m£60.8m | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.79m£0.80m£0.75m | £1.5m£1.5m£1.4m | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.32m£0.32m£0.31m | £1.5m | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.8m£1.8m£1.7m | £2.4m£2.4m£2.2m | Cheshire West and Chester |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 28,121 | 77,132 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,968 | 6,538 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,335 | 11,039 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,447 | 24,973 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 11,555 | 36,259 | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,426 | 5,465 | Cheshire West and Chester |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
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- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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