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Wyre Forest and Newcastle-under-Lyme

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

Wyre Forest is higher than Newcastle-under-Lyme on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 3 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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Per person in the age group

Wyre Forest is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme on 7. 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

Wyre Forest Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest £2,105, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,689Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,689Wyre Forest: £2,105Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,696Wyre Forest: £2,114Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,602Wyre Forest: £1,997

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest £348, Newcastle-under-Lyme £337Newcastle-under-Lyme: £337Wyre Forest: £348Newcastle-under-Lyme: £339Wyre Forest: £350Newcastle-under-Lyme: £320Wyre Forest: £330

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

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest £6.34, Newcastle-under-Lyme £6.97Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.97Wyre Forest: £6.34Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.00Wyre Forest: £6.36Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.61Wyre Forest: £6.01

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wyre Forest 1,002.1, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,016.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,016.7Wyre Forest: 1,002.1

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

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wyre Forest 94.9, Newcastle-under-Lyme 93.3Newcastle-under-Lyme: 93.3Wyre Forest: 94.9

    94.9Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count93.3

  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: Wyre Forest 152.8, Newcastle-under-Lyme 169.6Newcastle-under-Lyme: 169.6Wyre Forest: 152.8

    152.8Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count169.6

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

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

    72.7Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count69.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest 197.5, Newcastle-under-Lyme 168.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 168.9Wyre Forest: 197.5

    197.5Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count168.9

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

    32.2Wyre Forest is higher22.8

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Wyre Forest and Newcastle-under-Lyme, per person in the age group
MeasureWyre ForestNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,147£5,169£4,882£4,486£4,505£4,255Wyre Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,717£12,772£12,063£12,946£13,001£12,280Newcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,105£2,114£1,997£1,689£1,696£1,602Wyre Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,619£11,669£11,021£11,726£11,776£11,122Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£354£356£336£356£357£337Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£719£722£682£841£845£798Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£24£24£23Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£490£492£465£484£486£459Wyre Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£111£112£105Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£138£108£108£102Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,597£1,604£1,515£1,229£1,234£1,166Wyre Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£195£172£172£163Wyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£348£350£330£337£339£320Wyre Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.34£6.36£6.01£6.97£7.00£6.61Newcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.82£7.86£7.42£7.15£7.18£6.78Wyre Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£4.07£4.09£3.86Wyre Forest
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.11,016.7Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202694.993.3Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.8169.6Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.769.7Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026197.5168.9Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.222.8Wyre Forest

Per resident

Wyre Forest is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme on 2. 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

Wyre Forest Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

    £175£175£166Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£173£174£164

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wyre Forest £6.05, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.97Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.97Wyre Forest: £6.05Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.99Wyre Forest: £6.08Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.71Wyre Forest: £5.74

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    243.4Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count209.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    23.1Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count19.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 37.1, Newcastle-under-Lyme 34.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 34.9Wyre Forest: 37.1

    37.1Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count34.9

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

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

    72.7Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count69.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    115.0Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count105.0

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

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

    18.7Wyre Forest is higher14.2

Show the numbers
Wyre Forest and Newcastle-under-Lyme, per resident
MeasureWyre ForestNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,147£5,169£4,882£4,486£4,505£4,255Wyre Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,089£3,103£2,930£2,666£2,677£2,529Wyre Forest
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,225£1,230£1,162£1,049£1,054£995Wyre Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,823£2,835£2,677£2,414£2,425£2,290Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£86£86£82£73£74£69Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£175£175£166£173£174£164Wyre Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£4.97£4.99£4.71Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£490£492£465£484£486£459Wyre Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£111£112£105Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£85£85£81£67£67£64Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£929£933£882£764£767£725Wyre Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£195£172£172£163Wyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£203£203£192£210£210£199Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.69£3.71£3.50£4.33£4.35£4.11Newcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.55£4.57£4.32£4.45£4.47£4.22Wyre Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£4.07£4.09£3.86Wyre Forest
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026243.4209.3Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.119.2Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.134.9Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.769.7Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026115.0105.0Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.714.2Wyre Forest

Total

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

Wyre Forest Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wyre Forest £0.63m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.63mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.63mWyre Forest: £0.63mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.64mWyre Forest: £0.63mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.60mWyre Forest: £0.59m

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    25,210Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count26,686

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

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

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

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

    3,845Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count4,451

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

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

    7,531Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count8,878

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    11,904Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count13,380

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

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

    1,940Wyre Forest is higher1,807

Show the numbers
Wyre Forest and Newcastle-under-Lyme, total
MeasureWyre ForestNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£533.0m£535.2m£505.6m£571.8m£574.3m£542.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£319.9m£321.3m£303.5m£339.8m£341.3m£322.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£126.9m£127.4m£120.3m£133.7m£134.3m£126.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£292.3m£293.6m£277.3m£307.8m£309.1m£291.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m£9.3m£9.4m£8.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m£22.1m£22.2m£20.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m£0.63m£0.64m£0.60mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£50.8m£51.0m£48.1m£61.7m£62.0m£58.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m£14.2m£14.2m£13.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m£8.6m£8.6m£8.1mWyre Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£96.2m£96.7m£91.3m£97.4m£97.8m£92.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m£21.9m£22.0m£20.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m£26.7m£26.8m£25.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mWyre Forest
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,21026,686Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3882,449Newcastle-under-Lyme
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8454,451Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,5318,878Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,90413,380Newcastle-under-Lyme
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9401,807Wyre Forest

Sources

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

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  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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