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Salford and Newcastle upon Tyne

293,508 and 318,852 residents (mid-2024).

Salford is higher than Newcastle upon Tyne on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Salford is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne on 5. 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

Salford Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Salford £4,407, Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Salford: £4,407Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Salford: £4,426Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033Salford: £4,180

    £4,407£4,426£4,180Salford is higherDepends on how you count£4,252£4,270£4,033

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Salford £13,328, Newcastle upon Tyne £12,985Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,985Salford: £13,328Newcastle upon Tyne: £13,040Salford: £13,385Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,317Salford: £12,642

    £13,328£13,385£12,642Salford is higherDepends on how you count£12,985£13,040£12,317

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Salford £2,592, Newcastle upon Tyne £2,187Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,187Salford: £2,592Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,196Salford: £2,603Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,074Salford: £2,458

    £2,592£2,603£2,458Salford is higher£2,187£2,196£2,074

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Salford £11,687, Newcastle upon Tyne £11,326Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,326Salford: £11,687Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,374Salford: £11,736Newcastle upon Tyne: £10,743Salford: £11,085

    £11,687£11,736£11,085Salford is higherDepends on how you count£11,326£11,374£10,743

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Salford £805, Newcastle upon Tyne £739Newcastle upon Tyne: £739Salford: £805Newcastle upon Tyne: £742Salford: £809Newcastle upon Tyne: £701Salford: £764

    £805£809£764Salford is higherDepends on how you count£739£742£701

  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: Salford £791, Newcastle upon Tyne £878Newcastle upon Tyne: £878Salford: £791Newcastle upon Tyne: £882Salford: £794Newcastle upon Tyne: £833Salford: £750

    £791£794£750Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£878£882£833

  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: Salford £45, Newcastle upon Tyne £42Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Salford: £45Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Salford: £46Newcastle upon Tyne: £40Salford: £43

    £45£46£43Salford is higherDepends on how you count£42£42£40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Salford £565, Newcastle upon Tyne £537Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Salford: £565Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Salford: £567Newcastle upon Tyne: £509Salford: £536

    £565£567£536Salford is higherDepends on how you count£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Salford £168, Newcastle upon Tyne £127Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Salford: £168Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Salford: £169Newcastle upon Tyne: £120Salford: £159

    £168£169£159Salford is higher£127£127£120

  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: Salford £124, Newcastle upon Tyne £133Newcastle upon Tyne: £133Salford: £124Newcastle upon Tyne: £134Salford: £125Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Salford: £118

    £124£125£118Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£133£134£127

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Salford £2,063, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,750Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,750Salford: £2,063Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,757Salford: £2,072Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,660Salford: £1,957

    £2,063£2,072£1,957Salford is higher£1,750£1,757£1,660

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Salford £325, Newcastle upon Tyne £279Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Salford: £325Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Salford: £326Newcastle upon Tyne: £264Salford: £308

    £325£326£308Salford is higher£279£280£264

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Salford £387, Newcastle upon Tyne £290Newcastle upon Tyne: £290Salford: £387Newcastle upon Tyne: £292Salford: £389Newcastle upon Tyne: £275Salford: £367

    £387£389£367Salford is higher£290£292£275

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Salford £7.96, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.48Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.48Salford: £7.96Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.51Salford: £7.99Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.20Salford: £7.55

    £7.96£7.99£7.55Salford is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Salford £9.22, Newcastle upon Tyne £7.85Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.85Salford: £9.22Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.89Salford: £9.26Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.45Salford: £8.75

    £9.22£9.26£8.75Salford is higher£7.85£7.89£7.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Salford £4.67, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Salford: £4.67Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Salford: £4.69Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75Salford: £4.43

    £4.67£4.69£4.43Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£5.01£5.03£4.75

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Salford 1,019.0, Newcastle upon Tyne 1,014.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 1,014.7Salford: 1,019.0

    1,019.0Salford is higherDepends on how you count1,014.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Salford 181.8, Newcastle upon Tyne 168.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 168.1Salford: 181.8

    181.8Salford is higherDepends on how you count168.1

  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: Salford 166.4, Newcastle upon Tyne 177.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 177.0Salford: 166.4

    166.4Newcastle upon Tyne is higher177.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Salford 86.0, Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2Salford: 86.0

    86.0Salford is higher79.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Salford 243.2, Newcastle upon Tyne 206.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 206.5Salford: 243.2

    243.2Salford is higher206.5

  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: Salford 27.7, Newcastle upon Tyne 29.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 29.4Salford: 27.7

    27.7Newcastle upon Tyne is higher29.4

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Salford and Newcastle upon Tyne, per person in the age group
MeasureSalfordNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,407£4,426£4,180£4,252£4,270£4,033Salford
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,328£13,385£12,642£12,985£13,040£12,317Salford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,592£2,603£2,458£2,187£2,196£2,074Salford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,687£11,736£11,085£11,326£11,374£10,743Salford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£805£809£764£739£742£701Salford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£791£794£750£878£882£833Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£45£46£43£42£42£40Salford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£565£567£536£537£539£509Salford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£127£127£120Salford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£124£125£118£133£134£127Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,063£2,072£1,957£1,750£1,757£1,660Salford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£325£326£308£279£280£264Salford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£387£389£367£290£292£275Salford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.96£7.99£7.55£5.48£5.51£5.20Salford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.22£9.26£8.75£7.85£7.89£7.45Salford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.67£4.69£4.43£5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.01,014.7Salford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026181.8168.1Salford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026166.4177.0Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.079.2Salford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026243.2206.5Salford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.729.4Newcastle upon Tyne

Per resident

Salford is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne on 11. 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

Salford Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Salford £4,407, Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Salford: £4,407Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Salford: £4,426Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033Salford: £4,180

    £4,407£4,426£4,180Salford is higherDepends on how you count£4,252£4,270£4,033

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Salford £1,573, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,811Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,811Salford: £1,573Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,819Salford: £1,580Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,718Salford: £1,492

    £1,573£1,580£1,492Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,811£1,819£1,718

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Salford £1,771, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,493Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,493Salford: £1,771Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Salford: £1,779Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,416Salford: £1,680

    £1,771£1,779£1,680Salford is higher£1,493£1,499£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Salford £1,380, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,580Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,580Salford: £1,380Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,587Salford: £1,386Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Salford: £1,309

    £1,380£1,386£1,309Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,580£1,587£1,499

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Salford £95, Newcastle upon Tyne £103Newcastle upon Tyne: £103Salford: £95Newcastle upon Tyne: £104Salford: £95Newcastle upon Tyne: £98Salford: £90

    £95£95£90Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£103£104£98

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Salford £93, Newcastle upon Tyne £122Newcastle upon Tyne: £122Salford: £93Newcastle upon Tyne: £123Salford: £94Newcastle upon Tyne: £116Salford: £89

    £93£94£89Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£122£123£116

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Salford £5.36, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.82Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.82Salford: £5.36Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.84Salford: £5.38Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.52Salford: £5.08

    £5.36£5.38£5.08Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£5.82£5.84£5.52

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Salford £565, Newcastle upon Tyne £537Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Salford: £565Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Salford: £567Newcastle upon Tyne: £509Salford: £536

    £565£567£536Salford is higherDepends on how you count£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Salford £168, Newcastle upon Tyne £127Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Salford: £168Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Salford: £169Newcastle upon Tyne: £120Salford: £159

    £168£169£159Salford is higher£127£127£120

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Salford £85, Newcastle upon Tyne £91Newcastle upon Tyne: £91Salford: £85Newcastle upon Tyne: £92Salford: £85Newcastle upon Tyne: £86Salford: £80

    £85£85£80Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£91£92£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Salford £1,410, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,195Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,195Salford: £1,410Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,200Salford: £1,416Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,133Salford: £1,337

    £1,410£1,416£1,337Salford is higher£1,195£1,200£1,133

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Salford £325, Newcastle upon Tyne £279Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Salford: £325Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Salford: £326Newcastle upon Tyne: £264Salford: £308

    £325£326£308Salford is higher£279£280£264

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Salford £265, Newcastle upon Tyne £198Newcastle upon Tyne: £198Salford: £265Newcastle upon Tyne: £199Salford: £266Newcastle upon Tyne: £188Salford: £251

    £265£266£251Salford is higher£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Salford £5.44, Newcastle upon Tyne £3.74Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.74Salford: £5.44Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.76Salford: £5.46Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.55Salford: £5.16

    £5.44£5.46£5.16Salford is higher£3.74£3.76£3.55

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Salford £6.30, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.37Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.37Salford: £6.30Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.39Salford: £6.33Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.09Salford: £5.98

    £6.30£6.33£5.98Salford is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Salford £4.67, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Salford: £4.67Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Salford: £4.69Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75Salford: £4.43

    £4.67£4.69£4.43Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£5.01£5.03£4.75

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Salford 120.3, Newcastle upon Tyne 141.6Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.6Salford: 120.3

    120.3Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count141.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Salford 21.5, Newcastle upon Tyne 23.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 23.5Salford: 21.5

    21.5Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count23.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Salford 19.7, Newcastle upon Tyne 24.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 24.7Salford: 19.7

    19.7Newcastle upon Tyne is higher24.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Salford 86.0, Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2Salford: 86.0

    86.0Salford is higher79.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Salford 166.2, Newcastle upon Tyne 141.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.0Salford: 166.2

    166.2Salford is higher141.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Salford 19.0, Newcastle upon Tyne 20.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 20.1Salford: 19.0

    19.0Newcastle upon Tyne is higher20.1

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Salford and Newcastle upon Tyne, per resident
MeasureSalfordNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,407£4,426£4,180£4,252£4,270£4,033Salford
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,573£1,580£1,492£1,811£1,819£1,718Newcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,771£1,779£1,680£1,493£1,499£1,416Salford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,380£1,386£1,309£1,580£1,587£1,499Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£103£104£98Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£94£89£122£123£116Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.36£5.38£5.08£5.82£5.84£5.52Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£565£567£536£537£539£509Salford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£127£127£120Salford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£85£85£80£91£92£86Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,410£1,416£1,337£1,195£1,200£1,133Salford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£325£326£308£279£280£264Salford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£265£266£251£198£199£188Salford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.44£5.46£5.16£3.74£3.76£3.55Salford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.30£6.33£5.98£5.37£5.39£5.09Salford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.67£4.69£4.43£5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026120.3141.6Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.523.5Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.724.7Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.079.2Salford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026166.2141.0Salford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.020.1Newcastle upon Tyne

Total

Salford is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne on 13. 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

Salford Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Salford £1.3bn, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.4bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnSalford: £1.3bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnSalford: £1.3bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.3bnSalford: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Salford £461.8m, Newcastle upon Tyne £577.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £577.5mSalford: £461.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £580.0mSalford: £463.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £547.8mSalford: £438.1m

    £461.8m£463.8m£438.1mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£577.5m£580.0m£547.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Salford £519.8m, Newcastle upon Tyne £476.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £476.1mSalford: £519.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £478.1mSalford: £522.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £451.6mSalford: £493.1m

    £519.8m£522.0m£493.1mSalford is higher£476.1m£478.1m£451.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Salford £405.0m, Newcastle upon Tyne £503.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £503.8mSalford: £405.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £505.9mSalford: £406.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £477.8mSalford: £384.1m

    £405.0m£406.7m£384.1mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£503.8m£505.9m£477.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Salford £27.9m, Newcastle upon Tyne £32.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £32.9mSalford: £27.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £33.0mSalford: £28.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £31.2mSalford: £26.5m

    £27.9m£28.0m£26.5mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£32.9m£33.0m£31.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Salford £27.4m, Newcastle upon Tyne £39.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.1mSalford: £27.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.2mSalford: £27.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £37.0mSalford: £26.0m

    £27.4m£27.5m£26.0mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£39.1m£39.2m£37.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Salford £1.6m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mSalford: £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mSalford: £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.8mSalford: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Salford £165.8m, Newcastle upon Tyne £171.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.2mSalford: £165.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.9mSalford: £166.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £162.4mSalford: £157.3m

    £165.8m£166.5m£157.3mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£171.2m£171.9m£162.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Salford £49.3m, Newcastle upon Tyne £40.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.4mSalford: £49.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.6mSalford: £49.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £38.3mSalford: £46.8m

    £49.3m£49.5m£46.8mSalford is higher£40.4m£40.6m£38.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Salford £24.9m, Newcastle upon Tyne £29.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.1mSalford: £24.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.2mSalford: £25.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £27.6mSalford: £23.6m

    £24.9m£25.0m£23.6mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Salford £413.8m, Newcastle upon Tyne £380.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £380.9mSalford: £413.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £382.5mSalford: £415.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £361.3mSalford: £392.5m

    £413.8m£415.6m£392.5mSalford is higher£380.9m£382.5m£361.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Salford £95.4m, Newcastle upon Tyne £88.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £88.9mSalford: £95.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £89.3mSalford: £95.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £84.3mSalford: £90.5m

    £95.4m£95.8m£90.5mSalford is higher£88.9m£89.3m£84.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Salford £77.7m, Newcastle upon Tyne £63.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.2mSalford: £77.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.5mSalford: £78.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £59.9mSalford: £73.7m

    £77.7m£78.0m£73.7mSalford is higher£63.2m£63.5m£59.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Salford £1.6m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mSalford: £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mSalford: £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.1mSalford: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mSalford is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Salford £1.9m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mSalford: £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mSalford: £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mSalford: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mSalford is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Salford £1.4m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mSalford: £1.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mSalford: £1.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.5mSalford: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Salford 35,309, Newcastle upon Tyne 45,132Newcastle upon Tyne: 45,132Salford: 35,309

    35,309Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count45,132

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Salford 6,298, Newcastle upon Tyne 7,476Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,476Salford: 6,298

    6,298Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count7,476

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Salford 5,766, Newcastle upon Tyne 7,871Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,871Salford: 5,766

    5,766Newcastle upon Tyne is higher7,871

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Salford 25,252, Newcastle upon Tyne 25,242Newcastle upon Tyne: 25,242Salford: 25,252

    25,252Salford is higher25,242

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Salford 48,785, Newcastle upon Tyne 44,961Newcastle upon Tyne: 44,961Salford: 48,785

    48,785Salford is higher44,961

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Salford 5,565, Newcastle upon Tyne 6,399Newcastle upon Tyne: 6,399Salford: 5,565

    5,565Newcastle upon Tyne is higher6,399

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Salford and Newcastle upon Tyne, total
MeasureSalfordNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnNewcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£461.8m£463.8m£438.1m£577.5m£580.0m£547.8mNewcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£519.8m£522.0m£493.1m£476.1m£478.1m£451.6mSalford
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£405.0m£406.7m£384.1m£503.8m£505.9m£477.8mNewcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£27.9m£28.0m£26.5m£32.9m£33.0m£31.2mNewcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m£39.1m£39.2m£37.0mNewcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mNewcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£165.8m£166.5m£157.3m£171.2m£171.9m£162.4mNewcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£49.3m£49.5m£46.8m£40.4m£40.6m£38.3mSalford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.9m£25.0m£23.6m£29.1m£29.2m£27.6mNewcastle upon Tyne
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£413.8m£415.6m£392.5m£380.9m£382.5m£361.3mSalford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£95.4m£95.8m£90.5m£88.9m£89.3m£84.3mSalford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£77.7m£78.0m£73.7m£63.2m£63.5m£59.9mSalford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mSalford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mSalford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mNewcastle upon Tyne
State Pensiontotal, March 202635,30945,132Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,2987,476Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,7667,871Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202625,25225,242Salford
Universal Credittotal, May 202648,78544,961Salford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20265,5656,399Newcastle upon Tyne

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 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.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 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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