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Doncaster and Newport

320,248 and 167,405 residents (mid-2024).

Doncaster is higher than Newport on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 15 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

Doncaster is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Newport 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

Doncaster Newport

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Doncaster £4,862, Newport £4,687Newport: £4,687Doncaster: £4,862Newport: £4,707Doncaster: £4,882Newport: £4,446Doncaster: £4,612

    £4,862£4,882£4,612Doncaster is higher£4,687£4,707£4,446

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Doncaster £12,757, Newport £13,136Newport: £13,136Doncaster: £12,757Newport: £13,192Doncaster: £12,811Newport: £12,460Doncaster: £12,101

    £12,757£12,811£12,101Newport is higherDepends on how you count£13,136£13,192£12,460

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster £2,497, Newport £2,488Newport: £2,488Doncaster: £2,497Newport: £2,499Doncaster: £2,508Newport: £2,360Doncaster: £2,369

    £2,497£2,508£2,369Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£2,488£2,499£2,360

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Doncaster £11,396, Newport £11,455Newport: £11,455Doncaster: £11,396Newport: £11,504Doncaster: £11,444Newport: £10,866Doncaster: £10,809

    £11,396£11,444£10,809Newport is higherDepends on how you count£11,455£11,504£10,866

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Doncaster £520, Newport £629Newport: £629Doncaster: £520Newport: £631Doncaster: £522Newport: £596Doncaster: £493

    £520£522£493Newport is higherDepends on how you count£629£631£596

  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: Doncaster £809, Newport £1,016Newport: £1,016Doncaster: £809Newport: £1,021Doncaster: £813Newport: £964Doncaster: £768

    £809£813£768Newport is higherDepends on how you count£1,016£1,021£964

  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: Doncaster £32, Newport £36Newport: £36Doncaster: £32Newport: £36Doncaster: £32Newport: £34Doncaster: £31

    £32£32£31Newport is higherDepends on how you count£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster £605, Newport £621Newport: £621Doncaster: £605Newport: £624Doncaster: £608Newport: £589Doncaster: £574

    £605£608£574Newport is higherDepends on how you count£621£624£589

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster £164, Newport £141Newport: £141Doncaster: £164Newport: £142Doncaster: £165Newport: £134Doncaster: £156

    £164£165£156Doncaster is higher£141£142£134

  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: Doncaster £170, Newport £152Newport: £152Doncaster: £170Newport: £152Doncaster: £170Newport: £144Doncaster: £161

    £170£170£161Doncaster is higher£152£152£144

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster £1,941, Newport £1,927Newport: £1,927Doncaster: £1,941Newport: £1,935Doncaster: £1,950Newport: £1,828Doncaster: £1,842

    £1,941£1,950£1,842Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£1,927£1,935£1,828

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Doncaster £195, Newport £273Newport: £273Doncaster: £195Newport: £274Doncaster: £196Newport: £259Doncaster: £185

    £195£196£185Newport is higherDepends on how you count£273£274£259

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster £369, Newport £392Newport: £392Doncaster: £369Newport: £394Doncaster: £371Newport: £372Doncaster: £350

    £369£371£350Newport is higherDepends on how you count£392£394£372

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster £8.33, Newport £9.15Newport: £9.15Doncaster: £8.33Newport: £9.19Doncaster: £8.36Newport: £8.68Doncaster: £7.90

    £8.33£8.36£7.90Newport is higherDepends on how you count£9.15£9.19£8.68

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster £8.16, Newport £8.32Newport: £8.32Doncaster: £8.16Newport: £8.35Doncaster: £8.19Newport: £7.89Doncaster: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Newport is higherDepends on how you count£8.32£8.35£7.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Doncaster £6.67, Newport £7.89Newport: £7.89Doncaster: £6.67Newport: £7.92Doncaster: £6.70Newport: £7.48Doncaster: £6.33

    £6.67£6.70£6.33Newport is higherDepends on how you count£7.89£7.92£7.48

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Doncaster 1,023.5, Newport 1,019.7Newport: 1,019.7Doncaster: 1,023.5

    1,023.5Doncaster is higher1,019.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Doncaster 126.3, Newport 143.9Newport: 143.9Doncaster: 126.3

    126.3Newport is higherDepends on how you count143.9

  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: Doncaster 169.7, Newport 206.3Newport: 206.3Doncaster: 169.7

    169.7Newport is higherDepends on how you count206.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 91.5, Newport 87.8Newport: 87.8Doncaster: 91.5

    91.5Doncaster is higher87.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Doncaster 242.5, Newport 228.4Newport: 228.4Doncaster: 242.5

    242.5Doncaster is higher228.4

  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: Doncaster 37.6, Newport 33.1Newport: 33.1Doncaster: 37.6

    37.6Doncaster is higher33.1

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Doncaster and Newport, per person in the age group
MeasureDoncasterNewportHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,862£4,882£4,612£4,687£4,707£4,446Doncaster
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,757£12,811£12,101£13,136£13,192£12,460Newport
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,497£2,508£2,369£2,488£2,499£2,360Doncaster
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,396£11,444£10,809£11,455£11,504£10,866Newport
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£520£522£493£629£631£596Newport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£809£813£768£1,016£1,021£964Newport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£32£32£31£36£36£34Newport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£605£608£574£621£624£589Newport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£141£142£134Doncaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£170£170£161£152£152£144Doncaster
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,941£1,950£1,842£1,927£1,935£1,828Doncaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£273£274£259Newport
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£369£371£350£392£394£372Newport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.33£8.36£7.90£9.15£9.19£8.68Newport
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£8.32£8.35£7.89Newport
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.67£6.70£6.33£7.89£7.92£7.48Newport
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,023.51,019.7Doncaster
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026126.3143.9Newport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026169.7206.3Newport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.587.8Doncaster
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026242.5228.4Doncaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202637.633.1Doncaster

Per resident

Doncaster is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Newport 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

Doncaster Newport

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Doncaster £4,862, Newport £4,687Newport: £4,687Doncaster: £4,862Newport: £4,707Doncaster: £4,882Newport: £4,446Doncaster: £4,612

    £4,862£4,882£4,612Doncaster is higher£4,687£4,707£4,446

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Doncaster £2,352, Newport £2,074Newport: £2,074Doncaster: £2,352Newport: £2,083Doncaster: £2,363Newport: £1,967Doncaster: £2,231

    £2,352£2,363£2,231Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£2,074£2,083£1,967

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Doncaster £1,539, Newport £1,569Newport: £1,569Doncaster: £1,539Newport: £1,576Doncaster: £1,545Newport: £1,488Doncaster: £1,460

    £1,539£1,545£1,460Newport is higherDepends on how you count£1,569£1,576£1,488

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Doncaster £2,101, Newport £1,808Newport: £1,808Doncaster: £2,101Newport: £1,816Doncaster: £2,110Newport: £1,715Doncaster: £1,993

    £2,101£2,110£1,993Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£1,808£1,816£1,715

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Doncaster £96, Newport £99Newport: £99Doncaster: £96Newport: £100Doncaster: £96Newport: £94Doncaster: £91

    £96£96£91Newport is higherDepends on how you count£99£100£94

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster £149, Newport £160Newport: £160Doncaster: £149Newport: £161Doncaster: £150Newport: £152Doncaster: £142

    £149£150£142Newport is higherDepends on how you count£160£161£152

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Doncaster £5.97, Newport £5.70Newport: £5.70Doncaster: £5.97Newport: £5.73Doncaster: £5.99Newport: £5.41Doncaster: £5.66

    £5.97£5.99£5.66Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£5.70£5.73£5.41

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster £605, Newport £621Newport: £621Doncaster: £605Newport: £624Doncaster: £608Newport: £589Doncaster: £574

    £605£608£574Newport is higherDepends on how you count£621£624£589

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster £164, Newport £141Newport: £141Doncaster: £164Newport: £142Doncaster: £165Newport: £134Doncaster: £156

    £164£165£156Doncaster is higher£141£142£134

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Doncaster £105, Newport £96Newport: £96Doncaster: £105Newport: £96Doncaster: £105Newport: £91Doncaster: £99

    £105£105£99Doncaster is higher£96£96£91

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Doncaster £1,196, Newport £1,215Newport: £1,215Doncaster: £1,196Newport: £1,220Doncaster: £1,201Newport: £1,153Doncaster: £1,135

    £1,196£1,201£1,135Newport is higherDepends on how you count£1,215£1,220£1,153

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Doncaster £195, Newport £273Newport: £273Doncaster: £195Newport: £274Doncaster: £196Newport: £259Doncaster: £185

    £195£196£185Newport is higherDepends on how you count£273£274£259

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Doncaster £228, Newport £247Newport: £247Doncaster: £228Newport: £248Doncaster: £229Newport: £235Doncaster: £216

    £228£229£216Newport is higherDepends on how you count£247£248£235

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Doncaster £5.13, Newport £5.77Newport: £5.77Doncaster: £5.13Newport: £5.79Doncaster: £5.16Newport: £5.47Doncaster: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Newport is higherDepends on how you count£5.77£5.79£5.47

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Doncaster £5.03, Newport £5.24Newport: £5.24Doncaster: £5.03Newport: £5.26Doncaster: £5.05Newport: £4.97Doncaster: £4.77

    £5.03£5.05£4.77Newport is higherDepends on how you count£5.24£5.26£4.97

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Doncaster £6.67, Newport £7.89Newport: £7.89Doncaster: £6.67Newport: £7.92Doncaster: £6.70Newport: £7.48Doncaster: £6.33

    £6.67£6.70£6.33Newport is higherDepends on how you count£7.89£7.92£7.48

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 188.7, Newport 161.0Newport: 161.0Doncaster: 188.7

    188.7Doncaster is higher161.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 23.3, Newport 22.7Newport: 22.7Doncaster: 23.3

    23.3Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count22.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 31.3, Newport 32.6Newport: 32.6Doncaster: 31.3

    31.3Newport is higherDepends on how you count32.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 91.5, Newport 87.8Newport: 87.8Doncaster: 91.5

    91.5Doncaster is higher87.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 149.4, Newport 144.1Newport: 144.1Doncaster: 149.4

    149.4Doncaster is higher144.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 23.2, Newport 20.9Newport: 20.9Doncaster: 23.2

    23.2Doncaster is higher20.9

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Doncaster and Newport, per resident
MeasureDoncasterNewportHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,862£4,882£4,612£4,687£4,707£4,446Doncaster
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,352£2,363£2,231£2,074£2,083£1,967Doncaster
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,539£1,545£1,460£1,569£1,576£1,488Newport
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,101£2,110£1,993£1,808£1,816£1,715Doncaster
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£99£100£94Newport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£160£161£152Newport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.97£5.99£5.66£5.70£5.73£5.41Doncaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£605£608£574£621£624£589Newport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£141£142£134Doncaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£105£99£96£96£91Doncaster
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,196£1,201£1,135£1,215£1,220£1,153Newport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£273£274£259Newport
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£247£248£235Newport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£5.77£5.79£5.47Newport
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.03£5.05£4.77£5.24£5.26£4.97Newport
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.67£6.70£6.33£7.89£7.92£7.48Newport
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026188.7161.0Doncaster
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.322.7Doncaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.332.6Newport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.587.8Doncaster
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026149.4144.1Doncaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.220.9Doncaster

Total

Doncaster is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Newport on 0. 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

Doncaster Newport

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Doncaster £1.6bn, Newport £784.6mNewport: £784.6mDoncaster: £1.6bnNewport: £787.9mDoncaster: £1.6bnNewport: £744.2mDoncaster: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnDoncaster is higher£784.6m£787.9m£744.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Doncaster £753.4m, Newport £347.2mNewport: £347.2mDoncaster: £753.4mNewport: £348.6mDoncaster: £756.6mNewport: £329.3mDoncaster: £714.6m

    £753.4m£756.6m£714.6mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£347.2m£348.6m£329.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Doncaster £492.8m, Newport £262.7mNewport: £262.7mDoncaster: £492.8mNewport: £263.8mDoncaster: £494.9mNewport: £249.2mDoncaster: £467.4m

    £492.8m£494.9m£467.4mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£262.7m£263.8m£249.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Doncaster £673.0m, Newport £302.7mNewport: £302.7mDoncaster: £673.0mNewport: £304.0mDoncaster: £675.9mNewport: £287.2mDoncaster: £638.4m

    £673.0m£675.9m£638.4mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£302.7m£304.0m£287.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Doncaster £30.7m, Newport £16.6mNewport: £16.6mDoncaster: £30.7mNewport: £16.7mDoncaster: £30.8mNewport: £15.8mDoncaster: £29.1m

    £30.7m£30.8m£29.1mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Doncaster £47.8m, Newport £26.9mNewport: £26.9mDoncaster: £47.8mNewport: £27.0mDoncaster: £48.0mNewport: £25.5mDoncaster: £45.3m

    £47.8m£48.0m£45.3mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Doncaster £1.9m, Newport £0.96mNewport: £0.96mDoncaster: £1.9mNewport: £0.96mDoncaster: £1.9mNewport: £0.91mDoncaster: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£0.96m£0.96m£0.91m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Doncaster £193.7m, Newport £104.0mNewport: £104.0mDoncaster: £193.7mNewport: £104.4mDoncaster: £194.6mNewport: £98.7mDoncaster: £183.8m

    £193.7m£194.6m£183.8mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£104.0m£104.4m£98.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Doncaster £52.5m, Newport £23.7mNewport: £23.7mDoncaster: £52.5mNewport: £23.8mDoncaster: £52.7mNewport: £22.4mDoncaster: £49.8m

    £52.5m£52.7m£49.8mDoncaster is higher£23.7m£23.8m£22.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Doncaster £33.5m, Newport £16.0mNewport: £16.0mDoncaster: £33.5mNewport: £16.1mDoncaster: £33.6mNewport: £15.2mDoncaster: £31.8m

    £33.5m£33.6m£31.8mDoncaster is higher£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Doncaster £383.1m, Newport £203.4mNewport: £203.4mDoncaster: £383.1mNewport: £204.3mDoncaster: £384.7mNewport: £193.0mDoncaster: £363.4m

    £383.1m£384.7m£363.4mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£203.4m£204.3m£193.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Doncaster £62.4m, Newport £45.7mNewport: £45.7mDoncaster: £62.4mNewport: £45.9mDoncaster: £62.7mNewport: £43.4mDoncaster: £59.2m

    £62.4m£62.7m£59.2mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£45.7m£45.9m£43.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Doncaster £72.9m, Newport £41.4mNewport: £41.4mDoncaster: £72.9mNewport: £41.6mDoncaster: £73.2mNewport: £39.3mDoncaster: £69.1m

    £72.9m£73.2m£69.1mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£41.4m£41.6m£39.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Doncaster £1.6m, Newport £0.97mNewport: £0.97mDoncaster: £1.6mNewport: £0.97mDoncaster: £1.6mNewport: £0.92mDoncaster: £1.6m

    £1.6mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£0.97m£0.97m£0.92m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Doncaster £1.6m, Newport £0.88mNewport: £0.88mDoncaster: £1.6mNewport: £0.88mDoncaster: £1.6mNewport: £0.83mDoncaster: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Doncaster £2.1m, Newport £1.3mNewport: £1.3mDoncaster: £2.1mNewport: £1.3mDoncaster: £2.1mNewport: £1.3mDoncaster: £2.0m

    £2.1m£2.1m£2.0mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£1.3m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Doncaster 60,443, Newport 26,949Newport: 26,949Doncaster: 60,443

    60,443Doncaster is higher26,949

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Doncaster 7,457, Newport 3,803Newport: 3,803Doncaster: 7,457

    7,457Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count3,803

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Doncaster 10,023, Newport 5,453Newport: 5,453Doncaster: 10,023

    10,023Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count5,453

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Doncaster 29,310, Newport 14,701Newport: 14,701Doncaster: 29,310

    29,310Doncaster is higher14,701

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Doncaster 47,857, Newport 24,120Newport: 24,120Doncaster: 47,857

    47,857Doncaster is higher24,120

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Doncaster 7,426, Newport 3,494Newport: 3,494Doncaster: 7,426

    7,426Doncaster is higher3,494

Show the numbers
Doncaster and Newport, total
MeasureDoncasterNewportHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£784.6m£787.9m£744.2mDoncaster
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£753.4m£756.6m£714.6m£347.2m£348.6m£329.3mDoncaster
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£492.8m£494.9m£467.4m£262.7m£263.8m£249.2mDoncaster
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£673.0m£675.9m£638.4m£302.7m£304.0m£287.2mDoncaster
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£30.7m£30.8m£29.1m£16.6m£16.7m£15.8mDoncaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.8m£48.0m£45.3m£26.9m£27.0m£25.5mDoncaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£0.96m£0.96m£0.91mDoncaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£193.7m£194.6m£183.8m£104.0m£104.4m£98.7mDoncaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£52.5m£52.7m£49.8m£23.7m£23.8m£22.4mDoncaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.5m£33.6m£31.8m£16.0m£16.1m£15.2mDoncaster
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£383.1m£384.7m£363.4m£203.4m£204.3m£193.0mDoncaster
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£62.4m£62.7m£59.2m£45.7m£45.9m£43.4mDoncaster
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£72.9m£73.2m£69.1m£41.4m£41.6m£39.3mDoncaster
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.6m£0.97m£0.97m£0.92mDoncaster
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£0.88m£0.88m£0.83mDoncaster
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m£1.3mDoncaster
State Pensiontotal, March 202660,44326,949Doncaster
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,4573,803Doncaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202610,0235,453Doncaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202629,31014,701Doncaster
Universal Credittotal, May 202647,85724,120Doncaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267,4263,494Doncaster

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 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.
  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.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.