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Sheffield and Newcastle upon Tyne

580,235 and 318,852 residents (mid-2024).

Sheffield is higher than Newcastle upon Tyne on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 11 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

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

Sheffield Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sheffield £4,470, Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Sheffield: £4,470Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Sheffield: £4,489Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033Sheffield: £4,240

    £4,470£4,489£4,240Sheffield is higher£4,252£4,270£4,033

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Sheffield £12,806, Newcastle upon Tyne £12,985Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,985Sheffield: £12,806Newcastle upon Tyne: £13,040Sheffield: £12,860Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,317Sheffield: £12,147

    £12,806£12,860£12,147Newcastle upon Tyne 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: Sheffield £2,232, Newcastle upon Tyne £2,187Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,187Sheffield: £2,232Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,196Sheffield: £2,241Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,074Sheffield: £2,117

    £2,232£2,241£2,117Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£2,187£2,196£2,074

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Sheffield £11,374, Newcastle upon Tyne £11,326Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,326Sheffield: £11,374Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,374Sheffield: £11,422Newcastle upon Tyne: £10,743Sheffield: £10,788

    £11,374£11,422£10,788Sheffield is higher£11,326£11,374£10,743

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Sheffield £601, Newcastle upon Tyne £739Newcastle upon Tyne: £739Sheffield: £601Newcastle upon Tyne: £742Sheffield: £604Newcastle upon Tyne: £701Sheffield: £570

    £601£604£570Newcastle upon Tyne 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: Sheffield £795, Newcastle upon Tyne £878Newcastle upon Tyne: £878Sheffield: £795Newcastle upon Tyne: £882Sheffield: £798Newcastle upon Tyne: £833Sheffield: £754

    £795£798£754Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£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: Sheffield £36, Newcastle upon Tyne £42Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Sheffield: £36Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Sheffield: £36Newcastle upon Tyne: £40Sheffield: £34

    £36£36£34Newcastle upon Tyne 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: Sheffield £543, Newcastle upon Tyne £537Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Sheffield: £543Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Sheffield: £545Newcastle upon Tyne: £509Sheffield: £515

    £543£545£515Sheffield is higher£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sheffield £161, Newcastle upon Tyne £127Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Sheffield: £161Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Sheffield: £162Newcastle upon Tyne: £120Sheffield: £153

    £161£162£153Sheffield 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: Sheffield £161, Newcastle upon Tyne £133Newcastle upon Tyne: £133Sheffield: £161Newcastle upon Tyne: £134Sheffield: £161Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Sheffield: £152

    £161£161£152Sheffield is higher£133£134£127

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Sheffield £1,670, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,750Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,750Sheffield: £1,670Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,757Sheffield: £1,677Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,660Sheffield: £1,584

    £1,670£1,677£1,584Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,750£1,757£1,660

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sheffield £259, Newcastle upon Tyne £279Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Sheffield: £259Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Sheffield: £260Newcastle upon Tyne: £264Sheffield: £245

    £259£260£245Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£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: Sheffield £378, Newcastle upon Tyne £290Newcastle upon Tyne: £290Sheffield: £378Newcastle upon Tyne: £292Sheffield: £380Newcastle upon Tyne: £275Sheffield: £359

    £378£380£359Sheffield 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: Sheffield £10, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.48Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.48Sheffield: £10Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.51Sheffield: £10Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.20Sheffield: £9.49

    £10£10£9.49Sheffield 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: Sheffield £13, Newcastle upon Tyne £7.85Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.85Sheffield: £13Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.89Sheffield: £13Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.45Sheffield: £12

    £13£13£12Sheffield is higher£7.85£7.89£7.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sheffield £5.49, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Sheffield: £5.49Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Sheffield: £5.52Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75Sheffield: £5.21

    £5.49£5.52£5.21Sheffield 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: Sheffield 1,006.3, Newcastle upon Tyne 1,014.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 1,014.7Sheffield: 1,006.3

    1,006.3Newcastle upon Tyne 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: Sheffield 135.8, Newcastle upon Tyne 168.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 168.1Sheffield: 135.8

    135.8Newcastle upon Tyne 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: Sheffield 163.9, Newcastle upon Tyne 177.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 177.0Sheffield: 163.9

    163.9Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count177.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 79.9, Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2Sheffield: 79.9

    79.9Sheffield 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: Sheffield 213.2, Newcastle upon Tyne 206.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 206.5Sheffield: 213.2

    213.2Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count206.5

  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: Sheffield 36.2, Newcastle upon Tyne 29.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 29.4Sheffield: 36.2

    36.2Sheffield is higher29.4

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Sheffield and Newcastle upon Tyne, per person in the age group
MeasureSheffieldNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,470£4,489£4,240£4,252£4,270£4,033Sheffield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,806£12,860£12,147£12,985£13,040£12,317Newcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,232£2,241£2,117£2,187£2,196£2,074Sheffield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,374£11,422£10,788£11,326£11,374£10,743Sheffield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£601£604£570£739£742£701Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£795£798£754£878£882£833Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£42£42£40Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£543£545£515£537£539£509Sheffield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£127£127£120Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£161£161£152£133£134£127Sheffield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,670£1,677£1,584£1,750£1,757£1,660Newcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£259£260£245£279£280£264Newcastle upon Tyne
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£378£380£359£290£292£275Sheffield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.49£5.48£5.51£5.20Sheffield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£13£12£7.85£7.89£7.45Sheffield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21£5.01£5.03£4.75Sheffield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.31,014.7Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.8168.1Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026163.9177.0Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.979.2Sheffield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026213.2206.5Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.229.4Sheffield

Per resident

Sheffield is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne 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

Sheffield Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sheffield £4,470, Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Sheffield: £4,470Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Sheffield: £4,489Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033Sheffield: £4,240

    £4,470£4,489£4,240Sheffield is higher£4,252£4,270£4,033

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Sheffield £2,036, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,811Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,811Sheffield: £2,036Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,819Sheffield: £2,045Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,718Sheffield: £1,931

    £2,036£2,045£1,931Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£1,811£1,819£1,718

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Sheffield £1,465, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,493Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,493Sheffield: £1,465Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Sheffield: £1,472Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,416Sheffield: £1,390

    £1,465£1,472£1,390Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,493£1,499£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Sheffield £1,808, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,580Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,580Sheffield: £1,808Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,587Sheffield: £1,816Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Sheffield: £1,715

    £1,808£1,816£1,715Sheffield is higher£1,580£1,587£1,499

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Sheffield £96, Newcastle upon Tyne £103Newcastle upon Tyne: £103Sheffield: £96Newcastle upon Tyne: £104Sheffield: £96Newcastle upon Tyne: £98Sheffield: £91

    £96£96£91Newcastle 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: Sheffield £126, Newcastle upon Tyne £122Newcastle upon Tyne: £122Sheffield: £126Newcastle upon Tyne: £123Sheffield: £127Newcastle upon Tyne: £116Sheffield: £120

    £126£127£120Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£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: Sheffield £5.66, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.82Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.82Sheffield: £5.66Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.84Sheffield: £5.69Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.52Sheffield: £5.37

    £5.66£5.69£5.37Newcastle 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: Sheffield £543, Newcastle upon Tyne £537Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Sheffield: £543Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Sheffield: £545Newcastle upon Tyne: £509Sheffield: £515

    £543£545£515Sheffield is higher£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sheffield £161, Newcastle upon Tyne £127Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Sheffield: £161Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Sheffield: £162Newcastle upon Tyne: £120Sheffield: £153

    £161£162£153Sheffield 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: Sheffield £105, Newcastle upon Tyne £91Newcastle upon Tyne: £91Sheffield: £105Newcastle upon Tyne: £92Sheffield: £106Newcastle upon Tyne: £86Sheffield: £100

    £105£106£100Sheffield is higher£91£92£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Sheffield £1,097, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,195Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,195Sheffield: £1,097Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,200Sheffield: £1,101Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,133Sheffield: £1,040

    £1,097£1,101£1,040Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,195£1,200£1,133

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sheffield £259, Newcastle upon Tyne £279Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Sheffield: £259Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Sheffield: £260Newcastle upon Tyne: £264Sheffield: £245

    £259£260£245Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£279£280£264

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Sheffield £248, Newcastle upon Tyne £198Newcastle upon Tyne: £198Sheffield: £248Newcastle upon Tyne: £199Sheffield: £249Newcastle upon Tyne: £188Sheffield: £236

    £248£249£236Sheffield is higher£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Sheffield £6.57, Newcastle upon Tyne £3.74Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.74Sheffield: £6.57Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.76Sheffield: £6.60Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.55Sheffield: £6.23

    £6.57£6.60£6.23Sheffield is higher£3.74£3.76£3.55

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Sheffield £8.46, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.37Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.37Sheffield: £8.46Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.39Sheffield: £8.49Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.09Sheffield: £8.02

    £8.46£8.49£8.02Sheffield is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sheffield £5.49, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Sheffield: £5.49Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Sheffield: £5.52Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75Sheffield: £5.21

    £5.49£5.52£5.21Sheffield is higher£5.01£5.03£4.75

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 160.0, Newcastle upon Tyne 141.6Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.6Sheffield: 160.0

    160.0Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count141.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 21.6, Newcastle upon Tyne 23.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 23.5Sheffield: 21.6

    21.6Newcastle 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: Sheffield 26.1, Newcastle upon Tyne 24.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 24.7Sheffield: 26.1

    26.1Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count24.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 79.9, Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2Sheffield: 79.9

    79.9Sheffield is higher79.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 140.0, Newcastle upon Tyne 141.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.0Sheffield: 140.0

    140.0Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count141.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 23.7, Newcastle upon Tyne 20.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 20.1Sheffield: 23.7

    23.7Sheffield is higher20.1

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Sheffield and Newcastle upon Tyne, per resident
MeasureSheffieldNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,470£4,489£4,240£4,252£4,270£4,033Sheffield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,036£2,045£1,931£1,811£1,819£1,718Sheffield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,465£1,472£1,390£1,493£1,499£1,416Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,808£1,816£1,715£1,580£1,587£1,499Sheffield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£103£104£98Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£127£120£122£123£116Sheffield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.66£5.69£5.37£5.82£5.84£5.52Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£543£545£515£537£539£509Sheffield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£127£127£120Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£91£92£86Sheffield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,097£1,101£1,040£1,195£1,200£1,133Newcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£259£260£245£279£280£264Newcastle upon Tyne
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£248£249£236£198£199£188Sheffield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.57£6.60£6.23£3.74£3.76£3.55Sheffield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£8.46£8.49£8.02£5.37£5.39£5.09Sheffield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21£5.01£5.03£4.75Sheffield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.0141.6Sheffield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.623.5Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.124.7Sheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.979.2Sheffield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026140.0141.0Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.720.1Sheffield

Total

Sheffield is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne 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

Sheffield Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Sheffield £2.6bn, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.4bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnSheffield: £2.6bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnSheffield: £2.6bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.3bnSheffield: £2.5bn

    £2.6bn£2.6bn£2.5bnSheffield is higher£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Sheffield £1.2bn, Newcastle upon Tyne £577.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £577.5mSheffield: £1.2bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £580.0mSheffield: £1.2bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £547.8mSheffield: £1.1bn

    £1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£577.5m£580.0m£547.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Sheffield £850.3m, Newcastle upon Tyne £476.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £476.1mSheffield: £850.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £478.1mSheffield: £853.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £451.6mSheffield: £806.5m

    £850.3m£853.9m£806.5mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£476.1m£478.1m£451.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Sheffield £1.0bn, Newcastle upon Tyne £503.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £503.8mSheffield: £1.0bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £505.9mSheffield: £1.1bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £477.8mSheffield: £995.3m

    £1.0bn£1.1bn£995.3mSheffield is higher£503.8m£505.9m£477.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Sheffield £55.5m, Newcastle upon Tyne £32.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £32.9mSheffield: £55.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £33.0mSheffield: £55.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £31.2mSheffield: £52.6m

    £55.5m£55.7m£52.6mSheffield 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: Sheffield £73.4m, Newcastle upon Tyne £39.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.1mSheffield: £73.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.2mSheffield: £73.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £37.0mSheffield: £69.6m

    £73.4m£73.7m£69.6mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£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: Sheffield £3.3m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mSheffield: £3.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mSheffield: £3.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.8mSheffield: £3.1m

    £3.3m£3.3m£3.1mSheffield 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: Sheffield £315.2m, Newcastle upon Tyne £171.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.2mSheffield: £315.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.9mSheffield: £316.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £162.4mSheffield: £298.9m

    £315.2m£316.5m£298.9mSheffield is higher£171.2m£171.9m£162.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Sheffield £93.5m, Newcastle upon Tyne £40.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.4mSheffield: £93.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.6mSheffield: £93.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £38.3mSheffield: £88.6m

    £93.5m£93.9m£88.6mSheffield 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: Sheffield £61.2m, Newcastle upon Tyne £29.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.1mSheffield: £61.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.2mSheffield: £61.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £27.6mSheffield: £58.0m

    £61.2m£61.5m£58.0mSheffield is higher£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Sheffield £636.3m, Newcastle upon Tyne £380.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £380.9mSheffield: £636.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £382.5mSheffield: £639.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £361.3mSheffield: £603.5m

    £636.3m£639.0m£603.5mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£380.9m£382.5m£361.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Sheffield £150.0m, Newcastle upon Tyne £88.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £88.9mSheffield: £150.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £89.3mSheffield: £150.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £84.3mSheffield: £142.3m

    £150.0m£150.7m£142.3mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£88.9m£89.3m£84.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Sheffield £144.1m, Newcastle upon Tyne £63.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.2mSheffield: £144.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.5mSheffield: £144.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £59.9mSheffield: £136.7m

    £144.1m£144.7m£136.7mSheffield is higher£63.2m£63.5m£59.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Sheffield £3.8m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mSheffield: £3.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mSheffield: £3.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.1mSheffield: £3.6m

    £3.8m£3.8m£3.6mSheffield is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Sheffield £4.9m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mSheffield: £4.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mSheffield: £4.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mSheffield: £4.7m

    £4.9m£4.9m£4.7mSheffield is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Sheffield £3.2m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mSheffield: £3.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mSheffield: £3.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.5mSheffield: £3.0m

    £3.2m£3.2m£3.0mSheffield is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Sheffield 92,834, Newcastle upon Tyne 45,132Newcastle upon Tyne: 45,132Sheffield: 92,834

    92,834Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count45,132

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Sheffield 12,528, Newcastle upon Tyne 7,476Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,476Sheffield: 12,528

    12,528Sheffield 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: Sheffield 15,120, Newcastle upon Tyne 7,871Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,871Sheffield: 15,120

    15,120Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count7,871

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sheffield 46,363, Newcastle upon Tyne 25,242Newcastle upon Tyne: 25,242Sheffield: 46,363

    46,363Sheffield is higher25,242

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Sheffield 81,231, Newcastle upon Tyne 44,961Newcastle upon Tyne: 44,961Sheffield: 81,231

    81,231Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count44,961

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sheffield 13,773, Newcastle upon Tyne 6,399Newcastle upon Tyne: 6,399Sheffield: 13,773

    13,773Sheffield is higher6,399

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Sheffield and Newcastle upon Tyne, total
MeasureSheffieldNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.6bn£2.6bn£2.5bn£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnSheffield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn£577.5m£580.0m£547.8mSheffield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£850.3m£853.9m£806.5m£476.1m£478.1m£451.6mSheffield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.1bn£995.3m£503.8m£505.9m£477.8mSheffield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£55.5m£55.7m£52.6m£32.9m£33.0m£31.2mSheffield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.4m£73.7m£69.6m£39.1m£39.2m£37.0mSheffield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.3m£3.3m£3.1m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mSheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£315.2m£316.5m£298.9m£171.2m£171.9m£162.4mSheffield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£93.5m£93.9m£88.6m£40.4m£40.6m£38.3mSheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.2m£61.5m£58.0m£29.1m£29.2m£27.6mSheffield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£636.3m£639.0m£603.5m£380.9m£382.5m£361.3mSheffield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£150.0m£150.7m£142.3m£88.9m£89.3m£84.3mSheffield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£144.1m£144.7m£136.7m£63.2m£63.5m£59.9mSheffield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mSheffield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£4.9m£4.9m£4.7m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mSheffield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£3.2m£3.2m£3.0m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mSheffield
State Pensiontotal, March 202692,83445,132Sheffield
Pension Credittotal, March 202612,5287,476Sheffield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202615,1207,871Sheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202646,36325,242Sheffield
Universal Credittotal, May 202681,23144,961Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 202613,7736,399Sheffield

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.
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