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Newcastle upon Tyne and Nottingham

318,852 and 330,561 residents (mid-2024).

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher than Nottingham on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Nottingham 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

Newcastle upon Tyne Nottingham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252, Nottingham £4,414Nottingham: £4,414Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Nottingham: £4,433Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Nottingham: £4,187Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033

    £4,252£4,270£4,033Nottingham is higher£4,414£4,433£4,187

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £12,985, Nottingham £13,100Nottingham: £13,100Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,985Nottingham: £13,156Newcastle upon Tyne: £13,040Nottingham: £12,426Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,317

    £12,985£13,040£12,317Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count£13,100£13,156£12,426

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £2,187, Nottingham £2,635Nottingham: £2,635Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,187Nottingham: £2,647Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,196Nottingham: £2,500Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,074

    £2,187£2,196£2,074Nottingham is higher£2,635£2,647£2,500

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £11,326, Nottingham £11,335Nottingham: £11,335Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,326Nottingham: £11,384Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,374Nottingham: £10,752Newcastle upon Tyne: £10,743

    £11,326£11,374£10,743Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count£11,335£11,384£10,752

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £739, Nottingham £925Nottingham: £925Newcastle upon Tyne: £739Nottingham: £929Newcastle upon Tyne: £742Nottingham: £877Newcastle upon Tyne: £701

    £739£742£701Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count£925£929£877

  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: Newcastle upon Tyne £878, Nottingham £789Nottingham: £789Newcastle upon Tyne: £878Nottingham: £793Newcastle upon Tyne: £882Nottingham: £749Newcastle upon Tyne: £833

    £878£882£833Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£789£793£749

  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: Newcastle upon Tyne £42, Nottingham £50Nottingham: £50Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Nottingham: £51Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Nottingham: £48Newcastle upon Tyne: £40

    £42£42£40Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count£50£51£48

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £537, Nottingham £612Nottingham: £612Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Nottingham: £614Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Nottingham: £580Newcastle upon Tyne: £509

    £537£539£509Nottingham is higher£612£614£580

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £127, Nottingham £142Nottingham: £142Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Nottingham: £143Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Nottingham: £135Newcastle upon Tyne: £120

    £127£127£120Nottingham is higher£142£143£135

  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: Newcastle upon Tyne £133, Nottingham £135Nottingham: £135Newcastle upon Tyne: £133Nottingham: £136Newcastle upon Tyne: £134Nottingham: £128Newcastle upon Tyne: £127

    £133£134£127Nottingham is higher£135£136£128

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,750, Nottingham £2,046Nottingham: £2,046Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,750Nottingham: £2,055Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,757Nottingham: £1,941Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,660

    £1,750£1,757£1,660Nottingham is higher£2,046£2,055£1,941

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £279, Nottingham £355Nottingham: £355Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Nottingham: £357Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Nottingham: £337Newcastle upon Tyne: £264

    £279£280£264Nottingham is higher£355£357£337

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £290, Nottingham £432Nottingham: £432Newcastle upon Tyne: £290Nottingham: £434Newcastle upon Tyne: £292Nottingham: £410Newcastle upon Tyne: £275

    £290£292£275Nottingham is higher£432£434£410

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.48, Nottingham £11Nottingham: £11Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.48Nottingham: £11Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.51Nottingham: £10Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Nottingham is higher£11£11£10

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £7.85, Nottingham £11Nottingham: £11Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.85Nottingham: £11Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.89Nottingham: £11Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Nottingham is higher£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01, Nottingham £4.00Nottingham: £4.00Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Nottingham: £4.01Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Nottingham: £3.79Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4.00£4.01£3.79

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne 1,014.7, Nottingham 1,017.7Nottingham: 1,017.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 1,014.7

    1,014.7Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count1,017.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne 168.1, Nottingham 200.4Nottingham: 200.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 168.1

    168.1Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count200.4

  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: Newcastle upon Tyne 177.0, Nottingham 162.4Nottingham: 162.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 177.0

    177.0Newcastle upon Tyne is higher162.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2, Nottingham 87.4Nottingham: 87.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2

    79.2Nottingham is higher87.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne 206.5, Nottingham 255.0Nottingham: 255.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 206.5

    206.5Nottingham is higher255.0

  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: Newcastle upon Tyne 29.4, Nottingham 29.8Nottingham: 29.8Newcastle upon Tyne: 29.4

    29.4Nottingham is higher29.8

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Newcastle upon Tyne and Nottingham, per person in the age group
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneNottinghamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,252£4,270£4,033£4,414£4,433£4,187Nottingham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,985£13,040£12,317£13,100£13,156£12,426Nottingham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,187£2,196£2,074£2,635£2,647£2,500Nottingham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,326£11,374£10,743£11,335£11,384£10,752Nottingham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£739£742£701£925£929£877Nottingham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£878£882£833£789£793£749Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£42£42£40£50£51£48Nottingham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£612£614£580Nottingham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£142£143£135Nottingham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£133£134£127£135£136£128Nottingham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,750£1,757£1,660£2,046£2,055£1,941Nottingham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£355£357£337Nottingham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£290£292£275£432£434£410Nottingham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£11£11£10Nottingham
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£11Nottingham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£4.00£4.01£3.79Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.71,017.7Nottingham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.1200.4Nottingham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.0162.4Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.287.4Nottingham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026206.5255.0Nottingham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.429.8Nottingham

Per resident

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Nottingham 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

Newcastle upon Tyne Nottingham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252, Nottingham £4,414Nottingham: £4,414Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Nottingham: £4,433Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Nottingham: £4,187Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033

    £4,252£4,270£4,033Nottingham is higher£4,414£4,433£4,187

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,811, Nottingham £1,451Nottingham: £1,451Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,811Nottingham: £1,457Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,819Nottingham: £1,376Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,718

    £1,811£1,819£1,718Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,451£1,457£1,376

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,493, Nottingham £1,850Nottingham: £1,850Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,493Nottingham: £1,858Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Nottingham: £1,755Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,416

    £1,493£1,499£1,416Nottingham is higher£1,850£1,858£1,755

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,580, Nottingham £1,255Nottingham: £1,255Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,580Nottingham: £1,261Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,587Nottingham: £1,191Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499

    £1,580£1,587£1,499Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,255£1,261£1,191

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £103, Nottingham £102Nottingham: £102Newcastle upon Tyne: £103Nottingham: £103Newcastle upon Tyne: £104Nottingham: £97Newcastle upon Tyne: £98

    £103£104£98Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£102£103£97

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £122, Nottingham £87Nottingham: £87Newcastle upon Tyne: £122Nottingham: £88Newcastle upon Tyne: £123Nottingham: £83Newcastle upon Tyne: £116

    £122£123£116Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£87£88£83

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.82, Nottingham £5.59Nottingham: £5.59Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.82Nottingham: £5.61Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.84Nottingham: £5.30Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.52

    £5.82£5.84£5.52Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£5.59£5.61£5.30

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £537, Nottingham £612Nottingham: £612Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Nottingham: £614Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Nottingham: £580Newcastle upon Tyne: £509

    £537£539£509Nottingham is higher£612£614£580

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £127, Nottingham £142Nottingham: £142Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Nottingham: £143Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Nottingham: £135Newcastle upon Tyne: £120

    £127£127£120Nottingham is higher£142£143£135

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £91, Nottingham £95Nottingham: £95Newcastle upon Tyne: £91Nottingham: £95Newcastle upon Tyne: £92Nottingham: £90Newcastle upon Tyne: £86

    £91£92£86Nottingham is higher£95£95£90

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,195, Nottingham £1,436Nottingham: £1,436Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,195Nottingham: £1,442Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,200Nottingham: £1,362Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,133

    £1,195£1,200£1,133Nottingham is higher£1,436£1,442£1,362

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £279, Nottingham £355Nottingham: £355Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Nottingham: £357Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Nottingham: £337Newcastle upon Tyne: £264

    £279£280£264Nottingham is higher£355£357£337

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £198, Nottingham £303Nottingham: £303Newcastle upon Tyne: £198Nottingham: £305Newcastle upon Tyne: £199Nottingham: £288Newcastle upon Tyne: £188

    £198£199£188Nottingham is higher£303£305£288

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £3.74, Nottingham £7.55Nottingham: £7.55Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.74Nottingham: £7.58Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.76Nottingham: £7.16Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.55

    £3.74£3.76£3.55Nottingham is higher£7.55£7.58£7.16

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.37, Nottingham £7.86Nottingham: £7.86Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.37Nottingham: £7.90Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.39Nottingham: £7.46Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Nottingham is higher£7.86£7.90£7.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01, Nottingham £4.00Nottingham: £4.00Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Nottingham: £4.01Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Nottingham: £3.79Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4.00£4.01£3.79

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 141.6, Nottingham 112.7Nottingham: 112.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.6

    141.6Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count112.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 23.5, Nottingham 22.2Nottingham: 22.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 23.5

    23.5Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count22.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 24.7, Nottingham 18.0Nottingham: 18.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 24.7

    24.7Newcastle upon Tyne is higher18.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2, Nottingham 87.4Nottingham: 87.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2

    79.2Nottingham is higher87.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 141.0, Nottingham 179.0Nottingham: 179.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.0

    141.0Nottingham is higher179.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 20.1, Nottingham 20.9Nottingham: 20.9Newcastle upon Tyne: 20.1

    20.1Nottingham is higher20.9

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Newcastle upon Tyne and Nottingham, per resident
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneNottinghamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,252£4,270£4,033£4,414£4,433£4,187Nottingham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,811£1,819£1,718£1,451£1,457£1,376Newcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,499£1,416£1,850£1,858£1,755Nottingham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,580£1,587£1,499£1,255£1,261£1,191Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£102£103£97Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£87£88£83Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.82£5.84£5.52£5.59£5.61£5.30Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£612£614£580Nottingham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£142£143£135Nottingham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£86£95£95£90Nottingham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,195£1,200£1,133£1,436£1,442£1,362Nottingham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£355£357£337Nottingham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£303£305£288Nottingham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.74£3.76£3.55£7.55£7.58£7.16Nottingham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£7.86£7.90£7.46Nottingham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£4.00£4.01£3.79Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026141.6112.7Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.522.2Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.718.0Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.287.4Nottingham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026141.0179.0Nottingham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.120.9Nottingham

Total

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Nottingham on 14. 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

Newcastle upon Tyne Nottingham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.4bn, Nottingham £1.5bnNottingham: £1.5bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnNottingham: £1.5bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnNottingham: £1.4bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.3bn

    £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnNottingham is higher£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £577.5m, Nottingham £479.6mNottingham: £479.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £577.5mNottingham: £481.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £580.0mNottingham: £454.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £547.8m

    £577.5m£580.0m£547.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£479.6m£481.6m£454.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £476.1m, Nottingham £611.5mNottingham: £611.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £476.1mNottingham: £614.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £478.1mNottingham: £580.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £451.6m

    £476.1m£478.1m£451.6mNottingham is higher£611.5m£614.1m£580.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £503.8m, Nottingham £415.0mNottingham: £415.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £503.8mNottingham: £416.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £505.9mNottingham: £393.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £477.8m

    £503.8m£505.9m£477.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£415.0m£416.8m£393.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £32.9m, Nottingham £33.9mNottingham: £33.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £32.9mNottingham: £34.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £33.0mNottingham: £32.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £31.2m

    £32.9m£33.0m£31.2mNottingham is higherDepends on how you count£33.9m£34.0m£32.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £39.1m, Nottingham £28.9mNottingham: £28.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.1mNottingham: £29.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.2mNottingham: £27.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £37.0m

    £39.1m£39.2m£37.0mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.9m, Nottingham £1.8mNottingham: £1.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mNottingham: £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mNottingham: £1.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.8m

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

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £171.2m, Nottingham £202.2mNottingham: £202.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.2mNottingham: £203.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.9mNottingham: £191.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £162.4m

    £171.2m£171.9m£162.4mNottingham is higher£202.2m£203.1m£191.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £40.4m, Nottingham £47.0mNottingham: £47.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.4mNottingham: £47.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.6mNottingham: £44.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £38.3m

    £40.4m£40.6m£38.3mNottingham is higher£47.0m£47.2m£44.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £29.1m, Nottingham £31.4mNottingham: £31.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.1mNottingham: £31.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.2mNottingham: £29.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £27.6m

    £29.1m£29.2m£27.6mNottingham is higher£31.4m£31.5m£29.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £380.9m, Nottingham £474.7mNottingham: £474.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £380.9mNottingham: £476.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £382.5mNottingham: £450.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £361.3m

    £380.9m£382.5m£361.3mNottingham is higher£474.7m£476.7m£450.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £88.9m, Nottingham £117.5mNottingham: £117.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £88.9mNottingham: £118.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £89.3mNottingham: £111.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £84.3m

    £88.9m£89.3m£84.3mNottingham is higher£117.5m£118.0m£111.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £63.2m, Nottingham £100.3mNottingham: £100.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.2mNottingham: £100.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.5mNottingham: £95.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £59.9m

    £63.2m£63.5m£59.9mNottingham is higher£100.3m£100.7m£95.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.2m, Nottingham £2.5mNottingham: £2.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mNottingham: £2.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mNottingham: £2.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mNottingham is higher£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.7m, Nottingham £2.6mNottingham: £2.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mNottingham: £2.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mNottingham: £2.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mNottingham is higher£2.6m£2.6m£2.5m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.6m, Nottingham £1.3mNottingham: £1.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mNottingham: £1.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mNottingham: £1.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.5m

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 45,132, Nottingham 37,259Nottingham: 37,259Newcastle upon Tyne: 45,132

    45,132Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count37,259

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 7,476, Nottingham 7,336Nottingham: 7,336Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,476

    7,476Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count7,336

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 7,871, Nottingham 5,945Nottingham: 5,945Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,871

    7,871Newcastle upon Tyne is higher5,945

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 25,242, Nottingham 28,905Nottingham: 28,905Newcastle upon Tyne: 25,242

    25,242Nottingham is higher28,905

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 44,961, Nottingham 59,162Nottingham: 59,162Newcastle upon Tyne: 44,961

    44,961Nottingham is higher59,162

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 6,399, Nottingham 6,907Nottingham: 6,907Newcastle upon Tyne: 6,399

    6,399Nottingham is higher6,907

Show the numbers
Newcastle upon Tyne and Nottingham, total
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneNottinghamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bnNottingham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£577.5m£580.0m£547.8m£479.6m£481.6m£454.9mNewcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£476.1m£478.1m£451.6m£611.5m£614.1m£580.0mNottingham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£503.8m£505.9m£477.8m£415.0m£416.8m£393.6mNewcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£32.9m£33.0m£31.2m£33.9m£34.0m£32.1mNottingham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.1m£39.2m£37.0m£28.9m£29.0m£27.4mNewcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.8m£1.9m£1.8mNewcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£171.2m£171.9m£162.4m£202.2m£203.1m£191.8mNottingham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.4m£40.6m£38.3m£47.0m£47.2m£44.6mNottingham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m£31.4m£31.5m£29.8mNottingham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£380.9m£382.5m£361.3m£474.7m£476.7m£450.3mNottingham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£88.9m£89.3m£84.3m£117.5m£118.0m£111.5mNottingham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£63.2m£63.5m£59.9m£100.3m£100.7m£95.1mNottingham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£2.5m£2.5m£2.4mNottingham
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£2.6m£2.6m£2.5mNottingham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.3mNewcastle upon Tyne
State Pensiontotal, March 202645,13237,259Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,4767,336Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,8715,945Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202625,24228,905Nottingham
Universal Credittotal, May 202644,96159,162Nottingham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,3996,907Nottingham

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.
  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.