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Newcastle upon Tyne and Bristol, City of

318,852 and 494,225 residents (mid-2024).

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher than Bristol, City of on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 17 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

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Bristol, City of on 6. 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 Bristol, City of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252, Bristol, City of £3,653Bristol, City of: £3,653Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Bristol, City of: £3,669Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Bristol, City of: £3,465Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033

    £4,252£4,270£4,033Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£3,653£3,669£3,465

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £12,985, Bristol, City of £13,026Bristol, City of: £13,026Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,985Bristol, City of: £13,081Newcastle upon Tyne: £13,040Bristol, City of: £12,356Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,317

    £12,985£13,040£12,317Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£13,026£13,081£12,356

  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, Bristol, City of £1,816Bristol, City of: £1,816Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,187Bristol, City of: £1,823Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,196Bristol, City of: £1,722Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,074

    £2,187£2,196£2,074Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,816£1,823£1,722

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £11,326, Bristol, City of £11,594Bristol, City of: £11,594Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,326Bristol, City of: £11,643Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,374Bristol, City of: £10,997Newcastle upon Tyne: £10,743

    £11,326£11,374£10,743Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£11,594£11,643£10,997

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £739, Bristol, City of £654Bristol, City of: £654Newcastle upon Tyne: £739Bristol, City of: £657Newcastle upon Tyne: £742Bristol, City of: £620Newcastle upon Tyne: £701

    £739£742£701Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£654£657£620

  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, Bristol, City of £744Bristol, City of: £744Newcastle upon Tyne: £878Bristol, City of: £748Newcastle upon Tyne: £882Bristol, City of: £706Newcastle upon Tyne: £833

    £878£882£833Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£744£748£706

  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, Bristol, City of £34Bristol, City of: £34Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Bristol, City of: £34Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Bristol, City of: £32Newcastle upon Tyne: £40

    £42£42£40Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£34£34£32

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £537, Bristol, City of £437Bristol, City of: £437Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Bristol, City of: £439Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Bristol, City of: £414Newcastle upon Tyne: £509

    £537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£437£439£414

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £127, Bristol, City of £106Bristol, City of: £106Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Bristol, City of: £106Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Bristol, City of: £100Newcastle upon Tyne: £120

    £127£127£120Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£106£106£100

  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, Bristol, City of £78Bristol, City of: £78Newcastle upon Tyne: £133Bristol, City of: £78Newcastle upon Tyne: £134Bristol, City of: £74Newcastle upon Tyne: £127

    £133£134£127Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,750, Bristol, City of £1,419Bristol, City of: £1,419Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,750Bristol, City of: £1,425Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,757Bristol, City of: £1,346Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,660

    £1,750£1,757£1,660Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,419£1,425£1,346

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £279, Bristol, City of £270Bristol, City of: £270Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Bristol, City of: £271Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Bristol, City of: £256Newcastle upon Tyne: £264

    £279£280£264Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£270£271£256

  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, Bristol, City of £306Bristol, City of: £306Newcastle upon Tyne: £290Bristol, City of: £307Newcastle upon Tyne: £292Bristol, City of: £290Newcastle upon Tyne: £275

    £290£292£275Bristol, City of is higher£306£307£290

  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, Bristol, City of £6.38Bristol, City of: £6.38Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.48Bristol, City of: £6.41Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.51Bristol, City of: £6.05Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Bristol, City of is higher£6.38£6.41£6.05

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £7.85, Bristol, City of £6.94Bristol, City of: £6.94Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.85Bristol, City of: £6.97Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.89Bristol, City of: £6.58Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£6.94£6.97£6.58

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01, Bristol, City of £5.76Bristol, City of: £5.76Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Bristol, City of: £5.78Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Bristol, City of: £5.46Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Bristol, City of is higher£5.76£5.78£5.46

  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, Bristol, City of 1,024.9Bristol, City of: 1,024.9Newcastle upon Tyne: 1,014.7

    1,014.7Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count1,024.9

  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, Bristol, City of 133.8Bristol, City of: 133.8Newcastle upon Tyne: 168.1

    168.1Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count133.8

  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, Bristol, City of 149.8Bristol, City of: 149.8Newcastle upon Tyne: 177.0

    177.0Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count149.8

  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, Bristol, City of 64.1Bristol, City of: 64.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2

    79.2Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count64.1

  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, Bristol, City of 167.3Bristol, City of: 167.3Newcastle upon Tyne: 206.5

    206.5Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count167.3

  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, Bristol, City of 17.2Bristol, City of: 17.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 29.4

    29.4Newcastle upon Tyne is higher17.2

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Newcastle upon Tyne and Bristol, City of, per person in the age group
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneBristol, City ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,252£4,270£4,033£3,653£3,669£3,465Newcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,985£13,040£12,317£13,026£13,081£12,356Bristol, City of
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,187£2,196£2,074£1,816£1,823£1,722Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,326£11,374£10,743£11,594£11,643£10,997Bristol, City of
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£739£742£701£654£657£620Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£878£882£833£744£748£706Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£42£42£40£34£34£32Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£437£439£414Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£106£106£100Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£133£134£127£78£78£74Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,750£1,757£1,660£1,419£1,425£1,346Newcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£270£271£256Newcastle upon Tyne
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£290£292£275£306£307£290Bristol, City of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£6.38£6.41£6.05Bristol, City of
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£6.94£6.97£6.58Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£5.76£5.78£5.46Bristol, City of
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.71,024.9Bristol, City of
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.1133.8Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.0149.8Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.264.1Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026206.5167.3Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.417.2Newcastle upon Tyne

Per resident

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Bristol, City of on 3. 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 Bristol, City of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252, Bristol, City of £3,653Bristol, City of: £3,653Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Bristol, City of: £3,669Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Bristol, City of: £3,465Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033

    £4,252£4,270£4,033Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£3,653£3,669£3,465

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,811, Bristol, City of £1,545Bristol, City of: £1,545Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,811Bristol, City of: £1,551Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,819Bristol, City of: £1,465Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,718

    £1,811£1,819£1,718Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,545£1,551£1,465

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,493, Bristol, City of £1,290Bristol, City of: £1,290Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,493Bristol, City of: £1,295Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Bristol, City of: £1,223Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,416

    £1,493£1,499£1,416Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,290£1,295£1,223

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,580, Bristol, City of £1,375Bristol, City of: £1,375Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,580Bristol, City of: £1,381Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,587Bristol, City of: £1,304Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499

    £1,580£1,587£1,499Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,375£1,381£1,304

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £103, Bristol, City of £78Bristol, City of: £78Newcastle upon Tyne: £103Bristol, City of: £78Newcastle upon Tyne: £104Bristol, City of: £74Newcastle upon Tyne: £98

    £103£104£98Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£78£78£74

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £122, Bristol, City of £88Bristol, City of: £88Newcastle upon Tyne: £122Bristol, City of: £89Newcastle upon Tyne: £123Bristol, City of: £84Newcastle upon Tyne: £116

    £122£123£116Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£88£89£84

  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, Bristol, City of £4.02Bristol, City of: £4.02Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.82Bristol, City of: £4.03Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.84Bristol, City of: £3.81Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.52

    £5.82£5.84£5.52Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£4.02£4.03£3.81

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £537, Bristol, City of £437Bristol, City of: £437Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Bristol, City of: £439Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Bristol, City of: £414Newcastle upon Tyne: £509

    £537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£437£439£414

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £127, Bristol, City of £106Bristol, City of: £106Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Bristol, City of: £106Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Bristol, City of: £100Newcastle upon Tyne: £120

    £127£127£120Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£106£106£100

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £91, Bristol, City of £55Bristol, City of: £55Newcastle upon Tyne: £91Bristol, City of: £55Newcastle upon Tyne: £92Bristol, City of: £52Newcastle upon Tyne: £86

    £91£92£86Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£55£55£52

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,195, Bristol, City of £1,008Bristol, City of: £1,008Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,195Bristol, City of: £1,012Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,200Bristol, City of: £956Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,133

    £1,195£1,200£1,133Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,008£1,012£956

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £279, Bristol, City of £270Bristol, City of: £270Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Bristol, City of: £271Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Bristol, City of: £256Newcastle upon Tyne: £264

    £279£280£264Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£270£271£256

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £198, Bristol, City of £217Bristol, City of: £217Newcastle upon Tyne: £198Bristol, City of: £218Newcastle upon Tyne: £199Bristol, City of: £206Newcastle upon Tyne: £188

    £198£199£188Bristol, City of is higher£217£218£206

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £3.74, Bristol, City of £4.52Bristol, City of: £4.52Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.74Bristol, City of: £4.54Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.76Bristol, City of: £4.29Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.55

    £3.74£3.76£3.55Bristol, City of is higher£4.52£4.54£4.29

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.37, Bristol, City of £4.92Bristol, City of: £4.92Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.37Bristol, City of: £4.94Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.39Bristol, City of: £4.67Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£4.92£4.94£4.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01, Bristol, City of £5.76Bristol, City of: £5.76Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Bristol, City of: £5.78Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Bristol, City of: £5.46Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Bristol, City of is higher£5.76£5.78£5.46

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 141.6, Bristol, City of 121.6Bristol, City of: 121.6Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.6

    141.6Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count121.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 23.5, Bristol, City of 15.9Bristol, City of: 15.9Newcastle upon Tyne: 23.5

    23.5Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count15.9

  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, Bristol, City of 17.8Bristol, City of: 17.8Newcastle upon Tyne: 24.7

    24.7Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count17.8

  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, Bristol, City of 64.1Bristol, City of: 64.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2

    79.2Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count64.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 141.0, Bristol, City of 118.9Bristol, City of: 118.9Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.0

    141.0Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count118.9

  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, Bristol, City of 12.2Bristol, City of: 12.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 20.1

    20.1Newcastle upon Tyne is higher12.2

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Newcastle upon Tyne and Bristol, City of, per resident
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneBristol, City ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,252£4,270£4,033£3,653£3,669£3,465Newcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,811£1,819£1,718£1,545£1,551£1,465Newcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,499£1,416£1,290£1,295£1,223Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,580£1,587£1,499£1,375£1,381£1,304Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£78£78£74Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£88£89£84Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.82£5.84£5.52£4.02£4.03£3.81Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£437£439£414Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£106£106£100Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£86£55£55£52Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,195£1,200£1,133£1,008£1,012£956Newcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£270£271£256Newcastle upon Tyne
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£217£218£206Bristol, City of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.74£3.76£3.55£4.52£4.54£4.29Bristol, City of
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£4.92£4.94£4.67Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£5.76£5.78£5.46Bristol, City of
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026141.6121.6Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.515.9Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.717.8Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.264.1Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026141.0118.9Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.112.2Newcastle upon Tyne

Total

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Bristol, City of on 20. 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 Bristol, City of

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.4bn, Bristol, City of £1.8bnBristol, City of: £1.8bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnBristol, City of: £1.8bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnBristol, City of: £1.7bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.3bn

    £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £577.5m, Bristol, City of £763.5mBristol, City of: £763.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £577.5mBristol, City of: £766.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £580.0mBristol, City of: £724.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £547.8m

    £577.5m£580.0m£547.8mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£763.5m£766.8m£724.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £476.1m, Bristol, City of £637.4mBristol, City of: £637.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £476.1mBristol, City of: £640.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £478.1mBristol, City of: £604.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £451.6m

    £476.1m£478.1m£451.6mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£637.4m£640.1m£604.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £503.8m, Bristol, City of £679.6mBristol, City of: £679.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £503.8mBristol, City of: £682.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £505.9mBristol, City of: £644.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £477.8m

    £503.8m£505.9m£477.8mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£679.6m£682.5m£644.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £32.9m, Bristol, City of £38.3mBristol, City of: £38.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £32.9mBristol, City of: £38.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £33.0mBristol, City of: £36.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £31.2m

    £32.9m£33.0m£31.2mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£38.3m£38.5m£36.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £39.1m, Bristol, City of £43.6mBristol, City of: £43.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.1mBristol, City of: £43.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.2mBristol, City of: £41.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £37.0m

    £39.1m£39.2m£37.0mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£43.6m£43.8m£41.4m

  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, Bristol, City of £2.0mBristol, City of: £2.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mBristol, City of: £2.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mBristol, City of: £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £171.2m, Bristol, City of £215.9mBristol, City of: £215.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.2mBristol, City of: £216.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.9mBristol, City of: £204.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £162.4m

    £171.2m£171.9m£162.4mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£215.9m£216.9m£204.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £40.4m, Bristol, City of £52.3mBristol, City of: £52.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.4mBristol, City of: £52.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.6mBristol, City of: £49.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £38.3m

    £40.4m£40.6m£38.3mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£52.3m£52.6m£49.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £29.1m, Bristol, City of £27.2mBristol, City of: £27.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.1mBristol, City of: £27.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.2mBristol, City of: £25.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £27.6m

    £29.1m£29.2m£27.6mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £380.9m, Bristol, City of £498.1mBristol, City of: £498.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £380.9mBristol, City of: £500.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £382.5mBristol, City of: £472.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £361.3m

    £380.9m£382.5m£361.3mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£498.1m£500.2m£472.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £88.9m, Bristol, City of £133.4mBristol, City of: £133.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £88.9mBristol, City of: £134.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £89.3mBristol, City of: £126.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £84.3m

    £88.9m£89.3m£84.3mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£133.4m£134.0m£126.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £63.2m, Bristol, City of £107.4mBristol, City of: £107.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.2mBristol, City of: £107.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.5mBristol, City of: £101.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £59.9m

    £63.2m£63.5m£59.9mBristol, City of is higher£107.4m£107.8m£101.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.2m, Bristol, City of £2.2mBristol, City of: £2.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mBristol, City of: £2.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mBristol, City of: £2.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBristol, City of is higher£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.7m, Bristol, City of £2.4mBristol, City of: £2.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mBristol, City of: £2.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mBristol, City of: £2.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.6m, Bristol, City of £2.8mBristol, City of: £2.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mBristol, City of: £2.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mBristol, City of: £2.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mBristol, City of is higher£2.8m£2.9m£2.7m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 45,132, Bristol, City of 60,077Bristol, City of: 60,077Newcastle upon Tyne: 45,132

    45,132Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count60,077

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 7,476, Bristol, City of 7,840Bristol, City of: 7,840Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,476

    7,476Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count7,840

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 7,871, Bristol, City of 8,779Bristol, City of: 8,779Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,871

    7,871Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count8,779

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 25,242, Bristol, City of 31,700Bristol, City of: 31,700Newcastle upon Tyne: 25,242

    25,242Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count31,700

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 44,961, Bristol, City of 58,737Bristol, City of: 58,737Newcastle upon Tyne: 44,961

    44,961Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count58,737

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 6,399, Bristol, City of 6,038Bristol, City of: 6,038Newcastle upon Tyne: 6,399

    6,399Newcastle upon Tyne is higher6,038

Show the numbers
Newcastle upon Tyne and Bristol, City of, total
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneBristol, City ofHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bnBristol, City of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£577.5m£580.0m£547.8m£763.5m£766.8m£724.2mBristol, City of
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£476.1m£478.1m£451.6m£637.4m£640.1m£604.6mBristol, City of
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£503.8m£505.9m£477.8m£679.6m£682.5m£644.6mBristol, City of
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£32.9m£33.0m£31.2m£38.3m£38.5m£36.4mBristol, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.1m£39.2m£37.0m£43.6m£43.8m£41.4mBristol, City of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mBristol, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£171.2m£171.9m£162.4m£215.9m£216.9m£204.8mBristol, City of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.4m£40.6m£38.3m£52.3m£52.6m£49.7mBristol, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m£27.2m£27.3m£25.8mNewcastle upon Tyne
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£380.9m£382.5m£361.3m£498.1m£500.2m£472.5mBristol, City of
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£88.9m£89.3m£84.3m£133.4m£134.0m£126.5mBristol, City of
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£63.2m£63.5m£59.9m£107.4m£107.8m£101.9mBristol, City of
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mBristol, City of
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£2.4m£2.4m£2.3mBristol, City of
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£2.8m£2.9m£2.7mBristol, City of
State Pensiontotal, March 202645,13260,077Bristol, City of
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,4767,840Bristol, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,8718,779Bristol, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202625,24231,700Bristol, City of
Universal Credittotal, May 202644,96158,737Bristol, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,3996,038Newcastle 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.
  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.