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Newcastle upon Tyne and Brighton and Hove

318,852 and 285,063 residents (mid-2024).

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher than Brighton and Hove on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 4 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 15 of 22 measures, and Brighton and Hove 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

Newcastle upon Tyne Brighton and Hove

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252, Brighton and Hove £4,100Brighton and Hove: £4,100Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Brighton and Hove: £4,118Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Brighton and Hove: £3,889Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033

    £4,252£4,270£4,033Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4,100£4,118£3,889

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £12,985, Brighton and Hove £12,878Brighton and Hove: £12,878Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,985Brighton and Hove: £12,932Newcastle upon Tyne: £13,040Brighton and Hove: £12,215Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,317

    £12,985£13,040£12,317Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£12,878£12,932£12,215

  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, Brighton and Hove £1,937Brighton and Hove: £1,937Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,187Brighton and Hove: £1,946Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,196Brighton and Hove: £1,838Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,074

    £2,187£2,196£2,074Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£1,937£1,946£1,838

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £11,326, Brighton and Hove £11,440Brighton and Hove: £11,440Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,326Brighton and Hove: £11,488Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,374Brighton and Hove: £10,851Newcastle upon Tyne: £10,743

    £11,326£11,374£10,743Brighton and Hove is higherDepends on how you count£11,440£11,488£10,851

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £739, Brighton and Hove £745Brighton and Hove: £745Newcastle upon Tyne: £739Brighton and Hove: £748Newcastle upon Tyne: £742Brighton and Hove: £707Newcastle upon Tyne: £701

    £739£742£701Brighton and Hove is higherDepends on how you count£745£748£707

  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, Brighton and Hove £655Brighton and Hove: £655Newcastle upon Tyne: £878Brighton and Hove: £658Newcastle upon Tyne: £882Brighton and Hove: £621Newcastle upon Tyne: £833

    £878£882£833Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£655£658£621

  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, Brighton and Hove £38Brighton and Hove: £38Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Brighton and Hove: £38Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Brighton and Hove: £36Newcastle upon Tyne: £40

    £42£42£40Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£38£38£36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £537, Brighton and Hove £441Brighton and Hove: £441Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Brighton and Hove: £443Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Brighton and Hove: £418Newcastle upon Tyne: £509

    £537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£441£443£418

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £127, Brighton and Hove £138Brighton and Hove: £138Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Brighton and Hove: £139Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Brighton and Hove: £131Newcastle upon Tyne: £120

    £127£127£120Brighton and Hove is higherDepends on how you count£138£139£131

  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, Brighton and Hove £75Brighton and Hove: £75Newcastle upon Tyne: £133Brighton and Hove: £75Newcastle upon Tyne: £134Brighton and Hove: £71Newcastle upon Tyne: £127

    £133£134£127Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£75£75£71

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,750, Brighton and Hove £1,512Brighton and Hove: £1,512Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,750Brighton and Hove: £1,518Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,757Brighton and Hove: £1,434Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,660

    £1,750£1,757£1,660Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£1,512£1,518£1,434

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £279, Brighton and Hove £405Brighton and Hove: £405Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Brighton and Hove: £407Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Brighton and Hove: £384Newcastle upon Tyne: £264

    £279£280£264Brighton and Hove is higher£405£407£384

  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, Brighton and Hove £336Brighton and Hove: £336Newcastle upon Tyne: £290Brighton and Hove: £337Newcastle upon Tyne: £292Brighton and Hove: £319Newcastle upon Tyne: £275

    £290£292£275Brighton and Hove is higher£336£337£319

  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, Brighton and Hove £9.09Brighton and Hove: £9.09Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.48Brighton and Hove: £9.13Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.51Brighton and Hove: £8.62Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Brighton and Hove is higher£9.09£9.13£8.62

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £7.85, Brighton and Hove £5.64Brighton and Hove: £5.64Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.85Brighton and Hove: £5.66Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.89Brighton and Hove: £5.35Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£5.64£5.66£5.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01, Brighton and Hove £4.95Brighton and Hove: £4.95Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Brighton and Hove: £4.98Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Brighton and Hove: £4.70Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4.95£4.98£4.70

  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, Brighton and Hove 1,031.4Brighton and Hove: 1,031.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 1,014.7

    1,014.7Brighton and Hove is higherDepends on how you count1,031.4

  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, Brighton and Hove 155.8Brighton and Hove: 155.8Newcastle upon Tyne: 168.1

    168.1Newcastle upon Tyne is higher155.8

  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, Brighton and Hove 134.9Brighton and Hove: 134.9Newcastle upon Tyne: 177.0

    177.0Newcastle upon Tyne is higher134.9

  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, Brighton and Hove 65.6Brighton and Hove: 65.6Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2

    79.2Newcastle upon Tyne is higher65.6

  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, Brighton and Hove 175.2Brighton and Hove: 175.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 206.5

    206.5Newcastle upon Tyne is higher175.2

  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, Brighton and Hove 16.5Brighton and Hove: 16.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 29.4

    29.4Newcastle upon Tyne is higher16.5

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Newcastle upon Tyne and Brighton and Hove, per person in the age group
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneBrighton and HoveHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,252£4,270£4,033£4,100£4,118£3,889Newcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,985£13,040£12,317£12,878£12,932£12,215Newcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,187£2,196£2,074£1,937£1,946£1,838Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,326£11,374£10,743£11,440£11,488£10,851Brighton and Hove
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£739£742£701£745£748£707Brighton and Hove
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£878£882£833£655£658£621Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£42£42£40£38£38£36Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£441£443£418Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£138£139£131Brighton and Hove
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£133£134£127£75£75£71Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,750£1,757£1,660£1,512£1,518£1,434Newcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£405£407£384Brighton and Hove
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£290£292£275£336£337£319Brighton and Hove
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£9.09£9.13£8.62Brighton and Hove
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£5.64£5.66£5.35Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£4.95£4.98£4.70Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.71,031.4Brighton and Hove
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.1155.8Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.0134.9Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.265.6Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026206.5175.2Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.416.5Newcastle upon Tyne

Per resident

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Brighton and Hove on 4. 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 Brighton and Hove

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252, Brighton and Hove £4,100Brighton and Hove: £4,100Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Brighton and Hove: £4,118Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Brighton and Hove: £3,889Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033

    £4,252£4,270£4,033Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4,100£4,118£3,889

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,811, Brighton and Hove £1,722Brighton and Hove: £1,722Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,811Brighton and Hove: £1,730Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,819Brighton and Hove: £1,634Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,718

    £1,811£1,819£1,718Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£1,722£1,730£1,634

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,493, Brighton and Hove £1,388Brighton and Hove: £1,388Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,493Brighton and Hove: £1,394Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Brighton and Hove: £1,317Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,416

    £1,493£1,499£1,416Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£1,388£1,394£1,317

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,580, Brighton and Hove £1,530Brighton and Hove: £1,530Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,580Brighton and Hove: £1,537Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,587Brighton and Hove: £1,451Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499

    £1,580£1,587£1,499Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,530£1,537£1,451

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £103, Brighton and Hove £100Brighton and Hove: £100Newcastle upon Tyne: £103Brighton and Hove: £100Newcastle upon Tyne: £104Brighton and Hove: £95Newcastle upon Tyne: £98

    £103£104£98Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£100£100£95

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

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

    £122£123£116Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£88£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, Brighton and Hove £5.10Brighton and Hove: £5.10Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.82Brighton and Hove: £5.12Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.84Brighton and Hove: £4.84Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.52

    £5.82£5.84£5.52Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£5.10£5.12£4.84

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £537, Brighton and Hove £441Brighton and Hove: £441Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Brighton and Hove: £443Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Brighton and Hove: £418Newcastle upon Tyne: £509

    £537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£441£443£418

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £127, Brighton and Hove £138Brighton and Hove: £138Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Brighton and Hove: £139Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Brighton and Hove: £131Newcastle upon Tyne: £120

    £127£127£120Brighton and Hove is higherDepends on how you count£138£139£131

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £91, Brighton and Hove £54Brighton and Hove: £54Newcastle upon Tyne: £91Brighton and Hove: £54Newcastle upon Tyne: £92Brighton and Hove: £51Newcastle upon Tyne: £86

    £91£92£86Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£54£54£51

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,195, Brighton and Hove £1,083Brighton and Hove: £1,083Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,195Brighton and Hove: £1,088Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,200Brighton and Hove: £1,028Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,133

    £1,195£1,200£1,133Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£1,083£1,088£1,028

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £279, Brighton and Hove £405Brighton and Hove: £405Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Brighton and Hove: £407Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Brighton and Hove: £384Newcastle upon Tyne: £264

    £279£280£264Brighton and Hove is higher£405£407£384

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £198, Brighton and Hove £241Brighton and Hove: £241Newcastle upon Tyne: £198Brighton and Hove: £242Newcastle upon Tyne: £199Brighton and Hove: £228Newcastle upon Tyne: £188

    £198£199£188Brighton and Hove is higher£241£242£228

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £3.74, Brighton and Hove £6.52Brighton and Hove: £6.52Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.74Brighton and Hove: £6.54Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.76Brighton and Hove: £6.18Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.55

    £3.74£3.76£3.55Brighton and Hove is higher£6.52£6.54£6.18

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.37, Brighton and Hove £4.04Brighton and Hove: £4.04Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.37Brighton and Hove: £4.05Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.39Brighton and Hove: £3.83Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4.04£4.05£3.83

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01, Brighton and Hove £4.95Brighton and Hove: £4.95Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Brighton and Hove: £4.98Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Brighton and Hove: £4.70Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4.95£4.98£4.70

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 141.6, Brighton and Hove 138.0Brighton and Hove: 138.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.6

    141.6Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count138.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 23.5, Brighton and Hove 20.8Brighton and Hove: 20.8Newcastle upon Tyne: 23.5

    23.5Newcastle upon Tyne is higher20.8

  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, Brighton and Hove 18.0Brighton and Hove: 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, Brighton and Hove 65.6Brighton and Hove: 65.6Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2

    79.2Newcastle upon Tyne is higher65.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 141.0, Brighton and Hove 125.5Brighton and Hove: 125.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.0

    141.0Newcastle upon Tyne is higher125.5

  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, Brighton and Hove 11.8Brighton and Hove: 11.8Newcastle upon Tyne: 20.1

    20.1Newcastle upon Tyne is higher11.8

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Newcastle upon Tyne and Brighton and Hove, per resident
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneBrighton and HoveHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,252£4,270£4,033£4,100£4,118£3,889Newcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,811£1,819£1,718£1,722£1,730£1,634Newcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,499£1,416£1,388£1,394£1,317Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,580£1,587£1,499£1,530£1,537£1,451Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£100£100£95Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£88£88£83Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.82£5.84£5.52£5.10£5.12£4.84Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£441£443£418Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£138£139£131Brighton and Hove
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£86£54£54£51Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,195£1,200£1,133£1,083£1,088£1,028Newcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£405£407£384Brighton and Hove
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£241£242£228Brighton and Hove
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.74£3.76£3.55£6.52£6.54£6.18Brighton and Hove
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£4.04£4.05£3.83Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£4.95£4.98£4.70Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026141.6138.0Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.520.8Newcastle 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 202679.265.6Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026141.0125.5Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.111.8Newcastle upon Tyne

Total

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Brighton and Hove 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 Brighton and Hove

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.4bn, Brighton and Hove £1.2bnBrighton and Hove: £1.2bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnBrighton and Hove: £1.2bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnBrighton and Hove: £1.1bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.3bn

    £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £577.5m, Brighton and Hove £491.0mBrighton and Hove: £491.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £577.5mBrighton and Hove: £493.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £580.0mBrighton and Hove: £465.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £547.8m

    £577.5m£580.0m£547.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£491.0m£493.1m£465.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £476.1m, Brighton and Hove £395.8mBrighton and Hove: £395.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £476.1mBrighton and Hove: £397.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £478.1mBrighton and Hove: £375.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £451.6m

    £476.1m£478.1m£451.6mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£395.8m£397.5m£375.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £503.8m, Brighton and Hove £436.2mBrighton and Hove: £436.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £503.8mBrighton and Hove: £438.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £505.9mBrighton and Hove: £413.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £477.8m

    £503.8m£505.9m£477.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£436.2m£438.0m£413.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £32.9m, Brighton and Hove £28.4mBrighton and Hove: £28.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £32.9mBrighton and Hove: £28.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £33.0mBrighton and Hove: £26.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £31.2m

    £32.9m£33.0m£31.2mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£28.4m£28.5m£26.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £39.1m, Brighton and Hove £25.0mBrighton and Hove: £25.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.1mBrighton and Hove: £25.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.2mBrighton and Hove: £23.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £37.0m

    £39.1m£39.2m£37.0mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m

  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, Brighton and Hove £1.5mBrighton and Hove: £1.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mBrighton and Hove: £1.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mBrighton and Hove: £1.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £171.2m, Brighton and Hove £125.8mBrighton and Hove: £125.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.2mBrighton and Hove: £126.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.9mBrighton and Hove: £119.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £162.4m

    £171.2m£171.9m£162.4mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£125.8m£126.3m£119.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £40.4m, Brighton and Hove £39.4mBrighton and Hove: £39.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.4mBrighton and Hove: £39.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.6mBrighton and Hove: £37.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £38.3m

    £40.4m£40.6m£38.3mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£39.4m£39.6m£37.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £29.1m, Brighton and Hove £15.3mBrighton and Hove: £15.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.1mBrighton and Hove: £15.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.2mBrighton and Hove: £14.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £27.6m

    £29.1m£29.2m£27.6mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £380.9m, Brighton and Hove £308.9mBrighton and Hove: £308.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £380.9mBrighton and Hove: £310.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £382.5mBrighton and Hove: £293.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £361.3m

    £380.9m£382.5m£361.3mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£308.9m£310.2m£293.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £88.9m, Brighton and Hove £115.4mBrighton and Hove: £115.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £88.9mBrighton and Hove: £115.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £89.3mBrighton and Hove: £109.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £84.3m

    £88.9m£89.3m£84.3mBrighton and Hove is higher£115.4m£115.9m£109.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £63.2m, Brighton and Hove £68.6mBrighton and Hove: £68.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.2mBrighton and Hove: £68.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.5mBrighton and Hove: £65.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £59.9m

    £63.2m£63.5m£59.9mBrighton and Hove is higher£68.6m£68.9m£65.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.2m, Brighton and Hove £1.9mBrighton and Hove: £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mBrighton and Hove: £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mBrighton and Hove: £1.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBrighton and Hove is higher£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.7m, Brighton and Hove £1.2mBrighton and Hove: £1.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mBrighton and Hove: £1.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mBrighton and Hove: £1.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.6m, Brighton and Hove £1.4mBrighton and Hove: £1.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mBrighton and Hove: £1.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mBrighton and Hove: £1.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.5m

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 45,132, Brighton and Hove 39,325Brighton and Hove: 39,325Newcastle upon Tyne: 45,132

    45,132Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count39,325

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 7,476, Brighton and Hove 5,941Brighton and Hove: 5,941Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,476

    7,476Newcastle upon Tyne is higher5,941

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 7,871, Brighton and Hove 5,142Brighton and Hove: 5,142Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,871

    7,871Newcastle upon Tyne is higher5,142

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 25,242, Brighton and Hove 18,703Brighton and Hove: 18,703Newcastle upon Tyne: 25,242

    25,242Newcastle upon Tyne is higher18,703

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 44,961, Brighton and Hove 35,788Brighton and Hove: 35,788Newcastle upon Tyne: 44,961

    44,961Newcastle upon Tyne is higher35,788

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 6,399, Brighton and Hove 3,361Brighton and Hove: 3,361Newcastle upon Tyne: 6,399

    6,399Newcastle upon Tyne is higher3,361

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Newcastle upon Tyne and Brighton and Hove, total
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneBrighton and HoveHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnNewcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£577.5m£580.0m£547.8m£491.0m£493.1m£465.7mNewcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£476.1m£478.1m£451.6m£395.8m£397.5m£375.4mNewcastle upon Tyne
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£503.8m£505.9m£477.8m£436.2m£438.0m£413.7mNewcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£32.9m£33.0m£31.2m£28.4m£28.5m£26.9mNewcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.1m£39.2m£37.0m£25.0m£25.1m£23.7mNewcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mNewcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£171.2m£171.9m£162.4m£125.8m£126.3m£119.3mNewcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.4m£40.6m£38.3m£39.4m£39.6m£37.4mNewcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m£15.3m£15.4m£14.5mNewcastle upon Tyne
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£380.9m£382.5m£361.3m£308.9m£310.2m£293.0mNewcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£88.9m£89.3m£84.3m£115.4m£115.9m£109.5mBrighton and Hove
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£63.2m£63.5m£59.9m£68.6m£68.9m£65.1mBrighton and Hove
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mBrighton and Hove
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mNewcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mNewcastle upon Tyne
State Pensiontotal, March 202645,13239,325Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,4765,941Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,8715,142Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202625,24218,703Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Credittotal, May 202644,96135,788Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,3993,361Newcastle upon Tyne

Sources

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

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  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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