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Newcastle upon Tyne and Portsmouth

318,852 and 212,936 residents (mid-2024).

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher than Portsmouth on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 9 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 14 of 22 measures, and Portsmouth on 8. 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 Portsmouth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252, Portsmouth £4,227Portsmouth: £4,227Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Portsmouth: £4,245Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Portsmouth: £4,010Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033

    £4,252£4,270£4,033Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4,227£4,245£4,010

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £12,985, Portsmouth £12,856Portsmouth: £12,856Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,985Portsmouth: £12,911Newcastle upon Tyne: £13,040Portsmouth: £12,195Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,317

    £12,985£13,040£12,317Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£12,856£12,911£12,195

  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, Portsmouth £2,217Portsmouth: £2,217Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,187Portsmouth: £2,227Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,196Portsmouth: £2,103Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,074

    £2,187£2,196£2,074Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,217£2,227£2,103

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £11,326, Portsmouth £11,446Portsmouth: £11,446Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,326Portsmouth: £11,495Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,374Portsmouth: £10,857Newcastle upon Tyne: £10,743

    £11,326£11,374£10,743Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£11,446£11,495£10,857

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £739, Portsmouth £640Portsmouth: £640Newcastle upon Tyne: £739Portsmouth: £643Newcastle upon Tyne: £742Portsmouth: £607Newcastle upon Tyne: £701

    £739£742£701Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£640£643£607

  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, Portsmouth £734Portsmouth: £734Newcastle upon Tyne: £878Portsmouth: £737Newcastle upon Tyne: £882Portsmouth: £696Newcastle upon Tyne: £833

    £878£882£833Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£734£737£696

  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, Portsmouth £36Portsmouth: £36Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Portsmouth: £36Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Portsmouth: £34Newcastle upon Tyne: £40

    £42£42£40Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £537, Portsmouth £419Portsmouth: £419Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Portsmouth: £421Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Portsmouth: £398Newcastle upon Tyne: £509

    £537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£419£421£398

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £127, Portsmouth £143Portsmouth: £143Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Portsmouth: £144Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Portsmouth: £136Newcastle upon Tyne: £120

    £127£127£120Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£143£144£136

  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, Portsmouth £105Portsmouth: £105Newcastle upon Tyne: £133Portsmouth: £106Newcastle upon Tyne: £134Portsmouth: £100Newcastle upon Tyne: £127

    £133£134£127Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£105£106£100

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,750, Portsmouth £1,800Portsmouth: £1,800Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,750Portsmouth: £1,807Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,757Portsmouth: £1,707Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,660

    £1,750£1,757£1,660Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,800£1,807£1,707

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £279, Portsmouth £352Portsmouth: £352Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Portsmouth: £353Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Portsmouth: £334Newcastle upon Tyne: £264

    £279£280£264Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£352£353£334

  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, Portsmouth £299Portsmouth: £299Newcastle upon Tyne: £290Portsmouth: £300Newcastle upon Tyne: £292Portsmouth: £284Newcastle upon Tyne: £275

    £290£292£275Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£299£300£284

  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, Portsmouth £6.45Portsmouth: £6.45Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.48Portsmouth: £6.48Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.51Portsmouth: £6.12Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£6.45£6.48£6.12

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £7.85, Portsmouth £6.95Portsmouth: £6.95Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.85Portsmouth: £6.98Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.89Portsmouth: £6.59Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£6.95£6.98£6.59

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01, Portsmouth £2.90Portsmouth: £2.90Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Portsmouth: £2.91Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Portsmouth: £2.75Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£2.90£2.91£2.75

  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, Portsmouth 1,015.5Portsmouth: 1,015.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 1,014.7

    1,014.7Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count1,015.5

  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, Portsmouth 142.4Portsmouth: 142.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 168.1

    168.1Newcastle upon Tyne is higher142.4

  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, Portsmouth 157.4Portsmouth: 157.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 177.0

    177.0Newcastle upon Tyne is higher157.4

  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, Portsmouth 63.8Portsmouth: 63.8Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2

    79.2Newcastle upon Tyne is higher63.8

  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, Portsmouth 206.4Portsmouth: 206.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 206.5

    206.5Newcastle upon Tyne is higher206.4

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne 29.4, Portsmouth 23.1Portsmouth: 23.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 29.4

    29.4Newcastle upon Tyne is higher23.1

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Newcastle upon Tyne and Portsmouth, per person in the age group
MeasureNewcastle upon TynePortsmouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,252£4,270£4,033£4,227£4,245£4,010Newcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,985£13,040£12,317£12,856£12,911£12,195Newcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,187£2,196£2,074£2,217£2,227£2,103Portsmouth
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,326£11,374£10,743£11,446£11,495£10,857Portsmouth
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£739£742£701£640£643£607Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£878£882£833£734£737£696Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£42£42£40£36£36£34Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£419£421£398Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£143£144£136Portsmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£133£134£127£105£106£100Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,750£1,757£1,660£1,800£1,807£1,707Portsmouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£352£353£334Portsmouth
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£290£292£275£299£300£284Portsmouth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£6.45£6.48£6.12Portsmouth
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£6.95£6.98£6.59Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£2.90£2.91£2.75Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.71,015.5Portsmouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.1142.4Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.0157.4Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.263.8Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026206.5206.4Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.423.1Newcastle upon Tyne

Per resident

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252, Portsmouth £4,227Portsmouth: £4,227Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Portsmouth: £4,245Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Portsmouth: £4,010Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033

    £4,252£4,270£4,033Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4,227£4,245£4,010

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,811, Portsmouth £1,818Portsmouth: £1,818Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,811Portsmouth: £1,826Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,819Portsmouth: £1,725Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,718

    £1,811£1,819£1,718Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,818£1,826£1,725

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,493, Portsmouth £1,492Portsmouth: £1,492Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,493Portsmouth: £1,499Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Portsmouth: £1,416Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,416

    £1,493£1,499£1,416Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,492£1,499£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,580, Portsmouth £1,619Portsmouth: £1,619Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,580Portsmouth: £1,626Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,587Portsmouth: £1,535Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499

    £1,580£1,587£1,499Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,619£1,626£1,535

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £103, Portsmouth £90Portsmouth: £90Newcastle upon Tyne: £103Portsmouth: £91Newcastle upon Tyne: £104Portsmouth: £86Newcastle upon Tyne: £98

    £103£104£98Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£90£91£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £122, Portsmouth £104Portsmouth: £104Newcastle upon Tyne: £122Portsmouth: £104Newcastle upon Tyne: £123Portsmouth: £98Newcastle upon Tyne: £116

    £122£123£116Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£104£104£98

  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, Portsmouth £5.07Portsmouth: £5.07Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.82Portsmouth: £5.09Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.84Portsmouth: £4.81Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.52

    £5.82£5.84£5.52Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£5.07£5.09£4.81

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £537, Portsmouth £419Portsmouth: £419Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Portsmouth: £421Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Portsmouth: £398Newcastle upon Tyne: £509

    £537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£419£421£398

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £127, Portsmouth £143Portsmouth: £143Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Portsmouth: £144Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Portsmouth: £136Newcastle upon Tyne: £120

    £127£127£120Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£143£144£136

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £91, Portsmouth £71Portsmouth: £71Newcastle upon Tyne: £91Portsmouth: £71Newcastle upon Tyne: £92Portsmouth: £67Newcastle upon Tyne: £86

    £91£92£86Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£71£71£67

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,195, Portsmouth £1,211Portsmouth: £1,211Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,195Portsmouth: £1,216Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,200Portsmouth: £1,149Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,133

    £1,195£1,200£1,133Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,211£1,216£1,149

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £279, Portsmouth £352Portsmouth: £352Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Portsmouth: £353Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Portsmouth: £334Newcastle upon Tyne: £264

    £279£280£264Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£352£353£334

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £198, Portsmouth £201Portsmouth: £201Newcastle upon Tyne: £198Portsmouth: £202Newcastle upon Tyne: £199Portsmouth: £191Newcastle upon Tyne: £188

    £198£199£188Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£201£202£191

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £3.74, Portsmouth £4.34Portsmouth: £4.34Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.74Portsmouth: £4.36Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.76Portsmouth: £4.12Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.55

    £3.74£3.76£3.55Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£4.34£4.36£4.12

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.37, Portsmouth £4.68Portsmouth: £4.68Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.37Portsmouth: £4.70Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.39Portsmouth: £4.44Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4.68£4.70£4.44

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01, Portsmouth £2.90Portsmouth: £2.90Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Portsmouth: £2.91Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Portsmouth: £2.75Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£2.90£2.91£2.75

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 141.6, Portsmouth 143.6Portsmouth: 143.6Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.6

    141.6Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count143.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 23.5, Portsmouth 20.1Portsmouth: 20.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 23.5

    23.5Newcastle upon Tyne is higher20.1

  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, Portsmouth 22.3Portsmouth: 22.3Newcastle upon Tyne: 24.7

    24.7Newcastle upon Tyne is higher22.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2, Portsmouth 63.8Portsmouth: 63.8Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2

    79.2Newcastle upon Tyne is higher63.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 141.0, Portsmouth 138.9Portsmouth: 138.9Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.0

    141.0Newcastle upon Tyne is higher138.9

  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, Portsmouth 15.5Portsmouth: 15.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 20.1

    20.1Newcastle upon Tyne is higher15.5

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Newcastle upon Tyne and Portsmouth, per resident
MeasureNewcastle upon TynePortsmouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,252£4,270£4,033£4,227£4,245£4,010Newcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,811£1,819£1,718£1,818£1,826£1,725Portsmouth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,499£1,416£1,492£1,499£1,416Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,580£1,587£1,499£1,619£1,626£1,535Portsmouth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£90£91£86Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£104£104£98Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.82£5.84£5.52£5.07£5.09£4.81Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£419£421£398Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£143£144£136Portsmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£86£71£71£67Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,195£1,200£1,133£1,211£1,216£1,149Portsmouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£352£353£334Portsmouth
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£201£202£191Portsmouth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.74£3.76£3.55£4.34£4.36£4.12Portsmouth
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£4.68£4.70£4.44Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£2.90£2.91£2.75Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026141.6143.6Portsmouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.520.1Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.722.3Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.263.8Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026141.0138.9Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.115.5Newcastle upon Tyne

Total

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Portsmouth on 0. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Newcastle upon Tyne Portsmouth

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.4bn, Portsmouth £900.1mPortsmouth: £900.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnPortsmouth: £904.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnPortsmouth: £853.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.3bn

    £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£900.1m£904.0m£853.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £577.5m, Portsmouth £387.1mPortsmouth: £387.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £577.5mPortsmouth: £388.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £580.0mPortsmouth: £367.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £547.8m

    £577.5m£580.0m£547.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£387.1m£388.8m£367.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £476.1m, Portsmouth £317.8mPortsmouth: £317.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £476.1mPortsmouth: £319.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £478.1mPortsmouth: £301.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £451.6m

    £476.1m£478.1m£451.6mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£317.8m£319.1m£301.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £503.8m, Portsmouth £344.7mPortsmouth: £344.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £503.8mPortsmouth: £346.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £505.9mPortsmouth: £326.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £477.8m

    £503.8m£505.9m£477.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£344.7m£346.1m£326.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £32.9m, Portsmouth £19.3mPortsmouth: £19.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £32.9mPortsmouth: £19.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £33.0mPortsmouth: £18.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £31.2m

    £32.9m£33.0m£31.2mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £39.1m, Portsmouth £22.1mPortsmouth: £22.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.1mPortsmouth: £22.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.2mPortsmouth: £21.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £37.0m

    £39.1m£39.2m£37.0mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m

  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, Portsmouth £1.1mPortsmouth: £1.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mPortsmouth: £1.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mPortsmouth: £1.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £171.2m, Portsmouth £89.2mPortsmouth: £89.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.2mPortsmouth: £89.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.9mPortsmouth: £84.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £162.4m

    £171.2m£171.9m£162.4mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£89.2m£89.6m£84.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £40.4m, Portsmouth £30.5mPortsmouth: £30.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.4mPortsmouth: £30.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.6mPortsmouth: £28.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £38.3m

    £40.4m£40.6m£38.3mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£30.5m£30.6m£28.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £29.1m, Portsmouth £15.1mPortsmouth: £15.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.1mPortsmouth: £15.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.2mPortsmouth: £14.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £27.6m

    £29.1m£29.2m£27.6mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £380.9m, Portsmouth £257.9mPortsmouth: £257.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £380.9mPortsmouth: £259.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £382.5mPortsmouth: £244.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £361.3m

    £380.9m£382.5m£361.3mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£257.9m£259.0m£244.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £88.9m, Portsmouth £74.9mPortsmouth: £74.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £88.9mPortsmouth: £75.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £89.3mPortsmouth: £71.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £84.3m

    £88.9m£89.3m£84.3mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£74.9m£75.2m£71.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £63.2m, Portsmouth £42.9mPortsmouth: £42.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.2mPortsmouth: £43.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.5mPortsmouth: £40.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £59.9m

    £63.2m£63.5m£59.9mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.2m, Portsmouth £0.93mPortsmouth: £0.93mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mPortsmouth: £0.93mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mPortsmouth: £0.88mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.7m, Portsmouth £1.00mPortsmouth: £1.00mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mPortsmouth: £1.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mPortsmouth: £0.95mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£1.00m£1.0m£0.95m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.6m, Portsmouth £0.62mPortsmouth: £0.62mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mPortsmouth: £0.62mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mPortsmouth: £0.59mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 45,132, Portsmouth 30,580Portsmouth: 30,580Newcastle upon Tyne: 45,132

    45,132Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count30,580

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 7,476, Portsmouth 4,287Portsmouth: 4,287Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,476

    7,476Newcastle upon Tyne is higher4,287

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 7,871, Portsmouth 4,741Portsmouth: 4,741Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,871

    7,871Newcastle upon Tyne is higher4,741

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 25,242, Portsmouth 13,576Portsmouth: 13,576Newcastle upon Tyne: 25,242

    25,242Newcastle upon Tyne is higher13,576

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 44,961, Portsmouth 29,584Portsmouth: 29,584Newcastle upon Tyne: 44,961

    44,961Newcastle upon Tyne is higher29,584

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 6,399, Portsmouth 3,310Portsmouth: 3,310Newcastle upon Tyne: 6,399

    6,399Newcastle upon Tyne is higher3,310

Show the numbers
Newcastle upon Tyne and Portsmouth, total
MeasureNewcastle upon TynePortsmouthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£900.1m£904.0m£853.8mNewcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£577.5m£580.0m£547.8m£387.1m£388.8m£367.2mNewcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£476.1m£478.1m£451.6m£317.8m£319.1m£301.4mNewcastle upon Tyne
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£503.8m£505.9m£477.8m£344.7m£346.1m£326.9mNewcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£32.9m£33.0m£31.2m£19.3m£19.3m£18.3mNewcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.1m£39.2m£37.0m£22.1m£22.2m£21.0mNewcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mNewcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£171.2m£171.9m£162.4m£89.2m£89.6m£84.7mNewcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.4m£40.6m£38.3m£30.5m£30.6m£28.9mNewcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m£15.1m£15.1m£14.3mNewcastle upon Tyne
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£380.9m£382.5m£361.3m£257.9m£259.0m£244.7mNewcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£88.9m£89.3m£84.3m£74.9m£75.2m£71.1mNewcastle upon Tyne
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£63.2m£63.5m£59.9m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mNewcastle upon Tyne
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.93m£0.93m£0.88mNewcastle upon Tyne
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£1.00m£1.0m£0.95mNewcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mNewcastle upon Tyne
State Pensiontotal, March 202645,13230,580Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,4764,287Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,8714,741Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202625,24213,576Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Credittotal, May 202644,96129,584Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,3993,310Newcastle upon Tyne

Sources

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

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  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.