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Newcastle upon Tyne and Gloucester

318,852 and 137,857 residents (mid-2024).

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher than Gloucester on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 7 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 17 of 22 measures, and Gloucester on 5. 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 Gloucester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252, Gloucester £4,121Gloucester: £4,121Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Gloucester: £4,139Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Gloucester: £3,909Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033

    £4,252£4,270£4,033Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4,121£4,139£3,909

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £12,985, Gloucester £12,713Gloucester: £12,713Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,985Gloucester: £12,767Newcastle upon Tyne: £13,040Gloucester: £12,058Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,317

    £12,985£13,040£12,317Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£12,713£12,767£12,058

  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, Gloucester £2,007Gloucester: £2,007Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,187Gloucester: £2,016Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,196Gloucester: £1,904Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,074

    £2,187£2,196£2,074Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£2,007£2,016£1,904

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £11,326, Gloucester £11,459Gloucester: £11,459Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,326Gloucester: £11,508Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,374Gloucester: £10,870Newcastle upon Tyne: £10,743

    £11,326£11,374£10,743Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£11,459£11,508£10,870

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £739, Gloucester £466Gloucester: £466Newcastle upon Tyne: £739Gloucester: £468Newcastle upon Tyne: £742Gloucester: £442Newcastle upon Tyne: £701

    £739£742£701Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£466£468£442

  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, Gloucester £761Gloucester: £761Newcastle upon Tyne: £878Gloucester: £765Newcastle upon Tyne: £882Gloucester: £722Newcastle upon Tyne: £833

    £878£882£833Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£761£765£722

  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, Gloucester £26Gloucester: £26Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Gloucester: £26Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Gloucester: £24Newcastle upon Tyne: £40

    £42£42£40Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£26£26£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £537, Gloucester £427Gloucester: £427Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Gloucester: £429Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Gloucester: £405Newcastle upon Tyne: £509

    £537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£427£429£405

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £127, Gloucester £126Gloucester: £126Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Gloucester: £126Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Gloucester: £119Newcastle upon Tyne: £120

    £127£127£120Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£126£126£119

  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, Gloucester £98Gloucester: £98Newcastle upon Tyne: £133Gloucester: £99Newcastle upon Tyne: £134Gloucester: £93Newcastle upon Tyne: £127

    £133£134£127Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£98£99£93

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,750, Gloucester £1,588Gloucester: £1,588Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,750Gloucester: £1,595Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,757Gloucester: £1,507Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,660

    £1,750£1,757£1,660Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£1,588£1,595£1,507

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £279, Gloucester £249Gloucester: £249Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Gloucester: £250Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Gloucester: £236Newcastle upon Tyne: £264

    £279£280£264Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£249£250£236

  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, Gloucester £309Gloucester: £309Newcastle upon Tyne: £290Gloucester: £311Newcastle upon Tyne: £292Gloucester: £293Newcastle upon Tyne: £275

    £290£292£275Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£309£311£293

  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, Gloucester £6.08Gloucester: £6.08Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.48Gloucester: £6.11Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.51Gloucester: £5.77Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£6.08£6.11£5.77

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £7.85, Gloucester £5.18Gloucester: £5.18Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.85Gloucester: £5.20Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.89Gloucester: £4.91Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£5.18£5.20£4.91

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01, Gloucester £6.62Gloucester: £6.62Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Gloucester: £6.65Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Gloucester: £6.28Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£6.62£6.65£6.28

  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, Gloucester 1,019.0Gloucester: 1,019.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 1,014.7

    1,014.7Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count1,019.0

  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, Gloucester 103.6Gloucester: 103.6Newcastle upon Tyne: 168.1

    168.1Newcastle upon Tyne is higher103.6

  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, Gloucester 161.6Gloucester: 161.6Newcastle upon Tyne: 177.0

    177.0Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count161.6

  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, Gloucester 64.3Gloucester: 64.3Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2

    79.2Newcastle upon Tyne is higher64.3

  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, Gloucester 185.1Gloucester: 185.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 206.5

    206.5Newcastle upon Tyne is higher185.1

  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, Gloucester 21.3Gloucester: 21.3Newcastle upon Tyne: 29.4

    29.4Newcastle upon Tyne is higher21.3

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Newcastle upon Tyne and Gloucester, per person in the age group
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneGloucesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,252£4,270£4,033£4,121£4,139£3,909Newcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,985£13,040£12,317£12,713£12,767£12,058Newcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,187£2,196£2,074£2,007£2,016£1,904Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,326£11,374£10,743£11,459£11,508£10,870Gloucester
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£739£742£701£466£468£442Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£878£882£833£761£765£722Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£42£42£40£26£26£24Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£427£429£405Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£126£126£119Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£133£134£127£98£99£93Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,750£1,757£1,660£1,588£1,595£1,507Newcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£249£250£236Newcastle upon Tyne
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£290£292£275£309£311£293Gloucester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£6.08£6.11£5.77Gloucester
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£5.18£5.20£4.91Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£6.62£6.65£6.28Gloucester
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.71,019.0Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.1103.6Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.0161.6Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.264.3Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026206.5185.1Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.421.3Newcastle upon Tyne

Per resident

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252, Gloucester £4,121Gloucester: £4,121Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Gloucester: £4,139Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Gloucester: £3,909Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033

    £4,252£4,270£4,033Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4,121£4,139£3,909

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,811, Gloucester £2,026Gloucester: £2,026Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,811Gloucester: £2,035Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,819Gloucester: £1,922Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,718

    £1,811£1,819£1,718Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£2,026£2,035£1,922

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,493, Gloucester £1,287Gloucester: £1,287Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,493Gloucester: £1,292Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Gloucester: £1,221Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,416

    £1,493£1,499£1,416Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£1,287£1,292£1,221

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,580, Gloucester £1,826Gloucester: £1,826Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,580Gloucester: £1,834Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,587Gloucester: £1,733Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499

    £1,580£1,587£1,499Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£1,826£1,834£1,733

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £103, Gloucester £74Gloucester: £74Newcastle upon Tyne: £103Gloucester: £75Newcastle upon Tyne: £104Gloucester: £70Newcastle upon Tyne: £98

    £103£104£98Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£74£75£70

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £122, Gloucester £121Gloucester: £121Newcastle upon Tyne: £122Gloucester: £122Newcastle upon Tyne: £123Gloucester: £115Newcastle upon Tyne: £116

    £122£123£116Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£121£122£115

  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, Gloucester £4.10Gloucester: £4.10Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.82Gloucester: £4.12Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.84Gloucester: £3.89Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.52

    £5.82£5.84£5.52Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4.10£4.12£3.89

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £537, Gloucester £427Gloucester: £427Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Gloucester: £429Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Gloucester: £405Newcastle upon Tyne: £509

    £537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£427£429£405

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £127, Gloucester £126Gloucester: £126Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Gloucester: £126Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Gloucester: £119Newcastle upon Tyne: £120

    £127£127£120Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£126£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £91, Gloucester £63Gloucester: £63Newcastle upon Tyne: £91Gloucester: £63Newcastle upon Tyne: £92Gloucester: £60Newcastle upon Tyne: £86

    £91£92£86Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£63£63£60

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,195, Gloucester £1,018Gloucester: £1,018Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,195Gloucester: £1,023Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,200Gloucester: £966Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,133

    £1,195£1,200£1,133Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£1,018£1,023£966

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £279, Gloucester £249Gloucester: £249Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Gloucester: £250Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Gloucester: £236Newcastle upon Tyne: £264

    £279£280£264Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£249£250£236

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £198, Gloucester £198Gloucester: £198Newcastle upon Tyne: £198Gloucester: £199Newcastle upon Tyne: £199Gloucester: £188Newcastle upon Tyne: £188

    £198£199£188Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £3.74, Gloucester £3.90Gloucester: £3.90Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.74Gloucester: £3.92Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.76Gloucester: £3.70Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.55

    £3.74£3.76£3.55Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£3.90£3.92£3.70

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.37, Gloucester £3.32Gloucester: £3.32Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.37Gloucester: £3.34Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.39Gloucester: £3.15Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01, Gloucester £6.62Gloucester: £6.62Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Gloucester: £6.65Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Gloucester: £6.28Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£6.62£6.65£6.28

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 141.6, Gloucester 162.4Gloucester: 162.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.6

    141.6Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count162.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 23.5, Gloucester 16.5Gloucester: 16.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 23.5

    23.5Newcastle upon Tyne is higher16.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 24.7, Gloucester 25.8Gloucester: 25.8Newcastle upon Tyne: 24.7

    24.7Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count25.8

  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, Gloucester 64.3Gloucester: 64.3Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2

    79.2Newcastle upon Tyne is higher64.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 141.0, Gloucester 118.6Gloucester: 118.6Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.0

    141.0Newcastle upon Tyne is higher118.6

  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, Gloucester 13.7Gloucester: 13.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 20.1

    20.1Newcastle upon Tyne is higher13.7

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Newcastle upon Tyne and Gloucester, per resident
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneGloucesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,252£4,270£4,033£4,121£4,139£3,909Newcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,811£1,819£1,718£2,026£2,035£1,922Gloucester
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,499£1,416£1,287£1,292£1,221Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,580£1,587£1,499£1,826£1,834£1,733Gloucester
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£74£75£70Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£121£122£115Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.82£5.84£5.52£4.10£4.12£3.89Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£427£429£405Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£126£126£119Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£86£63£63£60Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,195£1,200£1,133£1,018£1,023£966Newcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£249£250£236Newcastle upon Tyne
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£198£199£188Gloucester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.74£3.76£3.55£3.90£3.92£3.70Gloucester
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£3.32£3.34£3.15Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£6.62£6.65£6.28Gloucester
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026141.6162.4Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.516.5Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.725.8Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.264.3Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026141.0118.6Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.113.7Newcastle upon Tyne

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.4bn, Gloucester £568.1mGloucester: £568.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnGloucester: £570.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnGloucester: £538.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.3bn

    £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£568.1m£570.6m£538.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £577.5m, Gloucester £279.3mGloucester: £279.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £577.5mGloucester: £280.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £580.0mGloucester: £265.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £547.8m

    £577.5m£580.0m£547.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£279.3m£280.5m£265.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £476.1m, Gloucester £177.4mGloucester: £177.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £476.1mGloucester: £178.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £478.1mGloucester: £168.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £451.6m

    £476.1m£478.1m£451.6mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£177.4m£178.1m£168.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £503.8m, Gloucester £251.8mGloucester: £251.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £503.8mGloucester: £252.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £505.9mGloucester: £238.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £477.8m

    £503.8m£505.9m£477.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£251.8m£252.9m£238.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £32.9m, Gloucester £10.2mGloucester: £10.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £32.9mGloucester: £10.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £33.0mGloucester: £9.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £31.2m

    £32.9m£33.0m£31.2mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£10.2m£10.3m£9.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £39.1m, Gloucester £16.7mGloucester: £16.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.1mGloucester: £16.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.2mGloucester: £15.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £37.0m

    £39.1m£39.2m£37.0mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m

  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, Gloucester £0.57mGloucester: £0.57mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mGloucester: £0.57mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mGloucester: £0.54mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £171.2m, Gloucester £58.9mGloucester: £58.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.2mGloucester: £59.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.9mGloucester: £55.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £162.4m

    £171.2m£171.9m£162.4mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£58.9m£59.1m£55.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £40.4m, Gloucester £17.3mGloucester: £17.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.4mGloucester: £17.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.6mGloucester: £16.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £38.3m

    £40.4m£40.6m£38.3mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £29.1m, Gloucester £8.7mGloucester: £8.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.1mGloucester: £8.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.2mGloucester: £8.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £27.6m

    £29.1m£29.2m£27.6mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £380.9m, Gloucester £140.4mGloucester: £140.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £380.9mGloucester: £141.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £382.5mGloucester: £133.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £361.3m

    £380.9m£382.5m£361.3mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£140.4m£141.0m£133.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £88.9m, Gloucester £34.3mGloucester: £34.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £88.9mGloucester: £34.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £89.3mGloucester: £32.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £84.3m

    £88.9m£89.3m£84.3mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£34.3m£34.5m£32.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £63.2m, Gloucester £27.3mGloucester: £27.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.2mGloucester: £27.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.5mGloucester: £25.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £59.9m

    £63.2m£63.5m£59.9mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£27.3m£27.4m£25.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.2m, Gloucester £0.54mGloucester: £0.54mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mGloucester: £0.54mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mGloucester: £0.51mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.7m, Gloucester £0.46mGloucester: £0.46mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mGloucester: £0.46mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mGloucester: £0.43mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.6m, Gloucester £0.91mGloucester: £0.91mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mGloucester: £0.92mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mGloucester: £0.87mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 45,132, Gloucester 22,391Gloucester: 22,391Newcastle upon Tyne: 45,132

    45,132Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count22,391

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 7,476, Gloucester 2,276Gloucester: 2,276Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,476

    7,476Newcastle upon Tyne is higher2,276

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 7,871, Gloucester 3,550Gloucester: 3,550Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,871

    7,871Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count3,550

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 25,242, Gloucester 8,858Gloucester: 8,858Newcastle upon Tyne: 25,242

    25,242Newcastle upon Tyne is higher8,858

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 44,961, Gloucester 16,355Gloucester: 16,355Newcastle upon Tyne: 44,961

    44,961Newcastle upon Tyne is higher16,355

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 6,399, Gloucester 1,882Gloucester: 1,882Newcastle upon Tyne: 6,399

    6,399Newcastle upon Tyne is higher1,882

Show the numbers
Newcastle upon Tyne and Gloucester, total
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneGloucesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£568.1m£570.6m£538.9mNewcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£577.5m£580.0m£547.8m£279.3m£280.5m£265.0mNewcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£476.1m£478.1m£451.6m£177.4m£178.1m£168.3mNewcastle upon Tyne
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£503.8m£505.9m£477.8m£251.8m£252.9m£238.8mNewcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£32.9m£33.0m£31.2m£10.2m£10.3m£9.7mNewcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.1m£39.2m£37.0m£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mNewcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mNewcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£171.2m£171.9m£162.4m£58.9m£59.1m£55.8mNewcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.4m£40.6m£38.3m£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mNewcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mNewcastle upon Tyne
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£380.9m£382.5m£361.3m£140.4m£141.0m£133.1mNewcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£88.9m£89.3m£84.3m£34.3m£34.5m£32.6mNewcastle upon Tyne
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£63.2m£63.5m£59.9m£27.3m£27.4m£25.9mNewcastle upon Tyne
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mNewcastle upon Tyne
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mNewcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£0.91m£0.92m£0.87mNewcastle upon Tyne
State Pensiontotal, March 202645,13222,391Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,4762,276Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,8713,550Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202625,2428,858Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Credittotal, May 202644,96116,355Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,3991,882Newcastle 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.