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Newcastle upon Tyne and Salford

318,852 and 293,508 residents (mid-2024).

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher than Salford on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 8 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 5 of 22 measures, and Salford on 17. 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 Salford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252, Salford £4,407Salford: £4,407Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Salford: £4,426Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Salford: £4,180Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033

    £4,252£4,270£4,033Salford is higherDepends on how you count£4,407£4,426£4,180

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £12,985, Salford £13,328Salford: £13,328Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,985Salford: £13,385Newcastle upon Tyne: £13,040Salford: £12,642Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,317

    £12,985£13,040£12,317Salford is higherDepends on how you count£13,328£13,385£12,642

  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, Salford £2,592Salford: £2,592Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,187Salford: £2,603Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,196Salford: £2,458Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,074

    £2,187£2,196£2,074Salford is higher£2,592£2,603£2,458

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £11,326, Salford £11,687Salford: £11,687Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,326Salford: £11,736Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,374Salford: £11,085Newcastle upon Tyne: £10,743

    £11,326£11,374£10,743Salford is higherDepends on how you count£11,687£11,736£11,085

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £739, Salford £805Salford: £805Newcastle upon Tyne: £739Salford: £809Newcastle upon Tyne: £742Salford: £764Newcastle upon Tyne: £701

    £739£742£701Salford is higherDepends on how you count£805£809£764

  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, Salford £791Salford: £791Newcastle upon Tyne: £878Salford: £794Newcastle upon Tyne: £882Salford: £750Newcastle upon Tyne: £833

    £878£882£833Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£791£794£750

  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, Salford £45Salford: £45Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Salford: £46Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Salford: £43Newcastle upon Tyne: £40

    £42£42£40Salford is higherDepends on how you count£45£46£43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £537, Salford £565Salford: £565Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Salford: £567Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Salford: £536Newcastle upon Tyne: £509

    £537£539£509Salford is higherDepends on how you count£565£567£536

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £127, Salford £168Salford: £168Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Salford: £169Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Salford: £159Newcastle upon Tyne: £120

    £127£127£120Salford is higher£168£169£159

  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, Salford £124Salford: £124Newcastle upon Tyne: £133Salford: £125Newcastle upon Tyne: £134Salford: £118Newcastle upon Tyne: £127

    £133£134£127Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£124£125£118

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,750, Salford £2,063Salford: £2,063Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,750Salford: £2,072Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,757Salford: £1,957Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,660

    £1,750£1,757£1,660Salford is higher£2,063£2,072£1,957

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £279, Salford £325Salford: £325Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Salford: £326Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Salford: £308Newcastle upon Tyne: £264

    £279£280£264Salford is higher£325£326£308

  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, Salford £387Salford: £387Newcastle upon Tyne: £290Salford: £389Newcastle upon Tyne: £292Salford: £367Newcastle upon Tyne: £275

    £290£292£275Salford is higher£387£389£367

  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, Salford £7.96Salford: £7.96Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.48Salford: £7.99Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.51Salford: £7.55Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Salford is higher£7.96£7.99£7.55

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £7.85, Salford £9.22Salford: £9.22Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.85Salford: £9.26Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.89Salford: £8.75Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Salford is higher£9.22£9.26£8.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01, Salford £4.67Salford: £4.67Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Salford: £4.69Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Salford: £4.43Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4.67£4.69£4.43

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

    1,014.7Salford 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, Salford 181.8Salford: 181.8Newcastle upon Tyne: 168.1

    168.1Salford is higherDepends on how you count181.8

  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, Salford 166.4Salford: 166.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 177.0

    177.0Newcastle upon Tyne is higher166.4

  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, Salford 86.0Salford: 86.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2

    79.2Salford is higher86.0

  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, Salford 243.2Salford: 243.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 206.5

    206.5Salford is higher243.2

  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, Salford 27.7Salford: 27.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 29.4

    29.4Newcastle upon Tyne is higher27.7

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Newcastle upon Tyne and Salford, per person in the age group
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneSalfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,252£4,270£4,033£4,407£4,426£4,180Salford
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,985£13,040£12,317£13,328£13,385£12,642Salford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,187£2,196£2,074£2,592£2,603£2,458Salford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,326£11,374£10,743£11,687£11,736£11,085Salford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£739£742£701£805£809£764Salford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£878£882£833£791£794£750Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£42£42£40£45£46£43Salford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£565£567£536Salford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£168£169£159Salford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£133£134£127£124£125£118Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,750£1,757£1,660£2,063£2,072£1,957Salford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£325£326£308Salford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£290£292£275£387£389£367Salford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£7.96£7.99£7.55Salford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£9.22£9.26£8.75Salford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£4.67£4.69£4.43Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.71,019.0Salford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.1181.8Salford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.0166.4Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.286.0Salford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026206.5243.2Salford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.427.7Newcastle upon Tyne

Per resident

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Salford on 11. 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 Salford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252, Salford £4,407Salford: £4,407Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Salford: £4,426Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Salford: £4,180Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033

    £4,252£4,270£4,033Salford is higherDepends on how you count£4,407£4,426£4,180

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,811, Salford £1,573Salford: £1,573Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,811Salford: £1,580Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,819Salford: £1,492Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,718

    £1,811£1,819£1,718Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,573£1,580£1,492

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,493, Salford £1,771Salford: £1,771Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,493Salford: £1,779Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Salford: £1,680Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,416

    £1,493£1,499£1,416Salford is higher£1,771£1,779£1,680

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,580, Salford £1,380Salford: £1,380Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,580Salford: £1,386Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,587Salford: £1,309Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499

    £1,580£1,587£1,499Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,380£1,386£1,309

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £103, Salford £95Salford: £95Newcastle upon Tyne: £103Salford: £95Newcastle upon Tyne: £104Salford: £90Newcastle upon Tyne: £98

    £103£104£98Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£95£95£90

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £122, Salford £93Salford: £93Newcastle upon Tyne: £122Salford: £94Newcastle upon Tyne: £123Salford: £89Newcastle upon Tyne: £116

    £122£123£116Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£93£94£89

  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, Salford £5.36Salford: £5.36Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.82Salford: £5.38Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.84Salford: £5.08Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.52

    £5.82£5.84£5.52Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£5.36£5.38£5.08

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £537, Salford £565Salford: £565Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Salford: £567Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Salford: £536Newcastle upon Tyne: £509

    £537£539£509Salford is higherDepends on how you count£565£567£536

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £127, Salford £168Salford: £168Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Salford: £169Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Salford: £159Newcastle upon Tyne: £120

    £127£127£120Salford is higher£168£169£159

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £91, Salford £85Salford: £85Newcastle upon Tyne: £91Salford: £85Newcastle upon Tyne: £92Salford: £80Newcastle upon Tyne: £86

    £91£92£86Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£85£85£80

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,195, Salford £1,410Salford: £1,410Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,195Salford: £1,416Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,200Salford: £1,337Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,133

    £1,195£1,200£1,133Salford is higher£1,410£1,416£1,337

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £279, Salford £325Salford: £325Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Salford: £326Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Salford: £308Newcastle upon Tyne: £264

    £279£280£264Salford is higher£325£326£308

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £198, Salford £265Salford: £265Newcastle upon Tyne: £198Salford: £266Newcastle upon Tyne: £199Salford: £251Newcastle upon Tyne: £188

    £198£199£188Salford is higher£265£266£251

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £3.74, Salford £5.44Salford: £5.44Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.74Salford: £5.46Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.76Salford: £5.16Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.55

    £3.74£3.76£3.55Salford is higher£5.44£5.46£5.16

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.37, Salford £6.30Salford: £6.30Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.37Salford: £6.33Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.39Salford: £5.98Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Salford is higher£6.30£6.33£5.98

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01, Salford £4.67Salford: £4.67Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Salford: £4.69Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Salford: £4.43Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4.67£4.69£4.43

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 141.6, Salford 120.3Salford: 120.3Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.6

    141.6Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count120.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 23.5, Salford 21.5Salford: 21.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 23.5

    23.5Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count21.5

  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, Salford 19.7Salford: 19.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 24.7

    24.7Newcastle upon Tyne is higher19.7

  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, Salford 86.0Salford: 86.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2

    79.2Salford is higher86.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 141.0, Salford 166.2Salford: 166.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.0

    141.0Salford is higher166.2

  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, Salford 19.0Salford: 19.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 20.1

    20.1Newcastle upon Tyne is higher19.0

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Newcastle upon Tyne and Salford, per resident
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneSalfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,252£4,270£4,033£4,407£4,426£4,180Salford
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,811£1,819£1,718£1,573£1,580£1,492Newcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,499£1,416£1,771£1,779£1,680Salford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,580£1,587£1,499£1,380£1,386£1,309Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£95£95£90Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£93£94£89Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.82£5.84£5.52£5.36£5.38£5.08Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£565£567£536Salford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£168£169£159Salford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£86£85£85£80Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,195£1,200£1,133£1,410£1,416£1,337Salford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£325£326£308Salford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£265£266£251Salford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.74£3.76£3.55£5.44£5.46£5.16Salford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£6.30£6.33£5.98Salford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£4.67£4.69£4.43Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026141.6120.3Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.521.5Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.719.7Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.286.0Salford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026141.0166.2Salford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.119.0Newcastle upon Tyne

Total

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Salford on 9. 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 Salford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.4bn, Salford £1.3bnSalford: £1.3bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnSalford: £1.3bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnSalford: £1.2bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.3bn

    £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £577.5m, Salford £461.8mSalford: £461.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £577.5mSalford: £463.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £580.0mSalford: £438.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £547.8m

    £577.5m£580.0m£547.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£461.8m£463.8m£438.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £476.1m, Salford £519.8mSalford: £519.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £476.1mSalford: £522.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £478.1mSalford: £493.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £451.6m

    £476.1m£478.1m£451.6mSalford is higher£519.8m£522.0m£493.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £503.8m, Salford £405.0mSalford: £405.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £503.8mSalford: £406.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £505.9mSalford: £384.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £477.8m

    £503.8m£505.9m£477.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£405.0m£406.7m£384.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £32.9m, Salford £27.9mSalford: £27.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £32.9mSalford: £28.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £33.0mSalford: £26.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £31.2m

    £32.9m£33.0m£31.2mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£27.9m£28.0m£26.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £39.1m, Salford £27.4mSalford: £27.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.1mSalford: £27.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.2mSalford: £26.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £37.0m

    £39.1m£39.2m£37.0mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m

  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, Salford £1.6mSalford: £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mSalford: £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mSalford: £1.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £171.2m, Salford £165.8mSalford: £165.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.2mSalford: £166.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.9mSalford: £157.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £162.4m

    £171.2m£171.9m£162.4mNewcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£165.8m£166.5m£157.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £40.4m, Salford £49.3mSalford: £49.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.4mSalford: £49.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.6mSalford: £46.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £38.3m

    £40.4m£40.6m£38.3mSalford is higher£49.3m£49.5m£46.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £29.1m, Salford £24.9mSalford: £24.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.1mSalford: £25.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.2mSalford: £23.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £27.6m

    £29.1m£29.2m£27.6mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£24.9m£25.0m£23.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £380.9m, Salford £413.8mSalford: £413.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £380.9mSalford: £415.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £382.5mSalford: £392.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £361.3m

    £380.9m£382.5m£361.3mSalford is higher£413.8m£415.6m£392.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £88.9m, Salford £95.4mSalford: £95.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £88.9mSalford: £95.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £89.3mSalford: £90.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £84.3m

    £88.9m£89.3m£84.3mSalford is higher£95.4m£95.8m£90.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £63.2m, Salford £77.7mSalford: £77.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.2mSalford: £78.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.5mSalford: £73.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £59.9m

    £63.2m£63.5m£59.9mSalford is higher£77.7m£78.0m£73.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.2m, Salford £1.6mSalford: £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mSalford: £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mSalford: £1.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mSalford is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.7m, Salford £1.9mSalford: £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mSalford: £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mSalford: £1.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mSalford is higher£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.6m, Salford £1.4mSalford: £1.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mSalford: £1.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mSalford: £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, Salford 35,309Salford: 35,309Newcastle upon Tyne: 45,132

    45,132Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count35,309

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 7,476, Salford 6,298Salford: 6,298Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,476

    7,476Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count6,298

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 7,871, Salford 5,766Salford: 5,766Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,871

    7,871Newcastle upon Tyne is higher5,766

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 25,242, Salford 25,252Salford: 25,252Newcastle upon Tyne: 25,242

    25,242Salford is higher25,252

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 44,961, Salford 48,785Salford: 48,785Newcastle upon Tyne: 44,961

    44,961Salford is higher48,785

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 6,399, Salford 5,565Salford: 5,565Newcastle upon Tyne: 6,399

    6,399Newcastle upon Tyne is higher5,565

Show the numbers
Newcastle upon Tyne and Salford, total
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneSalfordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnNewcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£577.5m£580.0m£547.8m£461.8m£463.8m£438.1mNewcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£476.1m£478.1m£451.6m£519.8m£522.0m£493.1mSalford
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£503.8m£505.9m£477.8m£405.0m£406.7m£384.1mNewcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£32.9m£33.0m£31.2m£27.9m£28.0m£26.5mNewcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.1m£39.2m£37.0m£27.4m£27.5m£26.0mNewcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mNewcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£171.2m£171.9m£162.4m£165.8m£166.5m£157.3mNewcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.4m£40.6m£38.3m£49.3m£49.5m£46.8mSalford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m£24.9m£25.0m£23.6mNewcastle upon Tyne
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£380.9m£382.5m£361.3m£413.8m£415.6m£392.5mSalford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£88.9m£89.3m£84.3m£95.4m£95.8m£90.5mSalford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£63.2m£63.5m£59.9m£77.7m£78.0m£73.7mSalford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mSalford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mSalford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mNewcastle upon Tyne
State Pensiontotal, March 202645,13235,309Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,4766,298Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,8715,766Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202625,24225,252Salford
Universal Credittotal, May 202644,96148,785Salford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,3995,565Newcastle 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.