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Newcastle upon Tyne and Brent

318,852 and 355,398 residents (mid-2024).

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher than Brent on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 1 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 13 of 22 measures, and Brent 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 Brent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252, Brent £4,691Brent: £4,691Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Brent: £4,711Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Brent: £4,450Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033

    £4,252£4,270£4,033Brent is higher£4,691£4,711£4,450

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £12,985, Brent £12,621Brent: £12,621Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,985Brent: £12,674Newcastle upon Tyne: £13,040Brent: £11,971Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,317

    £12,985£13,040£12,317Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£12,621£12,674£11,971

  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, Brent £3,230Brent: £3,230Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,187Brent: £3,244Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,196Brent: £3,064Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,074

    £2,187£2,196£2,074Brent is higher£3,230£3,244£3,064

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £11,326, Brent £9,974Brent: £9,974Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,326Brent: £10,016Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,374Brent: £9,461Newcastle upon Tyne: £10,743

    £11,326£11,374£10,743Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£9,974£10,016£9,461

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne £739, Brent £1,764Brent: £1,764Newcastle upon Tyne: £739Brent: £1,771Newcastle upon Tyne: £742Brent: £1,673Newcastle upon Tyne: £701

    £739£742£701Brent is higher£1,764£1,771£1,673

  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, Brent £823Brent: £823Newcastle upon Tyne: £878Brent: £827Newcastle upon Tyne: £882Brent: £781Newcastle upon Tyne: £833

    £878£882£833Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£823£827£781

  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, Brent £60Brent: £60Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Brent: £60Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Brent: £57Newcastle upon Tyne: £40

    £42£42£40Brent is higher£60£60£57

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £537, Brent £353Brent: £353Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Brent: £355Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Brent: £335Newcastle upon Tyne: £509

    £537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£353£355£335

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £127, Brent £102Brent: £102Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Brent: £102Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Brent: £97Newcastle upon Tyne: £120

    £127£127£120Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£102£102£97

  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, Brent £111Brent: £111Newcastle upon Tyne: £133Brent: £112Newcastle upon Tyne: £134Brent: £106Newcastle upon Tyne: £127

    £133£134£127Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£111£112£106

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,750, Brent £2,867Brent: £2,867Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,750Brent: £2,879Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,757Brent: £2,719Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,660

    £1,750£1,757£1,660Brent is higher£2,867£2,879£2,719

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £279, Brent £561Brent: £561Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Brent: £563Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Brent: £532Newcastle upon Tyne: £264

    £279£280£264Brent is higher£561£563£532

  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, Brent £236Brent: £236Newcastle upon Tyne: £290Brent: £237Newcastle upon Tyne: £292Brent: £224Newcastle upon Tyne: £275

    £290£292£275Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£236£237£224

  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, Brent £9.59Brent: £9.59Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.48Brent: £9.63Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.51Brent: £9.10Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Brent is higher£9.59£9.63£9.10

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne £7.85, Brent £6.33Brent: £6.33Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.85Brent: £6.35Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.89Brent: £6.00Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£6.33£6.35£6.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01, Brent £4.06Brent: £4.06Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Brent: £4.08Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Brent: £3.85Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4.06£4.08£3.85

  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, Brent 991.7Brent: 991.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 1,014.7

    1,014.7Newcastle upon Tyne is higher991.7

  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, Brent 246.5Brent: 246.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 168.1

    168.1Brent is higher246.5

  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, Brent 170.5Brent: 170.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 177.0

    177.0Newcastle upon Tyne is higher170.5

  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, Brent 57.4Brent: 57.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2

    79.2Newcastle upon Tyne is higher57.4

  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, Brent 253.3Brent: 253.3Newcastle upon Tyne: 206.5

    206.5Brent is higher253.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne 29.4, Brent 26.8Brent: 26.8Newcastle upon Tyne: 29.4

    29.4Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count26.8

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Newcastle upon Tyne and Brent, per person in the age group
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneBrentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,252£4,270£4,033£4,691£4,711£4,450Brent
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,985£13,040£12,317£12,621£12,674£11,971Newcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,187£2,196£2,074£3,230£3,244£3,064Brent
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,326£11,374£10,743£9,974£10,016£9,461Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£739£742£701£1,764£1,771£1,673Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£878£882£833£823£827£781Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£42£42£40£60£60£57Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£353£355£335Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£102£102£97Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£133£134£127£111£112£106Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,750£1,757£1,660£2,867£2,879£2,719Brent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£561£563£532Brent
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£290£292£275£236£237£224Newcastle upon Tyne
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£9.59£9.63£9.10Brent
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£6.33£6.35£6.00Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£4.06£4.08£3.85Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.7991.7Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.1246.5Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.0170.5Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.257.4Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026206.5253.3Brent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.426.8Newcastle upon Tyne

Per resident

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Brent 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 Brent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252, Brent £4,691Brent: £4,691Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Brent: £4,711Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Brent: £4,450Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033

    £4,252£4,270£4,033Brent is higher£4,691£4,711£4,450

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,811, Brent £1,417Brent: £1,417Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,811Brent: £1,423Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,819Brent: £1,344Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,718

    £1,811£1,819£1,718Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£1,417£1,423£1,344

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,493, Brent £2,254Brent: £2,254Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,493Brent: £2,264Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Brent: £2,138Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,416

    £1,493£1,499£1,416Brent is higher£2,254£2,264£2,138

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,580, Brent £1,120Brent: £1,120Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,580Brent: £1,125Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,587Brent: £1,062Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499

    £1,580£1,587£1,499Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£1,120£1,125£1,062

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £103, Brent £198Brent: £198Newcastle upon Tyne: £103Brent: £199Newcastle upon Tyne: £104Brent: £188Newcastle upon Tyne: £98

    £103£104£98Brent is higher£198£199£188

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £122, Brent £92Brent: £92Newcastle upon Tyne: £122Brent: £93Newcastle upon Tyne: £123Brent: £88Newcastle upon Tyne: £116

    £122£123£116Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£92£93£88

  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, Brent £6.75Brent: £6.75Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.82Brent: £6.78Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.84Brent: £6.40Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.52

    £5.82£5.84£5.52Brent is higher£6.75£6.78£6.40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £537, Brent £353Brent: £353Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Brent: £355Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Brent: £335Newcastle upon Tyne: £509

    £537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£353£355£335

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £127, Brent £102Brent: £102Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Brent: £102Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Brent: £97Newcastle upon Tyne: £120

    £127£127£120Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£102£102£97

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £91, Brent £78Brent: £78Newcastle upon Tyne: £91Brent: £78Newcastle upon Tyne: £92Brent: £74Newcastle upon Tyne: £86

    £91£92£86Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£78£78£74

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £1,195, Brent £2,001Brent: £2,001Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,195Brent: £2,009Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,200Brent: £1,898Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,133

    £1,195£1,200£1,133Brent is higher£2,001£2,009£1,898

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £279, Brent £561Brent: £561Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Brent: £563Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Brent: £532Newcastle upon Tyne: £264

    £279£280£264Brent is higher£561£563£532

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £198, Brent £165Brent: £165Newcastle upon Tyne: £198Brent: £165Newcastle upon Tyne: £199Brent: £156Newcastle upon Tyne: £188

    £198£199£188Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£165£165£156

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £3.74, Brent £6.69Brent: £6.69Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.74Brent: £6.72Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.76Brent: £6.35Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.55

    £3.74£3.76£3.55Brent is higher£6.69£6.72£6.35

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.37, Brent £4.42Brent: £4.42Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.37Brent: £4.44Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.39Brent: £4.19Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4.42£4.44£4.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01, Brent £4.06Brent: £4.06Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Brent: £4.08Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Brent: £3.85Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£4.06£4.08£3.85

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 141.6, Brent 111.4Brent: 111.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.6

    141.6Newcastle upon Tyne is higher111.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 23.5, Brent 27.7Brent: 27.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 23.5

    23.5Brent is higher27.7

  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, Brent 19.1Brent: 19.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 24.7

    24.7Newcastle upon Tyne is higher19.1

  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, Brent 57.4Brent: 57.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2

    79.2Newcastle upon Tyne is higher57.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne 141.0, Brent 176.7Brent: 176.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.0

    141.0Brent is higher176.7

  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, Brent 18.7Brent: 18.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 20.1

    20.1Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count18.7

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Newcastle upon Tyne and Brent, per resident
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneBrentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,252£4,270£4,033£4,691£4,711£4,450Brent
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,811£1,819£1,718£1,417£1,423£1,344Newcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,499£1,416£2,254£2,264£2,138Brent
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,580£1,587£1,499£1,120£1,125£1,062Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£198£199£188Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£92£93£88Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.82£5.84£5.52£6.75£6.78£6.40Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£353£355£335Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£102£102£97Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£86£78£78£74Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,195£1,200£1,133£2,001£2,009£1,898Brent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£561£563£532Brent
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£165£165£156Newcastle upon Tyne
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.74£3.76£3.55£6.69£6.72£6.35Brent
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£4.42£4.44£4.19Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£4.06£4.08£3.85Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026141.6111.4Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.527.7Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.719.1Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.257.4Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026141.0176.7Brent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.118.7Newcastle upon Tyne

Total

Newcastle upon Tyne is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Brent on 10. 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 Brent

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.4bn, Brent £1.7bnBrent: £1.7bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnBrent: £1.7bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnBrent: £1.6bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.3bn

    £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnBrent is higher£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £577.5m, Brent £503.6mBrent: £503.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £577.5mBrent: £505.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £580.0mBrent: £477.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £547.8m

    £577.5m£580.0m£547.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£503.6m£505.8m£477.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £476.1m, Brent £801.2mBrent: £801.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £476.1mBrent: £804.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £478.1mBrent: £759.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £451.6m

    £476.1m£478.1m£451.6mBrent is higher£801.2m£804.6m£759.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £503.8m, Brent £398.0mBrent: £398.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £503.8mBrent: £399.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £505.9mBrent: £377.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £477.8m

    £503.8m£505.9m£477.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£398.0m£399.7m£377.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £32.9m, Brent £70.4mBrent: £70.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £32.9mBrent: £70.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £33.0mBrent: £66.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £31.2m

    £32.9m£33.0m£31.2mBrent is higher£70.4m£70.7m£66.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £39.1m, Brent £32.8mBrent: £32.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.1mBrent: £33.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.2mBrent: £31.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £37.0m

    £39.1m£39.2m£37.0mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£32.8m£33.0m£31.2m

  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, Brent £2.4mBrent: £2.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mBrent: £2.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mBrent: £2.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mBrent is higher£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £171.2m, Brent £125.5mBrent: £125.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.2mBrent: £126.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.9mBrent: £119.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £162.4m

    £171.2m£171.9m£162.4mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£125.5m£126.0m£119.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £40.4m, Brent £36.3mBrent: £36.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.4mBrent: £36.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.6mBrent: £34.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £38.3m

    £40.4m£40.6m£38.3mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£36.3m£36.4m£34.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £29.1m, Brent £27.6mBrent: £27.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.1mBrent: £27.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.2mBrent: £26.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £27.6m

    £29.1m£29.2m£27.6mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£27.6m£27.7m£26.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £380.9m, Brent £711.1mBrent: £711.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £380.9mBrent: £714.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £382.5mBrent: £674.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £361.3m

    £380.9m£382.5m£361.3mBrent is higher£711.1m£714.1m£674.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £88.9m, Brent £199.3mBrent: £199.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £88.9mBrent: £200.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £89.3mBrent: £189.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £84.3m

    £88.9m£89.3m£84.3mBrent is higher£199.3m£200.1m£189.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £63.2m, Brent £58.5mBrent: £58.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.2mBrent: £58.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.5mBrent: £55.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £59.9m

    £63.2m£63.5m£59.9mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£58.5m£58.8m£55.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.2m, Brent £2.4mBrent: £2.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mBrent: £2.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mBrent: £2.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBrent is higher£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.7m, Brent £1.6mBrent: £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mBrent: £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mBrent: £1.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne £1.6m, Brent £1.4mBrent: £1.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mBrent: £1.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mBrent: £1.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.5m

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 45,132, Brent 39,573Brent: 39,573Newcastle upon Tyne: 45,132

    45,132Newcastle upon Tyne is higher39,573

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 7,476, Brent 9,836Brent: 9,836Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,476

    7,476Brent is higher9,836

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 7,871, Brent 6,802Brent: 6,802Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,871

    7,871Newcastle upon Tyne is higher6,802

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 25,242, Brent 20,383Brent: 20,383Newcastle upon Tyne: 25,242

    25,242Newcastle upon Tyne is higher20,383

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 44,961, Brent 62,813Brent: 62,813Newcastle upon Tyne: 44,961

    44,961Brent is higher62,813

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne 6,399, Brent 6,634Brent: 6,634Newcastle upon Tyne: 6,399

    6,399Brent is higherDepends on how you count6,634

Show the numbers
Newcastle upon Tyne and Brent, total
MeasureNewcastle upon TyneBrentHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnBrent
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£577.5m£580.0m£547.8m£503.6m£505.8m£477.7mNewcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£476.1m£478.1m£451.6m£801.2m£804.6m£759.9mBrent
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£503.8m£505.9m£477.8m£398.0m£399.7m£377.5mNewcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£32.9m£33.0m£31.2m£70.4m£70.7m£66.8mBrent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.1m£39.2m£37.0m£32.8m£33.0m£31.2mNewcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£2.4m£2.4m£2.3mBrent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£171.2m£171.9m£162.4m£125.5m£126.0m£119.0mNewcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.4m£40.6m£38.3m£36.3m£36.4m£34.4mNewcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m£27.6m£27.7m£26.2mNewcastle upon Tyne
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£380.9m£382.5m£361.3m£711.1m£714.1m£674.5mBrent
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£88.9m£89.3m£84.3m£199.3m£200.1m£189.0mBrent
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£63.2m£63.5m£59.9m£58.5m£58.8m£55.5mNewcastle upon Tyne
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£2.4m£2.4m£2.3mBrent
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mNewcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.4mNewcastle upon Tyne
State Pensiontotal, March 202645,13239,573Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,4769,836Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,8716,802Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202625,24220,383Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Credittotal, May 202644,96162,813Brent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,3996,634Brent

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.