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Brent and Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Brent is higher than Newcastle upon Tyne on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 10 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

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

Brent Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £3,230, Newcastle upon Tyne £2,187Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,187Brent: £3,230Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,196Brent: £3,244Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,074Brent: £3,064

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    £60£60£57Brent is higher£42£42£40

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £236, Newcastle upon Tyne £290Newcastle upon Tyne: £290Brent: £236Newcastle upon Tyne: £292Brent: £237Newcastle upon Tyne: £275Brent: £224

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £9.59, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.48Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.48Brent: £9.59Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.51Brent: £9.63Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.20Brent: £9.10

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Brent 991.7, Newcastle upon Tyne 1,014.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 1,014.7Brent: 991.7

    991.7Newcastle upon Tyne is higher1,014.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Brent 246.5, Newcastle upon Tyne 168.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 168.1Brent: 246.5

    246.5Brent is higher168.1

  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: Brent 170.5, Newcastle upon Tyne 177.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 177.0Brent: 170.5

    170.5Newcastle upon Tyne is higher177.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brent 57.4, Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2Brent: 57.4

    57.4Newcastle upon Tyne is higher79.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Brent 253.3, Newcastle upon Tyne 206.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 206.5Brent: 253.3

    253.3Brent is higher206.5

  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: Brent 26.8, Newcastle upon Tyne 29.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 29.4Brent: 26.8

    26.8Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count29.4

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Brent and Newcastle upon Tyne, per person in the age group
MeasureBrentNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,691£4,711£4,450£4,252£4,270£4,033Brent
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,621£12,674£11,971£12,985£13,040£12,317Newcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,230£3,244£3,064£2,187£2,196£2,074Brent
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£9,974£10,016£9,461£11,326£11,374£10,743Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,764£1,771£1,673£739£742£701Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£823£827£781£878£882£833Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£60£60£57£42£42£40Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£353£355£335£537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£97£127£127£120Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£111£112£106£133£134£127Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,867£2,879£2,719£1,750£1,757£1,660Brent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£561£563£532£279£280£264Brent
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£236£237£224£290£292£275Newcastle upon Tyne
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.59£9.63£9.10£5.48£5.51£5.20Brent
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00£7.85£7.89£7.45Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026991.71,014.7Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026246.5168.1Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026170.5177.0Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.479.2Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026253.3206.5Brent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.829.4Newcastle upon Tyne

Per resident

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

Brent Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Brent £6.75, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.82Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.82Brent: £6.75Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.84Brent: £6.78Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.52Brent: £6.40

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    111.4Newcastle upon Tyne is higher141.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    27.7Brent is higher23.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brent 19.1, Newcastle upon Tyne 24.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 24.7Brent: 19.1

    19.1Newcastle upon Tyne is higher24.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brent 57.4, Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2Brent: 57.4

    57.4Newcastle upon Tyne is higher79.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    176.7Brent is higher141.0

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brent 18.7, Newcastle upon Tyne 20.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 20.1Brent: 18.7

    18.7Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count20.1

Show the numbers
Brent and Newcastle upon Tyne, per resident
MeasureBrentNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,691£4,711£4,450£4,252£4,270£4,033Brent
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,417£1,423£1,344£1,811£1,819£1,718Newcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,254£2,264£2,138£1,493£1,499£1,416Brent
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,120£1,125£1,062£1,580£1,587£1,499Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£103£104£98Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£93£88£122£123£116Newcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.75£6.78£6.40£5.82£5.84£5.52Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£353£355£335£537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£97£127£127£120Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74£91£92£86Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£2,001£2,009£1,898£1,195£1,200£1,133Brent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£561£563£532£279£280£264Brent
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£198£199£188Newcastle upon Tyne
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.69£6.72£6.35£3.74£3.76£3.55Brent
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.42£4.44£4.19£5.37£5.39£5.09Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£5.01£5.03£4.75Newcastle upon Tyne
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026111.4141.6Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.723.5Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.124.7Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.479.2Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026176.7141.0Brent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.720.1Newcastle upon Tyne

Total

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

Brent Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Brent £2.4m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mBrent: £2.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mBrent: £2.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.8mBrent: £2.3m

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    39,573Newcastle upon Tyne is higher45,132

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

    9,836Brent is higher7,476

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

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

    6,802Newcastle upon Tyne is higher7,871

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

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

    20,383Newcastle upon Tyne is higher25,242

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    62,813Brent is higher44,961

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

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

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

Show the numbers
Brent and Newcastle upon Tyne, total
MeasureBrentNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnBrent
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£503.6m£505.8m£477.7m£577.5m£580.0m£547.8mNewcastle upon Tyne
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£801.2m£804.6m£759.9m£476.1m£478.1m£451.6mBrent
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£398.0m£399.7m£377.5m£503.8m£505.9m£477.8mNewcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£70.4m£70.7m£66.8m£32.9m£33.0m£31.2mBrent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.8m£33.0m£31.2m£39.1m£39.2m£37.0mNewcastle upon Tyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mBrent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£125.5m£126.0m£119.0m£171.2m£171.9m£162.4mNewcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.3m£36.4m£34.4m£40.4m£40.6m£38.3mNewcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.7m£26.2m£29.1m£29.2m£27.6mNewcastle upon Tyne
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£711.1m£714.1m£674.5m£380.9m£382.5m£361.3mBrent
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£199.3m£200.1m£189.0m£88.9m£89.3m£84.3mBrent
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£58.5m£58.8m£55.5m£63.2m£63.5m£59.9mNewcastle upon Tyne
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBrent
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mNewcastle upon Tyne
State Pensiontotal, March 202639,57345,132Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Credittotal, March 20269,8367,476Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,8027,871Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202620,38325,242Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Credittotal, May 202662,81344,961Brent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,6346,399Brent

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.