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Flintshire and Charnwood

155,898 and 188,310 residents (mid-2024).

Flintshire is higher than Charnwood on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 22 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Flintshire is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Charnwood on 1. 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

Flintshire Charnwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Flintshire £4,773, Charnwood £3,848Charnwood: £3,848Flintshire: £4,773Charnwood: £3,865Flintshire: £4,793Charnwood: £3,650Flintshire: £4,527

    £4,773£4,793£4,527Flintshire is higher£3,848£3,865£3,650

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Flintshire £12,956, Charnwood £12,884Charnwood: £12,884Flintshire: £12,956Charnwood: £12,938Flintshire: £13,011Charnwood: £12,221Flintshire: £12,289

    £12,956£13,011£12,289Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,884£12,938£12,221

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Flintshire £1,973, Charnwood £1,419Charnwood: £1,419Flintshire: £1,973Charnwood: £1,425Flintshire: £1,982Charnwood: £1,346Flintshire: £1,872

    £1,973£1,982£1,872Flintshire is higher£1,419£1,425£1,346

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Flintshire £11,685, Charnwood £11,820Charnwood: £11,820Flintshire: £11,685Charnwood: £11,871Flintshire: £11,735Charnwood: £11,212Flintshire: £11,084

    £11,685£11,735£11,084Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count£11,820£11,871£11,212

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Flintshire £415, Charnwood £341Charnwood: £341Flintshire: £415Charnwood: £342Flintshire: £416Charnwood: £323Flintshire: £393

    £415£416£393Flintshire is higher£341£342£323

  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: Flintshire £829, Charnwood £701Charnwood: £701Flintshire: £829Charnwood: £704Flintshire: £833Charnwood: £665Flintshire: £787

    £829£833£787Flintshire is higher£701£704£665

  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: Flintshire £27, Charnwood £21Charnwood: £21Flintshire: £27Charnwood: £21Flintshire: £27Charnwood: £20Flintshire: £26

    £27£27£26Flintshire is higher£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Flintshire £548, Charnwood £351Charnwood: £351Flintshire: £548Charnwood: £352Flintshire: £551Charnwood: £333Flintshire: £520

    £548£551£520Flintshire is higher£351£352£333

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Flintshire £144, Charnwood £93Charnwood: £93Flintshire: £144Charnwood: £94Flintshire: £144Charnwood: £88Flintshire: £136

    £144£144£136Flintshire is higher£93£94£88

  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: Flintshire £126, Charnwood £85Charnwood: £85Flintshire: £126Charnwood: £85Flintshire: £127Charnwood: £81Flintshire: £120

    £126£127£120Flintshire is higher£85£85£81

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Flintshire £1,521, Charnwood £1,095Charnwood: £1,095Flintshire: £1,521Charnwood: £1,100Flintshire: £1,528Charnwood: £1,039Flintshire: £1,443

    £1,521£1,528£1,443Flintshire is higher£1,095£1,100£1,039

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Flintshire £172, Charnwood £130Charnwood: £130Flintshire: £172Charnwood: £130Flintshire: £173Charnwood: £123Flintshire: £163

    £172£173£163Flintshire is higher£130£130£123

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Flintshire £313, Charnwood £230Charnwood: £230Flintshire: £313Charnwood: £231Flintshire: £315Charnwood: £218Flintshire: £297

    £313£315£297Flintshire is higher£230£231£218

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Flintshire £6.30, Charnwood £5.76Charnwood: £5.76Flintshire: £6.30Charnwood: £5.78Flintshire: £6.33Charnwood: £5.46Flintshire: £5.98

    £6.30£6.33£5.98Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.76£5.78£5.46

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Flintshire £6.04, Charnwood £3.75Charnwood: £3.75Flintshire: £6.04Charnwood: £3.77Flintshire: £6.07Charnwood: £3.56Flintshire: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73Flintshire is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Flintshire £7.72, Charnwood £5.74Charnwood: £5.74Flintshire: £7.72Charnwood: £5.76Flintshire: £7.75Charnwood: £5.44Flintshire: £7.32

    £7.72£7.75£7.32Flintshire is higher£5.74£5.76£5.44

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Flintshire 1,034.7, Charnwood 1,016.6Charnwood: 1,016.6Flintshire: 1,034.7

    1,034.7Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count1,016.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Flintshire 105.3, Charnwood 80.9Charnwood: 80.9Flintshire: 105.3

    105.3Flintshire is higher80.9

  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: Flintshire 171.1, Charnwood 145.1Charnwood: 145.1Flintshire: 171.1

    171.1Flintshire is higher145.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 79.3, Charnwood 51.7Charnwood: 51.7Flintshire: 79.3

    79.3Flintshire is higher51.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Flintshire 183.3, Charnwood 134.4Charnwood: 134.4Flintshire: 183.3

    183.3Flintshire is higher134.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Flintshire 27.4, Charnwood 19.0Charnwood: 19.0Flintshire: 27.4

    27.4Flintshire is higher19.0

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Flintshire and Charnwood, per person in the age group
MeasureFlintshireCharnwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,773£4,793£4,527£3,848£3,865£3,650Flintshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,956£13,011£12,289£12,884£12,938£12,221Flintshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,973£1,982£1,872£1,419£1,425£1,346Flintshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,685£11,735£11,084£11,820£11,871£11,212Charnwood
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£415£416£393£341£342£323Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£829£833£787£701£704£665Flintshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£26£21£21£20Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£548£551£520£351£352£333Flintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£93£94£88Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£126£127£120£85£85£81Flintshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,521£1,528£1,443£1,095£1,100£1,039Flintshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£130£130£123Flintshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£313£315£297£230£231£218Flintshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.30£6.33£5.98£5.76£5.78£5.46Flintshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£3.75£3.77£3.56Flintshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.72£7.75£7.32£5.74£5.76£5.44Flintshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,034.71,016.6Flintshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.380.9Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026171.1145.1Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.351.7Flintshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026183.3134.4Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.419.0Flintshire

Per resident

Flintshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Charnwood 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

Flintshire Charnwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Flintshire £4,773, Charnwood £3,848Charnwood: £3,848Flintshire: £4,773Charnwood: £3,865Flintshire: £4,793Charnwood: £3,650Flintshire: £4,527

    £4,773£4,793£4,527Flintshire is higher£3,848£3,865£3,650

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Flintshire £2,703, Charnwood £2,361Charnwood: £2,361Flintshire: £2,703Charnwood: £2,371Flintshire: £2,715Charnwood: £2,239Flintshire: £2,564

    £2,703£2,715£2,564Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,361£2,371£2,239

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Flintshire £1,197, Charnwood £908Charnwood: £908Flintshire: £1,197Charnwood: £912Flintshire: £1,203Charnwood: £861Flintshire: £1,136

    £1,197£1,203£1,136Flintshire is higher£908£912£861

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Flintshire £2,438, Charnwood £2,166Charnwood: £2,166Flintshire: £2,438Charnwood: £2,175Flintshire: £2,448Charnwood: £2,055Flintshire: £2,313

    £2,438£2,448£2,313Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,166£2,175£2,055

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Flintshire £87, Charnwood £62Charnwood: £62Flintshire: £87Charnwood: £63Flintshire: £87Charnwood: £59Flintshire: £82

    £87£87£82Flintshire is higher£62£63£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Flintshire £173, Charnwood £128Charnwood: £128Flintshire: £173Charnwood: £129Flintshire: £174Charnwood: £122Flintshire: £164

    £173£174£164Flintshire is higher£128£129£122

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Flintshire £5.69, Charnwood £3.87Charnwood: £3.87Flintshire: £5.69Charnwood: £3.89Flintshire: £5.72Charnwood: £3.67Flintshire: £5.40

    £5.69£5.72£5.40Flintshire is higher£3.87£3.89£3.67

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Flintshire £548, Charnwood £351Charnwood: £351Flintshire: £548Charnwood: £352Flintshire: £551Charnwood: £333Flintshire: £520

    £548£551£520Flintshire is higher£351£352£333

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Flintshire £144, Charnwood £93Charnwood: £93Flintshire: £144Charnwood: £94Flintshire: £144Charnwood: £88Flintshire: £136

    £144£144£136Flintshire is higher£93£94£88

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Flintshire £77, Charnwood £54Charnwood: £54Flintshire: £77Charnwood: £55Flintshire: £77Charnwood: £52Flintshire: £73

    £77£77£73Flintshire is higher£54£55£52

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Flintshire £923, Charnwood £701Charnwood: £701Flintshire: £923Charnwood: £704Flintshire: £927Charnwood: £665Flintshire: £876

    £923£927£876Flintshire is higher£701£704£665

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Flintshire £172, Charnwood £130Charnwood: £130Flintshire: £172Charnwood: £130Flintshire: £173Charnwood: £123Flintshire: £163

    £172£173£163Flintshire is higher£130£130£123

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Flintshire £190, Charnwood £147Charnwood: £147Flintshire: £190Charnwood: £148Flintshire: £191Charnwood: £139Flintshire: £180

    £190£191£180Flintshire is higher£147£148£139

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Flintshire £3.83, Charnwood £3.68Charnwood: £3.68Flintshire: £3.83Charnwood: £3.69Flintshire: £3.84Charnwood: £3.49Flintshire: £3.63

    £3.83£3.84£3.63Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.68£3.69£3.49

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Flintshire £3.67, Charnwood £2.40Charnwood: £2.40Flintshire: £3.67Charnwood: £2.41Flintshire: £3.68Charnwood: £2.28Flintshire: £3.48

    £3.67£3.68£3.48Flintshire is higher£2.40£2.41£2.28

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Flintshire £7.72, Charnwood £5.74Charnwood: £5.74Flintshire: £7.72Charnwood: £5.76Flintshire: £7.75Charnwood: £5.44Flintshire: £7.32

    £7.72£7.75£7.32Flintshire is higher£5.74£5.76£5.44

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 215.9, Charnwood 186.3Charnwood: 186.3Flintshire: 215.9

    215.9Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count186.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 22.0, Charnwood 14.8Charnwood: 14.8Flintshire: 22.0

    22.0Flintshire is higher14.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 35.7, Charnwood 26.6Charnwood: 26.6Flintshire: 35.7

    35.7Flintshire is higher26.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 79.3, Charnwood 51.7Charnwood: 51.7Flintshire: 79.3

    79.3Flintshire is higher51.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 111.2, Charnwood 86.0Charnwood: 86.0Flintshire: 111.2

    111.2Flintshire is higher86.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 16.7, Charnwood 12.1Charnwood: 12.1Flintshire: 16.7

    16.7Flintshire is higher12.1

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Flintshire and Charnwood, per resident
MeasureFlintshireCharnwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,773£4,793£4,527£3,848£3,865£3,650Flintshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,703£2,715£2,564£2,361£2,371£2,239Flintshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,197£1,203£1,136£908£912£861Flintshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,438£2,448£2,313£2,166£2,175£2,055Flintshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£62£63£59Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£128£129£122Flintshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.69£5.72£5.40£3.87£3.89£3.67Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£548£551£520£351£352£333Flintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£93£94£88Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£54£55£52Flintshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£923£927£876£701£704£665Flintshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£130£130£123Flintshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£190£191£180£147£148£139Flintshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.83£3.84£3.63£3.68£3.69£3.49Flintshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.67£3.68£3.48£2.40£2.41£2.28Flintshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.72£7.75£7.32£5.74£5.76£5.44Flintshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026215.9186.3Flintshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.014.8Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.726.6Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.351.7Flintshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026111.286.0Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.712.1Flintshire

Total

Flintshire is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Charnwood on 4. 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

Flintshire Charnwood

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Flintshire £744.0m, Charnwood £724.7mCharnwood: £724.7mFlintshire: £744.0mCharnwood: £727.8mFlintshire: £747.2mCharnwood: £687.4mFlintshire: £705.7m

    £744.0m£747.2m£705.7mFlintshire is higher£724.7m£727.8m£687.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Flintshire £421.4m, Charnwood £444.6mCharnwood: £444.6mFlintshire: £421.4mCharnwood: £446.5mFlintshire: £423.2mCharnwood: £421.7mFlintshire: £399.7m

    £421.4m£423.2m£399.7mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£444.6m£446.5m£421.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Flintshire £186.7m, Charnwood £171.0mCharnwood: £171.0mFlintshire: £186.7mCharnwood: £171.7mFlintshire: £187.5mCharnwood: £162.2mFlintshire: £177.1m

    £186.7m£187.5m£177.1mFlintshire is higher£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Flintshire £380.1m, Charnwood £407.9mCharnwood: £407.9mFlintshire: £380.1mCharnwood: £409.6mFlintshire: £381.7mCharnwood: £386.9mFlintshire: £360.5m

    £380.1m£381.7m£360.5mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£407.9m£409.6m£386.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Flintshire £13.5m, Charnwood £11.8mCharnwood: £11.8mFlintshire: £13.5mCharnwood: £11.8mFlintshire: £13.5mCharnwood: £11.2mFlintshire: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.5m£12.8mFlintshire is higher£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Flintshire £27.0m, Charnwood £24.2mCharnwood: £24.2mFlintshire: £27.0mCharnwood: £24.3mFlintshire: £27.1mCharnwood: £23.0mFlintshire: £25.6m

    £27.0m£27.1m£25.6mFlintshire is higher£24.2m£24.3m£23.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Flintshire £0.89m, Charnwood £0.73mCharnwood: £0.73mFlintshire: £0.89mCharnwood: £0.73mFlintshire: £0.89mCharnwood: £0.69mFlintshire: £0.84m

    £0.89m£0.89m£0.84mFlintshire is higher£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Flintshire £85.5m, Charnwood £66.0mCharnwood: £66.0mFlintshire: £85.5mCharnwood: £66.3mFlintshire: £85.8mCharnwood: £62.6mFlintshire: £81.1m

    £85.5m£85.8m£81.1mFlintshire is higher£66.0m£66.3m£62.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Flintshire £22.4m, Charnwood £17.6mCharnwood: £17.6mFlintshire: £22.4mCharnwood: £17.6mFlintshire: £22.5mCharnwood: £16.7mFlintshire: £21.3m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.3mFlintshire is higher£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Flintshire £11.9m, Charnwood £10.2mCharnwood: £10.2mFlintshire: £11.9mCharnwood: £10.3mFlintshire: £12.0mCharnwood: £9.7mFlintshire: £11.3m

    £11.9m£12.0m£11.3mFlintshire is higher£10.2m£10.3m£9.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Flintshire £143.9m, Charnwood £131.9mCharnwood: £131.9mFlintshire: £143.9mCharnwood: £132.5mFlintshire: £144.6mCharnwood: £125.1mFlintshire: £136.5m

    £143.9m£144.6m£136.5mFlintshire is higher£131.9m£132.5m£125.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Flintshire £26.8m, Charnwood £24.4mCharnwood: £24.4mFlintshire: £26.8mCharnwood: £24.6mFlintshire: £27.0mCharnwood: £23.2mFlintshire: £25.5m

    £26.8m£27.0m£25.5mFlintshire is higher£24.4m£24.6m£23.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Flintshire £29.6m, Charnwood £27.7mCharnwood: £27.7mFlintshire: £29.6mCharnwood: £27.8mFlintshire: £29.8mCharnwood: £26.2mFlintshire: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.8m£28.1mFlintshire is higher£27.7m£27.8m£26.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Flintshire £0.60m, Charnwood £0.69mCharnwood: £0.69mFlintshire: £0.60mCharnwood: £0.70mFlintshire: £0.60mCharnwood: £0.66mFlintshire: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Flintshire £0.57m, Charnwood £0.45mCharnwood: £0.45mFlintshire: £0.57mCharnwood: £0.45mFlintshire: £0.57mCharnwood: £0.43mFlintshire: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mFlintshire is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Flintshire £1.2m, Charnwood £1.1mCharnwood: £1.1mFlintshire: £1.2mCharnwood: £1.1mFlintshire: £1.2mCharnwood: £1.0mFlintshire: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mFlintshire is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Flintshire 33,657, Charnwood 35,079Charnwood: 35,079Flintshire: 33,657

    33,657Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count35,079

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Flintshire 3,425, Charnwood 2,793Charnwood: 2,793Flintshire: 3,425

    3,425Flintshire is higher2,793

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Flintshire 5,564, Charnwood 5,008Charnwood: 5,008Flintshire: 5,564

    5,564Flintshire is higher5,008

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Flintshire 12,360, Charnwood 9,731Charnwood: 9,731Flintshire: 12,360

    12,360Flintshire is higher9,731

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Flintshire 17,338, Charnwood 16,188Charnwood: 16,188Flintshire: 17,338

    17,338Flintshire is higher16,188

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Flintshire 2,595, Charnwood 2,286Charnwood: 2,286Flintshire: 2,595

    2,595Flintshire is higher2,286

Show the numbers
Flintshire and Charnwood, total
MeasureFlintshireCharnwoodHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£744.0m£747.2m£705.7m£724.7m£727.8m£687.4mFlintshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£421.4m£423.2m£399.7m£444.6m£446.5m£421.7mCharnwood
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£186.7m£187.5m£177.1m£171.0m£171.7m£162.2mFlintshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£380.1m£381.7m£360.5m£407.9m£409.6m£386.9mCharnwood
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m£11.8m£11.8m£11.2mFlintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.0m£27.1m£25.6m£24.2m£24.3m£23.0mFlintshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.89m£0.89m£0.84m£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mFlintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£85.5m£85.8m£81.1m£66.0m£66.3m£62.6mFlintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m£17.6m£17.6m£16.7mFlintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m£10.2m£10.3m£9.7mFlintshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£143.9m£144.6m£136.5m£131.9m£132.5m£125.1mFlintshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.8m£27.0m£25.5m£24.4m£24.6m£23.2mFlintshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m£27.7m£27.8m£26.2mFlintshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mCharnwood
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mFlintshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mFlintshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202633,65735,079Charnwood
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,4252,793Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,5645,008Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,3609,731Flintshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,33816,188Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,5952,286Flintshire

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.
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