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Torfaen and Chesterfield

94,034 and 105,807 residents (mid-2024).

Torfaen is higher than Chesterfield on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 13 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

Torfaen is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield 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

Torfaen Chesterfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torfaen £5,601, Chesterfield £5,206Chesterfield: £5,206Torfaen: £5,601Chesterfield: £5,229Torfaen: £5,624Chesterfield: £4,938Torfaen: £5,312

    £5,601£5,624£5,312Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£5,206£5,229£4,938

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £13,193, Chesterfield £12,825Chesterfield: £12,825Torfaen: £13,193Chesterfield: £12,880Torfaen: £13,250Chesterfield: £12,165Torfaen: £12,515

    £13,193£13,250£12,515Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£12,825£12,880£12,165

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £2,806, Chesterfield £2,325Chesterfield: £2,325Torfaen: £2,806Chesterfield: £2,334Torfaen: £2,818Chesterfield: £2,205Torfaen: £2,662

    £2,806£2,818£2,662Torfaen is higher£2,325£2,334£2,205

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £11,631, Chesterfield £11,500Chesterfield: £11,500Torfaen: £11,631Chesterfield: £11,549Torfaen: £11,681Chesterfield: £10,908Torfaen: £11,033

    £11,631£11,681£11,033Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£11,500£11,549£10,908

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £549, Chesterfield £462Chesterfield: £462Torfaen: £549Chesterfield: £464Torfaen: £552Chesterfield: £438Torfaen: £521

    £549£552£521Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£462£464£438

  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: Torfaen £977, Chesterfield £833Chesterfield: £833Torfaen: £977Chesterfield: £837Torfaen: £982Chesterfield: £790Torfaen: £927

    £977£982£927Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£833£837£790

  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: Torfaen £35, Chesterfield £30Chesterfield: £30Torfaen: £35Chesterfield: £31Torfaen: £36Chesterfield: £29Torfaen: £34

    £35£36£34Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£30£31£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £800, Chesterfield £669Chesterfield: £669Torfaen: £800Chesterfield: £672Torfaen: £803Chesterfield: £635Torfaen: £758

    £800£803£758Torfaen is higher£669£672£635

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £189, Chesterfield £168Chesterfield: £168Torfaen: £189Chesterfield: £169Torfaen: £189Chesterfield: £160Torfaen: £179

    £189£189£179Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£168£169£160

  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: Torfaen £170, Chesterfield £152Chesterfield: £152Torfaen: £170Chesterfield: £153Torfaen: £171Chesterfield: £145Torfaen: £162

    £170£171£162Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£152£153£145

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £2,097, Chesterfield £1,662Chesterfield: £1,662Torfaen: £2,097Chesterfield: £1,670Torfaen: £2,106Chesterfield: £1,577Torfaen: £1,989

    £2,097£2,106£1,989Torfaen is higher£1,662£1,670£1,577

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torfaen £266, Chesterfield £232Chesterfield: £232Torfaen: £266Chesterfield: £233Torfaen: £267Chesterfield: £220Torfaen: £252

    £266£267£252Torfaen is higher£232£233£220

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £520, Chesterfield £493Chesterfield: £493Torfaen: £520Chesterfield: £495Torfaen: £522Chesterfield: £468Torfaen: £493

    £520£522£493Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£493£495£468

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £7.40, Chesterfield £8.39Chesterfield: £8.39Torfaen: £7.40Chesterfield: £8.43Torfaen: £7.43Chesterfield: £7.96Torfaen: £7.02

    £7.40£7.43£7.02Chesterfield is higher£8.39£8.43£7.96

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £12, Chesterfield £8.11Chesterfield: £8.11Torfaen: £12Chesterfield: £8.14Torfaen: £12Chesterfield: £7.69Torfaen: £11

    £12£12£11Torfaen is higher£8.11£8.14£7.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torfaen £7.02, Chesterfield £4.77Chesterfield: £4.77Torfaen: £7.02Chesterfield: £4.79Torfaen: £7.05Chesterfield: £4.52Torfaen: £6.66

    £7.02£7.05£6.66Torfaen is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Torfaen 1,026.7, Chesterfield 1,006.4Chesterfield: 1,006.4Torfaen: 1,026.7

    1,026.7Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count1,006.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Torfaen 136.1, Chesterfield 121.8Chesterfield: 121.8Torfaen: 136.1

    136.1Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count121.8

  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: Torfaen 198.3, Chesterfield 172.3Chesterfield: 172.3Torfaen: 198.3

    198.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count172.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 113.3, Chesterfield 97.6Chesterfield: 97.6Torfaen: 113.3

    113.3Torfaen is higher97.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Torfaen 259.4, Chesterfield 223.7Chesterfield: 223.7Torfaen: 259.4

    259.4Torfaen is higher223.7

  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: Torfaen 36.5, Chesterfield 32.5Chesterfield: 32.5Torfaen: 36.5

    36.5Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count32.5

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Torfaen and Chesterfield, per person in the age group
MeasureTorfaenChesterfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,601£5,624£5,312£5,206£5,229£4,938Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,193£13,250£12,515£12,825£12,880£12,165Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,806£2,818£2,662£2,325£2,334£2,205Torfaen
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,631£11,681£11,033£11,500£11,549£10,908Torfaen
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£549£552£521£462£464£438Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£977£982£927£833£837£790Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£36£34£30£31£29Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£800£803£758£669£672£635Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£189£179£168£169£160Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£170£171£162£152£153£145Torfaen
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,097£2,106£1,989£1,662£1,670£1,577Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£232£233£220Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£520£522£493£493£495£468Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.40£7.43£7.02£8.39£8.43£7.96Chesterfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£8.11£8.14£7.69Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.02£7.05£6.66£4.77£4.79£4.52Torfaen
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,026.71,006.4Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.1121.8Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026198.3172.3Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.397.6Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026259.4223.7Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.532.5Torfaen

Per resident

Torfaen is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield 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

Torfaen Chesterfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torfaen £5,601, Chesterfield £5,206Chesterfield: £5,206Torfaen: £5,601Chesterfield: £5,229Torfaen: £5,624Chesterfield: £4,938Torfaen: £5,312

    £5,601£5,624£5,312Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£5,206£5,229£4,938

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Torfaen £2,641, Chesterfield £2,714Chesterfield: £2,714Torfaen: £2,641Chesterfield: £2,725Torfaen: £2,653Chesterfield: £2,574Torfaen: £2,505

    £2,641£2,653£2,505Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,714£2,725£2,574

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Torfaen £1,698, Chesterfield £1,419Chesterfield: £1,419Torfaen: £1,698Chesterfield: £1,425Torfaen: £1,706Chesterfield: £1,346Torfaen: £1,611

    £1,698£1,706£1,611Torfaen is higher£1,419£1,425£1,346

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Torfaen £2,329, Chesterfield £2,433Chesterfield: £2,433Torfaen: £2,329Chesterfield: £2,444Torfaen: £2,339Chesterfield: £2,308Torfaen: £2,209

    £2,329£2,339£2,209Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,433£2,444£2,308

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Torfaen £110, Chesterfield £98Chesterfield: £98Torfaen: £110Chesterfield: £98Torfaen: £110Chesterfield: £93Torfaen: £104

    £110£110£104Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£98£98£93

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £196, Chesterfield £176Chesterfield: £176Torfaen: £196Chesterfield: £177Torfaen: £197Chesterfield: £167Torfaen: £186

    £196£197£186Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£176£177£167

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Torfaen £7.08, Chesterfield £6.44Chesterfield: £6.44Torfaen: £7.08Chesterfield: £6.47Torfaen: £7.11Chesterfield: £6.11Torfaen: £6.72

    £7.08£7.11£6.72Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£6.44£6.47£6.11

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £800, Chesterfield £669Chesterfield: £669Torfaen: £800Chesterfield: £672Torfaen: £803Chesterfield: £635Torfaen: £758

    £800£803£758Torfaen is higher£669£672£635

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £189, Chesterfield £168Chesterfield: £168Torfaen: £189Chesterfield: £169Torfaen: £189Chesterfield: £160Torfaen: £179

    £189£189£179Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£168£169£160

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Torfaen £103, Chesterfield £93Chesterfield: £93Torfaen: £103Chesterfield: £93Torfaen: £104Chesterfield: £88Torfaen: £98

    £103£104£98Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£93£93£88

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Torfaen £1,269, Chesterfield £1,015Chesterfield: £1,015Torfaen: £1,269Chesterfield: £1,019Torfaen: £1,274Chesterfield: £962Torfaen: £1,204

    £1,269£1,274£1,204Torfaen is higher£1,015£1,019£962

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torfaen £266, Chesterfield £232Chesterfield: £232Torfaen: £266Chesterfield: £233Torfaen: £267Chesterfield: £220Torfaen: £252

    £266£267£252Torfaen is higher£232£233£220

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Torfaen £315, Chesterfield £301Chesterfield: £301Torfaen: £315Chesterfield: £302Torfaen: £316Chesterfield: £286Torfaen: £298

    £315£316£298Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£301£302£286

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Torfaen £4.48, Chesterfield £5.12Chesterfield: £5.12Torfaen: £4.48Chesterfield: £5.15Torfaen: £4.50Chesterfield: £4.86Torfaen: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Chesterfield is higher£5.12£5.15£4.86

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Torfaen £7.27, Chesterfield £4.94Chesterfield: £4.94Torfaen: £7.27Chesterfield: £4.97Torfaen: £7.31Chesterfield: £4.69Torfaen: £6.90

    £7.27£7.31£6.90Torfaen is higher£4.94£4.97£4.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torfaen £7.02, Chesterfield £4.77Chesterfield: £4.77Torfaen: £7.02Chesterfield: £4.79Torfaen: £7.05Chesterfield: £4.52Torfaen: £6.66

    £7.02£7.05£6.66Torfaen is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 205.5, Chesterfield 213.0Chesterfield: 213.0Torfaen: 205.5

    205.5Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count213.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 27.3, Chesterfield 25.8Chesterfield: 25.8Torfaen: 27.3

    27.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count25.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 39.7, Chesterfield 36.5Chesterfield: 36.5Torfaen: 39.7

    39.7Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count36.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 113.3, Chesterfield 97.6Chesterfield: 97.6Torfaen: 113.3

    113.3Torfaen is higher97.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 157.0, Chesterfield 136.5Chesterfield: 136.5Torfaen: 157.0

    157.0Torfaen is higher136.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 22.1, Chesterfield 19.8Chesterfield: 19.8Torfaen: 22.1

    22.1Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count19.8

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Torfaen and Chesterfield, per resident
MeasureTorfaenChesterfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,601£5,624£5,312£5,206£5,229£4,938Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,641£2,653£2,505£2,714£2,725£2,574Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,698£1,706£1,611£1,419£1,425£1,346Torfaen
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,329£2,339£2,209£2,433£2,444£2,308Chesterfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£98£98£93Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£176£177£167Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.08£7.11£6.72£6.44£6.47£6.11Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£800£803£758£669£672£635Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£189£179£168£169£160Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£93£93£88Torfaen
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,269£1,274£1,204£1,015£1,019£962Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£232£233£220Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£315£316£298£301£302£286Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£5.12£5.15£4.86Chesterfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.27£7.31£6.90£4.94£4.97£4.69Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.02£7.05£6.66£4.77£4.79£4.52Torfaen
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026205.5213.0Chesterfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.325.8Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.736.5Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.397.6Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026157.0136.5Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.119.8Torfaen

Total

Torfaen is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Chesterfield on 14. 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

Torfaen Chesterfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Torfaen £526.7m, Chesterfield £550.9mChesterfield: £550.9mTorfaen: £526.7mChesterfield: £553.2mTorfaen: £528.9mChesterfield: £522.5mTorfaen: £499.6m

    £526.7m£528.9m£499.6mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£550.9m£553.2m£522.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Torfaen £248.4m, Chesterfield £287.1mChesterfield: £287.1mTorfaen: £248.4mChesterfield: £288.4mTorfaen: £249.4mChesterfield: £272.4mTorfaen: £235.6m

    £248.4m£249.4m£235.6mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£287.1m£288.4m£272.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Torfaen £159.7m, Chesterfield £150.1mChesterfield: £150.1mTorfaen: £159.7mChesterfield: £150.8mTorfaen: £160.4mChesterfield: £142.4mTorfaen: £151.5m

    £159.7m£160.4m£151.5mTorfaen is higher£150.1m£150.8m£142.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Torfaen £219.0m, Chesterfield £257.5mChesterfield: £257.5mTorfaen: £219.0mChesterfield: £258.6mTorfaen: £219.9mChesterfield: £244.2mTorfaen: £207.7m

    £219.0m£219.9m£207.7mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£257.5m£258.6m£244.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Torfaen £10.3m, Chesterfield £10.3mChesterfield: £10.3mTorfaen: £10.3mChesterfield: £10.4mTorfaen: £10.4mChesterfield: £9.8mTorfaen: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.4m£9.8mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £18.4m, Chesterfield £18.7mChesterfield: £18.7mTorfaen: £18.4mChesterfield: £18.7mTorfaen: £18.5mChesterfield: £17.7mTorfaen: £17.5m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.5mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Torfaen £0.67m, Chesterfield £0.68mChesterfield: £0.68mTorfaen: £0.67mChesterfield: £0.68mTorfaen: £0.67mChesterfield: £0.65mTorfaen: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £75.2m, Chesterfield £70.8mChesterfield: £70.8mTorfaen: £75.2mChesterfield: £71.1mTorfaen: £75.5mChesterfield: £67.1mTorfaen: £71.3m

    £75.2m£75.5m£71.3mTorfaen is higher£70.8m£71.1m£67.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £17.7m, Chesterfield £17.8mChesterfield: £17.8mTorfaen: £17.7mChesterfield: £17.9mTorfaen: £17.8mChesterfield: £16.9mTorfaen: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torfaen £9.7m, Chesterfield £9.8mChesterfield: £9.8mTorfaen: £9.7mChesterfield: £9.9mTorfaen: £9.7mChesterfield: £9.3mTorfaen: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.7m£9.2mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Torfaen £119.3m, Chesterfield £107.4mChesterfield: £107.4mTorfaen: £119.3mChesterfield: £107.8mTorfaen: £119.8mChesterfield: £101.8mTorfaen: £113.2m

    £119.3m£119.8m£113.2mTorfaen is higher£107.4m£107.8m£101.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Torfaen £25.0m, Chesterfield £24.5mChesterfield: £24.5mTorfaen: £25.0mChesterfield: £24.6mTorfaen: £25.1mChesterfield: £23.3mTorfaen: £23.7m

    £25.0m£25.1m£23.7mTorfaen is higher£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Torfaen £29.6m, Chesterfield £31.9mChesterfield: £31.9mTorfaen: £29.6mChesterfield: £32.0mTorfaen: £29.7mChesterfield: £30.2mTorfaen: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.1mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£31.9m£32.0m£30.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Torfaen £0.42m, Chesterfield £0.54mChesterfield: £0.54mTorfaen: £0.42mChesterfield: £0.54mTorfaen: £0.42mChesterfield: £0.51mTorfaen: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mChesterfield is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Torfaen £0.68m, Chesterfield £0.52mChesterfield: £0.52mTorfaen: £0.68mChesterfield: £0.53mTorfaen: £0.69mChesterfield: £0.50mTorfaen: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.69m£0.65mTorfaen is higher£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Torfaen £0.66m, Chesterfield £0.50mChesterfield: £0.50mTorfaen: £0.66mChesterfield: £0.51mTorfaen: £0.66mChesterfield: £0.48mTorfaen: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mTorfaen is higher£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Torfaen 19,328, Chesterfield 22,532Chesterfield: 22,532Torfaen: 19,328

    19,328Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count22,532

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Torfaen 2,563, Chesterfield 2,727Chesterfield: 2,727Torfaen: 2,563

    2,563Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count2,727

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torfaen 3,733, Chesterfield 3,858Chesterfield: 3,858Torfaen: 3,733

    3,733Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count3,858

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torfaen 10,651, Chesterfield 10,331Chesterfield: 10,331Torfaen: 10,651

    10,651Torfaen is higher10,331

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Torfaen 14,764, Chesterfield 14,444Chesterfield: 14,444Torfaen: 14,764

    14,764Torfaen is higher14,444

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torfaen 2,075, Chesterfield 2,099Chesterfield: 2,099Torfaen: 2,075

    2,075Chesterfield is higherDepends on how you count2,099

Show the numbers
Torfaen and Chesterfield, total
MeasureTorfaenChesterfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£526.7m£528.9m£499.6m£550.9m£553.2m£522.5mChesterfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£248.4m£249.4m£235.6m£287.1m£288.4m£272.4mChesterfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m£150.1m£150.8m£142.4mTorfaen
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m£257.5m£258.6m£244.2mChesterfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m£10.3m£10.4m£9.8mChesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mChesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.68m£0.68m£0.65mChesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£75.2m£75.5m£71.3m£70.8m£71.1m£67.1mTorfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mChesterfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m£9.8m£9.9m£9.3mChesterfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£119.3m£119.8m£113.2m£107.4m£107.8m£101.8mTorfaen
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£24.5m£24.6m£23.3mTorfaen
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m£31.9m£32.0m£30.2mChesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChesterfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m£0.52m£0.53m£0.50mTorfaen
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.50m£0.51m£0.48mTorfaen
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,32822,532Chesterfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5632,727Chesterfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7333,858Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,65110,331Torfaen
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,76414,444Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0752,099Chesterfield

Sources

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

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  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.
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