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Newport and Preston

167,405 and 161,593 residents (mid-2024).

Newport is higher than Preston on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 22 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

Newport is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Preston on 3. 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

Newport Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newport £4,687, Preston £4,068Preston: £4,068Newport: £4,687Preston: £4,085Newport: £4,707Preston: £3,859Newport: £4,446

    £4,687£4,707£4,446Newport is higher£4,068£4,085£3,859

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newport £13,136, Preston £12,785Preston: £12,785Newport: £13,136Preston: £12,839Newport: £13,192Preston: £12,127Newport: £12,460

    £13,136£13,192£12,460Newport is higher£12,785£12,839£12,127

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Newport £2,488, Preston £2,226Preston: £2,226Newport: £2,488Preston: £2,235Newport: £2,499Preston: £2,111Newport: £2,360

    £2,488£2,499£2,360Newport is higher£2,226£2,235£2,111

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newport £11,455, Preston £11,280Preston: £11,280Newport: £11,455Preston: £11,328Newport: £11,504Preston: £10,699Newport: £10,866

    £11,455£11,504£10,866Newport is higher£11,280£11,328£10,699

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newport £629, Preston £661Preston: £661Newport: £629Preston: £663Newport: £631Preston: £627Newport: £596

    £629£631£596Preston is higherDepends on how you count£661£663£627

  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: Newport £1,016, Preston £808Preston: £808Newport: £1,016Preston: £811Newport: £1,021Preston: £766Newport: £964

    £1,016£1,021£964Newport is higher£808£811£766

  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: Newport £36, Preston £37Preston: £37Newport: £36Preston: £37Newport: £36Preston: £35Newport: £34

    £36£36£34Preston is higherDepends on how you count£37£37£35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newport £621, Preston £530Preston: £530Newport: £621Preston: £532Newport: £624Preston: £503Newport: £589

    £621£624£589Newport is higher£530£532£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newport £141, Preston £114Preston: £114Newport: £141Preston: £114Newport: £142Preston: £108Newport: £134

    £141£142£134Newport is higher£114£114£108

  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: Newport £152, Preston £117Preston: £117Newport: £152Preston: £117Newport: £152Preston: £111Newport: £144

    £152£152£144Newport is higher£117£117£111

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newport £1,927, Preston £1,759Preston: £1,759Newport: £1,927Preston: £1,767Newport: £1,935Preston: £1,669Newport: £1,828

    £1,927£1,935£1,828Newport is higher£1,759£1,767£1,669

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newport £273, Preston £225Preston: £225Newport: £273Preston: £226Newport: £274Preston: £214Newport: £259

    £273£274£259Newport is higher£225£226£214

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newport £392, Preston £338Preston: £338Newport: £392Preston: £339Newport: £394Preston: £320Newport: £372

    £392£394£372Newport is higher£338£339£320

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newport £9.15, Preston £5.25Preston: £5.25Newport: £9.15Preston: £5.27Newport: £9.19Preston: £4.98Newport: £8.68

    £9.15£9.19£8.68Newport is higher£5.25£5.27£4.98

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newport £8.32, Preston £7.24Preston: £7.24Newport: £8.32Preston: £7.27Newport: £8.35Preston: £6.87Newport: £7.89

    £8.32£8.35£7.89Newport is higher£7.24£7.27£6.87

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newport £7.89, Preston £4.08Preston: £4.08Newport: £7.89Preston: £4.10Newport: £7.92Preston: £3.87Newport: £7.48

    £7.89£7.92£7.48Newport is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newport 1,019.7, Preston 1,008.3Preston: 1,008.3Newport: 1,019.7

    1,019.7Newport is higher1,008.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newport 143.9, Preston 145.6Preston: 145.6Newport: 143.9

    143.9Preston is higherDepends on how you count145.6

  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: Newport 206.3, Preston 160.7Preston: 160.7Newport: 206.3

    206.3Newport is higher160.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newport 87.8, Preston 78.8Preston: 78.8Newport: 87.8

    87.8Newport is higher78.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newport 228.4, Preston 220.2Preston: 220.2Newport: 228.4

    228.4Newport is higherDepends on how you count220.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newport 33.1, Preston 26.8Preston: 26.8Newport: 33.1

    33.1Newport is higher26.8

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Newport and Preston, per person in the age group
MeasureNewportPrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,687£4,707£4,446£4,068£4,085£3,859Newport
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,136£13,192£12,460£12,785£12,839£12,127Newport
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,488£2,499£2,360£2,226£2,235£2,111Newport
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,455£11,504£10,866£11,280£11,328£10,699Newport
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£629£631£596£661£663£627Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,016£1,021£964£808£811£766Newport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£37£37£35Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£621£624£589£530£532£503Newport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£114£114£108Newport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£152£152£144£117£117£111Newport
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,927£1,935£1,828£1,759£1,767£1,669Newport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£273£274£259£225£226£214Newport
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£392£394£372£338£339£320Newport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.15£9.19£8.68£5.25£5.27£4.98Newport
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.32£8.35£7.89£7.24£7.27£6.87Newport
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.89£7.92£7.48£4.08£4.10£3.87Newport
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.71,008.3Newport
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026143.9145.6Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026206.3160.7Newport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.878.8Newport
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026228.4220.2Newport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202633.126.8Newport

Per resident

Newport is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Preston 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

Newport Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newport £4,687, Preston £4,068Preston: £4,068Newport: £4,687Preston: £4,085Newport: £4,707Preston: £3,859Newport: £4,446

    £4,687£4,707£4,446Newport is higher£4,068£4,085£3,859

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newport £2,074, Preston £1,725Preston: £1,725Newport: £2,074Preston: £1,733Newport: £2,083Preston: £1,637Newport: £1,967

    £2,074£2,083£1,967Newport is higher£1,725£1,733£1,637

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newport £1,569, Preston £1,469Preston: £1,469Newport: £1,569Preston: £1,476Newport: £1,576Preston: £1,394Newport: £1,488

    £1,569£1,576£1,488Newport is higher£1,469£1,476£1,394

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newport £1,808, Preston £1,522Preston: £1,522Newport: £1,808Preston: £1,529Newport: £1,816Preston: £1,444Newport: £1,715

    £1,808£1,816£1,715Newport is higher£1,522£1,529£1,444

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newport £99, Preston £89Preston: £89Newport: £99Preston: £90Newport: £100Preston: £85Newport: £94

    £99£100£94Newport is higherDepends on how you count£89£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newport £160, Preston £109Preston: £109Newport: £160Preston: £110Newport: £161Preston: £103Newport: £152

    £160£161£152Newport is higher£109£110£103

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Newport £5.70, Preston £4.95Preston: £4.95Newport: £5.70Preston: £4.98Newport: £5.73Preston: £4.70Newport: £5.41

    £5.70£5.73£5.41Newport is higherDepends on how you count£4.95£4.98£4.70

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newport £621, Preston £530Preston: £530Newport: £621Preston: £532Newport: £624Preston: £503Newport: £589

    £621£624£589Newport is higher£530£532£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newport £141, Preston £114Preston: £114Newport: £141Preston: £114Newport: £142Preston: £108Newport: £134

    £141£142£134Newport is higher£114£114£108

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newport £96, Preston £77Preston: £77Newport: £96Preston: £77Newport: £96Preston: £73Newport: £91

    £96£96£91Newport is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newport £1,215, Preston £1,161Preston: £1,161Newport: £1,215Preston: £1,166Newport: £1,220Preston: £1,101Newport: £1,153

    £1,215£1,220£1,153Newport is higher£1,161£1,166£1,101

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newport £273, Preston £225Preston: £225Newport: £273Preston: £226Newport: £274Preston: £214Newport: £259

    £273£274£259Newport is higher£225£226£214

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newport £247, Preston £223Preston: £223Newport: £247Preston: £224Newport: £248Preston: £211Newport: £235

    £247£248£235Newport is higher£223£224£211

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newport £5.77, Preston £3.47Preston: £3.47Newport: £5.77Preston: £3.48Newport: £5.79Preston: £3.29Newport: £5.47

    £5.77£5.79£5.47Newport is higher£3.47£3.48£3.29

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newport £5.24, Preston £4.78Preston: £4.78Newport: £5.24Preston: £4.80Newport: £5.26Preston: £4.53Newport: £4.97

    £5.24£5.26£4.97Newport is higher£4.78£4.80£4.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newport £7.89, Preston £4.08Preston: £4.08Newport: £7.89Preston: £4.10Newport: £7.92Preston: £3.87Newport: £7.48

    £7.89£7.92£7.48Newport is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newport 161.0, Preston 136.1Preston: 136.1Newport: 161.0

    161.0Newport is higher136.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newport 22.7, Preston 19.7Preston: 19.7Newport: 22.7

    22.7Newport is higherDepends on how you count19.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newport 32.6, Preston 21.7Preston: 21.7Newport: 32.6

    32.6Newport is higher21.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newport 87.8, Preston 78.8Preston: 78.8Newport: 87.8

    87.8Newport is higher78.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newport 144.1, Preston 145.3Preston: 145.3Newport: 144.1

    144.1Preston is higherDepends on how you count145.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newport 20.9, Preston 17.7Preston: 17.7Newport: 20.9

    20.9Newport is higher17.7

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Newport and Preston, per resident
MeasureNewportPrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,687£4,707£4,446£4,068£4,085£3,859Newport
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,074£2,083£1,967£1,725£1,733£1,637Newport
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,569£1,576£1,488£1,469£1,476£1,394Newport
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,808£1,816£1,715£1,522£1,529£1,444Newport
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£99£100£94£89£90£85Newport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£109£110£103Newport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.70£5.73£5.41£4.95£4.98£4.70Newport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£621£624£589£530£532£503Newport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£114£114£108Newport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£77£77£73Newport
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,215£1,220£1,153£1,161£1,166£1,101Newport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£273£274£259£225£226£214Newport
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£247£248£235£223£224£211Newport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.77£5.79£5.47£3.47£3.48£3.29Newport
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.24£5.26£4.97£4.78£4.80£4.53Newport
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.89£7.92£7.48£4.08£4.10£3.87Newport
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026161.0136.1Newport
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.719.7Newport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.621.7Newport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.878.8Newport
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026144.1145.3Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.917.7Newport

Total

Newport is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Preston 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

Newport Preston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newport £784.6m, Preston £657.4mPreston: £657.4mNewport: £784.6mPreston: £660.2mNewport: £787.9mPreston: £623.5mNewport: £744.2m

    £784.6m£787.9m£744.2mNewport is higher£657.4m£660.2m£623.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newport £347.2m, Preston £278.8mPreston: £278.8mNewport: £347.2mPreston: £280.0mNewport: £348.6mPreston: £264.5mNewport: £329.3m

    £347.2m£348.6m£329.3mNewport is higher£278.8m£280.0m£264.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newport £262.7m, Preston £237.4mPreston: £237.4mNewport: £262.7mPreston: £238.5mNewport: £263.8mPreston: £225.2mNewport: £249.2m

    £262.7m£263.8m£249.2mNewport is higher£237.4m£238.5m£225.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newport £302.7m, Preston £246.0mPreston: £246.0mNewport: £302.7mPreston: £247.0mNewport: £304.0mPreston: £233.3mNewport: £287.2m

    £302.7m£304.0m£287.2mNewport is higher£246.0m£247.0m£233.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newport £16.6m, Preston £14.4mPreston: £14.4mNewport: £16.6mPreston: £14.5mNewport: £16.7mPreston: £13.7mNewport: £15.8m

    £16.6m£16.7m£15.8mNewport is higherDepends on how you count£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newport £26.9m, Preston £17.6mPreston: £17.6mNewport: £26.9mPreston: £17.7mNewport: £27.0mPreston: £16.7mNewport: £25.5m

    £26.9m£27.0m£25.5mNewport is higher£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Newport £0.96m, Preston £0.80mPreston: £0.80mNewport: £0.96mPreston: £0.80mNewport: £0.96mPreston: £0.76mNewport: £0.91m

    £0.96m£0.96m£0.91mNewport is higherDepends on how you count£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newport £104.0m, Preston £85.7mPreston: £85.7mNewport: £104.0mPreston: £86.0mNewport: £104.4mPreston: £81.3mNewport: £98.7m

    £104.0m£104.4m£98.7mNewport is higher£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newport £23.7m, Preston £18.4mPreston: £18.4mNewport: £23.7mPreston: £18.4mNewport: £23.8mPreston: £17.4mNewport: £22.4m

    £23.7m£23.8m£22.4mNewport is higher£18.4m£18.4m£17.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newport £16.0m, Preston £12.4mPreston: £12.4mNewport: £16.0mPreston: £12.5mNewport: £16.1mPreston: £11.8mNewport: £15.2m

    £16.0m£16.1m£15.2mNewport is higher£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newport £203.4m, Preston £187.6mPreston: £187.6mNewport: £203.4mPreston: £188.4mNewport: £204.3mPreston: £178.0mNewport: £193.0m

    £203.4m£204.3m£193.0mNewport is higher£187.6m£188.4m£178.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newport £45.7m, Preston £36.4mPreston: £36.4mNewport: £45.7mPreston: £36.5mNewport: £45.9mPreston: £34.5mNewport: £43.4m

    £45.7m£45.9m£43.4mNewport is higher£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newport £41.4m, Preston £36.0mPreston: £36.0mNewport: £41.4mPreston: £36.2mNewport: £41.6mPreston: £34.2mNewport: £39.3m

    £41.4m£41.6m£39.3mNewport is higher£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newport £0.97m, Preston £0.56mPreston: £0.56mNewport: £0.97mPreston: £0.56mNewport: £0.97mPreston: £0.53mNewport: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.97m£0.92mNewport is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newport £0.88m, Preston £0.77mPreston: £0.77mNewport: £0.88mPreston: £0.78mNewport: £0.88mPreston: £0.73mNewport: £0.83m

    £0.88m£0.88m£0.83mNewport is higher£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newport £1.3m, Preston £0.66mPreston: £0.66mNewport: £1.3mPreston: £0.66mNewport: £1.3mPreston: £0.62mNewport: £1.3m

    £1.3mNewport is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newport 26,949, Preston 21,990Preston: 21,990Newport: 26,949

    26,949Newport is higher21,990

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newport 3,803, Preston 3,176Preston: 3,176Newport: 3,803

    3,803Newport is higherDepends on how you count3,176

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newport 5,453, Preston 3,505Preston: 3,505Newport: 5,453

    5,453Newport is higher3,505

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newport 14,701, Preston 12,733Preston: 12,733Newport: 14,701

    14,701Newport is higher12,733

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newport 24,120, Preston 23,483Preston: 23,483Newport: 24,120

    24,120Newport is higherDepends on how you count23,483

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newport 3,494, Preston 2,862Preston: 2,862Newport: 3,494

    3,494Newport is higher2,862

Show the numbers
Newport and Preston, total
MeasureNewportPrestonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£784.6m£787.9m£744.2m£657.4m£660.2m£623.5mNewport
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£347.2m£348.6m£329.3m£278.8m£280.0m£264.5mNewport
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£262.7m£263.8m£249.2m£237.4m£238.5m£225.2mNewport
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£302.7m£304.0m£287.2m£246.0m£247.0m£233.3mNewport
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mNewport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m£17.6m£17.7m£16.7mNewport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.96m£0.96m£0.91m£0.80m£0.80m£0.76mNewport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£104.0m£104.4m£98.7m£85.7m£86.0m£81.3mNewport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.7m£23.8m£22.4m£18.4m£18.4m£17.4mNewport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mNewport
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£203.4m£204.3m£193.0m£187.6m£188.4m£178.0mNewport
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£45.7m£45.9m£43.4m£36.4m£36.5m£34.5mNewport
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£41.4m£41.6m£39.3m£36.0m£36.2m£34.2mNewport
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.97m£0.92m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mNewport
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mNewport
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mNewport
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,94921,990Newport
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,8033,176Newport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,4533,505Newport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,70112,733Newport
Universal Credittotal, May 202624,12023,483Newport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,4942,862Newport

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.