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Bedford and Ipswich

114,023 and 115,126 residents (mid-2024).

Bedford is higher than Ipswich on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

Bedford is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Ipswich 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

Bedford Ipswich

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bedford £4,275, Ipswich £4,395Ipswich: £4,395Bedford: £4,275Ipswich: £4,414Bedford: £4,294Ipswich: £4,169Bedford: £4,055

    £4,275£4,294£4,055Ipswich is higher£4,395£4,414£4,169

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bedford £12,838, Ipswich £12,757Ipswich: £12,757Bedford: £12,838Ipswich: £12,812Bedford: £12,893Ipswich: £12,101Bedford: £12,178

    £12,838£12,893£12,178Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£12,757£12,812£12,101

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £2,294, Ipswich £2,418Ipswich: £2,418Bedford: £2,294Ipswich: £2,428Bedford: £2,303Ipswich: £2,293Bedford: £2,176

    £2,294£2,303£2,176Ipswich is higher£2,418£2,428£2,293

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bedford £11,463, Ipswich £11,490Ipswich: £11,490Bedford: £11,463Ipswich: £11,539Bedford: £11,512Ipswich: £10,899Bedford: £10,873

    £11,463£11,512£10,873Ipswich is higher£11,490£11,539£10,899

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bedford £621, Ipswich £577Ipswich: £577Bedford: £621Ipswich: £580Bedford: £624Ipswich: £547Bedford: £589

    £621£624£589Bedford is higher£577£580£547

  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: Bedford £724, Ipswich £660Ipswich: £660Bedford: £724Ipswich: £663Bedford: £727Ipswich: £626Bedford: £686

    £724£727£686Bedford is higher£660£663£626

  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: Bedford £30, Ipswich £30Ipswich: £30Bedford: £30Ipswich: £30Bedford: £30Ipswich: £28Bedford: £29

    £30£30£29Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£30£30£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £413, Ipswich £501Ipswich: £501Bedford: £413Ipswich: £503Bedford: £415Ipswich: £475Bedford: £392

    £413£415£392Ipswich is higher£501£503£475

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £119, Ipswich £118Ipswich: £118Bedford: £119Ipswich: £118Bedford: £120Ipswich: £112Bedford: £113

    £119£120£113Bedford is higher£118£118£112

  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: Bedford £99, Ipswich £111Ipswich: £111Bedford: £99Ipswich: £112Bedford: £99Ipswich: £105Bedford: £94

    £99£99£94Ipswich is higher£111£112£105

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £1,918, Ipswich £1,941Ipswich: £1,941Bedford: £1,918Ipswich: £1,950Bedford: £1,926Ipswich: £1,841Bedford: £1,819

    £1,918£1,926£1,819Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,941£1,950£1,841

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bedford £328, Ipswich £265Ipswich: £265Bedford: £328Ipswich: £266Bedford: £330Ipswich: £252Bedford: £311

    £328£330£311Bedford is higher£265£266£252

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £262, Ipswich £346Ipswich: £346Bedford: £262Ipswich: £348Bedford: £263Ipswich: £328Bedford: £248

    £262£263£248Ipswich is higher£346£348£328

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £10, Ipswich £10Ipswich: £10Bedford: £10Ipswich: £10Bedford: £11Ipswich: £9.62Bedford: £9.92

    £10£11£9.92Bedford is higher£10£10£9.62

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £5.12, Ipswich £9.13Ipswich: £9.13Bedford: £5.12Ipswich: £9.17Bedford: £5.15Ipswich: £8.66Bedford: £4.86

    £5.12£5.15£4.86Ipswich is higher£9.13£9.17£8.66

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bedford £5.08, Ipswich £5.99Ipswich: £5.99Bedford: £5.08Ipswich: £6.01Bedford: £5.10Ipswich: £5.68Bedford: £4.82

    £5.08£5.10£4.82Ipswich is higher£5.99£6.01£5.68

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bedford 999.7, Ipswich 1,012.8Ipswich: 1,012.8Bedford: 999.7

    999.7Ipswich is higher1,012.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bedford 124.5, Ipswich 118.0Ipswich: 118.0Bedford: 124.5

    124.5Bedford is higher118.0

  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: Bedford 149.6, Ipswich 135.9Ipswich: 135.9Bedford: 149.6

    149.6Bedford is higher135.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 64.8, Ipswich 73.3Ipswich: 73.3Bedford: 64.8

    64.8Ipswich is higher73.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bedford 225.0, Ipswich 235.7Ipswich: 235.7Bedford: 225.0

    225.0Ipswich is higher235.7

  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: Bedford 22.8, Ipswich 24.9Ipswich: 24.9Bedford: 22.8

    22.8Ipswich is higher24.9

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Bedford and Ipswich, per person in the age group
MeasureBedfordIpswichHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,275£4,294£4,055£4,395£4,414£4,169Ipswich
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,838£12,893£12,178£12,757£12,812£12,101Bedford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,294£2,303£2,176£2,418£2,428£2,293Ipswich
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,463£11,512£10,873£11,490£11,539£10,899Ipswich
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£621£624£589£577£580£547Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£724£727£686£660£663£626Bedford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£29£30£30£28Bedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£413£415£392£501£503£475Ipswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£118£118£112Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£111£112£105Ipswich
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,918£1,926£1,819£1,941£1,950£1,841Ipswich
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£328£330£311£265£266£252Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£262£263£248£346£348£328Ipswich
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£11£9.92£10£10£9.62Bedford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.12£5.15£4.86£9.13£9.17£8.66Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.08£5.10£4.82£5.99£6.01£5.68Ipswich
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026999.71,012.8Ipswich
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.5118.0Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026149.6135.9Bedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.873.3Ipswich
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026225.0235.7Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.824.9Ipswich

Per resident

Bedford is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Ipswich 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

Bedford Ipswich

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bedford £4,275, Ipswich £4,395Ipswich: £4,395Bedford: £4,275Ipswich: £4,414Bedford: £4,294Ipswich: £4,169Bedford: £4,055

    £4,275£4,294£4,055Ipswich is higher£4,395£4,414£4,169

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bedford £1,936, Ipswich £1,977Ipswich: £1,977Bedford: £1,936Ipswich: £1,985Bedford: £1,944Ipswich: £1,875Bedford: £1,836

    £1,936£1,944£1,836Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,977£1,985£1,875

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bedford £1,474, Ipswich £1,529Ipswich: £1,529Bedford: £1,474Ipswich: £1,535Bedford: £1,480Ipswich: £1,450Bedford: £1,398

    £1,474£1,480£1,398Ipswich is higher£1,529£1,535£1,450

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bedford £1,728, Ipswich £1,780Ipswich: £1,780Bedford: £1,728Ipswich: £1,788Bedford: £1,736Ipswich: £1,689Bedford: £1,639

    £1,728£1,736£1,639Ipswich is higher£1,780£1,788£1,689

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bedford £94, Ipswich £89Ipswich: £89Bedford: £94Ipswich: £90Bedford: £94Ipswich: £85Bedford: £89

    £94£94£89Bedford is higher£89£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £109, Ipswich £102Ipswich: £102Bedford: £109Ipswich: £103Bedford: £110Ipswich: £97Bedford: £104

    £109£110£104Bedford is higher£102£103£97

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bedford £4.56, Ipswich £4.58Ipswich: £4.58Bedford: £4.56Ipswich: £4.59Bedford: £4.58Ipswich: £4.34Bedford: £4.33

    £4.56£4.58£4.33Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£4.58£4.59£4.34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £413, Ipswich £501Ipswich: £501Bedford: £413Ipswich: £503Bedford: £415Ipswich: £475Bedford: £392

    £413£415£392Ipswich is higher£501£503£475

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £119, Ipswich £118Ipswich: £118Bedford: £119Ipswich: £118Bedford: £120Ipswich: £112Bedford: £113

    £119£120£113Bedford is higher£118£118£112

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bedford £63, Ipswich £70Ipswich: £70Bedford: £63Ipswich: £71Bedford: £64Ipswich: £67Bedford: £60

    £63£64£60Ipswich is higher£70£71£67

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bedford £1,232, Ipswich £1,228Ipswich: £1,228Bedford: £1,232Ipswich: £1,233Bedford: £1,237Ipswich: £1,164Bedford: £1,169

    £1,232£1,237£1,169Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£1,228£1,233£1,164

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bedford £328, Ipswich £265Ipswich: £265Bedford: £328Ipswich: £266Bedford: £330Ipswich: £252Bedford: £311

    £328£330£311Bedford is higher£265£266£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bedford £168, Ipswich £219Ipswich: £219Bedford: £168Ipswich: £220Bedford: £169Ipswich: £208Bedford: £159

    £168£169£159Ipswich is higher£219£220£208

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bedford £6.72, Ipswich £6.41Ipswich: £6.41Bedford: £6.72Ipswich: £6.44Bedford: £6.74Ipswich: £6.08Bedford: £6.37

    £6.72£6.74£6.37Bedford is higher£6.41£6.44£6.08

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bedford £3.29, Ipswich £5.78Ipswich: £5.78Bedford: £3.29Ipswich: £5.80Bedford: £3.30Ipswich: £5.48Bedford: £3.12

    £3.29£3.30£3.12Ipswich is higher£5.78£5.80£5.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bedford £5.08, Ipswich £5.99Ipswich: £5.99Bedford: £5.08Ipswich: £6.01Bedford: £5.10Ipswich: £5.68Bedford: £4.82

    £5.08£5.10£4.82Ipswich is higher£5.99£6.01£5.68

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 150.7, Ipswich 156.9Ipswich: 156.9Bedford: 150.7

    150.7Ipswich is higher156.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 18.8, Ipswich 18.3Ipswich: 18.3Bedford: 18.8

    18.8Bedford is higher18.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 22.6, Ipswich 21.1Ipswich: 21.1Bedford: 22.6

    22.6Bedford is higher21.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 64.8, Ipswich 73.3Ipswich: 73.3Bedford: 64.8

    64.8Ipswich is higher73.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 144.6, Ipswich 149.0Ipswich: 149.0Bedford: 144.6

    144.6Ipswich is higher149.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 14.6, Ipswich 15.8Ipswich: 15.8Bedford: 14.6

    14.6Ipswich is higher15.8

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Bedford and Ipswich, per resident
MeasureBedfordIpswichHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,275£4,294£4,055£4,395£4,414£4,169Ipswich
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,936£1,944£1,836£1,977£1,985£1,875Ipswich
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,474£1,480£1,398£1,529£1,535£1,450Ipswich
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,728£1,736£1,639£1,780£1,788£1,689Ipswich
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£89£90£85Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£102£103£97Bedford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.56£4.58£4.33£4.58£4.59£4.34Ipswich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£413£415£392£501£503£475Ipswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£118£118£112Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£63£64£60£70£71£67Ipswich
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,232£1,237£1,169£1,228£1,233£1,164Bedford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£328£330£311£265£266£252Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£219£220£208Ipswich
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.72£6.74£6.37£6.41£6.44£6.08Bedford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.29£3.30£3.12£5.78£5.80£5.48Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.08£5.10£4.82£5.99£6.01£5.68Ipswich
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026150.7156.9Ipswich
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.818.3Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.621.1Bedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.873.3Ipswich
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026144.6149.0Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.615.8Ipswich

Total

Bedford is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Ipswich on 15. 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

Bedford Ipswich

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bedford £487.5m, Ipswich £506.0mIpswich: £506.0mBedford: £487.5mIpswich: £508.1mBedford: £489.6mIpswich: £479.9mBedford: £462.4m

    £487.5m£489.6m£462.4mIpswich is higher£506.0m£508.1m£479.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bedford £220.7m, Ipswich £227.5mIpswich: £227.5mBedford: £220.7mIpswich: £228.5mBedford: £221.7mIpswich: £215.8mBedford: £209.4m

    £220.7m£221.7m£209.4mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£227.5m£228.5m£215.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bedford £168.0m, Ipswich £176.0mIpswich: £176.0mBedford: £168.0mIpswich: £176.8mBedford: £168.7mIpswich: £166.9mBedford: £159.4m

    £168.0m£168.7m£159.4mIpswich is higher£176.0m£176.8m£166.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bedford £197.1m, Ipswich £204.9mIpswich: £204.9mBedford: £197.1mIpswich: £205.8mBedford: £197.9mIpswich: £194.4mBedford: £186.9m

    £197.1m£197.9m£186.9mIpswich is higher£204.9m£205.8m£194.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bedford £10.7m, Ipswich £10.3mIpswich: £10.3mBedford: £10.7mIpswich: £10.3mBedford: £10.7mIpswich: £9.8mBedford: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mBedford is higher£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bedford £12.4m, Ipswich £11.8mIpswich: £11.8mBedford: £12.4mIpswich: £11.8mBedford: £12.5mIpswich: £11.2mBedford: £11.8m

    £12.4m£12.5m£11.8mBedford is higher£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bedford £0.52m, Ipswich £0.53mIpswich: £0.53mBedford: £0.52mIpswich: £0.53mBedford: £0.52mIpswich: £0.50mBedford: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bedford £47.1m, Ipswich £57.6mIpswich: £57.6mBedford: £47.1mIpswich: £57.9mBedford: £47.3mIpswich: £54.7mBedford: £44.7m

    £47.1m£47.3m£44.7mIpswich is higher£57.6m£57.9m£54.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bedford £13.6m, Ipswich £13.5mIpswich: £13.5mBedford: £13.6mIpswich: £13.6mBedford: £13.7mIpswich: £12.8mBedford: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mBedford is higher£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bedford £7.2m, Ipswich £8.1mIpswich: £8.1mBedford: £7.2mIpswich: £8.1mBedford: £7.3mIpswich: £7.7mBedford: £6.9m

    £7.2m£7.3m£6.9mIpswich is higher£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bedford £140.5m, Ipswich £141.3mIpswich: £141.3mBedford: £140.5mIpswich: £141.9mBedford: £141.1mIpswich: £134.0mBedford: £133.3m

    £140.5m£141.1m£133.3mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£141.3m£141.9m£134.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bedford £37.4m, Ipswich £30.5mIpswich: £30.5mBedford: £37.4mIpswich: £30.7mBedford: £37.6mIpswich: £29.0mBedford: £35.5m

    £37.4m£37.6m£35.5mBedford is higher£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bedford £19.2m, Ipswich £25.2mIpswich: £25.2mBedford: £19.2mIpswich: £25.3mBedford: £19.3mIpswich: £23.9mBedford: £18.2m

    £19.2m£19.3m£18.2mIpswich is higher£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bedford £0.77m, Ipswich £0.74mIpswich: £0.74mBedford: £0.77mIpswich: £0.74mBedford: £0.77mIpswich: £0.70mBedford: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mBedford is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bedford £0.38m, Ipswich £0.66mIpswich: £0.66mBedford: £0.38mIpswich: £0.67mBedford: £0.38mIpswich: £0.63mBedford: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mIpswich is higher£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bedford £0.58m, Ipswich £0.69mIpswich: £0.69mBedford: £0.58mIpswich: £0.69mBedford: £0.58mIpswich: £0.65mBedford: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mIpswich is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bedford 17,186, Ipswich 18,066Ipswich: 18,066Bedford: 17,186

    17,186Ipswich is higher18,066

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bedford 2,140, Ipswich 2,104Ipswich: 2,104Bedford: 2,140

    2,140Bedford is higher2,104

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bedford 2,572, Ipswich 2,424Ipswich: 2,424Bedford: 2,572

    2,572Bedford is higher2,424

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bedford 7,392, Ipswich 8,433Ipswich: 8,433Bedford: 7,392

    7,392Ipswich is higher8,433

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bedford 16,485, Ipswich 17,155Ipswich: 17,155Bedford: 16,485

    16,485Ipswich is higher17,155

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bedford 1,668, Ipswich 1,813Ipswich: 1,813Bedford: 1,668

    1,668Ipswich is higher1,813

Show the numbers
Bedford and Ipswich, total
MeasureBedfordIpswichHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£487.5m£489.6m£462.4m£506.0m£508.1m£479.9mIpswich
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£220.7m£221.7m£209.4m£227.5m£228.5m£215.8mIpswich
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£168.0m£168.7m£159.4m£176.0m£176.8m£166.9mIpswich
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£197.1m£197.9m£186.9m£204.9m£205.8m£194.4mIpswich
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mBedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£11.8m£11.8m£11.2mBedford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mIpswich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m£57.6m£57.9m£54.7mIpswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mBedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m£8.1m£8.1m£7.7mIpswich
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m£141.3m£141.9m£134.0mIpswich
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£37.4m£37.6m£35.5m£30.5m£30.7m£29.0mBedford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m£25.2m£25.3m£23.9mIpswich
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mBedford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.66m£0.67m£0.63mIpswich
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mIpswich
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,18618,066Ipswich
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1402,104Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5722,424Bedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,3928,433Ipswich
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,48517,155Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,6681,813Ipswich

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.
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  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.