Who Gets What

Compare constituencies · East of England and North West

Bedford and Stockport

114,023 and 108,432 residents (mid-2024).

Bedford is higher than Stockport on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.

On 7 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.

Swap the two areas
Bedford and Stockport on a map of the constituencies of Great Britain
How to count
Prices

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 2 of 22 measures, and Stockport on 20. 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 Stockport

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bedford £4,275, Stockport £4,495Stockport: £4,495Bedford: £4,275Stockport: £4,514Bedford: £4,294Stockport: £4,264Bedford: £4,055

    £4,275£4,294£4,055Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£4,495£4,514£4,264

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bedford £12,838, Stockport £13,355Stockport: £13,355Bedford: £12,838Stockport: £13,412Bedford: £12,893Stockport: £12,668Bedford: £12,178

    £12,838£12,893£12,178Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£13,355£13,412£12,668

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £2,294, Stockport £2,567Stockport: £2,567Bedford: £2,294Stockport: £2,578Bedford: £2,303Stockport: £2,435Bedford: £2,176

    £2,294£2,303£2,176Stockport is higher£2,567£2,578£2,435

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bedford £11,463, Stockport £11,840Stockport: £11,840Bedford: £11,463Stockport: £11,890Bedford: £11,512Stockport: £11,231Bedford: £10,873

    £11,463£11,512£10,873Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£11,840£11,890£11,231

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bedford £621, Stockport £643Stockport: £643Bedford: £621Stockport: £646Bedford: £624Stockport: £610Bedford: £589

    £621£624£589Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£643£646£610

  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, Stockport £835Stockport: £835Bedford: £724Stockport: £838Bedford: £727Stockport: £792Bedford: £686

    £724£727£686Stockport is higher£835£838£792

  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, Stockport £38Stockport: £38Bedford: £30Stockport: £38Bedford: £30Stockport: £36Bedford: £29

    £30£30£29Stockport is higher£38£38£36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £413, Stockport £551Stockport: £551Bedford: £413Stockport: £553Bedford: £415Stockport: £523Bedford: £392

    £413£415£392Stockport is higher£551£553£523

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £119, Stockport £163Stockport: £163Bedford: £119Stockport: £164Bedford: £120Stockport: £155Bedford: £113

    £119£120£113Stockport is higher£163£164£155

  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, Stockport £125Stockport: £125Bedford: £99Stockport: £126Bedford: £99Stockport: £119Bedford: £94

    £99£99£94Stockport is higher£125£126£119

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £1,918, Stockport £1,980Stockport: £1,980Bedford: £1,918Stockport: £1,988Bedford: £1,926Stockport: £1,878Bedford: £1,819

    £1,918£1,926£1,819Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£1,980£1,988£1,878

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bedford £328, Stockport £228Stockport: £228Bedford: £328Stockport: £229Bedford: £330Stockport: £216Bedford: £311

    £328£330£311Bedford is higher£228£229£216

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £262, Stockport £445Stockport: £445Bedford: £262Stockport: £447Bedford: £263Stockport: £422Bedford: £248

    £262£263£248Stockport is higher£445£447£422

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £10, Stockport £9.09Stockport: £9.09Bedford: £10Stockport: £9.13Bedford: £11Stockport: £8.62Bedford: £9.92

    £10£11£9.92Bedford is higher£9.09£9.13£8.62

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £5.12, Stockport £7.69Stockport: £7.69Bedford: £5.12Stockport: £7.72Bedford: £5.15Stockport: £7.29Bedford: £4.86

    £5.12£5.15£4.86Stockport is higher£7.69£7.72£7.29

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bedford £5.08, Stockport £7.59Stockport: £7.59Bedford: £5.08Stockport: £7.62Bedford: £5.10Stockport: £7.20Bedford: £4.82

    £5.08£5.10£4.82Stockport is higher£7.59£7.62£7.20

  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, Stockport 1,041.3Stockport: 1,041.3Bedford: 999.7

    999.7Stockport is higherDepends on how you count1,041.3

  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, Stockport 154.3Stockport: 154.3Bedford: 124.5

    124.5Stockport is higher154.3

  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, Stockport 179.1Stockport: 179.1Bedford: 149.6

    149.6Stockport is higher179.1

  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, Stockport 83.8Stockport: 83.8Bedford: 64.8

    64.8Stockport is higher83.8

  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, Stockport 232.3Stockport: 232.3Bedford: 225.0

    225.0Stockport is higherDepends on how you count232.3

  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, Stockport 27.8Stockport: 27.8Bedford: 22.8

    22.8Stockport is higher27.8

Show the numbers
Bedford and Stockport, per person in the age group
MeasureBedfordStockportHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,275£4,294£4,055£4,495£4,514£4,264Stockport
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,838£12,893£12,178£13,355£13,412£12,668Stockport
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,294£2,303£2,176£2,567£2,578£2,435Stockport
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,463£11,512£10,873£11,840£11,890£11,231Stockport
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£621£624£589£643£646£610Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£724£727£686£835£838£792Stockport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£29£38£38£36Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£413£415£392£551£553£523Stockport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£163£164£155Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£125£126£119Stockport
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,918£1,926£1,819£1,980£1,988£1,878Stockport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£328£330£311£228£229£216Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£262£263£248£445£447£422Stockport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£11£9.92£9.09£9.13£8.62Bedford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.12£5.15£4.86£7.69£7.72£7.29Stockport
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.08£5.10£4.82£7.59£7.62£7.20Stockport
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026999.71,041.3Stockport
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.5154.3Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026149.6179.1Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.883.8Stockport
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026225.0232.3Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.827.8Stockport

Per resident

Bedford is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Stockport on 16. 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 Stockport

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bedford £4,275, Stockport £4,495Stockport: £4,495Bedford: £4,275Stockport: £4,514Bedford: £4,294Stockport: £4,264Bedford: £4,055

    £4,275£4,294£4,055Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£4,495£4,514£4,264

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bedford £1,936, Stockport £1,867Stockport: £1,867Bedford: £1,936Stockport: £1,875Bedford: £1,944Stockport: £1,771Bedford: £1,836

    £1,936£1,944£1,836Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£1,867£1,875£1,771

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bedford £1,474, Stockport £1,678Stockport: £1,678Bedford: £1,474Stockport: £1,685Bedford: £1,480Stockport: £1,592Bedford: £1,398

    £1,474£1,480£1,398Stockport is higher£1,678£1,685£1,592

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bedford £1,728, Stockport £1,655Stockport: £1,655Bedford: £1,728Stockport: £1,663Bedford: £1,736Stockport: £1,570Bedford: £1,639

    £1,728£1,736£1,639Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£1,655£1,663£1,570

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

    £94£94£89Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£90£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £109, Stockport £117Stockport: £117Bedford: £109Stockport: £117Bedford: £110Stockport: £111Bedford: £104

    £109£110£104Stockport is higher£117£117£111

  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, Stockport £5.26Stockport: £5.26Bedford: £4.56Stockport: £5.28Bedford: £4.58Stockport: £4.99Bedford: £4.33

    £4.56£4.58£4.33Stockport is higher£5.26£5.28£4.99

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £413, Stockport £551Stockport: £551Bedford: £413Stockport: £553Bedford: £415Stockport: £523Bedford: £392

    £413£415£392Stockport is higher£551£553£523

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £119, Stockport £163Stockport: £163Bedford: £119Stockport: £164Bedford: £120Stockport: £155Bedford: £113

    £119£120£113Stockport is higher£163£164£155

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bedford £63, Stockport £82Stockport: £82Bedford: £63Stockport: £82Bedford: £64Stockport: £78Bedford: £60

    £63£64£60Stockport is higher£82£82£78

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bedford £1,232, Stockport £1,295Stockport: £1,295Bedford: £1,232Stockport: £1,300Bedford: £1,237Stockport: £1,228Bedford: £1,169

    £1,232£1,237£1,169Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£1,295£1,300£1,228

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bedford £328, Stockport £228Stockport: £228Bedford: £328Stockport: £229Bedford: £330Stockport: £216Bedford: £311

    £328£330£311Bedford is higher£228£229£216

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bedford £168, Stockport £291Stockport: £291Bedford: £168Stockport: £292Bedford: £169Stockport: £276Bedford: £159

    £168£169£159Stockport is higher£291£292£276

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bedford £6.72, Stockport £5.95Stockport: £5.95Bedford: £6.72Stockport: £5.97Bedford: £6.74Stockport: £5.64Bedford: £6.37

    £6.72£6.74£6.37Bedford is higher£5.95£5.97£5.64

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bedford £3.29, Stockport £5.03Stockport: £5.03Bedford: £3.29Stockport: £5.05Bedford: £3.30Stockport: £4.77Bedford: £3.12

    £3.29£3.30£3.12Stockport is higher£5.03£5.05£4.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bedford £5.08, Stockport £7.59Stockport: £7.59Bedford: £5.08Stockport: £7.62Bedford: £5.10Stockport: £7.20Bedford: £4.82

    £5.08£5.10£4.82Stockport is higher£7.59£7.62£7.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 150.7, Stockport 145.6Stockport: 145.6Bedford: 150.7

    150.7Bedford is higherDepends on how you count145.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 18.8, Stockport 21.6Stockport: 21.6Bedford: 18.8

    18.8Stockport is higher21.6

  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, Stockport 25.1Stockport: 25.1Bedford: 22.6

    22.6Stockport is higher25.1

  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, Stockport 83.8Stockport: 83.8Bedford: 64.8

    64.8Stockport is higher83.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 144.6, Stockport 151.9Stockport: 151.9Bedford: 144.6

    144.6Stockport is higherDepends on how you count151.9

  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, Stockport 18.2Stockport: 18.2Bedford: 14.6

    14.6Stockport is higher18.2

Show the numbers
Bedford and Stockport, per resident
MeasureBedfordStockportHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,275£4,294£4,055£4,495£4,514£4,264Stockport
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,936£1,944£1,836£1,867£1,875£1,771Bedford
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,474£1,480£1,398£1,678£1,685£1,592Stockport
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,728£1,736£1,639£1,655£1,663£1,570Bedford
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£90£90£85Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£117£117£111Stockport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.56£4.58£4.33£5.26£5.28£4.99Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£413£415£392£551£553£523Stockport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£163£164£155Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£63£64£60£82£82£78Stockport
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,232£1,237£1,169£1,295£1,300£1,228Stockport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£328£330£311£228£229£216Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£291£292£276Stockport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.72£6.74£6.37£5.95£5.97£5.64Bedford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.29£3.30£3.12£5.03£5.05£4.77Stockport
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.08£5.10£4.82£7.59£7.62£7.20Stockport
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026150.7145.6Bedford
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.821.6Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.625.1Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.883.8Stockport
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026144.6151.9Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.618.2Stockport

Total

Bedford is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Stockport 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 Stockport

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bedford £487.5m, Stockport £487.4mStockport: £487.4mBedford: £487.5mStockport: £489.5mBedford: £489.6mStockport: £462.3mBedford: £462.4m

    £487.5m£489.6m£462.4mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£487.4m£489.5m£462.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bedford £220.7m, Stockport £202.5mStockport: £202.5mBedford: £220.7mStockport: £203.3mBedford: £221.7mStockport: £192.1mBedford: £209.4m

    £220.7m£221.7m£209.4mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£202.5m£203.3m£192.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bedford £168.0m, Stockport £182.0mStockport: £182.0mBedford: £168.0mStockport: £182.8mBedford: £168.7mStockport: £172.6mBedford: £159.4m

    £168.0m£168.7m£159.4mStockport is higher£182.0m£182.8m£172.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bedford £197.1m, Stockport £179.5mStockport: £179.5mBedford: £197.1mStockport: £180.3mBedford: £197.9mStockport: £170.3mBedford: £186.9m

    £197.1m£197.9m£186.9mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£179.5m£180.3m£170.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bedford £10.7m, Stockport £9.8mStockport: £9.8mBedford: £10.7mStockport: £9.8mBedford: £10.7mStockport: £9.2mBedford: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£9.8m£9.8m£9.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bedford £12.4m, Stockport £12.7mStockport: £12.7mBedford: £12.4mStockport: £12.7mBedford: £12.5mStockport: £12.0mBedford: £11.8m

    £12.4m£12.5m£11.8mStockport is higher£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m

  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, Stockport £0.57mStockport: £0.57mBedford: £0.52mStockport: £0.57mBedford: £0.52mStockport: £0.54mBedford: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mStockport is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bedford £47.1m, Stockport £59.8mStockport: £59.8mBedford: £47.1mStockport: £60.0mBedford: £47.3mStockport: £56.7mBedford: £44.7m

    £47.1m£47.3m£44.7mStockport is higher£59.8m£60.0m£56.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bedford £13.6m, Stockport £17.7mStockport: £17.7mBedford: £13.6mStockport: £17.8mBedford: £13.7mStockport: £16.8mBedford: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mStockport is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bedford £7.2m, Stockport £8.9mStockport: £8.9mBedford: £7.2mStockport: £8.9mBedford: £7.3mStockport: £8.4mBedford: £6.9m

    £7.2m£7.3m£6.9mStockport is higher£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bedford £140.5m, Stockport £140.4mStockport: £140.4mBedford: £140.5mStockport: £141.0mBedford: £141.1mStockport: £133.2mBedford: £133.3m

    £140.5m£141.1m£133.3mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£140.4m£141.0m£133.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bedford £37.4m, Stockport £24.7mStockport: £24.7mBedford: £37.4mStockport: £24.8mBedford: £37.6mStockport: £23.4mBedford: £35.5m

    £37.4m£37.6m£35.5mBedford is higher£24.7m£24.8m£23.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bedford £19.2m, Stockport £31.5mStockport: £31.5mBedford: £19.2mStockport: £31.7mBedford: £19.3mStockport: £29.9mBedford: £18.2m

    £19.2m£19.3m£18.2mStockport is higher£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bedford £0.77m, Stockport £0.64mStockport: £0.64mBedford: £0.77mStockport: £0.65mBedford: £0.77mStockport: £0.61mBedford: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mBedford is higher£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bedford £0.38m, Stockport £0.54mStockport: £0.54mBedford: £0.38mStockport: £0.55mBedford: £0.38mStockport: £0.52mBedford: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mStockport is higher£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bedford £0.58m, Stockport £0.82mStockport: £0.82mBedford: £0.58mStockport: £0.83mBedford: £0.58mStockport: £0.78mBedford: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mStockport is higher£0.82m£0.83m£0.78m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bedford 17,186, Stockport 15,787Stockport: 15,787Bedford: 17,186

    17,186Bedford is higherDepends on how you count15,787

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bedford 2,140, Stockport 2,339Stockport: 2,339Bedford: 2,140

    2,140Stockport is higher2,339

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bedford 2,572, Stockport 2,716Stockport: 2,716Bedford: 2,572

    2,572Stockport is higher2,716

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bedford 7,392, Stockport 9,083Stockport: 9,083Bedford: 7,392

    7,392Stockport is higher9,083

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bedford 16,485, Stockport 16,467Stockport: 16,467Bedford: 16,485

    16,485Bedford is higherDepends on how you count16,467

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bedford 1,668, Stockport 1,974Stockport: 1,974Bedford: 1,668

    1,668Stockport is higher1,974

Show the numbers
Bedford and Stockport, total
MeasureBedfordStockportHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£487.5m£489.6m£462.4m£487.4m£489.5m£462.3mBedford
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£220.7m£221.7m£209.4m£202.5m£203.3m£192.1mBedford
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£168.0m£168.7m£159.4m£182.0m£182.8m£172.6mStockport
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£197.1m£197.9m£186.9m£179.5m£180.3m£170.3mBedford
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£9.8m£9.8m£9.2mBedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£12.7m£12.7m£12.0mStockport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mStockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m£59.8m£60.0m£56.7mStockport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mStockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mStockport
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m£140.4m£141.0m£133.2mBedford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£37.4m£37.6m£35.5m£24.7m£24.8m£23.4mBedford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m£31.5m£31.7m£29.9mStockport
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.64m£0.65m£0.61mBedford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.54m£0.55m£0.52mStockport
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.82m£0.83m£0.78mStockport
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,18615,787Bedford
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1402,339Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5722,716Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,3929,083Stockport
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,48516,467Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,6681,974Stockport

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.