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Birmingham Edgbaston and Preston

110,141 and 124,602 residents (mid-2024).

Birmingham Edgbaston is higher than Preston on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 16 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

Birmingham Edgbaston is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Preston on 12. 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

Birmingham Edgbaston Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £4,720, Preston £4,234Preston: £4,234Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,720Preston: £4,252Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,740Preston: £4,016Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,477

    £4,720£4,740£4,477Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£4,234£4,252£4,016

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Birmingham Edgbaston £12,692, Preston £13,061Preston: £13,061Birmingham Edgbaston: £12,692Preston: £13,116Birmingham Edgbaston: £12,746Preston: £12,389Birmingham Edgbaston: £12,039

    £12,692£12,746£12,039Preston is higherDepends on how you count£13,061£13,116£12,389

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Birmingham Edgbaston £2,642, Preston £2,530Preston: £2,530Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,642Preston: £2,541Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,653Preston: £2,400Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,506

    £2,642£2,653£2,506Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£2,530£2,541£2,400

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Birmingham Edgbaston £11,017, Preston £11,281Preston: £11,281Birmingham Edgbaston: £11,017Preston: £11,329Birmingham Edgbaston: £11,064Preston: £10,700Birmingham Edgbaston: £10,450

    £11,017£11,064£10,450Preston is higherDepends on how you count£11,281£11,329£10,700

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Birmingham Edgbaston £835, Preston £855Preston: £855Birmingham Edgbaston: £835Preston: £858Birmingham Edgbaston: £839Preston: £811Birmingham Edgbaston: £792

    £835£839£792Preston is higherDepends on how you count£855£858£811

  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: Birmingham Edgbaston £798, Preston £879Preston: £879Birmingham Edgbaston: £798Preston: £882Birmingham Edgbaston: £801Preston: £833Birmingham Edgbaston: £757

    £798£801£757Preston is higherDepends on how you count£879£882£833

  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: Birmingham Edgbaston £42, Preston £47Preston: £47Birmingham Edgbaston: £42Preston: £47Birmingham Edgbaston: £42Preston: £45Birmingham Edgbaston: £40

    £42£42£40Preston is higherDepends on how you count£47£47£45

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £514, Preston £586Preston: £586Birmingham Edgbaston: £514Preston: £588Birmingham Edgbaston: £516Preston: £556Birmingham Edgbaston: £487

    £514£516£487Preston is higher£586£588£556

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £124, Preston £122Preston: £122Birmingham Edgbaston: £124Preston: £123Birmingham Edgbaston: £125Preston: £116Birmingham Edgbaston: £118

    £124£125£118Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£122£123£116

  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: Birmingham Edgbaston £132, Preston £128Preston: £128Birmingham Edgbaston: £132Preston: £129Birmingham Edgbaston: £132Preston: £122Birmingham Edgbaston: £125

    £132£132£125Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£128£129£122

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Birmingham Edgbaston £2,144, Preston £2,011Preston: £2,011Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,144Preston: £2,019Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,153Preston: £1,907Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,034

    £2,144£2,153£2,034Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£2,011£2,019£1,907

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £582, Preston £268Preston: £268Birmingham Edgbaston: £582Preston: £270Birmingham Edgbaston: £584Preston: £255Birmingham Edgbaston: £552

    £582£584£552Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£268£270£255

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Birmingham Edgbaston £343, Preston £377Preston: £377Birmingham Edgbaston: £343Preston: £379Birmingham Edgbaston: £344Preston: £358Birmingham Edgbaston: £325

    £343£344£325Preston is higher£377£379£358

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Birmingham Edgbaston £14, Preston £5.13Preston: £5.13Birmingham Edgbaston: £14Preston: £5.16Birmingham Edgbaston: £14Preston: £4.87Birmingham Edgbaston: £13

    £14£14£13Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£5.13£5.16£4.87

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Birmingham Edgbaston £9.31, Preston £8.32Preston: £8.32Birmingham Edgbaston: £9.31Preston: £8.35Birmingham Edgbaston: £9.35Preston: £7.89Birmingham Edgbaston: £8.83

    £9.31£9.35£8.83Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£8.32£8.35£7.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £4.06, Preston £5.63Preston: £5.63Birmingham Edgbaston: £4.06Preston: £5.65Birmingham Edgbaston: £4.08Preston: £5.34Birmingham Edgbaston: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Preston is higher£5.63£5.65£5.34

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Birmingham Edgbaston 972.6, Preston 1,010.2Preston: 1,010.2Birmingham Edgbaston: 972.6

    972.6Preston is higherDepends on how you count1,010.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Birmingham Edgbaston 164.5, Preston 185.5Preston: 185.5Birmingham Edgbaston: 164.5

    164.5Preston is higherDepends on how you count185.5

  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: Birmingham Edgbaston 160.7, Preston 174.9Preston: 174.9Birmingham Edgbaston: 160.7

    160.7Preston is higherDepends on how you count174.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Birmingham Edgbaston 74.6, Preston 87.8Preston: 87.8Birmingham Edgbaston: 74.6

    74.6Preston is higher87.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Birmingham Edgbaston 274.7, Preston 249.6Preston: 249.6Birmingham Edgbaston: 274.7

    274.7Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count249.6

  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: Birmingham Edgbaston 30.1, Preston 29.3Preston: 29.3Birmingham Edgbaston: 30.1

    30.1Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count29.3

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Birmingham Edgbaston and Preston, per person in the age group
MeasureBirmingham EdgbastonPrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,720£4,740£4,477£4,234£4,252£4,016Birmingham Edgbaston
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,692£12,746£12,039£13,061£13,116£12,389Preston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,642£2,653£2,506£2,530£2,541£2,400Birmingham Edgbaston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,017£11,064£10,450£11,281£11,329£10,700Preston
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£835£839£792£855£858£811Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£798£801£757£879£882£833Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£42£42£40£47£47£45Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£516£487£586£588£556Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£122£123£116Birmingham Edgbaston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£132£132£125£128£129£122Birmingham Edgbaston
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,144£2,153£2,034£2,011£2,019£1,907Birmingham Edgbaston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£582£584£552£268£270£255Birmingham Edgbaston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£343£344£325£377£379£358Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£14£14£13£5.13£5.16£4.87Birmingham Edgbaston
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.31£9.35£8.83£8.32£8.35£7.89Birmingham Edgbaston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£5.63£5.65£5.34Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026972.61,010.2Preston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026164.5185.5Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.7174.9Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.687.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026274.7249.6Birmingham Edgbaston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.129.3Birmingham Edgbaston

Per resident

Birmingham Edgbaston is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Preston on 6. 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

Birmingham Edgbaston Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £4,720, Preston £4,234Preston: £4,234Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,720Preston: £4,252Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,740Preston: £4,016Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,477

    £4,720£4,740£4,477Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£4,234£4,252£4,016

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £1,772, Preston £1,542Preston: £1,542Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,772Preston: £1,549Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,780Preston: £1,463Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,681

    £1,772£1,780£1,681Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£1,542£1,549£1,463

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £1,724, Preston £1,710Preston: £1,710Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,724Preston: £1,717Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,731Preston: £1,622Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,635

    £1,724£1,731£1,635Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£1,710£1,717£1,622

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £1,538, Preston £1,332Preston: £1,332Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,538Preston: £1,338Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,545Preston: £1,264Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,459

    £1,538£1,545£1,459Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£1,332£1,338£1,264

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £117, Preston £101Preston: £101Birmingham Edgbaston: £117Preston: £101Birmingham Edgbaston: £117Preston: £96Birmingham Edgbaston: £111

    £117£117£111Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £111, Preston £104Preston: £104Birmingham Edgbaston: £111Preston: £104Birmingham Edgbaston: £112Preston: £98Birmingham Edgbaston: £106

    £111£112£106Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£104£104£98

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £5.88, Preston £5.55Preston: £5.55Birmingham Edgbaston: £5.88Preston: £5.57Birmingham Edgbaston: £5.91Preston: £5.26Birmingham Edgbaston: £5.58

    £5.88£5.91£5.58Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£5.55£5.57£5.26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £514, Preston £586Preston: £586Birmingham Edgbaston: £514Preston: £588Birmingham Edgbaston: £516Preston: £556Birmingham Edgbaston: £487

    £514£516£487Preston is higher£586£588£556

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £124, Preston £122Preston: £122Birmingham Edgbaston: £124Preston: £123Birmingham Edgbaston: £125Preston: £116Birmingham Edgbaston: £118

    £124£125£118Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£122£123£116

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £86, Preston £87Preston: £87Birmingham Edgbaston: £86Preston: £87Birmingham Edgbaston: £86Preston: £82Birmingham Edgbaston: £82

    £86£86£82Preston is higherDepends on how you count£87£87£82

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £1,399, Preston £1,359Preston: £1,359Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,399Preston: £1,365Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,405Preston: £1,289Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,327

    £1,399£1,405£1,327Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£1,359£1,365£1,289

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £582, Preston £268Preston: £268Birmingham Edgbaston: £582Preston: £270Birmingham Edgbaston: £584Preston: £255Birmingham Edgbaston: £552

    £582£584£552Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£268£270£255

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £224, Preston £255Preston: £255Birmingham Edgbaston: £224Preston: £256Birmingham Edgbaston: £225Preston: £242Birmingham Edgbaston: £212

    £224£225£212Preston is higher£255£256£242

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £9.01, Preston £3.47Preston: £3.47Birmingham Edgbaston: £9.01Preston: £3.48Birmingham Edgbaston: £9.05Preston: £3.29Birmingham Edgbaston: £8.55

    £9.01£9.05£8.55Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£3.47£3.48£3.29

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £6.07, Preston £5.62Preston: £5.62Birmingham Edgbaston: £6.07Preston: £5.64Birmingham Edgbaston: £6.10Preston: £5.33Birmingham Edgbaston: £5.76

    £6.07£6.10£5.76Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£5.62£5.64£5.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £4.06, Preston £5.63Preston: £5.63Birmingham Edgbaston: £4.06Preston: £5.65Birmingham Edgbaston: £4.08Preston: £5.34Birmingham Edgbaston: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Preston is higher£5.63£5.65£5.34

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Birmingham Edgbaston 135.8, Preston 119.3Preston: 119.3Birmingham Edgbaston: 135.8

    135.8Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count119.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Birmingham Edgbaston 23.0, Preston 21.9Preston: 21.9Birmingham Edgbaston: 23.0

    23.0Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count21.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Birmingham Edgbaston 22.4, Preston 20.7Preston: 20.7Birmingham Edgbaston: 22.4

    22.4Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count20.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Birmingham Edgbaston 74.6, Preston 87.8Preston: 87.8Birmingham Edgbaston: 74.6

    74.6Preston is higher87.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Birmingham Edgbaston 179.3, Preston 168.7Preston: 168.7Birmingham Edgbaston: 179.3

    179.3Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count168.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Birmingham Edgbaston 19.6, Preston 19.8Preston: 19.8Birmingham Edgbaston: 19.6

    19.6Preston is higherDepends on how you count19.8

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Birmingham Edgbaston and Preston, per resident
MeasureBirmingham EdgbastonPrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,720£4,740£4,477£4,234£4,252£4,016Birmingham Edgbaston
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,772£1,780£1,681£1,542£1,549£1,463Birmingham Edgbaston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,724£1,731£1,635£1,710£1,717£1,622Birmingham Edgbaston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,538£1,545£1,459£1,332£1,338£1,264Birmingham Edgbaston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£101£101£96Birmingham Edgbaston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£112£106£104£104£98Birmingham Edgbaston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.88£5.91£5.58£5.55£5.57£5.26Birmingham Edgbaston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£516£487£586£588£556Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£122£123£116Birmingham Edgbaston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£86£82£87£87£82Preston
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,399£1,405£1,327£1,359£1,365£1,289Birmingham Edgbaston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£582£584£552£268£270£255Birmingham Edgbaston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£224£225£212£255£256£242Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£9.01£9.05£8.55£3.47£3.48£3.29Birmingham Edgbaston
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.07£6.10£5.76£5.62£5.64£5.33Birmingham Edgbaston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£5.63£5.65£5.34Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026135.8119.3Birmingham Edgbaston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.021.9Birmingham Edgbaston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.420.7Birmingham Edgbaston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.687.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026179.3168.7Birmingham Edgbaston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.619.8Preston

Total

Birmingham Edgbaston is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Preston 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

Birmingham Edgbaston Preston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £519.9m, Preston £527.6mPreston: £527.6mBirmingham Edgbaston: £519.9mPreston: £529.8mBirmingham Edgbaston: £522.1mPreston: £500.4mBirmingham Edgbaston: £493.1m

    £519.9m£522.1m£493.1mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£527.6m£529.8m£500.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £195.2m, Preston £192.2mPreston: £192.2mBirmingham Edgbaston: £195.2mPreston: £193.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £196.0mPreston: £182.3mBirmingham Edgbaston: £185.2m

    £195.2m£196.0m£185.2mBirmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£192.2m£193.0m£182.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £189.9m, Preston £213.0mPreston: £213.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £189.9mPreston: £214.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £190.7mPreston: £202.1mBirmingham Edgbaston: £180.1m

    £189.9m£190.7m£180.1mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£213.0m£214.0m£202.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £169.4m, Preston £166.0mPreston: £166.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £169.4mPreston: £166.7mBirmingham Edgbaston: £170.2mPreston: £157.5mBirmingham Edgbaston: £160.7m

    £169.4m£170.2m£160.7mBirmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£166.0m£166.7m£157.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £12.8m, Preston £12.6mPreston: £12.6mBirmingham Edgbaston: £12.8mPreston: £12.6mBirmingham Edgbaston: £12.9mPreston: £11.9mBirmingham Edgbaston: £12.2m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.2mBirmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £12.3m, Preston £12.9mPreston: £12.9mBirmingham Edgbaston: £12.3mPreston: £13.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £12.3mPreston: £12.3mBirmingham Edgbaston: £11.6m

    £12.3m£12.3m£11.6mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £0.65m, Preston £0.69mPreston: £0.69mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.65mPreston: £0.69mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.65mPreston: £0.66mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £56.6m, Preston £73.0mPreston: £73.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £56.6mPreston: £73.3mBirmingham Edgbaston: £56.8mPreston: £69.2mBirmingham Edgbaston: £53.6m

    £56.6m£56.8m£53.6mPreston is higher£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £13.7m, Preston £15.2mPreston: £15.2mBirmingham Edgbaston: £13.7mPreston: £15.3mBirmingham Edgbaston: £13.8mPreston: £14.4mBirmingham Edgbaston: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.8m£13.0mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £9.5m, Preston £10.8mPreston: £10.8mBirmingham Edgbaston: £9.5mPreston: £10.9mBirmingham Edgbaston: £9.5mPreston: £10.3mBirmingham Edgbaston: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.5m£9.0mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £154.1m, Preston £169.3mPreston: £169.3mBirmingham Edgbaston: £154.1mPreston: £170.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £154.7mPreston: £160.6mBirmingham Edgbaston: £146.2m

    £154.1m£154.7m£146.2mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£169.3m£170.0m£160.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £64.1m, Preston £33.4mPreston: £33.4mBirmingham Edgbaston: £64.1mPreston: £33.6mBirmingham Edgbaston: £64.4mPreston: £31.7mBirmingham Edgbaston: £60.8m

    £64.1m£64.4m£60.8mBirmingham Edgbaston is higher£33.4m£33.6m£31.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £24.6m, Preston £31.8mPreston: £31.8mBirmingham Edgbaston: £24.6mPreston: £31.9mBirmingham Edgbaston: £24.8mPreston: £30.1mBirmingham Edgbaston: £23.4m

    £24.6m£24.8m£23.4mPreston is higher£31.8m£31.9m£30.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £0.99m, Preston £0.43mPreston: £0.43mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.99mPreston: £0.43mBirmingham Edgbaston: £1.00mPreston: £0.41mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.94m

    £0.99m£1.00m£0.94mBirmingham Edgbaston is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £0.67m, Preston £0.70mPreston: £0.70mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.67mPreston: £0.70mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.67mPreston: £0.66mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £0.45m, Preston £0.70mPreston: £0.70mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.45mPreston: £0.70mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.45mPreston: £0.67mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mPreston is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Birmingham Edgbaston 14,957, Preston 14,865Preston: 14,865Birmingham Edgbaston: 14,957

    14,957Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count14,865

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Birmingham Edgbaston 2,530, Preston 2,730Preston: 2,730Birmingham Edgbaston: 2,530

    2,530Preston is higherDepends on how you count2,730

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Birmingham Edgbaston 2,471, Preston 2,573Preston: 2,573Birmingham Edgbaston: 2,471

    2,471Preston is higherDepends on how you count2,573

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Birmingham Edgbaston 8,219, Preston 10,939Preston: 10,939Birmingham Edgbaston: 8,219

    8,219Preston is higher10,939

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Birmingham Edgbaston 19,744, Preston 21,021Preston: 21,021Birmingham Edgbaston: 19,744

    19,744Preston is higherDepends on how you count21,021

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Birmingham Edgbaston 2,162, Preston 2,464Preston: 2,464Birmingham Edgbaston: 2,162

    2,162Preston is higherDepends on how you count2,464

Show the numbers
Birmingham Edgbaston and Preston, total
MeasureBirmingham EdgbastonPrestonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£519.9m£522.1m£493.1m£527.6m£529.8m£500.4mPreston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£195.2m£196.0m£185.2m£192.2m£193.0m£182.3mBirmingham Edgbaston
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£189.9m£190.7m£180.1m£213.0m£214.0m£202.1mPreston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£169.4m£170.2m£160.7m£166.0m£166.7m£157.5mBirmingham Edgbaston
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m£12.6m£12.6m£11.9mBirmingham Edgbaston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m£12.9m£13.0m£12.3mPreston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.69m£0.69m£0.66mPreston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.6m£56.8m£53.6m£73.0m£73.3m£69.2mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m£15.2m£15.3m£14.4mPreston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mPreston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£154.1m£154.7m£146.2m£169.3m£170.0m£160.6mPreston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£64.1m£64.4m£60.8m£33.4m£33.6m£31.7mBirmingham Edgbaston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.6m£24.8m£23.4m£31.8m£31.9m£30.1mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.99m£1.00m£0.94m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mBirmingham Edgbaston
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mPreston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.70m£0.70m£0.67mPreston
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,95714,865Birmingham Edgbaston
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5302,730Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,4712,573Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,21910,939Preston
Universal Credittotal, May 202619,74421,021Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1622,464Preston

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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