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Bristol North East and Ipswich

102,663 and 115,126 residents (mid-2024).

Bristol North East is higher than Ipswich on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Bristol North East 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

Bristol North East Ipswich

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bristol North East £4,210, Ipswich £4,395Ipswich: £4,395Bristol North East: £4,210Ipswich: £4,414Bristol North East: £4,228Ipswich: £4,169Bristol North East: £3,993

    £4,210£4,228£3,993Ipswich 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: Bristol North East £12,943, Ipswich £12,757Ipswich: £12,757Bristol North East: £12,943Ipswich: £12,812Bristol North East: £12,998Ipswich: £12,101Bristol North East: £12,277

    £12,943£12,998£12,277Bristol North East 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: Bristol North East £2,098, Ipswich £2,418Ipswich: £2,418Bristol North East: £2,098Ipswich: £2,428Bristol North East: £2,107Ipswich: £2,293Bristol North East: £1,990

    £2,098£2,107£1,990Ipswich 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: Bristol North East £11,459, Ipswich £11,490Ipswich: £11,490Bristol North East: £11,459Ipswich: £11,539Bristol North East: £11,508Ipswich: £10,899Bristol North East: £10,870

    £11,459£11,508£10,870Ipswich 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: Bristol North East £612, Ipswich £577Ipswich: £577Bristol North East: £612Ipswich: £580Bristol North East: £614Ipswich: £547Bristol North East: £580

    £612£614£580Bristol North East is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bristol North East £840, Ipswich £660Ipswich: £660Bristol North East: £840Ipswich: £663Bristol North East: £843Ipswich: £626Bristol North East: £796

    £840£843£796Bristol North East 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: Bristol North East £33, Ipswich £30Ipswich: £30Bristol North East: £33Ipswich: £30Bristol North East: £33Ipswich: £28Bristol North East: £31

    £33£33£31Bristol North East 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: Bristol North East £494, Ipswich £501Ipswich: £501Bristol North East: £494Ipswich: £503Bristol North East: £496Ipswich: £475Bristol North East: £469

    £494£496£469Ipswich 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: Bristol North East £128, Ipswich £118Ipswich: £118Bristol North East: £128Ipswich: £118Bristol North East: £128Ipswich: £112Bristol North East: £121

    £128£128£121Bristol North East is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bristol North East £87, Ipswich £111Ipswich: £111Bristol North East: £87Ipswich: £112Bristol North East: £88Ipswich: £105Bristol North East: £83

    £87£88£83Ipswich is higher£111£112£105

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bristol North East £1,633, Ipswich £1,941Ipswich: £1,941Bristol North East: £1,633Ipswich: £1,950Bristol North East: £1,640Ipswich: £1,841Bristol North East: £1,549

    £1,633£1,640£1,549Ipswich is higher£1,941£1,950£1,841

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bristol North East £322, Ipswich £265Ipswich: £265Bristol North East: £322Ipswich: £266Bristol North East: £323Ipswich: £252Bristol North East: £305

    £322£323£305Bristol North East 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: Bristol North East £367, Ipswich £346Ipswich: £346Bristol North East: £367Ipswich: £348Bristol North East: £369Ipswich: £328Bristol North East: £348

    £367£369£348Bristol North East is higherDepends on how you count£346£348£328

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bristol North East £5.37, Ipswich £10Ipswich: £10Bristol North East: £5.37Ipswich: £10Bristol North East: £5.39Ipswich: £9.62Bristol North East: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Ipswich is higher£10£10£9.62

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bristol North East £5.74, Ipswich £9.13Ipswich: £9.13Bristol North East: £5.74Ipswich: £9.17Bristol North East: £5.76Ipswich: £8.66Bristol North East: £5.44

    £5.74£5.76£5.44Ipswich is higher£9.13£9.17£8.66

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bristol North East £4.86, Ipswich £5.99Ipswich: £5.99Bristol North East: £4.86Ipswich: £6.01Bristol North East: £4.88Ipswich: £5.68Bristol North East: £4.61

    £4.86£4.88£4.61Ipswich 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: Bristol North East 1,005.6, Ipswich 1,012.8Ipswich: 1,012.8Bristol North East: 1,005.6

    1,005.6Ipswich 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: Bristol North East 129.8, Ipswich 118.0Ipswich: 118.0Bristol North East: 129.8

    129.8Bristol North East is higherDepends on how you count118.0

  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: Bristol North East 169.2, Ipswich 135.9Ipswich: 135.9Bristol North East: 169.2

    169.2Bristol North East 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: Bristol North East 72.4, Ipswich 73.3Ipswich: 73.3Bristol North East: 72.4

    72.4Ipswich 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: Bristol North East 194.8, Ipswich 235.7Ipswich: 235.7Bristol North East: 194.8

    194.8Ipswich 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: Bristol North East 19.3, Ipswich 24.9Ipswich: 24.9Bristol North East: 19.3

    19.3Ipswich is higher24.9

Show the numbers
Bristol North East and Ipswich, per person in the age group
MeasureBristol North EastIpswichHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,210£4,228£3,993£4,395£4,414£4,169Ipswich
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,943£12,998£12,277£12,757£12,812£12,101Bristol North East
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,098£2,107£1,990£2,418£2,428£2,293Ipswich
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,459£11,508£10,870£11,490£11,539£10,899Ipswich
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£612£614£580£577£580£547Bristol North East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£840£843£796£660£663£626Bristol North East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£30£30£28Bristol North East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£494£496£469£501£503£475Ipswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£128£121£118£118£112Bristol North East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£87£88£83£111£112£105Ipswich
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,633£1,640£1,549£1,941£1,950£1,841Ipswich
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£322£323£305£265£266£252Bristol North East
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£367£369£348£346£348£328Bristol North East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£10£10£9.62Ipswich
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.74£5.76£5.44£9.13£9.17£8.66Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.86£4.88£4.61£5.99£6.01£5.68Ipswich
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,005.61,012.8Ipswich
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.8118.0Bristol North East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026169.2135.9Bristol North East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.473.3Ipswich
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.8235.7Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.324.9Ipswich

Per resident

Bristol North East 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

Bristol North East Ipswich

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bristol North East £4,210, Ipswich £4,395Ipswich: £4,395Bristol North East: £4,210Ipswich: £4,414Bristol North East: £4,228Ipswich: £4,169Bristol North East: £3,993

    £4,210£4,228£3,993Ipswich is higher£4,395£4,414£4,169

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bristol North East £1,866, Ipswich £1,977Ipswich: £1,977Bristol North East: £1,866Ipswich: £1,985Bristol North East: £1,874Ipswich: £1,875Bristol North East: £1,770

    £1,866£1,874£1,770Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,977£1,985£1,875

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bristol North East £1,395, Ipswich £1,529Ipswich: £1,529Bristol North East: £1,395Ipswich: £1,535Bristol North East: £1,401Ipswich: £1,450Bristol North East: £1,323

    £1,395£1,401£1,323Ipswich is higher£1,529£1,535£1,450

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bristol North East £1,652, Ipswich £1,780Ipswich: £1,780Bristol North East: £1,652Ipswich: £1,788Bristol North East: £1,659Ipswich: £1,689Bristol North East: £1,567

    £1,652£1,659£1,567Ipswich is higher£1,780£1,788£1,689

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bristol North East £88, Ipswich £89Ipswich: £89Bristol North East: £88Ipswich: £90Bristol North East: £89Ipswich: £85Bristol North East: £84

    £88£89£84Ipswich 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: Bristol North East £121, Ipswich £102Ipswich: £102Bristol North East: £121Ipswich: £103Bristol North East: £122Ipswich: £97Bristol North East: £115

    £121£122£115Bristol North East 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: Bristol North East £4.74, Ipswich £4.58Ipswich: £4.58Bristol North East: £4.74Ipswich: £4.59Bristol North East: £4.76Ipswich: £4.34Bristol North East: £4.50

    £4.74£4.76£4.50Bristol North East 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: Bristol North East £494, Ipswich £501Ipswich: £501Bristol North East: £494Ipswich: £503Bristol North East: £496Ipswich: £475Bristol North East: £469

    £494£496£469Ipswich 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: Bristol North East £128, Ipswich £118Ipswich: £118Bristol North East: £128Ipswich: £118Bristol North East: £128Ipswich: £112Bristol North East: £121

    £128£128£121Bristol North East is higherDepends on how you count£118£118£112

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bristol North East £58, Ipswich £70Ipswich: £70Bristol North East: £58Ipswich: £71Bristol North East: £58Ipswich: £67Bristol North East: £55

    £58£58£55Ipswich is higher£70£71£67

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bristol North East £1,085, Ipswich £1,228Ipswich: £1,228Bristol North East: £1,085Ipswich: £1,233Bristol North East: £1,090Ipswich: £1,164Bristol North East: £1,030

    £1,085£1,090£1,030Ipswich is higher£1,228£1,233£1,164

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bristol North East £322, Ipswich £265Ipswich: £265Bristol North East: £322Ipswich: £266Bristol North East: £323Ipswich: £252Bristol North East: £305

    £322£323£305Bristol North East is higher£265£266£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bristol North East £244, Ipswich £219Ipswich: £219Bristol North East: £244Ipswich: £220Bristol North East: £245Ipswich: £208Bristol North East: £231

    £244£245£231Bristol North East is higherDepends on how you count£219£220£208

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bristol North East £3.56, Ipswich £6.41Ipswich: £6.41Bristol North East: £3.56Ipswich: £6.44Bristol North East: £3.58Ipswich: £6.08Bristol North East: £3.38

    £3.56£3.58£3.38Ipswich is higher£6.41£6.44£6.08

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bristol North East £3.82, Ipswich £5.78Ipswich: £5.78Bristol North East: £3.82Ipswich: £5.80Bristol North East: £3.83Ipswich: £5.48Bristol North East: £3.62

    £3.82£3.83£3.62Ipswich is higher£5.78£5.80£5.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bristol North East £4.86, Ipswich £5.99Ipswich: £5.99Bristol North East: £4.86Ipswich: £6.01Bristol North East: £4.88Ipswich: £5.68Bristol North East: £4.61

    £4.86£4.88£4.61Ipswich is higher£5.99£6.01£5.68

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bristol North East 145.0, Ipswich 156.9Ipswich: 156.9Bristol North East: 145.0

    145.0Ipswich is higher156.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bristol North East 18.7, Ipswich 18.3Ipswich: 18.3Bristol North East: 18.7

    18.7Bristol North East is higherDepends on how you count18.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bristol North East 24.4, Ipswich 21.1Ipswich: 21.1Bristol North East: 24.4

    24.4Bristol North East 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: Bristol North East 72.4, Ipswich 73.3Ipswich: 73.3Bristol North East: 72.4

    72.4Ipswich is higher73.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bristol North East 129.5, Ipswich 149.0Ipswich: 149.0Bristol North East: 129.5

    129.5Ipswich 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: Bristol North East 12.8, Ipswich 15.8Ipswich: 15.8Bristol North East: 12.8

    12.8Ipswich is higher15.8

Show the numbers
Bristol North East and Ipswich, per resident
MeasureBristol North EastIpswichHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,210£4,228£3,993£4,395£4,414£4,169Ipswich
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,866£1,874£1,770£1,977£1,985£1,875Ipswich
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,395£1,401£1,323£1,529£1,535£1,450Ipswich
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,652£1,659£1,567£1,780£1,788£1,689Ipswich
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£88£89£84£89£90£85Ipswich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£102£103£97Bristol North East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.74£4.76£4.50£4.58£4.59£4.34Bristol North East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£494£496£469£501£503£475Ipswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£128£121£118£118£112Bristol North East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£58£58£55£70£71£67Ipswich
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,085£1,090£1,030£1,228£1,233£1,164Ipswich
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£322£323£305£265£266£252Bristol North East
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£244£245£231£219£220£208Bristol North East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.56£3.58£3.38£6.41£6.44£6.08Ipswich
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.82£3.83£3.62£5.78£5.80£5.48Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.86£4.88£4.61£5.99£6.01£5.68Ipswich
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026145.0156.9Ipswich
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.718.3Bristol North East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.421.1Bristol North East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.473.3Ipswich
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026129.5149.0Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.815.8Ipswich

Total

Bristol North East is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Ipswich on 19. 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

Bristol North East Ipswich

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bristol North East £432.2m, Ipswich £506.0mIpswich: £506.0mBristol North East: £432.2mIpswich: £508.1mBristol North East: £434.0mIpswich: £479.9mBristol North East: £409.9m

    £432.2m£434.0m£409.9mIpswich is higher£506.0m£508.1m£479.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bristol North East £191.6m, Ipswich £227.5mIpswich: £227.5mBristol North East: £191.6mIpswich: £228.5mBristol North East: £192.4mIpswich: £215.8mBristol North East: £181.7m

    £191.6m£192.4m£181.7mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£227.5m£228.5m£215.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bristol North East £143.2m, Ipswich £176.0mIpswich: £176.0mBristol North East: £143.2mIpswich: £176.8mBristol North East: £143.8mIpswich: £166.9mBristol North East: £135.8m

    £143.2m£143.8m£135.8mIpswich is higher£176.0m£176.8m£166.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bristol North East £169.6m, Ipswich £204.9mIpswich: £204.9mBristol North East: £169.6mIpswich: £205.8mBristol North East: £170.3mIpswich: £194.4mBristol North East: £160.9m

    £169.6m£170.3m£160.9mIpswich is higher£204.9m£205.8m£194.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bristol North East £9.1m, Ipswich £10.3mIpswich: £10.3mBristol North East: £9.1mIpswich: £10.3mBristol North East: £9.1mIpswich: £9.8mBristol North East: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bristol North East £12.4m, Ipswich £11.8mIpswich: £11.8mBristol North East: £12.4mIpswich: £11.8mBristol North East: £12.5mIpswich: £11.2mBristol North East: £11.8m

    £12.4m£12.5m£11.8mBristol North East 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: Bristol North East £0.49m, Ipswich £0.53mIpswich: £0.53mBristol North East: £0.49mIpswich: £0.53mBristol North East: £0.49mIpswich: £0.50mBristol North East: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mIpswich 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: Bristol North East £50.7m, Ipswich £57.6mIpswich: £57.6mBristol North East: £50.7mIpswich: £57.9mBristol North East: £51.0mIpswich: £54.7mBristol North East: £48.1m

    £50.7m£51.0m£48.1mIpswich 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: Bristol North East £13.1m, Ipswich £13.5mIpswich: £13.5mBristol North East: £13.1mIpswich: £13.6mBristol North East: £13.2mIpswich: £12.8mBristol North East: £12.4m

    £13.1m£13.2m£12.4mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bristol North East £6.0m, Ipswich £8.1mIpswich: £8.1mBristol North East: £6.0mIpswich: £8.1mBristol North East: £6.0mIpswich: £7.7mBristol North East: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.0m£5.7mIpswich is higher£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bristol North East £111.4m, Ipswich £141.3mIpswich: £141.3mBristol North East: £111.4mIpswich: £141.9mBristol North East: £111.9mIpswich: £134.0mBristol North East: £105.7m

    £111.4m£111.9m£105.7mIpswich is higher£141.3m£141.9m£134.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bristol North East £33.1m, Ipswich £30.5mIpswich: £30.5mBristol North East: £33.1mIpswich: £30.7mBristol North East: £33.2mIpswich: £29.0mBristol North East: £31.4m

    £33.1m£33.2m£31.4mBristol North East is higher£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bristol North East £25.1m, Ipswich £25.2mIpswich: £25.2mBristol North East: £25.1mIpswich: £25.3mBristol North East: £25.2mIpswich: £23.9mBristol North East: £23.8m

    £25.1m£25.2m£23.8mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bristol North East £0.37m, Ipswich £0.74mIpswich: £0.74mBristol North East: £0.37mIpswich: £0.74mBristol North East: £0.37mIpswich: £0.70mBristol North East: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mIpswich is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bristol North East £0.39m, Ipswich £0.66mIpswich: £0.66mBristol North East: £0.39mIpswich: £0.67mBristol North East: £0.39mIpswich: £0.63mBristol North East: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mIpswich is higher£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bristol North East £0.50m, Ipswich £0.69mIpswich: £0.69mBristol North East: £0.50mIpswich: £0.69mBristol North East: £0.50mIpswich: £0.65mBristol North East: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mIpswich is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bristol North East 14,884, Ipswich 18,066Ipswich: 18,066Bristol North East: 14,884

    14,884Ipswich is higher18,066

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bristol North East 1,921, Ipswich 2,104Ipswich: 2,104Bristol North East: 1,921

    1,921Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count2,104

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bristol North East 2,504, Ipswich 2,424Ipswich: 2,424Bristol North East: 2,504

    2,504Bristol North East is higher2,424

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bristol North East 7,430, Ipswich 8,433Ipswich: 8,433Bristol North East: 7,430

    7,430Ipswich is higher8,433

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bristol North East 13,297, Ipswich 17,155Ipswich: 17,155Bristol North East: 13,297

    13,297Ipswich is higher17,155

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bristol North East 1,315, Ipswich 1,813Ipswich: 1,813Bristol North East: 1,315

    1,315Ipswich is higher1,813

Show the numbers
Bristol North East and Ipswich, total
MeasureBristol North EastIpswichHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£432.2m£434.0m£409.9m£506.0m£508.1m£479.9mIpswich
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£191.6m£192.4m£181.7m£227.5m£228.5m£215.8mIpswich
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£143.2m£143.8m£135.8m£176.0m£176.8m£166.9mIpswich
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£169.6m£170.3m£160.9m£204.9m£205.8m£194.4mIpswich
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mIpswich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£11.8m£11.8m£11.2mBristol North East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mIpswich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£50.7m£51.0m£48.1m£57.6m£57.9m£54.7mIpswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.2m£12.4m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mIpswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m£8.1m£8.1m£7.7mIpswich
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£111.4m£111.9m£105.7m£141.3m£141.9m£134.0mIpswich
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£33.1m£33.2m£31.4m£30.5m£30.7m£29.0mBristol North East
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m£25.2m£25.3m£23.9mIpswich
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mIpswich
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.66m£0.67m£0.63mIpswich
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mIpswich
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,88418,066Ipswich
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9212,104Ipswich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5042,424Bristol North East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,4308,433Ipswich
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,29717,155Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3151,813Ipswich

Sources

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

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  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.
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