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Bromsgrove and Macclesfield

101,685 and 98,756 residents (mid-2024).

Bromsgrove is higher than Macclesfield on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.

On 4 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Bromsgrove is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Macclesfield on 9. 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

Bromsgrove Macclesfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bromsgrove £4,108, Macclesfield £4,330Macclesfield: £4,330Bromsgrove: £4,108Macclesfield: £4,348Bromsgrove: £4,126Macclesfield: £4,107Bromsgrove: £3,897

    £4,108£4,126£3,897Macclesfield is higher£4,330£4,348£4,107

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bromsgrove £12,588, Macclesfield £12,450Macclesfield: £12,450Bromsgrove: £12,588Macclesfield: £12,503Bromsgrove: £12,641Macclesfield: £11,809Bromsgrove: £11,940

    £12,588£12,641£11,940Bromsgrove is higherDepends on how you count£12,450£12,503£11,809

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bromsgrove £1,274, Macclesfield £1,380Macclesfield: £1,380Bromsgrove: £1,274Macclesfield: £1,386Bromsgrove: £1,280Macclesfield: £1,309Bromsgrove: £1,209

    £1,274£1,280£1,209Macclesfield is higher£1,380£1,386£1,309

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bromsgrove £11,615, Macclesfield £11,567Macclesfield: £11,567Bromsgrove: £11,615Macclesfield: £11,616Bromsgrove: £11,664Macclesfield: £10,971Bromsgrove: £11,017

    £11,615£11,664£11,017Bromsgrove is higherDepends on how you count£11,567£11,616£10,971

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bromsgrove £245, Macclesfield £258Macclesfield: £258Bromsgrove: £245Macclesfield: £259Bromsgrove: £246Macclesfield: £244Bromsgrove: £232

    £245£246£232Macclesfield is higher£258£259£244

  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: Bromsgrove £712, Macclesfield £609Macclesfield: £609Bromsgrove: £712Macclesfield: £612Bromsgrove: £715Macclesfield: £578Bromsgrove: £675

    £712£715£675Bromsgrove is higher£609£612£578

  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: Bromsgrove £16, Macclesfield £16Macclesfield: £16Bromsgrove: £16Macclesfield: £16Bromsgrove: £16Macclesfield: £16Bromsgrove: £16

    £16Bromsgrove is higherDepends on how you count£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bromsgrove £352, Macclesfield £320Macclesfield: £320Bromsgrove: £352Macclesfield: £321Bromsgrove: £354Macclesfield: £303Bromsgrove: £334

    £352£354£334Bromsgrove is higher£320£321£303

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bromsgrove £98, Macclesfield £125Macclesfield: £125Bromsgrove: £98Macclesfield: £126Bromsgrove: £99Macclesfield: £119Bromsgrove: £93

    £98£99£93Macclesfield is higher£125£126£119

  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: Bromsgrove £82, Macclesfield £70Macclesfield: £70Bromsgrove: £82Macclesfield: £70Bromsgrove: £82Macclesfield: £66Bromsgrove: £78

    £82£82£78Bromsgrove is higher£70£70£66

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bromsgrove £986, Macclesfield £1,032Macclesfield: £1,032Bromsgrove: £986Macclesfield: £1,036Bromsgrove: £991Macclesfield: £979Bromsgrove: £936

    £986£991£936Macclesfield is higher£1,032£1,036£979

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bromsgrove £126, Macclesfield £179Macclesfield: £179Bromsgrove: £126Macclesfield: £180Bromsgrove: £127Macclesfield: £170Bromsgrove: £120

    £126£127£120Macclesfield is higher£179£180£170

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bromsgrove £195, Macclesfield £269Macclesfield: £269Bromsgrove: £195Macclesfield: £270Bromsgrove: £196Macclesfield: £255Bromsgrove: £185

    £195£196£185Macclesfield is higher£269£270£255

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bromsgrove £7.46, Macclesfield £7.04Macclesfield: £7.04Bromsgrove: £7.46Macclesfield: £7.07Bromsgrove: £7.50Macclesfield: £6.68Bromsgrove: £7.08

    £7.46£7.50£7.08Bromsgrove is higher£7.04£7.07£6.68

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bromsgrove £3.63, Macclesfield £2.59Macclesfield: £2.59Bromsgrove: £3.63Macclesfield: £2.60Bromsgrove: £3.64Macclesfield: £2.46Bromsgrove: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Bromsgrove is higher£2.59£2.60£2.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bromsgrove £6.53, Macclesfield £6.29Macclesfield: £6.29Bromsgrove: £6.53Macclesfield: £6.32Bromsgrove: £6.55Macclesfield: £5.97Bromsgrove: £6.19

    £6.53£6.55£6.19Bromsgrove is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bromsgrove 1,002.5, Macclesfield 995.5Macclesfield: 995.5Bromsgrove: 1,002.5

    1,002.5Bromsgrove is higherDepends on how you count995.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bromsgrove 63.7, Macclesfield 64.2Macclesfield: 64.2Bromsgrove: 63.7

    63.7Macclesfield is higher64.2

  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: Bromsgrove 146.9, Macclesfield 122.9Macclesfield: 122.9Bromsgrove: 146.9

    146.9Bromsgrove is higher122.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bromsgrove 51.2, Macclesfield 48.6Macclesfield: 48.6Bromsgrove: 51.2

    51.2Bromsgrove is higher48.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bromsgrove 119.5, Macclesfield 125.8Macclesfield: 125.8Bromsgrove: 119.5

    119.5Macclesfield is higher125.8

  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: Bromsgrove 18.3, Macclesfield 15.0Macclesfield: 15.0Bromsgrove: 18.3

    18.3Bromsgrove is higher15.0

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Bromsgrove and Macclesfield, per person in the age group
MeasureBromsgroveMacclesfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,108£4,126£3,897£4,330£4,348£4,107Macclesfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,588£12,641£11,940£12,450£12,503£11,809Bromsgrove
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,274£1,280£1,209£1,380£1,386£1,309Macclesfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,615£11,664£11,017£11,567£11,616£10,971Bromsgrove
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£245£246£232£258£259£244Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£712£715£675£609£612£578Bromsgrove
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16Bromsgrove
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£352£354£334£320£321£303Bromsgrove
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£99£93£125£126£119Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£82£82£78£70£70£66Bromsgrove
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£986£991£936£1,032£1,036£979Macclesfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£126£127£120£179£180£170Macclesfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£195£196£185£269£270£255Macclesfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.46£7.50£7.08£7.04£7.07£6.68Bromsgrove
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£2.59£2.60£2.46Bromsgrove
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.53£6.55£6.19£6.29£6.32£5.97Bromsgrove
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.5995.5Bromsgrove
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202663.764.2Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026146.9122.9Bromsgrove
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.248.6Bromsgrove
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026119.5125.8Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.315.0Bromsgrove

Per resident

Bromsgrove is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Macclesfield 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

Bromsgrove Macclesfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bromsgrove £4,108, Macclesfield £4,330Macclesfield: £4,330Bromsgrove: £4,108Macclesfield: £4,348Bromsgrove: £4,126Macclesfield: £4,107Bromsgrove: £3,897

    £4,108£4,126£3,897Macclesfield is higher£4,330£4,348£4,107

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bromsgrove £2,777, Macclesfield £2,886Macclesfield: £2,886Bromsgrove: £2,777Macclesfield: £2,899Bromsgrove: £2,788Macclesfield: £2,738Bromsgrove: £2,634

    £2,777£2,788£2,634Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,886£2,899£2,738

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bromsgrove £749, Macclesfield £814Macclesfield: £814Bromsgrove: £749Macclesfield: £817Bromsgrove: £752Macclesfield: £772Bromsgrove: £710

    £749£752£710Macclesfield is higher£814£817£772

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bromsgrove £2,562, Macclesfield £2,682Macclesfield: £2,682Bromsgrove: £2,562Macclesfield: £2,693Bromsgrove: £2,573Macclesfield: £2,544Bromsgrove: £2,430

    £2,562£2,573£2,430Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,682£2,693£2,544

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bromsgrove £54, Macclesfield £60Macclesfield: £60Bromsgrove: £54Macclesfield: £60Bromsgrove: £54Macclesfield: £57Bromsgrove: £51

    £54£54£51Macclesfield is higher£60£60£57

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bromsgrove £157, Macclesfield £141Macclesfield: £141Bromsgrove: £157Macclesfield: £142Bromsgrove: £158Macclesfield: £134Bromsgrove: £149

    £157£158£149Bromsgrove is higher£141£142£134

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bromsgrove £3.62, Macclesfield £3.80Macclesfield: £3.80Bromsgrove: £3.62Macclesfield: £3.81Bromsgrove: £3.63Macclesfield: £3.60Bromsgrove: £3.43

    £3.62£3.63£3.43Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£3.80£3.81£3.60

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bromsgrove £352, Macclesfield £320Macclesfield: £320Bromsgrove: £352Macclesfield: £321Bromsgrove: £354Macclesfield: £303Bromsgrove: £334

    £352£354£334Bromsgrove is higher£320£321£303

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bromsgrove £98, Macclesfield £125Macclesfield: £125Bromsgrove: £98Macclesfield: £126Bromsgrove: £99Macclesfield: £119Bromsgrove: £93

    £98£99£93Macclesfield is higher£125£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bromsgrove £48, Macclesfield £41Macclesfield: £41Bromsgrove: £48Macclesfield: £41Bromsgrove: £48Macclesfield: £39Bromsgrove: £46

    £48£48£46Bromsgrove is higher£41£41£39

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bromsgrove £580, Macclesfield £608Macclesfield: £608Bromsgrove: £580Macclesfield: £611Bromsgrove: £582Macclesfield: £577Bromsgrove: £550

    £580£582£550Macclesfield is higher£608£611£577

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bromsgrove £126, Macclesfield £179Macclesfield: £179Bromsgrove: £126Macclesfield: £180Bromsgrove: £127Macclesfield: £170Bromsgrove: £120

    £126£127£120Macclesfield is higher£179£180£170

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bromsgrove £114, Macclesfield £158Macclesfield: £158Bromsgrove: £114Macclesfield: £159Bromsgrove: £115Macclesfield: £150Bromsgrove: £108

    £114£115£108Macclesfield is higher£158£159£150

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bromsgrove £4.39, Macclesfield £4.15Macclesfield: £4.15Bromsgrove: £4.39Macclesfield: £4.17Bromsgrove: £4.40Macclesfield: £3.94Bromsgrove: £4.16

    £4.39£4.40£4.16Bromsgrove is higher£4.15£4.17£3.94

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bromsgrove £2.13, Macclesfield £1.53Macclesfield: £1.53Bromsgrove: £2.13Macclesfield: £1.54Bromsgrove: £2.14Macclesfield: £1.45Bromsgrove: £2.02

    £2.13£2.14£2.02Bromsgrove is higher£1.53£1.54£1.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bromsgrove £6.53, Macclesfield £6.29Macclesfield: £6.29Bromsgrove: £6.53Macclesfield: £6.32Bromsgrove: £6.55Macclesfield: £5.97Bromsgrove: £6.19

    £6.53£6.55£6.19Bromsgrove is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bromsgrove 221.1, Macclesfield 230.8Macclesfield: 230.8Bromsgrove: 221.1

    221.1Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count230.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bromsgrove 14.0, Macclesfield 14.9Macclesfield: 14.9Bromsgrove: 14.0

    14.0Macclesfield is higher14.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bromsgrove 32.4, Macclesfield 28.5Macclesfield: 28.5Bromsgrove: 32.4

    32.4Bromsgrove is higher28.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bromsgrove 51.2, Macclesfield 48.6Macclesfield: 48.6Bromsgrove: 51.2

    51.2Bromsgrove is higher48.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bromsgrove 70.2, Macclesfield 74.2Macclesfield: 74.2Bromsgrove: 70.2

    70.2Macclesfield is higher74.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bromsgrove 10.7, Macclesfield 8.9Macclesfield: 8.9Bromsgrove: 10.7

    10.7Bromsgrove is higher8.9

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Bromsgrove and Macclesfield, per resident
MeasureBromsgroveMacclesfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,108£4,126£3,897£4,330£4,348£4,107Macclesfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,777£2,788£2,634£2,886£2,899£2,738Macclesfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£749£752£710£814£817£772Macclesfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,562£2,573£2,430£2,682£2,693£2,544Macclesfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£54£54£51£60£60£57Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£157£158£149£141£142£134Bromsgrove
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.62£3.63£3.43£3.80£3.81£3.60Macclesfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£352£354£334£320£321£303Bromsgrove
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£99£93£125£126£119Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£48£48£46£41£41£39Bromsgrove
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£580£582£550£608£611£577Macclesfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£126£127£120£179£180£170Macclesfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£114£115£108£158£159£150Macclesfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.39£4.40£4.16£4.15£4.17£3.94Bromsgrove
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.13£2.14£2.02£1.53£1.54£1.45Bromsgrove
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.53£6.55£6.19£6.29£6.32£5.97Bromsgrove
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026221.1230.8Macclesfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.014.9Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.428.5Bromsgrove
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.248.6Bromsgrove
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202670.274.2Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.78.9Bromsgrove

Total

Bromsgrove is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Macclesfield 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

Bromsgrove Macclesfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bromsgrove £417.8m, Macclesfield £427.6mMacclesfield: £427.6mBromsgrove: £417.8mMacclesfield: £429.4mBromsgrove: £419.5mMacclesfield: £405.6mBromsgrove: £396.3m

    £417.8m£419.5m£396.3mMacclesfield is higher£427.6m£429.4m£405.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bromsgrove £282.3m, Macclesfield £285.0mMacclesfield: £285.0mBromsgrove: £282.3mMacclesfield: £286.2mBromsgrove: £283.5mMacclesfield: £270.4mBromsgrove: £267.8m

    £282.3m£283.5m£267.8mMacclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£285.0m£286.2m£270.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bromsgrove £76.1m, Macclesfield £80.3mMacclesfield: £80.3mBromsgrove: £76.1mMacclesfield: £80.7mBromsgrove: £76.4mMacclesfield: £76.2mBromsgrove: £72.2m

    £76.1m£76.4m£72.2mMacclesfield is higher£80.3m£80.7m£76.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bromsgrove £260.5m, Macclesfield £264.8mMacclesfield: £264.8mBromsgrove: £260.5mMacclesfield: £265.9mBromsgrove: £261.6mMacclesfield: £251.2mBromsgrove: £247.1m

    £260.5m£261.6m£247.1mMacclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£264.8m£265.9m£251.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bromsgrove £5.5m, Macclesfield £5.9mMacclesfield: £5.9mBromsgrove: £5.5mMacclesfield: £5.9mBromsgrove: £5.5mMacclesfield: £5.6mBromsgrove: £5.2m

    £5.5m£5.5m£5.2mMacclesfield is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bromsgrove £16.0m, Macclesfield £13.9mMacclesfield: £13.9mBromsgrove: £16.0mMacclesfield: £14.0mBromsgrove: £16.0mMacclesfield: £13.2mBromsgrove: £15.1m

    £16.0m£16.0m£15.1mBromsgrove is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bromsgrove £0.37m, Macclesfield £0.38mMacclesfield: £0.38mBromsgrove: £0.37mMacclesfield: £0.38mBromsgrove: £0.37mMacclesfield: £0.36mBromsgrove: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mMacclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bromsgrove £35.8m, Macclesfield £31.6mMacclesfield: £31.6mBromsgrove: £35.8mMacclesfield: £31.7mBromsgrove: £36.0mMacclesfield: £30.0mBromsgrove: £34.0m

    £35.8m£36.0m£34.0mBromsgrove is higher£31.6m£31.7m£30.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bromsgrove £10.0m, Macclesfield £12.3mMacclesfield: £12.3mBromsgrove: £10.0mMacclesfield: £12.4mBromsgrove: £10.0mMacclesfield: £11.7mBromsgrove: £9.5m

    £10.0m£10.0m£9.5mMacclesfield is higher£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bromsgrove £4.9m, Macclesfield £4.1mMacclesfield: £4.1mBromsgrove: £4.9mMacclesfield: £4.1mBromsgrove: £4.9mMacclesfield: £3.8mBromsgrove: £4.6m

    £4.9m£4.9m£4.6mBromsgrove is higher£4.1m£4.1m£3.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bromsgrove £58.9m, Macclesfield £60.1mMacclesfield: £60.1mBromsgrove: £58.9mMacclesfield: £60.3mBromsgrove: £59.2mMacclesfield: £57.0mBromsgrove: £55.9m

    £58.9m£59.2m£55.9mMacclesfield is higher£60.1m£60.3m£57.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bromsgrove £12.8m, Macclesfield £17.7mMacclesfield: £17.7mBromsgrove: £12.8mMacclesfield: £17.8mBromsgrove: £12.9mMacclesfield: £16.8mBromsgrove: £12.2m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.2mMacclesfield is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bromsgrove £11.6m, Macclesfield £15.6mMacclesfield: £15.6mBromsgrove: £11.6mMacclesfield: £15.7mBromsgrove: £11.7mMacclesfield: £14.8mBromsgrove: £11.0m

    £11.6m£11.7m£11.0mMacclesfield is higher£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bromsgrove £0.45m, Macclesfield £0.41mMacclesfield: £0.41mBromsgrove: £0.45mMacclesfield: £0.41mBromsgrove: £0.45mMacclesfield: £0.39mBromsgrove: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mBromsgrove is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bromsgrove £0.22m, Macclesfield £0.15mMacclesfield: £0.15mBromsgrove: £0.22mMacclesfield: £0.15mBromsgrove: £0.22mMacclesfield: £0.14mBromsgrove: £0.21m

    £0.22m£0.22m£0.21mBromsgrove is higher£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bromsgrove £0.66m, Macclesfield £0.62mMacclesfield: £0.62mBromsgrove: £0.66mMacclesfield: £0.62mBromsgrove: £0.67mMacclesfield: £0.59mBromsgrove: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.67m£0.63mBromsgrove is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bromsgrove 22,485, Macclesfield 22,792Macclesfield: 22,792Bromsgrove: 22,485

    22,485Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count22,792

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bromsgrove 1,428, Macclesfield 1,469Macclesfield: 1,469Bromsgrove: 1,428

    1,428Macclesfield is higher1,469

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bromsgrove 3,295, Macclesfield 2,814Macclesfield: 2,814Bromsgrove: 3,295

    3,295Bromsgrove is higher2,814

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bromsgrove 5,206, Macclesfield 4,796Macclesfield: 4,796Bromsgrove: 5,206

    5,206Bromsgrove is higher4,796

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bromsgrove 7,139, Macclesfield 7,326Macclesfield: 7,326Bromsgrove: 7,139

    7,139Macclesfield is higher7,326

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bromsgrove 1,091, Macclesfield 876Macclesfield: 876Bromsgrove: 1,091

    1,091Bromsgrove is higher876

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Bromsgrove and Macclesfield, total
MeasureBromsgroveMacclesfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£417.8m£419.5m£396.3m£427.6m£429.4m£405.6mMacclesfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£282.3m£283.5m£267.8m£285.0m£286.2m£270.4mMacclesfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£76.1m£76.4m£72.2m£80.3m£80.7m£76.2mMacclesfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£260.5m£261.6m£247.1m£264.8m£265.9m£251.2mMacclesfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mMacclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.0m£16.0m£15.1m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mBromsgrove
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mMacclesfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m£31.6m£31.7m£30.0mBromsgrove
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m£12.3m£12.4m£11.7mMacclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.9m£4.9m£4.6m£4.1m£4.1m£3.8mBromsgrove
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£58.9m£59.2m£55.9m£60.1m£60.3m£57.0mMacclesfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mMacclesfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m£15.6m£15.7m£14.8mMacclesfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mBromsgrove
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m£0.15m£0.15m£0.14mBromsgrove
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mBromsgrove
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,48522,792Macclesfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4281,469Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2952,814Bromsgrove
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,2064,796Bromsgrove
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,1397,326Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,091876Bromsgrove

Sources

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

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  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.
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