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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Colne Valley

108,700 and 95,311 residents (mid-2024).

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher than Colne Valley on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Colne Valley 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

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket Colne Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256, Colne Valley £4,043Colne Valley: £4,043Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Colne Valley: £4,060Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Colne Valley: £3,835Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037

    £4,256£4,274£4,037Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£4,043£4,060£3,835

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £12,416, Colne Valley £12,464Colne Valley: £12,464Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,416Colne Valley: £12,517Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,468Colne Valley: £11,822Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,777

    £12,416£12,468£11,777Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,464£12,517£11,822

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,524, Colne Valley £1,521Colne Valley: £1,521Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,524Colne Valley: £1,528Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,531Colne Valley: £1,443Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,446

    £1,524£1,531£1,446Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£1,521£1,528£1,443

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £11,523, Colne Valley £11,588Colne Valley: £11,588Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,523Colne Valley: £11,637Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,572Colne Valley: £10,992Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10,930

    £11,523£11,572£10,930Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,588£11,637£10,992

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £248, Colne Valley £282Colne Valley: £282Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £248Colne Valley: £283Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £249Colne Valley: £268Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £236

    £248£249£236Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£282£283£268

  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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £628, Colne Valley £574Colne Valley: £574Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £628Colne Valley: £577Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £631Colne Valley: £545Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £596

    £628£631£596Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£574£577£545

  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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £16, Colne Valley £19Colne Valley: £19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Colne Valley: £19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Colne Valley: £18Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16

    £16Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343, Colne Valley £395Colne Valley: £395Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Colne Valley: £397Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Colne Valley: £375Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325

    £343£344£325Colne Valley is higher£395£397£375

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95, Colne Valley £94Colne Valley: £94Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Colne Valley: £94Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Colne Valley: £89Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90

    £95£95£90Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£94£94£89

  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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78, Colne Valley £86Colne Valley: £86Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Colne Valley: £86Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Colne Valley: £81Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74

    £78£78£74Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£81

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,206, Colne Valley £1,169Colne Valley: £1,169Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,206Colne Valley: £1,174Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,212Colne Valley: £1,108Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,144

    £1,206£1,212£1,144Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£1,169£1,174£1,108

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161, Colne Valley £106Colne Valley: £106Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Colne Valley: £107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Colne Valley: £101Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153

    £161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£106£107£101

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £231, Colne Valley £254Colne Valley: £254Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £231Colne Valley: £255Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £232Colne Valley: £241Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £219

    £231£232£219Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£254£255£241

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.53, Colne Valley £8.41Colne Valley: £8.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.53Colne Valley: £8.45Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.56Colne Valley: £7.98Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Colne Valley is higher£8.41£8.45£7.98

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.68, Colne Valley £4.22Colne Valley: £4.22Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.68Colne Valley: £4.23Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.69Colne Valley: £4.00Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.49

    £3.68£3.69£3.49Colne Valley is higher£4.22£4.23£4.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76, Colne Valley £6.45Colne Valley: £6.45Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Colne Valley: £6.48Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Colne Valley: £6.12Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,000.5, Colne Valley 1,007.2Colne Valley: 1,007.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,000.5

    1,000.5Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,007.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 63.9, Colne Valley 74.4Colne Valley: 74.4Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 63.9

    63.9Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count74.4

  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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 127.9, Colne Valley 123.8Colne Valley: 123.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 127.9

    127.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher123.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5, Colne Valley 58.8Colne Valley: 58.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5

    52.5Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count58.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 144.5, Colne Valley 142.5Colne Valley: 142.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 144.5

    144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count142.5

  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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 17.9, Colne Valley 17.9Colne Valley: 17.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 17.9

    17.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count17.9

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Colne Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketColne ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,256£4,274£4,037£4,043£4,060£3,835Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,416£12,468£11,777£12,464£12,517£11,822Colne Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,524£1,531£1,446£1,521£1,528£1,443Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,523£11,572£10,930£11,588£11,637£10,992Colne Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£248£249£236£282£283£268Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£628£631£596£574£577£545Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£19£19£18Colne Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£343£344£325£395£397£375Colne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£94£94£89Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£86£86£81Colne Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,206£1,212£1,144£1,169£1,174£1,108Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£106£107£101Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£231£232£219£254£255£241Colne Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£8.41£8.45£7.98Colne Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.68£3.69£3.49£4.22£4.23£4.00Colne Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£6.45£6.48£6.12Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.51,007.2Colne Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202663.974.4Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.9123.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.558.8Colne Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.5142.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.917.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Per resident

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Colne Valley 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

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket Colne Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256, Colne Valley £4,043Colne Valley: £4,043Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Colne Valley: £4,060Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Colne Valley: £3,835Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037

    £4,256£4,274£4,037Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£4,043£4,060£3,835

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,740, Colne Valley £2,517Colne Valley: £2,517Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,740Colne Valley: £2,528Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,752Colne Valley: £2,388Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,599

    £2,740£2,752£2,599Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£2,517£2,528£2,388

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £910, Colne Valley £924Colne Valley: £924Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £910Colne Valley: £928Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £914Colne Valley: £876Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £864

    £910£914£864Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£924£928£876

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,543, Colne Valley £2,340Colne Valley: £2,340Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,543Colne Valley: £2,350Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,554Colne Valley: £2,220Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,412

    £2,543£2,554£2,412Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£2,340£2,350£2,220

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £55, Colne Valley £57Colne Valley: £57Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Colne Valley: £57Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Colne Valley: £54Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £52

    £55£55£52Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£57£57£54

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £139, Colne Valley £116Colne Valley: £116Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Colne Valley: £116Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Colne Valley: £110Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £132

    £139£139£132Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£116£116£110

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.62, Colne Valley £3.83Colne Valley: £3.83Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.62Colne Valley: £3.84Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.63Colne Valley: £3.63Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.43

    £3.62£3.63£3.43Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£3.83£3.84£3.63

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343, Colne Valley £395Colne Valley: £395Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Colne Valley: £397Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Colne Valley: £375Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325

    £343£344£325Colne Valley is higher£395£397£375

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95, Colne Valley £94Colne Valley: £94Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Colne Valley: £94Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Colne Valley: £89Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90

    £95£95£90Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£94£94£89

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £47, Colne Valley £52Colne Valley: £52Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Colne Valley: £52Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Colne Valley: £49Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £44

    £47£47£44Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£52£52£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £721, Colne Valley £710Colne Valley: £710Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £721Colne Valley: £713Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £724Colne Valley: £673Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £683

    £721£724£683Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£710£713£673

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161, Colne Valley £106Colne Valley: £106Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Colne Valley: £107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Colne Valley: £101Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153

    £161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£106£107£101

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £138, Colne Valley £154Colne Valley: £154Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Colne Valley: £155Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Colne Valley: £146Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £131

    £138£138£131Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£154£155£146

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.31, Colne Valley £5.11Colne Valley: £5.11Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.31Colne Valley: £5.13Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.32Colne Valley: £4.85Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.14

    £3.31£3.32£3.14Colne Valley is higher£5.11£5.13£4.85

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2.19, Colne Valley £2.56Colne Valley: £2.56Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.19Colne Valley: £2.57Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.20Colne Valley: £2.43Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.08

    £2.19£2.20£2.08Colne Valley is higher£2.56£2.57£2.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76, Colne Valley £6.45Colne Valley: £6.45Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Colne Valley: £6.48Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Colne Valley: £6.12Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 220.8, Colne Valley 203.4Colne Valley: 203.4Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 220.8

    220.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count203.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 14.1, Colne Valley 15.0Colne Valley: 15.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 14.1

    14.1Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count15.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 28.2, Colne Valley 25.0Colne Valley: 25.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 28.2

    28.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher25.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5, Colne Valley 58.8Colne Valley: 58.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5

    52.5Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count58.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 86.3, Colne Valley 86.6Colne Valley: 86.6Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 86.3

    86.3Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count86.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 10.7, Colne Valley 10.9Colne Valley: 10.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 10.7

    10.7Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count10.9

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Colne Valley, per resident
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketColne ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,256£4,274£4,037£4,043£4,060£3,835Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,740£2,752£2,599£2,517£2,528£2,388Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£910£914£864£924£928£876Colne Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,543£2,554£2,412£2,340£2,350£2,220Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£57£57£54Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£116£116£110Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.62£3.63£3.43£3.83£3.84£3.63Colne Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£343£344£325£395£397£375Colne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£94£94£89Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£47£44£52£52£49Colne Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£721£724£683£710£713£673Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£106£107£101Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131£154£155£146Colne Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14£5.11£5.13£4.85Colne Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.19£2.20£2.08£2.56£2.57£2.43Colne Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£6.45£6.48£6.12Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026220.8203.4Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.115.0Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.225.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.558.8Colne Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202686.386.6Colne Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.710.9Colne Valley

Total

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Colne Valley on 3. 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

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket Colne Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £462.6m, Colne Valley £385.3mColne Valley: £385.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £462.6mColne Valley: £386.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £464.6mColne Valley: £365.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £438.8m

    £462.6m£464.6m£438.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£385.3m£386.9m£365.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £297.8m, Colne Valley £239.9mColne Valley: £239.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £297.8mColne Valley: £240.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £299.1mColne Valley: £227.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £282.5m

    £297.8m£299.1m£282.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£239.9m£240.9m£227.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £99.0m, Colne Valley £88.1mColne Valley: £88.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.0mColne Valley: £88.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.4mColne Valley: £83.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £93.9m

    £99.0m£99.4m£93.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£88.1m£88.4m£83.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £276.4m, Colne Valley £223.1mColne Valley: £223.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £276.4mColne Valley: £224.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £277.6mColne Valley: £211.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £262.2m

    £276.4m£277.6m£262.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£223.1m£224.0m£211.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.0m, Colne Valley £5.4mColne Valley: £5.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mColne Valley: £5.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mColne Valley: £5.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.0m£5.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£5.4m£5.5m£5.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.1m, Colne Valley £11.1mColne Valley: £11.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mColne Valley: £11.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mColne Valley: £10.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.1m£14.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.39m, Colne Valley £0.37mColne Valley: £0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mColne Valley: £0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mColne Valley: £0.35mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £37.2m, Colne Valley £37.6mColne Valley: £37.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.2mColne Valley: £37.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.4mColne Valley: £35.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mColne Valley is higher£37.6m£37.8m£35.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £10.3m, Colne Valley £8.9mColne Valley: £8.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mColne Valley: £9.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mColne Valley: £8.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.1m, Colne Valley £5.0mColne Valley: £5.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mColne Valley: £5.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mColne Valley: £4.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4.8m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78.3m, Colne Valley £67.7mColne Valley: £67.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.3mColne Valley: £67.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.7mColne Valley: £64.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74.3m

    £78.3m£78.7m£74.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£67.7m£67.9m£64.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £17.6m, Colne Valley £10.1mColne Valley: £10.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mColne Valley: £10.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mColne Valley: £9.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16.6m

    £17.6m£17.6m£16.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.0m, Colne Valley £14.7mColne Valley: £14.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mColne Valley: £14.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mColne Valley: £14.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.0m£14.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.36m, Colne Valley £0.49mColne Valley: £0.49mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mColne Valley: £0.49mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mColne Valley: £0.46mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mColne Valley is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.24m, Colne Valley £0.24mColne Valley: £0.24mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mColne Valley: £0.24mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mColne Valley: £0.23mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mColne Valley is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.73m, Colne Valley £0.61mColne Valley: £0.61mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.73mColne Valley: £0.62mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.74mColne Valley: £0.58mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.70m

    £0.73m£0.74m£0.70mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 24,000, Colne Valley 19,389Colne Valley: 19,389Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 24,000

    24,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count19,389

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,532, Colne Valley 1,433Colne Valley: 1,433Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,532

    1,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count1,433

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 3,069, Colne Valley 2,384Colne Valley: 2,384Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 3,069

    3,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher2,384

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 5,701, Colne Valley 5,608Colne Valley: 5,608Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 5,701

    5,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count5,608

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 9,382, Colne Valley 8,249Colne Valley: 8,249Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 9,382

    9,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count8,249

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,163, Colne Valley 1,036Colne Valley: 1,036Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,163

    1,163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count1,036

Show the numbers
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Colne Valley, total
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketColne ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m£385.3m£386.9m£365.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£297.8m£299.1m£282.5m£239.9m£240.9m£227.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m£88.1m£88.4m£83.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.4m£277.6m£262.2m£223.1m£224.0m£211.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m£5.4m£5.5m£5.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m£11.1m£11.1m£10.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£37.6m£37.8m£35.7mColne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£5.0m£5.0m£4.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m£67.7m£67.9m£64.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m£10.1m£10.2m£9.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m£14.7m£14.8m£14.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mColne Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mColne Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,00019,389Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5321,433Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0692,384Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,7015,608Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,3828,249Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1631,036Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

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.