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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Lichfield

108,700 and 101,003 residents (mid-2024).

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher than Lichfield on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 7 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Lichfield 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

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket Lichfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256, Lichfield £4,341Lichfield: £4,341Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Lichfield: £4,359Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Lichfield: £4,118Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037

    £4,256£4,274£4,037Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,341£4,359£4,118

  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, Lichfield £12,553Lichfield: £12,553Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,416Lichfield: £12,607Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,468Lichfield: £11,908Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,777

    £12,416£12,468£11,777Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,553£12,607£11,908

  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, Lichfield £1,434Lichfield: £1,434Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,524Lichfield: £1,441Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,531Lichfield: £1,361Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,446

    £1,524£1,531£1,446Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£1,434£1,441£1,361

  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, Lichfield £11,655Lichfield: £11,655Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,523Lichfield: £11,705Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,572Lichfield: £11,055Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10,930

    £11,523£11,572£10,930Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,655£11,705£11,055

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £248, Lichfield £238Lichfield: £238Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £248Lichfield: £239Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £249Lichfield: £225Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £236

    £248£249£236Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£238£239£225

  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, Lichfield £643Lichfield: £643Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £628Lichfield: £646Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £631Lichfield: £610Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £596

    £628£631£596Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£643£646£610

  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, Lichfield £18Lichfield: £18Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Lichfield: £18Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Lichfield: £17Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16

    £16Lichfield is higher£18£18£17

  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, Lichfield £369Lichfield: £369Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Lichfield: £371Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Lichfield: £350Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325

    £343£344£325Lichfield is higher£369£371£350

  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, Lichfield £107Lichfield: £107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Lichfield: £107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Lichfield: £101Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90

    £95£95£90Lichfield is higher£107£107£101

  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, Lichfield £99Lichfield: £99Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Lichfield: £99Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Lichfield: £94Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74

    £78£78£74Lichfield is higher£99£99£94

  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, Lichfield £1,108Lichfield: £1,108Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,206Lichfield: £1,113Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,212Lichfield: £1,051Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,144

    £1,206£1,212£1,144Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£1,108£1,113£1,051

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161, Lichfield £113Lichfield: £113Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Lichfield: £113Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Lichfield: £107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153

    £161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£113£113£107

  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, Lichfield £215Lichfield: £215Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £231Lichfield: £216Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £232Lichfield: £204Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £219

    £231£232£219Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£215£216£204

  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, Lichfield £6.23Lichfield: £6.23Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.53Lichfield: £6.26Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.56Lichfield: £5.91Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Lichfield is higher£6.23£6.26£5.91

  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, Lichfield £5.69Lichfield: £5.69Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.68Lichfield: £5.72Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.69Lichfield: £5.40Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.49

    £3.68£3.69£3.49Lichfield is higher£5.69£5.72£5.40

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76, Lichfield £4.87Lichfield: £4.87Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Lichfield: £4.89Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Lichfield: £4.62Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£4.87£4.89£4.62

  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, Lichfield 1,004.2Lichfield: 1,004.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,000.5

    1,000.5Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count1,004.2

  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, Lichfield 67.2Lichfield: 67.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 63.9

    63.9Lichfield is higher67.2

  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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 127.9, Lichfield 139.0Lichfield: 139.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 127.9

    127.9Lichfield is higher139.0

  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, Lichfield 54.5Lichfield: 54.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5

    52.5Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count54.5

  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, Lichfield 135.2Lichfield: 135.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 144.5

    144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher135.2

  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, Lichfield 21.8Lichfield: 21.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 17.9

    17.9Lichfield is higher21.8

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Lichfield, per person in the age group
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketLichfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,256£4,274£4,037£4,341£4,359£4,118Lichfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,416£12,468£11,777£12,553£12,607£11,908Lichfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,524£1,531£1,446£1,434£1,441£1,361Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,523£11,572£10,930£11,655£11,705£11,055Lichfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£248£249£236£238£239£225Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£628£631£596£643£646£610Lichfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£18£18£17Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£343£344£325£369£371£350Lichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£107£107£101Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£99£99£94Lichfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,206£1,212£1,144£1,108£1,113£1,051Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£113£113£107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£231£232£219£215£216£204Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£6.23£6.26£5.91Lichfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.68£3.69£3.49£5.69£5.72£5.40Lichfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£4.87£4.89£4.62Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.51,004.2Lichfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202663.967.2Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.9139.0Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.554.5Lichfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.5135.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.921.8Lichfield

Per resident

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Lichfield on 16. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket Lichfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256, Lichfield £4,341Lichfield: £4,341Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Lichfield: £4,359Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Lichfield: £4,118Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037

    £4,256£4,274£4,037Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,341£4,359£4,118

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,740, Lichfield £2,905Lichfield: £2,905Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,740Lichfield: £2,917Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,752Lichfield: £2,755Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,599

    £2,740£2,752£2,599Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,905£2,917£2,755

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £910, Lichfield £842Lichfield: £842Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £910Lichfield: £846Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £914Lichfield: £799Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £864

    £910£914£864Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£842£846£799

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,543, Lichfield £2,697Lichfield: £2,697Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,543Lichfield: £2,708Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,554Lichfield: £2,558Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,412

    £2,543£2,554£2,412Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,697£2,708£2,558

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £55, Lichfield £55Lichfield: £55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Lichfield: £55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Lichfield: £52Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £52

    £55£55£52Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52

  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, Lichfield £149Lichfield: £149Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Lichfield: £149Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Lichfield: £141Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £132

    £139£139£132Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£149£149£141

  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, Lichfield £4.08Lichfield: £4.08Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.62Lichfield: £4.10Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.63Lichfield: £3.87Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.43

    £3.62£3.63£3.43Lichfield is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

  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, Lichfield £369Lichfield: £369Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Lichfield: £371Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Lichfield: £350Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325

    £343£344£325Lichfield is higher£369£371£350

  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, Lichfield £107Lichfield: £107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Lichfield: £107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Lichfield: £101Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90

    £95£95£90Lichfield is higher£107£107£101

  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, Lichfield £58Lichfield: £58Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Lichfield: £58Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Lichfield: £55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £44

    £47£47£44Lichfield is higher£58£58£55

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £721, Lichfield £651Lichfield: £651Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £721Lichfield: £654Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £724Lichfield: £617Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £683

    £721£724£683Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£651£654£617

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161, Lichfield £113Lichfield: £113Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Lichfield: £113Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Lichfield: £107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153

    £161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£113£113£107

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £138, Lichfield £126Lichfield: £126Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Lichfield: £127Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Lichfield: £120Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £131

    £138£138£131Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£126£127£120

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.31, Lichfield £3.66Lichfield: £3.66Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.31Lichfield: £3.67Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.32Lichfield: £3.47Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.14

    £3.31£3.32£3.14Lichfield is higher£3.66£3.67£3.47

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2.19, Lichfield £3.34Lichfield: £3.34Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.19Lichfield: £3.36Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.20Lichfield: £3.17Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.08

    £2.19£2.20£2.08Lichfield is higher£3.34£3.36£3.17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76, Lichfield £4.87Lichfield: £4.87Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Lichfield: £4.89Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Lichfield: £4.62Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£4.87£4.89£4.62

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 220.8, Lichfield 232.4Lichfield: 232.4Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 220.8

    220.8Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count232.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 14.1, Lichfield 15.5Lichfield: 15.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 14.1

    14.1Lichfield is higher15.5

  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, Lichfield 32.2Lichfield: 32.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 28.2

    28.2Lichfield is higher32.2

  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, Lichfield 54.5Lichfield: 54.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5

    52.5Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count54.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 86.3, Lichfield 79.4Lichfield: 79.4Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 86.3

    86.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher79.4

  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, Lichfield 12.8Lichfield: 12.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 10.7

    10.7Lichfield is higher12.8

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Lichfield, per resident
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketLichfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,256£4,274£4,037£4,341£4,359£4,118Lichfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,740£2,752£2,599£2,905£2,917£2,755Lichfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£910£914£864£842£846£799Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,543£2,554£2,412£2,697£2,708£2,558Lichfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£55£55£52Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£149£149£141Lichfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.62£3.63£3.43£4.08£4.10£3.87Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£343£344£325£369£371£350Lichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£107£107£101Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£47£44£58£58£55Lichfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£721£724£683£651£654£617Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£113£113£107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131£126£127£120Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14£3.66£3.67£3.47Lichfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.19£2.20£2.08£3.34£3.36£3.17Lichfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£4.87£4.89£4.62Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026220.8232.4Lichfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.115.5Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.232.2Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.554.5Lichfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202686.379.4Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.712.8Lichfield

Total

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Lichfield 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

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket Lichfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £462.6m, Lichfield £438.5mLichfield: £438.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £462.6mLichfield: £440.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £464.6mLichfield: £415.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £438.8m

    £462.6m£464.6m£438.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£438.5m£440.3m£415.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £297.8m, Lichfield £293.4mLichfield: £293.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £297.8mLichfield: £294.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £299.1mLichfield: £278.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £282.5m

    £297.8m£299.1m£282.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£293.4m£294.6m£278.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £99.0m, Lichfield £85.1mLichfield: £85.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.0mLichfield: £85.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.4mLichfield: £80.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £93.9m

    £99.0m£99.4m£93.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£85.1m£85.4m£80.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £276.4m, Lichfield £272.4mLichfield: £272.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £276.4mLichfield: £273.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £277.6mLichfield: £258.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £262.2m

    £276.4m£277.6m£262.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£272.4m£273.6m£258.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.0m, Lichfield £5.6mLichfield: £5.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mLichfield: £5.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mLichfield: £5.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.0m£5.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

  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, Lichfield £15.0mLichfield: £15.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mLichfield: £15.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mLichfield: £14.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.1m£14.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m

  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, Lichfield £0.41mLichfield: £0.41mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mLichfield: £0.41mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mLichfield: £0.39mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mLichfield is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  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, Lichfield £37.3mLichfield: £37.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.2mLichfield: £37.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.4mLichfield: £35.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mLichfield is higher£37.3m£37.4m£35.4m

  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, Lichfield £10.8mLichfield: £10.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mLichfield: £10.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mLichfield: £10.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mLichfield is higher£10.8m£10.9m£10.2m

  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, Lichfield £5.9mLichfield: £5.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mLichfield: £5.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mLichfield: £5.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4.8m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.8mLichfield is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78.3m, Lichfield £65.7mLichfield: £65.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.3mLichfield: £66.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.7mLichfield: £62.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74.3m

    £78.3m£78.7m£74.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£65.7m£66.0m£62.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £17.6m, Lichfield £11.4mLichfield: £11.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mLichfield: £11.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mLichfield: £10.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16.6m

    £17.6m£17.6m£16.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£11.4m£11.5m£10.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.0m, Lichfield £12.8mLichfield: £12.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mLichfield: £12.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mLichfield: £12.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.0m£14.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£12.8m£12.8m£12.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.36m, Lichfield £0.37mLichfield: £0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mLichfield: £0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mLichfield: £0.35mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mLichfield is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.24m, Lichfield £0.34mLichfield: £0.34mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mLichfield: £0.34mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mLichfield: £0.32mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mLichfield is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.73m, Lichfield £0.49mLichfield: £0.49mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.73mLichfield: £0.49mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.74mLichfield: £0.47mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.70m

    £0.73m£0.74m£0.70mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 24,000, Lichfield 23,470Lichfield: 23,470Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 24,000

    24,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count23,470

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,532, Lichfield 1,570Lichfield: 1,570Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,532

    1,532Lichfield is higher1,570

  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, Lichfield 3,248Lichfield: 3,248Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 3,069

    3,069Lichfield is higher3,248

  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, Lichfield 5,500Lichfield: 5,500Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 5,701

    5,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count5,500

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 9,382, Lichfield 8,016Lichfield: 8,016Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 9,382

    9,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher8,016

  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, Lichfield 1,293Lichfield: 1,293Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,163

    1,163Lichfield is higher1,293

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Lichfield, total
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketLichfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m£438.5m£440.3m£415.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£297.8m£299.1m£282.5m£293.4m£294.6m£278.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m£85.1m£85.4m£80.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.4m£277.6m£262.2m£272.4m£273.6m£258.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mLichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£37.3m£37.4m£35.4mLichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£10.8m£10.9m£10.2mLichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mLichfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m£65.7m£66.0m£62.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m£11.4m£11.5m£10.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m£12.8m£12.8m£12.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mLichfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mLichfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,00023,470Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5321,570Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0693,248Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,7015,500Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,3828,016Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1631,293Lichfield

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.
  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.