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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Macclesfield

108,700 and 98,756 residents (mid-2024).

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher than Macclesfield on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.

On 9 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 12 of 22 measures, and Macclesfield on 10. 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 Macclesfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256, Macclesfield £4,330Macclesfield: £4,330Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Macclesfield: £4,348Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Macclesfield: £4,107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037

    £4,256£4,274£4,037Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,330£4,348£4,107

  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, Macclesfield £12,450Macclesfield: £12,450Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,416Macclesfield: £12,503Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,468Macclesfield: £11,809Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,777

    £12,416£12,468£11,777Macclesfield 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,524, Macclesfield £1,380Macclesfield: £1,380Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,524Macclesfield: £1,386Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,531Macclesfield: £1,309Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,446

    £1,524£1,531£1,446Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £11,523, Macclesfield £11,567Macclesfield: £11,567Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,523Macclesfield: £11,616Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,572Macclesfield: £10,971Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10,930

    £11,523£11,572£10,930Macclesfield 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £248, Macclesfield £258Macclesfield: £258Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £248Macclesfield: £259Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £249Macclesfield: £244Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £236

    £248£249£236Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £628, Macclesfield £609Macclesfield: £609Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £628Macclesfield: £612Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £631Macclesfield: £578Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £596

    £628£631£596Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £16, Macclesfield £16Macclesfield: £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Macclesfield: £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Macclesfield: £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16

    £16Macclesfield 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343, Macclesfield £320Macclesfield: £320Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Macclesfield: £321Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Macclesfield: £303Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325

    £343£344£325Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95, Macclesfield £125Macclesfield: £125Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Macclesfield: £126Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Macclesfield: £119Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90

    £95£95£90Macclesfield 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78, Macclesfield £70Macclesfield: £70Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Macclesfield: £70Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Macclesfield: £66Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74

    £78£78£74Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£70£70£66

  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, Macclesfield £1,032Macclesfield: £1,032Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,206Macclesfield: £1,036Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,212Macclesfield: £979Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,144

    £1,206£1,212£1,144Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£1,032£1,036£979

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161, Macclesfield £179Macclesfield: £179Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Macclesfield: £180Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Macclesfield: £170Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153

    £161£162£153Macclesfield 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £231, Macclesfield £269Macclesfield: £269Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £231Macclesfield: £270Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £232Macclesfield: £255Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £219

    £231£232£219Macclesfield 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.53, Macclesfield £7.04Macclesfield: £7.04Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.53Macclesfield: £7.07Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.56Macclesfield: £6.68Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Macclesfield 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.68, Macclesfield £2.59Macclesfield: £2.59Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.68Macclesfield: £2.60Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.69Macclesfield: £2.46Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.49

    £3.68£3.69£3.49Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£2.59£2.60£2.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76, Macclesfield £6.29Macclesfield: £6.29Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Macclesfield: £6.32Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Macclesfield: £5.97Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,000.5, Macclesfield 995.5Macclesfield: 995.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,000.5

    1,000.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 63.9, Macclesfield 64.2Macclesfield: 64.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 63.9

    63.9Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count64.2

  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, Macclesfield 122.9Macclesfield: 122.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 127.9

    127.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count122.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5, Macclesfield 48.6Macclesfield: 48.6Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5

    52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 144.5, Macclesfield 125.8Macclesfield: 125.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 144.5

    144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 17.9, Macclesfield 15.0Macclesfield: 15.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 17.9

    17.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher15.0

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Macclesfield, per person in the age group
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketMacclesfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,256£4,274£4,037£4,330£4,348£4,107Macclesfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,416£12,468£11,777£12,450£12,503£11,809Macclesfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,524£1,531£1,446£1,380£1,386£1,309Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,523£11,572£10,930£11,567£11,616£10,971Macclesfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£248£249£236£258£259£244Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£628£631£596£609£612£578Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16Macclesfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£343£344£325£320£321£303Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£125£126£119Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£70£70£66Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,206£1,212£1,144£1,032£1,036£979Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£179£180£170Macclesfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£231£232£219£269£270£255Macclesfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£7.04£7.07£6.68Macclesfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.68£3.69£3.49£2.59£2.60£2.46Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£6.29£6.32£5.97Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.5995.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202663.964.2Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.9122.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.548.6Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.5125.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.915.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Per resident

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket Macclesfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256, Macclesfield £4,330Macclesfield: £4,330Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Macclesfield: £4,348Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Macclesfield: £4,107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037

    £4,256£4,274£4,037Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,330£4,348£4,107

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,740, Macclesfield £2,886Macclesfield: £2,886Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,740Macclesfield: £2,899Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,752Macclesfield: £2,738Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,599

    £2,740£2,752£2,599Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,886£2,899£2,738

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £910, Macclesfield £814Macclesfield: £814Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £910Macclesfield: £817Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £914Macclesfield: £772Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £864

    £910£914£864Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£814£817£772

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,543, Macclesfield £2,682Macclesfield: £2,682Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,543Macclesfield: £2,693Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,554Macclesfield: £2,544Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,412

    £2,543£2,554£2,412Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,682£2,693£2,544

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £55, Macclesfield £60Macclesfield: £60Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Macclesfield: £60Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Macclesfield: £57Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £52

    £55£55£52Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£60£60£57

  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, Macclesfield £141Macclesfield: £141Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Macclesfield: £142Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Macclesfield: £134Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £132

    £139£139£132Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.62, Macclesfield £3.80Macclesfield: £3.80Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.62Macclesfield: £3.81Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.63Macclesfield: £3.60Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343, Macclesfield £320Macclesfield: £320Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Macclesfield: £321Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Macclesfield: £303Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325

    £343£344£325Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95, Macclesfield £125Macclesfield: £125Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Macclesfield: £126Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Macclesfield: £119Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90

    £95£95£90Macclesfield 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £47, Macclesfield £41Macclesfield: £41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Macclesfield: £41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Macclesfield: £39Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £44

    £47£47£44Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£41£41£39

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £721, Macclesfield £608Macclesfield: £608Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £721Macclesfield: £611Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £724Macclesfield: £577Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £683

    £721£724£683Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£608£611£577

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161, Macclesfield £179Macclesfield: £179Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Macclesfield: £180Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Macclesfield: £170Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153

    £161£162£153Macclesfield is higher£179£180£170

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £138, Macclesfield £158Macclesfield: £158Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Macclesfield: £159Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Macclesfield: £150Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £131

    £138£138£131Macclesfield is higher£158£159£150

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.31, Macclesfield £4.15Macclesfield: £4.15Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.31Macclesfield: £4.17Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.32Macclesfield: £3.94Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.14

    £3.31£3.32£3.14Macclesfield is higher£4.15£4.17£3.94

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2.19, Macclesfield £1.53Macclesfield: £1.53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.19Macclesfield: £1.54Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.20Macclesfield: £1.45Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.08

    £2.19£2.20£2.08Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£1.53£1.54£1.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76, Macclesfield £6.29Macclesfield: £6.29Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Macclesfield: £6.32Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Macclesfield: £5.97Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 220.8, Macclesfield 230.8Macclesfield: 230.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 220.8

    220.8Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count230.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 14.1, Macclesfield 14.9Macclesfield: 14.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 14.1

    14.1Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count14.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 28.2, Macclesfield 28.5Macclesfield: 28.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 28.2

    28.2Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count28.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5, Macclesfield 48.6Macclesfield: 48.6Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5

    52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher48.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 86.3, Macclesfield 74.2Macclesfield: 74.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 86.3

    86.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 10.7, Macclesfield 8.9Macclesfield: 8.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 10.7

    10.7Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher8.9

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Macclesfield, per resident
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketMacclesfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,256£4,274£4,037£4,330£4,348£4,107Macclesfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,740£2,752£2,599£2,886£2,899£2,738Macclesfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£910£914£864£814£817£772Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,543£2,554£2,412£2,682£2,693£2,544Macclesfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£60£60£57Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£141£142£134Macclesfield
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£343£344£325£320£321£303Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£125£126£119Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£47£44£41£41£39Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£721£724£683£608£611£577Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£179£180£170Macclesfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131£158£159£150Macclesfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14£4.15£4.17£3.94Macclesfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.19£2.20£2.08£1.53£1.54£1.45Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£6.29£6.32£5.97Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026220.8230.8Macclesfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.114.9Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.228.5Macclesfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.548.6Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202686.374.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.78.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Total

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Macclesfield on 4. 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 Macclesfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £462.6m, Macclesfield £427.6mMacclesfield: £427.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £462.6mMacclesfield: £429.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £464.6mMacclesfield: £405.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £438.8m

    £462.6m£464.6m£438.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£427.6m£429.4m£405.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £297.8m, Macclesfield £285.0mMacclesfield: £285.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £297.8mMacclesfield: £286.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £299.1mMacclesfield: £270.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £282.5m

    £297.8m£299.1m£282.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£285.0m£286.2m£270.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £99.0m, Macclesfield £80.3mMacclesfield: £80.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.0mMacclesfield: £80.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.4mMacclesfield: £76.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £93.9m

    £99.0m£99.4m£93.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£80.3m£80.7m£76.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £276.4m, Macclesfield £264.8mMacclesfield: £264.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £276.4mMacclesfield: £265.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £277.6mMacclesfield: £251.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £262.2m

    £276.4m£277.6m£262.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£264.8m£265.9m£251.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.0m, Macclesfield £5.9mMacclesfield: £5.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mMacclesfield: £5.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mMacclesfield: £5.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.0m£5.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

  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, Macclesfield £13.9mMacclesfield: £13.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mMacclesfield: £14.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mMacclesfield: £13.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.1m£14.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.39m, Macclesfield £0.38mMacclesfield: £0.38mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mMacclesfield: £0.38mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mMacclesfield: £0.36mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £37.2m, Macclesfield £31.6mMacclesfield: £31.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.2mMacclesfield: £31.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.4mMacclesfield: £30.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £10.3m, Macclesfield £12.3mMacclesfield: £12.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mMacclesfield: £12.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mMacclesfield: £11.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mMacclesfield 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: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.1m, Macclesfield £4.1mMacclesfield: £4.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mMacclesfield: £4.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mMacclesfield: £3.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4.8m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£4.1m£4.1m£3.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78.3m, Macclesfield £60.1mMacclesfield: £60.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.3mMacclesfield: £60.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.7mMacclesfield: £57.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74.3m

    £78.3m£78.7m£74.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£60.1m£60.3m£57.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £17.6m, Macclesfield £17.7mMacclesfield: £17.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mMacclesfield: £17.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mMacclesfield: £16.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16.6m

    £17.6m£17.6m£16.6mMacclesfield is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.0m, Macclesfield £15.6mMacclesfield: £15.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mMacclesfield: £15.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mMacclesfield: £14.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.0m£14.2mMacclesfield is higher£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.36m, Macclesfield £0.41mMacclesfield: £0.41mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mMacclesfield: £0.41mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mMacclesfield: £0.39mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mMacclesfield is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.24m, Macclesfield £0.15mMacclesfield: £0.15mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mMacclesfield: £0.15mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mMacclesfield: £0.14mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.73m, Macclesfield £0.62mMacclesfield: £0.62mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.73mMacclesfield: £0.62mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.74mMacclesfield: £0.59mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.70m

    £0.73m£0.74m£0.70mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 24,000, Macclesfield 22,792Macclesfield: 22,792Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 24,000

    24,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count22,792

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,532, Macclesfield 1,469Macclesfield: 1,469Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,532

    1,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count1,469

  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, Macclesfield 2,814Macclesfield: 2,814Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 3,069

    3,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count2,814

  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, Macclesfield 4,796Macclesfield: 4,796Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 5,701

    5,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher4,796

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 9,382, Macclesfield 7,326Macclesfield: 7,326Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 9,382

    9,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher7,326

  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, Macclesfield 876Macclesfield: 876Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,163

    1,163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher876

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Macclesfield, total
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketMacclesfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m£427.6m£429.4m£405.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£297.8m£299.1m£282.5m£285.0m£286.2m£270.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m£80.3m£80.7m£76.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.4m£277.6m£262.2m£264.8m£265.9m£251.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£31.6m£31.7m£30.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£12.3m£12.4m£11.7mMacclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£4.1m£4.1m£3.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m£60.1m£60.3m£57.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mMacclesfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m£15.6m£15.7m£14.8mMacclesfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mMacclesfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.15m£0.15m£0.14mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,00022,792Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5321,469Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0692,814Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,7014,796Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,3827,326Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,163876Bury 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.