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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Newark

108,700 and 109,963 residents (mid-2024).

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher than Newark on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 2 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 2 of 22 measures, and Newark on 20. 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 Newark

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256, Newark £4,464Newark: £4,464Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Newark: £4,483Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Newark: £4,234Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037

    £4,256£4,274£4,037Newark is higher£4,464£4,483£4,234

  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, Newark £12,489Newark: £12,489Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,416Newark: £12,542Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,468Newark: £11,846Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,777

    £12,416£12,468£11,777Newark is higher£12,489£12,542£11,846

  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, Newark £1,597Newark: £1,597Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,524Newark: £1,604Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,531Newark: £1,515Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,446

    £1,524£1,531£1,446Newark is higher£1,597£1,604£1,515

  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, Newark £11,522Newark: £11,522Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,523Newark: £11,572Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,572Newark: £10,930Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10,930

    £11,523£11,572£10,930Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£11,522£11,572£10,930

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £248, Newark £285Newark: £285Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £248Newark: £286Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £249Newark: £270Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £236

    £248£249£236Newark is higher£285£286£270

  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, Newark £663Newark: £663Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £628Newark: £666Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £631Newark: £629Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £596

    £628£631£596Newark is higher£663£666£629

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

    £16Newark 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, Newark £390Newark: £390Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Newark: £392Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Newark: £370Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325

    £343£344£325Newark is higher£390£392£370

  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, Newark £111Newark: £111Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Newark: £112Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Newark: £106Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90

    £95£95£90Newark is higher£111£112£106

  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, Newark £101Newark: £101Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Newark: £102Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Newark: £96Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74

    £78£78£74Newark is higher£101£102£96

  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, Newark £1,217Newark: £1,217Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,206Newark: £1,222Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,212Newark: £1,154Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,144

    £1,206£1,212£1,144Newark is higherDepends on how you count£1,217£1,222£1,154

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161, Newark £146Newark: £146Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Newark: £147Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Newark: £138Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153

    £161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£146£147£138

  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, Newark £264Newark: £264Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £231Newark: £265Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £232Newark: £251Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £219

    £231£232£219Newark is higher£264£265£251

  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, Newark £9.14Newark: £9.14Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.53Newark: £9.18Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.56Newark: £8.67Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Newark is higher£9.14£9.18£8.67

  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, Newark £5.32Newark: £5.32Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.68Newark: £5.35Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.69Newark: £5.05Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.49

    £3.68£3.69£3.49Newark is higher£5.32£5.35£5.05

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76, Newark £9.25Newark: £9.25Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Newark: £9.29Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Newark: £8.77Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Newark is higher£9.25£9.29£8.77

  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, Newark 1,009.0Newark: 1,009.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,000.5

    1,000.5Newark is higher1,009.0

  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, Newark 69.8Newark: 69.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 63.9

    63.9Newark is higher69.8

  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, Newark 141.0Newark: 141.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 127.9

    127.9Newark is higher141.0

  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, Newark 56.1Newark: 56.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5

    52.5Newark is higher56.1

  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, Newark 154.8Newark: 154.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 144.5

    144.5Newark is higher154.8

  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, Newark 22.4Newark: 22.4Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 17.9

    17.9Newark is higher22.4

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Newark, per person in the age group
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketNewarkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,256£4,274£4,037£4,464£4,483£4,234Newark
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,416£12,468£11,777£12,489£12,542£11,846Newark
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,524£1,531£1,446£1,597£1,604£1,515Newark
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,523£11,572£10,930£11,522£11,572£10,930Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£248£249£236£285£286£270Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£628£631£596£663£666£629Newark
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£18£18£17Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£343£344£325£390£392£370Newark
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£111£112£106Newark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£101£102£96Newark
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,206£1,212£1,144£1,217£1,222£1,154Newark
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£146£147£138Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£231£232£219£264£265£251Newark
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£9.14£9.18£8.67Newark
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.68£3.69£3.49£5.32£5.35£5.05Newark
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£9.25£9.29£8.77Newark
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.51,009.0Newark
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202663.969.8Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.9141.0Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.556.1Newark
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.5154.8Newark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.922.4Newark

Per resident

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Newark on 20. 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 Newark

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256, Newark £4,464Newark: £4,464Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Newark: £4,483Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Newark: £4,234Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037

    £4,256£4,274£4,037Newark is higher£4,464£4,483£4,234

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,740, Newark £2,869Newark: £2,869Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,740Newark: £2,881Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,752Newark: £2,722Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,599

    £2,740£2,752£2,599Newark is higher£2,869£2,881£2,722

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £910, Newark £938Newark: £938Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £910Newark: £942Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £914Newark: £889Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £864

    £910£914£864Newark is higher£938£942£889

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,543, Newark £2,647Newark: £2,647Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,543Newark: £2,659Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,554Newark: £2,511Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,412

    £2,543£2,554£2,412Newark is higherDepends on how you count£2,647£2,659£2,511

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £55, Newark £65Newark: £65Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Newark: £66Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Newark: £62Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £52

    £55£55£52Newark is higher£65£66£62

  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, Newark £152Newark: £152Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Newark: £153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Newark: £145Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £132

    £139£139£132Newark is higher£152£153£145

  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, Newark £4.16Newark: £4.16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.62Newark: £4.18Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.63Newark: £3.95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.43

    £3.62£3.63£3.43Newark is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

  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, Newark £390Newark: £390Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Newark: £392Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Newark: £370Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325

    £343£344£325Newark is higher£390£392£370

  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, Newark £111Newark: £111Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Newark: £112Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Newark: £106Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90

    £95£95£90Newark is higher£111£112£106

  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, Newark £60Newark: £60Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Newark: £60Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Newark: £56Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £44

    £47£47£44Newark is higher£60£60£56

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £721, Newark £715Newark: £715Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £721Newark: £718Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £724Newark: £678Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £683

    £721£724£683Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£715£718£678

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161, Newark £146Newark: £146Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Newark: £147Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Newark: £138Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153

    £161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£146£147£138

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £138, Newark £155Newark: £155Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Newark: £156Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Newark: £147Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £131

    £138£138£131Newark is higher£155£156£147

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.31, Newark £5.37Newark: £5.37Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.31Newark: £5.39Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.32Newark: £5.09Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.14

    £3.31£3.32£3.14Newark is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2.19, Newark £3.13Newark: £3.13Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.19Newark: £3.14Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.20Newark: £2.97Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.08

    £2.19£2.20£2.08Newark is higher£3.13£3.14£2.97

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76, Newark £9.25Newark: £9.25Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Newark: £9.29Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Newark: £8.77Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Newark is higher£9.25£9.29£8.77

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 220.8, Newark 231.8Newark: 231.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 220.8

    220.8Newark is higher231.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 14.1, Newark 16.0Newark: 16.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 14.1

    14.1Newark is higher16.0

  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, Newark 32.4Newark: 32.4Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 28.2

    28.2Newark is higher32.4

  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, Newark 56.1Newark: 56.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5

    52.5Newark is higher56.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 86.3, Newark 90.9Newark: 90.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 86.3

    86.3Newark is higher90.9

  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, Newark 13.1Newark: 13.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 10.7

    10.7Newark is higher13.1

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Newark, per resident
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketNewarkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,256£4,274£4,037£4,464£4,483£4,234Newark
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,740£2,752£2,599£2,869£2,881£2,722Newark
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£910£914£864£938£942£889Newark
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,543£2,554£2,412£2,647£2,659£2,511Newark
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£65£66£62Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£152£153£145Newark
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.62£3.63£3.43£4.16£4.18£3.95Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£343£344£325£390£392£370Newark
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£111£112£106Newark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£47£44£60£60£56Newark
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£721£724£683£715£718£678Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£146£147£138Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131£155£156£147Newark
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14£5.37£5.39£5.09Newark
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.19£2.20£2.08£3.13£3.14£2.97Newark
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£9.25£9.29£8.77Newark
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026220.8231.8Newark
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.116.0Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.232.4Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.556.1Newark
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202686.390.9Newark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.713.1Newark

Total

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Newark on 21. 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 Newark

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £462.6m, Newark £490.8mNewark: £490.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £462.6mNewark: £492.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £464.6mNewark: £465.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £438.8m

    £462.6m£464.6m£438.8mNewark is higher£490.8m£492.9m£465.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £297.8m, Newark £315.5mNewark: £315.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £297.8mNewark: £316.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £299.1mNewark: £299.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £282.5m

    £297.8m£299.1m£282.5mNewark is higher£315.5m£316.9m£299.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £99.0m, Newark £103.1mNewark: £103.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.0mNewark: £103.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.4mNewark: £97.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £93.9m

    £99.0m£99.4m£93.9mNewark is higher£103.1m£103.6m£97.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £276.4m, Newark £291.1mNewark: £291.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £276.4mNewark: £292.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £277.6mNewark: £276.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £262.2m

    £276.4m£277.6m£262.2mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£291.1m£292.3m£276.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.0m, Newark £7.2mNewark: £7.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mNewark: £7.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mNewark: £6.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.0m£5.7mNewark is higher£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m

  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, Newark £16.8mNewark: £16.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mNewark: £16.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mNewark: £15.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.1m£14.3mNewark is higher£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m

  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, Newark £0.46mNewark: £0.46mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mNewark: £0.46mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mNewark: £0.43mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mNewark is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  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, Newark £42.9mNewark: £42.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.2mNewark: £43.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.4mNewark: £40.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mNewark is higher£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m

  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, Newark £12.2mNewark: £12.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mNewark: £12.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mNewark: £11.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mNewark is higher£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m

  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, Newark £6.5mNewark: £6.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mNewark: £6.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mNewark: £6.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4.8m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.8mNewark is higher£6.5m£6.6m£6.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78.3m, Newark £78.6mNewark: £78.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.3mNewark: £78.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.7mNewark: £74.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74.3m

    £78.3m£78.7m£74.3mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£78.6m£78.9m£74.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £17.6m, Newark £16.1mNewark: £16.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mNewark: £16.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mNewark: £15.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16.6m

    £17.6m£17.6m£16.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£16.1m£16.1m£15.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.0m, Newark £17.1mNewark: £17.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mNewark: £17.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mNewark: £16.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.0m£14.2mNewark is higher£17.1m£17.1m£16.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.36m, Newark £0.59mNewark: £0.59mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mNewark: £0.59mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mNewark: £0.56mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mNewark is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.24m, Newark £0.34mNewark: £0.34mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mNewark: £0.35mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mNewark: £0.33mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mNewark is higher£0.34m£0.35m£0.33m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.73m, Newark £1.0mNewark: £1.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.73mNewark: £1.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.74mNewark: £0.96mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.70m

    £0.73m£0.74m£0.70mNewark is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 24,000, Newark 25,492Newark: 25,492Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 24,000

    24,000Newark is higher25,492

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,532, Newark 1,763Newark: 1,763Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,532

    1,532Newark is higher1,763

  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, Newark 3,562Newark: 3,562Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 3,069

    3,069Newark is higher3,562

  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, Newark 6,163Newark: 6,163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 5,701

    5,701Newark is higher6,163

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 9,382, Newark 9,997Newark: 9,997Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 9,382

    9,382Newark is higher9,997

  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, Newark 1,444Newark: 1,444Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,163

    1,163Newark is higher1,444

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Newark, total
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketNewarkHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m£490.8m£492.9m£465.6mNewark
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£297.8m£299.1m£282.5m£315.5m£316.9m£299.3mNewark
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m£103.1m£103.6m£97.8mNewark
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.4m£277.6m£262.2m£291.1m£292.3m£276.1mNewark
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m£7.2m£7.2m£6.8mNewark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m£16.8m£16.8m£15.9mNewark
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mNewark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mNewark
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mNewark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£6.5m£6.6m£6.2mNewark
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m£78.6m£78.9m£74.5mNewark
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m£16.1m£16.1m£15.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m£17.1m£17.1m£16.2mNewark
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mNewark
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.34m£0.35m£0.33mNewark
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m£1.0m£1.0m£0.96mNewark
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,00025,492Newark
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5321,763Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0693,562Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,7016,163Newark
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,3829,997Newark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1631,444Newark

Sources

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

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  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.