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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Salisbury

108,700 and 94,654 residents (mid-2024).

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher than Salisbury on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 11 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 14 of 22 measures, and Salisbury on 8. 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 Salisbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256, Salisbury £4,450Salisbury: £4,450Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Salisbury: £4,468Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Salisbury: £4,221Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037

    £4,256£4,274£4,037Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£4,450£4,468£4,221

  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, Salisbury £12,407Salisbury: £12,407Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,416Salisbury: £12,460Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,468Salisbury: £11,769Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,777

    £12,416£12,468£11,777Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£12,407£12,460£11,769

  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, Salisbury £1,536Salisbury: £1,536Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,524Salisbury: £1,542Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,531Salisbury: £1,457Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,446

    £1,524£1,531£1,446Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£1,536£1,542£1,457

  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, Salisbury £11,515Salisbury: £11,515Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,523Salisbury: £11,564Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,572Salisbury: £10,922Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10,930

    £11,523£11,572£10,930Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£11,515£11,564£10,922

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £248, Salisbury £270Salisbury: £270Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £248Salisbury: £271Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £249Salisbury: £256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £236

    £248£249£236Salisbury is higher£270£271£256

  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, Salisbury £606Salisbury: £606Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £628Salisbury: £609Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £631Salisbury: £575Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £596

    £628£631£596Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£606£609£575

  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, Salisbury £16Salisbury: £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Salisbury: £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Salisbury: £15Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16

    £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£16£16£15

  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, Salisbury £327Salisbury: £327Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Salisbury: £328Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Salisbury: £310Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325

    £343£344£325Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£327£328£310

  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, Salisbury £96Salisbury: £96Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Salisbury: £96Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Salisbury: £91Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90

    £95£95£90Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£96£96£91

  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, Salisbury £78Salisbury: £78Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Salisbury: £78Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Salisbury: £74Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74

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

  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, Salisbury £1,238Salisbury: £1,238Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,206Salisbury: £1,243Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,212Salisbury: £1,174Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,144

    £1,206£1,212£1,144Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£1,238£1,243£1,174

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161, Salisbury £161Salisbury: £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Salisbury: £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Salisbury: £152Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153

    £161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£161£161£152

  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, Salisbury £213Salisbury: £213Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £231Salisbury: £214Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £232Salisbury: £202Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £219

    £231£232£219Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£213£214£202

  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, Salisbury £3.94Salisbury: £3.94Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.53Salisbury: £3.96Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.56Salisbury: £3.74Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£3.94£3.96£3.74

  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, Salisbury £2.16Salisbury: £2.16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.68Salisbury: £2.17Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.69Salisbury: £2.05Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.49

    £3.68£3.69£3.49Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£2.16£2.17£2.05

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76, Salisbury £5.45Salisbury: £5.45Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Salisbury: £5.47Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Salisbury: £5.17Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  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, Salisbury 1,010.4Salisbury: 1,010.4Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,000.5

    1,000.5Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count1,010.4

  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, Salisbury 67.1Salisbury: 67.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 63.9

    63.9Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count67.1

  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, Salisbury 130.7Salisbury: 130.7Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 127.9

    127.9Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count130.7

  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, Salisbury 48.3Salisbury: 48.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5

    52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher48.3

  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, Salisbury 139.6Salisbury: 139.6Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 144.5

    144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher139.6

  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, Salisbury 17.4Salisbury: 17.4Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 17.9

    17.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher17.4

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Salisbury, per person in the age group
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketSalisburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,256£4,274£4,037£4,450£4,468£4,221Salisbury
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,416£12,468£11,777£12,407£12,460£11,769Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,524£1,531£1,446£1,536£1,542£1,457Salisbury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,523£11,572£10,930£11,515£11,564£10,922Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£248£249£236£270£271£256Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£628£631£596£606£609£575Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£16£15Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£343£344£325£327£328£310Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£96£96£91Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£78£78£74Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,206£1,212£1,144£1,238£1,243£1,174Salisbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£161£161£152Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£231£232£219£213£214£202Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£3.94£3.96£3.74Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.68£3.69£3.49£2.16£2.17£2.05Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£5.45£5.47£5.17Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.51,010.4Salisbury
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202663.967.1Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.9130.7Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.548.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.5139.6Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.917.4Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Per resident

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Salisbury 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 Salisbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256, Salisbury £4,450Salisbury: £4,450Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Salisbury: £4,468Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Salisbury: £4,221Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037

    £4,256£4,274£4,037Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£4,450£4,468£4,221

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,740, Salisbury £2,973Salisbury: £2,973Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,740Salisbury: £2,986Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,752Salisbury: £2,820Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,599

    £2,740£2,752£2,599Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,973£2,986£2,820

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £910, Salisbury £888Salisbury: £888Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £910Salisbury: £892Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £914Salisbury: £842Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £864

    £910£914£864Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£888£892£842

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,543, Salisbury £2,759Salisbury: £2,759Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,543Salisbury: £2,771Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,554Salisbury: £2,617Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,412

    £2,543£2,554£2,412Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,759£2,771£2,617

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £55, Salisbury £65Salisbury: £65Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Salisbury: £65Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Salisbury: £61Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £52

    £55£55£52Salisbury is higher£65£65£61

  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, Salisbury £145Salisbury: £145Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Salisbury: £146Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Salisbury: £138Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £132

    £139£139£132Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£145£146£138

  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, Salisbury £3.91Salisbury: £3.91Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.62Salisbury: £3.93Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.63Salisbury: £3.71Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.43

    £3.62£3.63£3.43Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£3.91£3.93£3.71

  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, Salisbury £327Salisbury: £327Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Salisbury: £328Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Salisbury: £310Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325

    £343£344£325Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£327£328£310

  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, Salisbury £96Salisbury: £96Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Salisbury: £96Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Salisbury: £91Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90

    £95£95£90Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£96£96£91

  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, Salisbury £45Salisbury: £45Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Salisbury: £45Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Salisbury: £43Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £44

    £47£47£44Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£45£45£43

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £721, Salisbury £716Salisbury: £716Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £721Salisbury: £719Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £724Salisbury: £679Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £683

    £721£724£683Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£716£719£679

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161, Salisbury £161Salisbury: £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Salisbury: £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Salisbury: £152Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153

    £161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£161£161£152

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £138, Salisbury £123Salisbury: £123Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Salisbury: £124Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Salisbury: £117Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £131

    £138£138£131Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£123£124£117

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.31, Salisbury £2.28Salisbury: £2.28Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.31Salisbury: £2.29Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.32Salisbury: £2.16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.14

    £3.31£3.32£3.14Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£2.28£2.29£2.16

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2.19, Salisbury £1.24Salisbury: £1.24Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.19Salisbury: £1.25Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.20Salisbury: £1.18Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.08

    £2.19£2.20£2.08Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£1.24£1.25£1.18

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76, Salisbury £5.45Salisbury: £5.45Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Salisbury: £5.47Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Salisbury: £5.17Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 220.8, Salisbury 242.1Salisbury: 242.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 220.8

    220.8Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count242.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 14.1, Salisbury 16.1Salisbury: 16.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 14.1

    14.1Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count16.1

  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, Salisbury 31.3Salisbury: 31.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 28.2

    28.2Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count31.3

  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, Salisbury 48.3Salisbury: 48.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5

    52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher48.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 86.3, Salisbury 80.7Salisbury: 80.7Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 86.3

    86.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher80.7

  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, Salisbury 10.1Salisbury: 10.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 10.7

    10.7Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher10.1

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Salisbury, per resident
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketSalisburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,256£4,274£4,037£4,450£4,468£4,221Salisbury
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,740£2,752£2,599£2,973£2,986£2,820Salisbury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£910£914£864£888£892£842Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,543£2,554£2,412£2,759£2,771£2,617Salisbury
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£65£65£61Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£145£146£138Salisbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.62£3.63£3.43£3.91£3.93£3.71Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£343£344£325£327£328£310Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£96£96£91Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£47£44£45£45£43Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£721£724£683£716£719£679Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£161£161£152Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131£123£124£117Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14£2.28£2.29£2.16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.19£2.20£2.08£1.24£1.25£1.18Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£5.45£5.47£5.17Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026220.8242.1Salisbury
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.116.1Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.231.3Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.548.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202686.380.7Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.710.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £462.6m, Salisbury £421.2mSalisbury: £421.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £462.6mSalisbury: £423.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £464.6mSalisbury: £399.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £438.8m

    £462.6m£464.6m£438.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£421.2m£423.0m£399.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £297.8m, Salisbury £281.4mSalisbury: £281.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £297.8mSalisbury: £282.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £299.1mSalisbury: £266.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £282.5m

    £297.8m£299.1m£282.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£281.4m£282.6m£266.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £99.0m, Salisbury £84.1mSalisbury: £84.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.0mSalisbury: £84.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.4mSalisbury: £79.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £93.9m

    £99.0m£99.4m£93.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£84.1m£84.4m£79.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £276.4m, Salisbury £261.2mSalisbury: £261.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £276.4mSalisbury: £262.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £277.6mSalisbury: £247.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £262.2m

    £276.4m£277.6m£262.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£261.2m£262.3m£247.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.0m, Salisbury £6.1mSalisbury: £6.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mSalisbury: £6.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mSalisbury: £5.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.0m£5.7mSalisbury is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m

  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, Salisbury £13.8mSalisbury: £13.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mSalisbury: £13.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mSalisbury: £13.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.1m£14.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£13.8m£13.8m£13.0m

  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, Salisbury £0.37mSalisbury: £0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mSalisbury: £0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mSalisbury: £0.35mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.37m

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

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £37.2m, Salisbury £30.9mSalisbury: £30.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.2mSalisbury: £31.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.4mSalisbury: £29.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m

  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, Salisbury £9.1mSalisbury: £9.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mSalisbury: £9.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mSalisbury: £8.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

  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, Salisbury £4.3mSalisbury: £4.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mSalisbury: £4.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mSalisbury: £4.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4.8m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£4.3m£4.3m£4.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78.3m, Salisbury £67.8mSalisbury: £67.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.3mSalisbury: £68.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.7mSalisbury: £64.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74.3m

    £78.3m£78.7m£74.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£67.8m£68.1m£64.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £17.6m, Salisbury £15.2mSalisbury: £15.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mSalisbury: £15.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mSalisbury: £14.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16.6m

    £17.6m£17.6m£16.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.0m, Salisbury £11.7mSalisbury: £11.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mSalisbury: £11.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mSalisbury: £11.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.0m£14.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£11.7m£11.7m£11.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.36m, Salisbury £0.22mSalisbury: £0.22mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mSalisbury: £0.22mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mSalisbury: £0.20mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.20m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.24m, Salisbury £0.12mSalisbury: £0.12mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mSalisbury: £0.12mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mSalisbury: £0.11mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£0.12m£0.12m£0.11m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.73m, Salisbury £0.52mSalisbury: £0.52mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.73mSalisbury: £0.52mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.74mSalisbury: £0.49mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.70m

    £0.73m£0.74m£0.70mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 24,000, Salisbury 22,915Salisbury: 22,915Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 24,000

    24,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count22,915

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,532, Salisbury 1,521Salisbury: 1,521Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,532

    1,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count1,521

  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, Salisbury 2,964Salisbury: 2,964Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 3,069

    3,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count2,964

  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, Salisbury 4,568Salisbury: 4,568Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 5,701

    5,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher4,568

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 9,382, Salisbury 7,640Salisbury: 7,640Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 9,382

    9,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher7,640

  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, Salisbury 952Salisbury: 952Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,163

    1,163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher952

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Salisbury, total
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketSalisburyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m£421.2m£423.0m£399.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£297.8m£299.1m£282.5m£281.4m£282.6m£266.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m£84.1m£84.4m£79.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.4m£277.6m£262.2m£261.2m£262.3m£247.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mSalisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m£13.8m£13.8m£13.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£30.9m£31.0m£29.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£4.3m£4.3m£4.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m£67.8m£68.1m£64.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m£15.2m£15.3m£14.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m£11.7m£11.7m£11.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.22m£0.22m£0.20mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.12m£0.12m£0.11mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,00022,915Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5321,521Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0692,964Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,7014,568Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,3827,640Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,163952Bury 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.