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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Dunfermline and Dollar

108,700 and 96,625 residents (mid-2024).

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher than Dunfermline and Dollar on 1 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

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

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Per person in the age group

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Dunfermline and Dollar 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 Dunfermline and Dollar

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256, Dunfermline and Dollar £4,453Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,453Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,472Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,224Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037

    £4,256£4,274£4,037Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£4,453£4,472£4,224

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £12,610Dunfermline and Dollar: £12,610Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,416Dunfermline and Dollar: £12,664Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,468Dunfermline and Dollar: £11,962Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,777

    £12,416£12,468£11,777Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£12,610£12,664£11,962

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £1,797Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,797Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,524Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,805Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,531Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,705Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,446

    £1,524£1,531£1,446Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£1,797£1,805£1,705

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £11,639Dunfermline and Dollar: £11,639Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,523Dunfermline and Dollar: £11,689Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,572Dunfermline and Dollar: £11,040Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10,930

    £11,523£11,572£10,930Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£11,639£11,689£11,040

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £248, Dunfermline and Dollar £283Dunfermline and Dollar: £283Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £248Dunfermline and Dollar: £284Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £249Dunfermline and Dollar: £269Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £236

    £248£249£236Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£283£284£269

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £666Dunfermline and Dollar: £666Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £628Dunfermline and Dollar: £669Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £631Dunfermline and Dollar: £632Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £596

    £628£631£596Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£666£669£632

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £22Dunfermline and Dollar: £22Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Dunfermline and Dollar: £22Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Dunfermline and Dollar: £21Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16

    £16Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£22£22£21

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £588Dunfermline and Dollar: £588Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Dunfermline and Dollar: £591Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Dunfermline and Dollar: £558Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325

    £343£344£325Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£588£591£558

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £189Dunfermline and Dollar: £189Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Dunfermline and Dollar: £190Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Dunfermline and Dollar: £179Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90

    £95£95£90Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£189£190£179

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £128Dunfermline and Dollar: £128Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Dunfermline and Dollar: £128Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Dunfermline and Dollar: £121Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74

    £78£78£74Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£128£128£121

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £1,325Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,325Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,206Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,331Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,212Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,257Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,144

    £1,206£1,212£1,144Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£1,325£1,331£1,257

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161, Dunfermline and Dollar £184Dunfermline and Dollar: £184Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Dunfermline and Dollar: £184Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Dunfermline and Dollar: £174Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153

    £161£162£153Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£184£184£174

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £332Dunfermline and Dollar: £332Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £231Dunfermline and Dollar: £334Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £232Dunfermline and Dollar: £315Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £219

    £231£232£219Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£332£334£315

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £6.63Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.63Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.53Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.66Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.56Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.29Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£6.63£6.66£6.29

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £4.75Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.75Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.68Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.77Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.69Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.51Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.49

    £3.68£3.69£3.49Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£4.75£4.77£4.51

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76, Dunfermline and Dollar £6.33Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.33Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.35Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.00Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£6.33£6.35£6.00

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar 1,019.2Dunfermline and Dollar: 1,019.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,000.5

    1,000.5Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count1,019.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 63.9, Dunfermline and Dollar 76.6Dunfermline and Dollar: 76.6Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 63.9

    63.9Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count76.6

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar 185.8Dunfermline and Dollar: 185.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 127.9

    127.9Dunfermline and Dollar is higher185.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5, Dunfermline and Dollar 95.4Dunfermline and Dollar: 95.4Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5

    52.5Dunfermline and Dollar is higher95.4

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar 169.1Dunfermline and Dollar: 169.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 144.5

    144.5Dunfermline and Dollar is higher169.1

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar 30.6Dunfermline and Dollar: 30.6Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 17.9

    17.9Dunfermline and Dollar is higher30.6

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Dunfermline and Dollar, per person in the age group
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketDunfermline and DollarHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,256£4,274£4,037£4,453£4,472£4,224Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,416£12,468£11,777£12,610£12,664£11,962Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,524£1,531£1,446£1,797£1,805£1,705Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,523£11,572£10,930£11,639£11,689£11,040Dunfermline and Dollar
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£248£249£236£283£284£269Dunfermline and Dollar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£628£631£596£666£669£632Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£22£22£21Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£343£344£325£588£591£558Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£189£190£179Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£128£128£121Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,206£1,212£1,144£1,325£1,331£1,257Dunfermline and Dollar
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£184£184£174Dunfermline and Dollar
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£231£232£219£332£334£315Dunfermline and Dollar
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£6.63£6.66£6.29Dunfermline and Dollar
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.68£3.69£3.49£4.75£4.77£4.51Dunfermline and Dollar
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£6.33£6.35£6.00Shared outEstimatedBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.51,019.2Dunfermline and Dollar
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202663.976.6Dunfermline and Dollar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.9185.8Shared outDunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.595.4Shared outDunfermline and Dollar
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.5169.1Dunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.930.6Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar

Per resident

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

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket Dunfermline and Dollar

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256, Dunfermline and Dollar £4,453Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,453Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,472Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,224Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037

    £4,256£4,274£4,037Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£4,453£4,472£4,224

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,740, Dunfermline and Dollar £2,358Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,358Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,740Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,368Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,752Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,236Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,599

    £2,740£2,752£2,599Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£2,358£2,368£2,236

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £910, Dunfermline and Dollar £1,128Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,128Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £910Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,133Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £914Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,070Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £864

    £910£914£864Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£1,128£1,133£1,070

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,543, Dunfermline and Dollar £2,176Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,176Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,543Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,185Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,554Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,064Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,412

    £2,543£2,554£2,412Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£2,176£2,185£2,064

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £55, Dunfermline and Dollar £53Dunfermline and Dollar: £53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Dunfermline and Dollar: £53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Dunfermline and Dollar: £50Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £52

    £55£55£52Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£53£53£50

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £125Dunfermline and Dollar: £125Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Dunfermline and Dollar: £125Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Dunfermline and Dollar: £118Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £132

    £139£139£132Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£125£125£118

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £4.11Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.11Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.62Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.13Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.63Dunfermline and Dollar: £3.90Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.43

    £3.62£3.63£3.43Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£4.11£4.13£3.90

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £588Dunfermline and Dollar: £588Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Dunfermline and Dollar: £591Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Dunfermline and Dollar: £558Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325

    £343£344£325Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£588£591£558

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £189Dunfermline and Dollar: £189Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Dunfermline and Dollar: £190Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Dunfermline and Dollar: £179Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90

    £95£95£90Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£189£190£179

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £80Dunfermline and Dollar: £80Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Dunfermline and Dollar: £81Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Dunfermline and Dollar: £76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £44

    £47£47£44Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£80£81£76

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £721, Dunfermline and Dollar £832Dunfermline and Dollar: £832Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £721Dunfermline and Dollar: £836Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £724Dunfermline and Dollar: £789Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £683

    £721£724£683Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£832£836£789

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161, Dunfermline and Dollar £184Dunfermline and Dollar: £184Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Dunfermline and Dollar: £184Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Dunfermline and Dollar: £174Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153

    £161£162£153Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£184£184£174

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £138, Dunfermline and Dollar £209Dunfermline and Dollar: £209Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Dunfermline and Dollar: £210Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Dunfermline and Dollar: £198Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £131

    £138£138£131Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£209£210£198

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.31, Dunfermline and Dollar £4.16Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.31Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.18Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.32Dunfermline and Dollar: £3.95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.14

    £3.31£3.32£3.14Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2.19, Dunfermline and Dollar £2.98Dunfermline and Dollar: £2.98Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.19Dunfermline and Dollar: £3.00Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.20Dunfermline and Dollar: £2.83Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.08

    £2.19£2.20£2.08Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£2.98£3.00£2.83

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76, Dunfermline and Dollar £6.33Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.33Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.35Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.00Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£6.33£6.35£6.00

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 220.8, Dunfermline and Dollar 190.6Dunfermline and Dollar: 190.6Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 220.8

    220.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count190.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 14.1, Dunfermline and Dollar 14.3Dunfermline and Dollar: 14.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 14.1

    14.1Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count14.3

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar 34.7Dunfermline and Dollar: 34.7Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 28.2

    28.2Dunfermline and Dollar is higher34.7

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar 95.4Dunfermline and Dollar: 95.4Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5

    52.5Dunfermline and Dollar is higher95.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 86.3, Dunfermline and Dollar 106.2Dunfermline and Dollar: 106.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 86.3

    86.3Dunfermline and Dollar is higher106.2

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar 19.2Dunfermline and Dollar: 19.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 10.7

    10.7Dunfermline and Dollar is higher19.2

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Dunfermline and Dollar, per resident
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketDunfermline and DollarHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,256£4,274£4,037£4,453£4,472£4,224Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,740£2,752£2,599£2,358£2,368£2,236Shared outEstimatedBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£910£914£864£1,128£1,133£1,070Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,543£2,554£2,412£2,176£2,185£2,064Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£53£53£50Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£125£125£118Shared outEstimatedBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.62£3.63£3.43£4.11£4.13£3.90Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£343£344£325£588£591£558Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£189£190£179Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£47£44£80£81£76Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£721£724£683£832£836£789Dunfermline and Dollar
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£184£184£174Dunfermline and Dollar
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131£209£210£198Dunfermline and Dollar
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14£4.16£4.18£3.95Dunfermline and Dollar
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.19£2.20£2.08£2.98£3.00£2.83Dunfermline and Dollar
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£6.33£6.35£6.00Shared outEstimatedBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026220.8190.6Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.114.3Dunfermline and Dollar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.234.7Shared outDunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.595.4Shared outDunfermline and Dollar
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202686.3106.2Dunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.719.2Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar

Total

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Dunfermline and Dollar on 14. 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 Dunfermline and Dollar

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £462.6m, Dunfermline and Dollar £430.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £430.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £462.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £432.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £464.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £408.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £438.8m

    £462.6m£464.6m£438.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£430.3m£432.1m£408.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £297.8m, Dunfermline and Dollar £227.8mDunfermline and Dollar: £227.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £297.8mDunfermline and Dollar: £228.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £299.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £216.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £282.5m

    £297.8m£299.1m£282.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£227.8m£228.8m£216.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £99.0m, Dunfermline and Dollar £109.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £109.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £109.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £103.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £93.9m

    £99.0m£99.4m£93.9mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£109.0m£109.5m£103.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £276.4m, Dunfermline and Dollar £210.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £210.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £276.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £211.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £277.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £199.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £262.2m

    £276.4m£277.6m£262.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£210.3m£211.2m£199.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.0m, Dunfermline and Dollar £5.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £5.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £5.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £4.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.0m£5.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£5.1m£5.1m£4.9m

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £12.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £12.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £12.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £11.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.1m£14.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £0.40mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.40mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.40mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.38mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £56.8mDunfermline and Dollar: £56.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.2mDunfermline and Dollar: £57.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £53.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£56.8m£57.1m£53.9m

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £18.2mDunfermline and Dollar: £18.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £18.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £17.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar £7.8mDunfermline and Dollar: £7.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £7.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £7.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4.8m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.8mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78.3m, Dunfermline and Dollar £80.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £80.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £80.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.7mDunfermline and Dollar: £76.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74.3m

    £78.3m£78.7m£74.3mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£80.4m£80.7m£76.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £17.6m, Dunfermline and Dollar £17.7mDunfermline and Dollar: £17.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £17.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £16.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16.6m

    £17.6m£17.6m£16.6mDunfermline and Dollar 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, Dunfermline and Dollar £20.2mDunfermline and Dollar: £20.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £20.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £19.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.0m£14.2mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£20.2m£20.3m£19.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.36m, Dunfermline and Dollar £0.40mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.40mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.40mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.38mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.24m, Dunfermline and Dollar £0.29mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.29mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.29mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.27mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.73m, Dunfermline and Dollar £0.61mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.61mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.73mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.61mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.74mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.58mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.70m

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 24,000, Dunfermline and Dollar 18,412Dunfermline and Dollar: 18,412Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 24,000

    24,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count18,412

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,532, Dunfermline and Dollar 1,383Dunfermline and Dollar: 1,383Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,532

    1,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count1,383

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar 3,357Dunfermline and Dollar: 3,357Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 3,069

    3,069Dunfermline and Dollar is higher3,357

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar 9,218Dunfermline and Dollar: 9,218Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 5,701

    5,701Dunfermline and Dollar is higher9,218

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 9,382, Dunfermline and Dollar 10,258Dunfermline and Dollar: 10,258Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 9,382

    9,382Dunfermline and Dollar is higher10,258

  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, Dunfermline and Dollar 1,859Dunfermline and Dollar: 1,859Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,163

    1,163Dunfermline and Dollar is higher1,859

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and Dunfermline and Dollar, total
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketDunfermline and DollarHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m£430.3m£432.1m£408.1mShared outEstimatedBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£297.8m£299.1m£282.5m£227.8m£228.8m£216.1mShared outEstimatedBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m£109.0m£109.5m£103.4mShared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.4m£277.6m£262.2m£210.3m£211.2m£199.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m£5.1m£5.1m£4.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m£12.0m£12.1m£11.4mShared outEstimatedBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mShared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£56.8m£57.1m£53.9mShared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£18.2m£18.3m£17.3mShared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mShared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m£80.4m£80.7m£76.3mDunfermline and Dollar
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mDunfermline and Dollar
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m£20.2m£20.3m£19.1mDunfermline and Dollar
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mDunfermline and Dollar
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.29m£0.29m£0.27mDunfermline and Dollar
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mShared outEstimatedBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,00018,412Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5321,383Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0693,357Shared outDunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,7019,218Shared outDunfermline and Dollar
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,38210,258Dunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1631,859Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar

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.