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Chichester and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Chichester is higher than Kingswinford and South Staffordshire on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 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.
Per person in the age group
Chichester is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire on 11. 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
Chichester Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,918£4,939£4,665Chichester is higher£4,663£4,683£4,423
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,666£12,720£12,014Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,867£12,922£12,205
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,818£1,825£1,724Chichester is higher£1,300£1,306£1,233
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,674£11,723£11,073Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,835£11,885£11,226
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£301£302£285Chichester is higher£258£259£244
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£673£675£638Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£755£759£717
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£19£20£18Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£20£20£19
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£310£311£294Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£369£370£350
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£116£117£110Chichester is higher£103£104£98
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£84£84£80Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,495£1,502£1,418Chichester is higher£963£967£913
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£194£195£184Chichester is higher£111£111£105
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£227£228£216Chichester is higher£222£223£211
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.71£6.73£6.36Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£9.42£9.47£8.94
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.35£4.37£4.13Chichester is higher£4.24£4.26£4.02
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.28£5.30£5.01Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.48£5.51£5.20
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,012.3Chichester is higherDepends on how you count1,011.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
75.3Chichester is higher74.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
137.9Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count157.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
49.7Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count52.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
166.7Chichester is higher125.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
19.6Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count21.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chichester | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,918£4,939£4,665 | £4,663£4,683£4,423 | Chichester |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,666£12,720£12,014 | £12,867£12,922£12,205 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,818£1,825£1,724 | £1,300£1,306£1,233 | Chichester |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,674£11,723£11,073 | £11,835£11,885£11,226 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £301£302£285 | £258£259£244 | Chichester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £673£675£638 | £755£759£717 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £19£20£18 | £20£20£19 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £310£311£294 | £369£370£350 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £116£117£110 | £103£104£98 | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £84£84£80 | £101£101£96 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,495£1,502£1,418 | £963£967£913 | Chichester |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £194£195£184 | £111£111£105 | Chichester |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £227£228£216 | £222£223£211 | Chichester |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.71£6.73£6.36 | £9.42£9.47£8.94 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.35£4.37£4.13 | £4.24£4.26£4.02 | Chichester |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.28£5.30£5.01 | £5.48£5.51£5.20 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,012.3 | 1,011.0 | Chichester |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 75.3 | 74.5 | Chichester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 137.9 | 157.2 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 49.7 | 52.6 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 166.7 | 125.1 | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 19.6 | 21.5 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
Per resident
Chichester is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire on 12. 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
Chichester Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,918£4,939£4,665Chichester is higher£4,663£4,683£4,423
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,249£3,263£3,082Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,333£3,348£3,162
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,043£1,048£990Chichester is higher£741£744£703
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,995£3,007£2,841Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,066£3,079£2,908
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£77£77£73Chichester is higher£67£67£63
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£173£173£164Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£196£197£186
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.99£5.01£4.73Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.06£5.08£4.80
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£310£311£294Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£369£370£350
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£116£117£110Chichester is higher£103£104£98
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£48£48£46Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£58£58£55
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£858£862£814Chichester is higher£549£551£521
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£194£195£184Chichester is higher£111£111£105
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£130£131£124Chichester is higher£127£127£120
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.85£3.86£3.65Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£5.38£5.40£5.10
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.50£2.51£2.37Chichester is higher£2.41£2.42£2.29
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.28£5.30£5.01Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.48£5.51£5.20
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
259.7Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count261.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
19.3Chichester is higher19.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
35.4Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count40.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
49.7Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count52.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
95.7Chichester is higher71.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.3Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count12.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chichester | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,918£4,939£4,665 | £4,663£4,683£4,423 | Chichester |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,249£3,263£3,082 | £3,333£3,348£3,162 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,043£1,048£990 | £741£744£703 | Chichester |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,995£3,007£2,841 | £3,066£3,079£2,908 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £77£77£73 | £67£67£63 | Chichester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £173£173£164 | £196£197£186 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.99£5.01£4.73 | £5.06£5.08£4.80 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £310£311£294 | £369£370£350 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £116£117£110 | £103£104£98 | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £48£48£46 | £58£58£55 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £858£862£814 | £549£551£521 | Chichester |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £194£195£184 | £111£111£105 | Chichester |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £130£131£124 | £127£127£120 | Chichester |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.85£3.86£3.65 | £5.38£5.40£5.10 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.50£2.51£2.37 | £2.41£2.42£2.29 | Chichester |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.28£5.30£5.01 | £5.48£5.51£5.20 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 259.7 | 261.9 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 19.3 | 19.3 | Chichester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 35.4 | 40.7 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 49.7 | 52.6 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 95.7 | 71.3 | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.3 | 12.2 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
Total
Chichester is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 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
Chichester Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£538.2m£540.5m£510.5mChichester is higher£423.5m£425.3m£401.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£355.6m£357.1m£337.3mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£302.7m£304.0m£287.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£114.2m£114.6m£108.3mChichester is higher£67.3m£67.6m£63.9m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£327.7m£329.1m£310.8mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£278.4m£279.6m£264.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£8.4m£8.5m£8.0mChichester is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.7m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£18.9m£19.0m£17.9mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£17.8m£17.8m£16.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£33.9m£34.1m£32.2mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£33.5m£33.6m£31.8m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.7m£12.8m£12.1mChichester is higher£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.3m£5.3m£5.0mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£5.2m£5.3m£5.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£93.9m£94.3m£89.1mChichester is higher£49.9m£50.1m£47.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£21.3m£21.3m£20.2mChichester is higher£10.0m£10.1m£9.5m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mChichester is higher£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.27m£0.27m£0.26mChichester is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
28,416Chichester is higherDepends on how you count23,787
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,113Chichester is higher1,753
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,872Chichester is higherDepends on how you count3,698
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,437Chichester is higherDepends on how you count4,776
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,470Chichester is higher6,476
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,231Chichester is higherDepends on how you count1,111
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chichester | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £538.2m£540.5m£510.5m | £423.5m£425.3m£401.7m | Chichester |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £355.6m£357.1m£337.3m | £302.7m£304.0m£287.2m | Chichester |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £114.2m£114.6m£108.3m | £67.3m£67.6m£63.9m | Chichester |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £327.7m£329.1m£310.8m | £278.4m£279.6m£264.1m | Chichester |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £8.4m£8.5m£8.0m | £6.1m£6.1m£5.7m | Chichester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £18.9m£19.0m£17.9m | £17.8m£17.8m£16.9m | Chichester |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.55m£0.55m£0.52m | £0.46m£0.46m£0.44m | Chichester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £33.9m£34.1m£32.2m | £33.5m£33.6m£31.8m | Chichester |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.7m£12.8m£12.1m | £9.4m£9.4m£8.9m | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.3m£5.3m£5.0m | £5.2m£5.3m£5.0m | Chichester |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £93.9m£94.3m£89.1m | £49.9m£50.1m£47.3m | Chichester |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £21.3m£21.3m£20.2m | £10.0m£10.1m£9.5m | Chichester |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £14.3m£14.3m£13.5m | £11.5m£11.6m£10.9m | Chichester |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.42m£0.42m£0.40m | £0.49m£0.49m£0.46m | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.27m£0.27m£0.26m | £0.22m£0.22m£0.21m | Chichester |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.58m£0.58m£0.55m | £0.50m£0.50m£0.47m | Chichester |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 28,416 | 23,787 | Chichester |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,113 | 1,753 | Chichester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,872 | 3,698 | Chichester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,437 | 4,776 | Chichester |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,470 | 6,476 | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,231 | 1,111 | Chichester |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.