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Christchurch and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

88,284 and 90,820 residents (mid-2024).

Christchurch is higher than Kingswinford and South Staffordshire on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 21 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Christchurch 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

Christchurch Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Christchurch £5,764, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £4,663Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,663Christchurch: £5,764Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,683Christchurch: £5,789Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,423Christchurch: £5,467

    £5,764£5,789£5,467Christchurch is higher£4,663£4,683£4,423

  2. Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Christchurch £12,615, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £12,867Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £12,867Christchurch: £12,615Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £12,922Christchurch: £12,669Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £12,205Christchurch: £11,966

    £12,615£12,669£11,966Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,867£12,922£12,205

  3. Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £1,637, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £1,300Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £1,300Christchurch: £1,637Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £1,306Christchurch: £1,644Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £1,233Christchurch: £1,553

    £1,637£1,644£1,553Christchurch is higher£1,300£1,306£1,233

  4. State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Christchurch £11,638, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £11,835Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11,835Christchurch: £11,638Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11,885Christchurch: £11,687Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11,226Christchurch: £11,039

    £11,638£11,687£11,039Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,835£11,885£11,226

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Christchurch £270, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £258Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £258Christchurch: £270Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £259Christchurch: £272Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £244Christchurch: £256

    £270£272£256Christchurch is higher£258£259£244

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Christchurch £689, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £755Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £755Christchurch: £689Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £759Christchurch: £692Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £717Christchurch: £653

    £689£692£653Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£755£759£717

  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: Christchurch £18, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £20Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £20Christchurch: £18Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £20Christchurch: £18Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £19Christchurch: £17

    £18£18£17Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£20£20£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £358, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £369Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £369Christchurch: £358Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £370Christchurch: £359Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £350Christchurch: £339

    £358£359£339Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£369£370£350

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £105, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £103Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £103Christchurch: £105Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £104Christchurch: £106Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £98Christchurch: £100

    £105£106£100Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£103£104£98

  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: Christchurch £97, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £101Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £101Christchurch: £97Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £101Christchurch: £97Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £96Christchurch: £92

    £97£97£92Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£101£101£96

  11. Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £1,245, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £963Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £963Christchurch: £1,245Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £967Christchurch: £1,251Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £913Christchurch: £1,181

    £1,245£1,251£1,181Christchurch is higher£963£967£913

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Christchurch £190, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £111Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £111Christchurch: £190Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £111Christchurch: £191Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £105Christchurch: £181

    £190£191£181Christchurch is higher£111£111£105

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £286, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £222Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £222Christchurch: £286Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £223Christchurch: £287Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £211Christchurch: £271

    £286£287£271Christchurch is higher£222£223£211

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £5.11, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £9.42Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.42Christchurch: £5.11Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.47Christchurch: £5.13Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £8.94Christchurch: £4.85

    £5.11£5.13£4.85Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£9.42£9.47£8.94

  15. Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £4.75, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £4.24Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4.24Christchurch: £4.75Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4.26Christchurch: £4.77Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4.02Christchurch: £4.51

    £4.75£4.77£4.51Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£4.24£4.26£4.02

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Christchurch £6.44, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.48Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.48Christchurch: £6.44Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.51Christchurch: £6.47Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.20Christchurch: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Christchurch is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Christchurch 997.8, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 1,011.0Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 1,011.0Christchurch: 997.8

    997.8Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,011.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Christchurch 68.6, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 74.5Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 74.5Christchurch: 68.6

    68.6Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count74.5

  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: Christchurch 146.3, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 157.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 157.2Christchurch: 146.3

    146.3Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count157.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 52.0, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 52.6Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 52.6Christchurch: 52.0

    52.0Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher52.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Christchurch 139.4, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 125.1Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 125.1Christchurch: 139.4

    139.4Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count125.1

  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: Christchurch 20.9, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 21.5Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 21.5Christchurch: 20.9

    20.9Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher21.5

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Christchurch and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureChristchurchKingswinford and South StaffordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,764£5,789£5,467£4,663£4,683£4,423Christchurch
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,615£12,669£11,966£12,867£12,922£12,205Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,637£1,644£1,553£1,300£1,306£1,233Christchurch
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,638£11,687£11,039£11,835£11,885£11,226Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£270£272£256£258£259£244Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£689£692£653£755£759£717Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£20£20£19Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£358£359£339£369£370£350Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£103£104£98Christchurch
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£97£97£92£101£101£96Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,245£1,251£1,181£963£967£913Christchurch
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£190£191£181£111£111£105Christchurch
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£286£287£271£222£223£211Christchurch
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.11£5.13£4.85£9.42£9.47£8.94Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.75£4.77£4.51£4.24£4.26£4.02Christchurch
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£5.48£5.51£5.20Christchurch
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026997.81,011.0Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202668.674.5Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026146.3157.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.052.6Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026139.4125.1Christchurch
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.921.5Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

Per resident

Christchurch is higher on 15 of 21 measures, and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire on 6. 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

Christchurch Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Christchurch £5,764, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £4,663Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,663Christchurch: £5,764Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,683Christchurch: £5,789Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,423Christchurch: £5,467

    £5,764£5,789£5,467Christchurch is higher£4,663£4,683£4,423

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Christchurch £4,271, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £3,333Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,333Christchurch: £4,271Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,348Christchurch: £4,289Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,162Christchurch: £4,051

    £4,271£4,289£4,051Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£3,333£3,348£3,162

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Christchurch £833, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £741Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £741Christchurch: £833Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £744Christchurch: £837Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £703Christchurch: £790

    £833£837£790Christchurch is higher£741£744£703

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Christchurch £3,940, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £3,066Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,066Christchurch: £3,940Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,079Christchurch: £3,957Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £2,908Christchurch: £3,737

    £3,940£3,957£3,737Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£3,066£3,079£2,908

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Christchurch £92, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £67Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £67Christchurch: £92Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £67Christchurch: £92Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £63Christchurch: £87

    £92£92£87Christchurch is higher£67£67£63

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £233, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £196Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £196Christchurch: £233Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £197Christchurch: £234Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £186Christchurch: £221

    £233£234£221Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£196£197£186

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Christchurch £6.10, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.06Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.06Christchurch: £6.10Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.08Christchurch: £6.13Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4.80Christchurch: £5.79

    £6.10£6.13£5.79Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£5.06£5.08£4.80

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £358, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £369Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £369Christchurch: £358Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £370Christchurch: £359Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £350Christchurch: £339

    £358£359£339Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£369£370£350

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £105, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £103Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £103Christchurch: £105Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £104Christchurch: £106Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £98Christchurch: £100

    £105£106£100Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£103£104£98

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Christchurch £49, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £58Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £58Christchurch: £49Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £58Christchurch: £49Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £55Christchurch: £47

    £49£49£47Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£58£58£55

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Christchurch £634, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £549Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £549Christchurch: £634Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £551Christchurch: £636Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £521Christchurch: £601

    £634£636£601Christchurch is higher£549£551£521

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Christchurch £190, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £111Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £111Christchurch: £190Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £111Christchurch: £191Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £105Christchurch: £181

    £190£191£181Christchurch is higher£111£111£105

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Christchurch £145, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £127Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £127Christchurch: £145Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £127Christchurch: £146Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £120Christchurch: £138

    £145£146£138Christchurch is higher£127£127£120

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Christchurch £2.60, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.38Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.38Christchurch: £2.60Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.40Christchurch: £2.62Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.10Christchurch: £2.47

    £2.60£2.62£2.47Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£5.38£5.40£5.10

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Christchurch £2.41, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £2.41Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £2.41Christchurch: £2.41Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £2.42Christchurch: £2.42Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £2.29Christchurch: £2.29

    £2.41£2.42£2.29No difference to showDepends on how you count£2.41£2.42£2.29

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Christchurch £6.44, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.48Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.48Christchurch: £6.44Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.51Christchurch: £6.47Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.20Christchurch: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Christchurch is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 337.8, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 261.9Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 261.9Christchurch: 337.8

    337.8Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count261.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 23.2, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 19.3Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 19.3Christchurch: 23.2

    23.2Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count19.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 49.5, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 40.7Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 40.7Christchurch: 49.5

    49.5Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count40.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 52.0, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 52.6Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 52.6Christchurch: 52.0

    52.0Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher52.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 70.9, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 71.3Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 71.3Christchurch: 70.9

    70.9Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count71.3

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 10.6, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 12.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 12.2Christchurch: 10.6

    10.6Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher12.2

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Christchurch and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, per resident
MeasureChristchurchKingswinford and South StaffordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,764£5,789£5,467£4,663£4,683£4,423Christchurch
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,271£4,289£4,051£3,333£3,348£3,162Christchurch
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£833£837£790£741£744£703Christchurch
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,940£3,957£3,737£3,066£3,079£2,908Christchurch
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£67£67£63Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£233£234£221£196£197£186Christchurch
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.10£6.13£5.79£5.06£5.08£4.80Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£358£359£339£369£370£350Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£103£104£98Christchurch
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£47£58£58£55Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£634£636£601£549£551£521Christchurch
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£190£191£181£111£111£105Christchurch
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£127£127£120Christchurch
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.60£2.62£2.47£5.38£5.40£5.10Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.41£2.42£2.29£2.41£2.42£2.29
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£5.48£5.51£5.20Christchurch
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026337.8261.9Christchurch
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.219.3Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202649.540.7Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.052.6Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202670.971.3Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.612.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

Total

Christchurch is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 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

Christchurch Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Christchurch £508.9m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £423.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £423.5mChristchurch: £508.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £425.3mChristchurch: £511.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £401.7mChristchurch: £482.7m

    £508.9m£511.0m£482.7mChristchurch is higher£423.5m£425.3m£401.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Christchurch £377.1m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £302.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £302.7mChristchurch: £377.1mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £304.0mChristchurch: £378.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £287.2mChristchurch: £357.7m

    £377.1m£378.7m£357.7mChristchurch is higherDepends on how you count£302.7m£304.0m£287.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Christchurch £73.6m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £67.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £67.3mChristchurch: £73.6mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £67.6mChristchurch: £73.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £63.9mChristchurch: £69.8m

    £73.6m£73.9m£69.8mChristchurch is higher£67.3m£67.6m£63.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Christchurch £347.9m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £278.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £278.4mChristchurch: £347.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £279.6mChristchurch: £349.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £264.1mChristchurch: £330.0m

    £347.9m£349.3m£330.0mChristchurch is higherDepends on how you count£278.4m£279.6m£264.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Christchurch £8.1m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £6.1mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £6.1mChristchurch: £8.1mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £6.1mChristchurch: £8.1mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.7mChristchurch: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mChristchurch is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.7m

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Christchurch £20.6m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £17.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £17.8mChristchurch: £20.6mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £17.8mChristchurch: £20.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £16.9mChristchurch: £19.5m

    £20.6m£20.7m£19.5mChristchurch is higherDepends on how you count£17.8m£17.8m£16.9m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Christchurch £0.54m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £0.46mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.46mChristchurch: £0.54mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.46mChristchurch: £0.54mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.44mChristchurch: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChristchurch is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Christchurch £31.6m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £33.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £33.5mChristchurch: £31.6mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £33.6mChristchurch: £31.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £31.8mChristchurch: £29.9m

    £31.6m£31.7m£29.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£33.5m£33.6m£31.8m

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Christchurch £9.3m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £9.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.4mChristchurch: £9.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.4mChristchurch: £9.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £8.9mChristchurch: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Christchurch £4.3m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.2mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.2mChristchurch: £4.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.3mChristchurch: £4.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.0mChristchurch: £4.1m

    £4.3m£4.4m£4.1mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£5.2m£5.3m£5.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Christchurch £55.9m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £49.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £49.9mChristchurch: £55.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £50.1mChristchurch: £56.2mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £47.3mChristchurch: £53.1m

    £55.9m£56.2m£53.1mChristchurch is higher£49.9m£50.1m£47.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Christchurch £16.8m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £10.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £10.0mChristchurch: £16.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £10.1mChristchurch: £16.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.5mChristchurch: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.9m£15.9mChristchurch is higher£10.0m£10.1m£9.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Christchurch £12.8m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £11.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11.5mChristchurch: £12.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11.6mChristchurch: £12.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £10.9mChristchurch: £12.2m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.2mChristchurch is higher£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Christchurch £0.23m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £0.49mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.49mChristchurch: £0.23mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.49mChristchurch: £0.23mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.46mChristchurch: £0.22m

    £0.23m£0.23m£0.22mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Christchurch £0.21m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £0.22mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.22mChristchurch: £0.21mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.22mChristchurch: £0.21mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.21mChristchurch: £0.20m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.20mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Christchurch £0.57m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £0.50mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.50mChristchurch: £0.57mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.50mChristchurch: £0.57mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.47mChristchurch: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mChristchurch is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Christchurch 29,826, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 23,787Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 23,787Christchurch: 29,826

    29,826Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count23,787

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Christchurch 2,051, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 1,753Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 1,753Christchurch: 2,051

    2,051Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count1,753

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Christchurch 4,373, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 3,698Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 3,698Christchurch: 4,373

    4,373Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count3,698

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Christchurch 4,594, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 4,776Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 4,776Christchurch: 4,594

    4,594Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher4,776

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Christchurch 6,263, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 6,476Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 6,476Christchurch: 6,263

    6,263Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count6,476

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Christchurch 937, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 1,111Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 1,111Christchurch: 937

    937Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher1,111

Show the numbers
Christchurch and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, total
MeasureChristchurchKingswinford and South StaffordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£508.9m£511.0m£482.7m£423.5m£425.3m£401.7mChristchurch
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£377.1m£378.7m£357.7m£302.7m£304.0m£287.2mChristchurch
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£73.6m£73.9m£69.8m£67.3m£67.6m£63.9mChristchurch
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£347.9m£349.3m£330.0m£278.4m£279.6m£264.1mChristchurch
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£6.1m£6.1m£5.7mChristchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m£17.8m£17.8m£16.9mChristchurch
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.46m£0.46m£0.44mChristchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m£33.5m£33.6m£31.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£9.4m£9.4m£8.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.3m£4.4m£4.1m£5.2m£5.3m£5.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£55.9m£56.2m£53.1m£49.9m£50.1m£47.3mChristchurch
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m£10.0m£10.1m£9.5mChristchurch
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m£11.5m£11.6m£10.9mChristchurch
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m£0.22m£0.22m£0.21mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mChristchurch
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,82623,787Christchurch
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0511,753Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3733,698Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5944,776Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,2636,476Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269371,111Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

Sources

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

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  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.
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