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City of Durham and Wyre Forest

103,412 and 103,913 residents (mid-2024).

City of Durham is higher than Wyre Forest on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

City of Durham is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest 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

City of Durham Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: City of Durham £4,258, Wyre Forest £5,140Wyre Forest: £5,140City of Durham: £4,258Wyre Forest: £5,162City of Durham: £4,276Wyre Forest: £4,876City of Durham: £4,039

    £4,258£4,276£4,039Wyre Forest is higher£5,140£5,162£4,876

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: City of Durham £12,777, Wyre Forest £12,741Wyre Forest: £12,741City of Durham: £12,777Wyre Forest: £12,795City of Durham: £12,831Wyre Forest: £12,086City of Durham: £12,119

    £12,777£12,831£12,119City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£12,741£12,795£12,086

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: City of Durham £1,548, Wyre Forest £2,094Wyre Forest: £2,094City of Durham: £1,548Wyre Forest: £2,103City of Durham: £1,554Wyre Forest: £1,986City of Durham: £1,468

    £1,548£1,554£1,468Wyre Forest is higher£2,094£2,103£1,986

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: City of Durham £11,517, Wyre Forest £11,641Wyre Forest: £11,641City of Durham: £11,517Wyre Forest: £11,691City of Durham: £11,566Wyre Forest: £11,042City of Durham: £10,924

    £11,517£11,566£10,924Wyre Forest is higher£11,641£11,691£11,042

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: City of Durham £418, Wyre Forest £355Wyre Forest: £355City of Durham: £418Wyre Forest: £356City of Durham: £420Wyre Forest: £337City of Durham: £397

    £418£420£397City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£355£356£337

  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: City of Durham £814, Wyre Forest £720Wyre Forest: £720City of Durham: £814Wyre Forest: £723City of Durham: £818Wyre Forest: £683City of Durham: £772

    £814£818£772City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£720£723£683

  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: City of Durham £28, Wyre Forest £25Wyre Forest: £25City of Durham: £28Wyre Forest: £25City of Durham: £28Wyre Forest: £24City of Durham: £26

    £28£28£26City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: City of Durham £537, Wyre Forest £497Wyre Forest: £497City of Durham: £537Wyre Forest: £499City of Durham: £539Wyre Forest: £472City of Durham: £510

    £537£539£510City of Durham is higher£497£499£472

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: City of Durham £124, Wyre Forest £130Wyre Forest: £130City of Durham: £124Wyre Forest: £131City of Durham: £124Wyre Forest: £123City of Durham: £117

    £124£124£117Wyre Forest is higher£130£131£123

  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: City of Durham £114, Wyre Forest £145Wyre Forest: £145City of Durham: £114Wyre Forest: £146City of Durham: £114Wyre Forest: £138City of Durham: £108

    £114£114£108Wyre Forest is higher£145£146£138

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: City of Durham £1,115, Wyre Forest £1,588Wyre Forest: £1,588City of Durham: £1,115Wyre Forest: £1,595City of Durham: £1,120Wyre Forest: £1,507City of Durham: £1,058

    £1,115£1,120£1,058Wyre Forest is higher£1,588£1,595£1,507

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: City of Durham £184, Wyre Forest £208Wyre Forest: £208City of Durham: £184Wyre Forest: £209City of Durham: £185Wyre Forest: £197City of Durham: £175

    £184£185£175Wyre Forest is higher£208£209£197

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: City of Durham £306, Wyre Forest £346Wyre Forest: £346City of Durham: £306Wyre Forest: £348City of Durham: £307Wyre Forest: £328City of Durham: £290

    £306£307£290Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£346£348£328

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: City of Durham £4.72, Wyre Forest £6.29Wyre Forest: £6.29City of Durham: £4.72Wyre Forest: £6.32City of Durham: £4.74Wyre Forest: £5.97City of Durham: £4.48

    £4.72£4.74£4.48Wyre Forest is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: City of Durham £8.50, Wyre Forest £7.78Wyre Forest: £7.78City of Durham: £8.50Wyre Forest: £7.81City of Durham: £8.53Wyre Forest: £7.38City of Durham: £8.06

    £8.50£8.53£8.06City of Durham is higher£7.78£7.81£7.38

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: City of Durham £7.63, Wyre Forest £5.25Wyre Forest: £5.25City of Durham: £7.63Wyre Forest: £5.27City of Durham: £7.67Wyre Forest: £4.98City of Durham: £7.24

    £7.63£7.67£7.24City of Durham is higher£5.25£5.27£4.98

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: City of Durham 1,012.1, Wyre Forest 1,004.0Wyre Forest: 1,004.0City of Durham: 1,012.1

    1,012.1City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count1,004.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: City of Durham 106.4, Wyre Forest 95.1Wyre Forest: 95.1City of Durham: 106.4

    106.4City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count95.1

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: City of Durham 160.8, Wyre Forest 153.1Wyre Forest: 153.1City of Durham: 160.8

    160.8City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count153.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: City of Durham 78.2, Wyre Forest 72.5Wyre Forest: 72.5City of Durham: 78.2

    78.2City of Durham is higher72.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: City of Durham 148.0, Wyre Forest 196.5Wyre Forest: 196.5City of Durham: 148.0

    148.0Wyre Forest is higher196.5

  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: City of Durham 24.7, Wyre Forest 32.0Wyre Forest: 32.0City of Durham: 24.7

    24.7Wyre Forest is higher32.0

Show the numbers
City of Durham and Wyre Forest, per person in the age group
MeasureCity of DurhamWyre ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,258£4,276£4,039£5,140£5,162£4,876Wyre Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,777£12,831£12,119£12,741£12,795£12,086City of Durham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,548£1,554£1,468£2,094£2,103£1,986Wyre Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,517£11,566£10,924£11,641£11,691£11,042Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£418£420£397£355£356£337City of Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£814£818£772£720£723£683City of Durham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£26£25£25£24City of Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£510£497£499£472City of Durham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£130£131£123Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£114£114£108£145£146£138Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,115£1,120£1,058£1,588£1,595£1,507Wyre Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£185£175£208£209£197Wyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£306£307£290£346£348£328Wyre Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.72£4.74£4.48£6.29£6.32£5.97Wyre Forest
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.50£8.53£8.06£7.78£7.81£7.38City of Durham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.63£7.67£7.24£5.25£5.27£4.98City of Durham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.11,004.0City of Durham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026106.495.1City of Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.8153.1City of Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.272.5City of Durham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026148.0196.5Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.732.0Wyre Forest

Per resident

City of Durham is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest on 17. 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

City of Durham Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: City of Durham £4,258, Wyre Forest £5,140Wyre Forest: £5,140City of Durham: £4,258Wyre Forest: £5,162City of Durham: £4,276Wyre Forest: £4,876City of Durham: £4,039

    £4,258£4,276£4,039Wyre Forest is higher£5,140£5,162£4,876

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: City of Durham £2,378, Wyre Forest £3,079Wyre Forest: £3,079City of Durham: £2,378Wyre Forest: £3,092City of Durham: £2,388Wyre Forest: £2,920City of Durham: £2,255

    £2,378£2,388£2,255Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£3,079£3,092£2,920

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: City of Durham £1,027, Wyre Forest £1,221Wyre Forest: £1,221City of Durham: £1,027Wyre Forest: £1,226City of Durham: £1,031Wyre Forest: £1,158City of Durham: £974

    £1,027£1,031£974Wyre Forest is higher£1,221£1,226£1,158

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: City of Durham £2,143, Wyre Forest £2,813Wyre Forest: £2,813City of Durham: £2,143Wyre Forest: £2,825City of Durham: £2,152Wyre Forest: £2,668City of Durham: £2,033

    £2,143£2,152£2,033Wyre Forest is higher£2,813£2,825£2,668

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: City of Durham £78, Wyre Forest £86Wyre Forest: £86City of Durham: £78Wyre Forest: £86City of Durham: £78Wyre Forest: £81City of Durham: £74

    £78£78£74Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£81

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: City of Durham £152, Wyre Forest £174Wyre Forest: £174City of Durham: £152Wyre Forest: £175City of Durham: £152Wyre Forest: £165City of Durham: £144

    £152£152£144Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£174£175£165

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: City of Durham £5.14, Wyre Forest £6.03Wyre Forest: £6.03City of Durham: £5.14Wyre Forest: £6.06City of Durham: £5.17Wyre Forest: £5.72City of Durham: £4.88

    £5.14£5.17£4.88Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£6.03£6.06£5.72

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: City of Durham £537, Wyre Forest £497Wyre Forest: £497City of Durham: £537Wyre Forest: £499City of Durham: £539Wyre Forest: £472City of Durham: £510

    £537£539£510City of Durham is higher£497£499£472

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: City of Durham £124, Wyre Forest £130Wyre Forest: £130City of Durham: £124Wyre Forest: £131City of Durham: £124Wyre Forest: £123City of Durham: £117

    £124£124£117Wyre Forest is higher£130£131£123

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: City of Durham £75, Wyre Forest £85Wyre Forest: £85City of Durham: £75Wyre Forest: £85City of Durham: £76Wyre Forest: £80City of Durham: £71

    £75£76£71Wyre Forest is higher£85£85£80

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: City of Durham £740, Wyre Forest £926Wyre Forest: £926City of Durham: £740Wyre Forest: £930City of Durham: £743Wyre Forest: £879City of Durham: £702

    £740£743£702Wyre Forest is higher£926£930£879

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: City of Durham £184, Wyre Forest £208Wyre Forest: £208City of Durham: £184Wyre Forest: £209City of Durham: £185Wyre Forest: £197City of Durham: £175

    £184£185£175Wyre Forest is higher£208£209£197

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: City of Durham £203, Wyre Forest £202Wyre Forest: £202City of Durham: £203Wyre Forest: £203City of Durham: £204Wyre Forest: £191City of Durham: £192

    £203£204£192City of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£202£203£191

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: City of Durham £3.13, Wyre Forest £3.67Wyre Forest: £3.67City of Durham: £3.13Wyre Forest: £3.68City of Durham: £3.14Wyre Forest: £3.48City of Durham: £2.97

    £3.13£3.14£2.97Wyre Forest is higher£3.67£3.68£3.48

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: City of Durham £5.64, Wyre Forest £4.53Wyre Forest: £4.53City of Durham: £5.64Wyre Forest: £4.55City of Durham: £5.66Wyre Forest: £4.30City of Durham: £5.35

    £5.64£5.66£5.35City of Durham is higher£4.53£4.55£4.30

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: City of Durham £7.63, Wyre Forest £5.25Wyre Forest: £5.25City of Durham: £7.63Wyre Forest: £5.27City of Durham: £7.67Wyre Forest: £4.98City of Durham: £7.24

    £7.63£7.67£7.24City of Durham is higher£5.25£5.27£4.98

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: City of Durham 188.4, Wyre Forest 242.6Wyre Forest: 242.6City of Durham: 188.4

    188.4Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count242.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: City of Durham 19.8, Wyre Forest 23.0Wyre Forest: 23.0City of Durham: 19.8

    19.8Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count23.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: City of Durham 29.9, Wyre Forest 37.0Wyre Forest: 37.0City of Durham: 29.9

    29.9Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count37.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: City of Durham 78.2, Wyre Forest 72.5Wyre Forest: 72.5City of Durham: 78.2

    78.2City of Durham is higher72.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: City of Durham 98.2, Wyre Forest 114.6Wyre Forest: 114.6City of Durham: 98.2

    98.2Wyre Forest is higher114.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: City of Durham 16.4, Wyre Forest 18.7Wyre Forest: 18.7City of Durham: 16.4

    16.4Wyre Forest is higher18.7

Show the numbers
City of Durham and Wyre Forest, per resident
MeasureCity of DurhamWyre ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,258£4,276£4,039£5,140£5,162£4,876Wyre Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,378£2,388£2,255£3,079£3,092£2,920Wyre Forest
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,027£1,031£974£1,221£1,226£1,158Wyre Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,143£2,152£2,033£2,813£2,825£2,668Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74£86£86£81Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£174£175£165Wyre Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.14£5.17£4.88£6.03£6.06£5.72Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£510£497£499£472City of Durham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£130£131£123Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£75£76£71£85£85£80Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£740£743£702£926£930£879Wyre Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£185£175£208£209£197Wyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£203£204£192£202£203£191City of Durham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.13£3.14£2.97£3.67£3.68£3.48Wyre Forest
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.64£5.66£5.35£4.53£4.55£4.30City of Durham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.63£7.67£7.24£5.25£5.27£4.98City of Durham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026188.4242.6Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.823.0Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.937.0Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.272.5City of Durham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202698.2114.6Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.418.7Wyre Forest

Total

City of Durham is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest on 17. 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

City of Durham Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: City of Durham £440.3m, Wyre Forest £534.1mWyre Forest: £534.1mCity of Durham: £440.3mWyre Forest: £536.4mCity of Durham: £442.2mWyre Forest: £506.7mCity of Durham: £417.6m

    £440.3m£442.2m£417.6mWyre Forest is higher£534.1m£536.4m£506.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: City of Durham £245.9m, Wyre Forest £319.9mWyre Forest: £319.9mCity of Durham: £245.9mWyre Forest: £321.3mCity of Durham: £246.9mWyre Forest: £303.5mCity of Durham: £233.2m

    £245.9m£246.9m£233.2mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£319.9m£321.3m£303.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: City of Durham £106.2m, Wyre Forest £126.9mWyre Forest: £126.9mCity of Durham: £106.2mWyre Forest: £127.4mCity of Durham: £106.7mWyre Forest: £120.3mCity of Durham: £100.7m

    £106.2m£106.7m£100.7mWyre Forest is higher£126.9m£127.4m£120.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: City of Durham £221.6m, Wyre Forest £292.3mWyre Forest: £292.3mCity of Durham: £221.6mWyre Forest: £293.6mCity of Durham: £222.6mWyre Forest: £277.3mCity of Durham: £210.2m

    £221.6m£222.6m£210.2mWyre Forest is higher£292.3m£293.6m£277.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: City of Durham £8.0m, Wyre Forest £8.9mWyre Forest: £8.9mCity of Durham: £8.0mWyre Forest: £9.0mCity of Durham: £8.1mWyre Forest: £8.5mCity of Durham: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.1m£7.6mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: City of Durham £15.7m, Wyre Forest £18.1mWyre Forest: £18.1mCity of Durham: £15.7mWyre Forest: £18.2mCity of Durham: £15.7mWyre Forest: £17.2mCity of Durham: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.7m£14.9mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: City of Durham £0.53m, Wyre Forest £0.63mWyre Forest: £0.63mCity of Durham: £0.53mWyre Forest: £0.63mCity of Durham: £0.53mWyre Forest: £0.59mCity of Durham: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: City of Durham £55.5m, Wyre Forest £51.7mWyre Forest: £51.7mCity of Durham: £55.5mWyre Forest: £51.9mCity of Durham: £55.8mWyre Forest: £49.0mCity of Durham: £52.7m

    £55.5m£55.8m£52.7mCity of Durham is higher£51.7m£51.9m£49.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: City of Durham £12.8m, Wyre Forest £13.5mWyre Forest: £13.5mCity of Durham: £12.8mWyre Forest: £13.6mCity of Durham: £12.9mWyre Forest: £12.8mCity of Durham: £12.1m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.1mWyre Forest is higher£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: City of Durham £7.8m, Wyre Forest £8.8mWyre Forest: £8.8mCity of Durham: £7.8mWyre Forest: £8.8mCity of Durham: £7.8mWyre Forest: £8.3mCity of Durham: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.8m£7.4mWyre Forest is higher£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: City of Durham £76.5m, Wyre Forest £96.2mWyre Forest: £96.2mCity of Durham: £76.5mWyre Forest: £96.7mCity of Durham: £76.9mWyre Forest: £91.3mCity of Durham: £72.6m

    £76.5m£76.9m£72.6mWyre Forest is higher£96.2m£96.7m£91.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: City of Durham £19.1m, Wyre Forest £21.6mWyre Forest: £21.6mCity of Durham: £19.1mWyre Forest: £21.7mCity of Durham: £19.1mWyre Forest: £20.5mCity of Durham: £18.1m

    £19.1m£19.1m£18.1mWyre Forest is higher£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: City of Durham £21.0m, Wyre Forest £21.0mWyre Forest: £21.0mCity of Durham: £21.0mWyre Forest: £21.1mCity of Durham: £21.1mWyre Forest: £19.9mCity of Durham: £19.9m

    £21.0m£21.1m£19.9mCity of Durham is higherDepends on how you count£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: City of Durham £0.32m, Wyre Forest £0.38mWyre Forest: £0.38mCity of Durham: £0.32mWyre Forest: £0.38mCity of Durham: £0.33mWyre Forest: £0.36mCity of Durham: £0.31m

    £0.32m£0.33m£0.31mWyre Forest is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: City of Durham £0.58m, Wyre Forest £0.47mWyre Forest: £0.47mCity of Durham: £0.58mWyre Forest: £0.47mCity of Durham: £0.59mWyre Forest: £0.45mCity of Durham: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.59m£0.55mCity of Durham is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: City of Durham £0.79m, Wyre Forest £0.55mWyre Forest: £0.55mCity of Durham: £0.79mWyre Forest: £0.55mCity of Durham: £0.79mWyre Forest: £0.52mCity of Durham: £0.75m

    £0.79m£0.79m£0.75mCity of Durham is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: City of Durham 19,478, Wyre Forest 25,210Wyre Forest: 25,210City of Durham: 19,478

    19,478Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count25,210

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: City of Durham 2,047, Wyre Forest 2,388Wyre Forest: 2,388City of Durham: 2,047

    2,047Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count2,388

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: City of Durham 3,094, Wyre Forest 3,845Wyre Forest: 3,845City of Durham: 3,094

    3,094Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count3,845

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: City of Durham 8,086, Wyre Forest 7,531Wyre Forest: 7,531City of Durham: 8,086

    8,086City of Durham is higher7,531

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: City of Durham 10,159, Wyre Forest 11,904Wyre Forest: 11,904City of Durham: 10,159

    10,159Wyre Forest is higher11,904

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: City of Durham 1,694, Wyre Forest 1,940Wyre Forest: 1,940City of Durham: 1,694

    1,694Wyre Forest is higher1,940

Show the numbers
City of Durham and Wyre Forest, total
MeasureCity of DurhamWyre ForestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£440.3m£442.2m£417.6m£534.1m£536.4m£506.7mWyre Forest
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£245.9m£246.9m£233.2m£319.9m£321.3m£303.5mWyre Forest
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£106.2m£106.7m£100.7m£126.9m£127.4m£120.3mWyre Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£221.6m£222.6m£210.2m£292.3m£293.6m£277.3mWyre Forest
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mWyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m£18.1m£18.2m£17.2mWyre Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.63m£0.63m£0.59mWyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.5m£55.8m£52.7m£51.7m£51.9m£49.0mCity of Durham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mWyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m£8.8m£8.8m£8.3mWyre Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£76.5m£76.9m£72.6m£96.2m£96.7m£91.3mWyre Forest
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.1m£19.1m£18.1m£21.6m£21.7m£20.5mWyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m£21.0m£21.1m£19.9mCity of Durham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mWyre Forest
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mCity of Durham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mCity of Durham
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,47825,210Wyre Forest
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0472,388Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0943,845Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,0867,531City of Durham
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,15911,904Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,6941,940Wyre Forest

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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