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Colne Valley and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

95,311 and 108,700 residents (mid-2024).

Colne Valley is higher than Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 12 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Colne Valley is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 10. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Colne Valley Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Colne Valley £4,043, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Colne Valley: £4,043Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Colne Valley: £4,060Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037Colne Valley: £3,835

    £4,043£4,060£3,835Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£4,256£4,274£4,037

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Colne Valley £12,464, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £12,416Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,416Colne Valley: £12,464Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,468Colne Valley: £12,517Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,777Colne Valley: £11,822

    £12,464£12,517£11,822Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,416£12,468£11,777

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Colne Valley £1,521, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,524Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,524Colne Valley: £1,521Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,531Colne Valley: £1,528Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,446Colne Valley: £1,443

    £1,521£1,528£1,443Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£1,524£1,531£1,446

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Colne Valley £11,588, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £11,523Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,523Colne Valley: £11,588Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,572Colne Valley: £11,637Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10,930Colne Valley: £10,992

    £11,588£11,637£10,992Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,523£11,572£10,930

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Colne Valley £282, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £248Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £248Colne Valley: £282Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £249Colne Valley: £283Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £236Colne Valley: £268

    £282£283£268Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£248£249£236

  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: Colne Valley £574, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £628Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £628Colne Valley: £574Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £631Colne Valley: £577Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £596Colne Valley: £545

    £574£577£545Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£628£631£596

  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: Colne Valley £19, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Colne Valley: £19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Colne Valley: £19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Colne Valley: £18

    £19£19£18Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Colne Valley £395, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Colne Valley: £395Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Colne Valley: £397Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325Colne Valley: £375

    £395£397£375Colne Valley is higher£343£344£325

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Colne Valley £94, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Colne Valley: £94Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Colne Valley: £94Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90Colne Valley: £89

    £94£94£89Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£95£95£90

  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: Colne Valley £86, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Colne Valley: £86Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Colne Valley: £86Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74Colne Valley: £81

    £86£86£81Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Colne Valley £1,169, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,206Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,206Colne Valley: £1,169Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,212Colne Valley: £1,174Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,144Colne Valley: £1,108

    £1,169£1,174£1,108Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£1,206£1,212£1,144

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Colne Valley £106, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Colne Valley: £106Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Colne Valley: £107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153Colne Valley: £101

    £106£107£101Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£161£162£153

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Colne Valley £254, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £231Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £231Colne Valley: £254Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £232Colne Valley: £255Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £219Colne Valley: £241

    £254£255£241Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£231£232£219

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Colne Valley £8.41, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.53Colne Valley: £8.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.56Colne Valley: £8.45Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.25Colne Valley: £7.98

    £8.41£8.45£7.98Colne Valley is higher£5.53£5.56£5.25

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Colne Valley £4.22, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.68Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.68Colne Valley: £4.22Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.69Colne Valley: £4.23Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.49Colne Valley: £4.00

    £4.22£4.23£4.00Colne Valley is higher£3.68£3.69£3.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Colne Valley £6.45, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Colne Valley: £6.45Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Colne Valley: £6.48Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41Colne Valley: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Colne Valley 1,007.2, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,000.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,000.5Colne Valley: 1,007.2

    1,007.2Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,000.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Colne Valley 74.4, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 63.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 63.9Colne Valley: 74.4

    74.4Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count63.9

  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: Colne Valley 123.8, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 127.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 127.9Colne Valley: 123.8

    123.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher127.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Colne Valley 58.8, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5Colne Valley: 58.8

    58.8Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count52.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Colne Valley 142.5, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 144.5Colne Valley: 142.5

    142.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count144.5

  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: Colne Valley 17.9, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 17.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 17.9Colne Valley: 17.9

    17.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count17.9

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Colne Valley and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per person in the age group
MeasureColne ValleyBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,043£4,060£3,835£4,256£4,274£4,037Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,464£12,517£11,822£12,416£12,468£11,777Colne Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,521£1,528£1,443£1,524£1,531£1,446Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,588£11,637£10,992£11,523£11,572£10,930Colne Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£282£283£268£248£249£236Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£574£577£545£628£631£596Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£16Colne Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£395£397£375£343£344£325Colne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£95£95£90Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£86£86£81£78£78£74Colne Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,169£1,174£1,108£1,206£1,212£1,144Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£254£255£241£231£232£219Colne Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.41£8.45£7.98£5.53£5.56£5.25Colne Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.22£4.23£4.00£3.68£3.69£3.49Colne Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.21,000.5Colne Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202674.463.9Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.8127.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.852.5Colne Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026142.5144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.917.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Per resident

Colne Valley is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 10. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Colne Valley Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Colne Valley £4,043, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Colne Valley: £4,043Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Colne Valley: £4,060Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037Colne Valley: £3,835

    £4,043£4,060£3,835Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£4,256£4,274£4,037

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Colne Valley £2,517, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,740Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,740Colne Valley: £2,517Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,752Colne Valley: £2,528Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,599Colne Valley: £2,388

    £2,517£2,528£2,388Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£2,740£2,752£2,599

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Colne Valley £924, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £910Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £910Colne Valley: £924Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £914Colne Valley: £928Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £864Colne Valley: £876

    £924£928£876Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£910£914£864

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Colne Valley £2,340, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,543Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,543Colne Valley: £2,340Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,554Colne Valley: £2,350Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,412Colne Valley: £2,220

    £2,340£2,350£2,220Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£2,543£2,554£2,412

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Colne Valley £57, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Colne Valley: £57Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Colne Valley: £57Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £52Colne Valley: £54

    £57£57£54Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Colne Valley £116, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £139Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Colne Valley: £116Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Colne Valley: £116Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £132Colne Valley: £110

    £116£116£110Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£139£139£132

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Colne Valley £3.83, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.62Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.62Colne Valley: £3.83Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.63Colne Valley: £3.84Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.43Colne Valley: £3.63

    £3.83£3.84£3.63Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£3.62£3.63£3.43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Colne Valley £395, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Colne Valley: £395Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Colne Valley: £397Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325Colne Valley: £375

    £395£397£375Colne Valley is higher£343£344£325

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Colne Valley £94, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Colne Valley: £94Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Colne Valley: £94Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90Colne Valley: £89

    £94£94£89Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£95£95£90

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Colne Valley £52, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £47Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Colne Valley: £52Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Colne Valley: £52Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £44Colne Valley: £49

    £52£52£49Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£47£47£44

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Colne Valley £710, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £721Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £721Colne Valley: £710Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £724Colne Valley: £713Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £683Colne Valley: £673

    £710£713£673Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£721£724£683

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Colne Valley £106, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Colne Valley: £106Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Colne Valley: £107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153Colne Valley: £101

    £106£107£101Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£161£162£153

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Colne Valley £154, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £138Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Colne Valley: £154Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Colne Valley: £155Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £131Colne Valley: £146

    £154£155£146Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£138£138£131

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Colne Valley £5.11, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.31Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.31Colne Valley: £5.11Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.32Colne Valley: £5.13Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.14Colne Valley: £4.85

    £5.11£5.13£4.85Colne Valley is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Colne Valley £2.56, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2.19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.19Colne Valley: £2.56Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.20Colne Valley: £2.57Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.08Colne Valley: £2.43

    £2.56£2.57£2.43Colne Valley is higher£2.19£2.20£2.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Colne Valley £6.45, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Colne Valley: £6.45Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Colne Valley: £6.48Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41Colne Valley: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Colne Valley 203.4, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 220.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 220.8Colne Valley: 203.4

    203.4Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count220.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Colne Valley 15.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 14.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 14.1Colne Valley: 15.0

    15.0Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count14.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Colne Valley 25.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 28.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 28.2Colne Valley: 25.0

    25.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher28.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Colne Valley 58.8, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5Colne Valley: 58.8

    58.8Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count52.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Colne Valley 86.6, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 86.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 86.3Colne Valley: 86.6

    86.6Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count86.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Colne Valley 10.9, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 10.7Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 10.7Colne Valley: 10.9

    10.9Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count10.7

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Colne Valley and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per resident
MeasureColne ValleyBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,043£4,060£3,835£4,256£4,274£4,037Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,517£2,528£2,388£2,740£2,752£2,599Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£924£928£876£910£914£864Colne Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,340£2,350£2,220£2,543£2,554£2,412Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54£55£55£52Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£139£139£132Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.83£3.84£3.63£3.62£3.63£3.43Colne Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£395£397£375£343£344£325Colne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£95£95£90Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£47£47£44Colne Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£710£713£673£721£724£683Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£138£138£131Colne Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.11£5.13£4.85£3.31£3.32£3.14Colne Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.56£2.57£2.43£2.19£2.20£2.08Colne Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026203.4220.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.014.1Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.028.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.852.5Colne Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202686.686.3Colne Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.910.7Colne Valley

Total

Colne Valley is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 19. 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

Colne Valley Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Colne Valley £385.3m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £462.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £462.6mColne Valley: £385.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £464.6mColne Valley: £386.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £438.8mColne Valley: £365.5m

    £385.3m£386.9m£365.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Colne Valley £239.9m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £297.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £297.8mColne Valley: £239.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £299.1mColne Valley: £240.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £282.5mColne Valley: £227.6m

    £239.9m£240.9m£227.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£297.8m£299.1m£282.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Colne Valley £88.1m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £99.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.0mColne Valley: £88.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.4mColne Valley: £88.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £93.9mColne Valley: £83.5m

    £88.1m£88.4m£83.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Colne Valley £223.1m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £276.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £276.4mColne Valley: £223.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £277.6mColne Valley: £224.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £262.2mColne Valley: £211.6m

    £223.1m£224.0m£211.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£276.4m£277.6m£262.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Colne Valley £5.4m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mColne Valley: £5.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mColne Valley: £5.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.7mColne Valley: £5.2m

    £5.4m£5.5m£5.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Colne Valley £11.1m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mColne Valley: £11.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mColne Valley: £11.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.3mColne Valley: £10.5m

    £11.1m£11.1m£10.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Colne Valley £0.37m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.39mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mColne Valley: £0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mColne Valley: £0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.37mColne Valley: £0.35m

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

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Colne Valley £37.6m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £37.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.2mColne Valley: £37.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.4mColne Valley: £37.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £35.3mColne Valley: £35.7m

    £37.6m£37.8m£35.7mColne Valley is higher£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Colne Valley £8.9m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £10.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mColne Valley: £8.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mColne Valley: £9.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £9.8mColne Valley: £8.5m

    £8.9m£9.0m£8.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Colne Valley £5.0m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mColne Valley: £5.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mColne Valley: £5.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4.8mColne Valley: £4.7m

    £5.0m£5.0m£4.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Colne Valley £67.7m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.3mColne Valley: £67.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.7mColne Valley: £67.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74.3mColne Valley: £64.2m

    £67.7m£67.9m£64.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Colne Valley £10.1m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £17.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mColne Valley: £10.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mColne Valley: £10.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16.6mColne Valley: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.2m£9.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Colne Valley £14.7m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mColne Valley: £14.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mColne Valley: £14.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.2mColne Valley: £14.0m

    £14.7m£14.8m£14.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Colne Valley £0.49m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.36mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mColne Valley: £0.49mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mColne Valley: £0.49mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.34mColne Valley: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mColne Valley is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Colne Valley £0.24m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.24mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mColne Valley: £0.24mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mColne Valley: £0.24mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.23mColne Valley: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mColne Valley is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Colne Valley £0.61m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.73mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.73mColne Valley: £0.61mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.74mColne Valley: £0.62mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.70mColne Valley: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.62m£0.58mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Colne Valley 19,389, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 24,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 24,000Colne Valley: 19,389

    19,389Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count24,000

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Colne Valley 1,433, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,532Colne Valley: 1,433

    1,433Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count1,532

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Colne Valley 2,384, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 3,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 3,069Colne Valley: 2,384

    2,384Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher3,069

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Colne Valley 5,608, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 5,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 5,701Colne Valley: 5,608

    5,608Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count5,701

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Colne Valley 8,249, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 9,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 9,382Colne Valley: 8,249

    8,249Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count9,382

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Colne Valley 1,036, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,163Colne Valley: 1,036

    1,036Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count1,163

Show the numbers
Colne Valley and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, total
MeasureColne ValleyBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£385.3m£386.9m£365.5m£462.6m£464.6m£438.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£239.9m£240.9m£227.6m£297.8m£299.1m£282.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£88.1m£88.4m£83.5m£99.0m£99.4m£93.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£223.1m£224.0m£211.6m£276.4m£277.6m£262.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.4m£5.5m£5.2m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m£15.1m£15.1m£14.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.6m£37.8m£35.7m£37.2m£37.4m£35.3mColne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£67.7m£67.9m£64.2m£78.3m£78.7m£74.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m£17.6m£17.6m£16.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m£15.0m£15.0m£14.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mColne Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mColne Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m£0.73m£0.74m£0.70mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,38924,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4331,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3843,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,6085,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,2499,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0361,163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.