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Congleton and Lichfield

96,644 and 101,003 residents (mid-2024).

Congleton is higher than Lichfield on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Congleton is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Lichfield on 13. 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

Congleton Lichfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Congleton £4,308, Lichfield £4,341Lichfield: £4,341Congleton: £4,308Lichfield: £4,359Congleton: £4,326Lichfield: £4,118Congleton: £4,086

    £4,308£4,326£4,086Lichfield is higher£4,341£4,359£4,118

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Congleton £12,643, Lichfield £12,553Lichfield: £12,553Congleton: £12,643Lichfield: £12,607Congleton: £12,697Lichfield: £11,908Congleton: £11,993

    £12,643£12,697£11,993Congleton is higherDepends on how you count£12,553£12,607£11,908

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Congleton £1,342, Lichfield £1,434Lichfield: £1,434Congleton: £1,342Lichfield: £1,441Congleton: £1,348Lichfield: £1,361Congleton: £1,273

    £1,342£1,348£1,273Lichfield is higher£1,434£1,441£1,361

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Congleton £11,717, Lichfield £11,655Lichfield: £11,655Congleton: £11,717Lichfield: £11,705Congleton: £11,767Lichfield: £11,055Congleton: £11,114

    £11,717£11,767£11,114Congleton is higherDepends on how you count£11,655£11,705£11,055

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Congleton £230, Lichfield £238Lichfield: £238Congleton: £230Lichfield: £239Congleton: £231Lichfield: £225Congleton: £218

    £230£231£218Lichfield is higher£238£239£225

  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: Congleton £681, Lichfield £643Lichfield: £643Congleton: £681Lichfield: £646Congleton: £683Lichfield: £610Congleton: £646

    £681£683£646Congleton is higher£643£646£610

  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: Congleton £16, Lichfield £18Lichfield: £18Congleton: £16Lichfield: £18Congleton: £16Lichfield: £17Congleton: £15

    £16£16£15Lichfield is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Congleton £348, Lichfield £369Lichfield: £369Congleton: £348Lichfield: £371Congleton: £349Lichfield: £350Congleton: £330

    £348£349£330Lichfield is higher£369£371£350

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Congleton £118, Lichfield £107Lichfield: £107Congleton: £118Lichfield: £107Congleton: £118Lichfield: £101Congleton: £112

    £118£118£112Congleton is higher£107£107£101

  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: Congleton £89, Lichfield £99Lichfield: £99Congleton: £89Lichfield: £99Congleton: £89Lichfield: £94Congleton: £84

    £89£89£84Lichfield is higher£99£99£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Congleton £1,014, Lichfield £1,108Lichfield: £1,108Congleton: £1,014Lichfield: £1,113Congleton: £1,018Lichfield: £1,051Congleton: £962

    £1,014£1,018£962Lichfield is higher£1,108£1,113£1,051

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Congleton £141, Lichfield £113Lichfield: £113Congleton: £141Lichfield: £113Congleton: £142Lichfield: £107Congleton: £134

    £141£142£134Congleton is higher£113£113£107

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Congleton £231, Lichfield £215Lichfield: £215Congleton: £231Lichfield: £216Congleton: £232Lichfield: £204Congleton: £219

    £231£232£219Congleton is higher£215£216£204

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Congleton £6.06, Lichfield £6.23Lichfield: £6.23Congleton: £6.06Lichfield: £6.26Congleton: £6.09Lichfield: £5.91Congleton: £5.75

    £6.06£6.09£5.75Lichfield is higher£6.23£6.26£5.91

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Congleton £2.88, Lichfield £5.69Lichfield: £5.69Congleton: £2.88Lichfield: £5.72Congleton: £2.89Lichfield: £5.40Congleton: £2.73

    £2.88£2.89£2.73Lichfield is higher£5.69£5.72£5.40

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Congleton £5.96, Lichfield £4.87Lichfield: £4.87Congleton: £5.96Lichfield: £4.89Congleton: £5.98Lichfield: £4.62Congleton: £5.65

    £5.96£5.98£5.65Congleton is higher£4.87£4.89£4.62

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Congleton 1,010.5, Lichfield 1,004.2Lichfield: 1,004.2Congleton: 1,010.5

    1,010.5Congleton is higherDepends on how you count1,004.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Congleton 61.2, Lichfield 67.2Lichfield: 67.2Congleton: 61.2

    61.2Lichfield is higher67.2

  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: Congleton 141.2, Lichfield 139.0Lichfield: 139.0Congleton: 141.2

    141.2Congleton is higherDepends on how you count139.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Congleton 53.2, Lichfield 54.5Lichfield: 54.5Congleton: 53.2

    53.2Lichfield is higher54.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Congleton 120.3, Lichfield 135.2Lichfield: 135.2Congleton: 120.3

    120.3Lichfield is higher135.2

  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: Congleton 19.6, Lichfield 21.8Lichfield: 21.8Congleton: 19.6

    19.6Lichfield is higher21.8

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Congleton and Lichfield, per person in the age group
MeasureCongletonLichfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,308£4,326£4,086£4,341£4,359£4,118Lichfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,643£12,697£11,993£12,553£12,607£11,908Congleton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,342£1,348£1,273£1,434£1,441£1,361Lichfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,717£11,767£11,114£11,655£11,705£11,055Congleton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£230£231£218£238£239£225Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£681£683£646£643£646£610Congleton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£18£18£17Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£348£349£330£369£371£350Lichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£107£107£101Congleton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£89£89£84£99£99£94Lichfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,014£1,018£962£1,108£1,113£1,051Lichfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£113£113£107Congleton
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£231£232£219£215£216£204Congleton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.06£6.09£5.75£6.23£6.26£5.91Lichfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.88£2.89£2.73£5.69£5.72£5.40Lichfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.96£5.98£5.65£4.87£4.89£4.62Congleton
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.51,004.2Congleton
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202661.267.2Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.2139.0Congleton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202653.254.5Lichfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026120.3135.2Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.621.8Lichfield

Per resident

Congleton is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Lichfield on 13. 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

Congleton Lichfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Congleton £4,308, Lichfield £4,341Lichfield: £4,341Congleton: £4,308Lichfield: £4,359Congleton: £4,326Lichfield: £4,118Congleton: £4,086

    £4,308£4,326£4,086Lichfield is higher£4,341£4,359£4,118

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Congleton £2,911, Lichfield £2,905Lichfield: £2,905Congleton: £2,911Lichfield: £2,917Congleton: £2,924Lichfield: £2,755Congleton: £2,762

    £2,911£2,924£2,762Congleton is higherDepends on how you count£2,905£2,917£2,755

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Congleton £783, Lichfield £842Lichfield: £842Congleton: £783Lichfield: £846Congleton: £787Lichfield: £799Congleton: £743

    £783£787£743Lichfield is higher£842£846£799

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Congleton £2,698, Lichfield £2,697Lichfield: £2,697Congleton: £2,698Lichfield: £2,708Congleton: £2,710Lichfield: £2,558Congleton: £2,559

    £2,698£2,710£2,559Congleton is higherDepends on how you count£2,697£2,708£2,558

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Congleton £53, Lichfield £55Lichfield: £55Congleton: £53Lichfield: £55Congleton: £53Lichfield: £52Congleton: £50

    £53£53£50Lichfield is higher£55£55£52

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Congleton £157, Lichfield £149Lichfield: £149Congleton: £157Lichfield: £149Congleton: £157Lichfield: £141Congleton: £149

    £157£157£149Congleton is higher£149£149£141

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Congleton £3.58, Lichfield £4.08Lichfield: £4.08Congleton: £3.58Lichfield: £4.10Congleton: £3.60Lichfield: £3.87Congleton: £3.40

    £3.58£3.60£3.40Lichfield is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Congleton £348, Lichfield £369Lichfield: £369Congleton: £348Lichfield: £371Congleton: £349Lichfield: £350Congleton: £330

    £348£349£330Lichfield is higher£369£371£350

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Congleton £118, Lichfield £107Lichfield: £107Congleton: £118Lichfield: £107Congleton: £118Lichfield: £101Congleton: £112

    £118£118£112Congleton is higher£107£107£101

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Congleton £52, Lichfield £58Lichfield: £58Congleton: £52Lichfield: £58Congleton: £52Lichfield: £55Congleton: £49

    £52£52£49Lichfield is higher£58£58£55

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Congleton £592, Lichfield £651Lichfield: £651Congleton: £592Lichfield: £654Congleton: £594Lichfield: £617Congleton: £561

    £592£594£561Lichfield is higher£651£654£617

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Congleton £141, Lichfield £113Lichfield: £113Congleton: £141Lichfield: £113Congleton: £142Lichfield: £107Congleton: £134

    £141£142£134Congleton is higher£113£113£107

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Congleton £135, Lichfield £126Lichfield: £126Congleton: £135Lichfield: £127Congleton: £135Lichfield: £120Congleton: £128

    £135£135£128Congleton is higher£126£127£120

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Congleton £3.54, Lichfield £3.66Lichfield: £3.66Congleton: £3.54Lichfield: £3.67Congleton: £3.56Lichfield: £3.47Congleton: £3.36

    £3.54£3.56£3.36Lichfield is higher£3.66£3.67£3.47

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Congleton £1.68, Lichfield £3.34Lichfield: £3.34Congleton: £1.68Lichfield: £3.36Congleton: £1.68Lichfield: £3.17Congleton: £1.59

    £1.68£1.68£1.59Lichfield is higher£3.34£3.36£3.17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Congleton £5.96, Lichfield £4.87Lichfield: £4.87Congleton: £5.96Lichfield: £4.89Congleton: £5.98Lichfield: £4.62Congleton: £5.65

    £5.96£5.98£5.65Congleton is higher£4.87£4.89£4.62

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Congleton 232.7, Lichfield 232.4Lichfield: 232.4Congleton: 232.7

    232.7Congleton is higherDepends on how you count232.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Congleton 14.1, Lichfield 15.5Lichfield: 15.5Congleton: 14.1

    14.1Lichfield is higher15.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Congleton 32.5, Lichfield 32.2Lichfield: 32.2Congleton: 32.5

    32.5Congleton is higherDepends on how you count32.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Congleton 53.2, Lichfield 54.5Lichfield: 54.5Congleton: 53.2

    53.2Lichfield is higher54.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Congleton 70.2, Lichfield 79.4Lichfield: 79.4Congleton: 70.2

    70.2Lichfield is higher79.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Congleton 11.4, Lichfield 12.8Lichfield: 12.8Congleton: 11.4

    11.4Lichfield is higher12.8

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Congleton and Lichfield, per resident
MeasureCongletonLichfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,308£4,326£4,086£4,341£4,359£4,118Lichfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,911£2,924£2,762£2,905£2,917£2,755Congleton
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£783£787£743£842£846£799Lichfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,698£2,710£2,559£2,697£2,708£2,558Congleton
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£55£55£52Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£157£157£149£149£149£141Congleton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.58£3.60£3.40£4.08£4.10£3.87Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£348£349£330£369£371£350Lichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£107£107£101Congleton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£58£58£55Lichfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£592£594£561£651£654£617Lichfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£113£113£107Congleton
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£135£135£128£126£127£120Congleton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.54£3.56£3.36£3.66£3.67£3.47Lichfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.68£1.68£1.59£3.34£3.36£3.17Lichfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.96£5.98£5.65£4.87£4.89£4.62Congleton
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026232.7232.4Congleton
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.115.5Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.532.2Congleton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202653.254.5Lichfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202670.279.4Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.412.8Lichfield

Total

Congleton is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Lichfield 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

Congleton Lichfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Congleton £416.3m, Lichfield £438.5mLichfield: £438.5mCongleton: £416.3mLichfield: £440.3mCongleton: £418.1mLichfield: £415.9mCongleton: £394.9m

    £416.3m£418.1m£394.9mLichfield is higher£438.5m£440.3m£415.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Congleton £281.4m, Lichfield £293.4mLichfield: £293.4mCongleton: £281.4mLichfield: £294.6mCongleton: £282.6mLichfield: £278.3mCongleton: £266.9m

    £281.4m£282.6m£266.9mLichfield is higherDepends on how you count£293.4m£294.6m£278.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Congleton £75.7m, Lichfield £85.1mLichfield: £85.1mCongleton: £75.7mLichfield: £85.4mCongleton: £76.0mLichfield: £80.7mCongleton: £71.8m

    £75.7m£76.0m£71.8mLichfield is higher£85.1m£85.4m£80.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Congleton £260.8m, Lichfield £272.4mLichfield: £272.4mCongleton: £260.8mLichfield: £273.6mCongleton: £261.9mLichfield: £258.4mCongleton: £247.3m

    £260.8m£261.9m£247.3mLichfield is higherDepends on how you count£272.4m£273.6m£258.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Congleton £5.1m, Lichfield £5.6mLichfield: £5.6mCongleton: £5.1mLichfield: £5.6mCongleton: £5.1mLichfield: £5.3mCongleton: £4.9m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.9mLichfield is higher£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Congleton £15.1m, Lichfield £15.0mLichfield: £15.0mCongleton: £15.1mLichfield: £15.1mCongleton: £15.2mLichfield: £14.3mCongleton: £14.4m

    £15.1m£15.2m£14.4mCongleton is higher£15.0m£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: Congleton £0.35m, Lichfield £0.41mLichfield: £0.41mCongleton: £0.35mLichfield: £0.41mCongleton: £0.35mLichfield: £0.39mCongleton: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mLichfield is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Congleton £33.6m, Lichfield £37.3mLichfield: £37.3mCongleton: £33.6mLichfield: £37.4mCongleton: £33.8mLichfield: £35.4mCongleton: £31.9m

    £33.6m£33.8m£31.9mLichfield is higher£37.3m£37.4m£35.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Congleton £11.4m, Lichfield £10.8mLichfield: £10.8mCongleton: £11.4mLichfield: £10.9mCongleton: £11.4mLichfield: £10.2mCongleton: £10.8m

    £11.4m£11.4m£10.8mCongleton is higher£10.8m£10.9m£10.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Congleton £5.0m, Lichfield £5.9mLichfield: £5.9mCongleton: £5.0mLichfield: £5.9mCongleton: £5.0mLichfield: £5.6mCongleton: £4.8m

    £5.0m£5.0m£4.8mLichfield is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Congleton £57.2m, Lichfield £65.7mLichfield: £65.7mCongleton: £57.2mLichfield: £66.0mCongleton: £57.4mLichfield: £62.4mCongleton: £54.2m

    £57.2m£57.4m£54.2mLichfield is higher£65.7m£66.0m£62.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Congleton £13.7m, Lichfield £11.4mLichfield: £11.4mCongleton: £13.7mLichfield: £11.5mCongleton: £13.7mLichfield: £10.8mCongleton: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mCongleton is higher£11.4m£11.5m£10.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Congleton £13.0m, Lichfield £12.8mLichfield: £12.8mCongleton: £13.0mLichfield: £12.8mCongleton: £13.1mLichfield: £12.1mCongleton: £12.3m

    £13.0m£13.1m£12.3mCongleton is higher£12.8m£12.8m£12.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Congleton £0.34m, Lichfield £0.37mLichfield: £0.37mCongleton: £0.34mLichfield: £0.37mCongleton: £0.34mLichfield: £0.35mCongleton: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mLichfield is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Congleton £0.16m, Lichfield £0.34mLichfield: £0.34mCongleton: £0.16mLichfield: £0.34mCongleton: £0.16mLichfield: £0.32mCongleton: £0.15m

    £0.16m£0.16m£0.15mLichfield is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Congleton £0.58m, Lichfield £0.49mLichfield: £0.49mCongleton: £0.58mLichfield: £0.49mCongleton: £0.58mLichfield: £0.47mCongleton: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mCongleton is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Congleton 22,488, Lichfield 23,470Lichfield: 23,470Congleton: 22,488

    22,488Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count23,470

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Congleton 1,362, Lichfield 1,570Lichfield: 1,570Congleton: 1,362

    1,362Lichfield is higher1,570

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Congleton 3,143, Lichfield 3,248Lichfield: 3,248Congleton: 3,143

    3,143Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count3,248

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Congleton 5,142, Lichfield 5,500Lichfield: 5,500Congleton: 5,142

    5,142Lichfield is higher5,500

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Congleton 6,784, Lichfield 8,016Lichfield: 8,016Congleton: 6,784

    6,784Lichfield is higher8,016

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Congleton 1,104, Lichfield 1,293Lichfield: 1,293Congleton: 1,104

    1,104Lichfield is higher1,293

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Congleton and Lichfield, total
MeasureCongletonLichfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£416.3m£418.1m£394.9m£438.5m£440.3m£415.9mLichfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£281.4m£282.6m£266.9m£293.4m£294.6m£278.3mLichfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£75.7m£76.0m£71.8m£85.1m£85.4m£80.7mLichfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£260.8m£261.9m£247.3m£272.4m£273.6m£258.4mLichfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.9m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mLichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.4m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mCongleton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mLichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.6m£33.8m£31.9m£37.3m£37.4m£35.4mLichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.4m£11.4m£10.8m£10.8m£10.9m£10.2mCongleton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.0m£4.8m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mLichfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£57.2m£57.4m£54.2m£65.7m£66.0m£62.4mLichfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£11.4m£11.5m£10.8mCongleton
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.0m£13.1m£12.3m£12.8m£12.8m£12.1mCongleton
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mLichfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mLichfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mCongleton
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,48823,470Lichfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3621,570Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1433,248Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,1425,500Lichfield
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,7848,016Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1041,293Lichfield

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.
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  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.