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Forest of Dean and Morecambe and Lunesdale

94,516 and 99,811 residents (mid-2024).

Forest of Dean is higher than Morecambe and Lunesdale on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 2 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

Forest of Dean is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Morecambe and Lunesdale 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

Forest of Dean Morecambe and Lunesdale

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Forest of Dean £4,768, Morecambe and Lunesdale £5,224Morecambe and Lunesdale: £5,224Forest of Dean: £4,768Morecambe and Lunesdale: £5,246Forest of Dean: £4,789Morecambe and Lunesdale: £4,955Forest of Dean: £4,523

    £4,768£4,789£4,523Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£5,224£5,246£4,955

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Forest of Dean £12,587, Morecambe and Lunesdale £12,774Morecambe and Lunesdale: £12,774Forest of Dean: £12,587Morecambe and Lunesdale: £12,828Forest of Dean: £12,640Morecambe and Lunesdale: £12,117Forest of Dean: £11,939

    £12,587£12,640£11,939Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£12,774£12,828£12,117

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Forest of Dean £1,740, Morecambe and Lunesdale £2,067Morecambe and Lunesdale: £2,067Forest of Dean: £1,740Morecambe and Lunesdale: £2,076Forest of Dean: £1,747Morecambe and Lunesdale: £1,960Forest of Dean: £1,650

    £1,740£1,747£1,650Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£2,067£2,076£1,960

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Forest of Dean £11,553, Morecambe and Lunesdale £11,570Morecambe and Lunesdale: £11,570Forest of Dean: £11,553Morecambe and Lunesdale: £11,619Forest of Dean: £11,602Morecambe and Lunesdale: £10,974Forest of Dean: £10,958

    £11,553£11,602£10,958Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£11,570£11,619£10,974

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Forest of Dean £346, Morecambe and Lunesdale £359Morecambe and Lunesdale: £359Forest of Dean: £346Morecambe and Lunesdale: £361Forest of Dean: £347Morecambe and Lunesdale: £341Forest of Dean: £328

    £346£347£328Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£359£361£341

  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: Forest of Dean £667, Morecambe and Lunesdale £822Morecambe and Lunesdale: £822Forest of Dean: £667Morecambe and Lunesdale: £826Forest of Dean: £670Morecambe and Lunesdale: £780Forest of Dean: £632

    £667£670£632Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£822£826£780

  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: Forest of Dean £22, Morecambe and Lunesdale £23Morecambe and Lunesdale: £23Forest of Dean: £22Morecambe and Lunesdale: £23Forest of Dean: £22Morecambe and Lunesdale: £22Forest of Dean: £21

    £22£22£21Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£23£23£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Forest of Dean £397, Morecambe and Lunesdale £473Morecambe and Lunesdale: £473Forest of Dean: £397Morecambe and Lunesdale: £475Forest of Dean: £398Morecambe and Lunesdale: £449Forest of Dean: £376

    £397£398£376Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£473£475£449

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Forest of Dean £115, Morecambe and Lunesdale £143Morecambe and Lunesdale: £143Forest of Dean: £115Morecambe and Lunesdale: £144Forest of Dean: £116Morecambe and Lunesdale: £136Forest of Dean: £109

    £115£116£109Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£143£144£136

  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: Forest of Dean £102, Morecambe and Lunesdale £112Morecambe and Lunesdale: £112Forest of Dean: £102Morecambe and Lunesdale: £113Forest of Dean: £103Morecambe and Lunesdale: £107Forest of Dean: £97

    £102£103£97Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£112£113£107

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Forest of Dean £1,321, Morecambe and Lunesdale £1,640Morecambe and Lunesdale: £1,640Forest of Dean: £1,321Morecambe and Lunesdale: £1,647Forest of Dean: £1,327Morecambe and Lunesdale: £1,556Forest of Dean: £1,253

    £1,321£1,327£1,253Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£1,640£1,647£1,556

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Forest of Dean £173, Morecambe and Lunesdale £166Morecambe and Lunesdale: £166Forest of Dean: £173Morecambe and Lunesdale: £167Forest of Dean: £174Morecambe and Lunesdale: £158Forest of Dean: £164

    £173£174£164Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£166£167£158

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Forest of Dean £305, Morecambe and Lunesdale £305Morecambe and Lunesdale: £305Forest of Dean: £305Morecambe and Lunesdale: £307Forest of Dean: £306Morecambe and Lunesdale: £290Forest of Dean: £289

    £305£306£289Morecambe and Lunesdale is higherDepends on how you count£305£307£290

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Forest of Dean £6.88, Morecambe and Lunesdale £5.04Morecambe and Lunesdale: £5.04Forest of Dean: £6.88Morecambe and Lunesdale: £5.06Forest of Dean: £6.91Morecambe and Lunesdale: £4.78Forest of Dean: £6.53

    £6.88£6.91£6.53Forest of Dean is higher£5.04£5.06£4.78

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Forest of Dean £4.42, Morecambe and Lunesdale £3.55Morecambe and Lunesdale: £3.55Forest of Dean: £4.42Morecambe and Lunesdale: £3.57Forest of Dean: £4.44Morecambe and Lunesdale: £3.37Forest of Dean: £4.19

    £4.42£4.44£4.19Forest of Dean is higher£3.55£3.57£3.37

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Forest of Dean £5.17, Morecambe and Lunesdale £7.12Morecambe and Lunesdale: £7.12Forest of Dean: £5.17Morecambe and Lunesdale: £7.15Forest of Dean: £5.19Morecambe and Lunesdale: £6.75Forest of Dean: £4.90

    £5.17£5.19£4.90Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£7.12£7.15£6.75

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Forest of Dean 1,022.2, Morecambe and Lunesdale 1,022.7Morecambe and Lunesdale: 1,022.7Forest of Dean: 1,022.2

    1,022.2Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher1,022.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Forest of Dean 80.3, Morecambe and Lunesdale 91.1Morecambe and Lunesdale: 91.1Forest of Dean: 80.3

    80.3Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher91.1

  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: Forest of Dean 138.7, Morecambe and Lunesdale 163.6Morecambe and Lunesdale: 163.6Forest of Dean: 138.7

    138.7Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher163.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Forest of Dean 58.6, Morecambe and Lunesdale 72.2Morecambe and Lunesdale: 72.2Forest of Dean: 58.6

    58.6Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher72.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Forest of Dean 159.2, Morecambe and Lunesdale 186.9Morecambe and Lunesdale: 186.9Forest of Dean: 159.2

    159.2Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher186.9

  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: Forest of Dean 22.6, Morecambe and Lunesdale 25.1Morecambe and Lunesdale: 25.1Forest of Dean: 22.6

    22.6Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher25.1

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Forest of Dean and Morecambe and Lunesdale, per person in the age group
MeasureForest of DeanMorecambe and LunesdaleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,768£4,789£4,523£5,224£5,246£4,955Morecambe and Lunesdale
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,587£12,640£11,939£12,774£12,828£12,117Morecambe and Lunesdale
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,740£1,747£1,650£2,067£2,076£1,960Morecambe and Lunesdale
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,553£11,602£10,958£11,570£11,619£10,974Morecambe and Lunesdale
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£346£347£328£359£361£341Morecambe and Lunesdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£667£670£632£822£826£780Morecambe and Lunesdale
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£23£23£22Morecambe and Lunesdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£397£398£376£473£475£449Morecambe and Lunesdale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£109£143£144£136Morecambe and Lunesdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£102£103£97£112£113£107Morecambe and Lunesdale
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,321£1,327£1,253£1,640£1,647£1,556Morecambe and Lunesdale
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£166£167£158Forest of Dean
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£305£306£289£305£307£290Morecambe and Lunesdale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.88£6.91£6.53£5.04£5.06£4.78Forest of Dean
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.42£4.44£4.19£3.55£3.57£3.37Forest of Dean
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.17£5.19£4.90£7.12£7.15£6.75Morecambe and Lunesdale
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.21,022.7Morecambe and Lunesdale
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202680.391.1Morecambe and Lunesdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.7163.6Morecambe and Lunesdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.672.2Morecambe and Lunesdale
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026159.2186.9Morecambe and Lunesdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.625.1Morecambe and Lunesdale

Per resident

Forest of Dean is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Morecambe and Lunesdale on 18. 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

Forest of Dean Morecambe and Lunesdale

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Forest of Dean £4,768, Morecambe and Lunesdale £5,224Morecambe and Lunesdale: £5,224Forest of Dean: £4,768Morecambe and Lunesdale: £5,246Forest of Dean: £4,789Morecambe and Lunesdale: £4,955Forest of Dean: £4,523

    £4,768£4,789£4,523Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£5,224£5,246£4,955

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Forest of Dean £3,067, Morecambe and Lunesdale £3,269Morecambe and Lunesdale: £3,269Forest of Dean: £3,067Morecambe and Lunesdale: £3,283Forest of Dean: £3,080Morecambe and Lunesdale: £3,101Forest of Dean: £2,909

    £3,067£3,080£2,909Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£3,269£3,283£3,101

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Forest of Dean £1,011, Morecambe and Lunesdale £1,165Morecambe and Lunesdale: £1,165Forest of Dean: £1,011Morecambe and Lunesdale: £1,170Forest of Dean: £1,016Morecambe and Lunesdale: £1,105Forest of Dean: £959

    £1,011£1,016£959Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£1,165£1,170£1,105

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Forest of Dean £2,815, Morecambe and Lunesdale £2,961Morecambe and Lunesdale: £2,961Forest of Dean: £2,815Morecambe and Lunesdale: £2,974Forest of Dean: £2,827Morecambe and Lunesdale: £2,809Forest of Dean: £2,670

    £2,815£2,827£2,670Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£2,961£2,974£2,809

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Forest of Dean £84, Morecambe and Lunesdale £92Morecambe and Lunesdale: £92Forest of Dean: £84Morecambe and Lunesdale: £92Forest of Dean: £85Morecambe and Lunesdale: £87Forest of Dean: £80

    £84£85£80Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£92£92£87

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Forest of Dean £162, Morecambe and Lunesdale £210Morecambe and Lunesdale: £210Forest of Dean: £162Morecambe and Lunesdale: £211Forest of Dean: £163Morecambe and Lunesdale: £200Forest of Dean: £154

    £162£163£154Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£210£211£200

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Forest of Dean £5.27, Morecambe and Lunesdale £5.88Morecambe and Lunesdale: £5.88Forest of Dean: £5.27Morecambe and Lunesdale: £5.91Forest of Dean: £5.29Morecambe and Lunesdale: £5.58Forest of Dean: £5.00

    £5.27£5.29£5.00Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£5.88£5.91£5.58

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Forest of Dean £397, Morecambe and Lunesdale £473Morecambe and Lunesdale: £473Forest of Dean: £397Morecambe and Lunesdale: £475Forest of Dean: £398Morecambe and Lunesdale: £449Forest of Dean: £376

    £397£398£376Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£473£475£449

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Forest of Dean £115, Morecambe and Lunesdale £143Morecambe and Lunesdale: £143Forest of Dean: £115Morecambe and Lunesdale: £144Forest of Dean: £116Morecambe and Lunesdale: £136Forest of Dean: £109

    £115£116£109Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£143£144£136

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Forest of Dean £60, Morecambe and Lunesdale £63Morecambe and Lunesdale: £63Forest of Dean: £60Morecambe and Lunesdale: £64Forest of Dean: £60Morecambe and Lunesdale: £60Forest of Dean: £57

    £60£60£57Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£63£64£60

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Forest of Dean £768, Morecambe and Lunesdale £925Morecambe and Lunesdale: £925Forest of Dean: £768Morecambe and Lunesdale: £928Forest of Dean: £771Morecambe and Lunesdale: £877Forest of Dean: £729

    £768£771£729Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£925£928£877

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Forest of Dean £173, Morecambe and Lunesdale £166Morecambe and Lunesdale: £166Forest of Dean: £173Morecambe and Lunesdale: £167Forest of Dean: £174Morecambe and Lunesdale: £158Forest of Dean: £164

    £173£174£164Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£166£167£158

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Forest of Dean £177, Morecambe and Lunesdale £172Morecambe and Lunesdale: £172Forest of Dean: £177Morecambe and Lunesdale: £173Forest of Dean: £178Morecambe and Lunesdale: £163Forest of Dean: £168

    £177£178£168Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£163

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Forest of Dean £4.01, Morecambe and Lunesdale £2.84Morecambe and Lunesdale: £2.84Forest of Dean: £4.01Morecambe and Lunesdale: £2.85Forest of Dean: £4.02Morecambe and Lunesdale: £2.69Forest of Dean: £3.80

    £4.01£4.02£3.80Forest of Dean is higher£2.84£2.85£2.69

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Forest of Dean £2.56, Morecambe and Lunesdale £2.00Morecambe and Lunesdale: £2.00Forest of Dean: £2.56Morecambe and Lunesdale: £2.01Forest of Dean: £2.57Morecambe and Lunesdale: £1.90Forest of Dean: £2.43

    £2.56£2.57£2.43Forest of Dean is higher£2.00£2.01£1.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Forest of Dean £5.17, Morecambe and Lunesdale £7.12Morecambe and Lunesdale: £7.12Forest of Dean: £5.17Morecambe and Lunesdale: £7.15Forest of Dean: £5.19Morecambe and Lunesdale: £6.75Forest of Dean: £4.90

    £5.17£5.19£4.90Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher£7.12£7.15£6.75

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Forest of Dean 249.1, Morecambe and Lunesdale 261.8Morecambe and Lunesdale: 261.8Forest of Dean: 249.1

    249.1Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher261.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Forest of Dean 19.6, Morecambe and Lunesdale 23.3Morecambe and Lunesdale: 23.3Forest of Dean: 19.6

    19.6Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher23.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Forest of Dean 33.8, Morecambe and Lunesdale 41.9Morecambe and Lunesdale: 41.9Forest of Dean: 33.8

    33.8Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher41.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Forest of Dean 58.6, Morecambe and Lunesdale 72.2Morecambe and Lunesdale: 72.2Forest of Dean: 58.6

    58.6Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher72.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Forest of Dean 92.6, Morecambe and Lunesdale 105.4Morecambe and Lunesdale: 105.4Forest of Dean: 92.6

    92.6Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher105.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Forest of Dean 13.2, Morecambe and Lunesdale 14.1Morecambe and Lunesdale: 14.1Forest of Dean: 13.2

    13.2Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher14.1

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Forest of Dean and Morecambe and Lunesdale, per resident
MeasureForest of DeanMorecambe and LunesdaleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,768£4,789£4,523£5,224£5,246£4,955Morecambe and Lunesdale
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,067£3,080£2,909£3,269£3,283£3,101Morecambe and Lunesdale
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,011£1,016£959£1,165£1,170£1,105Morecambe and Lunesdale
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,815£2,827£2,670£2,961£2,974£2,809Morecambe and Lunesdale
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£85£80£92£92£87Morecambe and Lunesdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£210£211£200Morecambe and Lunesdale
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.27£5.29£5.00£5.88£5.91£5.58Morecambe and Lunesdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£397£398£376£473£475£449Morecambe and Lunesdale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£109£143£144£136Morecambe and Lunesdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£60£57£63£64£60Morecambe and Lunesdale
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£768£771£729£925£928£877Morecambe and Lunesdale
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£166£167£158Forest of Dean
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£177£178£168£172£173£163Forest of Dean
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.01£4.02£3.80£2.84£2.85£2.69Forest of Dean
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.56£2.57£2.43£2.00£2.01£1.90Forest of Dean
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.17£5.19£4.90£7.12£7.15£6.75Morecambe and Lunesdale
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026249.1261.8Morecambe and Lunesdale
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.623.3Morecambe and Lunesdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.841.9Morecambe and Lunesdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.672.2Morecambe and Lunesdale
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202692.6105.4Morecambe and Lunesdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.214.1Morecambe and Lunesdale

Total

Forest of Dean is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Morecambe and Lunesdale on 20. 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

Forest of Dean Morecambe and Lunesdale

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Forest of Dean £450.7m, Morecambe and Lunesdale £521.4mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £521.4mForest of Dean: £450.7mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £523.6mForest of Dean: £452.6mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £494.6mForest of Dean: £427.5m

    £450.7m£452.6m£427.5mMorecambe and Lunesdale is higher£521.4m£523.6m£494.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Forest of Dean £289.9m, Morecambe and Lunesdale £326.3mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £326.3mForest of Dean: £289.9mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £327.7mForest of Dean: £291.1mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £309.5mForest of Dean: £274.9m

    £289.9m£291.1m£274.9mMorecambe and Lunesdale is higher£326.3m£327.7m£309.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Forest of Dean £95.6m, Morecambe and Lunesdale £116.3mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £116.3mForest of Dean: £95.6mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £116.8mForest of Dean: £96.0mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £110.3mForest of Dean: £90.7m

    £95.6m£96.0m£90.7mMorecambe and Lunesdale is higher£116.3m£116.8m£110.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Forest of Dean £266.0m, Morecambe and Lunesdale £295.6mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £295.6mForest of Dean: £266.0mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £296.8mForest of Dean: £267.2mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £280.3mForest of Dean: £252.4m

    £266.0m£267.2m£252.4mMorecambe and Lunesdale is higher£295.6m£296.8m£280.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Forest of Dean £8.0m, Morecambe and Lunesdale £9.2mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £9.2mForest of Dean: £8.0mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £9.2mForest of Dean: £8.0mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £8.7mForest of Dean: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.0m£7.6mMorecambe and Lunesdale is higher£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Forest of Dean £15.4m, Morecambe and Lunesdale £21.0mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £21.0mForest of Dean: £15.4mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £21.1mForest of Dean: £15.4mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £19.9mForest of Dean: £14.6m

    £15.4m£15.4m£14.6mMorecambe and Lunesdale is higher£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Forest of Dean £0.50m, Morecambe and Lunesdale £0.59mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £0.59mForest of Dean: £0.50mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £0.59mForest of Dean: £0.50mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £0.56mForest of Dean: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mMorecambe and Lunesdale is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Forest of Dean £37.5m, Morecambe and Lunesdale £47.2mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £47.2mForest of Dean: £37.5mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £47.4mForest of Dean: £37.7mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £44.8mForest of Dean: £35.6m

    £37.5m£37.7m£35.6mMorecambe and Lunesdale is higher£47.2m£47.4m£44.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Forest of Dean £10.9m, Morecambe and Lunesdale £14.3mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £14.3mForest of Dean: £10.9mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £14.3mForest of Dean: £10.9mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £13.5mForest of Dean: £10.3m

    £10.9m£10.9m£10.3mMorecambe and Lunesdale is higher£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Forest of Dean £5.6m, Morecambe and Lunesdale £6.3mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £6.3mForest of Dean: £5.6mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £6.3mForest of Dean: £5.7mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £6.0mForest of Dean: £5.3m

    £5.6m£5.7m£5.3mMorecambe and Lunesdale is higher£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Forest of Dean £72.6m, Morecambe and Lunesdale £92.3mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £92.3mForest of Dean: £72.6mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £92.7mForest of Dean: £72.9mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £87.5mForest of Dean: £68.9m

    £72.6m£72.9m£68.9mMorecambe and Lunesdale is higher£92.3m£92.7m£87.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Forest of Dean £16.3m, Morecambe and Lunesdale £16.6mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £16.6mForest of Dean: £16.3mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £16.7mForest of Dean: £16.4mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £15.8mForest of Dean: £15.5m

    £16.3m£16.4m£15.5mMorecambe and Lunesdale is higherDepends on how you count£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Forest of Dean £16.7m, Morecambe and Lunesdale £17.2mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £17.2mForest of Dean: £16.7mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £17.3mForest of Dean: £16.8mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £16.3mForest of Dean: £15.9m

    £16.7m£16.8m£15.9mMorecambe and Lunesdale is higherDepends on how you count£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Forest of Dean £0.38m, Morecambe and Lunesdale £0.28mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £0.28mForest of Dean: £0.38mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £0.28mForest of Dean: £0.38mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £0.27mForest of Dean: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mForest of Dean is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Forest of Dean £0.24m, Morecambe and Lunesdale £0.20mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £0.20mForest of Dean: £0.24mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £0.20mForest of Dean: £0.24mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £0.19mForest of Dean: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mForest of Dean is higher£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Forest of Dean £0.49m, Morecambe and Lunesdale £0.71mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £0.71mForest of Dean: £0.49mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £0.71mForest of Dean: £0.49mMorecambe and Lunesdale: £0.67mForest of Dean: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mMorecambe and Lunesdale is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Forest of Dean 23,539, Morecambe and Lunesdale 26,126Morecambe and Lunesdale: 26,126Forest of Dean: 23,539

    23,539Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher26,126

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Forest of Dean 1,850, Morecambe and Lunesdale 2,328Morecambe and Lunesdale: 2,328Forest of Dean: 1,850

    1,850Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher2,328

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Forest of Dean 3,195, Morecambe and Lunesdale 4,178Morecambe and Lunesdale: 4,178Forest of Dean: 3,195

    3,195Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher4,178

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Forest of Dean 5,540, Morecambe and Lunesdale 7,206Morecambe and Lunesdale: 7,206Forest of Dean: 5,540

    5,540Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher7,206

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Forest of Dean 8,748, Morecambe and Lunesdale 10,516Morecambe and Lunesdale: 10,516Forest of Dean: 8,748

    8,748Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher10,516

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Forest of Dean 1,243, Morecambe and Lunesdale 1,410Morecambe and Lunesdale: 1,410Forest of Dean: 1,243

    1,243Morecambe and Lunesdale is higher1,410

Show the numbers
Forest of Dean and Morecambe and Lunesdale, total
MeasureForest of DeanMorecambe and LunesdaleHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£450.7m£452.6m£427.5m£521.4m£523.6m£494.6mMorecambe and Lunesdale
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£289.9m£291.1m£274.9m£326.3m£327.7m£309.5mMorecambe and Lunesdale
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£95.6m£96.0m£90.7m£116.3m£116.8m£110.3mMorecambe and Lunesdale
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£266.0m£267.2m£252.4m£295.6m£296.8m£280.3mMorecambe and Lunesdale
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.0m£7.6m£9.2m£9.2m£8.7mMorecambe and Lunesdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m£21.0m£21.1m£19.9mMorecambe and Lunesdale
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mMorecambe and Lunesdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.5m£37.7m£35.6m£47.2m£47.4m£44.8mMorecambe and Lunesdale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mMorecambe and Lunesdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.7m£5.3m£6.3m£6.3m£6.0mMorecambe and Lunesdale
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£72.6m£72.9m£68.9m£92.3m£92.7m£87.5mMorecambe and Lunesdale
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m£16.6m£16.7m£15.8mMorecambe and Lunesdale
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mMorecambe and Lunesdale
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.28m£0.28m£0.27mForest of Dean
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.20m£0.20m£0.19mForest of Dean
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mMorecambe and Lunesdale
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,53926,126Morecambe and Lunesdale
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8502,328Morecambe and Lunesdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1954,178Morecambe and Lunesdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,5407,206Morecambe and Lunesdale
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,74810,516Morecambe and Lunesdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2431,410Morecambe and Lunesdale

Sources

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

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  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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