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Forest of Dean and Staffordshire Moorlands

94,516 and 85,882 residents (mid-2024).

Forest of Dean is higher than Staffordshire Moorlands on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 6 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 14 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands on 8. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Forest of Dean Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Forest of Dean £4,768, Staffordshire Moorlands £4,723Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,723Forest of Dean: £4,768Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,743Forest of Dean: £4,789Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,480Forest of Dean: £4,523

    £4,768£4,789£4,523Forest of Dean is higher£4,723£4,743£4,480

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Forest of Dean £12,587, Staffordshire Moorlands £12,720Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,720Forest of Dean: £12,587Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,774Forest of Dean: £12,640Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,066Forest of Dean: £11,939

    £12,587£12,640£11,939Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£12,720£12,774£12,066

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands £1,383Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,383Forest of Dean: £1,740Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,389Forest of Dean: £1,747Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,312Forest of Dean: £1,650

    £1,740£1,747£1,650Forest of Dean is higher£1,383£1,389£1,312

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Forest of Dean £11,553, Staffordshire Moorlands £11,707Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,707Forest of Dean: £11,553Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,757Forest of Dean: £11,602Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,105Forest of Dean: £10,958

    £11,553£11,602£10,958Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£11,707£11,757£11,105

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Forest of Dean £346, Staffordshire Moorlands £260Staffordshire Moorlands: £260Forest of Dean: £346Staffordshire Moorlands: £261Forest of Dean: £347Staffordshire Moorlands: £247Forest of Dean: £328

    £346£347£328Forest of Dean is higher£260£261£247

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands £734Staffordshire Moorlands: £734Forest of Dean: £667Staffordshire Moorlands: £737Forest of Dean: £670Staffordshire Moorlands: £696Forest of Dean: £632

    £667£670£632Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£734£737£696

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands £19Staffordshire Moorlands: £19Forest of Dean: £22Staffordshire Moorlands: £19Forest of Dean: £22Staffordshire Moorlands: £18Forest of Dean: £21

    £22£22£21Forest of Dean is higher£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Forest of Dean £397, Staffordshire Moorlands £421Staffordshire Moorlands: £421Forest of Dean: £397Staffordshire Moorlands: £423Forest of Dean: £398Staffordshire Moorlands: £399Forest of Dean: £376

    £397£398£376Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£421£423£399

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Forest of Dean £115, Staffordshire Moorlands £109Staffordshire Moorlands: £109Forest of Dean: £115Staffordshire Moorlands: £110Forest of Dean: £116Staffordshire Moorlands: £104Forest of Dean: £109

    £115£116£109Forest of Dean is higher£109£110£104

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands £96Staffordshire Moorlands: £96Forest of Dean: £102Staffordshire Moorlands: £97Forest of Dean: £103Staffordshire Moorlands: £91Forest of Dean: £97

    £102£103£97Forest of Dean is higher£96£97£91

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Forest of Dean £1,321, Staffordshire Moorlands £976Staffordshire Moorlands: £976Forest of Dean: £1,321Staffordshire Moorlands: £980Forest of Dean: £1,327Staffordshire Moorlands: £926Forest of Dean: £1,253

    £1,321£1,327£1,253Forest of Dean is higher£976£980£926

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Forest of Dean £173, Staffordshire Moorlands £129Staffordshire Moorlands: £129Forest of Dean: £173Staffordshire Moorlands: £129Forest of Dean: £174Staffordshire Moorlands: £122Forest of Dean: £164

    £173£174£164Forest of Dean is higher£129£129£122

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands £300Staffordshire Moorlands: £300Forest of Dean: £305Staffordshire Moorlands: £302Forest of Dean: £306Staffordshire Moorlands: £285Forest of Dean: £289

    £305£306£289Forest of Dean is higher£300£302£285

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands £7.35Staffordshire Moorlands: £7.35Forest of Dean: £6.88Staffordshire Moorlands: £7.38Forest of Dean: £6.91Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.97Forest of Dean: £6.53

    £6.88£6.91£6.53Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£7.35£7.38£6.97

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Forest of Dean £4.42, Staffordshire Moorlands £3.10Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.10Forest of Dean: £4.42Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.11Forest of Dean: £4.44Staffordshire Moorlands: £2.94Forest of Dean: £4.19

    £4.42£4.44£4.19Forest of Dean is higher£3.10£3.11£2.94

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Forest of Dean £5.17, Staffordshire Moorlands £6.71Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.71Forest of Dean: £5.17Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.73Forest of Dean: £5.19Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.36Forest of Dean: £4.90

    £5.17£5.19£4.90Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£6.71£6.73£6.36

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,021.8Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,021.8Forest of Dean: 1,022.2

    1,022.2Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count1,021.8

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 71.6Staffordshire Moorlands: 71.6Forest of Dean: 80.3

    80.3Forest of Dean is higher71.6

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 155.6Staffordshire Moorlands: 155.6Forest of Dean: 138.7

    138.7Staffordshire Moorlands is higher155.6

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 58.9Staffordshire Moorlands: 58.9Forest of Dean: 58.6

    58.6Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count58.9

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 129.7Staffordshire Moorlands: 129.7Forest of Dean: 159.2

    159.2Forest of Dean is higher129.7

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 21.2Staffordshire Moorlands: 21.2Forest of Dean: 22.6

    22.6Forest of Dean is higher21.2

Show the numbers
Forest of Dean and Staffordshire Moorlands, per person in the age group
MeasureForest of DeanStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,768£4,789£4,523£4,723£4,743£4,480Forest of Dean
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,587£12,640£11,939£12,720£12,774£12,066Staffordshire Moorlands
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,740£1,747£1,650£1,383£1,389£1,312Forest of Dean
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,553£11,602£10,958£11,707£11,757£11,105Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£346£347£328£260£261£247Forest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£667£670£632£734£737£696Staffordshire Moorlands
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£19£19£18Forest of Dean
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£397£398£376£421£423£399Staffordshire Moorlands
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£109£109£110£104Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£102£103£97£96£97£91Forest of Dean
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,321£1,327£1,253£976£980£926Forest of Dean
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£129£129£122Forest of Dean
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£305£306£289£300£302£285Forest of Dean
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.88£6.91£6.53£7.35£7.38£6.97Staffordshire Moorlands
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.42£4.44£4.19£3.10£3.11£2.94Forest of Dean
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.17£5.19£4.90£6.71£6.73£6.36Staffordshire Moorlands
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.21,021.8Forest of Dean
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202680.371.6Forest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.7155.6Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.658.9Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026159.2129.7Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.621.2Forest of Dean

Per resident

Forest of Dean is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands on 9. 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 Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Forest of Dean £4,768, Staffordshire Moorlands £4,723Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,723Forest of Dean: £4,768Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,743Forest of Dean: £4,789Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,480Forest of Dean: £4,523

    £4,768£4,789£4,523Forest of Dean is higher£4,723£4,743£4,480

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Forest of Dean £3,067, Staffordshire Moorlands £3,262Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,262Forest of Dean: £3,067Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,275Forest of Dean: £3,080Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,094Forest of Dean: £2,909

    £3,067£3,080£2,909Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£3,262£3,275£3,094

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Forest of Dean £1,011, Staffordshire Moorlands £795Staffordshire Moorlands: £795Forest of Dean: £1,011Staffordshire Moorlands: £799Forest of Dean: £1,016Staffordshire Moorlands: £755Forest of Dean: £959

    £1,011£1,016£959Forest of Dean is higher£795£799£755

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Forest of Dean £2,815, Staffordshire Moorlands £3,002Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,002Forest of Dean: £2,815Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,015Forest of Dean: £2,827Staffordshire Moorlands: £2,847Forest of Dean: £2,670

    £2,815£2,827£2,670Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£3,002£3,015£2,847

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Forest of Dean £84, Staffordshire Moorlands £67Staffordshire Moorlands: £67Forest of Dean: £84Staffordshire Moorlands: £67Forest of Dean: £85Staffordshire Moorlands: £63Forest of Dean: £80

    £84£85£80Forest of Dean is higher£67£67£63

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Forest of Dean £162, Staffordshire Moorlands £188Staffordshire Moorlands: £188Forest of Dean: £162Staffordshire Moorlands: £189Forest of Dean: £163Staffordshire Moorlands: £178Forest of Dean: £154

    £162£163£154Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£188£189£178

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands £4.84Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.84Forest of Dean: £5.27Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.86Forest of Dean: £5.29Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.59Forest of Dean: £5.00

    £5.27£5.29£5.00Forest of Dean is higher£4.84£4.86£4.59

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Forest of Dean £397, Staffordshire Moorlands £421Staffordshire Moorlands: £421Forest of Dean: £397Staffordshire Moorlands: £423Forest of Dean: £398Staffordshire Moorlands: £399Forest of Dean: £376

    £397£398£376Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£421£423£399

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Forest of Dean £115, Staffordshire Moorlands £109Staffordshire Moorlands: £109Forest of Dean: £115Staffordshire Moorlands: £110Forest of Dean: £116Staffordshire Moorlands: £104Forest of Dean: £109

    £115£116£109Forest of Dean is higher£109£110£104

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Forest of Dean £60, Staffordshire Moorlands £55Staffordshire Moorlands: £55Forest of Dean: £60Staffordshire Moorlands: £56Forest of Dean: £60Staffordshire Moorlands: £53Forest of Dean: £57

    £60£60£57Forest of Dean is higher£55£56£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Forest of Dean £768, Staffordshire Moorlands £561Staffordshire Moorlands: £561Forest of Dean: £768Staffordshire Moorlands: £564Forest of Dean: £771Staffordshire Moorlands: £532Forest of Dean: £729

    £768£771£729Forest of Dean is higher£561£564£532

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Forest of Dean £173, Staffordshire Moorlands £129Staffordshire Moorlands: £129Forest of Dean: £173Staffordshire Moorlands: £129Forest of Dean: £174Staffordshire Moorlands: £122Forest of Dean: £164

    £173£174£164Forest of Dean is higher£129£129£122

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Forest of Dean £177, Staffordshire Moorlands £173Staffordshire Moorlands: £173Forest of Dean: £177Staffordshire Moorlands: £173Forest of Dean: £178Staffordshire Moorlands: £164Forest of Dean: £168

    £177£178£168Forest of Dean is higher£173£173£164

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Forest of Dean £4.01, Staffordshire Moorlands £4.23Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.23Forest of Dean: £4.01Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.25Forest of Dean: £4.02Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.01Forest of Dean: £3.80

    £4.01£4.02£3.80Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£4.23£4.25£4.01

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Forest of Dean £2.56, Staffordshire Moorlands £1.78Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.78Forest of Dean: £2.56Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.79Forest of Dean: £2.57Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.69Forest of Dean: £2.43

    £2.56£2.57£2.43Forest of Dean is higher£1.78£1.79£1.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Forest of Dean £5.17, Staffordshire Moorlands £6.71Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.71Forest of Dean: £5.17Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.73Forest of Dean: £5.19Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.36Forest of Dean: £4.90

    £5.17£5.19£4.90Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£6.71£6.73£6.36

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Forest of Dean 249.1, Staffordshire Moorlands 262.0Staffordshire Moorlands: 262.0Forest of Dean: 249.1

    249.1Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count262.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Forest of Dean 19.6, Staffordshire Moorlands 18.4Staffordshire Moorlands: 18.4Forest of Dean: 19.6

    19.6Forest of Dean is higher18.4

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 39.9Staffordshire Moorlands: 39.9Forest of Dean: 33.8

    33.8Staffordshire Moorlands is higher39.9

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 58.9Staffordshire Moorlands: 58.9Forest of Dean: 58.6

    58.6Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count58.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Forest of Dean 92.6, Staffordshire Moorlands 74.6Staffordshire Moorlands: 74.6Forest of Dean: 92.6

    92.6Forest of Dean is higher74.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Forest of Dean 13.2, Staffordshire Moorlands 12.2Staffordshire Moorlands: 12.2Forest of Dean: 13.2

    13.2Forest of Dean is higher12.2

Show the numbers
Forest of Dean and Staffordshire Moorlands, per resident
MeasureForest of DeanStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,768£4,789£4,523£4,723£4,743£4,480Forest of Dean
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,067£3,080£2,909£3,262£3,275£3,094Staffordshire Moorlands
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,011£1,016£959£795£799£755Forest of Dean
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,815£2,827£2,670£3,002£3,015£2,847Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£85£80£67£67£63Forest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£188£189£178Staffordshire Moorlands
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.27£5.29£5.00£4.84£4.86£4.59Forest of Dean
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£397£398£376£421£423£399Staffordshire Moorlands
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£109£109£110£104Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£60£57£55£56£53Forest of Dean
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£768£771£729£561£564£532Forest of Dean
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£129£129£122Forest of Dean
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£177£178£168£173£173£164Forest of Dean
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.01£4.02£3.80£4.23£4.25£4.01Staffordshire Moorlands
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.56£2.57£2.43£1.78£1.79£1.69Forest of Dean
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.17£5.19£4.90£6.71£6.73£6.36Staffordshire Moorlands
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026249.1262.0Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.618.4Forest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.839.9Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.658.9Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202692.674.6Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.212.2Forest of Dean

Total

Forest of Dean is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands on 3. 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 Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Forest of Dean £450.7m, Staffordshire Moorlands £405.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £405.6mForest of Dean: £450.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £407.3mForest of Dean: £452.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £384.7mForest of Dean: £427.5m

    £450.7m£452.6m£427.5mForest of Dean is higher£405.6m£407.3m£384.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Forest of Dean £289.9m, Staffordshire Moorlands £280.1mStaffordshire Moorlands: £280.1mForest of Dean: £289.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £281.3mForest of Dean: £291.1mStaffordshire Moorlands: £265.7mForest of Dean: £274.9m

    £289.9m£291.1m£274.9mForest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£280.1m£281.3m£265.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Forest of Dean £95.6m, Staffordshire Moorlands £68.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £68.3mForest of Dean: £95.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £68.6mForest of Dean: £96.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £64.8mForest of Dean: £90.7m

    £95.6m£96.0m£90.7mForest of Dean is higher£68.3m£68.6m£64.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Forest of Dean £266.0m, Staffordshire Moorlands £257.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £257.8mForest of Dean: £266.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £258.9mForest of Dean: £267.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £244.5mForest of Dean: £252.4m

    £266.0m£267.2m£252.4mForest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£257.8m£258.9m£244.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Forest of Dean £8.0m, Staffordshire Moorlands £5.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.7mForest of Dean: £8.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.8mForest of Dean: £8.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.4mForest of Dean: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.0m£7.6mForest of Dean is higher£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Forest of Dean £15.4m, Staffordshire Moorlands £16.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £16.2mForest of Dean: £15.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £16.2mForest of Dean: £15.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £15.3mForest of Dean: £14.6m

    £15.4m£15.4m£14.6mStaffordshire Moorlands is higher£16.2m£16.2m£15.3m

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.42mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.42mForest of Dean: £0.50mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.42mForest of Dean: £0.50mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.39mForest of Dean: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mForest of Dean is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Forest of Dean £37.5m, Staffordshire Moorlands £36.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £36.2mForest of Dean: £37.5mStaffordshire Moorlands: £36.3mForest of Dean: £37.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £34.3mForest of Dean: £35.6m

    £37.5m£37.7m£35.6mForest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£36.2m£36.3m£34.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Forest of Dean £10.9m, Staffordshire Moorlands £9.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £9.4mForest of Dean: £10.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £9.4mForest of Dean: £10.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £8.9mForest of Dean: £10.3m

    £10.9m£10.9m£10.3mForest of Dean is higher£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Forest of Dean £5.6m, Staffordshire Moorlands £4.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £4.8mForest of Dean: £5.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £4.8mForest of Dean: £5.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £4.5mForest of Dean: £5.3m

    £5.6m£5.7m£5.3mForest of Dean is higher£4.8m£4.8m£4.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Forest of Dean £72.6m, Staffordshire Moorlands £48.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £48.2mForest of Dean: £72.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £48.4mForest of Dean: £72.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £45.7mForest of Dean: £68.9m

    £72.6m£72.9m£68.9mForest of Dean is higher£48.2m£48.4m£45.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Forest of Dean £16.3m, Staffordshire Moorlands £11.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £11.0mForest of Dean: £16.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £11.1mForest of Dean: £16.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £10.5mForest of Dean: £15.5m

    £16.3m£16.4m£15.5mForest of Dean is higher£11.0m£11.1m£10.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Forest of Dean £16.7m, Staffordshire Moorlands £14.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £14.8mForest of Dean: £16.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £14.9mForest of Dean: £16.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £14.1mForest of Dean: £15.9m

    £16.7m£16.8m£15.9mForest of Dean is higher£14.8m£14.9m£14.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Forest of Dean £0.38m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.36mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.36mForest of Dean: £0.38mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.36mForest of Dean: £0.38mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.34mForest of Dean: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mForest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Forest of Dean £0.24m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.15mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.15mForest of Dean: £0.24mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.15mForest of Dean: £0.24mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.15mForest of Dean: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mForest of Dean is higher£0.15m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Forest of Dean £0.49m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.58mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.58mForest of Dean: £0.49mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.58mForest of Dean: £0.49mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.55mForest of Dean: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mStaffordshire Moorlands is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Forest of Dean 23,539, Staffordshire Moorlands 22,502Staffordshire Moorlands: 22,502Forest of Dean: 23,539

    23,539Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count22,502

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Forest of Dean 1,850, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,577Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,577Forest of Dean: 1,850

    1,850Forest of Dean is higher1,577

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Forest of Dean 3,195, Staffordshire Moorlands 3,427Staffordshire Moorlands: 3,427Forest of Dean: 3,195

    3,195Staffordshire Moorlands is higher3,427

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Forest of Dean 5,540, Staffordshire Moorlands 5,056Staffordshire Moorlands: 5,056Forest of Dean: 5,540

    5,540Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count5,056

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Forest of Dean 8,748, Staffordshire Moorlands 6,404Staffordshire Moorlands: 6,404Forest of Dean: 8,748

    8,748Forest of Dean is higher6,404

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Forest of Dean 1,243, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,048Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,048Forest of Dean: 1,243

    1,243Forest of Dean is higher1,048

Show the numbers
Forest of Dean and Staffordshire Moorlands, total
MeasureForest of DeanStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£450.7m£452.6m£427.5m£405.6m£407.3m£384.7mForest of Dean
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£289.9m£291.1m£274.9m£280.1m£281.3m£265.7mForest of Dean
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£95.6m£96.0m£90.7m£68.3m£68.6m£64.8mForest of Dean
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£266.0m£267.2m£252.4m£257.8m£258.9m£244.5mForest of Dean
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.0m£7.6m£5.7m£5.8m£5.4mForest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m£16.2m£16.2m£15.3mStaffordshire Moorlands
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.42m£0.42m£0.39mForest of Dean
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.5m£37.7m£35.6m£36.2m£36.3m£34.3mForest of Dean
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m£9.4m£9.4m£8.9mForest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.7m£5.3m£4.8m£4.8m£4.5mForest of Dean
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£72.6m£72.9m£68.9m£48.2m£48.4m£45.7mForest of Dean
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m£11.0m£11.1m£10.5mForest of Dean
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m£14.8m£14.9m£14.1mForest of Dean
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mForest of Dean
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.15mForest of Dean
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mStaffordshire Moorlands
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,53922,502Forest of Dean
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8501,577Forest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1953,427Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,5405,056Forest of Dean
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,7486,404Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2431,048Forest of Dean

Sources

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

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