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Gloucester and Stockport

122,420 and 108,432 residents (mid-2024).

Gloucester is higher than Stockport on 1 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 7 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

Gloucester is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Stockport on 21. 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

Gloucester Stockport

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gloucester £4,151, Stockport £4,495Stockport: £4,495Gloucester: £4,151Stockport: £4,514Gloucester: £4,169Stockport: £4,264Gloucester: £3,937

    £4,151£4,169£3,937Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£4,495£4,514£4,264

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Gloucester £12,815, Stockport £13,355Stockport: £13,355Gloucester: £12,815Stockport: £13,412Gloucester: £12,869Stockport: £12,668Gloucester: £12,155

    £12,815£12,869£12,155Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£13,355£13,412£12,668

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £2,132, Stockport £2,567Stockport: £2,567Gloucester: £2,132Stockport: £2,578Gloucester: £2,141Stockport: £2,435Gloucester: £2,022

    £2,132£2,141£2,022Stockport is higher£2,567£2,578£2,435

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Gloucester £11,485, Stockport £11,840Stockport: £11,840Gloucester: £11,485Stockport: £11,890Gloucester: £11,534Stockport: £11,231Gloucester: £10,894

    £11,485£11,534£10,894Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£11,840£11,890£11,231

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Gloucester £518, Stockport £643Stockport: £643Gloucester: £518Stockport: £646Gloucester: £521Stockport: £610Gloucester: £492

    £518£521£492Stockport is higher£643£646£610

  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: Gloucester £782, Stockport £835Stockport: £835Gloucester: £782Stockport: £838Gloucester: £786Stockport: £792Gloucester: £742

    £782£786£742Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£835£838£792

  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: Gloucester £28, Stockport £38Stockport: £38Gloucester: £28Stockport: £38Gloucester: £29Stockport: £36Gloucester: £27

    £28£29£27Stockport is higher£38£38£36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £442, Stockport £551Stockport: £551Gloucester: £442Stockport: £553Gloucester: £444Stockport: £523Gloucester: £420

    £442£444£420Stockport is higher£551£553£523

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £129, Stockport £163Stockport: £163Gloucester: £129Stockport: £164Gloucester: £129Stockport: £155Gloucester: £122

    £129£129£122Stockport is higher£163£164£155

  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: Gloucester £103, Stockport £125Stockport: £125Gloucester: £103Stockport: £126Gloucester: £104Stockport: £119Gloucester: £98

    £103£104£98Stockport is higher£125£126£119

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £1,693, Stockport £1,980Stockport: £1,980Gloucester: £1,693Stockport: £1,988Gloucester: £1,701Stockport: £1,878Gloucester: £1,606

    £1,693£1,701£1,606Stockport is higher£1,980£1,988£1,878

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gloucester £263, Stockport £228Stockport: £228Gloucester: £263Stockport: £229Gloucester: £264Stockport: £216Gloucester: £249

    £263£264£249Gloucester is higher£228£229£216

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £323, Stockport £445Stockport: £445Gloucester: £323Stockport: £447Gloucester: £325Stockport: £422Gloucester: £307

    £323£325£307Stockport is higher£445£447£422

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £6.01, Stockport £9.09Stockport: £9.09Gloucester: £6.01Stockport: £9.13Gloucester: £6.03Stockport: £8.62Gloucester: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70Stockport is higher£9.09£9.13£8.62

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £5.53, Stockport £7.69Stockport: £7.69Gloucester: £5.53Stockport: £7.72Gloucester: £5.56Stockport: £7.29Gloucester: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Stockport is higher£7.69£7.72£7.29

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gloucester £5.66, Stockport £7.59Stockport: £7.59Gloucester: £5.66Stockport: £7.62Gloucester: £5.69Stockport: £7.20Gloucester: £5.37

    £5.66£5.69£5.37Stockport is higher£7.59£7.62£7.20

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Gloucester 1,024.2, Stockport 1,041.3Stockport: 1,041.3Gloucester: 1,024.2

    1,024.2Stockport is higherDepends on how you count1,041.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Gloucester 114.3, Stockport 154.3Stockport: 154.3Gloucester: 114.3

    114.3Stockport is higher154.3

  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: Gloucester 166.4, Stockport 179.1Stockport: 179.1Gloucester: 166.4

    166.4Stockport is higherDepends on how you count179.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 67.1, Stockport 83.8Stockport: 83.8Gloucester: 67.1

    67.1Stockport is higher83.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Gloucester 195.6, Stockport 232.3Stockport: 232.3Gloucester: 195.6

    195.6Stockport is higher232.3

  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: Gloucester 22.4, Stockport 27.8Stockport: 27.8Gloucester: 22.4

    22.4Stockport is higher27.8

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Gloucester and Stockport, per person in the age group
MeasureGloucesterStockportHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,151£4,169£3,937£4,495£4,514£4,264Stockport
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,815£12,869£12,155£13,355£13,412£12,668Stockport
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,132£2,141£2,022£2,567£2,578£2,435Stockport
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,485£11,534£10,894£11,840£11,890£11,231Stockport
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£518£521£492£643£646£610Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£782£786£742£835£838£792Stockport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£29£27£38£38£36Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£442£444£420£551£553£523Stockport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£129£122£163£164£155Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£103£104£98£125£126£119Stockport
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,693£1,701£1,606£1,980£1,988£1,878Stockport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£263£264£249£228£229£216Gloucester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£323£325£307£445£447£422Stockport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£9.09£9.13£8.62Stockport
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£7.69£7.72£7.29Stockport
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.66£5.69£5.37£7.59£7.62£7.20Stockport
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.21,041.3Stockport
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026114.3154.3Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026166.4179.1Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202667.183.8Stockport
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026195.6232.3Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.427.8Stockport

Per resident

Gloucester is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Stockport on 16. 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

Gloucester Stockport

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gloucester £4,151, Stockport £4,495Stockport: £4,495Gloucester: £4,151Stockport: £4,514Gloucester: £4,169Stockport: £4,264Gloucester: £3,937

    £4,151£4,169£3,937Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£4,495£4,514£4,264

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Gloucester £1,936, Stockport £1,867Stockport: £1,867Gloucester: £1,936Stockport: £1,875Gloucester: £1,944Stockport: £1,771Gloucester: £1,836

    £1,936£1,944£1,836Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£1,867£1,875£1,771

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Gloucester £1,376, Stockport £1,678Stockport: £1,678Gloucester: £1,376Stockport: £1,685Gloucester: £1,382Stockport: £1,592Gloucester: £1,305

    £1,376£1,382£1,305Stockport is higher£1,678£1,685£1,592

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Gloucester £1,735, Stockport £1,655Stockport: £1,655Gloucester: £1,735Stockport: £1,663Gloucester: £1,743Stockport: £1,570Gloucester: £1,646

    £1,735£1,743£1,646Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£1,655£1,663£1,570

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Gloucester £78, Stockport £90Stockport: £90Gloucester: £78Stockport: £90Gloucester: £79Stockport: £85Gloucester: £74

    £78£79£74Stockport is higher£90£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £118, Stockport £117Stockport: £117Gloucester: £118Stockport: £117Gloucester: £119Stockport: £111Gloucester: £112

    £118£119£112Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£117£117£111

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Gloucester £4.29, Stockport £5.26Stockport: £5.26Gloucester: £4.29Stockport: £5.28Gloucester: £4.31Stockport: £4.99Gloucester: £4.07

    £4.29£4.31£4.07Stockport is higher£5.26£5.28£4.99

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £442, Stockport £551Stockport: £551Gloucester: £442Stockport: £553Gloucester: £444Stockport: £523Gloucester: £420

    £442£444£420Stockport is higher£551£553£523

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £129, Stockport £163Stockport: £163Gloucester: £129Stockport: £164Gloucester: £129Stockport: £155Gloucester: £122

    £129£129£122Stockport is higher£163£164£155

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Gloucester £67, Stockport £82Stockport: £82Gloucester: £67Stockport: £82Gloucester: £67Stockport: £78Gloucester: £63

    £67£67£63Stockport is higher£82£82£78

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Gloucester £1,093, Stockport £1,295Stockport: £1,295Gloucester: £1,093Stockport: £1,300Gloucester: £1,098Stockport: £1,228Gloucester: £1,037

    £1,093£1,098£1,037Stockport is higher£1,295£1,300£1,228

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gloucester £263, Stockport £228Stockport: £228Gloucester: £263Stockport: £229Gloucester: £264Stockport: £216Gloucester: £249

    £263£264£249Gloucester is higher£228£229£216

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Gloucester £209, Stockport £291Stockport: £291Gloucester: £209Stockport: £292Gloucester: £210Stockport: £276Gloucester: £198

    £209£210£198Stockport is higher£291£292£276

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Gloucester £3.88, Stockport £5.95Stockport: £5.95Gloucester: £3.88Stockport: £5.97Gloucester: £3.90Stockport: £5.64Gloucester: £3.68

    £3.88£3.90£3.68Stockport is higher£5.95£5.97£5.64

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Gloucester £3.57, Stockport £5.03Stockport: £5.03Gloucester: £3.57Stockport: £5.05Gloucester: £3.59Stockport: £4.77Gloucester: £3.39

    £3.57£3.59£3.39Stockport is higher£5.03£5.05£4.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gloucester £5.66, Stockport £7.59Stockport: £7.59Gloucester: £5.66Stockport: £7.62Gloucester: £5.69Stockport: £7.20Gloucester: £5.37

    £5.66£5.69£5.37Stockport is higher£7.59£7.62£7.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 154.7, Stockport 145.6Stockport: 145.6Gloucester: 154.7

    154.7Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count145.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 17.3, Stockport 21.6Stockport: 21.6Gloucester: 17.3

    17.3Stockport is higher21.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 25.1, Stockport 25.1Stockport: 25.1Gloucester: 25.1

    25.1Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count25.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 67.1, Stockport 83.8Stockport: 83.8Gloucester: 67.1

    67.1Stockport is higher83.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 126.3, Stockport 151.9Stockport: 151.9Gloucester: 126.3

    126.3Stockport is higher151.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 14.4, Stockport 18.2Stockport: 18.2Gloucester: 14.4

    14.4Stockport is higher18.2

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Gloucester and Stockport, per resident
MeasureGloucesterStockportHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,151£4,169£3,937£4,495£4,514£4,264Stockport
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,936£1,944£1,836£1,867£1,875£1,771Gloucester
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,376£1,382£1,305£1,678£1,685£1,592Stockport
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,735£1,743£1,646£1,655£1,663£1,570Gloucester
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£79£74£90£90£85Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£119£112£117£117£111Gloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.29£4.31£4.07£5.26£5.28£4.99Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£442£444£420£551£553£523Stockport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£129£122£163£164£155Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£67£67£63£82£82£78Stockport
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,093£1,098£1,037£1,295£1,300£1,228Stockport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£263£264£249£228£229£216Gloucester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198£291£292£276Stockport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.88£3.90£3.68£5.95£5.97£5.64Stockport
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.57£3.59£3.39£5.03£5.05£4.77Stockport
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.66£5.69£5.37£7.59£7.62£7.20Stockport
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026154.7145.6Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.321.6Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.125.1Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202667.183.8Stockport
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026126.3151.9Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.418.2Stockport

Total

Gloucester is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Stockport on 15. 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

Gloucester Stockport

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Gloucester £508.2m, Stockport £487.4mStockport: £487.4mGloucester: £508.2mStockport: £489.5mGloucester: £510.3mStockport: £462.3mGloucester: £482.0m

    £508.2m£510.3m£482.0mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£487.4m£489.5m£462.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Gloucester £237.0m, Stockport £202.5mStockport: £202.5mGloucester: £237.0mStockport: £203.3mGloucester: £238.0mStockport: £192.1mGloucester: £224.8m

    £237.0m£238.0m£224.8mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£202.5m£203.3m£192.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Gloucester £168.4m, Stockport £182.0mStockport: £182.0mGloucester: £168.4mStockport: £182.8mGloucester: £169.1mStockport: £172.6mGloucester: £159.8m

    £168.4m£169.1m£159.8mStockport is higher£182.0m£182.8m£172.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Gloucester £212.4m, Stockport £179.5mStockport: £179.5mGloucester: £212.4mStockport: £180.3mGloucester: £213.3mStockport: £170.3mGloucester: £201.5m

    £212.4m£213.3m£201.5mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£179.5m£180.3m£170.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Gloucester £9.6m, Stockport £9.8mStockport: £9.8mGloucester: £9.6mStockport: £9.8mGloucester: £9.6mStockport: £9.2mGloucester: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mStockport is higher£9.8m£9.8m£9.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gloucester £14.5m, Stockport £12.7mStockport: £12.7mGloucester: £14.5mStockport: £12.7mGloucester: £14.5mStockport: £12.0mGloucester: £13.7m

    £14.5m£14.5m£13.7mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Gloucester £0.52m, Stockport £0.57mStockport: £0.57mGloucester: £0.52mStockport: £0.57mGloucester: £0.53mStockport: £0.54mGloucester: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.53m£0.50mStockport is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gloucester £54.1m, Stockport £59.8mStockport: £59.8mGloucester: £54.1mStockport: £60.0mGloucester: £54.4mStockport: £56.7mGloucester: £51.4m

    £54.1m£54.4m£51.4mStockport is higher£59.8m£60.0m£56.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Gloucester £15.7m, Stockport £17.7mStockport: £17.7mGloucester: £15.7mStockport: £17.8mGloucester: £15.8mStockport: £16.8mGloucester: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mStockport is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gloucester £8.2m, Stockport £8.9mStockport: £8.9mGloucester: £8.2mStockport: £8.9mGloucester: £8.2mStockport: £8.4mGloucester: £7.7m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.7mStockport is higher£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Gloucester £133.8m, Stockport £140.4mStockport: £140.4mGloucester: £133.8mStockport: £141.0mGloucester: £134.4mStockport: £133.2mGloucester: £126.9m

    £133.8m£134.4m£126.9mStockport is higher£140.4m£141.0m£133.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Gloucester £32.1m, Stockport £24.7mStockport: £24.7mGloucester: £32.1mStockport: £24.8mGloucester: £32.3mStockport: £23.4mGloucester: £30.5m

    £32.1m£32.3m£30.5mGloucester is higher£24.7m£24.8m£23.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Gloucester £25.6m, Stockport £31.5mStockport: £31.5mGloucester: £25.6mStockport: £31.7mGloucester: £25.7mStockport: £29.9mGloucester: £24.2m

    £25.6m£25.7m£24.2mStockport is higher£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Gloucester £0.47m, Stockport £0.64mStockport: £0.64mGloucester: £0.47mStockport: £0.65mGloucester: £0.48mStockport: £0.61mGloucester: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.48m£0.45mStockport is higher£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Gloucester £0.44m, Stockport £0.54mStockport: £0.54mGloucester: £0.44mStockport: £0.55mGloucester: £0.44mStockport: £0.52mGloucester: £0.41m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.41mStockport is higher£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Gloucester £0.69m, Stockport £0.82mStockport: £0.82mGloucester: £0.69mStockport: £0.83mGloucester: £0.70mStockport: £0.78mGloucester: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.70m£0.66mStockport is higher£0.82m£0.83m£0.78m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Gloucester 18,943, Stockport 15,787Stockport: 15,787Gloucester: 18,943

    18,943Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count15,787

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Gloucester 2,114, Stockport 2,339Stockport: 2,339Gloucester: 2,114

    2,114Stockport is higher2,339

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gloucester 3,078, Stockport 2,716Stockport: 2,716Gloucester: 3,078

    3,078Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count2,716

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gloucester 8,212, Stockport 9,083Stockport: 9,083Gloucester: 8,212

    8,212Stockport is higher9,083

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Gloucester 15,459, Stockport 16,467Stockport: 16,467Gloucester: 15,459

    15,459Stockport is higher16,467

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gloucester 1,767, Stockport 1,974Stockport: 1,974Gloucester: 1,767

    1,767Stockport is higher1,974

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Gloucester and Stockport, total
MeasureGloucesterStockportHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£508.2m£510.3m£482.0m£487.4m£489.5m£462.3mGloucester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£237.0m£238.0m£224.8m£202.5m£203.3m£192.1mGloucester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£168.4m£169.1m£159.8m£182.0m£182.8m£172.6mStockport
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£212.4m£213.3m£201.5m£179.5m£180.3m£170.3mGloucester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£9.8m£9.8m£9.2mStockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m£12.7m£12.7m£12.0mGloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mStockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£54.1m£54.4m£51.4m£59.8m£60.0m£56.7mStockport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mStockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mStockport
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£133.8m£134.4m£126.9m£140.4m£141.0m£133.2mStockport
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£32.1m£32.3m£30.5m£24.7m£24.8m£23.4mGloucester
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.6m£25.7m£24.2m£31.5m£31.7m£29.9mStockport
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m£0.64m£0.65m£0.61mStockport
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m£0.54m£0.55m£0.52mStockport
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m£0.82m£0.83m£0.78mStockport
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,94315,787Gloucester
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1142,339Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0782,716Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,2129,083Stockport
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,45916,467Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7671,974Stockport

Sources

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

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