Compare constituencies · South East and West Midlands
Gosport and Stourbridge
Gosport is higher than Stourbridge on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.
On 5 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.
Per person in the age group
Gosport is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Stourbridge 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
Gosport Stourbridge
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,865£4,885£4,614Gosport is higher£4,722£4,742£4,479
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,602£12,656£11,954Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£13,153£13,209£12,476
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,058£2,067£1,952Stourbridge is higher£2,193£2,202£2,080
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,619£11,668£11,021Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£11,893£11,944£11,281
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£295£296£280Stourbridge is higher£434£436£411
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£668£671£634Stourbridge is higher£796£800£755
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£20£20£19Stourbridge is higher£30£30£28
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£409£411£388Stourbridge is higher£486£488£461
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£167£168£159Gosport is higher£121£122£115
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£122£123£116Stourbridge is higher£146£147£139
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,631£1,638£1,547Stourbridge is higher£1,735£1,742£1,645
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£197£197£186Gosport is higher£156£156£148
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£291£292£276Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£290£291£275
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.22£6.25£5.90Stourbridge is higher£16£16£15
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.13£8.16£7.71Gosport is higher£6.30£6.33£5.98
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.50£5.53£5.22Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£5.56£5.58£5.27
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,017.1Gosport is higher1,011.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
79.6Stourbridge is higher107.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
142.7Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count162.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
63.2Stourbridge is higher70.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
192.7Stourbridge is higher218.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
27.0Stourbridge is higher33.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gosport | Stourbridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,865£4,885£4,614 | £4,722£4,742£4,479 | Gosport |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,602£12,656£11,954 | £13,153£13,209£12,476 | Stourbridge |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,058£2,067£1,952 | £2,193£2,202£2,080 | Stourbridge |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,619£11,668£11,021 | £11,893£11,944£11,281 | Stourbridge |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £295£296£280 | £434£436£411 | Stourbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £668£671£634 | £796£800£755 | Stourbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £20£20£19 | £30£30£28 | Stourbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £409£411£388 | £486£488£461 | Stourbridge |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £167£168£159 | £121£122£115 | Gosport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £122£123£116 | £146£147£139 | Stourbridge |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,631£1,638£1,547 | £1,735£1,742£1,645 | Stourbridge |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £197£197£186 | £156£156£148 | Gosport |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £291£292£276 | £290£291£275 | Gosport |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.22£6.25£5.90 | £16£16£15 | Stourbridge |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.13£8.16£7.71 | £6.30£6.33£5.98 | Gosport |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.50£5.53£5.22 | £5.56£5.58£5.27 | Stourbridge |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,017.1 | 1,011.7 | Gosport |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 79.6 | 107.8 | Stourbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 142.7 | 162.4 | Stourbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 63.2 | 70.0 | Stourbridge |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 192.7 | 218.6 | Stourbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 27.0 | 33.0 | Stourbridge |
Per resident
Gosport is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Stourbridge on 14. 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
Gosport Stourbridge
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,865£4,885£4,614Gosport is higher£4,722£4,742£4,479
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,869£2,881£2,721Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£2,616£2,627£2,481
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,218£1,223£1,155Stourbridge is higher£1,338£1,343£1,269
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,645£2,656£2,509Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£2,365£2,375£2,244
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£67£67£64Stourbridge is higher£86£87£82
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£152£153£144Stourbridge is higher£158£159£150
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.53£4.55£4.30Stourbridge is higher£5.89£5.92£5.59
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£409£411£388Stourbridge is higher£486£488£461
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£167£168£159Gosport is higher£121£122£115
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£72£73£69Stourbridge is higher£89£90£85
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£965£969£915Stourbridge is higher£1,058£1,062£1,004
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£197£197£186Gosport is higher£156£156£148
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£172£173£163Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£177£178£168
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.68£3.69£3.49Stourbridge is higher£9.51£9.55£9.02
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£4.81£4.83£4.56Gosport is higher£3.85£3.86£3.65
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.50£5.53£5.22Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£5.56£5.58£5.27
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
231.6Gosport is higher201.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.1Stourbridge is higher21.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
32.5Gosport is higherDepends on how you count32.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
63.2Stourbridge is higher70.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
114.0Stourbridge is higher133.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.0Stourbridge is higher20.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gosport | Stourbridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,865£4,885£4,614 | £4,722£4,742£4,479 | Gosport |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,869£2,881£2,721 | £2,616£2,627£2,481 | Gosport |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,218£1,223£1,155 | £1,338£1,343£1,269 | Stourbridge |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,645£2,656£2,509 | £2,365£2,375£2,244 | Gosport |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £67£67£64 | £86£87£82 | Stourbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £152£153£144 | £158£159£150 | Stourbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.53£4.55£4.30 | £5.89£5.92£5.59 | Stourbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £409£411£388 | £486£488£461 | Stourbridge |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £167£168£159 | £121£122£115 | Gosport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £72£73£69 | £89£90£85 | Stourbridge |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £965£969£915 | £1,058£1,062£1,004 | Stourbridge |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £197£197£186 | £156£156£148 | Gosport |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £172£173£163 | £177£178£168 | Stourbridge |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.68£3.69£3.49 | £9.51£9.55£9.02 | Stourbridge |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £4.81£4.83£4.56 | £3.85£3.86£3.65 | Gosport |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.50£5.53£5.22 | £5.56£5.58£5.27 | Stourbridge |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 231.6 | 201.2 | Gosport |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.1 | 21.5 | Stourbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 32.5 | 32.3 | Gosport |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 63.2 | 70.0 | Stourbridge |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 114.0 | 133.3 | Stourbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.0 | 20.1 | Stourbridge |
Total
Gosport is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Stourbridge on 13. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Gosport Stourbridge
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£474.0m£476.1m£449.6mGosport is higher£447.6m£449.5m£424.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£279.6m£280.8m£265.2mGosport is higherDepends on how you count£248.0m£249.0m£235.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£118.6m£119.1m£112.5mStourbridge is higher£126.8m£127.3m£120.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£257.8m£258.8m£244.5mGosport is higherDepends on how you count£224.2m£225.2m£212.7m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.5m£6.6m£6.2mStourbridge is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.8m£14.9m£14.1mStourbridge is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mStourbridge is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£39.9m£40.0m£37.8mStourbridge is higher£46.1m£46.3m£43.7m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.3m£16.4m£15.4mGosport is higher£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.0m£7.1m£6.7mStourbridge is higher£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£94.0m£94.4m£89.2mStourbridge is higher£100.3m£100.7m£95.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£19.2m£19.2m£18.2mGosport is higher£14.8m£14.8m£14.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£16.8m£16.8m£15.9mStourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mStourbridge is higher£0.90m£0.91m£0.85m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mGosport is higher£0.36m£0.37m£0.35m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mGosport is higherDepends on how you count£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
22,564Gosport is higher19,073
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,766Stourbridge is higher2,033
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,166Gosport is higherDepends on how you count3,061
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,160Stourbridge is higher6,631
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
11,109Stourbridge is higher12,638
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,555Stourbridge is higher1,906
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| Measure | Gosport | Stourbridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £474.0m£476.1m£449.6m | £447.6m£449.5m£424.6m | Gosport |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £279.6m£280.8m£265.2m | £248.0m£249.0m£235.2m | Gosport |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £118.6m£119.1m£112.5m | £126.8m£127.3m£120.3m | Stourbridge |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £257.8m£258.8m£244.5m | £224.2m£225.2m£212.7m | Gosport |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.5m£6.6m£6.2m | £8.2m£8.2m£7.8m | Stourbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.8m£14.9m£14.1m | £15.0m£15.1m£14.2m | Stourbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.44m£0.44m£0.42m | £0.56m£0.56m£0.53m | Stourbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £39.9m£40.0m£37.8m | £46.1m£46.3m£43.7m | Stourbridge |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.3m£16.4m£15.4m | £11.5m£11.5m£10.9m | Gosport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.0m£7.1m£6.7m | £8.5m£8.5m£8.0m | Stourbridge |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £94.0m£94.4m£89.2m | £100.3m£100.7m£95.1m | Stourbridge |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £19.2m£19.2m£18.2m | £14.8m£14.8m£14.0m | Gosport |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £16.8m£16.8m£15.9m | £16.8m£16.8m£15.9m | Stourbridge |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | £0.90m£0.91m£0.85m | Stourbridge |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.47m£0.47m£0.44m | £0.36m£0.37m£0.35m | Gosport |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | Gosport |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 22,564 | 19,073 | Gosport |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,766 | 2,033 | Stourbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,166 | 3,061 | Gosport |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,160 | 6,631 | Stourbridge |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 11,109 | 12,638 | Stourbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,555 | 1,906 | Stourbridge |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.