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Ipswich and Bedford

115,126 and 114,023 residents (mid-2024).

Ipswich is higher than Bedford on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 15 of 22 in total.

On 3 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Ipswich is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Bedford 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

Ipswich Bedford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ipswich £4,395, Bedford £4,275Bedford: £4,275Ipswich: £4,395Bedford: £4,294Ipswich: £4,414Bedford: £4,055Ipswich: £4,169

    £4,395£4,414£4,169Ipswich is higher£4,275£4,294£4,055

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Ipswich £12,757, Bedford £12,838Bedford: £12,838Ipswich: £12,757Bedford: £12,893Ipswich: £12,812Bedford: £12,178Ipswich: £12,101

    £12,757£12,812£12,101Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£12,838£12,893£12,178

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £2,418, Bedford £2,294Bedford: £2,294Ipswich: £2,418Bedford: £2,303Ipswich: £2,428Bedford: £2,176Ipswich: £2,293

    £2,418£2,428£2,293Ipswich is higher£2,294£2,303£2,176

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Ipswich £11,490, Bedford £11,463Bedford: £11,463Ipswich: £11,490Bedford: £11,512Ipswich: £11,539Bedford: £10,873Ipswich: £10,899

    £11,490£11,539£10,899Ipswich is higher£11,463£11,512£10,873

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Ipswich £577, Bedford £621Bedford: £621Ipswich: £577Bedford: £624Ipswich: £580Bedford: £589Ipswich: £547

    £577£580£547Bedford is higher£621£624£589

  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: Ipswich £660, Bedford £724Bedford: £724Ipswich: £660Bedford: £727Ipswich: £663Bedford: £686Ipswich: £626

    £660£663£626Bedford is higher£724£727£686

  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: Ipswich £30, Bedford £30Bedford: £30Ipswich: £30Bedford: £30Ipswich: £30Bedford: £29Ipswich: £28

    £30£30£28Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£30£30£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £501, Bedford £413Bedford: £413Ipswich: £501Bedford: £415Ipswich: £503Bedford: £392Ipswich: £475

    £501£503£475Ipswich is higher£413£415£392

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £118, Bedford £119Bedford: £119Ipswich: £118Bedford: £120Ipswich: £118Bedford: £113Ipswich: £112

    £118£118£112Bedford is higher£119£120£113

  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: Ipswich £111, Bedford £99Bedford: £99Ipswich: £111Bedford: £99Ipswich: £112Bedford: £94Ipswich: £105

    £111£112£105Ipswich is higher£99£99£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £1,941, Bedford £1,918Bedford: £1,918Ipswich: £1,941Bedford: £1,926Ipswich: £1,950Bedford: £1,819Ipswich: £1,841

    £1,941£1,950£1,841Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,918£1,926£1,819

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ipswich £265, Bedford £328Bedford: £328Ipswich: £265Bedford: £330Ipswich: £266Bedford: £311Ipswich: £252

    £265£266£252Bedford is higher£328£330£311

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £346, Bedford £262Bedford: £262Ipswich: £346Bedford: £263Ipswich: £348Bedford: £248Ipswich: £328

    £346£348£328Ipswich is higher£262£263£248

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £10, Bedford £10Bedford: £10Ipswich: £10Bedford: £11Ipswich: £10Bedford: £9.92Ipswich: £9.62

    £10£10£9.62Bedford is higher£10£11£9.92

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £9.13, Bedford £5.12Bedford: £5.12Ipswich: £9.13Bedford: £5.15Ipswich: £9.17Bedford: £4.86Ipswich: £8.66

    £9.13£9.17£8.66Ipswich is higher£5.12£5.15£4.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ipswich £5.99, Bedford £5.08Bedford: £5.08Ipswich: £5.99Bedford: £5.10Ipswich: £6.01Bedford: £4.82Ipswich: £5.68

    £5.99£6.01£5.68Ipswich is higher£5.08£5.10£4.82

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ipswich 1,012.8, Bedford 999.7Bedford: 999.7Ipswich: 1,012.8

    1,012.8Ipswich is higher999.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ipswich 118.0, Bedford 124.5Bedford: 124.5Ipswich: 118.0

    118.0Bedford is higher124.5

  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: Ipswich 135.9, Bedford 149.6Bedford: 149.6Ipswich: 135.9

    135.9Bedford is higher149.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 73.3, Bedford 64.8Bedford: 64.8Ipswich: 73.3

    73.3Ipswich is higher64.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Ipswich 235.7, Bedford 225.0Bedford: 225.0Ipswich: 235.7

    235.7Ipswich is higher225.0

  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: Ipswich 24.9, Bedford 22.8Bedford: 22.8Ipswich: 24.9

    24.9Ipswich is higher22.8

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Ipswich and Bedford, per person in the age group
MeasureIpswichBedfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,395£4,414£4,169£4,275£4,294£4,055Ipswich
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,757£12,812£12,101£12,838£12,893£12,178Bedford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,418£2,428£2,293£2,294£2,303£2,176Ipswich
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,490£11,539£10,899£11,463£11,512£10,873Ipswich
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£577£580£547£621£624£589Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£660£663£626£724£727£686Bedford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£28£30£30£29Bedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£501£503£475£413£415£392Ipswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£119£120£113Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£111£112£105£99£99£94Ipswich
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,941£1,950£1,841£1,918£1,926£1,819Ipswich
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£265£266£252£328£330£311Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£346£348£328£262£263£248Ipswich
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.62£10£11£9.92Bedford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.13£9.17£8.66£5.12£5.15£4.86Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.99£6.01£5.68£5.08£5.10£4.82Ipswich
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.8999.7Ipswich
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026118.0124.5Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.9149.6Bedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.364.8Ipswich
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026235.7225.0Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.922.8Ipswich

Per resident

Ipswich is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Bedford 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

Ipswich Bedford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ipswich £4,395, Bedford £4,275Bedford: £4,275Ipswich: £4,395Bedford: £4,294Ipswich: £4,414Bedford: £4,055Ipswich: £4,169

    £4,395£4,414£4,169Ipswich is higher£4,275£4,294£4,055

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Ipswich £1,977, Bedford £1,936Bedford: £1,936Ipswich: £1,977Bedford: £1,944Ipswich: £1,985Bedford: £1,836Ipswich: £1,875

    £1,977£1,985£1,875Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,936£1,944£1,836

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Ipswich £1,529, Bedford £1,474Bedford: £1,474Ipswich: £1,529Bedford: £1,480Ipswich: £1,535Bedford: £1,398Ipswich: £1,450

    £1,529£1,535£1,450Ipswich is higher£1,474£1,480£1,398

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Ipswich £1,780, Bedford £1,728Bedford: £1,728Ipswich: £1,780Bedford: £1,736Ipswich: £1,788Bedford: £1,639Ipswich: £1,689

    £1,780£1,788£1,689Ipswich is higher£1,728£1,736£1,639

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Ipswich £89, Bedford £94Bedford: £94Ipswich: £89Bedford: £94Ipswich: £90Bedford: £89Ipswich: £85

    £89£90£85Bedford is higher£94£94£89

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £102, Bedford £109Bedford: £109Ipswich: £102Bedford: £110Ipswich: £103Bedford: £104Ipswich: £97

    £102£103£97Bedford is higher£109£110£104

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Ipswich £4.58, Bedford £4.56Bedford: £4.56Ipswich: £4.58Bedford: £4.58Ipswich: £4.59Bedford: £4.33Ipswich: £4.34

    £4.58£4.59£4.34Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£4.56£4.58£4.33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £501, Bedford £413Bedford: £413Ipswich: £501Bedford: £415Ipswich: £503Bedford: £392Ipswich: £475

    £501£503£475Ipswich is higher£413£415£392

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £118, Bedford £119Bedford: £119Ipswich: £118Bedford: £120Ipswich: £118Bedford: £113Ipswich: £112

    £118£118£112Bedford is higher£119£120£113

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Ipswich £70, Bedford £63Bedford: £63Ipswich: £70Bedford: £64Ipswich: £71Bedford: £60Ipswich: £67

    £70£71£67Ipswich is higher£63£64£60

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Ipswich £1,228, Bedford £1,232Bedford: £1,232Ipswich: £1,228Bedford: £1,237Ipswich: £1,233Bedford: £1,169Ipswich: £1,164

    £1,228£1,233£1,164Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£1,232£1,237£1,169

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ipswich £265, Bedford £328Bedford: £328Ipswich: £265Bedford: £330Ipswich: £266Bedford: £311Ipswich: £252

    £265£266£252Bedford is higher£328£330£311

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Ipswich £219, Bedford £168Bedford: £168Ipswich: £219Bedford: £169Ipswich: £220Bedford: £159Ipswich: £208

    £219£220£208Ipswich is higher£168£169£159

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Ipswich £6.41, Bedford £6.72Bedford: £6.72Ipswich: £6.41Bedford: £6.74Ipswich: £6.44Bedford: £6.37Ipswich: £6.08

    £6.41£6.44£6.08Bedford is higher£6.72£6.74£6.37

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Ipswich £5.78, Bedford £3.29Bedford: £3.29Ipswich: £5.78Bedford: £3.30Ipswich: £5.80Bedford: £3.12Ipswich: £5.48

    £5.78£5.80£5.48Ipswich is higher£3.29£3.30£3.12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ipswich £5.99, Bedford £5.08Bedford: £5.08Ipswich: £5.99Bedford: £5.10Ipswich: £6.01Bedford: £4.82Ipswich: £5.68

    £5.99£6.01£5.68Ipswich is higher£5.08£5.10£4.82

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 156.9, Bedford 150.7Bedford: 150.7Ipswich: 156.9

    156.9Ipswich is higher150.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 18.3, Bedford 18.8Bedford: 18.8Ipswich: 18.3

    18.3Bedford is higher18.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 21.1, Bedford 22.6Bedford: 22.6Ipswich: 21.1

    21.1Bedford is higher22.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 73.3, Bedford 64.8Bedford: 64.8Ipswich: 73.3

    73.3Ipswich is higher64.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 149.0, Bedford 144.6Bedford: 144.6Ipswich: 149.0

    149.0Ipswich is higher144.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 15.8, Bedford 14.6Bedford: 14.6Ipswich: 15.8

    15.8Ipswich is higher14.6

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Ipswich and Bedford, per resident
MeasureIpswichBedfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,395£4,414£4,169£4,275£4,294£4,055Ipswich
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,977£1,985£1,875£1,936£1,944£1,836Ipswich
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,529£1,535£1,450£1,474£1,480£1,398Ipswich
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,780£1,788£1,689£1,728£1,736£1,639Ipswich
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£94£94£89Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£103£97£109£110£104Bedford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.58£4.59£4.34£4.56£4.58£4.33Ipswich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£501£503£475£413£415£392Ipswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£119£120£113Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£70£71£67£63£64£60Ipswich
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,228£1,233£1,164£1,232£1,237£1,169Bedford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£265£266£252£328£330£311Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£168£169£159Ipswich
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.41£6.44£6.08£6.72£6.74£6.37Bedford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.78£5.80£5.48£3.29£3.30£3.12Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.99£6.01£5.68£5.08£5.10£4.82Ipswich
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026156.9150.7Ipswich
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.318.8Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.122.6Bedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.364.8Ipswich
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026149.0144.6Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.814.6Ipswich

Total

Ipswich is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Bedford on 7. 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

Ipswich Bedford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Ipswich £506.0m, Bedford £487.5mBedford: £487.5mIpswich: £506.0mBedford: £489.6mIpswich: £508.1mBedford: £462.4mIpswich: £479.9m

    £506.0m£508.1m£479.9mIpswich is higher£487.5m£489.6m£462.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Ipswich £227.5m, Bedford £220.7mBedford: £220.7mIpswich: £227.5mBedford: £221.7mIpswich: £228.5mBedford: £209.4mIpswich: £215.8m

    £227.5m£228.5m£215.8mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£220.7m£221.7m£209.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Ipswich £176.0m, Bedford £168.0mBedford: £168.0mIpswich: £176.0mBedford: £168.7mIpswich: £176.8mBedford: £159.4mIpswich: £166.9m

    £176.0m£176.8m£166.9mIpswich is higher£168.0m£168.7m£159.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Ipswich £204.9m, Bedford £197.1mBedford: £197.1mIpswich: £204.9mBedford: £197.9mIpswich: £205.8mBedford: £186.9mIpswich: £194.4m

    £204.9m£205.8m£194.4mIpswich is higher£197.1m£197.9m£186.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Ipswich £10.3m, Bedford £10.7mBedford: £10.7mIpswich: £10.3mBedford: £10.7mIpswich: £10.3mBedford: £10.1mIpswich: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mBedford is higher£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ipswich £11.8m, Bedford £12.4mBedford: £12.4mIpswich: £11.8mBedford: £12.5mIpswich: £11.8mBedford: £11.8mIpswich: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.8m£11.2mBedford is higher£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Ipswich £0.53m, Bedford £0.52mBedford: £0.52mIpswich: £0.53mBedford: £0.52mIpswich: £0.53mBedford: £0.49mIpswich: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ipswich £57.6m, Bedford £47.1mBedford: £47.1mIpswich: £57.6mBedford: £47.3mIpswich: £57.9mBedford: £44.7mIpswich: £54.7m

    £57.6m£57.9m£54.7mIpswich is higher£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Ipswich £13.5m, Bedford £13.6mBedford: £13.6mIpswich: £13.5mBedford: £13.7mIpswich: £13.6mBedford: £12.9mIpswich: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.6m£12.8mBedford is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ipswich £8.1m, Bedford £7.2mBedford: £7.2mIpswich: £8.1mBedford: £7.3mIpswich: £8.1mBedford: £6.9mIpswich: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mIpswich is higher£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Ipswich £141.3m, Bedford £140.5mBedford: £140.5mIpswich: £141.3mBedford: £141.1mIpswich: £141.9mBedford: £133.3mIpswich: £134.0m

    £141.3m£141.9m£134.0mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Ipswich £30.5m, Bedford £37.4mBedford: £37.4mIpswich: £30.5mBedford: £37.6mIpswich: £30.7mBedford: £35.5mIpswich: £29.0m

    £30.5m£30.7m£29.0mBedford is higher£37.4m£37.6m£35.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Ipswich £25.2m, Bedford £19.2mBedford: £19.2mIpswich: £25.2mBedford: £19.3mIpswich: £25.3mBedford: £18.2mIpswich: £23.9m

    £25.2m£25.3m£23.9mIpswich is higher£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Ipswich £0.74m, Bedford £0.77mBedford: £0.77mIpswich: £0.74mBedford: £0.77mIpswich: £0.74mBedford: £0.73mIpswich: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mBedford is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Ipswich £0.66m, Bedford £0.38mBedford: £0.38mIpswich: £0.66mBedford: £0.38mIpswich: £0.67mBedford: £0.36mIpswich: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.67m£0.63mIpswich is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Ipswich £0.69m, Bedford £0.58mBedford: £0.58mIpswich: £0.69mBedford: £0.58mIpswich: £0.69mBedford: £0.55mIpswich: £0.65m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.65mIpswich is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Ipswich 18,066, Bedford 17,186Bedford: 17,186Ipswich: 18,066

    18,066Ipswich is higher17,186

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Ipswich 2,104, Bedford 2,140Bedford: 2,140Ipswich: 2,104

    2,104Bedford is higher2,140

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ipswich 2,424, Bedford 2,572Bedford: 2,572Ipswich: 2,424

    2,424Bedford is higher2,572

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ipswich 8,433, Bedford 7,392Bedford: 7,392Ipswich: 8,433

    8,433Ipswich is higher7,392

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Ipswich 17,155, Bedford 16,485Bedford: 16,485Ipswich: 17,155

    17,155Ipswich is higher16,485

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ipswich 1,813, Bedford 1,668Bedford: 1,668Ipswich: 1,813

    1,813Ipswich is higher1,668

Show the numbers
Ipswich and Bedford, total
MeasureIpswichBedfordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£506.0m£508.1m£479.9m£487.5m£489.6m£462.4mIpswich
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£227.5m£228.5m£215.8m£220.7m£221.7m£209.4mIpswich
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£176.0m£176.8m£166.9m£168.0m£168.7m£159.4mIpswich
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£204.9m£205.8m£194.4m£197.1m£197.9m£186.9mIpswich
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mBedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mBedford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mIpswich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.6m£57.9m£54.7m£47.1m£47.3m£44.7mIpswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mBedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£7.2m£7.3m£6.9mIpswich
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£141.3m£141.9m£134.0m£140.5m£141.1m£133.3mIpswich
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m£37.4m£37.6m£35.5mBedford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mIpswich
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mBedford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mIpswich
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mIpswich
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,06617,186Ipswich
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1042,140Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,4242,572Bedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,4337,392Ipswich
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,15516,485Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8131,668Ipswich

Sources

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

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