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Ipswich and Bury South

115,126 and 110,558 residents (mid-2024).

Ipswich is higher than Bury South on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 15 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Ipswich is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Bury South 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

Ipswich Bury South

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ipswich £4,395, Bury South £4,408Bury South: £4,408Ipswich: £4,395Bury South: £4,426Ipswich: £4,414Bury South: £4,181Ipswich: £4,169

    £4,395£4,414£4,169Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£4,408£4,426£4,181

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Ipswich £12,757, Bury South £12,994Bury South: £12,994Ipswich: £12,757Bury South: £13,050Ipswich: £12,812Bury South: £12,326Ipswich: £12,101

    £12,757£12,812£12,101Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£12,994£13,050£12,326

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £2,418, Bury South £2,521Bury South: £2,521Ipswich: £2,418Bury South: £2,532Ipswich: £2,428Bury South: £2,391Ipswich: £2,293

    £2,418£2,428£2,293Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£2,521£2,532£2,391

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Ipswich £11,490, Bury South £11,549Bury South: £11,549Ipswich: £11,490Bury South: £11,599Ipswich: £11,539Bury South: £10,955Ipswich: £10,899

    £11,490£11,539£10,899Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£11,549£11,599£10,955

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Ipswich £577, Bury South £596Bury South: £596Ipswich: £577Bury South: £598Ipswich: £580Bury South: £565Ipswich: £547

    £577£580£547Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£596£598£565

  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, Bury South £816Bury South: £816Ipswich: £660Bury South: £819Ipswich: £663Bury South: £774Ipswich: £626

    £660£663£626Bury South is higher£816£819£774

  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, Bury South £33Bury South: £33Ipswich: £30Bury South: £33Ipswich: £30Bury South: £31Ipswich: £28

    £30£30£28Bury South is higher£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £501, Bury South £479Bury South: £479Ipswich: £501Bury South: £481Ipswich: £503Bury South: £455Ipswich: £475

    £501£503£475Ipswich is higher£479£481£455

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £118, Bury South £171Bury South: £171Ipswich: £118Bury South: £172Ipswich: £118Bury South: £162Ipswich: £112

    £118£118£112Bury South is higher£171£172£162

  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, Bury South £134Bury South: £134Ipswich: £111Bury South: £135Ipswich: £112Bury South: £127Ipswich: £105

    £111£112£105Bury South is higher£134£135£127

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £1,941, Bury South £2,013Bury South: £2,013Ipswich: £1,941Bury South: £2,021Ipswich: £1,950Bury South: £1,909Ipswich: £1,841

    £1,941£1,950£1,841Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£2,013£2,021£1,909

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ipswich £265, Bury South £214Bury South: £214Ipswich: £265Bury South: £215Ipswich: £266Bury South: £203Ipswich: £252

    £265£266£252Ipswich is higher£214£215£203

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £346, Bury South £358Bury South: £358Ipswich: £346Bury South: £360Ipswich: £348Bury South: £340Ipswich: £328

    £346£348£328Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£358£360£340

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £10, Bury South £7.90Bury South: £7.90Ipswich: £10Bury South: £7.93Ipswich: £10Bury South: £7.49Ipswich: £9.62

    £10£10£9.62Ipswich is higher£7.90£7.93£7.49

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £9.13, Bury South £8.10Bury South: £8.10Ipswich: £9.13Bury South: £8.13Ipswich: £9.17Bury South: £7.68Ipswich: £8.66

    £9.13£9.17£8.66Ipswich is higher£8.10£8.13£7.68

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ipswich £5.99, Bury South £5.94Bury South: £5.94Ipswich: £5.99Bury South: £5.96Ipswich: £6.01Bury South: £5.63Ipswich: £5.68

    £5.99£6.01£5.68Ipswich is higher£5.94£5.96£5.63

  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, Bury South 1,012.2Bury South: 1,012.2Ipswich: 1,012.8

    1,012.8Ipswich is higher1,012.2

  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, Bury South 132.5Bury South: 132.5Ipswich: 118.0

    118.0Bury South is higher132.5

  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, Bury South 165.8Bury South: 165.8Ipswich: 135.9

    135.9Bury South is higher165.8

  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, Bury South 72.1Bury South: 72.1Ipswich: 73.3

    73.3Ipswich is higher72.1

  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, Bury South 229.2Bury South: 229.2Ipswich: 235.7

    235.7Ipswich is higher229.2

  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, Bury South 30.1Bury South: 30.1Ipswich: 24.9

    24.9Bury South is higher30.1

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Ipswich and Bury South, per person in the age group
MeasureIpswichBury SouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,395£4,414£4,169£4,408£4,426£4,181Bury South
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,757£12,812£12,101£12,994£13,050£12,326Bury South
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,418£2,428£2,293£2,521£2,532£2,391Bury South
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,490£11,539£10,899£11,549£11,599£10,955Bury South
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£577£580£547£596£598£565Bury South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£660£663£626£816£819£774Bury South
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£28£33£33£31Bury South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£501£503£475£479£481£455Ipswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£171£172£162Bury South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£111£112£105£134£135£127Bury South
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,941£1,950£1,841£2,013£2,021£1,909Bury South
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£265£266£252£214£215£203Ipswich
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£346£348£328£358£360£340Bury South
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.62£7.90£7.93£7.49Ipswich
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.13£9.17£8.66£8.10£8.13£7.68Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.99£6.01£5.68£5.94£5.96£5.63Ipswich
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.81,012.2Ipswich
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026118.0132.5Bury South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.9165.8Bury South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.372.1Ipswich
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026235.7229.2Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.930.1Bury South

Per resident

Ipswich is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Bury South 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

Ipswich Bury South

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ipswich £4,395, Bury South £4,408Bury South: £4,408Ipswich: £4,395Bury South: £4,426Ipswich: £4,414Bury South: £4,181Ipswich: £4,169

    £4,395£4,414£4,169Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£4,408£4,426£4,181

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Ipswich £1,977, Bury South £1,982Bury South: £1,982Ipswich: £1,977Bury South: £1,991Ipswich: £1,985Bury South: £1,880Ipswich: £1,875

    £1,977£1,985£1,875Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£1,982£1,991£1,880

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Ipswich £1,529, Bury South £1,555Bury South: £1,555Ipswich: £1,529Bury South: £1,561Ipswich: £1,535Bury South: £1,475Ipswich: £1,450

    £1,529£1,535£1,450Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£1,555£1,561£1,475

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Ipswich £1,780, Bury South £1,762Bury South: £1,762Ipswich: £1,780Bury South: £1,770Ipswich: £1,788Bury South: £1,671Ipswich: £1,689

    £1,780£1,788£1,689Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,762£1,770£1,671

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Ipswich £89, Bury South £91Bury South: £91Ipswich: £89Bury South: £91Ipswich: £90Bury South: £86Ipswich: £85

    £89£90£85Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£91£91£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £102, Bury South £124Bury South: £124Ipswich: £102Bury South: £125Ipswich: £103Bury South: £118Ipswich: £97

    £102£103£97Bury South is higher£124£125£118

  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, Bury South £5.03Bury South: £5.03Ipswich: £4.58Bury South: £5.05Ipswich: £4.59Bury South: £4.77Ipswich: £4.34

    £4.58£4.59£4.34Bury South is higher£5.03£5.05£4.77

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £501, Bury South £479Bury South: £479Ipswich: £501Bury South: £481Ipswich: £503Bury South: £455Ipswich: £475

    £501£503£475Ipswich is higher£479£481£455

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £118, Bury South £171Bury South: £171Ipswich: £118Bury South: £172Ipswich: £118Bury South: £162Ipswich: £112

    £118£118£112Bury South is higher£171£172£162

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Ipswich £70, Bury South £83Bury South: £83Ipswich: £70Bury South: £83Ipswich: £71Bury South: £78Ipswich: £67

    £70£71£67Bury South is higher£83£83£78

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Ipswich £1,228, Bury South £1,241Bury South: £1,241Ipswich: £1,228Bury South: £1,246Ipswich: £1,233Bury South: £1,177Ipswich: £1,164

    £1,228£1,233£1,164Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£1,241£1,246£1,177

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ipswich £265, Bury South £214Bury South: £214Ipswich: £265Bury South: £215Ipswich: £266Bury South: £203Ipswich: £252

    £265£266£252Ipswich is higher£214£215£203

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Ipswich £219, Bury South £221Bury South: £221Ipswich: £219Bury South: £222Ipswich: £220Bury South: £210Ipswich: £208

    £219£220£208Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£221£222£210

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Ipswich £6.41, Bury South £4.87Bury South: £4.87Ipswich: £6.41Bury South: £4.89Ipswich: £6.44Bury South: £4.62Ipswich: £6.08

    £6.41£6.44£6.08Ipswich is higher£4.87£4.89£4.62

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Ipswich £5.78, Bury South £5.00Bury South: £5.00Ipswich: £5.78Bury South: £5.02Ipswich: £5.80Bury South: £4.74Ipswich: £5.48

    £5.78£5.80£5.48Ipswich is higher£5.00£5.02£4.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ipswich £5.99, Bury South £5.94Bury South: £5.94Ipswich: £5.99Bury South: £5.96Ipswich: £6.01Bury South: £5.63Ipswich: £5.68

    £5.99£6.01£5.68Ipswich is higher£5.94£5.96£5.63

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 156.9, Bury South 154.4Bury South: 154.4Ipswich: 156.9

    156.9Ipswich is higher154.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 18.3, Bury South 20.2Bury South: 20.2Ipswich: 18.3

    18.3Bury South is higher20.2

  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, Bury South 25.3Bury South: 25.3Ipswich: 21.1

    21.1Bury South is higher25.3

  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, Bury South 72.1Bury South: 72.1Ipswich: 73.3

    73.3Ipswich is higher72.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 149.0, Bury South 141.3Bury South: 141.3Ipswich: 149.0

    149.0Ipswich is higher141.3

  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, Bury South 18.5Bury South: 18.5Ipswich: 15.8

    15.8Bury South is higher18.5

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Ipswich and Bury South, per resident
MeasureIpswichBury SouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,395£4,414£4,169£4,408£4,426£4,181Bury South
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,977£1,985£1,875£1,982£1,991£1,880Bury South
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,529£1,535£1,450£1,555£1,561£1,475Bury South
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,780£1,788£1,689£1,762£1,770£1,671Ipswich
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£91£91£86Bury South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£103£97£124£125£118Bury South
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.58£4.59£4.34£5.03£5.05£4.77Bury South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£501£503£475£479£481£455Ipswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£171£172£162Bury South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£70£71£67£83£83£78Bury South
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,228£1,233£1,164£1,241£1,246£1,177Bury South
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£265£266£252£214£215£203Ipswich
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£221£222£210Bury South
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.41£6.44£6.08£4.87£4.89£4.62Ipswich
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.78£5.80£5.48£5.00£5.02£4.74Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.99£6.01£5.68£5.94£5.96£5.63Ipswich
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026156.9154.4Ipswich
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.320.2Bury South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.125.3Bury South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.372.1Ipswich
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026149.0141.3Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.818.5Bury South

Total

Ipswich is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Bury South 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 Bury South

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Ipswich £506.0m, Bury South £487.3mBury South: £487.3mIpswich: £506.0mBury South: £489.4mIpswich: £508.1mBury South: £462.2mIpswich: £479.9m

    £506.0m£508.1m£479.9mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£487.3m£489.4m£462.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Ipswich £227.5m, Bury South £219.2mBury South: £219.2mIpswich: £227.5mBury South: £220.1mIpswich: £228.5mBury South: £207.9mIpswich: £215.8m

    £227.5m£228.5m£215.8mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£219.2m£220.1m£207.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Ipswich £176.0m, Bury South £171.9mBury South: £171.9mIpswich: £176.0mBury South: £172.6mIpswich: £176.8mBury South: £163.0mIpswich: £166.9m

    £176.0m£176.8m£166.9mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£171.9m£172.6m£163.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Ipswich £204.9m, Bury South £194.8mBury South: £194.8mIpswich: £204.9mBury South: £195.6mIpswich: £205.8mBury South: £184.8mIpswich: £194.4m

    £204.9m£205.8m£194.4mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£194.8m£195.6m£184.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Ipswich £10.3m, Bury South £10.0mBury South: £10.0mIpswich: £10.3mBury South: £10.1mIpswich: £10.3mBury South: £9.5mIpswich: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£10.0m£10.1m£9.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ipswich £11.8m, Bury South £13.8mBury South: £13.8mIpswich: £11.8mBury South: £13.8mIpswich: £11.8mBury South: £13.1mIpswich: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.8m£11.2mBury South is higher£13.8m£13.8m£13.1m

  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, Bury South £0.56mBury South: £0.56mIpswich: £0.53mBury South: £0.56mIpswich: £0.53mBury South: £0.53mIpswich: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mBury South is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ipswich £57.6m, Bury South £53.0mBury South: £53.0mIpswich: £57.6mBury South: £53.2mIpswich: £57.9mBury South: £50.3mIpswich: £54.7m

    £57.6m£57.9m£54.7mIpswich is higher£53.0m£53.2m£50.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Ipswich £13.5m, Bury South £18.9mBury South: £18.9mIpswich: £13.5mBury South: £19.0mIpswich: £13.6mBury South: £18.0mIpswich: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.6m£12.8mBury South is higher£18.9m£19.0m£18.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ipswich £8.1m, Bury South £9.1mBury South: £9.1mIpswich: £8.1mBury South: £9.2mIpswich: £8.1mBury South: £8.7mIpswich: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mBury South is higher£9.1m£9.2m£8.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Ipswich £141.3m, Bury South £137.2mBury South: £137.2mIpswich: £141.3mBury South: £137.8mIpswich: £141.9mBury South: £130.2mIpswich: £134.0m

    £141.3m£141.9m£134.0mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£137.2m£137.8m£130.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Ipswich £30.5m, Bury South £23.7mBury South: £23.7mIpswich: £30.5mBury South: £23.8mIpswich: £30.7mBury South: £22.4mIpswich: £29.0m

    £30.5m£30.7m£29.0mIpswich is higher£23.7m£23.8m£22.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Ipswich £25.2m, Bury South £24.4mBury South: £24.4mIpswich: £25.2mBury South: £24.5mIpswich: £25.3mBury South: £23.2mIpswich: £23.9m

    £25.2m£25.3m£23.9mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£24.4m£24.5m£23.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Ipswich £0.74m, Bury South £0.54mBury South: £0.54mIpswich: £0.74mBury South: £0.54mIpswich: £0.74mBury South: £0.51mIpswich: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mIpswich is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Ipswich £0.66m, Bury South £0.55mBury South: £0.55mIpswich: £0.66mBury South: £0.55mIpswich: £0.67mBury South: £0.52mIpswich: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.67m£0.63mIpswich is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Ipswich £0.69m, Bury South £0.66mBury South: £0.66mIpswich: £0.69mBury South: £0.66mIpswich: £0.69mBury South: £0.62mIpswich: £0.65m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.65mIpswich is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Ipswich 18,066, Bury South 17,072Bury South: 17,072Ipswich: 18,066

    18,066Ipswich is higher17,072

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Ipswich 2,104, Bury South 2,235Bury South: 2,235Ipswich: 2,104

    2,104Bury South is higher2,235

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ipswich 2,424, Bury South 2,797Bury South: 2,797Ipswich: 2,424

    2,424Bury South is higher2,797

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ipswich 8,433, Bury South 7,970Bury South: 7,970Ipswich: 8,433

    8,433Ipswich is higher7,970

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Ipswich 17,155, Bury South 15,626Bury South: 15,626Ipswich: 17,155

    17,155Ipswich is higher15,626

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ipswich 1,813, Bury South 2,049Bury South: 2,049Ipswich: 1,813

    1,813Bury South is higher2,049

Show the numbers
Ipswich and Bury South, total
MeasureIpswichBury SouthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£506.0m£508.1m£479.9m£487.3m£489.4m£462.2mIpswich
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£227.5m£228.5m£215.8m£219.2m£220.1m£207.9mIpswich
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£176.0m£176.8m£166.9m£171.9m£172.6m£163.0mIpswich
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£204.9m£205.8m£194.4m£194.8m£195.6m£184.8mIpswich
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£10.0m£10.1m£9.5mIpswich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m£13.8m£13.8m£13.1mBury South
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mBury South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.6m£57.9m£54.7m£53.0m£53.2m£50.3mIpswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m£18.9m£19.0m£18.0mBury South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£9.1m£9.2m£8.7mBury South
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£141.3m£141.9m£134.0m£137.2m£137.8m£130.2mIpswich
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m£23.7m£23.8m£22.4mIpswich
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m£24.4m£24.5m£23.2mIpswich
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mIpswich
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mIpswich
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mIpswich
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,06617,072Ipswich
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1042,235Bury South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,4242,797Bury South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,4337,970Ipswich
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,15515,626Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8132,049Bury South

Sources

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

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  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.
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