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Ipswich and Gloucester

115,126 and 122,420 residents (mid-2024).

Ipswich is higher than Gloucester on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.

On 9 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 17 of 22 measures, and Gloucester on 5. 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 Gloucester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ipswich £4,395, Gloucester £4,151Gloucester: £4,151Ipswich: £4,395Gloucester: £4,169Ipswich: £4,414Gloucester: £3,937Ipswich: £4,169

    £4,395£4,414£4,169Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£4,151£4,169£3,937

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Ipswich £12,757, Gloucester £12,815Gloucester: £12,815Ipswich: £12,757Gloucester: £12,869Ipswich: £12,812Gloucester: £12,155Ipswich: £12,101

    £12,757£12,812£12,101Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£12,815£12,869£12,155

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £2,418, Gloucester £2,132Gloucester: £2,132Ipswich: £2,418Gloucester: £2,141Ipswich: £2,428Gloucester: £2,022Ipswich: £2,293

    £2,418£2,428£2,293Ipswich is higher£2,132£2,141£2,022

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Ipswich £11,490, Gloucester £11,485Gloucester: £11,485Ipswich: £11,490Gloucester: £11,534Ipswich: £11,539Gloucester: £10,894Ipswich: £10,899

    £11,490£11,539£10,899Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£11,485£11,534£10,894

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Ipswich £577, Gloucester £518Gloucester: £518Ipswich: £577Gloucester: £521Ipswich: £580Gloucester: £492Ipswich: £547

    £577£580£547Ipswich is higher£518£521£492

  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, Gloucester £782Gloucester: £782Ipswich: £660Gloucester: £786Ipswich: £663Gloucester: £742Ipswich: £626

    £660£663£626Gloucester is higher£782£786£742

  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, Gloucester £28Gloucester: £28Ipswich: £30Gloucester: £29Ipswich: £30Gloucester: £27Ipswich: £28

    £30£30£28Ipswich is higher£28£29£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £501, Gloucester £442Gloucester: £442Ipswich: £501Gloucester: £444Ipswich: £503Gloucester: £420Ipswich: £475

    £501£503£475Ipswich is higher£442£444£420

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £118, Gloucester £129Gloucester: £129Ipswich: £118Gloucester: £129Ipswich: £118Gloucester: £122Ipswich: £112

    £118£118£112Gloucester is higher£129£129£122

  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, Gloucester £103Gloucester: £103Ipswich: £111Gloucester: £104Ipswich: £112Gloucester: £98Ipswich: £105

    £111£112£105Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£103£104£98

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £1,941, Gloucester £1,693Gloucester: £1,693Ipswich: £1,941Gloucester: £1,701Ipswich: £1,950Gloucester: £1,606Ipswich: £1,841

    £1,941£1,950£1,841Ipswich is higher£1,693£1,701£1,606

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ipswich £265, Gloucester £263Gloucester: £263Ipswich: £265Gloucester: £264Ipswich: £266Gloucester: £249Ipswich: £252

    £265£266£252Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£263£264£249

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £346, Gloucester £323Gloucester: £323Ipswich: £346Gloucester: £325Ipswich: £348Gloucester: £307Ipswich: £328

    £346£348£328Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£323£325£307

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £10, Gloucester £6.01Gloucester: £6.01Ipswich: £10Gloucester: £6.03Ipswich: £10Gloucester: £5.70Ipswich: £9.62

    £10£10£9.62Ipswich is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £9.13, Gloucester £5.53Gloucester: £5.53Ipswich: £9.13Gloucester: £5.56Ipswich: £9.17Gloucester: £5.25Ipswich: £8.66

    £9.13£9.17£8.66Ipswich is higher£5.53£5.56£5.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ipswich £5.99, Gloucester £5.66Gloucester: £5.66Ipswich: £5.99Gloucester: £5.69Ipswich: £6.01Gloucester: £5.37Ipswich: £5.68

    £5.99£6.01£5.68Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£5.66£5.69£5.37

  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, Gloucester 1,024.2Gloucester: 1,024.2Ipswich: 1,012.8

    1,012.8Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count1,024.2

  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, Gloucester 114.3Gloucester: 114.3Ipswich: 118.0

    118.0Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count114.3

  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: Ipswich 135.9, Gloucester 166.4Gloucester: 166.4Ipswich: 135.9

    135.9Gloucester is higher166.4

  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, Gloucester 67.1Gloucester: 67.1Ipswich: 73.3

    73.3Ipswich is higher67.1

  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, Gloucester 195.6Gloucester: 195.6Ipswich: 235.7

    235.7Ipswich is higher195.6

  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, Gloucester 22.4Gloucester: 22.4Ipswich: 24.9

    24.9Ipswich is higher22.4

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Ipswich and Gloucester, per person in the age group
MeasureIpswichGloucesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,395£4,414£4,169£4,151£4,169£3,937Ipswich
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,757£12,812£12,101£12,815£12,869£12,155Gloucester
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,418£2,428£2,293£2,132£2,141£2,022Ipswich
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,490£11,539£10,899£11,485£11,534£10,894Ipswich
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£577£580£547£518£521£492Ipswich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£660£663£626£782£786£742Gloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£28£28£29£27Ipswich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£501£503£475£442£444£420Ipswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£129£129£122Gloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£111£112£105£103£104£98Ipswich
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,941£1,950£1,841£1,693£1,701£1,606Ipswich
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£265£266£252£263£264£249Ipswich
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£346£348£328£323£325£307Ipswich
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.62£6.01£6.03£5.70Ipswich
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.13£9.17£8.66£5.53£5.56£5.25Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.99£6.01£5.68£5.66£5.69£5.37Ipswich
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.81,024.2Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026118.0114.3Ipswich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.9166.4Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.367.1Ipswich
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026235.7195.6Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.922.4Ipswich

Per resident

Ipswich is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Gloucester on 3. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Ipswich Gloucester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ipswich £4,395, Gloucester £4,151Gloucester: £4,151Ipswich: £4,395Gloucester: £4,169Ipswich: £4,414Gloucester: £3,937Ipswich: £4,169

    £4,395£4,414£4,169Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£4,151£4,169£3,937

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Ipswich £1,977, Gloucester £1,936Gloucester: £1,936Ipswich: £1,977Gloucester: £1,944Ipswich: £1,985Gloucester: £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, Gloucester £1,376Gloucester: £1,376Ipswich: £1,529Gloucester: £1,382Ipswich: £1,535Gloucester: £1,305Ipswich: £1,450

    £1,529£1,535£1,450Ipswich is higher£1,376£1,382£1,305

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Ipswich £1,780, Gloucester £1,735Gloucester: £1,735Ipswich: £1,780Gloucester: £1,743Ipswich: £1,788Gloucester: £1,646Ipswich: £1,689

    £1,780£1,788£1,689Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,735£1,743£1,646

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Ipswich £89, Gloucester £78Gloucester: £78Ipswich: £89Gloucester: £79Ipswich: £90Gloucester: £74Ipswich: £85

    £89£90£85Ipswich is higher£78£79£74

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £102, Gloucester £118Gloucester: £118Ipswich: £102Gloucester: £119Ipswich: £103Gloucester: £112Ipswich: £97

    £102£103£97Gloucester is higher£118£119£112

  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, Gloucester £4.29Gloucester: £4.29Ipswich: £4.58Gloucester: £4.31Ipswich: £4.59Gloucester: £4.07Ipswich: £4.34

    £4.58£4.59£4.34Ipswich is higher£4.29£4.31£4.07

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £501, Gloucester £442Gloucester: £442Ipswich: £501Gloucester: £444Ipswich: £503Gloucester: £420Ipswich: £475

    £501£503£475Ipswich is higher£442£444£420

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £118, Gloucester £129Gloucester: £129Ipswich: £118Gloucester: £129Ipswich: £118Gloucester: £122Ipswich: £112

    £118£118£112Gloucester is higher£129£129£122

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

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

    £70£71£67Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£67£67£63

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Ipswich £1,228, Gloucester £1,093Gloucester: £1,093Ipswich: £1,228Gloucester: £1,098Ipswich: £1,233Gloucester: £1,037Ipswich: £1,164

    £1,228£1,233£1,164Ipswich is higher£1,093£1,098£1,037

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ipswich £265, Gloucester £263Gloucester: £263Ipswich: £265Gloucester: £264Ipswich: £266Gloucester: £249Ipswich: £252

    £265£266£252Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£263£264£249

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Ipswich £219, Gloucester £209Gloucester: £209Ipswich: £219Gloucester: £210Ipswich: £220Gloucester: £198Ipswich: £208

    £219£220£208Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£209£210£198

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Ipswich £6.41, Gloucester £3.88Gloucester: £3.88Ipswich: £6.41Gloucester: £3.90Ipswich: £6.44Gloucester: £3.68Ipswich: £6.08

    £6.41£6.44£6.08Ipswich is higher£3.88£3.90£3.68

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Ipswich £5.78, Gloucester £3.57Gloucester: £3.57Ipswich: £5.78Gloucester: £3.59Ipswich: £5.80Gloucester: £3.39Ipswich: £5.48

    £5.78£5.80£5.48Ipswich is higher£3.57£3.59£3.39

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ipswich £5.99, Gloucester £5.66Gloucester: £5.66Ipswich: £5.99Gloucester: £5.69Ipswich: £6.01Gloucester: £5.37Ipswich: £5.68

    £5.99£6.01£5.68Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£5.66£5.69£5.37

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 156.9, Gloucester 154.7Gloucester: 154.7Ipswich: 156.9

    156.9Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count154.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 18.3, Gloucester 17.3Gloucester: 17.3Ipswich: 18.3

    18.3Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count17.3

  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, Gloucester 25.1Gloucester: 25.1Ipswich: 21.1

    21.1Gloucester is higher25.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 73.3, Gloucester 67.1Gloucester: 67.1Ipswich: 73.3

    73.3Ipswich is higher67.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 149.0, Gloucester 126.3Gloucester: 126.3Ipswich: 149.0

    149.0Ipswich is higher126.3

  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, Gloucester 14.4Gloucester: 14.4Ipswich: 15.8

    15.8Ipswich is higher14.4

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Ipswich and Gloucester, per resident
MeasureIpswichGloucesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,395£4,414£4,169£4,151£4,169£3,937Ipswich
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£1,376£1,382£1,305Ipswich
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,780£1,788£1,689£1,735£1,743£1,646Ipswich
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£78£79£74Ipswich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£103£97£118£119£112Gloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.58£4.59£4.34£4.29£4.31£4.07Ipswich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£501£503£475£442£444£420Ipswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£129£129£122Gloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£70£71£67£67£67£63Ipswich
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,228£1,233£1,164£1,093£1,098£1,037Ipswich
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£265£266£252£263£264£249Ipswich
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£209£210£198Ipswich
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.41£6.44£6.08£3.88£3.90£3.68Ipswich
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.78£5.80£5.48£3.57£3.59£3.39Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.99£6.01£5.68£5.66£5.69£5.37Ipswich
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026156.9154.7Ipswich
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.317.3Ipswich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.125.1Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.367.1Ipswich
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026149.0126.3Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.814.4Ipswich

Total

Ipswich is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Gloucester on 12. 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 Gloucester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Ipswich £506.0m, Gloucester £508.2mGloucester: £508.2mIpswich: £506.0mGloucester: £510.3mIpswich: £508.1mGloucester: £482.0mIpswich: £479.9m

    £506.0m£508.1m£479.9mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£508.2m£510.3m£482.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Ipswich £227.5m, Gloucester £237.0mGloucester: £237.0mIpswich: £227.5mGloucester: £238.0mIpswich: £228.5mGloucester: £224.8mIpswich: £215.8m

    £227.5m£228.5m£215.8mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£237.0m£238.0m£224.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Ipswich £176.0m, Gloucester £168.4mGloucester: £168.4mIpswich: £176.0mGloucester: £169.1mIpswich: £176.8mGloucester: £159.8mIpswich: £166.9m

    £176.0m£176.8m£166.9mIpswich is higher£168.4m£169.1m£159.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Ipswich £204.9m, Gloucester £212.4mGloucester: £212.4mIpswich: £204.9mGloucester: £213.3mIpswich: £205.8mGloucester: £201.5mIpswich: £194.4m

    £204.9m£205.8m£194.4mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£212.4m£213.3m£201.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Ipswich £10.3m, Gloucester £9.6mGloucester: £9.6mIpswich: £10.3mGloucester: £9.6mIpswich: £10.3mGloucester: £9.1mIpswich: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mIpswich is higher£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ipswich £11.8m, Gloucester £14.5mGloucester: £14.5mIpswich: £11.8mGloucester: £14.5mIpswich: £11.8mGloucester: £13.7mIpswich: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.8m£11.2mGloucester is higher£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m

  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, Gloucester £0.52mGloucester: £0.52mIpswich: £0.53mGloucester: £0.53mIpswich: £0.53mGloucester: £0.50mIpswich: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mIpswich is higher£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ipswich £57.6m, Gloucester £54.1mGloucester: £54.1mIpswich: £57.6mGloucester: £54.4mIpswich: £57.9mGloucester: £51.4mIpswich: £54.7m

    £57.6m£57.9m£54.7mIpswich is higher£54.1m£54.4m£51.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Ipswich £13.5m, Gloucester £15.7mGloucester: £15.7mIpswich: £13.5mGloucester: £15.8mIpswich: £13.6mGloucester: £14.9mIpswich: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.6m£12.8mGloucester is higher£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ipswich £8.1m, Gloucester £8.2mGloucester: £8.2mIpswich: £8.1mGloucester: £8.2mIpswich: £8.1mGloucester: £7.7mIpswich: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Ipswich £141.3m, Gloucester £133.8mGloucester: £133.8mIpswich: £141.3mGloucester: £134.4mIpswich: £141.9mGloucester: £126.9mIpswich: £134.0m

    £141.3m£141.9m£134.0mIpswich is higher£133.8m£134.4m£126.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Ipswich £30.5m, Gloucester £32.1mGloucester: £32.1mIpswich: £30.5mGloucester: £32.3mIpswich: £30.7mGloucester: £30.5mIpswich: £29.0m

    £30.5m£30.7m£29.0mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£32.1m£32.3m£30.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Ipswich £25.2m, Gloucester £25.6mGloucester: £25.6mIpswich: £25.2mGloucester: £25.7mIpswich: £25.3mGloucester: £24.2mIpswich: £23.9m

    £25.2m£25.3m£23.9mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£25.6m£25.7m£24.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Ipswich £0.74m, Gloucester £0.47mGloucester: £0.47mIpswich: £0.74mGloucester: £0.48mIpswich: £0.74mGloucester: £0.45mIpswich: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mIpswich is higher£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Ipswich £0.66m, Gloucester £0.44mGloucester: £0.44mIpswich: £0.66mGloucester: £0.44mIpswich: £0.67mGloucester: £0.41mIpswich: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.67m£0.63mIpswich is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Ipswich £0.69m, Gloucester £0.69mGloucester: £0.69mIpswich: £0.69mGloucester: £0.70mIpswich: £0.69mGloucester: £0.66mIpswich: £0.65m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.65mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Ipswich 18,066, Gloucester 18,943Gloucester: 18,943Ipswich: 18,066

    18,066Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count18,943

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Ipswich 2,104, Gloucester 2,114Gloucester: 2,114Ipswich: 2,104

    2,104Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count2,114

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ipswich 2,424, Gloucester 3,078Gloucester: 3,078Ipswich: 2,424

    2,424Gloucester is higher3,078

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ipswich 8,433, Gloucester 8,212Gloucester: 8,212Ipswich: 8,433

    8,433Ipswich is higher8,212

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Ipswich 17,155, Gloucester 15,459Gloucester: 15,459Ipswich: 17,155

    17,155Ipswich is higher15,459

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ipswich 1,813, Gloucester 1,767Gloucester: 1,767Ipswich: 1,813

    1,813Ipswich is higher1,767

Show the numbers
Ipswich and Gloucester, total
MeasureIpswichGloucesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£506.0m£508.1m£479.9m£508.2m£510.3m£482.0mGloucester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£227.5m£228.5m£215.8m£237.0m£238.0m£224.8mGloucester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£176.0m£176.8m£166.9m£168.4m£169.1m£159.8mIpswich
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£204.9m£205.8m£194.4m£212.4m£213.3m£201.5mGloucester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mIpswich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m£14.5m£14.5m£13.7mGloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.52m£0.53m£0.50mIpswich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.6m£57.9m£54.7m£54.1m£54.4m£51.4mIpswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mGloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£8.2m£8.2m£7.7mGloucester
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£141.3m£141.9m£134.0m£133.8m£134.4m£126.9mIpswich
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m£32.1m£32.3m£30.5mGloucester
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m£25.6m£25.7m£24.2mGloucester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£0.47m£0.48m£0.45mIpswich
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mIpswich
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mGloucester
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,06618,943Gloucester
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1042,114Gloucester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,4243,078Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,4338,212Ipswich
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,15515,459Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8131,767Ipswich

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.
  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.
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