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Kingswinford and South Staffordshire and Lichfield

90,820 and 101,003 residents (mid-2024).

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher than Lichfield on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 10 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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Per person in the age group

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Lichfield 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

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire Lichfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £4,663, Lichfield £4,341Lichfield: £4,341Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,663Lichfield: £4,359Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,683Lichfield: £4,118Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,423

    £4,663£4,683£4,423Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,341£4,359£4,118

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £12,867, Lichfield £12,553Lichfield: £12,553Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £12,867Lichfield: £12,607Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £12,922Lichfield: £11,908Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £12,205

    £12,867£12,922£12,205Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£12,553£12,607£11,908

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £1,300, Lichfield £1,434Lichfield: £1,434Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £1,300Lichfield: £1,441Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £1,306Lichfield: £1,361Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £1,233

    £1,300£1,306£1,233Lichfield is higher£1,434£1,441£1,361

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £11,835, Lichfield £11,655Lichfield: £11,655Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11,835Lichfield: £11,705Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11,885Lichfield: £11,055Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11,226

    £11,835£11,885£11,226Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£11,655£11,705£11,055

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £258, Lichfield £238Lichfield: £238Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £258Lichfield: £239Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £259Lichfield: £225Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £244

    £258£259£244Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£238£239£225

  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: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £755, Lichfield £643Lichfield: £643Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £755Lichfield: £646Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £759Lichfield: £610Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £717

    £755£759£717Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£643£646£610

  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: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £20, Lichfield £18Lichfield: £18Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £20Lichfield: £18Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £20Lichfield: £17Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £19

    £20£20£19Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £369, Lichfield £369Lichfield: £369Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £369Lichfield: £371Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £370Lichfield: £350Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £350

    £369£370£350Lichfield is higher£369£371£350

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £103, Lichfield £107Lichfield: £107Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £103Lichfield: £107Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £104Lichfield: £101Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £98

    £103£104£98Lichfield is higher£107£107£101

  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: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £101, Lichfield £99Lichfield: £99Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £101Lichfield: £99Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £101Lichfield: £94Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £96

    £101£101£96Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£99£99£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £963, Lichfield £1,108Lichfield: £1,108Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £963Lichfield: £1,113Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £967Lichfield: £1,051Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £913

    £963£967£913Lichfield is higher£1,108£1,113£1,051

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £111, Lichfield £113Lichfield: £113Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £111Lichfield: £113Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £111Lichfield: £107Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £105

    £111£111£105Lichfield is higher£113£113£107

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £222, Lichfield £215Lichfield: £215Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £222Lichfield: £216Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £223Lichfield: £204Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £211

    £222£223£211Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £9.42, Lichfield £6.23Lichfield: £6.23Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.42Lichfield: £6.26Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.47Lichfield: £5.91Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £8.94

    £9.42£9.47£8.94Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£6.23£6.26£5.91

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £4.24, Lichfield £5.69Lichfield: £5.69Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4.24Lichfield: £5.72Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4.26Lichfield: £5.40Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4.02

    £4.24£4.26£4.02Lichfield is higher£5.69£5.72£5.40

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.48, Lichfield £4.87Lichfield: £4.87Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.48Lichfield: £4.89Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.51Lichfield: £4.62Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£4.87£4.89£4.62

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 1,011.0, Lichfield 1,004.2Lichfield: 1,004.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 1,011.0

    1,011.0Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher1,004.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 74.5, Lichfield 67.2Lichfield: 67.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 74.5

    74.5Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher67.2

  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: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 157.2, Lichfield 139.0Lichfield: 139.0Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 157.2

    157.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher139.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 52.6, Lichfield 54.5Lichfield: 54.5Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 52.6

    52.6Lichfield is higher54.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 125.1, Lichfield 135.2Lichfield: 135.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 125.1

    125.1Lichfield is higher135.2

  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: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 21.5, Lichfield 21.8Lichfield: 21.8Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 21.5

    21.5Lichfield is higher21.8

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Kingswinford and South Staffordshire and Lichfield, per person in the age group
MeasureKingswinford and South StaffordshireLichfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,663£4,683£4,423£4,341£4,359£4,118Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,867£12,922£12,205£12,553£12,607£11,908Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,300£1,306£1,233£1,434£1,441£1,361Lichfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,835£11,885£11,226£11,655£11,705£11,055Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£258£259£244£238£239£225Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£755£759£717£643£646£610Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£18£18£17Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£369£370£350£369£371£350Lichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£107£107£101Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£101£101£96£99£99£94Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£963£967£913£1,108£1,113£1,051Lichfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£113£113£107Lichfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£222£223£211£215£216£204Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.42£9.47£8.94£6.23£6.26£5.91Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.24£4.26£4.02£5.69£5.72£5.40Lichfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£4.87£4.89£4.62Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.01,004.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202674.567.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.2139.0Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.654.5Lichfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026125.1135.2Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.521.8Lichfield

Per resident

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Lichfield on 10. 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

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire Lichfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £4,663, Lichfield £4,341Lichfield: £4,341Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,663Lichfield: £4,359Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,683Lichfield: £4,118Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,423

    £4,663£4,683£4,423Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,341£4,359£4,118

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £3,333, Lichfield £2,905Lichfield: £2,905Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,333Lichfield: £2,917Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,348Lichfield: £2,755Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,162

    £3,333£3,348£3,162Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£2,905£2,917£2,755

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £741, Lichfield £842Lichfield: £842Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £741Lichfield: £846Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £744Lichfield: £799Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £703

    £741£744£703Lichfield is higher£842£846£799

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £3,066, Lichfield £2,697Lichfield: £2,697Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,066Lichfield: £2,708Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,079Lichfield: £2,558Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £2,908

    £3,066£3,079£2,908Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£2,697£2,708£2,558

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £67, Lichfield £55Lichfield: £55Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £67Lichfield: £55Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £67Lichfield: £52Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £63

    £67£67£63Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£55£55£52

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £196, Lichfield £149Lichfield: £149Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £196Lichfield: £149Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £197Lichfield: £141Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £186

    £196£197£186Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£149£149£141

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.06, Lichfield £4.08Lichfield: £4.08Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.06Lichfield: £4.10Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.08Lichfield: £3.87Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4.80

    £5.06£5.08£4.80Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £369, Lichfield £369Lichfield: £369Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £369Lichfield: £371Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £370Lichfield: £350Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £350

    £369£370£350Lichfield is higher£369£371£350

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £103, Lichfield £107Lichfield: £107Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £103Lichfield: £107Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £104Lichfield: £101Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £98

    £103£104£98Lichfield is higher£107£107£101

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £58, Lichfield £58Lichfield: £58Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £58Lichfield: £58Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £58Lichfield: £55Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £55

    £58£58£55Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£58£58£55

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £549, Lichfield £651Lichfield: £651Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £549Lichfield: £654Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £551Lichfield: £617Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £521

    £549£551£521Lichfield is higher£651£654£617

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £111, Lichfield £113Lichfield: £113Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £111Lichfield: £113Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £111Lichfield: £107Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £105

    £111£111£105Lichfield is higher£113£113£107

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £127, Lichfield £126Lichfield: £126Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £127Lichfield: £127Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £127Lichfield: £120Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £120

    £127£127£120Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£126£127£120

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.38, Lichfield £3.66Lichfield: £3.66Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.38Lichfield: £3.67Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.40Lichfield: £3.47Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£3.66£3.67£3.47

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £2.41, Lichfield £3.34Lichfield: £3.34Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £2.41Lichfield: £3.36Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £2.42Lichfield: £3.17Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £2.29

    £2.41£2.42£2.29Lichfield is higher£3.34£3.36£3.17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.48, Lichfield £4.87Lichfield: £4.87Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.48Lichfield: £4.89Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.51Lichfield: £4.62Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£4.87£4.89£4.62

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 261.9, Lichfield 232.4Lichfield: 232.4Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 261.9

    261.9Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher232.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 19.3, Lichfield 15.5Lichfield: 15.5Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 19.3

    19.3Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher15.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 40.7, Lichfield 32.2Lichfield: 32.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 40.7

    40.7Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher32.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 52.6, Lichfield 54.5Lichfield: 54.5Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 52.6

    52.6Lichfield is higher54.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 71.3, Lichfield 79.4Lichfield: 79.4Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 71.3

    71.3Lichfield is higher79.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 12.2, Lichfield 12.8Lichfield: 12.8Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 12.2

    12.2Lichfield is higher12.8

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Kingswinford and South Staffordshire and Lichfield, per resident
MeasureKingswinford and South StaffordshireLichfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,663£4,683£4,423£4,341£4,359£4,118Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,333£3,348£3,162£2,905£2,917£2,755Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£741£744£703£842£846£799Lichfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,066£3,079£2,908£2,697£2,708£2,558Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£67£67£63£55£55£52Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£149£149£141Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.06£5.08£4.80£4.08£4.10£3.87Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£369£370£350£369£371£350Lichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£107£107£101Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£58£58£55£58£58£55Lichfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£549£551£521£651£654£617Lichfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£113£113£107Lichfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£126£127£120Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£3.66£3.67£3.47Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.41£2.42£2.29£3.34£3.36£3.17Lichfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£4.87£4.89£4.62Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026261.9232.4Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.315.5Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202640.732.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.654.5Lichfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202671.379.4Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.212.8Lichfield

Total

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Lichfield 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

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire Lichfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £423.5m, Lichfield £438.5mLichfield: £438.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £423.5mLichfield: £440.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £425.3mLichfield: £415.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £401.7m

    £423.5m£425.3m£401.7mLichfield is higherDepends on how you count£438.5m£440.3m£415.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £302.7m, Lichfield £293.4mLichfield: £293.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £302.7mLichfield: £294.6mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £304.0mLichfield: £278.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £287.2m

    £302.7m£304.0m£287.2mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£293.4m£294.6m£278.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £67.3m, Lichfield £85.1mLichfield: £85.1mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £67.3mLichfield: £85.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £67.6mLichfield: £80.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £63.9m

    £67.3m£67.6m£63.9mLichfield is higher£85.1m£85.4m£80.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £278.4m, Lichfield £272.4mLichfield: £272.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £278.4mLichfield: £273.6mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £279.6mLichfield: £258.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £264.1m

    £278.4m£279.6m£264.1mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£272.4m£273.6m£258.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £6.1m, Lichfield £5.6mLichfield: £5.6mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £6.1mLichfield: £5.6mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £6.1mLichfield: £5.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.7m

    £6.1m£6.1m£5.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £17.8m, Lichfield £15.0mLichfield: £15.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £17.8mLichfield: £15.1mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £17.8mLichfield: £14.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.8m£16.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £0.46m, Lichfield £0.41mLichfield: £0.41mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.46mLichfield: £0.41mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.46mLichfield: £0.39mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £33.5m, Lichfield £37.3mLichfield: £37.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £33.5mLichfield: £37.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £33.6mLichfield: £35.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £31.8m

    £33.5m£33.6m£31.8mLichfield is higher£37.3m£37.4m£35.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £9.4m, Lichfield £10.8mLichfield: £10.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.4mLichfield: £10.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.4mLichfield: £10.2mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £8.9m

    £9.4m£9.4m£8.9mLichfield is higher£10.8m£10.9m£10.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.2m, Lichfield £5.9mLichfield: £5.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.2mLichfield: £5.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.3mLichfield: £5.6mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.0m

    £5.2m£5.3m£5.0mLichfield is higherDepends on how you count£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £49.9m, Lichfield £65.7mLichfield: £65.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £49.9mLichfield: £66.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £50.1mLichfield: £62.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £47.3m

    £49.9m£50.1m£47.3mLichfield is higher£65.7m£66.0m£62.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £10.0m, Lichfield £11.4mLichfield: £11.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £10.0mLichfield: £11.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £10.1mLichfield: £10.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.5m

    £10.0m£10.1m£9.5mLichfield is higher£11.4m£11.5m£10.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £11.5m, Lichfield £12.8mLichfield: £12.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11.5mLichfield: £12.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11.6mLichfield: £12.1mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £10.9m

    £11.5m£11.6m£10.9mLichfield is higherDepends on how you count£12.8m£12.8m£12.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £0.49m, Lichfield £0.37mLichfield: £0.37mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.49mLichfield: £0.37mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.49mLichfield: £0.35mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £0.22m, Lichfield £0.34mLichfield: £0.34mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.22mLichfield: £0.34mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.22mLichfield: £0.32mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.21m

    £0.22m£0.22m£0.21mLichfield is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £0.50m, Lichfield £0.49mLichfield: £0.49mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.50mLichfield: £0.49mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.50mLichfield: £0.47mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 23,787, Lichfield 23,470Lichfield: 23,470Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 23,787

    23,787Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher23,470

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 1,753, Lichfield 1,570Lichfield: 1,570Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 1,753

    1,753Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher1,570

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 3,698, Lichfield 3,248Lichfield: 3,248Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 3,698

    3,698Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher3,248

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 4,776, Lichfield 5,500Lichfield: 5,500Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 4,776

    4,776Lichfield is higher5,500

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 6,476, Lichfield 8,016Lichfield: 8,016Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 6,476

    6,476Lichfield is higher8,016

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 1,111, Lichfield 1,293Lichfield: 1,293Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 1,111

    1,111Lichfield is higher1,293

Show the numbers
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire and Lichfield, total
MeasureKingswinford and South StaffordshireLichfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£423.5m£425.3m£401.7m£438.5m£440.3m£415.9mLichfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£302.7m£304.0m£287.2m£293.4m£294.6m£278.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£67.3m£67.6m£63.9m£85.1m£85.4m£80.7mLichfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£278.4m£279.6m£264.1m£272.4m£273.6m£258.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.1m£6.1m£5.7m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.8m£16.9m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.5m£33.6m£31.8m£37.3m£37.4m£35.4mLichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m£10.8m£10.9m£10.2mLichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.3m£5.0m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mLichfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£49.9m£50.1m£47.3m£65.7m£66.0m£62.4mLichfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£10.0m£10.1m£9.5m£11.4m£11.5m£10.8mLichfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m£12.8m£12.8m£12.1mLichfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mLichfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,78723,470Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7531,570Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6983,248Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,7765,500Lichfield
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,4768,016Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1111,293Lichfield

Sources

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

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