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Kingswinford and South Staffordshire and Melksham and Devizes

90,820 and 95,301 residents (mid-2024).

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher than Melksham and Devizes on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 12 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 14 of 22 measures, and Melksham and Devizes 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

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire Melksham and Devizes

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £4,663, Melksham and Devizes £4,520Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,663Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,683Melksham and Devizes: £4,288Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,423

    £4,663£4,683£4,423Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,520£4,540£4,288

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £12,867, Melksham and Devizes £12,399Melksham and Devizes: £12,399Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £12,867Melksham and Devizes: £12,452Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £12,922Melksham and Devizes: £11,761Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £12,205

    £12,867£12,922£12,205Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£12,399£12,452£11,761

  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, Melksham and Devizes £1,531Melksham and Devizes: £1,531Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £1,300Melksham and Devizes: £1,538Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £1,306Melksham and Devizes: £1,452Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £1,233

    £1,300£1,306£1,233Melksham and Devizes is higher£1,531£1,538£1,452

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £11,835, Melksham and Devizes £11,581Melksham and Devizes: £11,581Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11,835Melksham and Devizes: £11,630Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11,885Melksham and Devizes: £10,985Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11,226

    £11,835£11,885£11,226Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£11,581£11,630£10,985

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £258, Melksham and Devizes £228Melksham and Devizes: £228Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £258Melksham and Devizes: £229Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £259Melksham and Devizes: £216Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £244

    £258£259£244Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£228£229£216

  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, Melksham and Devizes £575Melksham and Devizes: £575Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £755Melksham and Devizes: £578Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £759Melksham and Devizes: £546Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £717

    £755£759£717Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£575£578£546

  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, Melksham and Devizes £16Melksham and Devizes: £16Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £20Melksham and Devizes: £16Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £20Melksham and Devizes: £15Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £19

    £20£20£19Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£16£16£15

  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, Melksham and Devizes £310Melksham and Devizes: £310Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £369Melksham and Devizes: £311Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £370Melksham and Devizes: £294Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £350

    £369£370£350Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£310£311£294

  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, Melksham and Devizes £130Melksham and Devizes: £130Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £103Melksham and Devizes: £130Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £104Melksham and Devizes: £123Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £98

    £103£104£98Melksham and Devizes is higher£130£130£123

  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, Melksham and Devizes £82Melksham and Devizes: £82Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £101Melksham and Devizes: £83Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £101Melksham and Devizes: £78Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £96

    £101£101£96Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£82£83£78

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £963, Melksham and Devizes £1,225Melksham and Devizes: £1,225Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £963Melksham and Devizes: £1,230Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £967Melksham and Devizes: £1,162Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £913

    £963£967£913Melksham and Devizes is higher£1,225£1,230£1,162

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £111, Melksham and Devizes £144Melksham and Devizes: £144Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £111Melksham and Devizes: £144Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £111Melksham and Devizes: £136Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £105

    £111£111£105Melksham and Devizes is higher£144£144£136

  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, Melksham and Devizes £213Melksham and Devizes: £213Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £222Melksham and Devizes: £213Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £223Melksham and Devizes: £202Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £211

    £222£223£211Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£213£213£202

  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, Melksham and Devizes £6.54Melksham and Devizes: £6.54Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.42Melksham and Devizes: £6.56Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.47Melksham and Devizes: £6.20Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £8.94

    £9.42£9.47£8.94Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£6.54£6.56£6.20

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £4.24, Melksham and Devizes £4.40Melksham and Devizes: £4.40Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4.24Melksham and Devizes: £4.41Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4.26Melksham and Devizes: £4.17Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4.02

    £4.24£4.26£4.02Melksham and Devizes is higher£4.40£4.41£4.17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.48, Melksham and Devizes £7.49Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.48Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.51Melksham and Devizes: £7.10Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Melksham and Devizes is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10

  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, Melksham and Devizes 1,015.2Melksham and Devizes: 1,015.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 1,011.0

    1,011.0Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count1,015.2

  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, Melksham and Devizes 58.9Melksham and Devizes: 58.9Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 74.5

    74.5Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher58.9

  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, Melksham and Devizes 123.0Melksham and Devizes: 123.0Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 157.2

    157.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher123.0

  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, Melksham and Devizes 48.0Melksham and Devizes: 48.0Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 52.6

    52.6Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher48.0

  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, Melksham and Devizes 138.9Melksham and Devizes: 138.9Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 125.1

    125.1Melksham and Devizes is higher138.9

  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, Melksham and Devizes 17.9Melksham and Devizes: 17.9Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 21.5

    21.5Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher17.9

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Kingswinford and South Staffordshire and Melksham and Devizes, per person in the age group
MeasureKingswinford and South StaffordshireMelksham and DevizesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,663£4,683£4,423£4,520£4,540£4,288Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,867£12,922£12,205£12,399£12,452£11,761Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,300£1,306£1,233£1,531£1,538£1,452Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,835£11,885£11,226£11,581£11,630£10,985Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£258£259£244£228£229£216Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£755£759£717£575£578£546Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£16£16£15Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£369£370£350£310£311£294Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£130£130£123Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£101£101£96£82£83£78Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£963£967£913£1,225£1,230£1,162Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£144£144£136Melksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£222£223£211£213£213£202Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.42£9.47£8.94£6.54£6.56£6.20Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.24£4.26£4.02£4.40£4.41£4.17Melksham and Devizes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£7.49£7.52£7.10Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.01,015.2Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202674.558.9Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.2123.0Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.648.0Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026125.1138.9Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.517.9Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

Per resident

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Melksham and Devizes 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

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire Melksham and Devizes

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £4,663, Melksham and Devizes £4,520Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,663Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,683Melksham and Devizes: £4,288Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,423

    £4,663£4,683£4,423Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,520£4,540£4,288

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £3,333, Melksham and Devizes £3,050Melksham and Devizes: £3,050Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,333Melksham and Devizes: £3,063Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,348Melksham and Devizes: £2,893Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,162

    £3,333£3,348£3,162Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£3,050£3,063£2,893

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £741, Melksham and Devizes £879Melksham and Devizes: £879Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £741Melksham and Devizes: £883Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £744Melksham and Devizes: £834Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £703

    £741£744£703Melksham and Devizes is higher£879£883£834

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £3,066, Melksham and Devizes £2,849Melksham and Devizes: £2,849Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,066Melksham and Devizes: £2,861Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,079Melksham and Devizes: £2,702Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £2,908

    £3,066£3,079£2,908Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£2,849£2,861£2,702

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £67, Melksham and Devizes £56Melksham and Devizes: £56Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £67Melksham and Devizes: £56Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £67Melksham and Devizes: £53Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £63

    £67£67£63Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£56£56£53

  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, Melksham and Devizes £142Melksham and Devizes: £142Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £196Melksham and Devizes: £142Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £197Melksham and Devizes: £134Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £186

    £196£197£186Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£142£142£134

  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, Melksham and Devizes £3.84Melksham and Devizes: £3.84Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.06Melksham and Devizes: £3.85Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.08Melksham and Devizes: £3.64Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4.80

    £5.06£5.08£4.80Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£3.84£3.85£3.64

  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, Melksham and Devizes £310Melksham and Devizes: £310Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £369Melksham and Devizes: £311Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £370Melksham and Devizes: £294Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £350

    £369£370£350Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£310£311£294

  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, Melksham and Devizes £130Melksham and Devizes: £130Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £103Melksham and Devizes: £130Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £104Melksham and Devizes: £123Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £98

    £103£104£98Melksham and Devizes is higher£130£130£123

  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, Melksham and Devizes £47Melksham and Devizes: £47Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £58Melksham and Devizes: £48Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £58Melksham and Devizes: £45Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £55

    £58£58£55Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£47£48£45

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £549, Melksham and Devizes £704Melksham and Devizes: £704Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £549Melksham and Devizes: £707Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £551Melksham and Devizes: £667Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £521

    £549£551£521Melksham and Devizes is higher£704£707£667

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £111, Melksham and Devizes £144Melksham and Devizes: £144Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £111Melksham and Devizes: £144Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £111Melksham and Devizes: £136Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £105

    £111£111£105Melksham and Devizes is higher£144£144£136

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £127, Melksham and Devizes £122Melksham and Devizes: £122Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £127Melksham and Devizes: £123Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £127Melksham and Devizes: £116Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £120

    £127£127£120Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£122£123£116

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.38, Melksham and Devizes £3.75Melksham and Devizes: £3.75Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.38Melksham and Devizes: £3.77Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.40Melksham and Devizes: £3.56Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £2.41, Melksham and Devizes £2.52Melksham and Devizes: £2.52Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £2.41Melksham and Devizes: £2.53Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £2.42Melksham and Devizes: £2.39Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £2.29

    £2.41£2.42£2.29Melksham and Devizes is higher£2.52£2.53£2.39

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.48, Melksham and Devizes £7.49Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.48Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.51Melksham and Devizes: £7.10Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Melksham and Devizes is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 261.9, Melksham and Devizes 249.8Melksham and Devizes: 249.8Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 261.9

    261.9Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count249.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 19.3, Melksham and Devizes 14.5Melksham and Devizes: 14.5Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 19.3

    19.3Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher14.5

  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, Melksham and Devizes 30.3Melksham and Devizes: 30.3Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 40.7

    40.7Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher30.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 52.6, Melksham and Devizes 48.0Melksham and Devizes: 48.0Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 52.6

    52.6Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher48.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 71.3, Melksham and Devizes 79.8Melksham and Devizes: 79.8Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 71.3

    71.3Melksham and Devizes is higher79.8

  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, Melksham and Devizes 10.3Melksham and Devizes: 10.3Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 12.2

    12.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher10.3

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Kingswinford and South Staffordshire and Melksham and Devizes, per resident
MeasureKingswinford and South StaffordshireMelksham and DevizesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,663£4,683£4,423£4,520£4,540£4,288Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,333£3,348£3,162£3,050£3,063£2,893Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£741£744£703£879£883£834Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,066£3,079£2,908£2,849£2,861£2,702Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£67£67£63£56£56£53Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£142£142£134Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.06£5.08£4.80£3.84£3.85£3.64Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£369£370£350£310£311£294Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£130£130£123Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£58£58£55£47£48£45Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£549£551£521£704£707£667Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£144£144£136Melksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£122£123£116Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£3.75£3.77£3.56Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.41£2.42£2.29£2.52£2.53£2.39Melksham and Devizes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£7.49£7.52£7.10Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026261.9249.8Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.314.5Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202640.730.3Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.648.0Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202671.379.8Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.210.3Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

Total

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Melksham and Devizes 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 Melksham and Devizes

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £423.5m, Melksham and Devizes £430.8mMelksham and Devizes: £430.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £423.5mMelksham and Devizes: £432.6mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £425.3mMelksham and Devizes: £408.6mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £401.7m

    £423.5m£425.3m£401.7mMelksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£430.8m£432.6m£408.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £302.7m, Melksham and Devizes £290.7mMelksham and Devizes: £290.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £302.7mMelksham and Devizes: £291.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £304.0mMelksham and Devizes: £275.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £287.2m

    £302.7m£304.0m£287.2mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£290.7m£291.9m£275.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £67.3m, Melksham and Devizes £83.8mMelksham and Devizes: £83.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £67.3mMelksham and Devizes: £84.2mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £67.6mMelksham and Devizes: £79.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £63.9m

    £67.3m£67.6m£63.9mMelksham and Devizes is higher£83.8m£84.2m£79.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £278.4m, Melksham and Devizes £271.5mMelksham and Devizes: £271.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £278.4mMelksham and Devizes: £272.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £279.6mMelksham and Devizes: £257.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £264.1m

    £278.4m£279.6m£264.1mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£271.5m£272.7m£257.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £6.1m, Melksham and Devizes £5.3mMelksham and Devizes: £5.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £6.1mMelksham and Devizes: £5.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £6.1mMelksham and Devizes: £5.1mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.7m

    £6.1m£6.1m£5.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £17.8m, Melksham and Devizes £13.5mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £17.8mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £17.8mMelksham and Devizes: £12.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.8m£16.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m

  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, Melksham and Devizes £0.37mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.46mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.46mMelksham and Devizes: £0.35mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £33.5m, Melksham and Devizes £29.5mMelksham and Devizes: £29.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £33.5mMelksham and Devizes: £29.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £33.6mMelksham and Devizes: £28.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £31.8m

    £33.5m£33.6m£31.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£29.5m£29.7m£28.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £9.4m, Melksham and Devizes £12.4mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.4mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.4mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £8.9m

    £9.4m£9.4m£8.9mMelksham and Devizes is higher£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.2m, Melksham and Devizes £4.5mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.2mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.3mMelksham and Devizes: £4.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.0m

    £5.2m£5.3m£5.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £49.9m, Melksham and Devizes £67.0mMelksham and Devizes: £67.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £49.9mMelksham and Devizes: £67.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £50.1mMelksham and Devizes: £63.6mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £47.3m

    £49.9m£50.1m£47.3mMelksham and Devizes is higher£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £10.0m, Melksham and Devizes £13.7mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £10.0mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £10.1mMelksham and Devizes: £13.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.5m

    £10.0m£10.1m£9.5mMelksham and Devizes is higher£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £11.5m, Melksham and Devizes £11.6mMelksham and Devizes: £11.6mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11.5mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11.6mMelksham and Devizes: £11.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £10.9m

    £11.5m£11.6m£10.9mMelksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £0.49m, Melksham and Devizes £0.36mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.49mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.49mMelksham and Devizes: £0.34mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £0.22m, Melksham and Devizes £0.24mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.22mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.22mMelksham and Devizes: £0.23mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.21m

    £0.22m£0.22m£0.21mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £0.50m, Melksham and Devizes £0.71mMelksham and Devizes: £0.71mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.50mMelksham and Devizes: £0.72mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.50mMelksham and Devizes: £0.68mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 23,787, Melksham and Devizes 23,802Melksham and Devizes: 23,802Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 23,787

    23,787Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count23,802

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 1,753, Melksham and Devizes 1,380Melksham and Devizes: 1,380Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 1,753

    1,753Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher1,380

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 3,698, Melksham and Devizes 2,884Melksham and Devizes: 2,884Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 3,698

    3,698Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher2,884

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 4,776, Melksham and Devizes 4,574Melksham and Devizes: 4,574Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 4,776

    4,776Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher4,574

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 6,476, Melksham and Devizes 7,601Melksham and Devizes: 7,601Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 6,476

    6,476Melksham and Devizes is higher7,601

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 1,111, Melksham and Devizes 982Melksham and Devizes: 982Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 1,111

    1,111Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher982

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Kingswinford and South Staffordshire and Melksham and Devizes, total
MeasureKingswinford and South StaffordshireMelksham and DevizesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£423.5m£425.3m£401.7m£430.8m£432.6m£408.6mMelksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£302.7m£304.0m£287.2m£290.7m£291.9m£275.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£67.3m£67.6m£63.9m£83.8m£84.2m£79.5mMelksham and Devizes
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£278.4m£279.6m£264.1m£271.5m£272.7m£257.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.1m£6.1m£5.7m£5.3m£5.4m£5.1mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.8m£16.9m£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.5m£33.6m£31.8m£29.5m£29.7m£28.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m£12.4m£12.4m£11.7mMelksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.3m£5.0m£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£49.9m£50.1m£47.3m£67.0m£67.3m£63.6mMelksham and Devizes
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£10.0m£10.1m£9.5m£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mMelksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m£11.6m£11.7m£11.0mMelksham and Devizes
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mMelksham and Devizes
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mMelksham and Devizes
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,78723,802Melksham and Devizes
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7531,380Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6982,884Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,7764,574Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,4767,601Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,111982Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

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.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.