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Lichfield and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

101,003 and 108,700 residents (mid-2024).

Lichfield is higher than Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.

On 7 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Lichfield is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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

Lichfield Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lichfield £4,341, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Lichfield: £4,341Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Lichfield: £4,359Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037Lichfield: £4,118

    £4,341£4,359£4,118Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,256£4,274£4,037

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lichfield £12,553, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £12,416Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,416Lichfield: £12,553Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,468Lichfield: £12,607Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,777Lichfield: £11,908

    £12,553£12,607£11,908Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,416£12,468£11,777

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lichfield £1,434, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,524Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,524Lichfield: £1,434Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,531Lichfield: £1,441Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,446Lichfield: £1,361

    £1,434£1,441£1,361Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£1,524£1,531£1,446

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lichfield £11,655, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £11,523Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,523Lichfield: £11,655Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,572Lichfield: £11,705Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10,930Lichfield: £11,055

    £11,655£11,705£11,055Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,523£11,572£10,930

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lichfield £238, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £248Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £248Lichfield: £238Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £249Lichfield: £239Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £236Lichfield: £225

    £238£239£225Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£248£249£236

  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: Lichfield £643, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £628Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £628Lichfield: £643Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £631Lichfield: £646Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £596Lichfield: £610

    £643£646£610Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£628£631£596

  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: Lichfield £18, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Lichfield: £18Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Lichfield: £18Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Lichfield: £17

    £18£18£17Lichfield is higher£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lichfield £369, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Lichfield: £369Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Lichfield: £371Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325Lichfield: £350

    £369£371£350Lichfield is higher£343£344£325

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lichfield £107, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Lichfield: £107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Lichfield: £107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90Lichfield: £101

    £107£107£101Lichfield is higher£95£95£90

  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: Lichfield £99, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Lichfield: £99Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Lichfield: £99Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74Lichfield: £94

    £99£99£94Lichfield is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lichfield £1,108, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,206Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,206Lichfield: £1,108Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,212Lichfield: £1,113Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,144Lichfield: £1,051

    £1,108£1,113£1,051Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£1,206£1,212£1,144

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lichfield £113, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Lichfield: £113Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Lichfield: £113Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153Lichfield: £107

    £113£113£107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£161£162£153

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lichfield £215, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £231Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £231Lichfield: £215Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £232Lichfield: £216Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £219Lichfield: £204

    £215£216£204Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£231£232£219

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lichfield £6.23, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.53Lichfield: £6.23Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.56Lichfield: £6.26Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.25Lichfield: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Lichfield is higher£5.53£5.56£5.25

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lichfield £5.69, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.68Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.68Lichfield: £5.69Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.69Lichfield: £5.72Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.49Lichfield: £5.40

    £5.69£5.72£5.40Lichfield is higher£3.68£3.69£3.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lichfield £4.87, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Lichfield: £4.87Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Lichfield: £4.89Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41Lichfield: £4.62

    £4.87£4.89£4.62Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lichfield 1,004.2, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,000.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,000.5Lichfield: 1,004.2

    1,004.2Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count1,000.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lichfield 67.2, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 63.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 63.9Lichfield: 67.2

    67.2Lichfield is higher63.9

  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: Lichfield 139.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 127.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 127.9Lichfield: 139.0

    139.0Lichfield is higher127.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 54.5, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5Lichfield: 54.5

    54.5Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count52.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lichfield 135.2, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 144.5Lichfield: 135.2

    135.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher144.5

  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: Lichfield 21.8, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 17.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 17.9Lichfield: 21.8

    21.8Lichfield is higher17.9

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Lichfield and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per person in the age group
MeasureLichfieldBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,341£4,359£4,118£4,256£4,274£4,037Lichfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,553£12,607£11,908£12,416£12,468£11,777Lichfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,434£1,441£1,361£1,524£1,531£1,446Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,655£11,705£11,055£11,523£11,572£10,930Lichfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£238£239£225£248£249£236Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£643£646£610£628£631£596Lichfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£16Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£369£371£350£343£344£325Lichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£95£95£90Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£78£78£74Lichfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,108£1,113£1,051£1,206£1,212£1,144Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£215£216£204£231£232£219Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£5.53£5.56£5.25Lichfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.69£5.72£5.40£3.68£3.69£3.49Lichfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.87£4.89£4.62£6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,004.21,000.5Lichfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202667.263.9Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.0127.9Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.552.5Lichfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026135.2144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.817.9Lichfield

Per resident

Lichfield is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 6. 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

Lichfield Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lichfield £4,341, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Lichfield: £4,341Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Lichfield: £4,359Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037Lichfield: £4,118

    £4,341£4,359£4,118Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,256£4,274£4,037

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lichfield £2,905, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,740Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,740Lichfield: £2,905Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,752Lichfield: £2,917Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,599Lichfield: £2,755

    £2,905£2,917£2,755Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,740£2,752£2,599

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lichfield £842, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £910Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £910Lichfield: £842Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £914Lichfield: £846Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £864Lichfield: £799

    £842£846£799Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£910£914£864

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lichfield £2,697, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,543Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,543Lichfield: £2,697Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,554Lichfield: £2,708Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,412Lichfield: £2,558

    £2,697£2,708£2,558Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,543£2,554£2,412

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lichfield £55, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Lichfield: £55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Lichfield: £55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £52Lichfield: £52

    £55£55£52Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lichfield £149, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £139Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Lichfield: £149Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Lichfield: £149Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £132Lichfield: £141

    £149£149£141Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£139£139£132

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Lichfield £4.08, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.62Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.62Lichfield: £4.08Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.63Lichfield: £4.10Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.43Lichfield: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Lichfield is higher£3.62£3.63£3.43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lichfield £369, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Lichfield: £369Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Lichfield: £371Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325Lichfield: £350

    £369£371£350Lichfield is higher£343£344£325

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lichfield £107, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Lichfield: £107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Lichfield: £107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90Lichfield: £101

    £107£107£101Lichfield is higher£95£95£90

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lichfield £58, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £47Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Lichfield: £58Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Lichfield: £58Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £44Lichfield: £55

    £58£58£55Lichfield is higher£47£47£44

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lichfield £651, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £721Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £721Lichfield: £651Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £724Lichfield: £654Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £683Lichfield: £617

    £651£654£617Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£721£724£683

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lichfield £113, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Lichfield: £113Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Lichfield: £113Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153Lichfield: £107

    £113£113£107Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£161£162£153

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lichfield £126, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £138Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Lichfield: £126Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Lichfield: £127Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £131Lichfield: £120

    £126£127£120Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£138£138£131

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lichfield £3.66, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.31Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.31Lichfield: £3.66Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.32Lichfield: £3.67Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.14Lichfield: £3.47

    £3.66£3.67£3.47Lichfield is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lichfield £3.34, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2.19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.19Lichfield: £3.34Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.20Lichfield: £3.36Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.08Lichfield: £3.17

    £3.34£3.36£3.17Lichfield is higher£2.19£2.20£2.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lichfield £4.87, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Lichfield: £4.87Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Lichfield: £4.89Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41Lichfield: £4.62

    £4.87£4.89£4.62Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 232.4, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 220.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 220.8Lichfield: 232.4

    232.4Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count220.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 15.5, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 14.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 14.1Lichfield: 15.5

    15.5Lichfield is higher14.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 32.2, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 28.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 28.2Lichfield: 32.2

    32.2Lichfield is higher28.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 54.5, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5Lichfield: 54.5

    54.5Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count52.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 79.4, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 86.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 86.3Lichfield: 79.4

    79.4Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher86.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 12.8, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 10.7Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 10.7Lichfield: 12.8

    12.8Lichfield is higher10.7

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Lichfield and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per resident
MeasureLichfieldBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,341£4,359£4,118£4,256£4,274£4,037Lichfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,905£2,917£2,755£2,740£2,752£2,599Lichfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£842£846£799£910£914£864Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,697£2,708£2,558£2,543£2,554£2,412Lichfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£55£55£52Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£149£141£139£139£132Lichfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£3.62£3.63£3.43Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£369£371£350£343£344£325Lichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£95£95£90Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£58£58£55£47£47£44Lichfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£651£654£617£721£724£683Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£126£127£120£138£138£131Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.66£3.67£3.47£3.31£3.32£3.14Lichfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.34£3.36£3.17£2.19£2.20£2.08Lichfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.87£4.89£4.62£6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026232.4220.8Lichfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.514.1Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.228.2Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.552.5Lichfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.486.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.810.7Lichfield

Total

Lichfield is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 13. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Lichfield Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lichfield £438.5m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £462.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £462.6mLichfield: £438.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £464.6mLichfield: £440.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £438.8mLichfield: £415.9m

    £438.5m£440.3m£415.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lichfield £293.4m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £297.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £297.8mLichfield: £293.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £299.1mLichfield: £294.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £282.5mLichfield: £278.3m

    £293.4m£294.6m£278.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£297.8m£299.1m£282.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lichfield £85.1m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £99.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.0mLichfield: £85.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.4mLichfield: £85.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £93.9mLichfield: £80.7m

    £85.1m£85.4m£80.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lichfield £272.4m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £276.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £276.4mLichfield: £272.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £277.6mLichfield: £273.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £262.2mLichfield: £258.4m

    £272.4m£273.6m£258.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£276.4m£277.6m£262.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lichfield £5.6m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mLichfield: £5.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mLichfield: £5.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.7mLichfield: £5.3m

    £5.6m£5.6m£5.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lichfield £15.0m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mLichfield: £15.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mLichfield: £15.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.3mLichfield: £14.3m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£15.1m£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: Lichfield £0.41m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.39mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mLichfield: £0.41mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mLichfield: £0.41mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.37mLichfield: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mLichfield is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lichfield £37.3m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £37.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.2mLichfield: £37.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.4mLichfield: £37.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £35.3mLichfield: £35.4m

    £37.3m£37.4m£35.4mLichfield is higher£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lichfield £10.8m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £10.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mLichfield: £10.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mLichfield: £10.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £9.8mLichfield: £10.2m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.2mLichfield is higher£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lichfield £5.9m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mLichfield: £5.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mLichfield: £5.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4.8mLichfield: £5.6m

    £5.9m£5.9m£5.6mLichfield is higher£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lichfield £65.7m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.3mLichfield: £65.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.7mLichfield: £66.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74.3mLichfield: £62.4m

    £65.7m£66.0m£62.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lichfield £11.4m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £17.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mLichfield: £11.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mLichfield: £11.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16.6mLichfield: £10.8m

    £11.4m£11.5m£10.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lichfield £12.8m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mLichfield: £12.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mLichfield: £12.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.2mLichfield: £12.1m

    £12.8m£12.8m£12.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lichfield £0.37m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.36mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mLichfield: £0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mLichfield: £0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.34mLichfield: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mLichfield is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lichfield £0.34m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.24mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mLichfield: £0.34mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mLichfield: £0.34mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.23mLichfield: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mLichfield is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lichfield £0.49m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.73mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.73mLichfield: £0.49mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.74mLichfield: £0.49mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.70mLichfield: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.47mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lichfield 23,470, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 24,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 24,000Lichfield: 23,470

    23,470Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count24,000

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lichfield 1,570, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,532Lichfield: 1,570

    1,570Lichfield is higher1,532

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lichfield 3,248, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 3,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 3,069Lichfield: 3,248

    3,248Lichfield is higher3,069

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lichfield 5,500, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 5,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 5,701Lichfield: 5,500

    5,500Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count5,701

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lichfield 8,016, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 9,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 9,382Lichfield: 8,016

    8,016Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher9,382

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lichfield 1,293, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,163Lichfield: 1,293

    1,293Lichfield is higher1,163

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Lichfield and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, total
MeasureLichfieldBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£438.5m£440.3m£415.9m£462.6m£464.6m£438.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£293.4m£294.6m£278.3m£297.8m£299.1m£282.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£85.1m£85.4m£80.7m£99.0m£99.4m£93.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£272.4m£273.6m£258.4m£276.4m£277.6m£262.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m£15.1m£15.1m£14.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mLichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.3m£37.4m£35.4m£37.2m£37.4m£35.3mLichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.2m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mLichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mLichfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£65.7m£66.0m£62.4m£78.3m£78.7m£74.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£11.4m£11.5m£10.8m£17.6m£17.6m£16.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.8m£12.1m£15.0m£15.0m£14.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mLichfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mLichfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m£0.73m£0.74m£0.70mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,47024,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5701,532Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2483,069Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,5005,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,0169,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2931,163Lichfield

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.
  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.