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Macclesfield and Stafford

98,756 and 98,172 residents (mid-2024).

Macclesfield is higher than Stafford on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 11 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Macclesfield is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Stafford on 16. 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

Macclesfield Stafford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Macclesfield £4,330, Stafford £4,317Stafford: £4,317Macclesfield: £4,330Stafford: £4,336Macclesfield: £4,348Stafford: £4,095Macclesfield: £4,107

    £4,330£4,348£4,107Macclesfield is higher£4,317£4,336£4,095

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Macclesfield £12,450, Stafford £12,623Stafford: £12,623Macclesfield: £12,450Stafford: £12,677Macclesfield: £12,503Stafford: £11,974Macclesfield: £11,809

    £12,450£12,503£11,809Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£12,623£12,677£11,974

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Macclesfield £1,380, Stafford £1,594Stafford: £1,594Macclesfield: £1,380Stafford: £1,601Macclesfield: £1,386Stafford: £1,512Macclesfield: £1,309

    £1,380£1,386£1,309Stafford is higher£1,594£1,601£1,512

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Macclesfield £11,567, Stafford £11,666Stafford: £11,666Macclesfield: £11,567Stafford: £11,715Macclesfield: £11,616Stafford: £11,066Macclesfield: £10,971

    £11,567£11,616£10,971Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£11,666£11,715£11,066

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Macclesfield £258, Stafford £270Stafford: £270Macclesfield: £258Stafford: £271Macclesfield: £259Stafford: £256Macclesfield: £244

    £258£259£244Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£270£271£256

  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: Macclesfield £609, Stafford £669Stafford: £669Macclesfield: £609Stafford: £672Macclesfield: £612Stafford: £634Macclesfield: £578

    £609£612£578Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£669£672£634

  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: Macclesfield £16, Stafford £19Stafford: £19Macclesfield: £16Stafford: £19Macclesfield: £16Stafford: £18Macclesfield: £16

    £16Stafford is higher£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Macclesfield £320, Stafford £414Stafford: £414Macclesfield: £320Stafford: £416Macclesfield: £321Stafford: £393Macclesfield: £303

    £320£321£303Stafford is higher£414£416£393

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Macclesfield £125, Stafford £102Stafford: £102Macclesfield: £125Stafford: £102Macclesfield: £126Stafford: £97Macclesfield: £119

    £125£126£119Macclesfield is higher£102£102£97

  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: Macclesfield £70, Stafford £94Stafford: £94Macclesfield: £70Stafford: £95Macclesfield: £70Stafford: £90Macclesfield: £66

    £70£70£66Stafford is higher£94£95£90

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Macclesfield £1,032, Stafford £1,220Stafford: £1,220Macclesfield: £1,032Stafford: £1,225Macclesfield: £1,036Stafford: £1,157Macclesfield: £979

    £1,032£1,036£979Stafford is higher£1,220£1,225£1,157

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Macclesfield £179, Stafford £162Stafford: £162Macclesfield: £179Stafford: £163Macclesfield: £180Stafford: £154Macclesfield: £170

    £179£180£170Macclesfield is higher£162£163£154

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Macclesfield £269, Stafford £269Stafford: £269Macclesfield: £269Stafford: £270Macclesfield: £270Stafford: £255Macclesfield: £255

    £269£270£255Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£269£270£255

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Macclesfield £7.04, Stafford £6.29Stafford: £6.29Macclesfield: £7.04Stafford: £6.32Macclesfield: £7.07Stafford: £5.97Macclesfield: £6.68

    £7.04£7.07£6.68Macclesfield is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Macclesfield £2.59, Stafford £5.27Stafford: £5.27Macclesfield: £2.59Stafford: £5.29Macclesfield: £2.60Stafford: £5.00Macclesfield: £2.46

    £2.59£2.60£2.46Stafford is higher£5.27£5.29£5.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Macclesfield £6.29, Stafford £5.79Stafford: £5.79Macclesfield: £6.29Stafford: £5.81Macclesfield: £6.32Stafford: £5.49Macclesfield: £5.97

    £6.29£6.32£5.97Macclesfield is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Macclesfield 995.5, Stafford 1,006.7Stafford: 1,006.7Macclesfield: 995.5

    995.5Stafford is higherDepends on how you count1,006.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Macclesfield 64.2, Stafford 69.2Stafford: 69.2Macclesfield: 64.2

    64.2Stafford is higherDepends on how you count69.2

  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: Macclesfield 122.9, Stafford 137.1Stafford: 137.1Macclesfield: 122.9

    122.9Stafford is higher137.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Macclesfield 48.6, Stafford 58.8Stafford: 58.8Macclesfield: 48.6

    48.6Stafford is higher58.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Macclesfield 125.8, Stafford 155.7Stafford: 155.7Macclesfield: 125.8

    125.8Stafford is higher155.7

  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: Macclesfield 15.0, Stafford 21.1Stafford: 21.1Macclesfield: 15.0

    15.0Stafford is higher21.1

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Macclesfield and Stafford, per person in the age group
MeasureMacclesfieldStaffordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,330£4,348£4,107£4,317£4,336£4,095Macclesfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,450£12,503£11,809£12,623£12,677£11,974Stafford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,380£1,386£1,309£1,594£1,601£1,512Stafford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,567£11,616£10,971£11,666£11,715£11,066Stafford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£258£259£244£270£271£256Stafford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£609£612£578£669£672£634Stafford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£19£19£18Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£320£321£303£414£416£393Stafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£102£102£97Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£70£70£66£94£95£90Stafford
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,032£1,036£979£1,220£1,225£1,157Stafford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£162£163£154Macclesfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£269£270£255£269£270£255Macclesfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.04£7.07£6.68£6.29£6.32£5.97Macclesfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.59£2.60£2.46£5.27£5.29£5.00Stafford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.29£6.32£5.97£5.79£5.81£5.49Macclesfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026995.51,006.7Stafford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202664.269.2Stafford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026122.9137.1Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.658.8Stafford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026125.8155.7Stafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.021.1Stafford

Per resident

Macclesfield is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Stafford on 11. 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

Macclesfield Stafford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Macclesfield £4,330, Stafford £4,317Stafford: £4,317Macclesfield: £4,330Stafford: £4,336Macclesfield: £4,348Stafford: £4,095Macclesfield: £4,107

    £4,330£4,348£4,107Macclesfield is higher£4,317£4,336£4,095

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Macclesfield £2,886, Stafford £2,665Stafford: £2,665Macclesfield: £2,886Stafford: £2,676Macclesfield: £2,899Stafford: £2,528Macclesfield: £2,738

    £2,886£2,899£2,738Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,665£2,676£2,528

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Macclesfield £814, Stafford £969Stafford: £969Macclesfield: £814Stafford: £973Macclesfield: £817Stafford: £919Macclesfield: £772

    £814£817£772Stafford is higher£969£973£919

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Macclesfield £2,682, Stafford £2,463Stafford: £2,463Macclesfield: £2,682Stafford: £2,473Macclesfield: £2,693Stafford: £2,336Macclesfield: £2,544

    £2,682£2,693£2,544Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,463£2,473£2,336

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Macclesfield £60, Stafford £57Stafford: £57Macclesfield: £60Stafford: £57Macclesfield: £60Stafford: £54Macclesfield: £57

    £60£60£57Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£57£57£54

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Macclesfield £141, Stafford £141Stafford: £141Macclesfield: £141Stafford: £142Macclesfield: £142Stafford: £134Macclesfield: £134

    £141£142£134Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£141£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: Macclesfield £3.80, Stafford £3.91Stafford: £3.91Macclesfield: £3.80Stafford: £3.93Macclesfield: £3.81Stafford: £3.71Macclesfield: £3.60

    £3.80£3.81£3.60Stafford is higher£3.91£3.93£3.71

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Macclesfield £320, Stafford £414Stafford: £414Macclesfield: £320Stafford: £416Macclesfield: £321Stafford: £393Macclesfield: £303

    £320£321£303Stafford is higher£414£416£393

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Macclesfield £125, Stafford £102Stafford: £102Macclesfield: £125Stafford: £102Macclesfield: £126Stafford: £97Macclesfield: £119

    £125£126£119Macclesfield is higher£102£102£97

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Macclesfield £41, Stafford £57Stafford: £57Macclesfield: £41Stafford: £58Macclesfield: £41Stafford: £54Macclesfield: £39

    £41£41£39Stafford is higher£57£58£54

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Macclesfield £608, Stafford £741Stafford: £741Macclesfield: £608Stafford: £745Macclesfield: £611Stafford: £703Macclesfield: £577

    £608£611£577Stafford is higher£741£745£703

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Macclesfield £179, Stafford £162Stafford: £162Macclesfield: £179Stafford: £163Macclesfield: £180Stafford: £154Macclesfield: £170

    £179£180£170Macclesfield is higher£162£163£154

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Macclesfield £158, Stafford £163Stafford: £163Macclesfield: £158Stafford: £164Macclesfield: £159Stafford: £155Macclesfield: £150

    £158£159£150Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£163£164£155

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Macclesfield £4.15, Stafford £3.83Stafford: £3.83Macclesfield: £4.15Stafford: £3.84Macclesfield: £4.17Stafford: £3.63Macclesfield: £3.94

    £4.15£4.17£3.94Macclesfield is higher£3.83£3.84£3.63

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Macclesfield £1.53, Stafford £3.20Stafford: £3.20Macclesfield: £1.53Stafford: £3.22Macclesfield: £1.54Stafford: £3.04Macclesfield: £1.45

    £1.53£1.54£1.45Stafford is higher£3.20£3.22£3.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Macclesfield £6.29, Stafford £5.79Stafford: £5.79Macclesfield: £6.29Stafford: £5.81Macclesfield: £6.32Stafford: £5.49Macclesfield: £5.97

    £6.29£6.32£5.97Macclesfield is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Macclesfield 230.8, Stafford 212.5Stafford: 212.5Macclesfield: 230.8

    230.8Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count212.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Macclesfield 14.9, Stafford 14.6Stafford: 14.6Macclesfield: 14.9

    14.9Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count14.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Macclesfield 28.5, Stafford 28.9Stafford: 28.9Macclesfield: 28.5

    28.5Stafford is higher28.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Macclesfield 48.6, Stafford 58.8Stafford: 58.8Macclesfield: 48.6

    48.6Stafford is higher58.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Macclesfield 74.2, Stafford 94.6Stafford: 94.6Macclesfield: 74.2

    74.2Stafford is higher94.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Macclesfield 8.9, Stafford 12.8Stafford: 12.8Macclesfield: 8.9

    8.9Stafford is higher12.8

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Macclesfield and Stafford, per resident
MeasureMacclesfieldStaffordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,330£4,348£4,107£4,317£4,336£4,095Macclesfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,886£2,899£2,738£2,665£2,676£2,528Macclesfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£814£817£772£969£973£919Stafford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,682£2,693£2,544£2,463£2,473£2,336Macclesfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£60£60£57£57£57£54Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£141£142£134Macclesfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.80£3.81£3.60£3.91£3.93£3.71Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£320£321£303£414£416£393Stafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£102£102£97Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£41£41£39£57£58£54Stafford
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£608£611£577£741£745£703Stafford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£162£163£154Macclesfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£163£164£155Stafford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.15£4.17£3.94£3.83£3.84£3.63Macclesfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.53£1.54£1.45£3.20£3.22£3.04Stafford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.29£6.32£5.97£5.79£5.81£5.49Macclesfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026230.8212.5Macclesfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.914.6Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.528.9Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.658.8Stafford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202674.294.6Stafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.912.8Stafford

Total

Macclesfield is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Stafford on 11. 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

Macclesfield Stafford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Macclesfield £427.6m, Stafford £423.8mStafford: £423.8mMacclesfield: £427.6mStafford: £425.6mMacclesfield: £429.4mStafford: £402.0mMacclesfield: £405.6m

    £427.6m£429.4m£405.6mMacclesfield is higher£423.8m£425.6m£402.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Macclesfield £285.0m, Stafford £261.6mStafford: £261.6mMacclesfield: £285.0mStafford: £262.7mMacclesfield: £286.2mStafford: £248.2mMacclesfield: £270.4m

    £285.0m£286.2m£270.4mMacclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£261.6m£262.7m£248.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Macclesfield £80.3m, Stafford £95.1mStafford: £95.1mMacclesfield: £80.3mStafford: £95.5mMacclesfield: £80.7mStafford: £90.2mMacclesfield: £76.2m

    £80.3m£80.7m£76.2mStafford is higher£95.1m£95.5m£90.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Macclesfield £264.8m, Stafford £241.8mStafford: £241.8mMacclesfield: £264.8mStafford: £242.8mMacclesfield: £265.9mStafford: £229.3mMacclesfield: £251.2m

    £264.8m£265.9m£251.2mMacclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£241.8m£242.8m£229.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Macclesfield £5.9m, Stafford £5.6mStafford: £5.6mMacclesfield: £5.9mStafford: £5.6mMacclesfield: £5.9mStafford: £5.3mMacclesfield: £5.6m

    £5.9m£5.9m£5.6mMacclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Macclesfield £13.9m, Stafford £13.9mStafford: £13.9mMacclesfield: £13.9mStafford: £13.9mMacclesfield: £14.0mStafford: £13.1mMacclesfield: £13.2m

    £13.9m£14.0m£13.2mMacclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Macclesfield £0.38m, Stafford £0.38mStafford: £0.38mMacclesfield: £0.38mStafford: £0.39mMacclesfield: £0.38mStafford: £0.36mMacclesfield: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mStafford is higher£0.38m£0.39m£0.36m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Macclesfield £31.6m, Stafford £40.6mStafford: £40.6mMacclesfield: £31.6mStafford: £40.8mMacclesfield: £31.7mStafford: £38.5mMacclesfield: £30.0m

    £31.6m£31.7m£30.0mStafford is higher£40.6m£40.8m£38.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Macclesfield £12.3m, Stafford £10.0mStafford: £10.0mMacclesfield: £12.3mStafford: £10.0mMacclesfield: £12.4mStafford: £9.5mMacclesfield: £11.7m

    £12.3m£12.4m£11.7mMacclesfield is higher£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Macclesfield £4.1m, Stafford £5.6mStafford: £5.6mMacclesfield: £4.1mStafford: £5.7mMacclesfield: £4.1mStafford: £5.3mMacclesfield: £3.8m

    £4.1m£4.1m£3.8mStafford is higher£5.6m£5.7m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Macclesfield £60.1m, Stafford £72.8mStafford: £72.8mMacclesfield: £60.1mStafford: £73.1mMacclesfield: £60.3mStafford: £69.0mMacclesfield: £57.0m

    £60.1m£60.3m£57.0mStafford is higher£72.8m£73.1m£69.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Macclesfield £17.7m, Stafford £15.9mStafford: £15.9mMacclesfield: £17.7mStafford: £16.0mMacclesfield: £17.8mStafford: £15.1mMacclesfield: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mMacclesfield is higher£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Macclesfield £15.6m, Stafford £16.0mStafford: £16.0mMacclesfield: £15.6mStafford: £16.1mMacclesfield: £15.7mStafford: £15.2mMacclesfield: £14.8m

    £15.6m£15.7m£14.8mStafford is higherDepends on how you count£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Macclesfield £0.41m, Stafford £0.38mStafford: £0.38mMacclesfield: £0.41mStafford: £0.38mMacclesfield: £0.41mStafford: £0.36mMacclesfield: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mMacclesfield is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Macclesfield £0.15m, Stafford £0.31mStafford: £0.31mMacclesfield: £0.15mStafford: £0.32mMacclesfield: £0.15mStafford: £0.30mMacclesfield: £0.14m

    £0.15m£0.15m£0.14mStafford is higher£0.31m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Macclesfield £0.62m, Stafford £0.57mStafford: £0.57mMacclesfield: £0.62mStafford: £0.57mMacclesfield: £0.62mStafford: £0.54mMacclesfield: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mMacclesfield is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Macclesfield 22,792, Stafford 20,863Stafford: 20,863Macclesfield: 22,792

    22,792Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count20,863

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Macclesfield 1,469, Stafford 1,435Stafford: 1,435Macclesfield: 1,469

    1,469Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count1,435

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Macclesfield 2,814, Stafford 2,841Stafford: 2,841Macclesfield: 2,814

    2,814Stafford is higher2,841

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Macclesfield 4,796, Stafford 5,768Stafford: 5,768Macclesfield: 4,796

    4,796Stafford is higher5,768

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Macclesfield 7,326, Stafford 9,290Stafford: 9,290Macclesfield: 7,326

    7,326Stafford is higher9,290

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Macclesfield 876, Stafford 1,261Stafford: 1,261Macclesfield: 876

    876Stafford is higher1,261

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Macclesfield and Stafford, total
MeasureMacclesfieldStaffordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£427.6m£429.4m£405.6m£423.8m£425.6m£402.0mMacclesfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£285.0m£286.2m£270.4m£261.6m£262.7m£248.2mMacclesfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£80.3m£80.7m£76.2m£95.1m£95.5m£90.2mStafford
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£264.8m£265.9m£251.2m£241.8m£242.8m£229.3mMacclesfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mMacclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m£13.9m£13.9m£13.1mMacclesfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.38m£0.39m£0.36mStafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.7m£30.0m£40.6m£40.8m£38.5mStafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mMacclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.1m£4.1m£3.8m£5.6m£5.7m£5.3mStafford
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£60.1m£60.3m£57.0m£72.8m£73.1m£69.0mStafford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mMacclesfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m£16.0m£16.1m£15.2mStafford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mMacclesfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m£0.31m£0.32m£0.30mStafford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mMacclesfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,79220,863Macclesfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4691,435Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8142,841Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,7965,768Stafford
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,3269,290Stafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268761,261Stafford

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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