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Makerfield and Stourbridge

105,450 and 94,792 residents (mid-2024).

Makerfield is higher than Stourbridge on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Makerfield is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Stourbridge on 12. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Makerfield Stourbridge

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Makerfield £4,633, Stourbridge £4,722Stourbridge: £4,722Makerfield: £4,633Stourbridge: £4,742Makerfield: £4,653Stourbridge: £4,479Makerfield: £4,395

    £4,633£4,653£4,395Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4,722£4,742£4,479

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Makerfield £12,928, Stourbridge £13,153Stourbridge: £13,153Makerfield: £12,928Stourbridge: £13,209Makerfield: £12,983Stourbridge: £12,476Makerfield: £12,263

    £12,928£12,983£12,263Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£13,153£13,209£12,476

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £1,920, Stourbridge £2,193Stourbridge: £2,193Makerfield: £1,920Stourbridge: £2,202Makerfield: £1,928Stourbridge: £2,080Makerfield: £1,821

    £1,920£1,928£1,821Stourbridge is higher£2,193£2,202£2,080

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Makerfield £11,626, Stourbridge £11,893Stourbridge: £11,893Makerfield: £11,626Stourbridge: £11,944Makerfield: £11,675Stourbridge: £11,281Makerfield: £11,027

    £11,626£11,675£11,027Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£11,893£11,944£11,281

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Makerfield £421, Stourbridge £434Stourbridge: £434Makerfield: £421Stourbridge: £436Makerfield: £422Stourbridge: £411Makerfield: £399

    £421£422£399Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£434£436£411

  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: Makerfield £853, Stourbridge £796Stourbridge: £796Makerfield: £853Stourbridge: £800Makerfield: £856Stourbridge: £755Makerfield: £809

    £853£856£809Makerfield is higher£796£800£755

  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: Makerfield £29, Stourbridge £30Stourbridge: £30Makerfield: £29Stourbridge: £30Makerfield: £29Stourbridge: £28Makerfield: £27

    £29£29£27Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£30£30£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £549, Stourbridge £486Stourbridge: £486Makerfield: £549Stourbridge: £488Makerfield: £551Stourbridge: £461Makerfield: £521

    £549£551£521Makerfield is higher£486£488£461

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £173, Stourbridge £121Stourbridge: £121Makerfield: £173Stourbridge: £122Makerfield: £173Stourbridge: £115Makerfield: £164

    £173£173£164Makerfield is higher£121£122£115

  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: Makerfield £140, Stourbridge £146Stourbridge: £146Makerfield: £140Stourbridge: £147Makerfield: £141Stourbridge: £139Makerfield: £133

    £140£141£133Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£146£147£139

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £1,403, Stourbridge £1,735Stourbridge: £1,735Makerfield: £1,403Stourbridge: £1,742Makerfield: £1,409Stourbridge: £1,645Makerfield: £1,331

    £1,403£1,409£1,331Stourbridge is higher£1,735£1,742£1,645

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Makerfield £176, Stourbridge £156Stourbridge: £156Makerfield: £176Stourbridge: £156Makerfield: £176Stourbridge: £148Makerfield: £167

    £176£176£167Makerfield is higher£156£156£148

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £360, Stourbridge £290Stourbridge: £290Makerfield: £360Stourbridge: £291Makerfield: £361Stourbridge: £275Makerfield: £341

    £360£361£341Makerfield is higher£290£291£275

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £8.78, Stourbridge £16Stourbridge: £16Makerfield: £8.78Stourbridge: £16Makerfield: £8.82Stourbridge: £15Makerfield: £8.33

    £8.78£8.82£8.33Stourbridge is higher£16£16£15

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £7.78, Stourbridge £6.30Stourbridge: £6.30Makerfield: £7.78Stourbridge: £6.33Makerfield: £7.81Stourbridge: £5.98Makerfield: £7.38

    £7.78£7.81£7.38Makerfield is higher£6.30£6.33£5.98

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Makerfield £6.76, Stourbridge £5.56Stourbridge: £5.56Makerfield: £6.76Stourbridge: £5.58Makerfield: £6.79Stourbridge: £5.27Makerfield: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Makerfield is higher£5.56£5.58£5.27

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Makerfield 1,003.1, Stourbridge 1,011.7Stourbridge: 1,011.7Makerfield: 1,003.1

    1,003.1Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count1,011.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Makerfield 113.5, Stourbridge 107.8Stourbridge: 107.8Makerfield: 113.5

    113.5Makerfield is higher107.8

  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: Makerfield 178.3, Stourbridge 162.4Stourbridge: 162.4Makerfield: 178.3

    178.3Makerfield is higher162.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 83.2, Stourbridge 70.0Stourbridge: 70.0Makerfield: 83.2

    83.2Makerfield is higher70.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Makerfield 183.2, Stourbridge 218.6Stourbridge: 218.6Makerfield: 183.2

    183.2Stourbridge is higher218.6

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Makerfield 30.4, Stourbridge 33.0Stourbridge: 33.0Makerfield: 30.4

    30.4Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count33.0

Show the numbers
Makerfield and Stourbridge, per person in the age group
MeasureMakerfieldStourbridgeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,633£4,653£4,395£4,722£4,742£4,479Stourbridge
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,928£12,983£12,263£13,153£13,209£12,476Stourbridge
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,920£1,928£1,821£2,193£2,202£2,080Stourbridge
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,626£11,675£11,027£11,893£11,944£11,281Stourbridge
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£421£422£399£434£436£411Stourbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£853£856£809£796£800£755Makerfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£30£30£28Stourbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£549£551£521£486£488£461Makerfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£173£164£121£122£115Makerfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£140£141£133£146£147£139Stourbridge
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,403£1,409£1,331£1,735£1,742£1,645Stourbridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£176£176£167£156£156£148Makerfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£360£361£341£290£291£275Makerfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.78£8.82£8.33£16£16£15Stourbridge
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.78£7.81£7.38£6.30£6.33£5.98Makerfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£5.56£5.58£5.27Makerfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.11,011.7Stourbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026113.5107.8Makerfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.3162.4Makerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.270.0Makerfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026183.2218.6Stourbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.433.0Stourbridge

Per resident

Makerfield is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Stourbridge on 12. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Makerfield Stourbridge

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Makerfield £4,633, Stourbridge £4,722Stourbridge: £4,722Makerfield: £4,633Stourbridge: £4,742Makerfield: £4,653Stourbridge: £4,479Makerfield: £4,395

    £4,633£4,653£4,395Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4,722£4,742£4,479

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Makerfield £2,550, Stourbridge £2,616Stourbridge: £2,616Makerfield: £2,550Stourbridge: £2,627Makerfield: £2,561Stourbridge: £2,481Makerfield: £2,418

    £2,550£2,561£2,418Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£2,616£2,627£2,481

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Makerfield £1,180, Stourbridge £1,338Stourbridge: £1,338Makerfield: £1,180Stourbridge: £1,343Makerfield: £1,185Stourbridge: £1,269Makerfield: £1,119

    £1,180£1,185£1,119Stourbridge is higher£1,338£1,343£1,269

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Makerfield £2,293, Stourbridge £2,365Stourbridge: £2,365Makerfield: £2,293Stourbridge: £2,375Makerfield: £2,303Stourbridge: £2,244Makerfield: £2,175

    £2,293£2,303£2,175Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£2,365£2,375£2,244

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Makerfield £83, Stourbridge £86Stourbridge: £86Makerfield: £83Stourbridge: £87Makerfield: £83Stourbridge: £82Makerfield: £79

    £83£83£79Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£86£87£82

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £168, Stourbridge £158Stourbridge: £158Makerfield: £168Stourbridge: £159Makerfield: £169Stourbridge: £150Makerfield: £160

    £168£169£160Makerfield is higher£158£159£150

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Makerfield £5.66, Stourbridge £5.89Stourbridge: £5.89Makerfield: £5.66Stourbridge: £5.92Makerfield: £5.69Stourbridge: £5.59Makerfield: £5.37

    £5.66£5.69£5.37Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£5.89£5.92£5.59

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £549, Stourbridge £486Stourbridge: £486Makerfield: £549Stourbridge: £488Makerfield: £551Stourbridge: £461Makerfield: £521

    £549£551£521Makerfield is higher£486£488£461

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £173, Stourbridge £121Stourbridge: £121Makerfield: £173Stourbridge: £122Makerfield: £173Stourbridge: £115Makerfield: £164

    £173£173£164Makerfield is higher£121£122£115

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Makerfield £86, Stourbridge £89Stourbridge: £89Makerfield: £86Stourbridge: £90Makerfield: £87Stourbridge: £85Makerfield: £82

    £86£87£82Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£89£90£85

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Makerfield £862, Stourbridge £1,058Stourbridge: £1,058Makerfield: £862Stourbridge: £1,062Makerfield: £866Stourbridge: £1,004Makerfield: £818

    £862£866£818Stourbridge is higher£1,058£1,062£1,004

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Makerfield £176, Stourbridge £156Stourbridge: £156Makerfield: £176Stourbridge: £156Makerfield: £176Stourbridge: £148Makerfield: £167

    £176£176£167Makerfield is higher£156£156£148

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Makerfield £221, Stourbridge £177Stourbridge: £177Makerfield: £221Stourbridge: £178Makerfield: £222Stourbridge: £168Makerfield: £210

    £221£222£210Makerfield is higher£177£178£168

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Makerfield £5.40, Stourbridge £9.51Stourbridge: £9.51Makerfield: £5.40Stourbridge: £9.55Makerfield: £5.42Stourbridge: £9.02Makerfield: £5.12

    £5.40£5.42£5.12Stourbridge is higher£9.51£9.55£9.02

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Makerfield £4.79, Stourbridge £3.85Stourbridge: £3.85Makerfield: £4.79Stourbridge: £3.86Makerfield: £4.81Stourbridge: £3.65Makerfield: £4.54

    £4.79£4.81£4.54Makerfield is higher£3.85£3.86£3.65

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Makerfield £6.76, Stourbridge £5.56Stourbridge: £5.56Makerfield: £6.76Stourbridge: £5.58Makerfield: £6.79Stourbridge: £5.27Makerfield: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Makerfield is higher£5.56£5.58£5.27

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 197.8, Stourbridge 201.2Stourbridge: 201.2Makerfield: 197.8

    197.8Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count201.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 22.4, Stourbridge 21.5Stourbridge: 21.5Makerfield: 22.4

    22.4Makerfield is higher21.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 35.2, Stourbridge 32.3Stourbridge: 32.3Makerfield: 35.2

    35.2Makerfield is higher32.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 83.2, Stourbridge 70.0Stourbridge: 70.0Makerfield: 83.2

    83.2Makerfield is higher70.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 112.6, Stourbridge 133.3Stourbridge: 133.3Makerfield: 112.6

    112.6Stourbridge is higher133.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 18.7, Stourbridge 20.1Stourbridge: 20.1Makerfield: 18.7

    18.7Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count20.1

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Makerfield and Stourbridge, per resident
MeasureMakerfieldStourbridgeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,633£4,653£4,395£4,722£4,742£4,479Stourbridge
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,550£2,561£2,418£2,616£2,627£2,481Stourbridge
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,180£1,185£1,119£1,338£1,343£1,269Stourbridge
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,293£2,303£2,175£2,365£2,375£2,244Stourbridge
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£86£87£82Stourbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£158£159£150Makerfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.66£5.69£5.37£5.89£5.92£5.59Stourbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£549£551£521£486£488£461Makerfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£173£164£121£122£115Makerfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£89£90£85Stourbridge
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£862£866£818£1,058£1,062£1,004Stourbridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£176£176£167£156£156£148Makerfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£221£222£210£177£178£168Makerfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.40£5.42£5.12£9.51£9.55£9.02Stourbridge
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.79£4.81£4.54£3.85£3.86£3.65Makerfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£5.56£5.58£5.27Makerfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026197.8201.2Stourbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.421.5Makerfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.232.3Makerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.270.0Makerfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026112.6133.3Stourbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.720.1Stourbridge

Total

Makerfield is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Stourbridge on 4. 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

Makerfield Stourbridge

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Makerfield £488.6m, Stourbridge £447.6mStourbridge: £447.6mMakerfield: £488.6mStourbridge: £449.5mMakerfield: £490.7mStourbridge: £424.6mMakerfield: £463.4m

    £488.6m£490.7m£463.4mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£447.6m£449.5m£424.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Makerfield £268.9m, Stourbridge £248.0mStourbridge: £248.0mMakerfield: £268.9mStourbridge: £249.0mMakerfield: £270.0mStourbridge: £235.2mMakerfield: £255.0m

    £268.9m£270.0m£255.0mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£248.0m£249.0m£235.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Makerfield £124.4m, Stourbridge £126.8mStourbridge: £126.8mMakerfield: £124.4mStourbridge: £127.3mMakerfield: £124.9mStourbridge: £120.3mMakerfield: £118.0m

    £124.4m£124.9m£118.0mStourbridge is higher£126.8m£127.3m£120.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Makerfield £241.8m, Stourbridge £224.2mStourbridge: £224.2mMakerfield: £241.8mStourbridge: £225.2mMakerfield: £242.8mStourbridge: £212.7mMakerfield: £229.3m

    £241.8m£242.8m£229.3mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£224.2m£225.2m£212.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Makerfield £8.7m, Stourbridge £8.2mStourbridge: £8.2mMakerfield: £8.7mStourbridge: £8.2mMakerfield: £8.8mStourbridge: £7.8mMakerfield: £8.3m

    £8.7m£8.8m£8.3mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Makerfield £17.7m, Stourbridge £15.0mStourbridge: £15.0mMakerfield: £17.7mStourbridge: £15.1mMakerfield: £17.8mStourbridge: £14.2mMakerfield: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mMakerfield is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Makerfield £0.60m, Stourbridge £0.56mStourbridge: £0.56mMakerfield: £0.60mStourbridge: £0.56mMakerfield: £0.60mStourbridge: £0.53mMakerfield: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Makerfield £57.9m, Stourbridge £46.1mStourbridge: £46.1mMakerfield: £57.9mStourbridge: £46.3mMakerfield: £58.1mStourbridge: £43.7mMakerfield: £54.9m

    £57.9m£58.1m£54.9mMakerfield is higher£46.1m£46.3m£43.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Makerfield £18.2m, Stourbridge £11.5mStourbridge: £11.5mMakerfield: £18.2mStourbridge: £11.5mMakerfield: £18.3mStourbridge: £10.9mMakerfield: £17.3m

    £18.2m£18.3m£17.3mMakerfield is higher£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Makerfield £9.1m, Stourbridge £8.5mStourbridge: £8.5mMakerfield: £9.1mStourbridge: £8.5mMakerfield: £9.1mStourbridge: £8.0mMakerfield: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Makerfield £90.9m, Stourbridge £100.3mStourbridge: £100.3mMakerfield: £90.9mStourbridge: £100.7mMakerfield: £91.3mStourbridge: £95.1mMakerfield: £86.2m

    £90.9m£91.3m£86.2mStourbridge is higher£100.3m£100.7m£95.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Makerfield £18.5m, Stourbridge £14.8mStourbridge: £14.8mMakerfield: £18.5mStourbridge: £14.8mMakerfield: £18.6mStourbridge: £14.0mMakerfield: £17.6m

    £18.5m£18.6m£17.6mMakerfield is higher£14.8m£14.8m£14.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Makerfield £23.3m, Stourbridge £16.8mStourbridge: £16.8mMakerfield: £23.3mStourbridge: £16.8mMakerfield: £23.4mStourbridge: £15.9mMakerfield: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.4m£22.1mMakerfield is higher£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Makerfield £0.57m, Stourbridge £0.90mStourbridge: £0.90mMakerfield: £0.57mStourbridge: £0.91mMakerfield: £0.57mStourbridge: £0.85mMakerfield: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mStourbridge is higher£0.90m£0.91m£0.85m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Makerfield £0.50m, Stourbridge £0.36mStourbridge: £0.36mMakerfield: £0.50mStourbridge: £0.37mMakerfield: £0.51mStourbridge: £0.35mMakerfield: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.51m£0.48mMakerfield is higher£0.36m£0.37m£0.35m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Makerfield £0.71m, Stourbridge £0.53mStourbridge: £0.53mMakerfield: £0.71mStourbridge: £0.53mMakerfield: £0.72mStourbridge: £0.50mMakerfield: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mMakerfield is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Makerfield 20,862, Stourbridge 19,073Stourbridge: 19,073Makerfield: 20,862

    20,862Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count19,073

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Makerfield 2,361, Stourbridge 2,033Stourbridge: 2,033Makerfield: 2,361

    2,361Makerfield is higher2,033

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Makerfield 3,707, Stourbridge 3,061Stourbridge: 3,061Makerfield: 3,707

    3,707Makerfield is higher3,061

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Makerfield 8,776, Stourbridge 6,631Stourbridge: 6,631Makerfield: 8,776

    8,776Makerfield is higher6,631

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Makerfield 11,871, Stourbridge 12,638Stourbridge: 12,638Makerfield: 11,871

    11,871Stourbridge is higher12,638

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Makerfield 1,967, Stourbridge 1,906Stourbridge: 1,906Makerfield: 1,967

    1,967Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count1,906

Show the numbers
Makerfield and Stourbridge, total
MeasureMakerfieldStourbridgeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£488.6m£490.7m£463.4m£447.6m£449.5m£424.6mMakerfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£268.9m£270.0m£255.0m£248.0m£249.0m£235.2mMakerfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£124.4m£124.9m£118.0m£126.8m£127.3m£120.3mStourbridge
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£241.8m£242.8m£229.3m£224.2m£225.2m£212.7mMakerfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mMakerfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£15.0m£15.1m£14.2mMakerfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mMakerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.9m£58.1m£54.9m£46.1m£46.3m£43.7mMakerfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m£11.5m£11.5m£10.9mMakerfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mMakerfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£90.9m£91.3m£86.2m£100.3m£100.7m£95.1mStourbridge
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m£14.8m£14.8m£14.0mMakerfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£16.8m£16.8m£15.9mMakerfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.90m£0.91m£0.85mStourbridge
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m£0.36m£0.37m£0.35mMakerfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mMakerfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,86219,073Makerfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3612,033Makerfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7073,061Makerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,7766,631Makerfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,87112,638Stourbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9671,906Makerfield

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.
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