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Melksham and Devizes and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

95,301 and 108,700 residents (mid-2024).

Melksham and Devizes is higher than Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 15 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

Melksham and Devizes is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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

Melksham and Devizes Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £4,520, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037Melksham and Devizes: £4,288

    £4,520£4,540£4,288Melksham and Devizes 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: Melksham and Devizes £12,399, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £12,416Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,416Melksham and Devizes: £12,399Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,468Melksham and Devizes: £12,452Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,777Melksham and Devizes: £11,761

    £12,399£12,452£11,761Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Melksham and Devizes £1,531, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,524Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,524Melksham and Devizes: £1,531Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,531Melksham and Devizes: £1,538Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,446Melksham and Devizes: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£1,524£1,531£1,446

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes £11,581, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £11,523Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,523Melksham and Devizes: £11,581Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,572Melksham and Devizes: £11,630Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10,930Melksham and Devizes: £10,985

    £11,581£11,630£10,985Melksham and Devizes 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: Melksham and Devizes £228, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £248Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £248Melksham and Devizes: £228Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £249Melksham and Devizes: £229Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £236Melksham and Devizes: £216

    £228£229£216Bury 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: Melksham and Devizes £575, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £628Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £628Melksham and Devizes: £575Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £631Melksham and Devizes: £578Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £596Melksham and Devizes: £546

    £575£578£546Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Melksham and Devizes £16, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Melksham and Devizes: £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Melksham and Devizes: £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Melksham and Devizes: £15

    £16£16£15Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £310, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Melksham and Devizes: £310Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Melksham and Devizes: £311Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325Melksham and Devizes: £294

    £310£311£294Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Melksham and Devizes £130, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Melksham and Devizes: £130Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Melksham and Devizes: £130Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90Melksham and Devizes: £123

    £130£130£123Melksham and Devizes 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: Melksham and Devizes £82, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Melksham and Devizes: £82Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Melksham and Devizes: £83Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74Melksham and Devizes: £78

    £82£83£78Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Melksham and Devizes £1,225, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,206Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,206Melksham and Devizes: £1,225Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,212Melksham and Devizes: £1,230Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,144Melksham and Devizes: £1,162

    £1,225£1,230£1,162Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£1,206£1,212£1,144

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £144, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Melksham and Devizes: £144Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Melksham and Devizes: £144Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153Melksham and Devizes: £136

    £144£144£136Bury 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: Melksham and Devizes £213, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £231Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £231Melksham and Devizes: £213Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £232Melksham and Devizes: £213Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £219Melksham and Devizes: £202

    £213£213£202Bury 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: Melksham and Devizes £6.54, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.53Melksham and Devizes: £6.54Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.56Melksham and Devizes: £6.56Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.25Melksham and Devizes: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£5.53£5.56£5.25

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Melksham and Devizes £4.40, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.68Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.68Melksham and Devizes: £4.40Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.69Melksham and Devizes: £4.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.49Melksham and Devizes: £4.17

    £4.40£4.41£4.17Melksham and Devizes is higher£3.68£3.69£3.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £7.49, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41Melksham and Devizes: £7.10

    £7.49£7.52£7.10Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£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: Melksham and Devizes 1,015.2, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,000.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,000.5Melksham and Devizes: 1,015.2

    1,015.2Melksham and Devizes 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: Melksham and Devizes 58.9, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 63.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 63.9Melksham and Devizes: 58.9

    58.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count63.9

  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: Melksham and Devizes 123.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 127.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 127.9Melksham and Devizes: 123.0

    123.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count127.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 48.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5Melksham and Devizes: 48.0

    48.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher52.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Melksham and Devizes 138.9, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 144.5Melksham and Devizes: 138.9

    138.9Bury 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: Melksham and Devizes 17.9, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 17.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 17.9Melksham and Devizes: 17.9

    17.9Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count17.9

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Melksham and Devizes and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per person in the age group
MeasureMelksham and DevizesBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,520£4,540£4,288£4,256£4,274£4,037Melksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,399£12,452£11,761£12,416£12,468£11,777Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,524£1,531£1,446Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,581£11,630£10,985£11,523£11,572£10,930Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£228£229£216£248£249£236Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£575£578£546£628£631£596Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£310£311£294£343£344£325Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£95£95£90Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£82£83£78£78£78£74Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,225£1,230£1,162£1,206£1,212£1,144Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£213£213£202£231£232£219Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£5.53£5.56£5.25Melksham and Devizes
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.40£4.41£4.17£3.68£3.69£3.49Melksham and Devizes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.49£7.52£7.10£6.76£6.79£6.41Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.21,000.5Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202658.963.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.0127.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.052.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026138.9144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.917.9Melksham and Devizes

Per resident

Melksham and Devizes is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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

Melksham and Devizes Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £4,520, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037Melksham and Devizes: £4,288

    £4,520£4,540£4,288Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£4,256£4,274£4,037

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £3,050, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,740Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,740Melksham and Devizes: £3,050Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,752Melksham and Devizes: £3,063Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,599Melksham and Devizes: £2,893

    £3,050£3,063£2,893Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£2,740£2,752£2,599

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £879, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £910Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £910Melksham and Devizes: £879Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £914Melksham and Devizes: £883Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £864Melksham and Devizes: £834

    £879£883£834Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£910£914£864

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £2,849, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,543Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,543Melksham and Devizes: £2,849Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,554Melksham and Devizes: £2,861Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,412Melksham and Devizes: £2,702

    £2,849£2,861£2,702Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£2,543£2,554£2,412

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £56, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Melksham and Devizes: £56Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Melksham and Devizes: £56Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £52Melksham and Devizes: £53

    £56£56£53Melksham and Devizes 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: Melksham and Devizes £142, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £139Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Melksham and Devizes: £142Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Melksham and Devizes: £142Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £132Melksham and Devizes: £134

    £142£142£134Melksham and Devizes 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: Melksham and Devizes £3.84, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.62Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.62Melksham and Devizes: £3.84Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.63Melksham and Devizes: £3.85Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.43Melksham and Devizes: £3.64

    £3.84£3.85£3.64Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£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: Melksham and Devizes £310, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Melksham and Devizes: £310Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Melksham and Devizes: £311Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325Melksham and Devizes: £294

    £310£311£294Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Melksham and Devizes £130, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Melksham and Devizes: £130Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Melksham and Devizes: £130Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90Melksham and Devizes: £123

    £130£130£123Melksham and Devizes 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: Melksham and Devizes £47, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £47Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Melksham and Devizes: £47Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Melksham and Devizes: £48Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £44Melksham and Devizes: £45

    £47£48£45Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£47£47£44

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £704, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £721Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £721Melksham and Devizes: £704Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £724Melksham and Devizes: £707Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £683Melksham and Devizes: £667

    £704£707£667Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£721£724£683

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £144, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Melksham and Devizes: £144Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Melksham and Devizes: £144Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153Melksham and Devizes: £136

    £144£144£136Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£161£162£153

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £122, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £138Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Melksham and Devizes: £122Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Melksham and Devizes: £123Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £131Melksham and Devizes: £116

    £122£123£116Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£138£138£131

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £3.75, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.31Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.31Melksham and Devizes: £3.75Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.32Melksham and Devizes: £3.77Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.14Melksham and Devizes: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£3.31£3.32£3.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £2.52, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2.19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.19Melksham and Devizes: £2.52Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.20Melksham and Devizes: £2.53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.08Melksham and Devizes: £2.39

    £2.52£2.53£2.39Melksham and Devizes is higher£2.19£2.20£2.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £7.49, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41Melksham and Devizes: £7.10

    £7.49£7.52£7.10Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£6.76£6.79£6.41

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 249.8, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 220.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 220.8Melksham and Devizes: 249.8

    249.8Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count220.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 14.5, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 14.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 14.1Melksham and Devizes: 14.5

    14.5Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count14.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 30.3, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 28.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 28.2Melksham and Devizes: 30.3

    30.3Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count28.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 48.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5Melksham and Devizes: 48.0

    48.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher52.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 79.8, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 86.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 86.3Melksham and Devizes: 79.8

    79.8Bury 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: Melksham and Devizes 10.3, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 10.7Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 10.7Melksham and Devizes: 10.3

    10.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count10.7

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Melksham and Devizes and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per resident
MeasureMelksham and DevizesBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,520£4,540£4,288£4,256£4,274£4,037Melksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,050£3,063£2,893£2,740£2,752£2,599Melksham and Devizes
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£879£883£834£910£914£864Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,849£2,861£2,702£2,543£2,554£2,412Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£55£55£52Melksham and Devizes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£142£134£139£139£132Melksham and Devizes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.84£3.85£3.64£3.62£3.63£3.43Melksham and Devizes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£310£311£294£343£344£325Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£95£95£90Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£48£45£47£47£44Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£704£707£667£721£724£683Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£138£138£131Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£3.31£3.32£3.14Melksham and Devizes
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.52£2.53£2.39£2.19£2.20£2.08Melksham and Devizes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.49£7.52£7.10£6.76£6.79£6.41Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026249.8220.8Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.514.1Melksham and Devizes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.328.2Melksham and Devizes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.052.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.886.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.310.7Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Total

Melksham and Devizes is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 20. 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

Melksham and Devizes Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £430.8m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £462.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £462.6mMelksham and Devizes: £430.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £464.6mMelksham and Devizes: £432.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £438.8mMelksham and Devizes: £408.6m

    £430.8m£432.6m£408.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £290.7m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £297.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £297.8mMelksham and Devizes: £290.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £299.1mMelksham and Devizes: £291.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £282.5mMelksham and Devizes: £275.7m

    £290.7m£291.9m£275.7mBury 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: Melksham and Devizes £83.8m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £99.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.0mMelksham and Devizes: £83.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.4mMelksham and Devizes: £84.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £93.9mMelksham and Devizes: £79.5m

    £83.8m£84.2m£79.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Melksham and Devizes £271.5m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £276.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £276.4mMelksham and Devizes: £271.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £277.6mMelksham and Devizes: £272.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £262.2mMelksham and Devizes: £257.5m

    £271.5m£272.7m£257.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£276.4m£277.6m£262.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes £5.3m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mMelksham and Devizes: £5.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mMelksham and Devizes: £5.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.7mMelksham and Devizes: £5.1m

    £5.3m£5.4m£5.1mBury 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: Melksham and Devizes £13.5m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.3mMelksham and Devizes: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.5m£12.8mBury 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: Melksham and Devizes £0.37m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.39mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.37mMelksham and Devizes: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £29.5m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £37.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.2mMelksham and Devizes: £29.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.4mMelksham and Devizes: £29.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £35.3mMelksham and Devizes: £28.0m

    £29.5m£29.7m£28.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Melksham and Devizes £12.4m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £10.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £9.8mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7m

    £12.4m£12.4m£11.7mMelksham and Devizes 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: Melksham and Devizes £4.5m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4.8mMelksham and Devizes: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes £67.0m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.3mMelksham and Devizes: £67.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.7mMelksham and Devizes: £67.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74.3mMelksham and Devizes: £63.6m

    £67.0m£67.3m£63.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Melksham and Devizes £13.7m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £17.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16.6mMelksham and Devizes: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Melksham and Devizes £11.6m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mMelksham and Devizes: £11.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.2mMelksham and Devizes: £11.0m

    £11.6m£11.7m£11.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.36m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.36mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.34mMelksham and Devizes: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.24m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.24mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.23mMelksham and Devizes: £0.23m

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.71m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.73mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.73mMelksham and Devizes: £0.71mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.74mMelksham and Devizes: £0.72mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.70mMelksham and Devizes: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Melksham and Devizes 23,802, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 24,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 24,000Melksham and Devizes: 23,802

    23,802Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count24,000

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes 1,380, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,532Melksham and Devizes: 1,380

    1,380Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count1,532

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes 2,884, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 3,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 3,069Melksham and Devizes: 2,884

    2,884Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count3,069

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes 4,574, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 5,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 5,701Melksham and Devizes: 4,574

    4,574Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher5,701

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes 7,601, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 9,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 9,382Melksham and Devizes: 7,601

    7,601Bury 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: Melksham and Devizes 982, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,163Melksham and Devizes: 982

    982Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count1,163

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Melksham and Devizes and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, total
MeasureMelksham and DevizesBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£430.8m£432.6m£408.6m£462.6m£464.6m£438.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£290.7m£291.9m£275.7m£297.8m£299.1m£282.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£83.8m£84.2m£79.5m£99.0m£99.4m£93.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£271.5m£272.7m£257.5m£276.4m£277.6m£262.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m£15.1m£15.1m£14.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.5m£29.7m£28.0m£37.2m£37.4m£35.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mMelksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m£78.3m£78.7m£74.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£17.6m£17.6m£16.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m£15.0m£15.0m£14.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mMelksham and Devizes
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.73m£0.74m£0.70mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,80224,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3801,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8843,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5745,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,6019,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269821,163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

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.