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Melton and Syston and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

97,716 and 108,700 residents (mid-2024).

Melton and Syston is higher than Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Melton and Syston is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 6. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Melton and Syston Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Melton and Syston £4,249, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Melton and Syston: £4,249Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Melton and Syston: £4,267Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037Melton and Syston: £4,030

    £4,249£4,267£4,030Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£4,256£4,274£4,037

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Melton and Syston £12,768, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £12,416Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,416Melton and Syston: £12,768Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,468Melton and Syston: £12,823Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,777Melton and Syston: £12,111

    £12,768£12,823£12,111Melton and Syston 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: Melton and Syston £1,554, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,524Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,524Melton and Syston: £1,554Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,531Melton and Syston: £1,561Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,446Melton and Syston: £1,474

    £1,554£1,561£1,474Melton and Syston 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: Melton and Syston £11,763, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £11,523Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,523Melton and Syston: £11,763Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,572Melton and Syston: £11,813Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10,930Melton and Syston: £11,158

    £11,763£11,813£11,158Melton and Syston 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: Melton and Syston £295, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £248Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £248Melton and Syston: £295Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £249Melton and Syston: £296Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £236Melton and Syston: £280

    £295£296£280Melton and Syston is higher£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: Melton and Syston £692, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £628Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £628Melton and Syston: £692Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £631Melton and Syston: £695Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £596Melton and Syston: £656

    £692£695£656Melton and Syston 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: Melton and Syston £19, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Melton and Syston: £19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Melton and Syston: £19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Melton and Syston: £18

    £19£19£18Melton and Syston is higher£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Melton and Syston £349, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Melton and Syston: £349Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Melton and Syston: £350Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325Melton and Syston: £331

    £349£350£331Melton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count£343£344£325

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Melton and Syston £98, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Melton and Syston: £98Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Melton and Syston: £99Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90Melton and Syston: £93

    £98£99£93Melton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count£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: Melton and Syston £92, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Melton and Syston: £92Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Melton and Syston: £92Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74Melton and Syston: £87

    £92£92£87Melton and Syston is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Melton and Syston £1,244, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,206Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,206Melton and Syston: £1,244Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,212Melton and Syston: £1,249Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,144Melton and Syston: £1,180

    £1,244£1,249£1,180Melton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count£1,206£1,212£1,144

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Melton and Syston £98, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Melton and Syston: £98Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Melton and Syston: £99Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153Melton and Syston: £93

    £98£99£93Bury 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: Melton and Syston £206, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £231Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £231Melton and Syston: £206Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £232Melton and Syston: £207Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £219Melton and Syston: £196

    £206£207£196Bury 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: Melton and Syston £9.66, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.53Melton and Syston: £9.66Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.56Melton and Syston: £9.70Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.25Melton and Syston: £9.16

    £9.66£9.70£9.16Melton and Syston is higher£5.53£5.56£5.25

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Melton and Syston £2.83, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.68Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.68Melton and Syston: £2.83Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.69Melton and Syston: £2.84Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.49Melton and Syston: £2.68

    £2.83£2.84£2.68Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£3.68£3.69£3.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Melton and Syston £6.54, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Melton and Syston: £6.54Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Melton and Syston: £6.56Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41Melton and Syston: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Melton and Syston 1,021.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,000.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,000.5Melton and Syston: 1,021.0

    1,021.0Melton and Syston 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: Melton and Syston 72.3, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 63.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 63.9Melton and Syston: 72.3

    72.3Melton and Syston is higher63.9

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Melton and Syston 143.9, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 127.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 127.9Melton and Syston: 143.9

    143.9Melton and Syston 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: Melton and Syston 51.9, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5Melton and Syston: 51.9

    51.9Bury 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: Melton and Syston 148.1, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 144.5Melton and Syston: 148.1

    148.1Melton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count144.5

  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: Melton and Syston 20.2, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 17.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 17.9Melton and Syston: 20.2

    20.2Melton and Syston is higher17.9

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Melton and Syston and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per person in the age group
MeasureMelton and SystonBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,249£4,267£4,030£4,256£4,274£4,037Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,768£12,823£12,111£12,416£12,468£11,777Melton and Syston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,554£1,561£1,474£1,524£1,531£1,446Melton and Syston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,763£11,813£11,158£11,523£11,572£10,930Melton and Syston
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£295£296£280£248£249£236Melton and Syston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£692£695£656£628£631£596Melton and Syston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£16Melton and Syston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£349£350£331£343£344£325Melton and Syston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£99£93£95£95£90Melton and Syston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£92£92£87£78£78£74Melton and Syston
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,244£1,249£1,180£1,206£1,212£1,144Melton and Syston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£98£99£93£161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£206£207£196£231£232£219Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.66£9.70£9.16£5.53£5.56£5.25Melton and Syston
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.83£2.84£2.68£3.68£3.69£3.49Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.01,000.5Melton and Syston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202672.363.9Melton and Syston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026143.9127.9Melton and Syston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.952.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026148.1144.5Melton and Syston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.217.9Melton and Syston

Per resident

Melton and Syston is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 6. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Melton and Syston Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Melton and Syston £4,249, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Melton and Syston: £4,249Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Melton and Syston: £4,267Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037Melton and Syston: £4,030

    £4,249£4,267£4,030Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£4,256£4,274£4,037

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Melton and Syston £2,773, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,740Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,740Melton and Syston: £2,773Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,752Melton and Syston: £2,785Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,599Melton and Syston: £2,630

    £2,773£2,785£2,630Melton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count£2,740£2,752£2,599

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Melton and Syston £924, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £910Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £910Melton and Syston: £924Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £914Melton and Syston: £928Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £864Melton and Syston: £876

    £924£928£876Melton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count£910£914£864

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Melton and Syston £2,554, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,543Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,543Melton and Syston: £2,554Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,554Melton and Syston: £2,565Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,412Melton and Syston: £2,423

    £2,554£2,565£2,423Melton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count£2,543£2,554£2,412

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Melton and Syston £64, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Melton and Syston: £64Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Melton and Syston: £64Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £52Melton and Syston: £61

    £64£64£61Melton and Syston is higher£55£55£52

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Melton and Syston £150, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £139Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Melton and Syston: £150Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Melton and Syston: £151Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £132Melton and Syston: £143

    £150£151£143Melton and Syston 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: Melton and Syston £4.15, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.62Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.62Melton and Syston: £4.15Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.63Melton and Syston: £4.17Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.43Melton and Syston: £3.94

    £4.15£4.17£3.94Melton and Syston is higher£3.62£3.63£3.43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Melton and Syston £349, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Melton and Syston: £349Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Melton and Syston: £350Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325Melton and Syston: £331

    £349£350£331Melton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count£343£344£325

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Melton and Syston £98, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Melton and Syston: £98Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Melton and Syston: £99Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90Melton and Syston: £93

    £98£99£93Melton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count£95£95£90

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Melton and Syston £54, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £47Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Melton and Syston: £54Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Melton and Syston: £55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £44Melton and Syston: £52

    £54£55£52Melton and Syston is higher£47£47£44

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Melton and Syston £739, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £721Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £721Melton and Syston: £739Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £724Melton and Syston: £742Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £683Melton and Syston: £701

    £739£742£701Melton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count£721£724£683

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Melton and Syston £98, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Melton and Syston: £98Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Melton and Syston: £99Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153Melton and Syston: £93

    £98£99£93Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£161£162£153

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Melton and Syston £123, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £138Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Melton and Syston: £123Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Melton and Syston: £123Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £131Melton and Syston: £116

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Melton and Syston £5.74, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.31Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.31Melton and Syston: £5.74Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.32Melton and Syston: £5.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.14Melton and Syston: £5.44

    £5.74£5.76£5.44Melton and Syston is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Melton and Syston £1.68, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2.19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.19Melton and Syston: £1.68Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.20Melton and Syston: £1.68Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.08Melton and Syston: £1.59

    £1.68£1.68£1.59Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£2.19£2.20£2.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Melton and Syston £6.54, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Melton and Syston: £6.54Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Melton and Syston: £6.56Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41Melton and Syston: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Melton and Syston 221.7, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 220.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 220.8Melton and Syston: 221.7

    221.7Melton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count220.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Melton and Syston 15.7, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 14.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 14.1Melton and Syston: 15.7

    15.7Melton and Syston is higher14.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Melton and Syston 31.3, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 28.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 28.2Melton and Syston: 31.3

    31.3Melton and Syston 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: Melton and Syston 51.9, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5Melton and Syston: 51.9

    51.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher52.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Melton and Syston 88.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 86.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 86.3Melton and Syston: 88.0

    88.0Melton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count86.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Melton and Syston 12.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 10.7Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 10.7Melton and Syston: 12.0

    12.0Melton and Syston is higher10.7

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Melton and Syston and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per resident
MeasureMelton and SystonBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,249£4,267£4,030£4,256£4,274£4,037Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,773£2,785£2,630£2,740£2,752£2,599Melton and Syston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£924£928£876£910£914£864Melton and Syston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,554£2,565£2,423£2,543£2,554£2,412Melton and Syston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£64£64£61£55£55£52Melton and Syston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£150£151£143£139£139£132Melton and Syston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.15£4.17£3.94£3.62£3.63£3.43Melton and Syston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£349£350£331£343£344£325Melton and Syston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£99£93£95£95£90Melton and Syston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£54£55£52£47£47£44Melton and Syston
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£739£742£701£721£724£683Melton and Syston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£98£99£93£161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£138£138£131Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.74£5.76£5.44£3.31£3.32£3.14Melton and Syston
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.68£1.68£1.59£2.19£2.20£2.08Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026221.7220.8Melton and Syston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.714.1Melton and Syston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.328.2Melton and Syston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.952.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202688.086.3Melton and Syston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.010.7Melton and Syston

Total

Melton and Syston is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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

Melton and Syston Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Melton and Syston £415.2m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £462.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £462.6mMelton and Syston: £415.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £464.6mMelton and Syston: £416.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £438.8mMelton and Syston: £393.8m

    £415.2m£416.9m£393.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Melton and Syston £270.9m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £297.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £297.8mMelton and Syston: £270.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £299.1mMelton and Syston: £272.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £282.5mMelton and Syston: £257.0m

    £270.9m£272.1m£257.0mBury 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: Melton and Syston £90.3m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £99.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.0mMelton and Syston: £90.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.4mMelton and Syston: £90.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £93.9mMelton and Syston: £85.6m

    £90.3m£90.6m£85.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Melton and Syston £249.6m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £276.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £276.4mMelton and Syston: £249.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £277.6mMelton and Syston: £250.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £262.2mMelton and Syston: £236.8m

    £249.6m£250.7m£236.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£276.4m£277.6m£262.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Melton and Syston £6.3m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mMelton and Syston: £6.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mMelton and Syston: £6.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.7mMelton and Syston: £5.9m

    £6.3m£6.3m£5.9mMelton and Syston is higher£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Melton and Syston £14.7m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mMelton and Syston: £14.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mMelton and Syston: £14.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.3mMelton and Syston: £13.9m

    £14.7m£14.7m£13.9mBury 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: Melton and Syston £0.41m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.39mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mMelton and Syston: £0.41mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mMelton and Syston: £0.41mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.37mMelton and Syston: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mMelton and Syston is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Melton and Syston £34.1m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £37.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.2mMelton and Syston: £34.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.4mMelton and Syston: £34.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £35.3mMelton and Syston: £32.3m

    £34.1m£34.2m£32.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Melton and Syston £9.6m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £10.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mMelton and Syston: £9.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mMelton and Syston: £9.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £9.8mMelton and Syston: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Melton and Syston £5.3m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mMelton and Syston: £5.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mMelton and Syston: £5.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4.8mMelton and Syston: £5.1m

    £5.3m£5.3m£5.1mMelton and Syston is higher£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Melton and Syston £72.2m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.3mMelton and Syston: £72.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.7mMelton and Syston: £72.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74.3mMelton and Syston: £68.5m

    £72.2m£72.5m£68.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Melton and Syston £9.6m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £17.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mMelton and Syston: £9.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mMelton and Syston: £9.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16.6mMelton and Syston: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.7m£9.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Melton and Syston £12.0m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mMelton and Syston: £12.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mMelton and Syston: £12.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.2mMelton and Syston: £11.4m

    £12.0m£12.0m£11.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Melton and Syston £0.56m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.36mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mMelton and Syston: £0.56mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mMelton and Syston: £0.56mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.34mMelton and Syston: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mMelton and Syston is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Melton and Syston £0.16m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.24mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mMelton and Syston: £0.16mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mMelton and Syston: £0.16mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.23mMelton and Syston: £0.16m

    £0.16mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Melton and Syston £0.64m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.73mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.73mMelton and Syston: £0.64mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.74mMelton and Syston: £0.64mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.70mMelton and Syston: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.61mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Melton and Syston 21,666, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 24,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 24,000Melton and Syston: 21,666

    21,666Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count24,000

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Melton and Syston 1,535, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,532Melton and Syston: 1,535

    1,535Melton and Syston is higher1,532

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Melton and Syston 3,054, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 3,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 3,069Melton and Syston: 3,054

    3,054Bury 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: Melton and Syston 5,067, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 5,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 5,701Melton and Syston: 5,067

    5,067Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher5,701

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Melton and Syston 8,603, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 9,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 9,382Melton and Syston: 8,603

    8,603Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count9,382

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Melton and Syston 1,173, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,163Melton and Syston: 1,173

    1,173Melton and Syston is higher1,163

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Melton and Syston and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, total
MeasureMelton and SystonBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£415.2m£416.9m£393.8m£462.6m£464.6m£438.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£270.9m£272.1m£257.0m£297.8m£299.1m£282.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£90.3m£90.6m£85.6m£99.0m£99.4m£93.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£249.6m£250.7m£236.8m£276.4m£277.6m£262.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.3m£5.9m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mMelton and Syston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.7m£14.7m£13.9m£15.1m£15.1m£14.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mMelton and Syston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.1m£34.2m£32.3m£37.2m£37.4m£35.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.3m£5.3m£5.1m£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mMelton and Syston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£72.2m£72.5m£68.5m£78.3m£78.7m£74.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.7m£9.1m£17.6m£17.6m£16.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m£15.0m£15.0m£14.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mMelton and Syston
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.16m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m£0.73m£0.74m£0.70mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,66624,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5351,532Melton and Syston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0543,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,0675,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,6039,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1731,163Melton and Syston

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.