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Mid Dorset and North Poole and Lichfield

97,747 and 101,003 residents (mid-2024).

Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher than Lichfield on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Lichfield on 15. 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

Mid Dorset and North Poole Lichfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £4,648, Lichfield £4,341Lichfield: £4,341Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4,648Lichfield: £4,359Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4,668Lichfield: £4,118Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4,409

    £4,648£4,668£4,409Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£4,341£4,359£4,118

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Dorset and North Poole £12,729, Lichfield £12,553Lichfield: £12,553Mid Dorset and North Poole: £12,729Lichfield: £12,607Mid Dorset and North Poole: £12,783Lichfield: £11,908Mid Dorset and North Poole: £12,074

    £12,729£12,783£12,074Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£12,553£12,607£11,908

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Dorset and North Poole £1,434, Lichfield £1,434Lichfield: £1,434Mid Dorset and North Poole: £1,434Lichfield: £1,441Mid Dorset and North Poole: £1,441Lichfield: £1,361Mid Dorset and North Poole: £1,361

    £1,434£1,441£1,361Lichfield is higher£1,434£1,441£1,361

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Dorset and North Poole £11,875, Lichfield £11,655Lichfield: £11,655Mid Dorset and North Poole: £11,875Lichfield: £11,705Mid Dorset and North Poole: £11,926Lichfield: £11,055Mid Dorset and North Poole: £11,264

    £11,875£11,926£11,264Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£11,655£11,705£11,055

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Dorset and North Poole £234, Lichfield £238Lichfield: £238Mid Dorset and North Poole: £234Lichfield: £239Mid Dorset and North Poole: £235Lichfield: £225Mid Dorset and North Poole: £222

    £234£235£222Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£238£239£225

  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: Mid Dorset and North Poole £604, Lichfield £643Lichfield: £643Mid Dorset and North Poole: £604Lichfield: £646Mid Dorset and North Poole: £606Lichfield: £610Mid Dorset and North Poole: £572

    £604£606£572Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£643£646£610

  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: Mid Dorset and North Poole £16, Lichfield £18Lichfield: £18Mid Dorset and North Poole: £16Lichfield: £18Mid Dorset and North Poole: £16Lichfield: £17Mid Dorset and North Poole: £15

    £16£16£15Lichfield is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £323, Lichfield £369Lichfield: £369Mid Dorset and North Poole: £323Lichfield: £371Mid Dorset and North Poole: £324Lichfield: £350Mid Dorset and North Poole: £306

    £323£324£306Lichfield is higher£369£371£350

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £88, Lichfield £107Lichfield: £107Mid Dorset and North Poole: £88Lichfield: £107Mid Dorset and North Poole: £88Lichfield: £101Mid Dorset and North Poole: £83

    £88£88£83Lichfield is higher£107£107£101

  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: Mid Dorset and North Poole £81, Lichfield £99Lichfield: £99Mid Dorset and North Poole: £81Lichfield: £99Mid Dorset and North Poole: £82Lichfield: £94Mid Dorset and North Poole: £77

    £81£82£77Lichfield is higher£99£99£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Dorset and North Poole £1,137, Lichfield £1,108Lichfield: £1,108Mid Dorset and North Poole: £1,137Lichfield: £1,113Mid Dorset and North Poole: £1,142Lichfield: £1,051Mid Dorset and North Poole: £1,079

    £1,137£1,142£1,079Mid Dorset and North Poole is higherDepends on how you count£1,108£1,113£1,051

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £131, Lichfield £113Lichfield: £113Mid Dorset and North Poole: £131Lichfield: £113Mid Dorset and North Poole: £132Lichfield: £107Mid Dorset and North Poole: £124

    £131£132£124Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£113£113£107

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Dorset and North Poole £206, Lichfield £215Lichfield: £215Mid Dorset and North Poole: £206Lichfield: £216Mid Dorset and North Poole: £207Lichfield: £204Mid Dorset and North Poole: £195

    £206£207£195Lichfield is higher£215£216£204

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Dorset and North Poole £5.20, Lichfield £6.23Lichfield: £6.23Mid Dorset and North Poole: £5.20Lichfield: £6.26Mid Dorset and North Poole: £5.22Lichfield: £5.91Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4.93

    £5.20£5.22£4.93Lichfield is higher£6.23£6.26£5.91

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Dorset and North Poole £4.83, Lichfield £5.69Lichfield: £5.69Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4.83Lichfield: £5.72Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4.85Lichfield: £5.40Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4.58

    £4.83£4.85£4.58Lichfield is higher£5.69£5.72£5.40

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £6.30, Lichfield £4.87Lichfield: £4.87Mid Dorset and North Poole: £6.30Lichfield: £4.89Mid Dorset and North Poole: £6.33Lichfield: £4.62Mid Dorset and North Poole: £5.98

    £6.30£6.33£5.98Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£4.87£4.89£4.62

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Mid Dorset and North Poole 1,034.5, Lichfield 1,004.2Lichfield: 1,004.2Mid Dorset and North Poole: 1,034.5

    1,034.5Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher1,004.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Mid Dorset and North Poole 60.5, Lichfield 67.2Lichfield: 67.2Mid Dorset and North Poole: 60.5

    60.5Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count67.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Mid Dorset and North Poole 128.0, Lichfield 139.0Lichfield: 139.0Mid Dorset and North Poole: 128.0

    128.0Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count139.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Dorset and North Poole 48.5, Lichfield 54.5Lichfield: 54.5Mid Dorset and North Poole: 48.5

    48.5Lichfield is higher54.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Mid Dorset and North Poole 131.0, Lichfield 135.2Lichfield: 135.2Mid Dorset and North Poole: 131.0

    131.0Lichfield is higher135.2

  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: Mid Dorset and North Poole 19.1, Lichfield 21.8Lichfield: 21.8Mid Dorset and North Poole: 19.1

    19.1Lichfield is higher21.8

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Mid Dorset and North Poole and Lichfield, per person in the age group
MeasureMid Dorset and North PooleLichfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,648£4,668£4,409£4,341£4,359£4,118Mid Dorset and North Poole
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,729£12,783£12,074£12,553£12,607£11,908Mid Dorset and North Poole
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,434£1,441£1,361£1,434£1,441£1,361Lichfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,875£11,926£11,264£11,655£11,705£11,055Mid Dorset and North Poole
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£234£235£222£238£239£225Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£604£606£572£643£646£610Lichfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£18£18£17Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£323£324£306£369£371£350Lichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£107£107£101Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£81£82£77£99£99£94Lichfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,137£1,142£1,079£1,108£1,113£1,051Mid Dorset and North Poole
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£132£124£113£113£107Mid Dorset and North Poole
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£206£207£195£215£216£204Lichfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.20£5.22£4.93£6.23£6.26£5.91Lichfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£5.69£5.72£5.40Lichfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.30£6.33£5.98£4.87£4.89£4.62Mid Dorset and North Poole
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,034.51,004.2Mid Dorset and North Poole
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202660.567.2Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.0139.0Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.554.5Lichfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026131.0135.2Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.121.8Lichfield

Per resident

Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Lichfield 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

Mid Dorset and North Poole Lichfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £4,648, Lichfield £4,341Lichfield: £4,341Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4,648Lichfield: £4,359Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4,668Lichfield: £4,118Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4,409

    £4,648£4,668£4,409Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£4,341£4,359£4,118

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £3,294, Lichfield £2,905Lichfield: £2,905Mid Dorset and North Poole: £3,294Lichfield: £2,917Mid Dorset and North Poole: £3,308Lichfield: £2,755Mid Dorset and North Poole: £3,125

    £3,294£3,308£3,125Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£2,905£2,917£2,755

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £806, Lichfield £842Lichfield: £842Mid Dorset and North Poole: £806Lichfield: £846Mid Dorset and North Poole: £809Lichfield: £799Mid Dorset and North Poole: £764

    £806£809£764Lichfield is higher£842£846£799

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £3,073, Lichfield £2,697Lichfield: £2,697Mid Dorset and North Poole: £3,073Lichfield: £2,708Mid Dorset and North Poole: £3,087Lichfield: £2,558Mid Dorset and North Poole: £2,915

    £3,073£3,087£2,915Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£2,697£2,708£2,558

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £61, Lichfield £55Lichfield: £55Mid Dorset and North Poole: £61Lichfield: £55Mid Dorset and North Poole: £61Lichfield: £52Mid Dorset and North Poole: £58

    £61£61£58Mid Dorset and North Poole 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: Mid Dorset and North Poole £156, Lichfield £149Lichfield: £149Mid Dorset and North Poole: £156Lichfield: £149Mid Dorset and North Poole: £157Lichfield: £141Mid Dorset and North Poole: £148

    £156£157£148Mid Dorset and North Poole is higherDepends on how you count£149£149£141

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £4.06, Lichfield £4.08Lichfield: £4.08Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4.06Lichfield: £4.10Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4.08Lichfield: £3.87Mid Dorset and North Poole: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Lichfield is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £323, Lichfield £369Lichfield: £369Mid Dorset and North Poole: £323Lichfield: £371Mid Dorset and North Poole: £324Lichfield: £350Mid Dorset and North Poole: £306

    £323£324£306Lichfield is higher£369£371£350

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £88, Lichfield £107Lichfield: £107Mid Dorset and North Poole: £88Lichfield: £107Mid Dorset and North Poole: £88Lichfield: £101Mid Dorset and North Poole: £83

    £88£88£83Lichfield is higher£107£107£101

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £46, Lichfield £58Lichfield: £58Mid Dorset and North Poole: £46Lichfield: £58Mid Dorset and North Poole: £46Lichfield: £55Mid Dorset and North Poole: £43

    £46£46£43Lichfield is higher£58£58£55

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £639, Lichfield £651Lichfield: £651Mid Dorset and North Poole: £639Lichfield: £654Mid Dorset and North Poole: £642Lichfield: £617Mid Dorset and North Poole: £606

    £639£642£606Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£651£654£617

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £131, Lichfield £113Lichfield: £113Mid Dorset and North Poole: £131Lichfield: £113Mid Dorset and North Poole: £132Lichfield: £107Mid Dorset and North Poole: £124

    £131£132£124Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£113£113£107

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £116, Lichfield £126Lichfield: £126Mid Dorset and North Poole: £116Lichfield: £127Mid Dorset and North Poole: £116Lichfield: £120Mid Dorset and North Poole: £110

    £116£116£110Lichfield is higher£126£127£120

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £2.92, Lichfield £3.66Lichfield: £3.66Mid Dorset and North Poole: £2.92Lichfield: £3.67Mid Dorset and North Poole: £2.93Lichfield: £3.47Mid Dorset and North Poole: £2.77

    £2.92£2.93£2.77Lichfield is higher£3.66£3.67£3.47

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £2.71, Lichfield £3.34Lichfield: £3.34Mid Dorset and North Poole: £2.71Lichfield: £3.36Mid Dorset and North Poole: £2.72Lichfield: £3.17Mid Dorset and North Poole: £2.57

    £2.71£2.72£2.57Lichfield is higher£3.34£3.36£3.17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £6.30, Lichfield £4.87Lichfield: £4.87Mid Dorset and North Poole: £6.30Lichfield: £4.89Mid Dorset and North Poole: £6.33Lichfield: £4.62Mid Dorset and North Poole: £5.98

    £6.30£6.33£5.98Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£4.87£4.89£4.62

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Mid Dorset and North Poole 267.7, Lichfield 232.4Lichfield: 232.4Mid Dorset and North Poole: 267.7

    267.7Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher232.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Dorset and North Poole 15.7, Lichfield 15.5Lichfield: 15.5Mid Dorset and North Poole: 15.7

    15.7Mid Dorset and North Poole is higherDepends on how you count15.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Dorset and North Poole 33.1, Lichfield 32.2Lichfield: 32.2Mid Dorset and North Poole: 33.1

    33.1Mid Dorset and North Poole is higherDepends on how you count32.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Dorset and North Poole 48.5, Lichfield 54.5Lichfield: 54.5Mid Dorset and North Poole: 48.5

    48.5Lichfield is higher54.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Dorset and North Poole 73.6, Lichfield 79.4Lichfield: 79.4Mid Dorset and North Poole: 73.6

    73.6Lichfield is higher79.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Dorset and North Poole 10.7, Lichfield 12.8Lichfield: 12.8Mid Dorset and North Poole: 10.7

    10.7Lichfield is higher12.8

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Mid Dorset and North Poole and Lichfield, per resident
MeasureMid Dorset and North PooleLichfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,648£4,668£4,409£4,341£4,359£4,118Mid Dorset and North Poole
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,294£3,308£3,125£2,905£2,917£2,755Mid Dorset and North Poole
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£806£809£764£842£846£799Lichfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,073£3,087£2,915£2,697£2,708£2,558Mid Dorset and North Poole
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58£55£55£52Mid Dorset and North Poole
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148£149£149£141Mid Dorset and North Poole
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£4.08£4.10£3.87Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£323£324£306£369£371£350Lichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£107£107£101Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£46£46£43£58£58£55Lichfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£639£642£606£651£654£617Lichfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£132£124£113£113£107Mid Dorset and North Poole
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£126£127£120Lichfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.92£2.93£2.77£3.66£3.67£3.47Lichfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.71£2.72£2.57£3.34£3.36£3.17Lichfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.30£6.33£5.98£4.87£4.89£4.62Mid Dorset and North Poole
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026267.7232.4Mid Dorset and North Poole
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.715.5Mid Dorset and North Poole
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.132.2Mid Dorset and North Poole
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.554.5Lichfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202673.679.4Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.712.8Lichfield

Total

Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Lichfield on 14. 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

Mid Dorset and North Poole Lichfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £454.3m, Lichfield £438.5mLichfield: £438.5mMid Dorset and North Poole: £454.3mLichfield: £440.3mMid Dorset and North Poole: £456.3mLichfield: £415.9mMid Dorset and North Poole: £431.0m

    £454.3m£456.3m£431.0mMid Dorset and North Poole is higher£438.5m£440.3m£415.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £322.0m, Lichfield £293.4mLichfield: £293.4mMid Dorset and North Poole: £322.0mLichfield: £294.6mMid Dorset and North Poole: £323.4mLichfield: £278.3mMid Dorset and North Poole: £305.4m

    £322.0m£323.4m£305.4mMid Dorset and North Poole is higher£293.4m£294.6m£278.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £78.8m, Lichfield £85.1mLichfield: £85.1mMid Dorset and North Poole: £78.8mLichfield: £85.4mMid Dorset and North Poole: £79.1mLichfield: £80.7mMid Dorset and North Poole: £74.7m

    £78.8m£79.1m£74.7mLichfield is higher£85.1m£85.4m£80.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £300.4m, Lichfield £272.4mLichfield: £272.4mMid Dorset and North Poole: £300.4mLichfield: £273.6mMid Dorset and North Poole: £301.7mLichfield: £258.4mMid Dorset and North Poole: £285.0m

    £300.4m£301.7m£285.0mMid Dorset and North Poole is higher£272.4m£273.6m£258.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £5.9m, Lichfield £5.6mLichfield: £5.6mMid Dorset and North Poole: £5.9mLichfield: £5.6mMid Dorset and North Poole: £6.0mLichfield: £5.3mMid Dorset and North Poole: £5.6m

    £5.9m£6.0m£5.6mMid Dorset and North Poole is higherDepends on how you count£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £15.3m, Lichfield £15.0mLichfield: £15.0mMid Dorset and North Poole: £15.3mLichfield: £15.1mMid Dorset and North Poole: £15.3mLichfield: £14.3mMid Dorset and North Poole: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.3m£14.5mMid Dorset and North Poole is higherDepends on how you count£15.0m£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: Mid Dorset and North Poole £0.40m, Lichfield £0.41mLichfield: £0.41mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.40mLichfield: £0.41mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.40mLichfield: £0.39mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mLichfield is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £31.5m, Lichfield £37.3mLichfield: £37.3mMid Dorset and North Poole: £31.5mLichfield: £37.4mMid Dorset and North Poole: £31.7mLichfield: £35.4mMid Dorset and North Poole: £29.9m

    £31.5m£31.7m£29.9mLichfield is higher£37.3m£37.4m£35.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £8.6m, Lichfield £10.8mLichfield: £10.8mMid Dorset and North Poole: £8.6mLichfield: £10.9mMid Dorset and North Poole: £8.6mLichfield: £10.2mMid Dorset and North Poole: £8.1m

    £8.6m£8.6m£8.1mLichfield is higher£10.8m£10.9m£10.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £4.5m, Lichfield £5.9mLichfield: £5.9mMid Dorset and North Poole: £4.5mLichfield: £5.9mMid Dorset and North Poole: £4.5mLichfield: £5.6mMid Dorset and North Poole: £4.2m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.2mLichfield is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £62.4m, Lichfield £65.7mLichfield: £65.7mMid Dorset and North Poole: £62.4mLichfield: £66.0mMid Dorset and North Poole: £62.7mLichfield: £62.4mMid Dorset and North Poole: £59.2m

    £62.4m£62.7m£59.2mLichfield is higherDepends on how you count£65.7m£66.0m£62.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £12.8m, Lichfield £11.4mLichfield: £11.4mMid Dorset and North Poole: £12.8mLichfield: £11.5mMid Dorset and North Poole: £12.9mLichfield: £10.8mMid Dorset and North Poole: £12.2m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.2mMid Dorset and North Poole is higher£11.4m£11.5m£10.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £11.3m, Lichfield £12.8mLichfield: £12.8mMid Dorset and North Poole: £11.3mLichfield: £12.8mMid Dorset and North Poole: £11.4mLichfield: £12.1mMid Dorset and North Poole: £10.7m

    £11.3m£11.4m£10.7mLichfield is higher£12.8m£12.8m£12.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £0.29m, Lichfield £0.37mLichfield: £0.37mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.29mLichfield: £0.37mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.29mLichfield: £0.35mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mLichfield is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £0.27m, Lichfield £0.34mLichfield: £0.34mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.27mLichfield: £0.34mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.27mLichfield: £0.32mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.25m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.25mLichfield is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £0.62m, Lichfield £0.49mLichfield: £0.49mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.62mLichfield: £0.49mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.62mLichfield: £0.47mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.58m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.58mMid Dorset and North Poole is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole 26,170, Lichfield 23,470Lichfield: 23,470Mid Dorset and North Poole: 26,170

    26,170Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher23,470

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole 1,530, Lichfield 1,570Lichfield: 1,570Mid Dorset and North Poole: 1,530

    1,530Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count1,570

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole 3,237, Lichfield 3,248Lichfield: 3,248Mid Dorset and North Poole: 3,237

    3,237Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count3,248

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole 4,739, Lichfield 5,500Lichfield: 5,500Mid Dorset and North Poole: 4,739

    4,739Lichfield is higher5,500

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole 7,192, Lichfield 8,016Lichfield: 8,016Mid Dorset and North Poole: 7,192

    7,192Lichfield is higher8,016

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole 1,047, Lichfield 1,293Lichfield: 1,293Mid Dorset and North Poole: 1,047

    1,047Lichfield is higher1,293

Show the numbers
Mid Dorset and North Poole and Lichfield, total
MeasureMid Dorset and North PooleLichfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£454.3m£456.3m£431.0m£438.5m£440.3m£415.9mMid Dorset and North Poole
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£322.0m£323.4m£305.4m£293.4m£294.6m£278.3mMid Dorset and North Poole
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£78.8m£79.1m£74.7m£85.1m£85.4m£80.7mLichfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£300.4m£301.7m£285.0m£272.4m£273.6m£258.4mMid Dorset and North Poole
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.9m£6.0m£5.6m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mMid Dorset and North Poole
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mMid Dorset and North Poole
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mLichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m£37.3m£37.4m£35.4mLichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m£10.8m£10.9m£10.2mLichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.2m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mLichfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£62.4m£62.7m£59.2m£65.7m£66.0m£62.4mLichfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m£11.4m£11.5m£10.8mMid Dorset and North Poole
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m£12.8m£12.8m£12.1mLichfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mLichfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mLichfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.58m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mMid Dorset and North Poole
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,17023,470Mid Dorset and North Poole
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5301,570Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2373,248Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,7395,500Lichfield
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,1928,016Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0471,293Lichfield

Sources

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

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  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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