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Newark and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

109,963 and 108,700 residents (mid-2024).

Newark is higher than Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 2 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

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

Newark Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newark £4,464, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Newark: £4,464Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Newark: £4,483Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037Newark: £4,234

    £4,464£4,483£4,234Newark 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: Newark £12,489, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £12,416Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,416Newark: £12,489Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,468Newark: £12,542Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,777Newark: £11,846

    £12,489£12,542£11,846Newark is higher£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: Newark £1,597, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,524Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,524Newark: £1,597Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,531Newark: £1,604Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,446Newark: £1,515

    £1,597£1,604£1,515Newark is higher£1,524£1,531£1,446

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newark £11,522, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £11,523Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,523Newark: £11,522Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,572Newark: £11,572Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10,930Newark: £10,930

    £11,522£11,572£10,930Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Newark £285, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £248Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £248Newark: £285Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £249Newark: £286Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £236Newark: £270

    £285£286£270Newark 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: Newark £663, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £628Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £628Newark: £663Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £631Newark: £666Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £596Newark: £629

    £663£666£629Newark is higher£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: Newark £18, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Newark: £18Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Newark: £18Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Newark: £17

    £18£18£17Newark is higher£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newark £390, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Newark: £390Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Newark: £392Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325Newark: £370

    £390£392£370Newark 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: Newark £111, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Newark: £111Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Newark: £112Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90Newark: £106

    £111£112£106Newark 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: Newark £101, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Newark: £101Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Newark: £102Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74Newark: £96

    £101£102£96Newark is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark £1,217, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,206Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,206Newark: £1,217Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,212Newark: £1,222Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,144Newark: £1,154

    £1,217£1,222£1,154Newark is higherDepends on how you count£1,206£1,212£1,144

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newark £146, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Newark: £146Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Newark: £147Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153Newark: £138

    £146£147£138Bury 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: Newark £264, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £231Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £231Newark: £264Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £232Newark: £265Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £219Newark: £251

    £264£265£251Newark 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: Newark £9.14, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.53Newark: £9.14Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.56Newark: £9.18Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.25Newark: £8.67

    £9.14£9.18£8.67Newark 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: Newark £5.32, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.68Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.68Newark: £5.32Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.69Newark: £5.35Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.49Newark: £5.05

    £5.32£5.35£5.05Newark is higher£3.68£3.69£3.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newark £9.25, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Newark: £9.25Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Newark: £9.29Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41Newark: £8.77

    £9.25£9.29£8.77Newark 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: Newark 1,009.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,000.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,000.5Newark: 1,009.0

    1,009.0Newark is higher1,000.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newark 69.8, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 63.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 63.9Newark: 69.8

    69.8Newark 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: Newark 141.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 127.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 127.9Newark: 141.0

    141.0Newark is higher127.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark 56.1, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5Newark: 56.1

    56.1Newark 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: Newark 154.8, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 144.5Newark: 154.8

    154.8Newark 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: Newark 22.4, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 17.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 17.9Newark: 22.4

    22.4Newark is higher17.9

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Newark and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per person in the age group
MeasureNewarkBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,464£4,483£4,234£4,256£4,274£4,037Newark
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,489£12,542£11,846£12,416£12,468£11,777Newark
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,597£1,604£1,515£1,524£1,531£1,446Newark
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,522£11,572£10,930£11,523£11,572£10,930Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£285£286£270£248£249£236Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£663£666£629£628£631£596Newark
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£16Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£390£392£370£343£344£325Newark
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£112£106£95£95£90Newark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£101£102£96£78£78£74Newark
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,217£1,222£1,154£1,206£1,212£1,144Newark
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£146£147£138£161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£264£265£251£231£232£219Newark
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.14£9.18£8.67£5.53£5.56£5.25Newark
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.32£5.35£5.05£3.68£3.69£3.49Newark
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.25£9.29£8.77£6.76£6.79£6.41Newark
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.01,000.5Newark
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202669.863.9Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.0127.9Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.152.5Newark
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026154.8144.5Newark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.417.9Newark

Per resident

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

Newark Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newark £4,464, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Newark: £4,464Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Newark: £4,483Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037Newark: £4,234

    £4,464£4,483£4,234Newark is higher£4,256£4,274£4,037

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newark £2,869, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,740Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,740Newark: £2,869Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,752Newark: £2,881Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,599Newark: £2,722

    £2,869£2,881£2,722Newark is higher£2,740£2,752£2,599

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newark £938, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £910Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £910Newark: £938Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £914Newark: £942Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £864Newark: £889

    £938£942£889Newark is higher£910£914£864

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newark £2,647, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,543Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,543Newark: £2,647Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,554Newark: £2,659Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,412Newark: £2,511

    £2,647£2,659£2,511Newark is higherDepends on how you count£2,543£2,554£2,412

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newark £65, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Newark: £65Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Newark: £66Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £52Newark: £62

    £65£66£62Newark 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: Newark £152, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £139Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Newark: £152Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Newark: £153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £132Newark: £145

    £152£153£145Newark is higher£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: Newark £4.16, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.62Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.62Newark: £4.16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.63Newark: £4.18Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.43Newark: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Newark 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: Newark £390, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Newark: £390Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Newark: £392Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325Newark: £370

    £390£392£370Newark 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: Newark £111, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Newark: £111Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Newark: £112Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90Newark: £106

    £111£112£106Newark 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: Newark £60, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £47Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Newark: £60Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Newark: £60Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £44Newark: £56

    £60£60£56Newark is higher£47£47£44

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newark £715, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £721Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £721Newark: £715Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £724Newark: £718Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £683Newark: £678

    £715£718£678Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£721£724£683

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newark £146, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Newark: £146Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Newark: £147Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153Newark: £138

    £146£147£138Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£161£162£153

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newark £155, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £138Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Newark: £155Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Newark: £156Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £131Newark: £147

    £155£156£147Newark is higher£138£138£131

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newark £5.37, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.31Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.31Newark: £5.37Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.32Newark: £5.39Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.14Newark: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Newark is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newark £3.13, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2.19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.19Newark: £3.13Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.20Newark: £3.14Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.08Newark: £2.97

    £3.13£3.14£2.97Newark is higher£2.19£2.20£2.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newark £9.25, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Newark: £9.25Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Newark: £9.29Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41Newark: £8.77

    £9.25£9.29£8.77Newark is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newark 231.8, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 220.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 220.8Newark: 231.8

    231.8Newark is higher220.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newark 16.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 14.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 14.1Newark: 16.0

    16.0Newark 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: Newark 32.4, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 28.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 28.2Newark: 32.4

    32.4Newark is higher28.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark 56.1, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5Newark: 56.1

    56.1Newark is higher52.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newark 90.9, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 86.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 86.3Newark: 90.9

    90.9Newark 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: Newark 13.1, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 10.7Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 10.7Newark: 13.1

    13.1Newark is higher10.7

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Newark and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per resident
MeasureNewarkBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,464£4,483£4,234£4,256£4,274£4,037Newark
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,869£2,881£2,722£2,740£2,752£2,599Newark
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£938£942£889£910£914£864Newark
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,647£2,659£2,511£2,543£2,554£2,412Newark
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£65£66£62£55£55£52Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£153£145£139£139£132Newark
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£3.62£3.63£3.43Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£390£392£370£343£344£325Newark
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£112£106£95£95£90Newark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£60£56£47£47£44Newark
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£715£718£678£721£724£683Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£146£147£138£161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£138£138£131Newark
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£3.31£3.32£3.14Newark
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.13£3.14£2.97£2.19£2.20£2.08Newark
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.25£9.29£8.77£6.76£6.79£6.41Newark
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026231.8220.8Newark
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.014.1Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.428.2Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.152.5Newark
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202690.986.3Newark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.110.7Newark

Total

Newark is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 1. 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

Newark Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newark £490.8m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £462.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £462.6mNewark: £490.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £464.6mNewark: £492.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £438.8mNewark: £465.6m

    £490.8m£492.9m£465.6mNewark is higher£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newark £315.5m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £297.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £297.8mNewark: £315.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £299.1mNewark: £316.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £282.5mNewark: £299.3m

    £315.5m£316.9m£299.3mNewark is higher£297.8m£299.1m£282.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newark £103.1m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £99.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.0mNewark: £103.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.4mNewark: £103.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £93.9mNewark: £97.8m

    £103.1m£103.6m£97.8mNewark is higher£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newark £291.1m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £276.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £276.4mNewark: £291.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £277.6mNewark: £292.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £262.2mNewark: £276.1m

    £291.1m£292.3m£276.1mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£276.4m£277.6m£262.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newark £7.2m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mNewark: £7.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mNewark: £7.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.7mNewark: £6.8m

    £7.2m£7.2m£6.8mNewark 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: Newark £16.8m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mNewark: £16.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mNewark: £16.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.3mNewark: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.8m£15.9mNewark is higher£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: Newark £0.46m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.39mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mNewark: £0.46mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mNewark: £0.46mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.37mNewark: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mNewark 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: Newark £42.9m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £37.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.2mNewark: £42.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.4mNewark: £43.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £35.3mNewark: £40.7m

    £42.9m£43.1m£40.7mNewark 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: Newark £12.2m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £10.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mNewark: £12.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mNewark: £12.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £9.8mNewark: £11.6m

    £12.2m£12.3m£11.6mNewark 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: Newark £6.5m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mNewark: £6.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mNewark: £6.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4.8mNewark: £6.2m

    £6.5m£6.6m£6.2mNewark is higher£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newark £78.6m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.3mNewark: £78.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.7mNewark: £78.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74.3mNewark: £74.5m

    £78.6m£78.9m£74.5mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newark £16.1m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £17.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mNewark: £16.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mNewark: £16.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16.6mNewark: £15.2m

    £16.1m£16.1m£15.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newark £17.1m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mNewark: £17.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mNewark: £17.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.2mNewark: £16.2m

    £17.1m£17.1m£16.2mNewark is higher£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newark £0.59m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.36mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mNewark: £0.59mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mNewark: £0.59mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.34mNewark: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mNewark is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newark £0.34m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.24mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mNewark: £0.34mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mNewark: £0.35mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.23mNewark: £0.33m

    £0.34m£0.35m£0.33mNewark is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newark £1.0m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.73mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.73mNewark: £1.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.74mNewark: £1.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.70mNewark: £0.96m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.96mNewark is higher£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newark 25,492, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 24,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 24,000Newark: 25,492

    25,492Newark is higher24,000

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newark 1,763, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,532Newark: 1,763

    1,763Newark is higher1,532

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newark 3,562, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 3,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 3,069Newark: 3,562

    3,562Newark is higher3,069

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newark 6,163, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 5,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 5,701Newark: 6,163

    6,163Newark is higher5,701

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newark 9,997, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 9,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 9,382Newark: 9,997

    9,997Newark is higher9,382

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newark 1,444, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,163Newark: 1,444

    1,444Newark is higher1,163

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Newark and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, total
MeasureNewarkBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£490.8m£492.9m£465.6m£462.6m£464.6m£438.8mNewark
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£315.5m£316.9m£299.3m£297.8m£299.1m£282.5mNewark
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£103.1m£103.6m£97.8m£99.0m£99.4m£93.9mNewark
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£291.1m£292.3m£276.1m£276.4m£277.6m£262.2mNewark
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mNewark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m£15.1m£15.1m£14.3mNewark
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mNewark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m£37.2m£37.4m£35.3mNewark
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mNewark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.5m£6.6m£6.2m£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mNewark
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£78.6m£78.9m£74.5m£78.3m£78.7m£74.3mNewark
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.1m£16.1m£15.2m£17.6m£17.6m£16.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.1m£16.2m£15.0m£15.0m£14.2mNewark
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mNewark
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.35m£0.33m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mNewark
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m£0.73m£0.74m£0.70mNewark
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,49224,000Newark
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7631,532Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5623,069Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1635,701Newark
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,9979,382Newark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4441,163Newark

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