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North Dorset and Staffordshire Moorlands

95,740 and 85,882 residents (mid-2024).

North Dorset is higher than Staffordshire Moorlands on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 8 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

North Dorset is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands 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

North Dorset Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Dorset £4,709, Staffordshire Moorlands £4,723Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,723North Dorset: £4,709Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,743North Dorset: £4,729Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,480North Dorset: £4,467

    £4,709£4,729£4,467Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£4,723£4,743£4,480

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: North Dorset £12,515, Staffordshire Moorlands £12,720Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,720North Dorset: £12,515Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,774North Dorset: £12,568Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,066North Dorset: £11,871

    £12,515£12,568£11,871Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£12,720£12,774£12,066

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: North Dorset £1,445, Staffordshire Moorlands £1,383Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,383North Dorset: £1,445Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,389North Dorset: £1,451Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,312North Dorset: £1,370

    £1,445£1,451£1,370North Dorset is higher£1,383£1,389£1,312

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: North Dorset £11,633, Staffordshire Moorlands £11,707Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,707North Dorset: £11,633Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,757North Dorset: £11,683Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,105North Dorset: £11,035

    £11,633£11,683£11,035Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£11,707£11,757£11,105

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: North Dorset £248, Staffordshire Moorlands £260Staffordshire Moorlands: £260North Dorset: £248Staffordshire Moorlands: £261North Dorset: £249Staffordshire Moorlands: £247North Dorset: £235

    £248£249£235Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£260£261£247

  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: North Dorset £616, Staffordshire Moorlands £734Staffordshire Moorlands: £734North Dorset: £616Staffordshire Moorlands: £737North Dorset: £619Staffordshire Moorlands: £696North Dorset: £584

    £616£619£584Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£734£737£696

  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: North Dorset £17, Staffordshire Moorlands £19Staffordshire Moorlands: £19North Dorset: £17Staffordshire Moorlands: £19North Dorset: £17Staffordshire Moorlands: £18North Dorset: £16

    £17£17£16Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Dorset £327, Staffordshire Moorlands £421Staffordshire Moorlands: £421North Dorset: £327Staffordshire Moorlands: £423North Dorset: £329Staffordshire Moorlands: £399North Dorset: £311

    £327£329£311Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£421£423£399

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Dorset £93, Staffordshire Moorlands £109Staffordshire Moorlands: £109North Dorset: £93Staffordshire Moorlands: £110North Dorset: £93Staffordshire Moorlands: £104North Dorset: £88

    £93£93£88Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£109£110£104

  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: North Dorset £89, Staffordshire Moorlands £96Staffordshire Moorlands: £96North Dorset: £89Staffordshire Moorlands: £97North Dorset: £90Staffordshire Moorlands: £91North Dorset: £85

    £89£90£85Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£96£97£91

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North Dorset £1,140, Staffordshire Moorlands £976Staffordshire Moorlands: £976North Dorset: £1,140Staffordshire Moorlands: £980North Dorset: £1,145Staffordshire Moorlands: £926North Dorset: £1,081

    £1,140£1,145£1,081North Dorset is higher£976£980£926

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Dorset £142, Staffordshire Moorlands £129Staffordshire Moorlands: £129North Dorset: £142Staffordshire Moorlands: £129North Dorset: £142Staffordshire Moorlands: £122North Dorset: £135

    £142£142£135North Dorset is higher£129£129£122

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Dorset £206, Staffordshire Moorlands £300Staffordshire Moorlands: £300North Dorset: £206Staffordshire Moorlands: £302North Dorset: £207Staffordshire Moorlands: £285North Dorset: £196

    £206£207£196Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£300£302£285

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Dorset £4.59, Staffordshire Moorlands £7.35Staffordshire Moorlands: £7.35North Dorset: £4.59Staffordshire Moorlands: £7.38North Dorset: £4.61Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.97North Dorset: £4.35

    £4.59£4.61£4.35Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£7.35£7.38£6.97

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: North Dorset £4.42, Staffordshire Moorlands £3.10Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.10North Dorset: £4.42Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.11North Dorset: £4.44Staffordshire Moorlands: £2.94North Dorset: £4.19

    £4.42£4.44£4.19North Dorset is higher£3.10£3.11£2.94

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Dorset £5.41, Staffordshire Moorlands £6.71Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.71North Dorset: £5.41Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.73North Dorset: £5.43Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.36North Dorset: £5.13

    £5.41£5.43£5.13Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£6.71£6.73£6.36

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Dorset 1,023.6, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,021.8Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,021.8North Dorset: 1,023.6

    1,023.6North Dorset is higher1,021.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Dorset 65.8, Staffordshire Moorlands 71.6Staffordshire Moorlands: 71.6North Dorset: 65.8

    65.8Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count71.6

  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: North Dorset 127.9, Staffordshire Moorlands 155.6Staffordshire Moorlands: 155.6North Dorset: 127.9

    127.9Staffordshire Moorlands is higher155.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Dorset 49.6, Staffordshire Moorlands 58.9Staffordshire Moorlands: 58.9North Dorset: 49.6

    49.6Staffordshire Moorlands is higher58.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: North Dorset 134.1, Staffordshire Moorlands 129.7Staffordshire Moorlands: 129.7North Dorset: 134.1

    134.1North Dorset is higher129.7

  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: North Dorset 19.7, Staffordshire Moorlands 21.2Staffordshire Moorlands: 21.2North Dorset: 19.7

    19.7Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count21.2

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North Dorset and Staffordshire Moorlands, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth DorsetStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,709£4,729£4,467£4,723£4,743£4,480Staffordshire Moorlands
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,515£12,568£11,871£12,720£12,774£12,066Staffordshire Moorlands
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,445£1,451£1,370£1,383£1,389£1,312North Dorset
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,633£11,683£11,035£11,707£11,757£11,105Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£248£249£235£260£261£247Staffordshire Moorlands
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£616£619£584£734£737£696Staffordshire Moorlands
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£19£19£18Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£327£329£311£421£423£399Staffordshire Moorlands
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£109£110£104Staffordshire Moorlands
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£89£90£85£96£97£91Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,140£1,145£1,081£976£980£926North Dorset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£142£142£135£129£129£122North Dorset
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£206£207£196£300£302£285Staffordshire Moorlands
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.59£4.61£4.35£7.35£7.38£6.97Staffordshire Moorlands
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.42£4.44£4.19£3.10£3.11£2.94North Dorset
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.13£6.71£6.73£6.36Staffordshire Moorlands
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,023.61,021.8North Dorset
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202665.871.6Staffordshire Moorlands
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.9155.6Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202649.658.9Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026134.1129.7North Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.721.2Staffordshire Moorlands

Per resident

North Dorset is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands 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

North Dorset Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Dorset £4,709, Staffordshire Moorlands £4,723Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,723North Dorset: £4,709Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,743North Dorset: £4,729Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,480North Dorset: £4,467

    £4,709£4,729£4,467Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£4,723£4,743£4,480

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North Dorset £3,332, Staffordshire Moorlands £3,262Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,262North Dorset: £3,332Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,275North Dorset: £3,346Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,094North Dorset: £3,161

    £3,332£3,346£3,161North Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£3,262£3,275£3,094

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North Dorset £810, Staffordshire Moorlands £795Staffordshire Moorlands: £795North Dorset: £810Staffordshire Moorlands: £799North Dorset: £813Staffordshire Moorlands: £755North Dorset: £768

    £810£813£768North Dorset is higher£795£799£755

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North Dorset £3,097, Staffordshire Moorlands £3,002Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,002North Dorset: £3,097Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,015North Dorset: £3,111Staffordshire Moorlands: £2,847North Dorset: £2,938

    £3,097£3,111£2,938North Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£3,002£3,015£2,847

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North Dorset £66, Staffordshire Moorlands £67Staffordshire Moorlands: £67North Dorset: £66Staffordshire Moorlands: £67North Dorset: £66Staffordshire Moorlands: £63North Dorset: £63

    £66£66£63Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£67£67£63

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: North Dorset £164, Staffordshire Moorlands £188Staffordshire Moorlands: £188North Dorset: £164Staffordshire Moorlands: £189North Dorset: £165Staffordshire Moorlands: £178North Dorset: £156

    £164£165£156Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£188£189£178

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: North Dorset £4.56, Staffordshire Moorlands £4.84Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.84North Dorset: £4.56Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.86North Dorset: £4.58Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.59North Dorset: £4.33

    £4.56£4.58£4.33Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£4.84£4.86£4.59

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Dorset £327, Staffordshire Moorlands £421Staffordshire Moorlands: £421North Dorset: £327Staffordshire Moorlands: £423North Dorset: £329Staffordshire Moorlands: £399North Dorset: £311

    £327£329£311Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£421£423£399

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Dorset £93, Staffordshire Moorlands £109Staffordshire Moorlands: £109North Dorset: £93Staffordshire Moorlands: £110North Dorset: £93Staffordshire Moorlands: £104North Dorset: £88

    £93£93£88Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£109£110£104

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: North Dorset £50, Staffordshire Moorlands £55Staffordshire Moorlands: £55North Dorset: £50Staffordshire Moorlands: £56North Dorset: £50Staffordshire Moorlands: £53North Dorset: £48

    £50£50£48Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£55£56£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North Dorset £639, Staffordshire Moorlands £561Staffordshire Moorlands: £561North Dorset: £639Staffordshire Moorlands: £564North Dorset: £642Staffordshire Moorlands: £532North Dorset: £606

    £639£642£606North Dorset is higher£561£564£532

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Dorset £142, Staffordshire Moorlands £129Staffordshire Moorlands: £129North Dorset: £142Staffordshire Moorlands: £129North Dorset: £142Staffordshire Moorlands: £122North Dorset: £135

    £142£142£135North Dorset is higher£129£129£122

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North Dorset £116, Staffordshire Moorlands £173Staffordshire Moorlands: £173North Dorset: £116Staffordshire Moorlands: £173North Dorset: £116Staffordshire Moorlands: £164North Dorset: £110

    £116£116£110Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£173£173£164

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North Dorset £2.57, Staffordshire Moorlands £4.23Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.23North Dorset: £2.57Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.25North Dorset: £2.58Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.01North Dorset: £2.44

    £2.57£2.58£2.44Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£4.23£4.25£4.01

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North Dorset £2.48, Staffordshire Moorlands £1.78Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.78North Dorset: £2.48Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.79North Dorset: £2.49Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.69North Dorset: £2.35

    £2.48£2.49£2.35North Dorset is higher£1.78£1.79£1.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Dorset £5.41, Staffordshire Moorlands £6.71Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.71North Dorset: £5.41Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.73North Dorset: £5.43Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.36North Dorset: £5.13

    £5.41£5.43£5.13Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£6.71£6.73£6.36

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North Dorset 272.5, Staffordshire Moorlands 262.0Staffordshire Moorlands: 262.0North Dorset: 272.5

    272.5North Dorset is higher262.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Dorset 17.5, Staffordshire Moorlands 18.4Staffordshire Moorlands: 18.4North Dorset: 17.5

    17.5Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count18.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Dorset 34.0, Staffordshire Moorlands 39.9Staffordshire Moorlands: 39.9North Dorset: 34.0

    34.0Staffordshire Moorlands is higher39.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Dorset 49.6, Staffordshire Moorlands 58.9Staffordshire Moorlands: 58.9North Dorset: 49.6

    49.6Staffordshire Moorlands is higher58.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Dorset 75.2, Staffordshire Moorlands 74.6Staffordshire Moorlands: 74.6North Dorset: 75.2

    75.2North Dorset is higher74.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Dorset 11.1, Staffordshire Moorlands 12.2Staffordshire Moorlands: 12.2North Dorset: 11.1

    11.1Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count12.2

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North Dorset and Staffordshire Moorlands, per resident
MeasureNorth DorsetStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,709£4,729£4,467£4,723£4,743£4,480Staffordshire Moorlands
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,332£3,346£3,161£3,262£3,275£3,094North Dorset
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£810£813£768£795£799£755North Dorset
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,097£3,111£2,938£3,002£3,015£2,847North Dorset
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£66£66£63£67£67£63Staffordshire Moorlands
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£188£189£178Staffordshire Moorlands
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.56£4.58£4.33£4.84£4.86£4.59Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£327£329£311£421£423£399Staffordshire Moorlands
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£109£110£104Staffordshire Moorlands
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£50£50£48£55£56£53Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£639£642£606£561£564£532North Dorset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£142£142£135£129£129£122North Dorset
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£173£173£164Staffordshire Moorlands
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.57£2.58£2.44£4.23£4.25£4.01Staffordshire Moorlands
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.48£2.49£2.35£1.78£1.79£1.69North Dorset
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.13£6.71£6.73£6.36Staffordshire Moorlands
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026272.5262.0North Dorset
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.518.4Staffordshire Moorlands
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.039.9Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202649.658.9Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202675.274.6North Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.112.2Staffordshire Moorlands

Total

North Dorset is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands on 8. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

North Dorset Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North Dorset £450.9m, Staffordshire Moorlands £405.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £405.6mNorth Dorset: £450.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £407.3mNorth Dorset: £452.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £384.7mNorth Dorset: £427.7m

    £450.9m£452.8m£427.7mNorth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£405.6m£407.3m£384.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North Dorset £319.0m, Staffordshire Moorlands £280.1mStaffordshire Moorlands: £280.1mNorth Dorset: £319.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £281.3mNorth Dorset: £320.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £265.7mNorth Dorset: £302.6m

    £319.0m£320.4m£302.6mNorth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£280.1m£281.3m£265.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North Dorset £77.5m, Staffordshire Moorlands £68.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £68.3mNorth Dorset: £77.5mStaffordshire Moorlands: £68.6mNorth Dorset: £77.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £64.8mNorth Dorset: £73.5m

    £77.5m£77.9m£73.5mNorth Dorset is higher£68.3m£68.6m£64.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North Dorset £296.5m, Staffordshire Moorlands £257.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £257.8mNorth Dorset: £296.5mStaffordshire Moorlands: £258.9mNorth Dorset: £297.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £244.5mNorth Dorset: £281.3m

    £296.5m£297.8m£281.3mNorth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£257.8m£258.9m£244.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North Dorset £6.3m, Staffordshire Moorlands £5.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.7mNorth Dorset: £6.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.8mNorth Dorset: £6.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.4mNorth Dorset: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.4m£6.0mNorth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Dorset £15.7m, Staffordshire Moorlands £16.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £16.2mNorth Dorset: £15.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £16.2mNorth Dorset: £15.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £15.3mNorth Dorset: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mStaffordshire Moorlands is higher£16.2m£16.2m£15.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: North Dorset £0.44m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.42mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.42mNorth Dorset: £0.44mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.42mNorth Dorset: £0.44mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.39mNorth Dorset: £0.41m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.41mNorth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Dorset £31.3m, Staffordshire Moorlands £36.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £36.2mNorth Dorset: £31.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £36.3mNorth Dorset: £31.5mStaffordshire Moorlands: £34.3mNorth Dorset: £29.7m

    £31.3m£31.5m£29.7mStaffordshire Moorlands is higher£36.2m£36.3m£34.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: North Dorset £8.9m, Staffordshire Moorlands £9.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £9.4mNorth Dorset: £8.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £9.4mNorth Dorset: £8.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £8.9mNorth Dorset: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mStaffordshire Moorlands is higher£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Dorset £4.8m, Staffordshire Moorlands £4.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £4.8mNorth Dorset: £4.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £4.8mNorth Dorset: £4.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £4.5mNorth Dorset: £4.6m

    £4.8m£4.8m£4.6mNorth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£4.8m£4.8m£4.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North Dorset £61.2m, Staffordshire Moorlands £48.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £48.2mNorth Dorset: £61.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £48.4mNorth Dorset: £61.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £45.7mNorth Dorset: £58.0m

    £61.2m£61.4m£58.0mNorth Dorset is higher£48.2m£48.4m£45.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North Dorset £13.6m, Staffordshire Moorlands £11.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £11.0mNorth Dorset: £13.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £11.1mNorth Dorset: £13.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £10.5mNorth Dorset: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.6m£12.9mNorth Dorset is higher£11.0m£11.1m£10.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North Dorset £11.1m, Staffordshire Moorlands £14.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £14.8mNorth Dorset: £11.1mStaffordshire Moorlands: £14.9mNorth Dorset: £11.1mStaffordshire Moorlands: £14.1mNorth Dorset: £10.5m

    £11.1m£11.1m£10.5mStaffordshire Moorlands is higher£14.8m£14.9m£14.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North Dorset £0.25m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.36mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.36mNorth Dorset: £0.25mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.36mNorth Dorset: £0.25mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.34mNorth Dorset: £0.23m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.23mStaffordshire Moorlands is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North Dorset £0.24m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.15mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.15mNorth Dorset: £0.24mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.15mNorth Dorset: £0.24mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.15mNorth Dorset: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mNorth Dorset is higher£0.15m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North Dorset £0.52m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.58mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.58mNorth Dorset: £0.52mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.58mNorth Dorset: £0.52mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.55mNorth Dorset: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mStaffordshire Moorlands is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: North Dorset 26,092, Staffordshire Moorlands 22,502Staffordshire Moorlands: 22,502North Dorset: 26,092

    26,092North Dorset is higher22,502

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North Dorset 1,677, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,577Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,577North Dorset: 1,677

    1,677North Dorset is higherDepends on how you count1,577

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Dorset 3,259, Staffordshire Moorlands 3,427Staffordshire Moorlands: 3,427North Dorset: 3,259

    3,259Staffordshire Moorlands is higher3,427

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Dorset 4,753, Staffordshire Moorlands 5,056Staffordshire Moorlands: 5,056North Dorset: 4,753

    4,753Staffordshire Moorlands is higher5,056

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North Dorset 7,195, Staffordshire Moorlands 6,404Staffordshire Moorlands: 6,404North Dorset: 7,195

    7,195North Dorset is higher6,404

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Dorset 1,058, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,048Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,048North Dorset: 1,058

    1,058North Dorset is higherDepends on how you count1,048

Show the numbers
North Dorset and Staffordshire Moorlands, total
MeasureNorth DorsetStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£450.9m£452.8m£427.7m£405.6m£407.3m£384.7mNorth Dorset
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£319.0m£320.4m£302.6m£280.1m£281.3m£265.7mNorth Dorset
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£77.5m£77.9m£73.5m£68.3m£68.6m£64.8mNorth Dorset
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£296.5m£297.8m£281.3m£257.8m£258.9m£244.5mNorth Dorset
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m£5.7m£5.8m£5.4mNorth Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£16.2m£16.2m£15.3mStaffordshire Moorlands
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m£0.42m£0.42m£0.39mNorth Dorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.3m£31.5m£29.7m£36.2m£36.3m£34.3mStaffordshire Moorlands
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£9.4m£9.4m£8.9mStaffordshire Moorlands
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.8m£4.8m£4.6m£4.8m£4.8m£4.5mNorth Dorset
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£61.2m£61.4m£58.0m£48.2m£48.4m£45.7mNorth Dorset
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m£11.0m£11.1m£10.5mNorth Dorset
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m£14.8m£14.9m£14.1mStaffordshire Moorlands
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mStaffordshire Moorlands
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.15mNorth Dorset
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mStaffordshire Moorlands
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,09222,502North Dorset
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6771,577North Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2593,427Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,7535,056Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,1956,404North Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0581,048North Dorset

Sources

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

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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.
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