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Penistone and Stocksbridge and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

90,420 and 108,700 residents (mid-2024).

Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher than Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 5. 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

Penistone and Stocksbridge Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £4,687, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,687Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,707Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,445

    £4,687£4,707£4,445Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4,256£4,274£4,037

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Penistone and Stocksbridge £12,482, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £12,416Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,416Penistone and Stocksbridge: £12,482Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,468Penistone and Stocksbridge: £12,536Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,777Penistone and Stocksbridge: £11,840

    £12,482£12,536£11,840Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£12,416£12,468£11,777

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Penistone and Stocksbridge £1,520, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,524Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,524Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,520Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,531Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,526Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,446Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,441

    £1,520£1,526£1,441Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £11,419, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £11,523Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,523Penistone and Stocksbridge: £11,419Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,572Penistone and Stocksbridge: £11,468Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10,930Penistone and Stocksbridge: £10,832

    £11,419£11,468£10,832Bury 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £314, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £248Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £248Penistone and Stocksbridge: £314Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £249Penistone and Stocksbridge: £315Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £236Penistone and Stocksbridge: £297

    £314£315£297Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £727, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £628Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £628Penistone and Stocksbridge: £727Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £631Penistone and Stocksbridge: £730Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £596Penistone and Stocksbridge: £690

    £727£730£690Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £22, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Penistone and Stocksbridge: £22Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Penistone and Stocksbridge: £22Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Penistone and Stocksbridge: £21

    £22£22£21Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £472, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Penistone and Stocksbridge: £472Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Penistone and Stocksbridge: £474Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325Penistone and Stocksbridge: £448

    £472£474£448Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £151, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Penistone and Stocksbridge: £151Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Penistone and Stocksbridge: £151Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90Penistone and Stocksbridge: £143

    £151£151£143Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £120, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Penistone and Stocksbridge: £120Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Penistone and Stocksbridge: £120Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74Penistone and Stocksbridge: £114

    £120£120£114Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Penistone and Stocksbridge £1,050, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,206Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,206Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,050Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,212Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,054Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,144Penistone and Stocksbridge: £996

    £1,050£1,054£996Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£1,206£1,212£1,144

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Penistone and Stocksbridge £335, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £231Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £231Penistone and Stocksbridge: £335Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £232Penistone and Stocksbridge: £336Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £219Penistone and Stocksbridge: £317

    £335£336£317Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £8.23, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.53Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.23Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.56Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.27Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.25Penistone and Stocksbridge: £7.81

    £8.23£8.27£7.81Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £6.86, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.68Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.68Penistone and Stocksbridge: £6.86Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.69Penistone and Stocksbridge: £6.89Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.49Penistone and Stocksbridge: £6.51

    £6.86£6.89£6.51Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£3.68£3.69£3.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £8.52, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.52Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.08

    £8.52£8.55£8.08Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge 1,009.1, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,000.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,000.5Penistone and Stocksbridge: 1,009.1

    1,009.1Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count1,000.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Penistone and Stocksbridge 87.8, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 63.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 63.9Penistone and Stocksbridge: 87.8

    87.8Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge 152.6, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 127.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 127.9Penistone and Stocksbridge: 152.6

    152.6Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge 70.9, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5Penistone and Stocksbridge: 70.9

    70.9Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge 144.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 144.5Penistone and Stocksbridge: 144.0

    144.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher144.5

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Penistone and Stocksbridge 26.5, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 17.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 17.9Penistone and Stocksbridge: 26.5

    26.5Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher17.9

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Penistone and Stocksbridge and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per person in the age group
MeasurePenistone and StocksbridgeBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,687£4,707£4,445£4,256£4,274£4,037Penistone and Stocksbridge
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,482£12,536£11,840£12,416£12,468£11,777Penistone and Stocksbridge
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,520£1,526£1,441£1,524£1,531£1,446Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,419£11,468£10,832£11,523£11,572£10,930Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£314£315£297£248£249£236Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£727£730£690£628£631£596Penistone and Stocksbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£16Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£472£474£448£343£344£325Penistone and Stocksbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£151£151£143£95£95£90Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£120£120£114£78£78£74Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,050£1,054£996£1,206£1,212£1,144Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£335£336£317£231£232£219Penistone and Stocksbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.23£8.27£7.81£5.53£5.56£5.25Penistone and Stocksbridge
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.86£6.89£6.51£3.68£3.69£3.49Penistone and Stocksbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.52£8.55£8.08£6.76£6.79£6.41Penistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.11,000.5Penistone and Stocksbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202687.863.9Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.6127.9Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.952.5Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.0144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.517.9Penistone and Stocksbridge

Per resident

Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 4. 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

Penistone and Stocksbridge Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £4,687, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,687Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,707Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,445

    £4,687£4,707£4,445Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4,256£4,274£4,037

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £3,022, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,740Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,740Penistone and Stocksbridge: £3,022Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,752Penistone and Stocksbridge: £3,035Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,599Penistone and Stocksbridge: £2,866

    £3,022£3,035£2,866Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£2,740£2,752£2,599

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £890, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £910Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £910Penistone and Stocksbridge: £890Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £914Penistone and Stocksbridge: £894Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £864Penistone and Stocksbridge: £844

    £890£894£844Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£910£914£864

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £2,764, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,543Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,543Penistone and Stocksbridge: £2,764Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,554Penistone and Stocksbridge: £2,776Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,412Penistone and Stocksbridge: £2,622

    £2,764£2,776£2,622Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£2,543£2,554£2,412

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £76, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Penistone and Stocksbridge: £76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Penistone and Stocksbridge: £76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £52Penistone and Stocksbridge: £72

    £76£76£72Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £176, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £139Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Penistone and Stocksbridge: £176Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Penistone and Stocksbridge: £177Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £132Penistone and Stocksbridge: £167

    £176£177£167Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £5.40, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.62Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.62Penistone and Stocksbridge: £5.40Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.63Penistone and Stocksbridge: £5.42Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.43Penistone and Stocksbridge: £5.12

    £5.40£5.42£5.12Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £472, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Penistone and Stocksbridge: £472Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Penistone and Stocksbridge: £474Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325Penistone and Stocksbridge: £448

    £472£474£448Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £151, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Penistone and Stocksbridge: £151Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Penistone and Stocksbridge: £151Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90Penistone and Stocksbridge: £143

    £151£151£143Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £70, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £47Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Penistone and Stocksbridge: £70Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Penistone and Stocksbridge: £71Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £44Penistone and Stocksbridge: £67

    £70£71£67Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£47£47£44

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £615, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £721Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £721Penistone and Stocksbridge: £615Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £724Penistone and Stocksbridge: £617Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £683Penistone and Stocksbridge: £583

    £615£617£583Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£721£724£683

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £196, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £138Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Penistone and Stocksbridge: £196Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Penistone and Stocksbridge: £197Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £131Penistone and Stocksbridge: £186

    £196£197£186Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£138£138£131

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £4.82, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.31Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.31Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.82Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.32Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.84Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.14Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.57

    £4.82£4.84£4.57Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £4.02, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2.19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.19Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.02Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.20Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.03Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.08Penistone and Stocksbridge: £3.81

    £4.02£4.03£3.81Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£2.19£2.20£2.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £8.52, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.52Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.08

    £8.52£8.55£8.08Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 244.3, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 220.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 220.8Penistone and Stocksbridge: 244.3

    244.3Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count220.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 21.3, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 14.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 14.1Penistone and Stocksbridge: 21.3

    21.3Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge 37.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 28.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 28.2Penistone and Stocksbridge: 37.0

    37.0Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge 70.9, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5Penistone and Stocksbridge: 70.9

    70.9Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher52.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 84.3, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 86.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 86.3Penistone and Stocksbridge: 84.3

    84.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher86.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 15.5, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 10.7Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 10.7Penistone and Stocksbridge: 15.5

    15.5Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher10.7

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Penistone and Stocksbridge and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per resident
MeasurePenistone and StocksbridgeBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,687£4,707£4,445£4,256£4,274£4,037Penistone and Stocksbridge
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,022£3,035£2,866£2,740£2,752£2,599Penistone and Stocksbridge
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£890£894£844£910£914£864Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,764£2,776£2,622£2,543£2,554£2,412Penistone and Stocksbridge
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72£55£55£52Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£139£139£132Penistone and Stocksbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.40£5.42£5.12£3.62£3.63£3.43Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£472£474£448£343£344£325Penistone and Stocksbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£151£151£143£95£95£90Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£70£71£67£47£47£44Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£615£617£583£721£724£683Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£138£138£131Penistone and Stocksbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.82£4.84£4.57£3.31£3.32£3.14Penistone and Stocksbridge
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.02£4.03£3.81£2.19£2.20£2.08Penistone and Stocksbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.52£8.55£8.08£6.76£6.79£6.41Penistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026244.3220.8Penistone and Stocksbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.314.1Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.028.2Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.952.5Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202684.386.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.510.7Penistone and Stocksbridge

Total

Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 8. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Penistone and Stocksbridge Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £423.8m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £462.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £462.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £423.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £464.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £425.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £438.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £402.0m

    £423.8m£425.6m£402.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £273.2m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £297.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £297.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £273.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £299.1mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £274.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £282.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £259.2m

    £273.2m£274.4m£259.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£297.8m£299.1m£282.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £80.5m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £99.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £80.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.4mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £80.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £93.9mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £76.3m

    £80.5m£80.8m£76.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £249.9m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £276.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £276.4mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £249.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £277.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £251.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £262.2mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £237.1m

    £249.9m£251.0m£237.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£276.4m£277.6m£262.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £6.9m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.5m

    £6.9m£6.9m£6.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £15.9m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £15.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £16.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mPenistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £0.49m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.39mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.49mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.49mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.37mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mPenistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £42.7m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £37.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.2mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £42.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.4mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £42.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £35.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £40.5m

    £42.7m£42.9m£40.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £13.6m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £10.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £13.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £13.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £9.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mPenistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £6.4m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.0m

    £6.4m£6.4m£6.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £55.6m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £55.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £55.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £52.7m

    £55.6m£55.8m£52.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £13.0m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £17.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £13.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £13.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £12.3m

    £13.0m£13.0m£12.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £17.7m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £17.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £17.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.2mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £0.44m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.36mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.44mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.44mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.34mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.41m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.41mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £0.36m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.24mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.36mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.36mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.23mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £0.77m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.73mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.73mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.77mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.74mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.77mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.70mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 22,087, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 24,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 24,000Penistone and Stocksbridge: 22,087

    22,087Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count24,000

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 1,921, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,532Penistone and Stocksbridge: 1,921

    1,921Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher1,532

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 3,341, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 3,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 3,069Penistone and Stocksbridge: 3,341

    3,341Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher3,069

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 6,411, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 5,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 5,701Penistone and Stocksbridge: 6,411

    6,411Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher5,701

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 7,623, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 9,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 9,382Penistone and Stocksbridge: 7,623

    7,623Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher9,382

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 1,402, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,163Penistone and Stocksbridge: 1,402

    1,402Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher1,163

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Penistone and Stocksbridge and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, total
MeasurePenistone and StocksbridgeBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£423.8m£425.6m£402.0m£462.6m£464.6m£438.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£273.2m£274.4m£259.2m£297.8m£299.1m£282.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£80.5m£80.8m£76.3m£99.0m£99.4m£93.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£249.9m£251.0m£237.1m£276.4m£277.6m£262.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£15.1m£15.1m£14.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.7m£42.9m£40.5m£37.2m£37.4m£35.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.4m£6.0m£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£55.6m£55.8m£52.7m£78.3m£78.7m£74.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.0m£13.0m£12.3m£17.6m£17.6m£16.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£15.0m£15.0m£14.2mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.73m£0.74m£0.70mPenistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,08724,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9211,532Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3413,069Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,4115,701Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,6239,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4021,163Penistone and Stocksbridge

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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