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Preston and Birmingham Edgbaston

124,602 and 110,141 residents (mid-2024).

Preston is higher than Birmingham Edgbaston on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 16 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

Preston is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Birmingham Edgbaston on 10. 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

Preston Birmingham Edgbaston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,234, Birmingham Edgbaston £4,720Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,720Preston: £4,234Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,740Preston: £4,252Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,477Preston: £4,016

    £4,234£4,252£4,016Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£4,720£4,740£4,477

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £13,061, Birmingham Edgbaston £12,692Birmingham Edgbaston: £12,692Preston: £13,061Birmingham Edgbaston: £12,746Preston: £13,116Birmingham Edgbaston: £12,039Preston: £12,389

    £13,061£13,116£12,389Preston is higherDepends on how you count£12,692£12,746£12,039

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,530, Birmingham Edgbaston £2,642Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,642Preston: £2,530Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,653Preston: £2,541Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,506Preston: £2,400

    £2,530£2,541£2,400Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£2,642£2,653£2,506

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £11,281, Birmingham Edgbaston £11,017Birmingham Edgbaston: £11,017Preston: £11,281Birmingham Edgbaston: £11,064Preston: £11,329Birmingham Edgbaston: £10,450Preston: £10,700

    £11,281£11,329£10,700Preston is higherDepends on how you count£11,017£11,064£10,450

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £855, Birmingham Edgbaston £835Birmingham Edgbaston: £835Preston: £855Birmingham Edgbaston: £839Preston: £858Birmingham Edgbaston: £792Preston: £811

    £855£858£811Preston is higherDepends on how you count£835£839£792

  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: Preston £879, Birmingham Edgbaston £798Birmingham Edgbaston: £798Preston: £879Birmingham Edgbaston: £801Preston: £882Birmingham Edgbaston: £757Preston: £833

    £879£882£833Preston is higherDepends on how you count£798£801£757

  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: Preston £47, Birmingham Edgbaston £42Birmingham Edgbaston: £42Preston: £47Birmingham Edgbaston: £42Preston: £47Birmingham Edgbaston: £40Preston: £45

    £47£47£45Preston is higherDepends on how you count£42£42£40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £586, Birmingham Edgbaston £514Birmingham Edgbaston: £514Preston: £586Birmingham Edgbaston: £516Preston: £588Birmingham Edgbaston: £487Preston: £556

    £586£588£556Preston is higher£514£516£487

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £122, Birmingham Edgbaston £124Birmingham Edgbaston: £124Preston: £122Birmingham Edgbaston: £125Preston: £123Birmingham Edgbaston: £118Preston: £116

    £122£123£116Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£124£125£118

  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: Preston £128, Birmingham Edgbaston £132Birmingham Edgbaston: £132Preston: £128Birmingham Edgbaston: £132Preston: £129Birmingham Edgbaston: £125Preston: £122

    £128£129£122Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£132£132£125

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,011, Birmingham Edgbaston £2,144Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,144Preston: £2,011Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,153Preston: £2,019Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,034Preston: £1,907

    £2,011£2,019£1,907Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£2,144£2,153£2,034

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £268, Birmingham Edgbaston £582Birmingham Edgbaston: £582Preston: £268Birmingham Edgbaston: £584Preston: £270Birmingham Edgbaston: £552Preston: £255

    £268£270£255Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£582£584£552

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £377, Birmingham Edgbaston £343Birmingham Edgbaston: £343Preston: £377Birmingham Edgbaston: £344Preston: £379Birmingham Edgbaston: £325Preston: £358

    £377£379£358Preston is higher£343£344£325

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £5.13, Birmingham Edgbaston £14Birmingham Edgbaston: £14Preston: £5.13Birmingham Edgbaston: £14Preston: £5.16Birmingham Edgbaston: £13Preston: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£14£14£13

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £8.32, Birmingham Edgbaston £9.31Birmingham Edgbaston: £9.31Preston: £8.32Birmingham Edgbaston: £9.35Preston: £8.35Birmingham Edgbaston: £8.83Preston: £7.89

    £8.32£8.35£7.89Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£9.31£9.35£8.83

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £5.63, Birmingham Edgbaston £4.06Birmingham Edgbaston: £4.06Preston: £5.63Birmingham Edgbaston: £4.08Preston: £5.65Birmingham Edgbaston: £3.85Preston: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Preston is higher£4.06£4.08£3.85

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Preston 1,010.2, Birmingham Edgbaston 972.6Birmingham Edgbaston: 972.6Preston: 1,010.2

    1,010.2Preston is higherDepends on how you count972.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Preston 185.5, Birmingham Edgbaston 164.5Birmingham Edgbaston: 164.5Preston: 185.5

    185.5Preston is higherDepends on how you count164.5

  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: Preston 174.9, Birmingham Edgbaston 160.7Birmingham Edgbaston: 160.7Preston: 174.9

    174.9Preston is higherDepends on how you count160.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 87.8, Birmingham Edgbaston 74.6Birmingham Edgbaston: 74.6Preston: 87.8

    87.8Preston is higher74.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Preston 249.6, Birmingham Edgbaston 274.7Birmingham Edgbaston: 274.7Preston: 249.6

    249.6Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count274.7

  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: Preston 29.3, Birmingham Edgbaston 30.1Birmingham Edgbaston: 30.1Preston: 29.3

    29.3Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count30.1

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Preston and Birmingham Edgbaston, per person in the age group
MeasurePrestonBirmingham EdgbastonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,234£4,252£4,016£4,720£4,740£4,477Birmingham Edgbaston
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,061£13,116£12,389£12,692£12,746£12,039Preston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,530£2,541£2,400£2,642£2,653£2,506Birmingham Edgbaston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,281£11,329£10,700£11,017£11,064£10,450Preston
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£855£858£811£835£839£792Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£879£882£833£798£801£757Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£47£47£45£42£42£40Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£586£588£556£514£516£487Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£124£125£118Birmingham Edgbaston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£129£122£132£132£125Birmingham Edgbaston
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,011£2,019£1,907£2,144£2,153£2,034Birmingham Edgbaston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£268£270£255£582£584£552Birmingham Edgbaston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£377£379£358£343£344£325Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£14£14£13Birmingham Edgbaston
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.32£8.35£7.89£9.31£9.35£8.83Birmingham Edgbaston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£4.06£4.08£3.85Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.2972.6Preston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026185.5164.5Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.9160.7Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.874.6Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026249.6274.7Birmingham Edgbaston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.330.1Birmingham Edgbaston

Per resident

Preston is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Birmingham Edgbaston 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

Preston Birmingham Edgbaston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,234, Birmingham Edgbaston £4,720Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,720Preston: £4,234Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,740Preston: £4,252Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,477Preston: £4,016

    £4,234£4,252£4,016Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£4,720£4,740£4,477

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Preston £1,542, Birmingham Edgbaston £1,772Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,772Preston: £1,542Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,780Preston: £1,549Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,681Preston: £1,463

    £1,542£1,549£1,463Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£1,772£1,780£1,681

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Preston £1,710, Birmingham Edgbaston £1,724Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,724Preston: £1,710Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,731Preston: £1,717Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,635Preston: £1,622

    £1,710£1,717£1,622Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£1,724£1,731£1,635

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Preston £1,332, Birmingham Edgbaston £1,538Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,538Preston: £1,332Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,545Preston: £1,338Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,459Preston: £1,264

    £1,332£1,338£1,264Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£1,538£1,545£1,459

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Preston £101, Birmingham Edgbaston £117Birmingham Edgbaston: £117Preston: £101Birmingham Edgbaston: £117Preston: £101Birmingham Edgbaston: £111Preston: £96

    £101£101£96Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£117£117£111

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £104, Birmingham Edgbaston £111Birmingham Edgbaston: £111Preston: £104Birmingham Edgbaston: £112Preston: £104Birmingham Edgbaston: £106Preston: £98

    £104£104£98Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£111£112£106

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Preston £5.55, Birmingham Edgbaston £5.88Birmingham Edgbaston: £5.88Preston: £5.55Birmingham Edgbaston: £5.91Preston: £5.57Birmingham Edgbaston: £5.58Preston: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£5.88£5.91£5.58

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £586, Birmingham Edgbaston £514Birmingham Edgbaston: £514Preston: £586Birmingham Edgbaston: £516Preston: £588Birmingham Edgbaston: £487Preston: £556

    £586£588£556Preston is higher£514£516£487

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £122, Birmingham Edgbaston £124Birmingham Edgbaston: £124Preston: £122Birmingham Edgbaston: £125Preston: £123Birmingham Edgbaston: £118Preston: £116

    £122£123£116Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£124£125£118

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Preston £87, Birmingham Edgbaston £86Birmingham Edgbaston: £86Preston: £87Birmingham Edgbaston: £86Preston: £87Birmingham Edgbaston: £82Preston: £82

    £87£87£82Preston is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£82

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Preston £1,359, Birmingham Edgbaston £1,399Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,399Preston: £1,359Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,405Preston: £1,365Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,327Preston: £1,289

    £1,359£1,365£1,289Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£1,399£1,405£1,327

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £268, Birmingham Edgbaston £582Birmingham Edgbaston: £582Preston: £268Birmingham Edgbaston: £584Preston: £270Birmingham Edgbaston: £552Preston: £255

    £268£270£255Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£582£584£552

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Preston £255, Birmingham Edgbaston £224Birmingham Edgbaston: £224Preston: £255Birmingham Edgbaston: £225Preston: £256Birmingham Edgbaston: £212Preston: £242

    £255£256£242Preston is higher£224£225£212

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Preston £3.47, Birmingham Edgbaston £9.01Birmingham Edgbaston: £9.01Preston: £3.47Birmingham Edgbaston: £9.05Preston: £3.48Birmingham Edgbaston: £8.55Preston: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£9.01£9.05£8.55

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Preston £5.62, Birmingham Edgbaston £6.07Birmingham Edgbaston: £6.07Preston: £5.62Birmingham Edgbaston: £6.10Preston: £5.64Birmingham Edgbaston: £5.76Preston: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£6.07£6.10£5.76

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £5.63, Birmingham Edgbaston £4.06Birmingham Edgbaston: £4.06Preston: £5.63Birmingham Edgbaston: £4.08Preston: £5.65Birmingham Edgbaston: £3.85Preston: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Preston is higher£4.06£4.08£3.85

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Preston 119.3, Birmingham Edgbaston 135.8Birmingham Edgbaston: 135.8Preston: 119.3

    119.3Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count135.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 21.9, Birmingham Edgbaston 23.0Birmingham Edgbaston: 23.0Preston: 21.9

    21.9Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count23.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 20.7, Birmingham Edgbaston 22.4Birmingham Edgbaston: 22.4Preston: 20.7

    20.7Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count22.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 87.8, Birmingham Edgbaston 74.6Birmingham Edgbaston: 74.6Preston: 87.8

    87.8Preston is higher74.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 168.7, Birmingham Edgbaston 179.3Birmingham Edgbaston: 179.3Preston: 168.7

    168.7Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count179.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 19.8, Birmingham Edgbaston 19.6Birmingham Edgbaston: 19.6Preston: 19.8

    19.8Preston is higherDepends on how you count19.6

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Preston and Birmingham Edgbaston, per resident
MeasurePrestonBirmingham EdgbastonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,234£4,252£4,016£4,720£4,740£4,477Birmingham Edgbaston
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,542£1,549£1,463£1,772£1,780£1,681Birmingham Edgbaston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,710£1,717£1,622£1,724£1,731£1,635Birmingham Edgbaston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,332£1,338£1,264£1,538£1,545£1,459Birmingham Edgbaston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£117£117£111Birmingham Edgbaston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£111£112£106Birmingham Edgbaston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£5.88£5.91£5.58Birmingham Edgbaston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£586£588£556£514£516£487Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£124£125£118Birmingham Edgbaston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£86£86£82Preston
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,359£1,365£1,289£1,399£1,405£1,327Birmingham Edgbaston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£268£270£255£582£584£552Birmingham Edgbaston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£255£256£242£224£225£212Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£9.01£9.05£8.55Birmingham Edgbaston
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£6.07£6.10£5.76Birmingham Edgbaston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£4.06£4.08£3.85Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026119.3135.8Birmingham Edgbaston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.923.0Birmingham Edgbaston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.722.4Birmingham Edgbaston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.874.6Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026168.7179.3Birmingham Edgbaston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.819.6Preston

Total

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

Preston Birmingham Edgbaston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Preston £527.6m, Birmingham Edgbaston £519.9mBirmingham Edgbaston: £519.9mPreston: £527.6mBirmingham Edgbaston: £522.1mPreston: £529.8mBirmingham Edgbaston: £493.1mPreston: £500.4m

    £527.6m£529.8m£500.4mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£519.9m£522.1m£493.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Preston £192.2m, Birmingham Edgbaston £195.2mBirmingham Edgbaston: £195.2mPreston: £192.2mBirmingham Edgbaston: £196.0mPreston: £193.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £185.2mPreston: £182.3m

    £192.2m£193.0m£182.3mBirmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£195.2m£196.0m£185.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Preston £213.0m, Birmingham Edgbaston £189.9mBirmingham Edgbaston: £189.9mPreston: £213.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £190.7mPreston: £214.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £180.1mPreston: £202.1m

    £213.0m£214.0m£202.1mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£189.9m£190.7m£180.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Preston £166.0m, Birmingham Edgbaston £169.4mBirmingham Edgbaston: £169.4mPreston: £166.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £170.2mPreston: £166.7mBirmingham Edgbaston: £160.7mPreston: £157.5m

    £166.0m£166.7m£157.5mBirmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£169.4m£170.2m£160.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Preston £12.6m, Birmingham Edgbaston £12.8mBirmingham Edgbaston: £12.8mPreston: £12.6mBirmingham Edgbaston: £12.9mPreston: £12.6mBirmingham Edgbaston: £12.2mPreston: £11.9m

    £12.6m£12.6m£11.9mBirmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston £12.9m, Birmingham Edgbaston £12.3mBirmingham Edgbaston: £12.3mPreston: £12.9mBirmingham Edgbaston: £12.3mPreston: £13.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £11.6mPreston: £12.3m

    £12.9m£13.0m£12.3mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Preston £0.69m, Birmingham Edgbaston £0.65mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.65mPreston: £0.69mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.65mPreston: £0.69mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.61mPreston: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.66mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston £73.0m, Birmingham Edgbaston £56.6mBirmingham Edgbaston: £56.6mPreston: £73.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £56.8mPreston: £73.3mBirmingham Edgbaston: £53.6mPreston: £69.2m

    £73.0m£73.3m£69.2mPreston is higher£56.6m£56.8m£53.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Preston £15.2m, Birmingham Edgbaston £13.7mBirmingham Edgbaston: £13.7mPreston: £15.2mBirmingham Edgbaston: £13.8mPreston: £15.3mBirmingham Edgbaston: £13.0mPreston: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston £10.8m, Birmingham Edgbaston £9.5mBirmingham Edgbaston: £9.5mPreston: £10.8mBirmingham Edgbaston: £9.5mPreston: £10.9mBirmingham Edgbaston: £9.0mPreston: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Preston £169.3m, Birmingham Edgbaston £154.1mBirmingham Edgbaston: £154.1mPreston: £169.3mBirmingham Edgbaston: £154.7mPreston: £170.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £146.2mPreston: £160.6m

    £169.3m£170.0m£160.6mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£154.1m£154.7m£146.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Preston £33.4m, Birmingham Edgbaston £64.1mBirmingham Edgbaston: £64.1mPreston: £33.4mBirmingham Edgbaston: £64.4mPreston: £33.6mBirmingham Edgbaston: £60.8mPreston: £31.7m

    £33.4m£33.6m£31.7mBirmingham Edgbaston is higher£64.1m£64.4m£60.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Preston £31.8m, Birmingham Edgbaston £24.6mBirmingham Edgbaston: £24.6mPreston: £31.8mBirmingham Edgbaston: £24.8mPreston: £31.9mBirmingham Edgbaston: £23.4mPreston: £30.1m

    £31.8m£31.9m£30.1mPreston is higher£24.6m£24.8m£23.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Preston £0.43m, Birmingham Edgbaston £0.99mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.99mPreston: £0.43mBirmingham Edgbaston: £1.00mPreston: £0.43mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.94mPreston: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mBirmingham Edgbaston is higher£0.99m£1.00m£0.94m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Preston £0.70m, Birmingham Edgbaston £0.67mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.67mPreston: £0.70mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.67mPreston: £0.70mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.63mPreston: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Preston £0.70m, Birmingham Edgbaston £0.45mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.45mPreston: £0.70mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.45mPreston: £0.70mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.42mPreston: £0.67m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.67mPreston is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Preston 14,865, Birmingham Edgbaston 14,957Birmingham Edgbaston: 14,957Preston: 14,865

    14,865Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count14,957

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Preston 2,730, Birmingham Edgbaston 2,530Birmingham Edgbaston: 2,530Preston: 2,730

    2,730Preston is higherDepends on how you count2,530

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston 2,573, Birmingham Edgbaston 2,471Birmingham Edgbaston: 2,471Preston: 2,573

    2,573Preston is higherDepends on how you count2,471

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston 10,939, Birmingham Edgbaston 8,219Birmingham Edgbaston: 8,219Preston: 10,939

    10,939Preston is higher8,219

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Preston 21,021, Birmingham Edgbaston 19,744Birmingham Edgbaston: 19,744Preston: 21,021

    21,021Preston is higherDepends on how you count19,744

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston 2,464, Birmingham Edgbaston 2,162Birmingham Edgbaston: 2,162Preston: 2,464

    2,464Preston is higherDepends on how you count2,162

Show the numbers
Preston and Birmingham Edgbaston, total
MeasurePrestonBirmingham EdgbastonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£527.6m£529.8m£500.4m£519.9m£522.1m£493.1mPreston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£192.2m£193.0m£182.3m£195.2m£196.0m£185.2mBirmingham Edgbaston
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£213.0m£214.0m£202.1m£189.9m£190.7m£180.1mPreston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£166.0m£166.7m£157.5m£169.4m£170.2m£160.7mBirmingham Edgbaston
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m£12.8m£12.9m£12.2mBirmingham Edgbaston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m£12.3m£12.3m£11.6mPreston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mPreston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m£56.6m£56.8m£53.6mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£13.7m£13.8m£13.0mPreston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£9.5m£9.5m£9.0mPreston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£169.3m£170.0m£160.6m£154.1m£154.7m£146.2mPreston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£33.4m£33.6m£31.7m£64.1m£64.4m£60.8mBirmingham Edgbaston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.8m£31.9m£30.1m£24.6m£24.8m£23.4mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.99m£1.00m£0.94mBirmingham Edgbaston
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mPreston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.67m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mPreston
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,86514,957Birmingham Edgbaston
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7302,530Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5732,471Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,9398,219Preston
Universal Credittotal, May 202621,02119,744Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4642,162Preston

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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