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Redditch and Mid Cheshire
Redditch is higher than Mid Cheshire on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.
On 2 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.
Per person in the age group
Redditch is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Mid Cheshire 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
Redditch Mid Cheshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,455£4,474£4,226Redditch is higher£4,329£4,348£4,107
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,127£13,183£12,452Redditch is higher£12,736£12,790£12,081
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,938£1,946£1,838Mid Cheshire is higher£1,997£2,005£1,894
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,034£12,085£11,415Redditch is higher£11,638£11,688£11,039
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£379£381£360Redditch is higher£373£374£353
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£688£691£653Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£701£704£665
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£26£26£24Redditch is higher£24£24£23
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£456£458£433Mid Cheshire is higher£512£514£486
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£124£124£117Mid Cheshire is higher£158£158£149
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£119£120£113Mid Cheshire is higher£128£129£122
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,557£1,564£1,477Redditch is higherDepends on how you count£1,550£1,556£1,470
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£163£164£155Mid Cheshire is higher£177£178£168
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£247£248£235Mid Cheshire is higher£304£305£288
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.78£7.81£7.38Redditch is higher£6.92£6.95£6.56
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.68£6.71£6.34Mid Cheshire is higher£8.57£8.61£8.13
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£10£10£9.53Redditch is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,035.9Redditch is higher1,032.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
97.7Redditch is higher95.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
147.4Redditch is higher146.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
65.0Mid Cheshire is higher78.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
188.0Redditch is higher180.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
26.3Mid Cheshire is higher28.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Redditch | Mid Cheshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,455£4,474£4,226 | £4,329£4,348£4,107 | Redditch |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,127£13,183£12,452 | £12,736£12,790£12,081 | Redditch |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,938£1,946£1,838 | £1,997£2,005£1,894 | Mid Cheshire |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,034£12,085£11,415 | £11,638£11,688£11,039 | Redditch |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £379£381£360 | £373£374£353 | Redditch |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £688£691£653 | £701£704£665 | Mid Cheshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £26£26£24 | £24£24£23 | Redditch |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £456£458£433 | £512£514£486 | Mid Cheshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £124£124£117 | £158£158£149 | Mid Cheshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £119£120£113 | £128£129£122 | Mid Cheshire |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,557£1,564£1,477 | £1,550£1,556£1,470 | Redditch |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £163£164£155 | £177£178£168 | Mid Cheshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £247£248£235 | £304£305£288 | Mid Cheshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.78£7.81£7.38 | £6.92£6.95£6.56 | Redditch |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.68£6.71£6.34 | £8.57£8.61£8.13 | Mid Cheshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £10£10£9.53 | £7.49£7.52£7.10 | Redditch |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,035.9 | 1,032.7 | Redditch |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 97.7 | 95.8 | Redditch |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 147.4 | 146.1 | Redditch |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 65.0 | 78.3 | Mid Cheshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 188.0 | 180.9 | Redditch |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 26.3 | 28.4 | Mid Cheshire |
Per resident
Redditch is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Mid Cheshire 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
Redditch Mid Cheshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,455£4,474£4,226Redditch is higher£4,329£4,348£4,107
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,517£2,528£2,387Redditch is higher£2,218£2,227£2,103
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,185£1,190£1,124Mid Cheshire is higher£1,258£1,263£1,193
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,307£2,317£2,188Redditch is higher£2,026£2,035£1,922
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£73£73£69Redditch is higher£65£65£62
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£132£133£125Redditch is higherDepends on how you count£122£123£116
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.92£4.94£4.67Redditch is higher£4.17£4.19£3.96
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£456£458£433Mid Cheshire is higher£512£514£486
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£124£124£117Mid Cheshire is higher£158£158£149
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£73£73£69Mid Cheshire is higher£81£81£77
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£952£956£903Mid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£976£980£926
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£163£164£155Mid Cheshire is higher£177£178£168
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£151£152£143Mid Cheshire is higher£191£192£181
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.75£4.77£4.51Redditch is higher£4.35£4.37£4.13
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£4.09£4.11£3.88Mid Cheshire is higher£5.40£5.42£5.12
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£10£10£9.53Redditch is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
198.6Redditch is higher179.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.7Redditch is higher16.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
28.3Redditch is higher25.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
65.0Mid Cheshire is higher78.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
114.9Redditch is higher113.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.1Mid Cheshire is higher17.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Redditch | Mid Cheshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,455£4,474£4,226 | £4,329£4,348£4,107 | Redditch |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,517£2,528£2,387 | £2,218£2,227£2,103 | Redditch |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,185£1,190£1,124 | £1,258£1,263£1,193 | Mid Cheshire |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,307£2,317£2,188 | £2,026£2,035£1,922 | Redditch |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £73£73£69 | £65£65£62 | Redditch |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £132£133£125 | £122£123£116 | Redditch |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.92£4.94£4.67 | £4.17£4.19£3.96 | Redditch |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £456£458£433 | £512£514£486 | Mid Cheshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £124£124£117 | £158£158£149 | Mid Cheshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £73£73£69 | £81£81£77 | Mid Cheshire |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £952£956£903 | £976£980£926 | Mid Cheshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £163£164£155 | £177£178£168 | Mid Cheshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £151£152£143 | £191£192£181 | Mid Cheshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.75£4.77£4.51 | £4.35£4.37£4.13 | Redditch |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £4.09£4.11£3.88 | £5.40£5.42£5.12 | Mid Cheshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £10£10£9.53 | £7.49£7.52£7.10 | Redditch |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 198.6 | 179.8 | Redditch |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.7 | 16.7 | Redditch |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 28.3 | 25.4 | Redditch |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 65.0 | 78.3 | Mid Cheshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 114.9 | 113.9 | Redditch |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.1 | 17.9 | Mid Cheshire |
Total
Redditch is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Mid Cheshire 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
Redditch Mid Cheshire
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£444.9m£446.8m£422.0mRedditch is higher£427.6m£429.4m£405.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£251.3m£252.4m£238.4mRedditch is higher£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£118.3m£118.9m£112.3mMid Cheshire is higher£124.2m£124.7m£117.8m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£230.4m£231.4m£218.6mRedditch is higher£200.1m£201.0m£189.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.3m£7.3m£6.9mRedditch is higher£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.2m£13.2m£12.5mRedditch is higherDepends on how you count£12.1m£12.1m£11.4m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mRedditch is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£45.6m£45.8m£43.2mMid Cheshire is higher£50.6m£50.8m£48.0m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.4m£12.4m£11.7mMid Cheshire is higher£15.6m£15.6m£14.8m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.3m£7.3m£6.9mMid Cheshire is higher£8.0m£8.0m£7.6m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£95.1m£95.5m£90.2mMid Cheshire is higherDepends on how you count£96.4m£96.8m£91.4m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£16.3m£16.4m£15.5mMid Cheshire is higher£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£15.1m£15.2m£14.3mMid Cheshire is higher£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mRedditch is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mMid Cheshire is higher£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.0m£1.0m£0.95mRedditch is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
19,834Redditch is higher17,758
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,871Redditch is higher1,648
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,822Redditch is higher2,512
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,490Mid Cheshire is higher7,733
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
11,477Redditch is higher11,253
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,605Mid Cheshire is higher1,766
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| Measure | Redditch | Mid Cheshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £444.9m£446.8m£422.0m | £427.6m£429.4m£405.6m | Redditch |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £251.3m£252.4m£238.4m | £219.0m£219.9m£207.7m | Redditch |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £118.3m£118.9m£112.3m | £124.2m£124.7m£117.8m | Mid Cheshire |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £230.4m£231.4m£218.6m | £200.1m£201.0m£189.8m | Redditch |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.3m£7.3m£6.9m | £6.4m£6.4m£6.1m | Redditch |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.2m£13.2m£12.5m | £12.1m£12.1m£11.4m | Redditch |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.49m£0.49m£0.47m | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | Redditch |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £45.6m£45.8m£43.2m | £50.6m£50.8m£48.0m | Mid Cheshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.4m£12.4m£11.7m | £15.6m£15.6m£14.8m | Mid Cheshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.3m£7.3m£6.9m | £8.0m£8.0m£7.6m | Mid Cheshire |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £95.1m£95.5m£90.2m | £96.4m£96.8m£91.4m | Mid Cheshire |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £16.3m£16.4m£15.5m | £17.5m£17.6m£16.6m | Mid Cheshire |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £15.1m£15.2m£14.3m | £18.9m£19.0m£17.9m | Mid Cheshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.48m£0.48m£0.45m | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | Redditch |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | £0.53m£0.54m£0.51m | Mid Cheshire |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.0m£1.0m£0.95m | £0.74m£0.74m£0.70m | Redditch |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 19,834 | 17,758 | Redditch |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,871 | 1,648 | Redditch |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,822 | 2,512 | Redditch |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,490 | 7,733 | Mid Cheshire |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 11,477 | 11,253 | Redditch |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,605 | 1,766 | Mid Cheshire |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.