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Salisbury and South Suffolk

94,654 and 97,033 residents (mid-2024).

Salisbury is higher than South Suffolk on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 6 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

Salisbury is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and South Suffolk on 9. 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

Salisbury South Suffolk

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Salisbury £4,450, South Suffolk £4,535South Suffolk: £4,535Salisbury: £4,450South Suffolk: £4,554Salisbury: £4,468South Suffolk: £4,301Salisbury: £4,221

    £4,450£4,468£4,221South Suffolk is higher£4,535£4,554£4,301

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Salisbury £12,407, South Suffolk £12,263South Suffolk: £12,263Salisbury: £12,407South Suffolk: £12,315Salisbury: £12,460South Suffolk: £11,632Salisbury: £11,769

    £12,407£12,460£11,769Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£12,263£12,315£11,632

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Salisbury £1,536, South Suffolk £1,461South Suffolk: £1,461Salisbury: £1,536South Suffolk: £1,467Salisbury: £1,542South Suffolk: £1,386Salisbury: £1,457

    £1,536£1,542£1,457Salisbury is higher£1,461£1,467£1,386

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Salisbury £11,515, South Suffolk £11,400South Suffolk: £11,400Salisbury: £11,515South Suffolk: £11,449Salisbury: £11,564South Suffolk: £10,814Salisbury: £10,922

    £11,515£11,564£10,922Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£11,400£11,449£10,814

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Salisbury £270, South Suffolk £244South Suffolk: £244Salisbury: £270South Suffolk: £245Salisbury: £271South Suffolk: £232Salisbury: £256

    £270£271£256Salisbury is higher£244£245£232

  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: Salisbury £606, South Suffolk £601South Suffolk: £601Salisbury: £606South Suffolk: £604Salisbury: £609South Suffolk: £570Salisbury: £575

    £606£609£575Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£601£604£570

  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: Salisbury £16, South Suffolk £17South Suffolk: £17Salisbury: £16South Suffolk: £17Salisbury: £16South Suffolk: £16Salisbury: £15

    £16£16£15South Suffolk is higher£17£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Salisbury £327, South Suffolk £304South Suffolk: £304Salisbury: £327South Suffolk: £306Salisbury: £328South Suffolk: £289Salisbury: £310

    £327£328£310Salisbury is higher£304£306£289

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Salisbury £96, South Suffolk £98South Suffolk: £98Salisbury: £96South Suffolk: £99Salisbury: £96South Suffolk: £93Salisbury: £91

    £96£96£91South Suffolk is higher£98£99£93

  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: Salisbury £78, South Suffolk £82South Suffolk: £82Salisbury: £78South Suffolk: £83Salisbury: £78South Suffolk: £78Salisbury: £74

    £78£78£74South Suffolk is higher£82£83£78

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Salisbury £1,238, South Suffolk £1,171South Suffolk: £1,171Salisbury: £1,238South Suffolk: £1,176Salisbury: £1,243South Suffolk: £1,111Salisbury: £1,174

    £1,238£1,243£1,174Salisbury is higher£1,171£1,176£1,111

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Salisbury £161, South Suffolk £133South Suffolk: £133Salisbury: £161South Suffolk: £134Salisbury: £161South Suffolk: £126Salisbury: £152

    £161£161£152Salisbury is higher£133£134£126

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Salisbury £213, South Suffolk £198South Suffolk: £198Salisbury: £213South Suffolk: £199Salisbury: £214South Suffolk: £188Salisbury: £202

    £213£214£202Salisbury is higher£198£199£188

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Salisbury £3.94, South Suffolk £5.83South Suffolk: £5.83Salisbury: £3.94South Suffolk: £5.85Salisbury: £3.96South Suffolk: £5.53Salisbury: £3.74

    £3.94£3.96£3.74South Suffolk is higher£5.83£5.85£5.53

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Salisbury £2.16, South Suffolk £3.88South Suffolk: £3.88Salisbury: £2.16South Suffolk: £3.90Salisbury: £2.17South Suffolk: £3.68Salisbury: £2.05

    £2.16£2.17£2.05South Suffolk is higher£3.88£3.90£3.68

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Salisbury £5.45, South Suffolk £6.45South Suffolk: £6.45Salisbury: £5.45South Suffolk: £6.48Salisbury: £5.47South Suffolk: £6.12Salisbury: £5.17

    £5.45£5.47£5.17South Suffolk is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Salisbury 1,010.4, South Suffolk 992.8South Suffolk: 992.8Salisbury: 1,010.4

    1,010.4Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count992.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Salisbury 67.1, South Suffolk 65.7South Suffolk: 65.7Salisbury: 67.1

    67.1Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count65.7

  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: Salisbury 130.7, South Suffolk 123.5South Suffolk: 123.5Salisbury: 130.7

    130.7Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count123.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Salisbury 48.3, South Suffolk 47.3South Suffolk: 47.3Salisbury: 48.3

    48.3Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count47.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Salisbury 139.6, South Suffolk 139.8South Suffolk: 139.8Salisbury: 139.6

    139.6South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count139.8

  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: Salisbury 17.4, South Suffolk 18.8South Suffolk: 18.8Salisbury: 17.4

    17.4South Suffolk is higher18.8

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Salisbury and South Suffolk, per person in the age group
MeasureSalisburySouth SuffolkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,450£4,468£4,221£4,535£4,554£4,301South Suffolk
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,407£12,460£11,769£12,263£12,315£11,632Salisbury
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,536£1,542£1,457£1,461£1,467£1,386Salisbury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,515£11,564£10,922£11,400£11,449£10,814Salisbury
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£270£271£256£244£245£232Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£606£609£575£601£604£570Salisbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£17£17£16South Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£327£328£310£304£306£289Salisbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£98£99£93South Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£82£83£78South Suffolk
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,238£1,243£1,174£1,171£1,176£1,111Salisbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£161£152£133£134£126Salisbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£213£214£202£198£199£188Salisbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.94£3.96£3.74£5.83£5.85£5.53South Suffolk
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.16£2.17£2.05£3.88£3.90£3.68South Suffolk
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.45£5.47£5.17£6.45£6.48£6.12South Suffolk
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.4992.8Salisbury
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202667.165.7Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.7123.5Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.347.3Salisbury
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026139.6139.8South Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.418.8South Suffolk

Per resident

Salisbury is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and South Suffolk 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

Salisbury South Suffolk

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Salisbury £4,450, South Suffolk £4,535South Suffolk: £4,535Salisbury: £4,450South Suffolk: £4,554Salisbury: £4,468South Suffolk: £4,301Salisbury: £4,221

    £4,450£4,468£4,221South Suffolk is higher£4,535£4,554£4,301

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Salisbury £2,973, South Suffolk £3,160South Suffolk: £3,160Salisbury: £2,973South Suffolk: £3,174Salisbury: £2,986South Suffolk: £2,998Salisbury: £2,820

    £2,973£2,986£2,820South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£3,160£3,174£2,998

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Salisbury £888, South Suffolk £832South Suffolk: £832Salisbury: £888South Suffolk: £836Salisbury: £892South Suffolk: £789Salisbury: £842

    £888£892£842Salisbury is higher£832£836£789

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Salisbury £2,759, South Suffolk £2,938South Suffolk: £2,938Salisbury: £2,759South Suffolk: £2,951Salisbury: £2,771South Suffolk: £2,787Salisbury: £2,617

    £2,759£2,771£2,617South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£2,938£2,951£2,787

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Salisbury £65, South Suffolk £63South Suffolk: £63Salisbury: £65South Suffolk: £63Salisbury: £65South Suffolk: £60Salisbury: £61

    £65£65£61Salisbury is higher£63£63£60

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Salisbury £145, South Suffolk £155South Suffolk: £155Salisbury: £145South Suffolk: £156Salisbury: £146South Suffolk: £147Salisbury: £138

    £145£146£138South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£155£156£147

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Salisbury £3.91, South Suffolk £4.40South Suffolk: £4.40Salisbury: £3.91South Suffolk: £4.41Salisbury: £3.93South Suffolk: £4.17Salisbury: £3.71

    £3.91£3.93£3.71South Suffolk is higher£4.40£4.41£4.17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Salisbury £327, South Suffolk £304South Suffolk: £304Salisbury: £327South Suffolk: £306Salisbury: £328South Suffolk: £289Salisbury: £310

    £327£328£310Salisbury is higher£304£306£289

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Salisbury £96, South Suffolk £98South Suffolk: £98Salisbury: £96South Suffolk: £99Salisbury: £96South Suffolk: £93Salisbury: £91

    £96£96£91South Suffolk is higher£98£99£93

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Salisbury £45, South Suffolk £47South Suffolk: £47Salisbury: £45South Suffolk: £47Salisbury: £45South Suffolk: £44Salisbury: £43

    £45£45£43South Suffolk is higher£47£47£44

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Salisbury £716, South Suffolk £667South Suffolk: £667Salisbury: £716South Suffolk: £670Salisbury: £719South Suffolk: £633Salisbury: £679

    £716£719£679Salisbury is higher£667£670£633

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Salisbury £161, South Suffolk £133South Suffolk: £133Salisbury: £161South Suffolk: £134Salisbury: £161South Suffolk: £126Salisbury: £152

    £161£161£152Salisbury is higher£133£134£126

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Salisbury £123, South Suffolk £113South Suffolk: £113Salisbury: £123South Suffolk: £113Salisbury: £124South Suffolk: £107Salisbury: £117

    £123£124£117Salisbury is higher£113£113£107

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Salisbury £2.28, South Suffolk £3.32South Suffolk: £3.32Salisbury: £2.28South Suffolk: £3.34Salisbury: £2.29South Suffolk: £3.15Salisbury: £2.16

    £2.28£2.29£2.16South Suffolk is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Salisbury £1.24, South Suffolk £2.21South Suffolk: £2.21Salisbury: £1.24South Suffolk: £2.22Salisbury: £1.25South Suffolk: £2.10Salisbury: £1.18

    £1.24£1.25£1.18South Suffolk is higher£2.21£2.22£2.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Salisbury £5.45, South Suffolk £6.45South Suffolk: £6.45Salisbury: £5.45South Suffolk: £6.48Salisbury: £5.47South Suffolk: £6.12Salisbury: £5.17

    £5.45£5.47£5.17South Suffolk is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Salisbury 242.1, South Suffolk 255.9South Suffolk: 255.9Salisbury: 242.1

    242.1South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count255.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Salisbury 16.1, South Suffolk 16.9South Suffolk: 16.9Salisbury: 16.1

    16.1South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count16.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Salisbury 31.3, South Suffolk 31.8South Suffolk: 31.8Salisbury: 31.3

    31.3South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count31.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Salisbury 48.3, South Suffolk 47.3South Suffolk: 47.3Salisbury: 48.3

    48.3Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count47.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Salisbury 80.7, South Suffolk 79.6South Suffolk: 79.6Salisbury: 80.7

    80.7Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count79.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Salisbury 10.1, South Suffolk 10.7South Suffolk: 10.7Salisbury: 10.1

    10.1South Suffolk is higher10.7

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Salisbury and South Suffolk, per resident
MeasureSalisburySouth SuffolkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,450£4,468£4,221£4,535£4,554£4,301South Suffolk
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,973£2,986£2,820£3,160£3,174£2,998South Suffolk
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£888£892£842£832£836£789Salisbury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,759£2,771£2,617£2,938£2,951£2,787South Suffolk
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£65£65£61£63£63£60Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£155£156£147South Suffolk
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.91£3.93£3.71£4.40£4.41£4.17South Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£327£328£310£304£306£289Salisbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£98£99£93South Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£45£45£43£47£47£44South Suffolk
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£716£719£679£667£670£633Salisbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£161£152£133£134£126Salisbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£123£124£117£113£113£107Salisbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.28£2.29£2.16£3.32£3.34£3.15South Suffolk
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.24£1.25£1.18£2.21£2.22£2.10South Suffolk
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.45£5.47£5.17£6.45£6.48£6.12South Suffolk
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026242.1255.9South Suffolk
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.116.9South Suffolk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.331.8South Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.347.3Salisbury
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202680.779.6Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.110.7South Suffolk

Total

Salisbury is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and South Suffolk 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

Salisbury South Suffolk

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Salisbury £421.2m, South Suffolk £440.0mSouth Suffolk: £440.0mSalisbury: £421.2mSouth Suffolk: £441.9mSalisbury: £423.0mSouth Suffolk: £417.4mSalisbury: £399.5m

    £421.2m£423.0m£399.5mSouth Suffolk is higher£440.0m£441.9m£417.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Salisbury £281.4m, South Suffolk £306.6mSouth Suffolk: £306.6mSalisbury: £281.4mSouth Suffolk: £308.0mSalisbury: £282.6mSouth Suffolk: £290.9mSalisbury: £266.9m

    £281.4m£282.6m£266.9mSouth Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£306.6m£308.0m£290.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Salisbury £84.1m, South Suffolk £80.7mSouth Suffolk: £80.7mSalisbury: £84.1mSouth Suffolk: £81.1mSalisbury: £84.4mSouth Suffolk: £76.6mSalisbury: £79.7m

    £84.1m£84.4m£79.7mSalisbury is higher£80.7m£81.1m£76.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Salisbury £261.2m, South Suffolk £285.1mSouth Suffolk: £285.1mSalisbury: £261.2mSouth Suffolk: £286.3mSalisbury: £262.3mSouth Suffolk: £270.4mSalisbury: £247.7m

    £261.2m£262.3m£247.7mSouth Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£285.1m£286.3m£270.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Salisbury £6.1m, South Suffolk £6.1mSouth Suffolk: £6.1mSalisbury: £6.1mSouth Suffolk: £6.1mSalisbury: £6.1mSouth Suffolk: £5.8mSalisbury: £5.8m

    £6.1m£6.1m£5.8mSalisbury is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Salisbury £13.8m, South Suffolk £15.0mSouth Suffolk: £15.0mSalisbury: £13.8mSouth Suffolk: £15.1mSalisbury: £13.8mSouth Suffolk: £14.3mSalisbury: £13.0m

    £13.8m£13.8m£13.0mSouth Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£15.0m£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: Salisbury £0.37m, South Suffolk £0.43mSouth Suffolk: £0.43mSalisbury: £0.37mSouth Suffolk: £0.43mSalisbury: £0.37mSouth Suffolk: £0.40mSalisbury: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mSouth Suffolk is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Salisbury £30.9m, South Suffolk £29.5mSouth Suffolk: £29.5mSalisbury: £30.9mSouth Suffolk: £29.6mSalisbury: £31.0mSouth Suffolk: £28.0mSalisbury: £29.3m

    £30.9m£31.0m£29.3mSalisbury is higher£29.5m£29.6m£28.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Salisbury £9.1m, South Suffolk £9.5mSouth Suffolk: £9.5mSalisbury: £9.1mSouth Suffolk: £9.6mSalisbury: £9.1mSouth Suffolk: £9.0mSalisbury: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mSouth Suffolk is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Salisbury £4.3m, South Suffolk £4.5mSouth Suffolk: £4.5mSalisbury: £4.3mSouth Suffolk: £4.6mSalisbury: £4.3mSouth Suffolk: £4.3mSalisbury: £4.1m

    £4.3m£4.3m£4.1mSouth Suffolk is higher£4.5m£4.6m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Salisbury £67.8m, South Suffolk £64.7mSouth Suffolk: £64.7mSalisbury: £67.8mSouth Suffolk: £65.0mSalisbury: £68.1mSouth Suffolk: £61.4mSalisbury: £64.3m

    £67.8m£68.1m£64.3mSalisbury is higher£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Salisbury £15.2m, South Suffolk £12.9mSouth Suffolk: £12.9mSalisbury: £15.2mSouth Suffolk: £13.0mSalisbury: £15.3mSouth Suffolk: £12.3mSalisbury: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mSalisbury is higher£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Salisbury £11.7m, South Suffolk £10.9mSouth Suffolk: £10.9mSalisbury: £11.7mSouth Suffolk: £11.0mSalisbury: £11.7mSouth Suffolk: £10.4mSalisbury: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.7m£11.1mSalisbury is higher£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Salisbury £0.22m, South Suffolk £0.32mSouth Suffolk: £0.32mSalisbury: £0.22mSouth Suffolk: £0.32mSalisbury: £0.22mSouth Suffolk: £0.31mSalisbury: £0.20m

    £0.22m£0.22m£0.20mSouth Suffolk is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Salisbury £0.12m, South Suffolk £0.21mSouth Suffolk: £0.21mSalisbury: £0.12mSouth Suffolk: £0.22mSalisbury: £0.12mSouth Suffolk: £0.20mSalisbury: £0.11m

    £0.12m£0.12m£0.11mSouth Suffolk is higher£0.21m£0.22m£0.20m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Salisbury £0.52m, South Suffolk £0.63mSouth Suffolk: £0.63mSalisbury: £0.52mSouth Suffolk: £0.63mSalisbury: £0.52mSouth Suffolk: £0.59mSalisbury: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mSouth Suffolk is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Salisbury 22,915, South Suffolk 24,827South Suffolk: 24,827Salisbury: 22,915

    22,915South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count24,827

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Salisbury 1,521, South Suffolk 1,643South Suffolk: 1,643Salisbury: 1,521

    1,521South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count1,643

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Salisbury 2,964, South Suffolk 3,088South Suffolk: 3,088Salisbury: 2,964

    2,964South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count3,088

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Salisbury 4,568, South Suffolk 4,593South Suffolk: 4,593Salisbury: 4,568

    4,568South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count4,593

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Salisbury 7,640, South Suffolk 7,725South Suffolk: 7,725Salisbury: 7,640

    7,640South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count7,725

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Salisbury 952, South Suffolk 1,038South Suffolk: 1,038Salisbury: 952

    952South Suffolk is higher1,038

Show the numbers
Salisbury and South Suffolk, total
MeasureSalisburySouth SuffolkHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£421.2m£423.0m£399.5m£440.0m£441.9m£417.4mSouth Suffolk
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£281.4m£282.6m£266.9m£306.6m£308.0m£290.9mSouth Suffolk
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£84.1m£84.4m£79.7m£80.7m£81.1m£76.6mSalisbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£261.2m£262.3m£247.7m£285.1m£286.3m£270.4mSouth Suffolk
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mSalisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.8m£13.0m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mSouth Suffolk
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.43m£0.43m£0.40mSouth Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m£29.5m£29.6m£28.0mSalisbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£9.5m£9.6m£9.0mSouth Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.3m£4.3m£4.1m£4.5m£4.6m£4.3mSouth Suffolk
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£67.8m£68.1m£64.3m£64.7m£65.0m£61.4mSalisbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£12.9m£13.0m£12.3mSalisbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.7m£11.1m£10.9m£11.0m£10.4mSalisbury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.22m£0.22m£0.20m£0.32m£0.32m£0.31mSouth Suffolk
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.12m£0.12m£0.11m£0.21m£0.22m£0.20mSouth Suffolk
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.63m£0.63m£0.59mSouth Suffolk
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,91524,827South Suffolk
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5211,643South Suffolk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9643,088South Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5684,593South Suffolk
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,6407,725South Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269521,038South Suffolk

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.
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  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.
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