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Sherwood Forest and Shrewsbury

107,420 and 104,230 residents (mid-2024).

Sherwood Forest is higher than Shrewsbury on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 6 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Sherwood Forest is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Shrewsbury 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

Sherwood Forest Shrewsbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4,568, Shrewsbury £4,342Shrewsbury: £4,342Sherwood Forest: £4,568Shrewsbury: £4,361Sherwood Forest: £4,587Shrewsbury: £4,119Sherwood Forest: £4,333

    £4,568£4,587£4,333Sherwood Forest is higher£4,342£4,361£4,119

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest £12,700, Shrewsbury £12,234Shrewsbury: £12,234Sherwood Forest: £12,700Shrewsbury: £12,286Sherwood Forest: £12,754Shrewsbury: £11,604Sherwood Forest: £12,047

    £12,700£12,754£12,047Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£12,234£12,286£11,604

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £1,940, Shrewsbury £1,599Shrewsbury: £1,599Sherwood Forest: £1,940Shrewsbury: £1,606Sherwood Forest: £1,948Shrewsbury: £1,517Sherwood Forest: £1,840

    £1,940£1,948£1,840Sherwood Forest is higher£1,599£1,606£1,517

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest £11,573, Shrewsbury £11,170Shrewsbury: £11,170Sherwood Forest: £11,573Shrewsbury: £11,218Sherwood Forest: £11,622Shrewsbury: £10,595Sherwood Forest: £10,978

    £11,573£11,622£10,978Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£11,170£11,218£10,595

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest £310, Shrewsbury £319Shrewsbury: £319Sherwood Forest: £310Shrewsbury: £320Sherwood Forest: £312Shrewsbury: £303Sherwood Forest: £294

    £310£312£294Shrewsbury is higher£319£320£303

  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: Sherwood Forest £795, Shrewsbury £723Shrewsbury: £723Sherwood Forest: £795Shrewsbury: £726Sherwood Forest: £799Shrewsbury: £686Sherwood Forest: £754

    £795£799£754Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£723£726£686

  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: Sherwood Forest £22, Shrewsbury £21Shrewsbury: £21Sherwood Forest: £22Shrewsbury: £21Sherwood Forest: £22Shrewsbury: £20Sherwood Forest: £21

    £22£22£21Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £558, Shrewsbury £398Shrewsbury: £398Sherwood Forest: £558Shrewsbury: £400Sherwood Forest: £560Shrewsbury: £378Sherwood Forest: £529

    £558£560£529Sherwood Forest is higher£398£400£378

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £165, Shrewsbury £98Shrewsbury: £98Sherwood Forest: £165Shrewsbury: £98Sherwood Forest: £165Shrewsbury: £93Sherwood Forest: £156

    £165£165£156Sherwood Forest is higher£98£98£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: Sherwood Forest £146, Shrewsbury £82Shrewsbury: £82Sherwood Forest: £146Shrewsbury: £82Sherwood Forest: £146Shrewsbury: £78Sherwood Forest: £138

    £146£146£138Sherwood Forest is higher£82£82£78

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £1,437, Shrewsbury £1,224Shrewsbury: £1,224Sherwood Forest: £1,437Shrewsbury: £1,230Sherwood Forest: £1,443Shrewsbury: £1,161Sherwood Forest: £1,363

    £1,437£1,443£1,363Sherwood Forest is higher£1,224£1,230£1,161

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sherwood Forest £131, Shrewsbury £173Shrewsbury: £173Sherwood Forest: £131Shrewsbury: £174Sherwood Forest: £131Shrewsbury: £164Sherwood Forest: £124

    £131£131£124Shrewsbury is higher£173£174£164

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £341, Shrewsbury £280Shrewsbury: £280Sherwood Forest: £341Shrewsbury: £281Sherwood Forest: £343Shrewsbury: £266Sherwood Forest: £324

    £341£343£324Sherwood Forest is higher£280£281£266

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £6.79, Shrewsbury £7.56Shrewsbury: £7.56Sherwood Forest: £6.79Shrewsbury: £7.59Sherwood Forest: £6.82Shrewsbury: £7.17Sherwood Forest: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Shrewsbury is higher£7.56£7.59£7.17

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £8.54, Shrewsbury £5.09Shrewsbury: £5.09Sherwood Forest: £8.54Shrewsbury: £5.11Sherwood Forest: £8.58Shrewsbury: £4.83Sherwood Forest: £8.10

    £8.54£8.58£8.10Sherwood Forest is higher£5.09£5.11£4.83

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4.16, Shrewsbury £4.99Shrewsbury: £4.99Sherwood Forest: £4.16Shrewsbury: £5.01Sherwood Forest: £4.18Shrewsbury: £4.73Sherwood Forest: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Shrewsbury is higher£4.99£5.01£4.73

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest 1,029.2, Shrewsbury 998.3Shrewsbury: 998.3Sherwood Forest: 1,029.2

    1,029.2Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count998.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest 84.1, Shrewsbury 83.9Shrewsbury: 83.9Sherwood Forest: 84.1

    84.1Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count83.9

  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: Sherwood Forest 166.1, Shrewsbury 144.3Shrewsbury: 144.3Sherwood Forest: 166.1

    166.1Sherwood Forest is higher144.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 79.6, Shrewsbury 54.6Shrewsbury: 54.6Sherwood Forest: 79.6

    79.6Sherwood Forest is higher54.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest 182.3, Shrewsbury 148.5Shrewsbury: 148.5Sherwood Forest: 182.3

    182.3Sherwood Forest is higher148.5

  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: Sherwood Forest 31.2, Shrewsbury 17.6Shrewsbury: 17.6Sherwood Forest: 31.2

    31.2Sherwood Forest is higher17.6

Show the numbers
Sherwood Forest and Shrewsbury, per person in the age group
MeasureSherwood ForestShrewsburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,568£4,587£4,333£4,342£4,361£4,119Sherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,700£12,754£12,047£12,234£12,286£11,604Sherwood Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,940£1,948£1,840£1,599£1,606£1,517Sherwood Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,573£11,622£10,978£11,170£11,218£10,595Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£310£312£294£319£320£303Shrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£795£799£754£723£726£686Sherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£21£21£20Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£558£560£529£398£400£378Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£98£98£93Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£146£138£82£82£78Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,437£1,443£1,363£1,224£1,230£1,161Sherwood Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£173£174£164Shrewsbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£341£343£324£280£281£266Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£7.56£7.59£7.17Shrewsbury
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.54£8.58£8.10£5.09£5.11£4.83Sherwood Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£4.99£5.01£4.73Shrewsbury
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,029.2998.3Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202684.183.9Sherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026166.1144.3Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.654.6Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026182.3148.5Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.217.6Sherwood Forest

Per resident

Sherwood Forest is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Shrewsbury 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

Sherwood Forest Shrewsbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4,568, Shrewsbury £4,342Shrewsbury: £4,342Sherwood Forest: £4,568Shrewsbury: £4,361Sherwood Forest: £4,587Shrewsbury: £4,119Sherwood Forest: £4,333

    £4,568£4,587£4,333Sherwood Forest is higher£4,342£4,361£4,119

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £2,528, Shrewsbury £2,718Shrewsbury: £2,718Sherwood Forest: £2,528Shrewsbury: £2,729Sherwood Forest: £2,538Shrewsbury: £2,578Sherwood Forest: £2,398

    £2,528£2,538£2,398Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,718£2,729£2,578

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £1,183, Shrewsbury £951Shrewsbury: £951Sherwood Forest: £1,183Shrewsbury: £955Sherwood Forest: £1,188Shrewsbury: £902Sherwood Forest: £1,122

    £1,183£1,188£1,122Sherwood Forest is higher£951£955£902

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Sherwood Forest £2,303, Shrewsbury £2,481Shrewsbury: £2,481Sherwood Forest: £2,303Shrewsbury: £2,492Sherwood Forest: £2,313Shrewsbury: £2,354Sherwood Forest: £2,185

    £2,303£2,313£2,185Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,481£2,492£2,354

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Sherwood Forest £62, Shrewsbury £71Shrewsbury: £71Sherwood Forest: £62Shrewsbury: £71Sherwood Forest: £62Shrewsbury: £67Sherwood Forest: £59

    £62£62£59Shrewsbury is higher£71£71£67

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £158, Shrewsbury £161Shrewsbury: £161Sherwood Forest: £158Shrewsbury: £161Sherwood Forest: £159Shrewsbury: £152Sherwood Forest: £150

    £158£159£150Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count£161£161£152

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4.35, Shrewsbury £4.73Shrewsbury: £4.73Sherwood Forest: £4.35Shrewsbury: £4.75Sherwood Forest: £4.37Shrewsbury: £4.49Sherwood Forest: £4.13

    £4.35£4.37£4.13Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count£4.73£4.75£4.49

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £558, Shrewsbury £398Shrewsbury: £398Sherwood Forest: £558Shrewsbury: £400Sherwood Forest: £560Shrewsbury: £378Sherwood Forest: £529

    £558£560£529Sherwood Forest is higher£398£400£378

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £165, Shrewsbury £98Shrewsbury: £98Sherwood Forest: £165Shrewsbury: £98Sherwood Forest: £165Shrewsbury: £93Sherwood Forest: £156

    £165£165£156Sherwood Forest is higher£98£98£93

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £89, Shrewsbury £49Shrewsbury: £49Sherwood Forest: £89Shrewsbury: £49Sherwood Forest: £89Shrewsbury: £46Sherwood Forest: £84

    £89£89£84Sherwood Forest is higher£49£49£46

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Sherwood Forest £876, Shrewsbury £728Shrewsbury: £728Sherwood Forest: £876Shrewsbury: £731Sherwood Forest: £880Shrewsbury: £691Sherwood Forest: £831

    £876£880£831Sherwood Forest is higher£728£731£691

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sherwood Forest £131, Shrewsbury £173Shrewsbury: £173Sherwood Forest: £131Shrewsbury: £174Sherwood Forest: £131Shrewsbury: £164Sherwood Forest: £124

    £131£131£124Shrewsbury is higher£173£174£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Sherwood Forest £208, Shrewsbury £167Shrewsbury: £167Sherwood Forest: £208Shrewsbury: £167Sherwood Forest: £209Shrewsbury: £158Sherwood Forest: £198

    £208£209£198Sherwood Forest is higher£167£167£158

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4.14, Shrewsbury £4.49Shrewsbury: £4.49Sherwood Forest: £4.14Shrewsbury: £4.51Sherwood Forest: £4.16Shrewsbury: £4.26Sherwood Forest: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Shrewsbury is higher£4.49£4.51£4.26

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Sherwood Forest £5.21, Shrewsbury £3.03Shrewsbury: £3.03Sherwood Forest: £5.21Shrewsbury: £3.04Sherwood Forest: £5.23Shrewsbury: £2.87Sherwood Forest: £4.94

    £5.21£5.23£4.94Sherwood Forest is higher£3.03£3.04£2.87

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4.16, Shrewsbury £4.99Shrewsbury: £4.99Sherwood Forest: £4.16Shrewsbury: £5.01Sherwood Forest: £4.18Shrewsbury: £4.73Sherwood Forest: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Shrewsbury is higher£4.99£5.01£4.73

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 204.8, Shrewsbury 221.8Shrewsbury: 221.8Sherwood Forest: 204.8

    204.8Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count221.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 16.7, Shrewsbury 18.6Shrewsbury: 18.6Sherwood Forest: 16.7

    16.7Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count18.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 33.1, Shrewsbury 32.0Shrewsbury: 32.0Sherwood Forest: 33.1

    33.1Sherwood Forest is higher32.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 79.6, Shrewsbury 54.6Shrewsbury: 54.6Sherwood Forest: 79.6

    79.6Sherwood Forest is higher54.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 111.2, Shrewsbury 88.3Shrewsbury: 88.3Sherwood Forest: 111.2

    111.2Sherwood Forest is higher88.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 19.0, Shrewsbury 10.5Shrewsbury: 10.5Sherwood Forest: 19.0

    19.0Sherwood Forest is higher10.5

Show the numbers
Sherwood Forest and Shrewsbury, per resident
MeasureSherwood ForestShrewsburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,568£4,587£4,333£4,342£4,361£4,119Sherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,528£2,538£2,398£2,718£2,729£2,578Shrewsbury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,183£1,188£1,122£951£955£902Sherwood Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,303£2,313£2,185£2,481£2,492£2,354Shrewsbury
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59£71£71£67Shrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£161£161£152Shrewsbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.35£4.37£4.13£4.73£4.75£4.49Shrewsbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£558£560£529£398£400£378Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£98£98£93Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£89£84£49£49£46Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£876£880£831£728£731£691Sherwood Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£173£174£164Shrewsbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£208£209£198£167£167£158Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£4.49£4.51£4.26Shrewsbury
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.21£5.23£4.94£3.03£3.04£2.87Sherwood Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£4.99£5.01£4.73Shrewsbury
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026204.8221.8Shrewsbury
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.718.6Shrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.132.0Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.654.6Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026111.288.3Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.010.5Sherwood Forest

Total

Sherwood Forest is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Shrewsbury 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

Sherwood Forest Shrewsbury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Sherwood Forest £490.7m, Shrewsbury £452.6mShrewsbury: £452.6mSherwood Forest: £490.7mShrewsbury: £454.5mSherwood Forest: £492.8mShrewsbury: £429.3mSherwood Forest: £465.4m

    £490.7m£492.8m£465.4mSherwood Forest is higher£452.6m£454.5m£429.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Sherwood Forest £271.5m, Shrewsbury £283.3mShrewsbury: £283.3mSherwood Forest: £271.5mShrewsbury: £284.5mSherwood Forest: £272.7mShrewsbury: £268.7mSherwood Forest: £257.6m

    £271.5m£272.7m£257.6mShrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count£283.3m£284.5m£268.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Sherwood Forest £127.1m, Shrewsbury £99.1mShrewsbury: £99.1mSherwood Forest: £127.1mShrewsbury: £99.5mSherwood Forest: £127.6mShrewsbury: £94.0mSherwood Forest: £120.5m

    £127.1m£127.6m£120.5mSherwood Forest is higher£99.1m£99.5m£94.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Sherwood Forest £247.4m, Shrewsbury £258.6mShrewsbury: £258.6mSherwood Forest: £247.4mShrewsbury: £259.7mSherwood Forest: £248.5mShrewsbury: £245.3mSherwood Forest: £234.7m

    £247.4m£248.5m£234.7mShrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count£258.6m£259.7m£245.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Sherwood Forest £6.6m, Shrewsbury £7.4mShrewsbury: £7.4mSherwood Forest: £6.6mShrewsbury: £7.4mSherwood Forest: £6.7mShrewsbury: £7.0mSherwood Forest: £6.3m

    £6.6m£6.7m£6.3mShrewsbury is higher£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £17.0m, Shrewsbury £16.7mShrewsbury: £16.7mSherwood Forest: £17.0mShrewsbury: £16.8mSherwood Forest: £17.1mShrewsbury: £15.9mSherwood Forest: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £0.47m, Shrewsbury £0.49mShrewsbury: £0.49mSherwood Forest: £0.47mShrewsbury: £0.49mSherwood Forest: £0.47mShrewsbury: £0.47mSherwood Forest: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mShrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £59.9m, Shrewsbury £41.5mShrewsbury: £41.5mSherwood Forest: £59.9mShrewsbury: £41.7mSherwood Forest: £60.2mShrewsbury: £39.3mSherwood Forest: £56.8m

    £59.9m£60.2m£56.8mSherwood Forest is higher£41.5m£41.7m£39.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £17.7m, Shrewsbury £10.2mShrewsbury: £10.2mSherwood Forest: £17.7mShrewsbury: £10.2mSherwood Forest: £17.7mShrewsbury: £9.6mSherwood Forest: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.7m£16.8mSherwood Forest is higher£10.2m£10.2m£9.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £9.5m, Shrewsbury £5.1mShrewsbury: £5.1mSherwood Forest: £9.5mShrewsbury: £5.1mSherwood Forest: £9.6mShrewsbury: £4.8mSherwood Forest: £9.1m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.1mSherwood Forest is higher£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Sherwood Forest £94.1m, Shrewsbury £75.9mShrewsbury: £75.9mSherwood Forest: £94.1mShrewsbury: £76.2mSherwood Forest: £94.5mShrewsbury: £72.0mSherwood Forest: £89.3m

    £94.1m£94.5m£89.3mSherwood Forest is higher£75.9m£76.2m£72.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Sherwood Forest £14.1m, Shrewsbury £18.1mShrewsbury: £18.1mSherwood Forest: £14.1mShrewsbury: £18.1mSherwood Forest: £14.1mShrewsbury: £17.1mSherwood Forest: £13.3m

    £14.1m£14.1m£13.3mShrewsbury is higher£18.1m£18.1m£17.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Sherwood Forest £22.4m, Shrewsbury £17.4mShrewsbury: £17.4mSherwood Forest: £22.4mShrewsbury: £17.4mSherwood Forest: £22.5mShrewsbury: £16.5mSherwood Forest: £21.2m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.2mSherwood Forest is higher£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Sherwood Forest £0.44m, Shrewsbury £0.47mShrewsbury: £0.47mSherwood Forest: £0.44mShrewsbury: £0.47mSherwood Forest: £0.45mShrewsbury: £0.44mSherwood Forest: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.45m£0.42mShrewsbury is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Sherwood Forest £0.56m, Shrewsbury £0.32mShrewsbury: £0.32mSherwood Forest: £0.56mShrewsbury: £0.32mSherwood Forest: £0.56mShrewsbury: £0.30mSherwood Forest: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mSherwood Forest is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Sherwood Forest £0.45m, Shrewsbury £0.52mShrewsbury: £0.52mSherwood Forest: £0.45mShrewsbury: £0.52mSherwood Forest: £0.45mShrewsbury: £0.49mSherwood Forest: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mShrewsbury is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Sherwood Forest 22,003, Shrewsbury 23,114Shrewsbury: 23,114Sherwood Forest: 22,003

    22,003Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count23,114

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Sherwood Forest 1,797, Shrewsbury 1,943Shrewsbury: 1,943Sherwood Forest: 1,797

    1,797Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count1,943

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest 3,551, Shrewsbury 3,340Shrewsbury: 3,340Sherwood Forest: 3,551

    3,551Sherwood Forest is higher3,340

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest 8,546, Shrewsbury 5,687Shrewsbury: 5,687Sherwood Forest: 8,546

    8,546Sherwood Forest is higher5,687

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Sherwood Forest 11,941, Shrewsbury 9,207Shrewsbury: 9,207Sherwood Forest: 11,941

    11,941Sherwood Forest is higher9,207

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sherwood Forest 2,044, Shrewsbury 1,091Shrewsbury: 1,091Sherwood Forest: 2,044

    2,044Sherwood Forest is higher1,091

Show the numbers
Sherwood Forest and Shrewsbury, total
MeasureSherwood ForestShrewsburyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£490.7m£492.8m£465.4m£452.6m£454.5m£429.3mSherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£271.5m£272.7m£257.6m£283.3m£284.5m£268.7mShrewsbury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£127.1m£127.6m£120.5m£99.1m£99.5m£94.0mSherwood Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£247.4m£248.5m£234.7m£258.6m£259.7m£245.3mShrewsbury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.6m£6.7m£6.3m£7.4m£7.4m£7.0mShrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mSherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mShrewsbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£59.9m£60.2m£56.8m£41.5m£41.7m£39.3mSherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.7m£16.8m£10.2m£10.2m£9.6mSherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mSherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£94.1m£94.5m£89.3m£75.9m£76.2m£72.0mSherwood Forest
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m£18.1m£18.1m£17.1mShrewsbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m£17.4m£17.4m£16.5mSherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mShrewsbury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mSherwood Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mShrewsbury
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,00323,114Shrewsbury
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7971,943Shrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5513,340Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,5465,687Sherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,9419,207Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0441,091Sherwood Forest

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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