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Shrewsbury and Sherwood Forest

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

Shrewsbury is higher than Sherwood Forest on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 9 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

Shrewsbury is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest on 18. 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

Shrewsbury Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  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: Shrewsbury £82, Sherwood Forest £146Sherwood Forest: £146Shrewsbury: £82Sherwood Forest: £146Shrewsbury: £82Sherwood Forest: £138Shrewsbury: £78

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

    998.3Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,029.2

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

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

    83.9Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count84.1

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

    144.3Sherwood Forest is higher166.1

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

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

    54.6Sherwood Forest is higher79.6

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

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

    148.5Sherwood Forest is higher182.3

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

    17.6Sherwood Forest is higher31.2

Show the numbers
Shrewsbury and Sherwood Forest, per person in the age group
MeasureShrewsburySherwood ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,342£4,361£4,119£4,568£4,587£4,333Sherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,234£12,286£11,604£12,700£12,754£12,047Sherwood Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,599£1,606£1,517£1,940£1,948£1,840Sherwood Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,170£11,218£10,595£11,573£11,622£10,978Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£319£320£303£310£312£294Shrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£723£726£686£795£799£754Sherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£22£22£21Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£398£400£378£558£560£529Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£165£165£156Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£82£82£78£146£146£138Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,224£1,230£1,161£1,437£1,443£1,363Sherwood Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£131£131£124Shrewsbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£280£281£266£341£343£324Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.56£7.59£7.17£6.79£6.82£6.44Shrewsbury
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.09£5.11£4.83£8.54£8.58£8.10Sherwood Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.99£5.01£4.73£4.16£4.18£3.95Shrewsbury
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026998.31,029.2Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202683.984.1Sherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.3166.1Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.679.6Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026148.5182.3Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.631.2Sherwood Forest

Per resident

Shrewsbury is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest on 12. 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

Shrewsbury Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    221.8Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count204.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    18.6Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count16.7

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

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

    32.0Sherwood Forest is higher33.1

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

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

    54.6Sherwood Forest is higher79.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    88.3Sherwood Forest is higher111.2

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

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

    10.5Sherwood Forest is higher19.0

Show the numbers
Shrewsbury and Sherwood Forest, per resident
MeasureShrewsburySherwood ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,342£4,361£4,119£4,568£4,587£4,333Sherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,718£2,729£2,578£2,528£2,538£2,398Shrewsbury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£951£955£902£1,183£1,188£1,122Sherwood Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,481£2,492£2,354£2,303£2,313£2,185Shrewsbury
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£62£62£59Shrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£161£152£158£159£150Shrewsbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.73£4.75£4.49£4.35£4.37£4.13Shrewsbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£398£400£378£558£560£529Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£165£165£156Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£89£89£84Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£728£731£691£876£880£831Sherwood Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£131£131£124Shrewsbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£167£167£158£208£209£198Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.49£4.51£4.26£4.14£4.16£3.93Shrewsbury
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.03£3.04£2.87£5.21£5.23£4.94Sherwood Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.99£5.01£4.73£4.16£4.18£3.95Shrewsbury
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026221.8204.8Shrewsbury
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.616.7Shrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.033.1Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.679.6Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202688.3111.2Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.519.0Sherwood Forest

Total

Shrewsbury is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest on 13. 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

Shrewsbury Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    23,114Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count22,003

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

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

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

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

    3,340Sherwood Forest is higher3,551

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

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

    5,687Sherwood Forest is higher8,546

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    9,207Sherwood Forest is higher11,941

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

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

    1,091Sherwood Forest is higher2,044

Show the numbers
Shrewsbury and Sherwood Forest, total
MeasureShrewsburySherwood ForestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£452.6m£454.5m£429.3m£490.7m£492.8m£465.4mSherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£283.3m£284.5m£268.7m£271.5m£272.7m£257.6mShrewsbury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£99.1m£99.5m£94.0m£127.1m£127.6m£120.5mSherwood Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£258.6m£259.7m£245.3m£247.4m£248.5m£234.7mShrewsbury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m£6.6m£6.7m£6.3mShrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m£17.0m£17.1m£16.1mSherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mShrewsbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.5m£41.7m£39.3m£59.9m£60.2m£56.8mSherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.2m£10.2m£9.6m£17.7m£17.7m£16.8mSherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£9.5m£9.6m£9.1mSherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£75.9m£76.2m£72.0m£94.1m£94.5m£89.3mSherwood Forest
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.1m£18.1m£17.1m£14.1m£14.1m£13.3mShrewsbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m£22.4m£22.5m£21.2mSherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.44m£0.45m£0.42mShrewsbury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mSherwood Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mShrewsbury
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,11422,003Shrewsbury
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9431,797Shrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3403,551Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,6878,546Sherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,20711,941Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0912,044Sherwood 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.
  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.
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