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Shrewsbury and Stroud

104,230 and 99,374 residents (mid-2024).

Shrewsbury is higher than Stroud on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

Shrewsbury is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Stroud 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

Shrewsbury Stroud

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Shrewsbury £4,342, Stroud £4,228Stroud: £4,228Shrewsbury: £4,342Stroud: £4,246Shrewsbury: £4,361Stroud: £4,010Shrewsbury: £4,119

    £4,342£4,361£4,119Shrewsbury is higher£4,228£4,246£4,010

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Shrewsbury £12,234, Stroud £12,635Stroud: £12,635Shrewsbury: £12,234Stroud: £12,689Shrewsbury: £12,286Stroud: £11,985Shrewsbury: £11,604

    £12,234£12,286£11,604Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£12,635£12,689£11,985

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Shrewsbury £1,599, Stroud £1,370Stroud: £1,370Shrewsbury: £1,599Stroud: £1,376Shrewsbury: £1,606Stroud: £1,299Shrewsbury: £1,517

    £1,599£1,606£1,517Shrewsbury is higher£1,370£1,376£1,299

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Shrewsbury £11,170, Stroud £11,768Stroud: £11,768Shrewsbury: £11,170Stroud: £11,818Shrewsbury: £11,218Stroud: £11,162Shrewsbury: £10,595

    £11,170£11,218£10,595Stroud is higher£11,768£11,818£11,162

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Shrewsbury £319, Stroud £266Stroud: £266Shrewsbury: £319Stroud: £267Shrewsbury: £320Stroud: £252Shrewsbury: £303

    £319£320£303Shrewsbury is higher£266£267£252

  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, Stroud £584Stroud: £584Shrewsbury: £723Stroud: £586Shrewsbury: £726Stroud: £553Shrewsbury: £686

    £723£726£686Shrewsbury is higher£584£586£553

  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, Stroud £18Stroud: £18Shrewsbury: £21Stroud: £18Shrewsbury: £21Stroud: £17Shrewsbury: £20

    £21£21£20Shrewsbury is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Shrewsbury £398, Stroud £307Stroud: £307Shrewsbury: £398Stroud: £308Shrewsbury: £400Stroud: £291Shrewsbury: £378

    £398£400£378Shrewsbury is higher£307£308£291

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shrewsbury £98, Stroud £99Stroud: £99Shrewsbury: £98Stroud: £100Shrewsbury: £98Stroud: £94Shrewsbury: £93

    £98£98£93Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£99£100£94

  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, Stroud £66Stroud: £66Shrewsbury: £82Stroud: £66Shrewsbury: £82Stroud: £62Shrewsbury: £78

    £82£82£78Shrewsbury is higher£66£66£62

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Shrewsbury £1,224, Stroud £1,061Stroud: £1,061Shrewsbury: £1,224Stroud: £1,065Shrewsbury: £1,230Stroud: £1,006Shrewsbury: £1,161

    £1,224£1,230£1,161Shrewsbury is higher£1,061£1,065£1,006

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Shrewsbury £173, Stroud £159Stroud: £159Shrewsbury: £173Stroud: £160Shrewsbury: £174Stroud: £151Shrewsbury: £164

    £173£174£164Shrewsbury is higher£159£160£151

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shrewsbury £280, Stroud £235Stroud: £235Shrewsbury: £280Stroud: £236Shrewsbury: £281Stroud: £223Shrewsbury: £266

    £280£281£266Shrewsbury is higher£235£236£223

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shrewsbury £7.56, Stroud £5.21Stroud: £5.21Shrewsbury: £7.56Stroud: £5.23Shrewsbury: £7.59Stroud: £4.94Shrewsbury: £7.17

    £7.56£7.59£7.17Shrewsbury is higher£5.21£5.23£4.94

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Shrewsbury £5.09, Stroud £2.84Stroud: £2.84Shrewsbury: £5.09Stroud: £2.85Shrewsbury: £5.11Stroud: £2.69Shrewsbury: £4.83

    £5.09£5.11£4.83Shrewsbury is higher£2.84£2.85£2.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Shrewsbury £4.99, Stroud £4.83Stroud: £4.83Shrewsbury: £4.99Stroud: £4.85Shrewsbury: £5.01Stroud: £4.58Shrewsbury: £4.73

    £4.99£5.01£4.73Shrewsbury is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58

  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, Stroud 1,019.1Stroud: 1,019.1Shrewsbury: 998.3

    998.3Stroud is higherDepends on how you count1,019.1

  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, Stroud 67.9Stroud: 67.9Shrewsbury: 83.9

    83.9Shrewsbury is higher67.9

  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: Shrewsbury 144.3, Stroud 124.0Stroud: 124.0Shrewsbury: 144.3

    144.3Shrewsbury is higher124.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shrewsbury 54.6, Stroud 46.7Stroud: 46.7Shrewsbury: 54.6

    54.6Shrewsbury is higher46.7

  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, Stroud 130.5Stroud: 130.5Shrewsbury: 148.5

    148.5Shrewsbury is higher130.5

  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: Shrewsbury 17.6, Stroud 14.7Stroud: 14.7Shrewsbury: 17.6

    17.6Shrewsbury is higher14.7

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Shrewsbury and Stroud, per person in the age group
MeasureShrewsburyStroudHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,342£4,361£4,119£4,228£4,246£4,010Shrewsbury
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,234£12,286£11,604£12,635£12,689£11,985Stroud
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,599£1,606£1,517£1,370£1,376£1,299Shrewsbury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,170£11,218£10,595£11,768£11,818£11,162Stroud
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£319£320£303£266£267£252Shrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£723£726£686£584£586£553Shrewsbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£18£18£17Shrewsbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£398£400£378£307£308£291Shrewsbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£99£100£94Stroud
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£82£82£78£66£66£62Shrewsbury
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,224£1,230£1,161£1,061£1,065£1,006Shrewsbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£159£160£151Shrewsbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£280£281£266£235£236£223Shrewsbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.56£7.59£7.17£5.21£5.23£4.94Shrewsbury
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.09£5.11£4.83£2.84£2.85£2.69Shrewsbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.99£5.01£4.73£4.83£4.85£4.58Shrewsbury
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026998.31,019.1Stroud
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202683.967.9Shrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.3124.0Shrewsbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.646.7Shrewsbury
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026148.5130.5Shrewsbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.614.7Shrewsbury

Per resident

Shrewsbury is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Stroud 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

Shrewsbury Stroud

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Shrewsbury £4,342, Stroud £4,228Stroud: £4,228Shrewsbury: £4,342Stroud: £4,246Shrewsbury: £4,361Stroud: £4,010Shrewsbury: £4,119

    £4,342£4,361£4,119Shrewsbury is higher£4,228£4,246£4,010

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Shrewsbury £2,718, Stroud £2,843Stroud: £2,843Shrewsbury: £2,718Stroud: £2,855Shrewsbury: £2,729Stroud: £2,697Shrewsbury: £2,578

    £2,718£2,729£2,578Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£2,843£2,855£2,697

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Shrewsbury £951, Stroud £815Stroud: £815Shrewsbury: £951Stroud: £818Shrewsbury: £955Stroud: £773Shrewsbury: £902

    £951£955£902Shrewsbury is higher£815£818£773

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Shrewsbury £2,481, Stroud £2,648Stroud: £2,648Shrewsbury: £2,481Stroud: £2,659Shrewsbury: £2,492Stroud: £2,512Shrewsbury: £2,354

    £2,481£2,492£2,354Stroud is higher£2,648£2,659£2,512

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Shrewsbury £71, Stroud £60Stroud: £60Shrewsbury: £71Stroud: £60Shrewsbury: £71Stroud: £57Shrewsbury: £67

    £71£71£67Shrewsbury is higher£60£60£57

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Shrewsbury £161, Stroud £131Stroud: £131Shrewsbury: £161Stroud: £132Shrewsbury: £161Stroud: £125Shrewsbury: £152

    £161£161£152Shrewsbury is higher£131£132£125

  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, Stroud £4.08Stroud: £4.08Shrewsbury: £4.73Stroud: £4.10Shrewsbury: £4.75Stroud: £3.87Shrewsbury: £4.49

    £4.73£4.75£4.49Shrewsbury is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Shrewsbury £398, Stroud £307Stroud: £307Shrewsbury: £398Stroud: £308Shrewsbury: £400Stroud: £291Shrewsbury: £378

    £398£400£378Shrewsbury is higher£307£308£291

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shrewsbury £98, Stroud £99Stroud: £99Shrewsbury: £98Stroud: £100Shrewsbury: £98Stroud: £94Shrewsbury: £93

    £98£98£93Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£99£100£94

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Shrewsbury £49, Stroud £39Stroud: £39Shrewsbury: £49Stroud: £39Shrewsbury: £49Stroud: £37Shrewsbury: £46

    £49£49£46Shrewsbury is higher£39£39£37

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Shrewsbury £728, Stroud £631Stroud: £631Shrewsbury: £728Stroud: £633Shrewsbury: £731Stroud: £598Shrewsbury: £691

    £728£731£691Shrewsbury is higher£631£633£598

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Shrewsbury £173, Stroud £159Stroud: £159Shrewsbury: £173Stroud: £160Shrewsbury: £174Stroud: £151Shrewsbury: £164

    £173£174£164Shrewsbury is higher£159£160£151

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Shrewsbury £167, Stroud £140Stroud: £140Shrewsbury: £167Stroud: £141Shrewsbury: £167Stroud: £133Shrewsbury: £158

    £167£167£158Shrewsbury is higher£140£141£133

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Shrewsbury £4.49, Stroud £3.10Stroud: £3.10Shrewsbury: £4.49Stroud: £3.11Shrewsbury: £4.51Stroud: £2.94Shrewsbury: £4.26

    £4.49£4.51£4.26Shrewsbury is higher£3.10£3.11£2.94

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Shrewsbury £3.03, Stroud £1.69Stroud: £1.69Shrewsbury: £3.03Stroud: £1.69Shrewsbury: £3.04Stroud: £1.60Shrewsbury: £2.87

    £3.03£3.04£2.87Shrewsbury is higher£1.69£1.69£1.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Shrewsbury £4.99, Stroud £4.83Stroud: £4.83Shrewsbury: £4.99Stroud: £4.85Shrewsbury: £5.01Stroud: £4.58Shrewsbury: £4.73

    £4.99£5.01£4.73Shrewsbury is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Shrewsbury 221.8, Stroud 229.3Stroud: 229.3Shrewsbury: 221.8

    221.8Stroud is higherDepends on how you count229.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Shrewsbury 18.6, Stroud 15.3Stroud: 15.3Shrewsbury: 18.6

    18.6Shrewsbury is higher15.3

  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, Stroud 27.9Stroud: 27.9Shrewsbury: 32.0

    32.0Shrewsbury is higher27.9

  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, Stroud 46.7Stroud: 46.7Shrewsbury: 54.6

    54.6Shrewsbury is higher46.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Shrewsbury 88.3, Stroud 77.6Stroud: 77.6Shrewsbury: 88.3

    88.3Shrewsbury is higher77.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shrewsbury 10.5, Stroud 8.7Stroud: 8.7Shrewsbury: 10.5

    10.5Shrewsbury is higher8.7

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Shrewsbury and Stroud, per resident
MeasureShrewsburyStroudHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,342£4,361£4,119£4,228£4,246£4,010Shrewsbury
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,718£2,729£2,578£2,843£2,855£2,697Stroud
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£951£955£902£815£818£773Shrewsbury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,481£2,492£2,354£2,648£2,659£2,512Stroud
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£60£60£57Shrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£161£152£131£132£125Shrewsbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.73£4.75£4.49£4.08£4.10£3.87Shrewsbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£398£400£378£307£308£291Shrewsbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£99£100£94Stroud
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£39£39£37Shrewsbury
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£728£731£691£631£633£598Shrewsbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£159£160£151Shrewsbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£167£167£158£140£141£133Shrewsbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.49£4.51£4.26£3.10£3.11£2.94Shrewsbury
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.03£3.04£2.87£1.69£1.69£1.60Shrewsbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.99£5.01£4.73£4.83£4.85£4.58Shrewsbury
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026221.8229.3Stroud
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.615.3Shrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.027.9Shrewsbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.646.7Shrewsbury
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202688.377.6Shrewsbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.58.7Shrewsbury

Total

Shrewsbury is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Stroud on 1. 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 Stroud

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Shrewsbury £452.6m, Stroud £420.2mStroud: £420.2mShrewsbury: £452.6mStroud: £421.9mShrewsbury: £454.5mStroud: £398.5mShrewsbury: £429.3m

    £452.6m£454.5m£429.3mShrewsbury is higher£420.2m£421.9m£398.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Shrewsbury £283.3m, Stroud £282.6mStroud: £282.6mShrewsbury: £283.3mStroud: £283.8mShrewsbury: £284.5mStroud: £268.0mShrewsbury: £268.7m

    £283.3m£284.5m£268.7mShrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count£282.6m£283.8m£268.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Shrewsbury £99.1m, Stroud £80.9mStroud: £80.9mShrewsbury: £99.1mStroud: £81.3mShrewsbury: £99.5mStroud: £76.8mShrewsbury: £94.0m

    £99.1m£99.5m£94.0mShrewsbury is higher£80.9m£81.3m£76.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Shrewsbury £258.6m, Stroud £263.2mStroud: £263.2mShrewsbury: £258.6mStroud: £264.3mShrewsbury: £259.7mStroud: £249.6mShrewsbury: £245.3m

    £258.6m£259.7m£245.3mStroud is higher£263.2m£264.3m£249.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Shrewsbury £7.4m, Stroud £5.9mStroud: £5.9mShrewsbury: £7.4mStroud: £6.0mShrewsbury: £7.4mStroud: £5.6mShrewsbury: £7.0m

    £7.4m£7.4m£7.0mShrewsbury is higher£5.9m£6.0m£5.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Shrewsbury £16.7m, Stroud £13.0mStroud: £13.0mShrewsbury: £16.7mStroud: £13.1mShrewsbury: £16.8mStroud: £12.4mShrewsbury: £15.9m

    £16.7m£16.8m£15.9mShrewsbury is higher£13.0m£13.1m£12.4m

  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, Stroud £0.41mStroud: £0.41mShrewsbury: £0.49mStroud: £0.41mShrewsbury: £0.49mStroud: £0.38mShrewsbury: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.47mShrewsbury is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Shrewsbury £41.5m, Stroud £30.5mStroud: £30.5mShrewsbury: £41.5mStroud: £30.6mShrewsbury: £41.7mStroud: £28.9mShrewsbury: £39.3m

    £41.5m£41.7m£39.3mShrewsbury is higher£30.5m£30.6m£28.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Shrewsbury £10.2m, Stroud £9.9mStroud: £9.9mShrewsbury: £10.2mStroud: £9.9mShrewsbury: £10.2mStroud: £9.3mShrewsbury: £9.6m

    £10.2m£10.2m£9.6mShrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count£9.9m£9.9m£9.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Shrewsbury £5.1m, Stroud £3.9mStroud: £3.9mShrewsbury: £5.1mStroud: £3.9mShrewsbury: £5.1mStroud: £3.7mShrewsbury: £4.8m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.8mShrewsbury is higher£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Shrewsbury £75.9m, Stroud £62.7mStroud: £62.7mShrewsbury: £75.9mStroud: £63.0mShrewsbury: £76.2mStroud: £59.5mShrewsbury: £72.0m

    £75.9m£76.2m£72.0mShrewsbury is higher£62.7m£63.0m£59.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Shrewsbury £18.1m, Stroud £15.8mStroud: £15.8mShrewsbury: £18.1mStroud: £15.9mShrewsbury: £18.1mStroud: £15.0mShrewsbury: £17.1m

    £18.1m£18.1m£17.1mShrewsbury is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Shrewsbury £17.4m, Stroud £13.9mStroud: £13.9mShrewsbury: £17.4mStroud: £14.0mShrewsbury: £17.4mStroud: £13.2mShrewsbury: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.4m£16.5mShrewsbury is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Shrewsbury £0.47m, Stroud £0.31mStroud: £0.31mShrewsbury: £0.47mStroud: £0.31mShrewsbury: £0.47mStroud: £0.29mShrewsbury: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mShrewsbury is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Shrewsbury £0.32m, Stroud £0.17mStroud: £0.17mShrewsbury: £0.32mStroud: £0.17mShrewsbury: £0.32mStroud: £0.16mShrewsbury: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mShrewsbury is higher£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Shrewsbury £0.52m, Stroud £0.48mStroud: £0.48mShrewsbury: £0.52mStroud: £0.48mShrewsbury: £0.52mStroud: £0.46mShrewsbury: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mShrewsbury is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Shrewsbury 23,114, Stroud 22,790Stroud: 22,790Shrewsbury: 23,114

    23,114Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count22,790

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Shrewsbury 1,943, Stroud 1,519Stroud: 1,519Shrewsbury: 1,943

    1,943Shrewsbury is higher1,519

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Shrewsbury 3,340, Stroud 2,774Stroud: 2,774Shrewsbury: 3,340

    3,340Shrewsbury is higher2,774

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Shrewsbury 5,687, Stroud 4,641Stroud: 4,641Shrewsbury: 5,687

    5,687Shrewsbury is higher4,641

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Shrewsbury 9,207, Stroud 7,714Stroud: 7,714Shrewsbury: 9,207

    9,207Shrewsbury is higher7,714

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Shrewsbury 1,091, Stroud 866Stroud: 866Shrewsbury: 1,091

    1,091Shrewsbury is higher866

Show the numbers
Shrewsbury and Stroud, total
MeasureShrewsburyStroudHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£452.6m£454.5m£429.3m£420.2m£421.9m£398.5mShrewsbury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£283.3m£284.5m£268.7m£282.6m£283.8m£268.0mShrewsbury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£99.1m£99.5m£94.0m£80.9m£81.3m£76.8mShrewsbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£258.6m£259.7m£245.3m£263.2m£264.3m£249.6mStroud
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m£5.9m£6.0m£5.6mShrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m£13.0m£13.1m£12.4mShrewsbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m£0.41m£0.41m£0.38mShrewsbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.5m£41.7m£39.3m£30.5m£30.6m£28.9mShrewsbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.2m£10.2m£9.6m£9.9m£9.9m£9.3mShrewsbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£3.9m£3.9m£3.7mShrewsbury
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£75.9m£76.2m£72.0m£62.7m£63.0m£59.5mShrewsbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.1m£18.1m£17.1m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mShrewsbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mShrewsbury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.31m£0.31m£0.29mShrewsbury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.17m£0.17m£0.16mShrewsbury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mShrewsbury
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,11422,790Shrewsbury
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9431,519Shrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3402,774Shrewsbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,6874,641Shrewsbury
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,2077,714Shrewsbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,091866Shrewsbury

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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