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Smethwick and Birmingham Perry Barr

119,808 and 125,283 residents (mid-2024).

Smethwick is higher than Birmingham Perry Barr on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Smethwick is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Birmingham Perry Barr on 15. 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

Smethwick Birmingham Perry Barr

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Smethwick £4,182, Birmingham Perry Barr £5,062Birmingham Perry Barr: £5,062Smethwick: £4,182Birmingham Perry Barr: £5,083Smethwick: £4,200Birmingham Perry Barr: £4,801Smethwick: £3,967

    £4,182£4,200£3,967Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£5,062£5,083£4,801

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Smethwick £13,385, Birmingham Perry Barr £13,123Birmingham Perry Barr: £13,123Smethwick: £13,385Birmingham Perry Barr: £13,179Smethwick: £13,442Birmingham Perry Barr: £12,448Smethwick: £12,696

    £13,385£13,442£12,696Smethwick is higher£13,123£13,179£12,448

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Smethwick £2,675, Birmingham Perry Barr £3,340Birmingham Perry Barr: £3,340Smethwick: £2,675Birmingham Perry Barr: £3,355Smethwick: £2,687Birmingham Perry Barr: £3,168Smethwick: £2,538

    £2,675£2,687£2,538Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£3,340£3,355£3,168

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Smethwick £11,003, Birmingham Perry Barr £10,396Birmingham Perry Barr: £10,396Smethwick: £11,003Birmingham Perry Barr: £10,440Smethwick: £11,049Birmingham Perry Barr: £9,861Smethwick: £10,436

    £11,003£11,049£10,436Smethwick is higher£10,396£10,440£9,861

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Smethwick £1,246, Birmingham Perry Barr £1,589Birmingham Perry Barr: £1,589Smethwick: £1,246Birmingham Perry Barr: £1,596Smethwick: £1,252Birmingham Perry Barr: £1,508Smethwick: £1,182

    £1,246£1,252£1,182Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£1,589£1,596£1,508

  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: Smethwick £1,076, Birmingham Perry Barr £1,066Birmingham Perry Barr: £1,066Smethwick: £1,076Birmingham Perry Barr: £1,070Smethwick: £1,081Birmingham Perry Barr: £1,011Smethwick: £1,021

    £1,076£1,081£1,021Smethwick is higher£1,066£1,070£1,011

  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: Smethwick £59, Birmingham Perry Barr £72Birmingham Perry Barr: £72Smethwick: £59Birmingham Perry Barr: £72Smethwick: £60Birmingham Perry Barr: £68Smethwick: £56

    £59£60£56Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£72£72£68

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Smethwick £514, Birmingham Perry Barr £544Birmingham Perry Barr: £544Smethwick: £514Birmingham Perry Barr: £546Smethwick: £516Birmingham Perry Barr: £516Smethwick: £488

    £514£516£488Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£544£546£516

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Smethwick £122, Birmingham Perry Barr £120Birmingham Perry Barr: £120Smethwick: £122Birmingham Perry Barr: £121Smethwick: £122Birmingham Perry Barr: £114Smethwick: £115

    £122£122£115Smethwick is higherDepends on how you count£120£121£114

  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: Smethwick £161, Birmingham Perry Barr £195Birmingham Perry Barr: £195Smethwick: £161Birmingham Perry Barr: £196Smethwick: £161Birmingham Perry Barr: £185Smethwick: £152

    £161£161£152Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£195£196£185

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Smethwick £2,157, Birmingham Perry Barr £2,803Birmingham Perry Barr: £2,803Smethwick: £2,157Birmingham Perry Barr: £2,815Smethwick: £2,166Birmingham Perry Barr: £2,659Smethwick: £2,046

    £2,157£2,166£2,046Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£2,803£2,815£2,659

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Smethwick £206, Birmingham Perry Barr £855Birmingham Perry Barr: £855Smethwick: £206Birmingham Perry Barr: £858Smethwick: £206Birmingham Perry Barr: £811Smethwick: £195

    £206£206£195Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£855£858£811

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Smethwick £335, Birmingham Perry Barr £318Birmingham Perry Barr: £318Smethwick: £335Birmingham Perry Barr: £319Smethwick: £336Birmingham Perry Barr: £302Smethwick: £318

    £335£336£318Smethwick is higherDepends on how you count£318£319£302

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Smethwick £12, Birmingham Perry Barr £15Birmingham Perry Barr: £15Smethwick: £12Birmingham Perry Barr: £15Smethwick: £12Birmingham Perry Barr: £15Smethwick: £11

    £12£12£11Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£15

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Smethwick £11, Birmingham Perry Barr £9.24Birmingham Perry Barr: £9.24Smethwick: £11Birmingham Perry Barr: £9.27Smethwick: £11Birmingham Perry Barr: £8.76Smethwick: £11

    £11Smethwick is higher£9.24£9.27£8.76

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Smethwick £6.68, Birmingham Perry Barr £6.40Birmingham Perry Barr: £6.40Smethwick: £6.68Birmingham Perry Barr: £6.43Smethwick: £6.71Birmingham Perry Barr: £6.07Smethwick: £6.34

    £6.68£6.71£6.34Smethwick is higherDepends on how you count£6.40£6.43£6.07

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Smethwick 978.5, Birmingham Perry Barr 993.2Birmingham Perry Barr: 993.2Smethwick: 978.5

    978.5Birmingham Perry Barr is higherDepends on how you count993.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Smethwick 223.2, Birmingham Perry Barr 270.4Birmingham Perry Barr: 270.4Smethwick: 223.2

    223.2Birmingham Perry Barr is higher270.4

  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: Smethwick 207.6, Birmingham Perry Barr 214.0Birmingham Perry Barr: 214.0Smethwick: 207.6

    207.6Birmingham Perry Barr is higherDepends on how you count214.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Smethwick 73.3, Birmingham Perry Barr 80.4Birmingham Perry Barr: 80.4Smethwick: 73.3

    73.3Birmingham Perry Barr is higher80.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Smethwick 271.3, Birmingham Perry Barr 389.6Birmingham Perry Barr: 389.6Smethwick: 271.3

    271.3Birmingham Perry Barr is higher389.6

  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: Smethwick 37.3, Birmingham Perry Barr 44.4Birmingham Perry Barr: 44.4Smethwick: 37.3

    37.3Birmingham Perry Barr is higher44.4

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Smethwick and Birmingham Perry Barr, per person in the age group
MeasureSmethwickBirmingham Perry BarrHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,182£4,200£3,967£5,062£5,083£4,801Birmingham Perry Barr
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,385£13,442£12,696£13,123£13,179£12,448Smethwick
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,675£2,687£2,538£3,340£3,355£3,168Birmingham Perry Barr
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,003£11,049£10,436£10,396£10,440£9,861Smethwick
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,246£1,252£1,182£1,589£1,596£1,508Birmingham Perry Barr
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,076£1,081£1,021£1,066£1,070£1,011Smethwick
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£59£60£56£72£72£68Birmingham Perry Barr
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£516£488£544£546£516Birmingham Perry Barr
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£122£115£120£121£114Smethwick
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£161£161£152£195£196£185Birmingham Perry Barr
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,157£2,166£2,046£2,803£2,815£2,659Birmingham Perry Barr
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£206£195£855£858£811Birmingham Perry Barr
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£335£336£318£318£319£302Smethwick
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£15Birmingham Perry Barr
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£9.24£9.27£8.76Smethwick
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.68£6.71£6.34£6.40£6.43£6.07Smethwick
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026978.5993.2Birmingham Perry Barr
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026223.2270.4Birmingham Perry Barr
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026207.6214.0Birmingham Perry Barr
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.380.4Birmingham Perry Barr
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026271.3389.6Birmingham Perry Barr
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202637.344.4Birmingham Perry Barr

Per resident

Smethwick is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Birmingham Perry Barr 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

Smethwick Birmingham Perry Barr

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Smethwick £4,182, Birmingham Perry Barr £5,062Birmingham Perry Barr: £5,062Smethwick: £4,182Birmingham Perry Barr: £5,083Smethwick: £4,200Birmingham Perry Barr: £4,801Smethwick: £3,967

    £4,182£4,200£3,967Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£5,062£5,083£4,801

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Smethwick £1,623, Birmingham Perry Barr £1,346Birmingham Perry Barr: £1,346Smethwick: £1,623Birmingham Perry Barr: £1,351Smethwick: £1,630Birmingham Perry Barr: £1,276Smethwick: £1,539

    £1,623£1,630£1,539Smethwick is higher£1,346£1,351£1,276

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Smethwick £1,711, Birmingham Perry Barr £2,191Birmingham Perry Barr: £2,191Smethwick: £1,711Birmingham Perry Barr: £2,200Smethwick: £1,719Birmingham Perry Barr: £2,078Smethwick: £1,623

    £1,711£1,719£1,623Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£2,191£2,200£2,078

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Smethwick £1,334, Birmingham Perry Barr £1,066Birmingham Perry Barr: £1,066Smethwick: £1,334Birmingham Perry Barr: £1,071Smethwick: £1,339Birmingham Perry Barr: £1,011Smethwick: £1,265

    £1,334£1,339£1,265Smethwick is higher£1,066£1,071£1,011

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Smethwick £151, Birmingham Perry Barr £163Birmingham Perry Barr: £163Smethwick: £151Birmingham Perry Barr: £164Smethwick: £152Birmingham Perry Barr: £155Smethwick: £143

    £151£152£143Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£163£164£155

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Smethwick £130, Birmingham Perry Barr £109Birmingham Perry Barr: £109Smethwick: £130Birmingham Perry Barr: £110Smethwick: £131Birmingham Perry Barr: £104Smethwick: £124

    £130£131£124Smethwick is higher£109£110£104

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Smethwick £7.19, Birmingham Perry Barr £7.37Birmingham Perry Barr: £7.37Smethwick: £7.19Birmingham Perry Barr: £7.40Smethwick: £7.22Birmingham Perry Barr: £6.99Smethwick: £6.82

    £7.19£7.22£6.82Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£7.37£7.40£6.99

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Smethwick £514, Birmingham Perry Barr £544Birmingham Perry Barr: £544Smethwick: £514Birmingham Perry Barr: £546Smethwick: £516Birmingham Perry Barr: £516Smethwick: £488

    £514£516£488Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£544£546£516

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Smethwick £122, Birmingham Perry Barr £120Birmingham Perry Barr: £120Smethwick: £122Birmingham Perry Barr: £121Smethwick: £122Birmingham Perry Barr: £114Smethwick: £115

    £122£122£115Smethwick is higherDepends on how you count£120£121£114

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Smethwick £103, Birmingham Perry Barr £128Birmingham Perry Barr: £128Smethwick: £103Birmingham Perry Barr: £128Smethwick: £103Birmingham Perry Barr: £121Smethwick: £97

    £103£103£97Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£128£128£121

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Smethwick £1,380, Birmingham Perry Barr £1,838Birmingham Perry Barr: £1,838Smethwick: £1,380Birmingham Perry Barr: £1,846Smethwick: £1,386Birmingham Perry Barr: £1,744Smethwick: £1,309

    £1,380£1,386£1,309Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£1,838£1,846£1,744

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Smethwick £206, Birmingham Perry Barr £855Birmingham Perry Barr: £855Smethwick: £206Birmingham Perry Barr: £858Smethwick: £206Birmingham Perry Barr: £811Smethwick: £195

    £206£206£195Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£855£858£811

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Smethwick £214, Birmingham Perry Barr £209Birmingham Perry Barr: £209Smethwick: £214Birmingham Perry Barr: £210Smethwick: £215Birmingham Perry Barr: £198Smethwick: £203

    £214£215£203Smethwick is higherDepends on how you count£209£210£198

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Smethwick £7.51, Birmingham Perry Barr £10Birmingham Perry Barr: £10Smethwick: £7.51Birmingham Perry Barr: £10Smethwick: £7.54Birmingham Perry Barr: £9.53Smethwick: £7.12

    £7.51£7.54£7.12Birmingham Perry Barr is higher£10£10£9.53

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Smethwick £7.08, Birmingham Perry Barr £6.06Birmingham Perry Barr: £6.06Smethwick: £7.08Birmingham Perry Barr: £6.09Smethwick: £7.11Birmingham Perry Barr: £5.75Smethwick: £6.72

    £7.08£7.11£6.72Smethwick is higher£6.06£6.09£5.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Smethwick £6.68, Birmingham Perry Barr £6.40Birmingham Perry Barr: £6.40Smethwick: £6.68Birmingham Perry Barr: £6.43Smethwick: £6.71Birmingham Perry Barr: £6.07Smethwick: £6.34

    £6.68£6.71£6.34Smethwick is higherDepends on how you count£6.40£6.43£6.07

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Smethwick 118.6, Birmingham Perry Barr 101.8Birmingham Perry Barr: 101.8Smethwick: 118.6

    118.6Smethwick is higherDepends on how you count101.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Smethwick 27.1, Birmingham Perry Barr 27.7Birmingham Perry Barr: 27.7Smethwick: 27.1

    27.1Birmingham Perry Barr is higher27.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Smethwick 25.2, Birmingham Perry Barr 21.9Birmingham Perry Barr: 21.9Smethwick: 25.2

    25.2Smethwick is higherDepends on how you count21.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Smethwick 73.3, Birmingham Perry Barr 80.4Birmingham Perry Barr: 80.4Smethwick: 73.3

    73.3Birmingham Perry Barr is higher80.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Smethwick 173.6, Birmingham Perry Barr 255.5Birmingham Perry Barr: 255.5Smethwick: 173.6

    173.6Birmingham Perry Barr is higher255.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Smethwick 23.9, Birmingham Perry Barr 29.1Birmingham Perry Barr: 29.1Smethwick: 23.9

    23.9Birmingham Perry Barr is higher29.1

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Smethwick and Birmingham Perry Barr, per resident
MeasureSmethwickBirmingham Perry BarrHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,182£4,200£3,967£5,062£5,083£4,801Birmingham Perry Barr
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,623£1,630£1,539£1,346£1,351£1,276Smethwick
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,711£1,719£1,623£2,191£2,200£2,078Birmingham Perry Barr
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,334£1,339£1,265£1,066£1,071£1,011Smethwick
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£151£152£143£163£164£155Birmingham Perry Barr
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£131£124£109£110£104Smethwick
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.19£7.22£6.82£7.37£7.40£6.99Birmingham Perry Barr
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£516£488£544£546£516Birmingham Perry Barr
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£122£115£120£121£114Smethwick
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£103£97£128£128£121Birmingham Perry Barr
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,380£1,386£1,309£1,838£1,846£1,744Birmingham Perry Barr
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£206£195£855£858£811Birmingham Perry Barr
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£214£215£203£209£210£198Smethwick
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£7.51£7.54£7.12£10£10£9.53Birmingham Perry Barr
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.08£7.11£6.72£6.06£6.09£5.75Smethwick
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.68£6.71£6.34£6.40£6.43£6.07Smethwick
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026118.6101.8Smethwick
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.127.7Birmingham Perry Barr
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.221.9Smethwick
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.380.4Birmingham Perry Barr
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026173.6255.5Birmingham Perry Barr
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.929.1Birmingham Perry Barr

Total

Smethwick is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Birmingham Perry Barr 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

Smethwick Birmingham Perry Barr

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Smethwick £501.0m, Birmingham Perry Barr £634.2mBirmingham Perry Barr: £634.2mSmethwick: £501.0mBirmingham Perry Barr: £636.9mSmethwick: £503.2mBirmingham Perry Barr: £601.5mSmethwick: £475.3m

    £501.0m£503.2m£475.3mBirmingham Perry Barr is higher£634.2m£636.9m£601.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Smethwick £194.4m, Birmingham Perry Barr £168.6mBirmingham Perry Barr: £168.6mSmethwick: £194.4mBirmingham Perry Barr: £169.3mSmethwick: £195.2mBirmingham Perry Barr: £159.9mSmethwick: £184.4m

    £194.4m£195.2m£184.4mSmethwick is higher£168.6m£169.3m£159.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Smethwick £205.0m, Birmingham Perry Barr £274.5mBirmingham Perry Barr: £274.5mSmethwick: £205.0mBirmingham Perry Barr: £275.6mSmethwick: £205.9mBirmingham Perry Barr: £260.3mSmethwick: £194.5m

    £205.0m£205.9m£194.5mBirmingham Perry Barr is higher£274.5m£275.6m£260.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Smethwick £159.8m, Birmingham Perry Barr £133.5mBirmingham Perry Barr: £133.5mSmethwick: £159.8mBirmingham Perry Barr: £134.1mSmethwick: £160.5mBirmingham Perry Barr: £126.7mSmethwick: £151.6m

    £159.8m£160.5m£151.6mSmethwick is higher£133.5m£134.1m£126.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Smethwick £18.1m, Birmingham Perry Barr £20.4mBirmingham Perry Barr: £20.4mSmethwick: £18.1mBirmingham Perry Barr: £20.5mSmethwick: £18.2mBirmingham Perry Barr: £19.4mSmethwick: £17.2m

    £18.1m£18.2m£17.2mBirmingham Perry Barr is higher£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Smethwick £15.6m, Birmingham Perry Barr £13.7mBirmingham Perry Barr: £13.7mSmethwick: £15.6mBirmingham Perry Barr: £13.8mSmethwick: £15.7mBirmingham Perry Barr: £13.0mSmethwick: £14.8m

    £15.6m£15.7m£14.8mSmethwick is higher£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Smethwick £0.86m, Birmingham Perry Barr £0.92mBirmingham Perry Barr: £0.92mSmethwick: £0.86mBirmingham Perry Barr: £0.93mSmethwick: £0.86mBirmingham Perry Barr: £0.88mSmethwick: £0.82m

    £0.86m£0.86m£0.82mBirmingham Perry Barr is higher£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Smethwick £61.6m, Birmingham Perry Barr £68.1mBirmingham Perry Barr: £68.1mSmethwick: £61.6mBirmingham Perry Barr: £68.4mSmethwick: £61.9mBirmingham Perry Barr: £64.6mSmethwick: £58.4m

    £61.6m£61.9m£58.4mBirmingham Perry Barr is higher£68.1m£68.4m£64.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Smethwick £14.6m, Birmingham Perry Barr £15.1mBirmingham Perry Barr: £15.1mSmethwick: £14.6mBirmingham Perry Barr: £15.1mSmethwick: £14.6mBirmingham Perry Barr: £14.3mSmethwick: £13.8m

    £14.6m£14.6m£13.8mBirmingham Perry Barr is higherDepends on how you count£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Smethwick £12.3m, Birmingham Perry Barr £16.0mBirmingham Perry Barr: £16.0mSmethwick: £12.3mBirmingham Perry Barr: £16.1mSmethwick: £12.4mBirmingham Perry Barr: £15.2mSmethwick: £11.7m

    £12.3m£12.4m£11.7mBirmingham Perry Barr is higher£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Smethwick £165.3m, Birmingham Perry Barr £230.3mBirmingham Perry Barr: £230.3mSmethwick: £165.3mBirmingham Perry Barr: £231.3mSmethwick: £166.0mBirmingham Perry Barr: £218.5mSmethwick: £156.8m

    £165.3m£166.0m£156.8mBirmingham Perry Barr is higher£230.3m£231.3m£218.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Smethwick £24.6m, Birmingham Perry Barr £107.1mBirmingham Perry Barr: £107.1mSmethwick: £24.6mBirmingham Perry Barr: £107.5mSmethwick: £24.7mBirmingham Perry Barr: £101.6mSmethwick: £23.4m

    £24.6m£24.7m£23.4mBirmingham Perry Barr is higher£107.1m£107.5m£101.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Smethwick £25.7m, Birmingham Perry Barr £26.1mBirmingham Perry Barr: £26.1mSmethwick: £25.7mBirmingham Perry Barr: £26.2mSmethwick: £25.8mBirmingham Perry Barr: £24.8mSmethwick: £24.3m

    £25.7m£25.8m£24.3mBirmingham Perry Barr is higherDepends on how you count£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Smethwick £0.90m, Birmingham Perry Barr £1.3mBirmingham Perry Barr: £1.3mSmethwick: £0.90mBirmingham Perry Barr: £1.3mSmethwick: £0.90mBirmingham Perry Barr: £1.2mSmethwick: £0.85m

    £0.90m£0.90m£0.85mBirmingham Perry Barr is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Smethwick £0.85m, Birmingham Perry Barr £0.76mBirmingham Perry Barr: £0.76mSmethwick: £0.85mBirmingham Perry Barr: £0.76mSmethwick: £0.85mBirmingham Perry Barr: £0.72mSmethwick: £0.81m

    £0.85m£0.85m£0.81mSmethwick is higher£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Smethwick £0.80m, Birmingham Perry Barr £0.80mBirmingham Perry Barr: £0.80mSmethwick: £0.80mBirmingham Perry Barr: £0.81mSmethwick: £0.80mBirmingham Perry Barr: £0.76mSmethwick: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.80m£0.76mBirmingham Perry Barr is higherDepends on how you count£0.80m£0.81m£0.76m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Smethwick 14,211, Birmingham Perry Barr 12,758Birmingham Perry Barr: 12,758Smethwick: 14,211

    14,211Smethwick is higherDepends on how you count12,758

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Smethwick 3,241, Birmingham Perry Barr 3,474Birmingham Perry Barr: 3,474Smethwick: 3,241

    3,241Birmingham Perry Barr is higher3,474

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Smethwick 3,015, Birmingham Perry Barr 2,749Birmingham Perry Barr: 2,749Smethwick: 3,015

    3,015Smethwick is higherDepends on how you count2,749

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Smethwick 8,779, Birmingham Perry Barr 10,075Birmingham Perry Barr: 10,075Smethwick: 8,779

    8,779Birmingham Perry Barr is higher10,075

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Smethwick 20,795, Birmingham Perry Barr 32,009Birmingham Perry Barr: 32,009Smethwick: 20,795

    20,795Birmingham Perry Barr is higher32,009

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Smethwick 2,859, Birmingham Perry Barr 3,645Birmingham Perry Barr: 3,645Smethwick: 2,859

    2,859Birmingham Perry Barr is higher3,645

Show the numbers
Smethwick and Birmingham Perry Barr, total
MeasureSmethwickBirmingham Perry BarrHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£501.0m£503.2m£475.3m£634.2m£636.9m£601.5mBirmingham Perry Barr
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£194.4m£195.2m£184.4m£168.6m£169.3m£159.9mSmethwick
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£205.0m£205.9m£194.5m£274.5m£275.6m£260.3mBirmingham Perry Barr
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£159.8m£160.5m£151.6m£133.5m£134.1m£126.7mSmethwick
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m£20.4m£20.5m£19.4mBirmingham Perry Barr
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m£13.7m£13.8m£13.0mSmethwick
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.86m£0.86m£0.82m£0.92m£0.93m£0.88mBirmingham Perry Barr
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.6m£61.9m£58.4m£68.1m£68.4m£64.6mBirmingham Perry Barr
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m£15.1m£15.1m£14.3mBirmingham Perry Barr
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m£16.0m£16.1m£15.2mBirmingham Perry Barr
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£165.3m£166.0m£156.8m£230.3m£231.3m£218.5mBirmingham Perry Barr
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.6m£24.7m£23.4m£107.1m£107.5m£101.6mBirmingham Perry Barr
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.7m£25.8m£24.3m£26.1m£26.2m£24.8mBirmingham Perry Barr
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mBirmingham Perry Barr
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.85m£0.85m£0.81m£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mSmethwick
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m£0.80m£0.81m£0.76mBirmingham Perry Barr
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,21112,758Smethwick
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,2413,474Birmingham Perry Barr
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0152,749Smethwick
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,77910,075Birmingham Perry Barr
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,79532,009Birmingham Perry Barr
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,8593,645Birmingham Perry Barr

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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