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South Dorset and Wyre Forest

100,592 and 103,913 residents (mid-2024).

South Dorset is higher than Wyre Forest on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 11 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

South Dorset is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Wyre 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

South Dorset Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Dorset £5,425, Wyre Forest £5,140Wyre Forest: £5,140South Dorset: £5,425Wyre Forest: £5,162South Dorset: £5,448Wyre Forest: £4,876South Dorset: £5,146

    £5,425£5,448£5,146South Dorset is higher£5,140£5,162£4,876

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: South Dorset £12,341, Wyre Forest £12,741Wyre Forest: £12,741South Dorset: £12,341Wyre Forest: £12,795South Dorset: £12,394Wyre Forest: £12,086South Dorset: £11,706

    £12,341£12,394£11,706Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£12,741£12,795£12,086

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: South Dorset £2,138, Wyre Forest £2,094Wyre Forest: £2,094South Dorset: £2,138Wyre Forest: £2,103South Dorset: £2,147Wyre Forest: £1,986South Dorset: £2,028

    £2,138£2,147£2,028South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£2,094£2,103£1,986

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: South Dorset £11,308, Wyre Forest £11,641Wyre Forest: £11,641South Dorset: £11,308Wyre Forest: £11,691South Dorset: £11,357Wyre Forest: £11,042South Dorset: £10,726

    £11,308£11,357£10,726Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£11,641£11,691£11,042

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: South Dorset £336, Wyre Forest £355Wyre Forest: £355South Dorset: £336Wyre Forest: £356South Dorset: £337Wyre Forest: £337South Dorset: £318

    £336£337£318Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£355£356£337

  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: South Dorset £676, Wyre Forest £720Wyre Forest: £720South Dorset: £676Wyre Forest: £723South Dorset: £679Wyre Forest: £683South Dorset: £641

    £676£679£641Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£720£723£683

  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: South Dorset £21, Wyre Forest £25Wyre Forest: £25South Dorset: £21Wyre Forest: £25South Dorset: £21Wyre Forest: £24South Dorset: £20

    £21£21£20Wyre Forest is higher£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Dorset £516, Wyre Forest £497Wyre Forest: £497South Dorset: £516Wyre Forest: £499South Dorset: £519Wyre Forest: £472South Dorset: £490

    £516£519£490South Dorset is higher£497£499£472

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Dorset £134, Wyre Forest £130Wyre Forest: £130South Dorset: £134Wyre Forest: £131South Dorset: £135Wyre Forest: £123South Dorset: £127

    £134£135£127South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£130£131£123

  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: South Dorset £122, Wyre Forest £145Wyre Forest: £145South Dorset: £122Wyre Forest: £146South Dorset: £122Wyre Forest: £138South Dorset: £115

    £122£122£115Wyre Forest is higher£145£146£138

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: South Dorset £1,637, Wyre Forest £1,588Wyre Forest: £1,588South Dorset: £1,637Wyre Forest: £1,595South Dorset: £1,644Wyre Forest: £1,507South Dorset: £1,553

    £1,637£1,644£1,553South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£1,588£1,595£1,507

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Dorset £247, Wyre Forest £208Wyre Forest: £208South Dorset: £247Wyre Forest: £209South Dorset: £248Wyre Forest: £197South Dorset: £235

    £247£248£235South Dorset is higher£208£209£197

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Dorset £368, Wyre Forest £346Wyre Forest: £346South Dorset: £368Wyre Forest: £348South Dorset: £370Wyre Forest: £328South Dorset: £349

    £368£370£349South Dorset is higher£346£348£328

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Dorset £4.23, Wyre Forest £6.29Wyre Forest: £6.29South Dorset: £4.23Wyre Forest: £6.32South Dorset: £4.25Wyre Forest: £5.97South Dorset: £4.01

    £4.23£4.25£4.01Wyre Forest is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: South Dorset £6.84, Wyre Forest £7.78Wyre Forest: £7.78South Dorset: £6.84Wyre Forest: £7.81South Dorset: £6.87Wyre Forest: £7.38South Dorset: £6.49

    £6.84£6.87£6.49Wyre Forest is higher£7.78£7.81£7.38

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Dorset £7.63, Wyre Forest £5.25Wyre Forest: £5.25South Dorset: £7.63Wyre Forest: £5.27South Dorset: £7.67Wyre Forest: £4.98South Dorset: £7.24

    £7.63£7.67£7.24South Dorset is higher£5.25£5.27£4.98

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: South Dorset 1,010.6, Wyre Forest 1,004.0Wyre Forest: 1,004.0South Dorset: 1,010.6

    1,010.6South Dorset is higher1,004.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: South Dorset 84.4, Wyre Forest 95.1Wyre Forest: 95.1South Dorset: 84.4

    84.4Wyre Forest is higher95.1

  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: South Dorset 145.5, Wyre Forest 153.1Wyre Forest: 153.1South Dorset: 145.5

    145.5Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count153.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Dorset 74.8, Wyre Forest 72.5Wyre Forest: 72.5South Dorset: 74.8

    74.8South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count72.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: South Dorset 194.6, Wyre Forest 196.5Wyre Forest: 196.5South Dorset: 194.6

    194.6Wyre Forest is higher196.5

  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: South Dorset 26.1, Wyre Forest 32.0Wyre Forest: 32.0South Dorset: 26.1

    26.1Wyre Forest is higher32.0

Show the numbers
South Dorset and Wyre Forest, per person in the age group
MeasureSouth DorsetWyre ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,425£5,448£5,146£5,140£5,162£4,876South Dorset
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,341£12,394£11,706£12,741£12,795£12,086Wyre Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,138£2,147£2,028£2,094£2,103£1,986South Dorset
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,308£11,357£10,726£11,641£11,691£11,042Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£336£337£318£355£356£337Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£676£679£641£720£723£683Wyre Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£25£25£24Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£516£519£490£497£499£472South Dorset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£130£131£123South Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£122£122£115£145£146£138Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,637£1,644£1,553£1,588£1,595£1,507South Dorset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£247£248£235£208£209£197South Dorset
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£368£370£349£346£348£328South Dorset
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.23£4.25£4.01£6.29£6.32£5.97Wyre Forest
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.84£6.87£6.49£7.78£7.81£7.38Wyre Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.63£7.67£7.24£5.25£5.27£4.98South Dorset
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.61,004.0South Dorset
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202684.495.1Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.5153.1Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.872.5South Dorset
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.6196.5Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.132.0Wyre Forest

Per resident

South Dorset is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest on 8. 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

South Dorset Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Dorset £5,425, Wyre Forest £5,140Wyre Forest: £5,140South Dorset: £5,425Wyre Forest: £5,162South Dorset: £5,448Wyre Forest: £4,876South Dorset: £5,146

    £5,425£5,448£5,146South Dorset is higher£5,140£5,162£4,876

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: South Dorset £3,301, Wyre Forest £3,079Wyre Forest: £3,079South Dorset: £3,301Wyre Forest: £3,092South Dorset: £3,315Wyre Forest: £2,920South Dorset: £3,131

    £3,301£3,315£3,131South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£3,079£3,092£2,920

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: South Dorset £1,218, Wyre Forest £1,221Wyre Forest: £1,221South Dorset: £1,218Wyre Forest: £1,226South Dorset: £1,224Wyre Forest: £1,158South Dorset: £1,156

    £1,218£1,224£1,156Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£1,221£1,226£1,158

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: South Dorset £3,025, Wyre Forest £2,813Wyre Forest: £2,813South Dorset: £3,025Wyre Forest: £2,825South Dorset: £3,038Wyre Forest: £2,668South Dorset: £2,869

    £3,025£3,038£2,869South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£2,813£2,825£2,668

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: South Dorset £90, Wyre Forest £86Wyre Forest: £86South Dorset: £90Wyre Forest: £86South Dorset: £90Wyre Forest: £81South Dorset: £85

    £90£90£85South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£81

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: South Dorset £181, Wyre Forest £174Wyre Forest: £174South Dorset: £181Wyre Forest: £175South Dorset: £182Wyre Forest: £165South Dorset: £171

    £181£182£171South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£174£175£165

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: South Dorset £5.71, Wyre Forest £6.03Wyre Forest: £6.03South Dorset: £5.71Wyre Forest: £6.06South Dorset: £5.74Wyre Forest: £5.72South Dorset: £5.42

    £5.71£5.74£5.42Wyre Forest is higher£6.03£6.06£5.72

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Dorset £516, Wyre Forest £497Wyre Forest: £497South Dorset: £516Wyre Forest: £499South Dorset: £519Wyre Forest: £472South Dorset: £490

    £516£519£490South Dorset is higher£497£499£472

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Dorset £134, Wyre Forest £130Wyre Forest: £130South Dorset: £134Wyre Forest: £131South Dorset: £135Wyre Forest: £123South Dorset: £127

    £134£135£127South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£130£131£123

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: South Dorset £69, Wyre Forest £85Wyre Forest: £85South Dorset: £69Wyre Forest: £85South Dorset: £70Wyre Forest: £80South Dorset: £66

    £69£70£66Wyre Forest is higher£85£85£80

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: South Dorset £933, Wyre Forest £926Wyre Forest: £926South Dorset: £933Wyre Forest: £930South Dorset: £937Wyre Forest: £879South Dorset: £885

    £933£937£885South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£926£930£879

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Dorset £247, Wyre Forest £208Wyre Forest: £208South Dorset: £247Wyre Forest: £209South Dorset: £248Wyre Forest: £197South Dorset: £235

    £247£248£235South Dorset is higher£208£209£197

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: South Dorset £210, Wyre Forest £202Wyre Forest: £202South Dorset: £210Wyre Forest: £203South Dorset: £211Wyre Forest: £191South Dorset: £199

    £210£211£199South Dorset is higher£202£203£191

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: South Dorset £2.41, Wyre Forest £3.67Wyre Forest: £3.67South Dorset: £2.41Wyre Forest: £3.68South Dorset: £2.42Wyre Forest: £3.48South Dorset: £2.29

    £2.41£2.42£2.29Wyre Forest is higher£3.67£3.68£3.48

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: South Dorset £3.90, Wyre Forest £4.53Wyre Forest: £4.53South Dorset: £3.90Wyre Forest: £4.55South Dorset: £3.92Wyre Forest: £4.30South Dorset: £3.70

    £3.90£3.92£3.70Wyre Forest is higher£4.53£4.55£4.30

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Dorset £7.63, Wyre Forest £5.25Wyre Forest: £5.25South Dorset: £7.63Wyre Forest: £5.27South Dorset: £7.67Wyre Forest: £4.98South Dorset: £7.24

    £7.63£7.67£7.24South Dorset is higher£5.25£5.27£4.98

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: South Dorset 270.3, Wyre Forest 242.6Wyre Forest: 242.6South Dorset: 270.3

    270.3South Dorset is higher242.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Dorset 22.6, Wyre Forest 23.0Wyre Forest: 23.0South Dorset: 22.6

    22.6Wyre Forest is higher23.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Dorset 38.9, Wyre Forest 37.0Wyre Forest: 37.0South Dorset: 38.9

    38.9South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count37.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Dorset 74.8, Wyre Forest 72.5Wyre Forest: 72.5South Dorset: 74.8

    74.8South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count72.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Dorset 110.9, Wyre Forest 114.6Wyre Forest: 114.6South Dorset: 110.9

    110.9Wyre Forest is higher114.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Dorset 14.9, Wyre Forest 18.7Wyre Forest: 18.7South Dorset: 14.9

    14.9Wyre Forest is higher18.7

Show the numbers
South Dorset and Wyre Forest, per resident
MeasureSouth DorsetWyre ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,425£5,448£5,146£5,140£5,162£4,876South Dorset
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,301£3,315£3,131£3,079£3,092£2,920South Dorset
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,218£1,224£1,156£1,221£1,226£1,158Wyre Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,025£3,038£2,869£2,813£2,825£2,668South Dorset
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£86£86£81South Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£181£182£171£174£175£165South Dorset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.71£5.74£5.42£6.03£6.06£5.72Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£516£519£490£497£499£472South Dorset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£130£131£123South Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£69£70£66£85£85£80Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£933£937£885£926£930£879South Dorset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£247£248£235£208£209£197South Dorset
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£210£211£199£202£203£191South Dorset
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.41£2.42£2.29£3.67£3.68£3.48Wyre Forest
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.90£3.92£3.70£4.53£4.55£4.30Wyre Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.63£7.67£7.24£5.25£5.27£4.98South Dorset
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026270.3242.6South Dorset
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.623.0Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.937.0South Dorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.872.5South Dorset
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026110.9114.6Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.918.7Wyre Forest

Total

South Dorset is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest on 11. 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

South Dorset Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: South Dorset £545.7m, Wyre Forest £534.1mWyre Forest: £534.1mSouth Dorset: £545.7mWyre Forest: £536.4mSouth Dorset: £548.0mWyre Forest: £506.7mSouth Dorset: £517.6m

    £545.7m£548.0m£517.6mSouth Dorset is higher£534.1m£536.4m£506.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: South Dorset £332.1m, Wyre Forest £319.9mWyre Forest: £319.9mSouth Dorset: £332.1mWyre Forest: £321.3mSouth Dorset: £333.5mWyre Forest: £303.5mSouth Dorset: £315.0m

    £332.1m£333.5m£315.0mSouth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£319.9m£321.3m£303.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: South Dorset £122.6m, Wyre Forest £126.9mWyre Forest: £126.9mSouth Dorset: £122.6mWyre Forest: £127.4mSouth Dorset: £123.1mWyre Forest: £120.3mSouth Dorset: £116.3m

    £122.6m£123.1m£116.3mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£126.9m£127.4m£120.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: South Dorset £304.3m, Wyre Forest £292.3mWyre Forest: £292.3mSouth Dorset: £304.3mWyre Forest: £293.6mSouth Dorset: £305.6mWyre Forest: £277.3mSouth Dorset: £288.6m

    £304.3m£305.6m£288.6mSouth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£292.3m£293.6m£277.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: South Dorset £9.0m, Wyre Forest £8.9mWyre Forest: £8.9mSouth Dorset: £9.0mWyre Forest: £9.0mSouth Dorset: £9.1mWyre Forest: £8.5mSouth Dorset: £8.6m

    £9.0m£9.1m£8.6mSouth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Dorset £18.2m, Wyre Forest £18.1mWyre Forest: £18.1mSouth Dorset: £18.2mWyre Forest: £18.2mSouth Dorset: £18.3mWyre Forest: £17.2mSouth Dorset: £17.2m

    £18.2m£18.3m£17.2mSouth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: South Dorset £0.57m, Wyre Forest £0.63mWyre Forest: £0.63mSouth Dorset: £0.57mWyre Forest: £0.63mSouth Dorset: £0.58mWyre Forest: £0.59mSouth Dorset: £0.55m

    £0.57m£0.58m£0.55mWyre Forest is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Dorset £51.9m, Wyre Forest £51.7mWyre Forest: £51.7mSouth Dorset: £51.9mWyre Forest: £51.9mSouth Dorset: £52.2mWyre Forest: £49.0mSouth Dorset: £49.3m

    £51.9m£52.2m£49.3mSouth Dorset is higher£51.7m£51.9m£49.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: South Dorset £13.5m, Wyre Forest £13.5mWyre Forest: £13.5mSouth Dorset: £13.5mWyre Forest: £13.6mSouth Dorset: £13.6mWyre Forest: £12.8mSouth Dorset: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.6m£12.8mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Dorset £7.0m, Wyre Forest £8.8mWyre Forest: £8.8mSouth Dorset: £7.0mWyre Forest: £8.8mSouth Dorset: £7.0mWyre Forest: £8.3mSouth Dorset: £6.6m

    £7.0m£7.0m£6.6mWyre Forest is higher£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: South Dorset £93.8m, Wyre Forest £96.2mWyre Forest: £96.2mSouth Dorset: £93.8mWyre Forest: £96.7mSouth Dorset: £94.2mWyre Forest: £91.3mSouth Dorset: £89.0m

    £93.8m£94.2m£89.0mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£96.2m£96.7m£91.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: South Dorset £24.9m, Wyre Forest £21.6mWyre Forest: £21.6mSouth Dorset: £24.9mWyre Forest: £21.7mSouth Dorset: £25.0mWyre Forest: £20.5mSouth Dorset: £23.6m

    £24.9m£25.0m£23.6mSouth Dorset is higher£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: South Dorset £21.1m, Wyre Forest £21.0mWyre Forest: £21.0mSouth Dorset: £21.1mWyre Forest: £21.1mSouth Dorset: £21.2mWyre Forest: £19.9mSouth Dorset: £20.0m

    £21.1m£21.2m£20.0mSouth Dorset is higher£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: South Dorset £0.24m, Wyre Forest £0.38mWyre Forest: £0.38mSouth Dorset: £0.24mWyre Forest: £0.38mSouth Dorset: £0.24mWyre Forest: £0.36mSouth Dorset: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mWyre Forest is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: South Dorset £0.39m, Wyre Forest £0.47mWyre Forest: £0.47mSouth Dorset: £0.39mWyre Forest: £0.47mSouth Dorset: £0.39mWyre Forest: £0.45mSouth Dorset: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mWyre Forest is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: South Dorset £0.77m, Wyre Forest £0.55mWyre Forest: £0.55mSouth Dorset: £0.77mWyre Forest: £0.55mSouth Dorset: £0.77mWyre Forest: £0.52mSouth Dorset: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mSouth Dorset is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: South Dorset 27,193, Wyre Forest 25,210Wyre Forest: 25,210South Dorset: 27,193

    27,193South Dorset is higher25,210

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: South Dorset 2,272, Wyre Forest 2,388Wyre Forest: 2,388South Dorset: 2,272

    2,272Wyre Forest is higher2,388

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Dorset 3,915, Wyre Forest 3,845Wyre Forest: 3,845South Dorset: 3,915

    3,915South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count3,845

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Dorset 7,524, Wyre Forest 7,531Wyre Forest: 7,531South Dorset: 7,524

    7,524Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count7,531

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: South Dorset 11,156, Wyre Forest 11,904Wyre Forest: 11,904South Dorset: 11,156

    11,156Wyre Forest is higher11,904

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Dorset 1,496, Wyre Forest 1,940Wyre Forest: 1,940South Dorset: 1,496

    1,496Wyre Forest is higher1,940

Show the numbers
South Dorset and Wyre Forest, total
MeasureSouth DorsetWyre ForestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£545.7m£548.0m£517.6m£534.1m£536.4m£506.7mSouth Dorset
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£332.1m£333.5m£315.0m£319.9m£321.3m£303.5mSouth Dorset
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£122.6m£123.1m£116.3m£126.9m£127.4m£120.3mWyre Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£304.3m£305.6m£288.6m£292.3m£293.6m£277.3mSouth Dorset
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.1m£8.6m£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mSouth Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.2m£18.3m£17.2m£18.1m£18.2m£17.2mSouth Dorset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.58m£0.55m£0.63m£0.63m£0.59mWyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.9m£52.2m£49.3m£51.7m£51.9m£49.0mSouth Dorset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mWyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m£8.8m£8.8m£8.3mWyre Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£93.8m£94.2m£89.0m£96.2m£96.7m£91.3mWyre Forest
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.9m£25.0m£23.6m£21.6m£21.7m£20.5mSouth Dorset
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m£21.0m£21.1m£19.9mSouth Dorset
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mWyre Forest
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mWyre Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mSouth Dorset
State Pensiontotal, March 202627,19325,210South Dorset
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2722,388Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,9153,845South Dorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,5247,531Wyre Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,15611,904Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4961,940Wyre Forest

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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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.
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