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Spen Valley and Stourbridge
Spen Valley is higher than Stourbridge on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 6 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.
Per person in the age group
Spen Valley is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Stourbridge 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
Spen Valley Stourbridge
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,439£4,458£4,210Stourbridge is higher£4,722£4,742£4,479
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,695£12,749£12,041Stourbridge is higher£13,153£13,209£12,476
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,002£2,011£1,899Stourbridge is higher£2,193£2,202£2,080
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,662£11,712£11,062Stourbridge is higher£11,893£11,944£11,281
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£359£360£340Stourbridge is higher£434£436£411
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£649£651£615Stourbridge is higher£796£800£755
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£25£25£23Stourbridge is higher£30£30£28
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£463£465£439Stourbridge is higher£486£488£461
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£119£120£113Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£125£125£118Stourbridge is higher£146£147£139
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,572£1,578£1,491Stourbridge is higher£1,735£1,742£1,645
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£136£137£129Stourbridge is higher£156£156£148
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£291£292£276Spen Valley is higherDepends on how you count£290£291£275
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.72£8.76£8.27Stourbridge is higher£16£16£15
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.58£6.61£6.24Spen Valley is higher£6.30£6.33£5.98
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.79£6.82£6.44Spen Valley is higher£5.56£5.58£5.27
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,010.3Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count1,011.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
95.5Stourbridge is higher107.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
139.9Stourbridge is higher162.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
71.4Spen Valley is higher70.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
194.4Stourbridge is higher218.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
28.3Stourbridge is higher33.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | Spen Valley | Stourbridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,439£4,458£4,210 | £4,722£4,742£4,479 | Stourbridge |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,695£12,749£12,041 | £13,153£13,209£12,476 | Stourbridge |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,002£2,011£1,899 | £2,193£2,202£2,080 | Stourbridge |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,662£11,712£11,062 | £11,893£11,944£11,281 | Stourbridge |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £359£360£340 | £434£436£411 | Stourbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £649£651£615 | £796£800£755 | Stourbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £25£25£23 | £30£30£28 | Stourbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £463£465£439 | £486£488£461 | Stourbridge |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £119£120£113 | £121£122£115 | Stourbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £125£125£118 | £146£147£139 | Stourbridge |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,572£1,578£1,491 | £1,735£1,742£1,645 | Stourbridge |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £136£137£129 | £156£156£148 | Stourbridge |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £291£292£276 | £290£291£275 | Spen Valley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.72£8.76£8.27 | £16£16£15 | Stourbridge |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.58£6.61£6.24 | £6.30£6.33£5.98 | Spen Valley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.79£6.82£6.44 | £5.56£5.58£5.27 | Spen Valley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,010.3 | 1,011.7 | Stourbridge |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 95.5 | 107.8 | Stourbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 139.9 | 162.4 | Stourbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 71.4 | 70.0 | Spen Valley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 194.4 | 218.6 | Stourbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 28.3 | 33.0 | Stourbridge |
Per resident
Spen Valley is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Stourbridge on 19. 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
Spen Valley Stourbridge
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,439£4,458£4,210Stourbridge is higher£4,722£4,742£4,479
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,505£2,515£2,376Stourbridge is higher£2,616£2,627£2,481
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,209£1,214£1,147Stourbridge is higher£1,338£1,343£1,269
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,301£2,311£2,183Stourbridge is higher£2,365£2,375£2,244
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£71£71£67Stourbridge is higher£86£87£82
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£128£129£121Stourbridge is higher£158£159£150
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.88£4.90£4.63Stourbridge is higher£5.89£5.92£5.59
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£463£465£439Stourbridge is higher£486£488£461
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£119£120£113Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£75£76£71Stourbridge is higher£89£90£85
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£949£953£900Stourbridge is higher£1,058£1,062£1,004
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£136£137£129Stourbridge is higher£156£156£148
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£175£176£166Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£177£178£168
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.26£5.28£4.99Stourbridge is higher£9.51£9.55£9.02
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.97£3.99£3.77Spen Valley is higher£3.85£3.86£3.65
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.79£6.82£6.44Spen Valley is higher£5.56£5.58£5.27
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
199.3Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count201.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.8Stourbridge is higher21.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
27.6Stourbridge is higher32.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
71.4Spen Valley is higher70.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
117.4Stourbridge is higher133.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.1Stourbridge is higher20.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Spen Valley | Stourbridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,439£4,458£4,210 | £4,722£4,742£4,479 | Stourbridge |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,505£2,515£2,376 | £2,616£2,627£2,481 | Stourbridge |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,209£1,214£1,147 | £1,338£1,343£1,269 | Stourbridge |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,301£2,311£2,183 | £2,365£2,375£2,244 | Stourbridge |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £71£71£67 | £86£87£82 | Stourbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £128£129£121 | £158£159£150 | Stourbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.88£4.90£4.63 | £5.89£5.92£5.59 | Stourbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £463£465£439 | £486£488£461 | Stourbridge |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £119£120£113 | £121£122£115 | Stourbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £75£76£71 | £89£90£85 | Stourbridge |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £949£953£900 | £1,058£1,062£1,004 | Stourbridge |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £136£137£129 | £156£156£148 | Stourbridge |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £175£176£166 | £177£178£168 | Stourbridge |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.26£5.28£4.99 | £9.51£9.55£9.02 | Stourbridge |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.97£3.99£3.77 | £3.85£3.86£3.65 | Spen Valley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.79£6.82£6.44 | £5.56£5.58£5.27 | Spen Valley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 199.3 | 201.2 | Stourbridge |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.8 | 21.5 | Stourbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 27.6 | 32.3 | Stourbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 71.4 | 70.0 | Spen Valley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 117.4 | 133.3 | Stourbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.1 | 20.1 | Stourbridge |
Total
Spen Valley is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Stourbridge 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
Spen Valley Stourbridge
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£431.4m£433.3m£409.2mStourbridge is higher£447.6m£449.5m£424.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£243.5m£244.5m£230.9mStourbridge is higher£248.0m£249.0m£235.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£117.5m£118.0m£111.4mStourbridge is higher£126.8m£127.3m£120.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£223.7m£224.6m£212.2mStourbridge is higher£224.2m£225.2m£212.7m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.9m£6.9m£6.5mStourbridge is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mStourbridge is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.47m£0.48m£0.45mStourbridge is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£45.0m£45.2m£42.7mStourbridge is higher£46.1m£46.3m£43.7m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.6m£11.6m£11.0mSpen Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.3m£7.4m£6.9mStourbridge is higher£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£92.2m£92.6m£87.5mStourbridge is higher£100.3m£100.7m£95.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£13.2m£13.3m£12.5mStourbridge is higher£14.8m£14.8m£14.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£17.1m£17.1m£16.2mSpen Valley is higherDepends on how you count£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.51m£0.51m£0.49mStourbridge is higher£0.90m£0.91m£0.85m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mSpen Valley is higher£0.36m£0.37m£0.35m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.66m£0.66m£0.63mSpen Valley is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
19,376Spen Valley is higherDepends on how you count19,073
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,831Stourbridge is higher2,033
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,684Stourbridge is higher3,061
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,940Spen Valley is higher6,631
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
11,408Stourbridge is higher12,638
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,658Stourbridge is higher1,906
Show the numbers
| Measure | Spen Valley | Stourbridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £431.4m£433.3m£409.2m | £447.6m£449.5m£424.6m | Stourbridge |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £243.5m£244.5m£230.9m | £248.0m£249.0m£235.2m | Stourbridge |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £117.5m£118.0m£111.4m | £126.8m£127.3m£120.3m | Stourbridge |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £223.7m£224.6m£212.2m | £224.2m£225.2m£212.7m | Stourbridge |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.9m£6.9m£6.5m | £8.2m£8.2m£7.8m | Stourbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.4m£12.5m£11.8m | £15.0m£15.1m£14.2m | Stourbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.47m£0.48m£0.45m | £0.56m£0.56m£0.53m | Stourbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £45.0m£45.2m£42.7m | £46.1m£46.3m£43.7m | Stourbridge |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.6m£11.6m£11.0m | £11.5m£11.5m£10.9m | Spen Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.3m£7.4m£6.9m | £8.5m£8.5m£8.0m | Stourbridge |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £92.2m£92.6m£87.5m | £100.3m£100.7m£95.1m | Stourbridge |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £13.2m£13.3m£12.5m | £14.8m£14.8m£14.0m | Stourbridge |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £17.1m£17.1m£16.2m | £16.8m£16.8m£15.9m | Spen Valley |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.51m£0.51m£0.49m | £0.90m£0.91m£0.85m | Stourbridge |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | £0.36m£0.37m£0.35m | Spen Valley |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.66m£0.66m£0.63m | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | Spen Valley |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 19,376 | 19,073 | Spen Valley |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,831 | 2,033 | Stourbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,684 | 3,061 | Stourbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,940 | 6,631 | Spen Valley |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 11,408 | 12,638 | Stourbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,658 | 1,906 | Stourbridge |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.