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Stafford and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

98,172 and 108,700 residents (mid-2024).

Stafford is higher than Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 14 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

Stafford is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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

Stafford Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stafford £4,317, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Stafford: £4,317Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Stafford: £4,336Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037Stafford: £4,095

    £4,317£4,336£4,095Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£4,256£4,274£4,037

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stafford £12,623, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £12,416Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,416Stafford: £12,623Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,468Stafford: £12,677Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,777Stafford: £11,974

    £12,623£12,677£11,974Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£12,416£12,468£11,777

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stafford £1,594, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,524Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,524Stafford: £1,594Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,531Stafford: £1,601Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,446Stafford: £1,512

    £1,594£1,601£1,512Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£1,524£1,531£1,446

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stafford £11,666, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £11,523Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,523Stafford: £11,666Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,572Stafford: £11,715Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10,930Stafford: £11,066

    £11,666£11,715£11,066Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£11,523£11,572£10,930

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stafford £270, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £248Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £248Stafford: £270Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £249Stafford: £271Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £236Stafford: £256

    £270£271£256Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£248£249£236

  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: Stafford £669, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £628Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £628Stafford: £669Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £631Stafford: £672Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £596Stafford: £634

    £669£672£634Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£628£631£596

  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: Stafford £19, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Stafford: £19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Stafford: £19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Stafford: £18

    £19£19£18Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stafford £414, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Stafford: £414Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Stafford: £416Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325Stafford: £393

    £414£416£393Stafford is higher£343£344£325

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stafford £102, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Stafford: £102Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Stafford: £102Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90Stafford: £97

    £102£102£97Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£95£95£90

  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: Stafford £94, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Stafford: £94Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Stafford: £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74Stafford: £90

    £94£95£90Stafford is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stafford £1,220, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,206Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,206Stafford: £1,220Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,212Stafford: £1,225Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,144Stafford: £1,157

    £1,220£1,225£1,157Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£1,206£1,212£1,144

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stafford £162, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Stafford: £162Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Stafford: £163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153Stafford: £154

    £162£163£154Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£161£162£153

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stafford £269, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £231Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £231Stafford: £269Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £232Stafford: £270Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £219Stafford: £255

    £269£270£255Stafford is higher£231£232£219

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stafford £6.29, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.53Stafford: £6.29Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.56Stafford: £6.32Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.25Stafford: £5.97

    £6.29£6.32£5.97Stafford is higher£5.53£5.56£5.25

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stafford £5.27, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.68Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.68Stafford: £5.27Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.69Stafford: £5.29Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.49Stafford: £5.00

    £5.27£5.29£5.00Stafford is higher£3.68£3.69£3.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stafford £5.79, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Stafford: £5.79Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Stafford: £5.81Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41Stafford: £5.49

    £5.79£5.81£5.49Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stafford 1,006.7, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,000.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,000.5Stafford: 1,006.7

    1,006.7Stafford is higherDepends on how you count1,000.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stafford 69.2, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 63.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 63.9Stafford: 69.2

    69.2Stafford is higherDepends on how you count63.9

  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: Stafford 137.1, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 127.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 127.9Stafford: 137.1

    137.1Stafford is higherDepends on how you count127.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stafford 58.8, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5Stafford: 58.8

    58.8Stafford is higher52.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stafford 155.7, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 144.5Stafford: 155.7

    155.7Stafford is higherDepends on how you count144.5

  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: Stafford 21.1, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 17.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 17.9Stafford: 21.1

    21.1Stafford is higher17.9

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Stafford and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per person in the age group
MeasureStaffordBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,317£4,336£4,095£4,256£4,274£4,037Stafford
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,623£12,677£11,974£12,416£12,468£11,777Stafford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,594£1,601£1,512£1,524£1,531£1,446Stafford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,666£11,715£11,066£11,523£11,572£10,930Stafford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£270£271£256£248£249£236Stafford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£669£672£634£628£631£596Stafford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£16Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£414£416£393£343£344£325Stafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£97£95£95£90Stafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£94£95£90£78£78£74Stafford
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,220£1,225£1,157£1,206£1,212£1,144Stafford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£161£162£153Stafford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£269£270£255£231£232£219Stafford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.29£6.32£5.97£5.53£5.56£5.25Stafford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.27£5.29£5.00£3.68£3.69£3.49Stafford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.79£5.81£5.49£6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.71,000.5Stafford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202669.263.9Stafford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026137.1127.9Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.852.5Stafford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026155.7144.5Stafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.117.9Stafford

Per resident

Stafford is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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

Stafford Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stafford £4,317, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Stafford: £4,317Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Stafford: £4,336Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037Stafford: £4,095

    £4,317£4,336£4,095Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£4,256£4,274£4,037

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stafford £2,665, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,740Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,740Stafford: £2,665Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,752Stafford: £2,676Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,599Stafford: £2,528

    £2,665£2,676£2,528Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£2,740£2,752£2,599

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stafford £969, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £910Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £910Stafford: £969Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £914Stafford: £973Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £864Stafford: £919

    £969£973£919Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£910£914£864

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stafford £2,463, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,543Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,543Stafford: £2,463Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,554Stafford: £2,473Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,412Stafford: £2,336

    £2,463£2,473£2,336Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£2,543£2,554£2,412

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stafford £57, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Stafford: £57Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Stafford: £57Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £52Stafford: £54

    £57£57£54Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stafford £141, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £139Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Stafford: £141Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Stafford: £142Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £132Stafford: £134

    £141£142£134Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£139£139£132

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Stafford £3.91, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.62Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.62Stafford: £3.91Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.63Stafford: £3.93Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.43Stafford: £3.71

    £3.91£3.93£3.71Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£3.62£3.63£3.43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stafford £414, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Stafford: £414Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Stafford: £416Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325Stafford: £393

    £414£416£393Stafford is higher£343£344£325

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stafford £102, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Stafford: £102Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Stafford: £102Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90Stafford: £97

    £102£102£97Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£95£95£90

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stafford £57, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £47Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Stafford: £57Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Stafford: £58Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £44Stafford: £54

    £57£58£54Stafford is higher£47£47£44

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stafford £741, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £721Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £721Stafford: £741Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £724Stafford: £745Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £683Stafford: £703

    £741£745£703Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£721£724£683

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stafford £162, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Stafford: £162Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Stafford: £163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153Stafford: £154

    £162£163£154Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£161£162£153

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stafford £163, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £138Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Stafford: £163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Stafford: £164Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £131Stafford: £155

    £163£164£155Stafford is higher£138£138£131

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stafford £3.83, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.31Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.31Stafford: £3.83Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.32Stafford: £3.84Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.14Stafford: £3.63

    £3.83£3.84£3.63Stafford is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stafford £3.20, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2.19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.19Stafford: £3.20Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.20Stafford: £3.22Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.08Stafford: £3.04

    £3.20£3.22£3.04Stafford is higher£2.19£2.20£2.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stafford £5.79, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Stafford: £5.79Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Stafford: £5.81Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41Stafford: £5.49

    £5.79£5.81£5.49Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stafford 212.5, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 220.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 220.8Stafford: 212.5

    212.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count220.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stafford 14.6, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 14.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 14.1Stafford: 14.6

    14.6Stafford is higherDepends on how you count14.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stafford 28.9, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 28.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 28.2Stafford: 28.9

    28.9Stafford is higherDepends on how you count28.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stafford 58.8, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5Stafford: 58.8

    58.8Stafford is higher52.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stafford 94.6, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 86.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 86.3Stafford: 94.6

    94.6Stafford is higherDepends on how you count86.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stafford 12.8, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 10.7Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 10.7Stafford: 12.8

    12.8Stafford is higher10.7

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Stafford and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per resident
MeasureStaffordBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,317£4,336£4,095£4,256£4,274£4,037Stafford
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,665£2,676£2,528£2,740£2,752£2,599Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£969£973£919£910£914£864Stafford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,463£2,473£2,336£2,543£2,554£2,412Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54£55£55£52Stafford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£139£139£132Stafford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.91£3.93£3.71£3.62£3.63£3.43Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£414£416£393£343£344£325Stafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£97£95£95£90Stafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£57£58£54£47£47£44Stafford
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£741£745£703£721£724£683Stafford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£161£162£153Stafford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155£138£138£131Stafford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.83£3.84£3.63£3.31£3.32£3.14Stafford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.20£3.22£3.04£2.19£2.20£2.08Stafford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.79£5.81£5.49£6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026212.5220.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.614.1Stafford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.928.2Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.852.5Stafford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202694.686.3Stafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.810.7Stafford

Total

Stafford is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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

Stafford Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stafford £423.8m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £462.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £462.6mStafford: £423.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £464.6mStafford: £425.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £438.8mStafford: £402.0m

    £423.8m£425.6m£402.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stafford £261.6m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £297.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £297.8mStafford: £261.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £299.1mStafford: £262.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £282.5mStafford: £248.2m

    £261.6m£262.7m£248.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£297.8m£299.1m£282.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stafford £95.1m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £99.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.0mStafford: £95.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.4mStafford: £95.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £93.9mStafford: £90.2m

    £95.1m£95.5m£90.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stafford £241.8m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £276.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £276.4mStafford: £241.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £277.6mStafford: £242.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £262.2mStafford: £229.3m

    £241.8m£242.8m£229.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£276.4m£277.6m£262.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stafford £5.6m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mStafford: £5.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mStafford: £5.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.7mStafford: £5.3m

    £5.6m£5.6m£5.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stafford £13.9m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mStafford: £13.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mStafford: £13.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.3mStafford: £13.1m

    £13.9m£13.9m£13.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Stafford £0.38m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.39mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mStafford: £0.38mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mStafford: £0.39mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.37mStafford: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.39m£0.36mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stafford £40.6m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £37.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.2mStafford: £40.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.4mStafford: £40.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £35.3mStafford: £38.5m

    £40.6m£40.8m£38.5mStafford is higher£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stafford £10.0m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £10.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mStafford: £10.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mStafford: £10.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £9.8mStafford: £9.5m

    £10.0m£10.0m£9.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stafford £5.6m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mStafford: £5.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mStafford: £5.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4.8mStafford: £5.3m

    £5.6m£5.7m£5.3mStafford is higher£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stafford £72.8m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.3mStafford: £72.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.7mStafford: £73.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74.3mStafford: £69.0m

    £72.8m£73.1m£69.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stafford £15.9m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £17.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mStafford: £15.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mStafford: £16.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16.6mStafford: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stafford £16.0m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mStafford: £16.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mStafford: £16.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.2mStafford: £15.2m

    £16.0m£16.1m£15.2mStafford is higher£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stafford £0.38m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.36mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mStafford: £0.38mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mStafford: £0.38mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.34mStafford: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mStafford is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stafford £0.31m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.24mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mStafford: £0.31mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mStafford: £0.32mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.23mStafford: £0.30m

    £0.31m£0.32m£0.30mStafford is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stafford £0.57m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.73mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.73mStafford: £0.57mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.74mStafford: £0.57mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.70mStafford: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stafford 20,863, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 24,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 24,000Stafford: 20,863

    20,863Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count24,000

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stafford 1,435, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,532Stafford: 1,435

    1,435Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count1,532

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stafford 2,841, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 3,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 3,069Stafford: 2,841

    2,841Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count3,069

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stafford 5,768, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 5,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 5,701Stafford: 5,768

    5,768Stafford is higher5,701

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stafford 9,290, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 9,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 9,382Stafford: 9,290

    9,290Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count9,382

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stafford 1,261, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,163Stafford: 1,261

    1,261Stafford is higher1,163

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Stafford and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, total
MeasureStaffordBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£423.8m£425.6m£402.0m£462.6m£464.6m£438.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£261.6m£262.7m£248.2m£297.8m£299.1m£282.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£95.1m£95.5m£90.2m£99.0m£99.4m£93.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£241.8m£242.8m£229.3m£276.4m£277.6m£262.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m£15.1m£15.1m£14.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.39m£0.36m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.6m£40.8m£38.5m£37.2m£37.4m£35.3mStafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.7m£5.3m£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mStafford
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£72.8m£73.1m£69.0m£78.3m£78.7m£74.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£17.6m£17.6m£16.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m£15.0m£15.0m£14.2mStafford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mStafford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.32m£0.30m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mStafford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.73m£0.74m£0.70mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,86324,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4351,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8413,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,7685,701Stafford
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,2909,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2611,163Stafford

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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