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Stockport and Bedford

108,432 and 114,023 residents (mid-2024).

Stockport is higher than Bedford on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Stockport is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Bedford on 2. 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

Stockport Bedford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stockport £4,495, Bedford £4,275Bedford: £4,275Stockport: £4,495Bedford: £4,294Stockport: £4,514Bedford: £4,055Stockport: £4,264

    £4,495£4,514£4,264Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£4,275£4,294£4,055

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £13,355, Bedford £12,838Bedford: £12,838Stockport: £13,355Bedford: £12,893Stockport: £13,412Bedford: £12,178Stockport: £12,668

    £13,355£13,412£12,668Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£12,838£12,893£12,178

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £2,567, Bedford £2,294Bedford: £2,294Stockport: £2,567Bedford: £2,303Stockport: £2,578Bedford: £2,176Stockport: £2,435

    £2,567£2,578£2,435Stockport is higher£2,294£2,303£2,176

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £11,840, Bedford £11,463Bedford: £11,463Stockport: £11,840Bedford: £11,512Stockport: £11,890Bedford: £10,873Stockport: £11,231

    £11,840£11,890£11,231Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£11,463£11,512£10,873

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £643, Bedford £621Bedford: £621Stockport: £643Bedford: £624Stockport: £646Bedford: £589Stockport: £610

    £643£646£610Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£621£624£589

  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: Stockport £835, Bedford £724Bedford: £724Stockport: £835Bedford: £727Stockport: £838Bedford: £686Stockport: £792

    £835£838£792Stockport is higher£724£727£686

  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: Stockport £38, Bedford £30Bedford: £30Stockport: £38Bedford: £30Stockport: £38Bedford: £29Stockport: £36

    £38£38£36Stockport is higher£30£30£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £551, Bedford £413Bedford: £413Stockport: £551Bedford: £415Stockport: £553Bedford: £392Stockport: £523

    £551£553£523Stockport is higher£413£415£392

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £163, Bedford £119Bedford: £119Stockport: £163Bedford: £120Stockport: £164Bedford: £113Stockport: £155

    £163£164£155Stockport is higher£119£120£113

  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: Stockport £125, Bedford £99Bedford: £99Stockport: £125Bedford: £99Stockport: £126Bedford: £94Stockport: £119

    £125£126£119Stockport is higher£99£99£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £1,980, Bedford £1,918Bedford: £1,918Stockport: £1,980Bedford: £1,926Stockport: £1,988Bedford: £1,819Stockport: £1,878

    £1,980£1,988£1,878Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£1,918£1,926£1,819

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stockport £228, Bedford £328Bedford: £328Stockport: £228Bedford: £330Stockport: £229Bedford: £311Stockport: £216

    £228£229£216Bedford is higher£328£330£311

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £445, Bedford £262Bedford: £262Stockport: £445Bedford: £263Stockport: £447Bedford: £248Stockport: £422

    £445£447£422Stockport is higher£262£263£248

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £9.09, Bedford £10Bedford: £10Stockport: £9.09Bedford: £11Stockport: £9.13Bedford: £9.92Stockport: £8.62

    £9.09£9.13£8.62Bedford is higher£10£11£9.92

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £7.69, Bedford £5.12Bedford: £5.12Stockport: £7.69Bedford: £5.15Stockport: £7.72Bedford: £4.86Stockport: £7.29

    £7.69£7.72£7.29Stockport is higher£5.12£5.15£4.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stockport £7.59, Bedford £5.08Bedford: £5.08Stockport: £7.59Bedford: £5.10Stockport: £7.62Bedford: £4.82Stockport: £7.20

    £7.59£7.62£7.20Stockport is higher£5.08£5.10£4.82

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stockport 1,041.3, Bedford 999.7Bedford: 999.7Stockport: 1,041.3

    1,041.3Stockport is higherDepends on how you count999.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stockport 154.3, Bedford 124.5Bedford: 124.5Stockport: 154.3

    154.3Stockport is higher124.5

  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: Stockport 179.1, Bedford 149.6Bedford: 149.6Stockport: 179.1

    179.1Stockport is higher149.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 83.8, Bedford 64.8Bedford: 64.8Stockport: 83.8

    83.8Stockport is higher64.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stockport 232.3, Bedford 225.0Bedford: 225.0Stockport: 232.3

    232.3Stockport is higherDepends on how you count225.0

  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: Stockport 27.8, Bedford 22.8Bedford: 22.8Stockport: 27.8

    27.8Stockport is higher22.8

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Stockport and Bedford, per person in the age group
MeasureStockportBedfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,495£4,514£4,264£4,275£4,294£4,055Stockport
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,355£13,412£12,668£12,838£12,893£12,178Stockport
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,567£2,578£2,435£2,294£2,303£2,176Stockport
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,840£11,890£11,231£11,463£11,512£10,873Stockport
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£643£646£610£621£624£589Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£835£838£792£724£727£686Stockport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£38£38£36£30£30£29Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£551£553£523£413£415£392Stockport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155£119£120£113Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£125£126£119£99£99£94Stockport
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,980£1,988£1,878£1,918£1,926£1,819Stockport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£328£330£311Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£445£447£422£262£263£248Stockport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.09£9.13£8.62£10£11£9.92Bedford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.69£7.72£7.29£5.12£5.15£4.86Stockport
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.59£7.62£7.20£5.08£5.10£4.82Stockport
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,041.3999.7Stockport
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026154.3124.5Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026179.1149.6Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.864.8Stockport
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026232.3225.0Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.822.8Stockport

Per resident

Stockport is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Bedford on 6. 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

Stockport Bedford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stockport £4,495, Bedford £4,275Bedford: £4,275Stockport: £4,495Bedford: £4,294Stockport: £4,514Bedford: £4,055Stockport: £4,264

    £4,495£4,514£4,264Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£4,275£4,294£4,055

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stockport £1,867, Bedford £1,936Bedford: £1,936Stockport: £1,867Bedford: £1,944Stockport: £1,875Bedford: £1,836Stockport: £1,771

    £1,867£1,875£1,771Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£1,936£1,944£1,836

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stockport £1,678, Bedford £1,474Bedford: £1,474Stockport: £1,678Bedford: £1,480Stockport: £1,685Bedford: £1,398Stockport: £1,592

    £1,678£1,685£1,592Stockport is higher£1,474£1,480£1,398

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stockport £1,655, Bedford £1,728Bedford: £1,728Stockport: £1,655Bedford: £1,736Stockport: £1,663Bedford: £1,639Stockport: £1,570

    £1,655£1,663£1,570Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£1,728£1,736£1,639

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stockport £90, Bedford £94Bedford: £94Stockport: £90Bedford: £94Stockport: £90Bedford: £89Stockport: £85

    £90£90£85Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£94£94£89

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £117, Bedford £109Bedford: £109Stockport: £117Bedford: £110Stockport: £117Bedford: £104Stockport: £111

    £117£117£111Stockport 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: Stockport £5.26, Bedford £4.56Bedford: £4.56Stockport: £5.26Bedford: £4.58Stockport: £5.28Bedford: £4.33Stockport: £4.99

    £5.26£5.28£4.99Stockport is higher£4.56£4.58£4.33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £551, Bedford £413Bedford: £413Stockport: £551Bedford: £415Stockport: £553Bedford: £392Stockport: £523

    £551£553£523Stockport is higher£413£415£392

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £163, Bedford £119Bedford: £119Stockport: £163Bedford: £120Stockport: £164Bedford: £113Stockport: £155

    £163£164£155Stockport is higher£119£120£113

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stockport £82, Bedford £63Bedford: £63Stockport: £82Bedford: £64Stockport: £82Bedford: £60Stockport: £78

    £82£82£78Stockport is higher£63£64£60

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stockport £1,295, Bedford £1,232Bedford: £1,232Stockport: £1,295Bedford: £1,237Stockport: £1,300Bedford: £1,169Stockport: £1,228

    £1,295£1,300£1,228Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£1,232£1,237£1,169

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stockport £228, Bedford £328Bedford: £328Stockport: £228Bedford: £330Stockport: £229Bedford: £311Stockport: £216

    £228£229£216Bedford is higher£328£330£311

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stockport £291, Bedford £168Bedford: £168Stockport: £291Bedford: £169Stockport: £292Bedford: £159Stockport: £276

    £291£292£276Stockport is higher£168£169£159

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stockport £5.95, Bedford £6.72Bedford: £6.72Stockport: £5.95Bedford: £6.74Stockport: £5.97Bedford: £6.37Stockport: £5.64

    £5.95£5.97£5.64Bedford is higher£6.72£6.74£6.37

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stockport £5.03, Bedford £3.29Bedford: £3.29Stockport: £5.03Bedford: £3.30Stockport: £5.05Bedford: £3.12Stockport: £4.77

    £5.03£5.05£4.77Stockport is higher£3.29£3.30£3.12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stockport £7.59, Bedford £5.08Bedford: £5.08Stockport: £7.59Bedford: £5.10Stockport: £7.62Bedford: £4.82Stockport: £7.20

    £7.59£7.62£7.20Stockport is higher£5.08£5.10£4.82

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 145.6, Bedford 150.7Bedford: 150.7Stockport: 145.6

    145.6Bedford is higherDepends on how you count150.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 21.6, Bedford 18.8Bedford: 18.8Stockport: 21.6

    21.6Stockport is higher18.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 25.1, Bedford 22.6Bedford: 22.6Stockport: 25.1

    25.1Stockport is higher22.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 83.8, Bedford 64.8Bedford: 64.8Stockport: 83.8

    83.8Stockport is higher64.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 151.9, Bedford 144.6Bedford: 144.6Stockport: 151.9

    151.9Stockport is higherDepends on how you count144.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 18.2, Bedford 14.6Bedford: 14.6Stockport: 18.2

    18.2Stockport is higher14.6

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Stockport and Bedford, per resident
MeasureStockportBedfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,495£4,514£4,264£4,275£4,294£4,055Stockport
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,867£1,875£1,771£1,936£1,944£1,836Bedford
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,678£1,685£1,592£1,474£1,480£1,398Stockport
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,655£1,663£1,570£1,728£1,736£1,639Bedford
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£94£94£89Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£109£110£104Stockport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.26£5.28£4.99£4.56£4.58£4.33Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£551£553£523£413£415£392Stockport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155£119£120£113Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£82£82£78£63£64£60Stockport
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,295£1,300£1,228£1,232£1,237£1,169Stockport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£328£330£311Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£291£292£276£168£169£159Stockport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.95£5.97£5.64£6.72£6.74£6.37Bedford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.03£5.05£4.77£3.29£3.30£3.12Stockport
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.59£7.62£7.20£5.08£5.10£4.82Stockport
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026145.6150.7Bedford
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.618.8Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.122.6Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.864.8Stockport
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.9144.6Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.214.6Stockport

Total

Stockport is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Bedford on 9. 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

Stockport Bedford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stockport £487.4m, Bedford £487.5mBedford: £487.5mStockport: £487.4mBedford: £489.6mStockport: £489.5mBedford: £462.4mStockport: £462.3m

    £487.4m£489.5m£462.3mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£487.5m£489.6m£462.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stockport £202.5m, Bedford £220.7mBedford: £220.7mStockport: £202.5mBedford: £221.7mStockport: £203.3mBedford: £209.4mStockport: £192.1m

    £202.5m£203.3m£192.1mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£220.7m£221.7m£209.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stockport £182.0m, Bedford £168.0mBedford: £168.0mStockport: £182.0mBedford: £168.7mStockport: £182.8mBedford: £159.4mStockport: £172.6m

    £182.0m£182.8m£172.6mStockport is higher£168.0m£168.7m£159.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stockport £179.5m, Bedford £197.1mBedford: £197.1mStockport: £179.5mBedford: £197.9mStockport: £180.3mBedford: £186.9mStockport: £170.3m

    £179.5m£180.3m£170.3mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£197.1m£197.9m£186.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stockport £9.8m, Bedford £10.7mBedford: £10.7mStockport: £9.8mBedford: £10.7mStockport: £9.8mBedford: £10.1mStockport: £9.2m

    £9.8m£9.8m£9.2mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stockport £12.7m, Bedford £12.4mBedford: £12.4mStockport: £12.7mBedford: £12.5mStockport: £12.7mBedford: £11.8mStockport: £12.0m

    £12.7m£12.7m£12.0mStockport is higher£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Stockport £0.57m, Bedford £0.52mBedford: £0.52mStockport: £0.57mBedford: £0.52mStockport: £0.57mBedford: £0.49mStockport: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mStockport is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stockport £59.8m, Bedford £47.1mBedford: £47.1mStockport: £59.8mBedford: £47.3mStockport: £60.0mBedford: £44.7mStockport: £56.7m

    £59.8m£60.0m£56.7mStockport is higher£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stockport £17.7m, Bedford £13.6mBedford: £13.6mStockport: £17.7mBedford: £13.7mStockport: £17.8mBedford: £12.9mStockport: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mStockport is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stockport £8.9m, Bedford £7.2mBedford: £7.2mStockport: £8.9mBedford: £7.3mStockport: £8.9mBedford: £6.9mStockport: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mStockport is higher£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stockport £140.4m, Bedford £140.5mBedford: £140.5mStockport: £140.4mBedford: £141.1mStockport: £141.0mBedford: £133.3mStockport: £133.2m

    £140.4m£141.0m£133.2mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stockport £24.7m, Bedford £37.4mBedford: £37.4mStockport: £24.7mBedford: £37.6mStockport: £24.8mBedford: £35.5mStockport: £23.4m

    £24.7m£24.8m£23.4mBedford is higher£37.4m£37.6m£35.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stockport £31.5m, Bedford £19.2mBedford: £19.2mStockport: £31.5mBedford: £19.3mStockport: £31.7mBedford: £18.2mStockport: £29.9m

    £31.5m£31.7m£29.9mStockport is higher£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stockport £0.64m, Bedford £0.77mBedford: £0.77mStockport: £0.64mBedford: £0.77mStockport: £0.65mBedford: £0.73mStockport: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mBedford is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stockport £0.54m, Bedford £0.38mBedford: £0.38mStockport: £0.54mBedford: £0.38mStockport: £0.55mBedford: £0.36mStockport: £0.52m

    £0.54m£0.55m£0.52mStockport is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stockport £0.82m, Bedford £0.58mBedford: £0.58mStockport: £0.82mBedford: £0.58mStockport: £0.83mBedford: £0.55mStockport: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.83m£0.78mStockport is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stockport 15,787, Bedford 17,186Bedford: 17,186Stockport: 15,787

    15,787Bedford is higherDepends on how you count17,186

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stockport 2,339, Bedford 2,140Bedford: 2,140Stockport: 2,339

    2,339Stockport is higher2,140

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stockport 2,716, Bedford 2,572Bedford: 2,572Stockport: 2,716

    2,716Stockport is higher2,572

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stockport 9,083, Bedford 7,392Bedford: 7,392Stockport: 9,083

    9,083Stockport is higher7,392

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stockport 16,467, Bedford 16,485Bedford: 16,485Stockport: 16,467

    16,467Bedford is higherDepends on how you count16,485

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stockport 1,974, Bedford 1,668Bedford: 1,668Stockport: 1,974

    1,974Stockport is higher1,668

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Stockport and Bedford, total
MeasureStockportBedfordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£487.4m£489.5m£462.3m£487.5m£489.6m£462.4mBedford
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£202.5m£203.3m£192.1m£220.7m£221.7m£209.4mBedford
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£182.0m£182.8m£172.6m£168.0m£168.7m£159.4mStockport
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£179.5m£180.3m£170.3m£197.1m£197.9m£186.9mBedford
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.8m£9.2m£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mBedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mStockport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mStockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£59.8m£60.0m£56.7m£47.1m£47.3m£44.7mStockport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mStockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£7.2m£7.3m£6.9mStockport
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.4m£141.0m£133.2m£140.5m£141.1m£133.3mBedford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.7m£24.8m£23.4m£37.4m£37.6m£35.5mBedford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mStockport
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mBedford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mStockport
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.83m£0.78m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mStockport
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,78717,186Bedford
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3392,140Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7162,572Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,0837,392Stockport
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,46716,485Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9741,668Stockport

Sources

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

  1. 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.
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  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.