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Stockport and Ipswich

108,432 and 115,126 residents (mid-2024).

Stockport is higher than Ipswich on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 12 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 18 of 22 measures, and Ipswich 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

Stockport Ipswich

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stockport £4,495, Ipswich £4,395Ipswich: £4,395Stockport: £4,495Ipswich: £4,414Stockport: £4,514Ipswich: £4,169Stockport: £4,264

    £4,495£4,514£4,264Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£4,395£4,414£4,169

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £13,355, Ipswich £12,757Ipswich: £12,757Stockport: £13,355Ipswich: £12,812Stockport: £13,412Ipswich: £12,101Stockport: £12,668

    £13,355£13,412£12,668Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£12,757£12,812£12,101

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £2,567, Ipswich £2,418Ipswich: £2,418Stockport: £2,567Ipswich: £2,428Stockport: £2,578Ipswich: £2,293Stockport: £2,435

    £2,567£2,578£2,435Stockport is higher£2,418£2,428£2,293

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £11,840, Ipswich £11,490Ipswich: £11,490Stockport: £11,840Ipswich: £11,539Stockport: £11,890Ipswich: £10,899Stockport: £11,231

    £11,840£11,890£11,231Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£11,490£11,539£10,899

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £643, Ipswich £577Ipswich: £577Stockport: £643Ipswich: £580Stockport: £646Ipswich: £547Stockport: £610

    £643£646£610Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£577£580£547

  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, Ipswich £660Ipswich: £660Stockport: £835Ipswich: £663Stockport: £838Ipswich: £626Stockport: £792

    £835£838£792Stockport is higher£660£663£626

  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, Ipswich £30Ipswich: £30Stockport: £38Ipswich: £30Stockport: £38Ipswich: £28Stockport: £36

    £38£38£36Stockport is higher£30£30£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £551, Ipswich £501Ipswich: £501Stockport: £551Ipswich: £503Stockport: £553Ipswich: £475Stockport: £523

    £551£553£523Stockport is higher£501£503£475

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £163, Ipswich £118Ipswich: £118Stockport: £163Ipswich: £118Stockport: £164Ipswich: £112Stockport: £155

    £163£164£155Stockport is higher£118£118£112

  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, Ipswich £111Ipswich: £111Stockport: £125Ipswich: £112Stockport: £126Ipswich: £105Stockport: £119

    £125£126£119Stockport is higher£111£112£105

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £1,980, Ipswich £1,941Ipswich: £1,941Stockport: £1,980Ipswich: £1,950Stockport: £1,988Ipswich: £1,841Stockport: £1,878

    £1,980£1,988£1,878Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£1,941£1,950£1,841

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stockport £228, Ipswich £265Ipswich: £265Stockport: £228Ipswich: £266Stockport: £229Ipswich: £252Stockport: £216

    £228£229£216Ipswich is higher£265£266£252

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £445, Ipswich £346Ipswich: £346Stockport: £445Ipswich: £348Stockport: £447Ipswich: £328Stockport: £422

    £445£447£422Stockport 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: Stockport £9.09, Ipswich £10Ipswich: £10Stockport: £9.09Ipswich: £10Stockport: £9.13Ipswich: £9.62Stockport: £8.62

    £9.09£9.13£8.62Ipswich is higher£10£10£9.62

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £7.69, Ipswich £9.13Ipswich: £9.13Stockport: £7.69Ipswich: £9.17Stockport: £7.72Ipswich: £8.66Stockport: £7.29

    £7.69£7.72£7.29Ipswich is higher£9.13£9.17£8.66

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stockport £7.59, Ipswich £5.99Ipswich: £5.99Stockport: £7.59Ipswich: £6.01Stockport: £7.62Ipswich: £5.68Stockport: £7.20

    £7.59£7.62£7.20Stockport is higher£5.99£6.01£5.68

  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, Ipswich 1,012.8Ipswich: 1,012.8Stockport: 1,041.3

    1,041.3Stockport is higherDepends on how you count1,012.8

  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, Ipswich 118.0Ipswich: 118.0Stockport: 154.3

    154.3Stockport is higher118.0

  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, Ipswich 135.9Ipswich: 135.9Stockport: 179.1

    179.1Stockport is higher135.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 83.8, Ipswich 73.3Ipswich: 73.3Stockport: 83.8

    83.8Stockport is higher73.3

  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, Ipswich 235.7Ipswich: 235.7Stockport: 232.3

    232.3Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count235.7

  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, Ipswich 24.9Ipswich: 24.9Stockport: 27.8

    27.8Stockport is higher24.9

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Stockport and Ipswich, per person in the age group
MeasureStockportIpswichHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,495£4,514£4,264£4,395£4,414£4,169Stockport
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,355£13,412£12,668£12,757£12,812£12,101Stockport
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,567£2,578£2,435£2,418£2,428£2,293Stockport
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,840£11,890£11,231£11,490£11,539£10,899Stockport
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£643£646£610£577£580£547Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£835£838£792£660£663£626Stockport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£38£38£36£30£30£28Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£551£553£523£501£503£475Stockport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155£118£118£112Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£125£126£119£111£112£105Stockport
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,980£1,988£1,878£1,941£1,950£1,841Stockport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£265£266£252Ipswich
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£445£447£422£346£348£328Stockport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.09£9.13£8.62£10£10£9.62Ipswich
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.69£7.72£7.29£9.13£9.17£8.66Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.59£7.62£7.20£5.99£6.01£5.68Stockport
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,041.31,012.8Stockport
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026154.3118.0Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026179.1135.9Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.873.3Stockport
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026232.3235.7Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.824.9Stockport

Per resident

Stockport is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Ipswich 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 Ipswich

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stockport £4,495, Ipswich £4,395Ipswich: £4,395Stockport: £4,495Ipswich: £4,414Stockport: £4,514Ipswich: £4,169Stockport: £4,264

    £4,495£4,514£4,264Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£4,395£4,414£4,169

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stockport £1,867, Ipswich £1,977Ipswich: £1,977Stockport: £1,867Ipswich: £1,985Stockport: £1,875Ipswich: £1,875Stockport: £1,771

    £1,867£1,875£1,771Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,977£1,985£1,875

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stockport £1,678, Ipswich £1,529Ipswich: £1,529Stockport: £1,678Ipswich: £1,535Stockport: £1,685Ipswich: £1,450Stockport: £1,592

    £1,678£1,685£1,592Stockport is higher£1,529£1,535£1,450

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stockport £1,655, Ipswich £1,780Ipswich: £1,780Stockport: £1,655Ipswich: £1,788Stockport: £1,663Ipswich: £1,689Stockport: £1,570

    £1,655£1,663£1,570Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,780£1,788£1,689

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stockport £90, Ipswich £89Ipswich: £89Stockport: £90Ipswich: £90Stockport: £90Ipswich: £85Stockport: £85

    £90£90£85Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£89£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £117, Ipswich £102Ipswich: £102Stockport: £117Ipswich: £103Stockport: £117Ipswich: £97Stockport: £111

    £117£117£111Stockport is higher£102£103£97

  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, Ipswich £4.58Ipswich: £4.58Stockport: £5.26Ipswich: £4.59Stockport: £5.28Ipswich: £4.34Stockport: £4.99

    £5.26£5.28£4.99Stockport is higher£4.58£4.59£4.34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £551, Ipswich £501Ipswich: £501Stockport: £551Ipswich: £503Stockport: £553Ipswich: £475Stockport: £523

    £551£553£523Stockport is higher£501£503£475

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £163, Ipswich £118Ipswich: £118Stockport: £163Ipswich: £118Stockport: £164Ipswich: £112Stockport: £155

    £163£164£155Stockport is higher£118£118£112

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stockport £82, Ipswich £70Ipswich: £70Stockport: £82Ipswich: £71Stockport: £82Ipswich: £67Stockport: £78

    £82£82£78Stockport is higher£70£71£67

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stockport £1,295, Ipswich £1,228Ipswich: £1,228Stockport: £1,295Ipswich: £1,233Stockport: £1,300Ipswich: £1,164Stockport: £1,228

    £1,295£1,300£1,228Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£1,228£1,233£1,164

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stockport £228, Ipswich £265Ipswich: £265Stockport: £228Ipswich: £266Stockport: £229Ipswich: £252Stockport: £216

    £228£229£216Ipswich is higher£265£266£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stockport £291, Ipswich £219Ipswich: £219Stockport: £291Ipswich: £220Stockport: £292Ipswich: £208Stockport: £276

    £291£292£276Stockport is higher£219£220£208

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stockport £5.95, Ipswich £6.41Ipswich: £6.41Stockport: £5.95Ipswich: £6.44Stockport: £5.97Ipswich: £6.08Stockport: £5.64

    £5.95£5.97£5.64Ipswich is higher£6.41£6.44£6.08

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stockport £5.03, Ipswich £5.78Ipswich: £5.78Stockport: £5.03Ipswich: £5.80Stockport: £5.05Ipswich: £5.48Stockport: £4.77

    £5.03£5.05£4.77Ipswich is higher£5.78£5.80£5.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stockport £7.59, Ipswich £5.99Ipswich: £5.99Stockport: £7.59Ipswich: £6.01Stockport: £7.62Ipswich: £5.68Stockport: £7.20

    £7.59£7.62£7.20Stockport is higher£5.99£6.01£5.68

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 145.6, Ipswich 156.9Ipswich: 156.9Stockport: 145.6

    145.6Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count156.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 21.6, Ipswich 18.3Ipswich: 18.3Stockport: 21.6

    21.6Stockport is higher18.3

  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, Ipswich 21.1Ipswich: 21.1Stockport: 25.1

    25.1Stockport is higher21.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 83.8, Ipswich 73.3Ipswich: 73.3Stockport: 83.8

    83.8Stockport is higher73.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 151.9, Ipswich 149.0Ipswich: 149.0Stockport: 151.9

    151.9Stockport is higherDepends on how you count149.0

  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, Ipswich 15.8Ipswich: 15.8Stockport: 18.2

    18.2Stockport is higher15.8

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Stockport and Ipswich, per resident
MeasureStockportIpswichHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,495£4,514£4,264£4,395£4,414£4,169Stockport
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,867£1,875£1,771£1,977£1,985£1,875Ipswich
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,678£1,685£1,592£1,529£1,535£1,450Stockport
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,655£1,663£1,570£1,780£1,788£1,689Ipswich
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£89£90£85Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£102£103£97Stockport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.26£5.28£4.99£4.58£4.59£4.34Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£551£553£523£501£503£475Stockport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155£118£118£112Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£82£82£78£70£71£67Stockport
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,295£1,300£1,228£1,228£1,233£1,164Stockport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£265£266£252Ipswich
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£291£292£276£219£220£208Stockport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.95£5.97£5.64£6.41£6.44£6.08Ipswich
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.03£5.05£4.77£5.78£5.80£5.48Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.59£7.62£7.20£5.99£6.01£5.68Stockport
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026145.6156.9Ipswich
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.618.3Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.121.1Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.873.3Stockport
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.9149.0Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.215.8Stockport

Total

Stockport is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Ipswich on 10. 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 Ipswich

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stockport £487.4m, Ipswich £506.0mIpswich: £506.0mStockport: £487.4mIpswich: £508.1mStockport: £489.5mIpswich: £479.9mStockport: £462.3m

    £487.4m£489.5m£462.3mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£506.0m£508.1m£479.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stockport £202.5m, Ipswich £227.5mIpswich: £227.5mStockport: £202.5mIpswich: £228.5mStockport: £203.3mIpswich: £215.8mStockport: £192.1m

    £202.5m£203.3m£192.1mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£227.5m£228.5m£215.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stockport £182.0m, Ipswich £176.0mIpswich: £176.0mStockport: £182.0mIpswich: £176.8mStockport: £182.8mIpswich: £166.9mStockport: £172.6m

    £182.0m£182.8m£172.6mStockport is higher£176.0m£176.8m£166.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stockport £179.5m, Ipswich £204.9mIpswich: £204.9mStockport: £179.5mIpswich: £205.8mStockport: £180.3mIpswich: £194.4mStockport: £170.3m

    £179.5m£180.3m£170.3mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£204.9m£205.8m£194.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stockport £9.8m, Ipswich £10.3mIpswich: £10.3mStockport: £9.8mIpswich: £10.3mStockport: £9.8mIpswich: £9.8mStockport: £9.2m

    £9.8m£9.8m£9.2mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stockport £12.7m, Ipswich £11.8mIpswich: £11.8mStockport: £12.7mIpswich: £11.8mStockport: £12.7mIpswich: £11.2mStockport: £12.0m

    £12.7m£12.7m£12.0mStockport is higher£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m

  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, Ipswich £0.53mIpswich: £0.53mStockport: £0.57mIpswich: £0.53mStockport: £0.57mIpswich: £0.50mStockport: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mStockport is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stockport £59.8m, Ipswich £57.6mIpswich: £57.6mStockport: £59.8mIpswich: £57.9mStockport: £60.0mIpswich: £54.7mStockport: £56.7m

    £59.8m£60.0m£56.7mStockport is higher£57.6m£57.9m£54.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stockport £17.7m, Ipswich £13.5mIpswich: £13.5mStockport: £17.7mIpswich: £13.6mStockport: £17.8mIpswich: £12.8mStockport: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mStockport is higher£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stockport £8.9m, Ipswich £8.1mIpswich: £8.1mStockport: £8.9mIpswich: £8.1mStockport: £8.9mIpswich: £7.7mStockport: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mStockport is higher£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stockport £140.4m, Ipswich £141.3mIpswich: £141.3mStockport: £140.4mIpswich: £141.9mStockport: £141.0mIpswich: £134.0mStockport: £133.2m

    £140.4m£141.0m£133.2mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£141.3m£141.9m£134.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stockport £24.7m, Ipswich £30.5mIpswich: £30.5mStockport: £24.7mIpswich: £30.7mStockport: £24.8mIpswich: £29.0mStockport: £23.4m

    £24.7m£24.8m£23.4mIpswich is higher£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stockport £31.5m, Ipswich £25.2mIpswich: £25.2mStockport: £31.5mIpswich: £25.3mStockport: £31.7mIpswich: £23.9mStockport: £29.9m

    £31.5m£31.7m£29.9mStockport is higher£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stockport £0.64m, Ipswich £0.74mIpswich: £0.74mStockport: £0.64mIpswich: £0.74mStockport: £0.65mIpswich: £0.70mStockport: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mIpswich is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stockport £0.54m, Ipswich £0.66mIpswich: £0.66mStockport: £0.54mIpswich: £0.67mStockport: £0.55mIpswich: £0.63mStockport: £0.52m

    £0.54m£0.55m£0.52mIpswich is higher£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stockport £0.82m, Ipswich £0.69mIpswich: £0.69mStockport: £0.82mIpswich: £0.69mStockport: £0.83mIpswich: £0.65mStockport: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.83m£0.78mStockport is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stockport 15,787, Ipswich 18,066Ipswich: 18,066Stockport: 15,787

    15,787Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count18,066

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stockport 2,339, Ipswich 2,104Ipswich: 2,104Stockport: 2,339

    2,339Stockport is higher2,104

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stockport 2,716, Ipswich 2,424Ipswich: 2,424Stockport: 2,716

    2,716Stockport is higher2,424

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stockport 9,083, Ipswich 8,433Ipswich: 8,433Stockport: 9,083

    9,083Stockport is higher8,433

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stockport 16,467, Ipswich 17,155Ipswich: 17,155Stockport: 16,467

    16,467Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count17,155

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stockport 1,974, Ipswich 1,813Ipswich: 1,813Stockport: 1,974

    1,974Stockport is higher1,813

Show the numbers
Stockport and Ipswich, total
MeasureStockportIpswichHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£487.4m£489.5m£462.3m£506.0m£508.1m£479.9mIpswich
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£202.5m£203.3m£192.1m£227.5m£228.5m£215.8mIpswich
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£182.0m£182.8m£172.6m£176.0m£176.8m£166.9mStockport
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£179.5m£180.3m£170.3m£204.9m£205.8m£194.4mIpswich
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.8m£9.2m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mIpswich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m£11.8m£11.8m£11.2mStockport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mStockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£59.8m£60.0m£56.7m£57.6m£57.9m£54.7mStockport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mStockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£8.1m£8.1m£7.7mStockport
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.4m£141.0m£133.2m£141.3m£141.9m£134.0mIpswich
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.7m£24.8m£23.4m£30.5m£30.7m£29.0mIpswich
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m£25.2m£25.3m£23.9mStockport
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mIpswich
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m£0.66m£0.67m£0.63mIpswich
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.83m£0.78m£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mStockport
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,78718,066Ipswich
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3392,104Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7162,424Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,0838,433Stockport
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,46717,155Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9741,813Stockport

Sources

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

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  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.
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