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Stourbridge and Bury North
Stourbridge is higher than Bury North on 12 of 21 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.
On 12 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
Stourbridge is higher on 12 of 21 measures, and Bury North 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
Stourbridge Bury North
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,722£4,742£4,479Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4,578£4,597£4,342
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,153£13,209£12,476Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£13,147£13,203£12,470
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,193£2,202£2,080Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£2,192£2,202£2,080
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,893£11,944£11,281Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£11,836£11,887£11,227
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£434£436£411Bury North is higher£485£488£460
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£796£800£755Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£796£799£755
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£30£30£28Stourbridge is higher£29£29£27
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£486£488£461Bury North is higher£492£494£466
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Bury North is higher£141£142£134
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£146£147£139Stourbridge is higher£129£129£122
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,735£1,742£1,645Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£1,693£1,701£1,606
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£156£156£148Bury North is higher£184£185£175
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£290£291£275Bury North is higher£357£359£339
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£16£16£15Stourbridge is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.30£6.33£5.98No difference to show£6.30£6.33£5.98
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.56£5.58£5.27Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£5.35£5.37£5.07
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,011.7Bury North is higherDepends on how you count1,025.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
107.8Bury North is higherDepends on how you count109.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
162.4Bury North is higherDepends on how you count163.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
70.0Bury North is higher74.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
218.6Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count217.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
33.0Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count30.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Stourbridge | Bury North | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,722£4,742£4,479 | £4,578£4,597£4,342 | Stourbridge |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,153£13,209£12,476 | £13,147£13,203£12,470 | Stourbridge |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,193£2,202£2,080 | £2,192£2,202£2,080 | Stourbridge |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,893£11,944£11,281 | £11,836£11,887£11,227 | Stourbridge |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £434£436£411 | £485£488£460 | Bury North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £796£800£755 | £796£799£755 | Stourbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £30£30£28 | £29£29£27 | Stourbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £486£488£461 | £492£494£466 | Bury North |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £141£142£134 | Bury North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £146£147£139 | £129£129£122 | Stourbridge |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,735£1,742£1,645 | £1,693£1,701£1,606 | Stourbridge |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £156£156£148 | £184£185£175 | Bury North |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £290£291£275 | £357£359£339 | Bury North |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £16£16£15 | £6.76£6.79£6.41 | Stourbridge |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.30£6.33£5.98 | £6.30£6.33£5.98 | |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.56£5.58£5.27 | £5.35£5.37£5.07 | Stourbridge |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,011.7 | 1,025.8 | Bury North |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 107.8 | 109.4 | Bury North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 162.4 | 163.6 | Bury North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 70.0 | 74.7 | Bury North |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 218.6 | 217.4 | Stourbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 33.0 | 30.1 | Stourbridge |
Per resident
Stourbridge is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Bury North 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
Stourbridge Bury North
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,722£4,742£4,479Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4,578£4,597£4,342
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,616£2,627£2,481Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£2,411£2,421£2,287
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,338£1,343£1,269Bury North is higherDepends on how you count£1,345£1,350£1,275
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,365£2,375£2,244Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£2,171£2,180£2,059
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£86£87£82Bury North is higher£89£89£84
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£158£159£150Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£146£147£138
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.89£5.92£5.59Stourbridge is higher£5.29£5.31£5.02
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£486£488£461Bury North is higher£492£494£466
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Bury North is higher£141£142£134
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£89£90£85Stourbridge is higher£79£79£75
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,058£1,062£1,004Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£1,039£1,043£985
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£156£156£148Bury North is higher£184£185£175
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£177£178£168Bury North is higher£219£220£208
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£9.51£9.55£9.02Stourbridge is higher£4.14£4.16£3.93
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.85£3.86£3.65Bury North is higher£3.87£3.89£3.67
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.56£5.58£5.27Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£5.35£5.37£5.07
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
201.2Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count188.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.5Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count20.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
32.3Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count30.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
70.0Bury North is higher74.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
133.3Bury North is higherDepends on how you count133.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.1Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count18.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Stourbridge | Bury North | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,722£4,742£4,479 | £4,578£4,597£4,342 | Stourbridge |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,616£2,627£2,481 | £2,411£2,421£2,287 | Stourbridge |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,338£1,343£1,269 | £1,345£1,350£1,275 | Bury North |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,365£2,375£2,244 | £2,171£2,180£2,059 | Stourbridge |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £86£87£82 | £89£89£84 | Bury North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £158£159£150 | £146£147£138 | Stourbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.89£5.92£5.59 | £5.29£5.31£5.02 | Stourbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £486£488£461 | £492£494£466 | Bury North |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £141£142£134 | Bury North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £89£90£85 | £79£79£75 | Stourbridge |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,058£1,062£1,004 | £1,039£1,043£985 | Stourbridge |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £156£156£148 | £184£185£175 | Bury North |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £177£178£168 | £219£220£208 | Bury North |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £9.51£9.55£9.02 | £4.14£4.16£3.93 | Stourbridge |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.85£3.86£3.65 | £3.87£3.89£3.67 | Bury North |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.56£5.58£5.27 | £5.35£5.37£5.07 | Stourbridge |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 201.2 | 188.1 | Stourbridge |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.5 | 20.1 | Stourbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 32.3 | 30.0 | Stourbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 70.0 | 74.7 | Bury North |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 133.3 | 133.4 | Bury North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.1 | 18.5 | Stourbridge |
Total
Stourbridge is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Bury North 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
Stourbridge Bury North
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£447.6m£449.5m£424.6mBury North is higherDepends on how you count£483.0m£485.0m£458.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£248.0m£249.0m£235.2mBury North is higherDepends on how you count£254.3m£255.4m£241.3m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£126.8m£127.3m£120.3mBury North is higherDepends on how you count£141.9m£142.5m£134.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£224.2m£225.2m£212.7mBury North is higherDepends on how you count£229.0m£230.0m£217.2m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mBury North is higher£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.0m£15.1m£14.2mBury North is higherDepends on how you count£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mStourbridge is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£46.1m£46.3m£43.7mBury North is higher£51.9m£52.1m£49.2m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.5m£11.5m£10.9mBury North is higher£14.9m£14.9m£14.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mStourbridge is higher£8.3m£8.4m£7.9m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£100.3m£100.7m£95.1mBury North is higherDepends on how you count£109.6m£110.0m£103.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£14.8m£14.8m£14.0mBury North is higher£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£16.8m£16.8m£15.9mBury North is higher£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.90m£0.91m£0.85mStourbridge is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.36m£0.37m£0.35mBury North is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mBury North is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
19,073Bury North is higherDepends on how you count19,845
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,033Bury North is higherDepends on how you count2,117
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,061Bury North is higherDepends on how you count3,164
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,631Bury North is higher7,881
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
12,638Bury North is higherDepends on how you count14,068
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,906Bury North is higherDepends on how you count1,946
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| Measure | Stourbridge | Bury North | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £447.6m£449.5m£424.6m | £483.0m£485.0m£458.1m | Bury North |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £248.0m£249.0m£235.2m | £254.3m£255.4m£241.3m | Bury North |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £126.8m£127.3m£120.3m | £141.9m£142.5m£134.6m | Bury North |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £224.2m£225.2m£212.7m | £229.0m£230.0m£217.2m | Bury North |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £8.2m£8.2m£7.8m | £9.4m£9.4m£8.9m | Bury North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.0m£15.1m£14.2m | £15.4m£15.5m£14.6m | Bury North |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.56m£0.56m£0.53m | £0.56m£0.56m£0.53m | Stourbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £46.1m£46.3m£43.7m | £51.9m£52.1m£49.2m | Bury North |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.5m£11.5m£10.9m | £14.9m£14.9m£14.1m | Bury North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.5m£8.5m£8.0m | £8.3m£8.4m£7.9m | Stourbridge |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £100.3m£100.7m£95.1m | £109.6m£110.0m£103.9m | Bury North |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £14.8m£14.8m£14.0m | £19.4m£19.5m£18.4m | Bury North |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £16.8m£16.8m£15.9m | £23.1m£23.2m£21.9m | Bury North |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.90m£0.91m£0.85m | £0.44m£0.44m£0.41m | Stourbridge |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.36m£0.37m£0.35m | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | Bury North |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | £0.56m£0.57m£0.54m | Bury North |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 19,073 | 19,845 | Bury North |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,033 | 2,117 | Bury North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,061 | 3,164 | Bury North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,631 | 7,881 | Bury North |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 12,638 | 14,068 | Bury North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,906 | 1,946 | Bury North |
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.