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Stourbridge and Halesowen

94,792 and 97,115 residents (mid-2024).

Stourbridge is higher than Halesowen on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Stourbridge is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Halesowen on 14. 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 Halesowen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stourbridge £4,722, Halesowen £4,556Halesowen: £4,556Stourbridge: £4,722Halesowen: £4,575Stourbridge: £4,742Halesowen: £4,321Stourbridge: £4,479

    £4,722£4,742£4,479Stourbridge is higher£4,556£4,575£4,321

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stourbridge £13,153, Halesowen £12,969Halesowen: £12,969Stourbridge: £13,153Halesowen: £13,024Stourbridge: £13,209Halesowen: £12,302Stourbridge: £12,476

    £13,153£13,209£12,476Stourbridge is higher£12,969£13,024£12,302

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stourbridge £2,193, Halesowen £2,207Halesowen: £2,207Stourbridge: £2,193Halesowen: £2,217Stourbridge: £2,202Halesowen: £2,094Stourbridge: £2,080

    £2,193£2,202£2,080Halesowen is higherDepends on how you count£2,207£2,217£2,094

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stourbridge £11,893, Halesowen £11,581Halesowen: £11,581Stourbridge: £11,893Halesowen: £11,630Stourbridge: £11,944Halesowen: £10,985Stourbridge: £11,281

    £11,893£11,944£11,281Stourbridge is higher£11,581£11,630£10,985

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stourbridge £434, Halesowen £493Halesowen: £493Stourbridge: £434Halesowen: £495Stourbridge: £436Halesowen: £467Stourbridge: £411

    £434£436£411Halesowen is higher£493£495£467

  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: Stourbridge £796, Halesowen £862Halesowen: £862Stourbridge: £796Halesowen: £866Stourbridge: £800Halesowen: £818Stourbridge: £755

    £796£800£755Halesowen is higher£862£866£818

  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: Stourbridge £30, Halesowen £33Halesowen: £33Stourbridge: £30Halesowen: £33Stourbridge: £30Halesowen: £31Stourbridge: £28

    £30£30£28Halesowen is higher£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stourbridge £486, Halesowen £485Halesowen: £485Stourbridge: £486Halesowen: £487Stourbridge: £488Halesowen: £460Stourbridge: £461

    £486£488£461Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£485£487£460

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stourbridge £121, Halesowen £136Halesowen: £136Stourbridge: £121Halesowen: £136Stourbridge: £122Halesowen: £129Stourbridge: £115

    £121£122£115Halesowen is higher£136£136£129

  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: Stourbridge £146, Halesowen £156Halesowen: £156Stourbridge: £146Halesowen: £157Stourbridge: £147Halesowen: £148Stourbridge: £139

    £146£147£139Halesowen is higher£156£157£148

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stourbridge £1,735, Halesowen £1,754Halesowen: £1,754Stourbridge: £1,735Halesowen: £1,762Stourbridge: £1,742Halesowen: £1,664Stourbridge: £1,645

    £1,735£1,742£1,645Halesowen is higher£1,754£1,762£1,664

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stourbridge £156, Halesowen £154Halesowen: £154Stourbridge: £156Halesowen: £155Stourbridge: £156Halesowen: £146Stourbridge: £148

    £156£156£148Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£154£155£146

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stourbridge £290, Halesowen £276Halesowen: £276Stourbridge: £290Halesowen: £278Stourbridge: £291Halesowen: £262Stourbridge: £275

    £290£291£275Stourbridge is higher£276£278£262

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stourbridge £16, Halesowen £12Halesowen: £12Stourbridge: £16Halesowen: £12Stourbridge: £16Halesowen: £11Stourbridge: £15

    £16£16£15Stourbridge is higher£12£12£11

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stourbridge £6.30, Halesowen £8.38Halesowen: £8.38Stourbridge: £6.30Halesowen: £8.42Stourbridge: £6.33Halesowen: £7.95Stourbridge: £5.98

    £6.30£6.33£5.98Halesowen is higher£8.38£8.42£7.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stourbridge £5.56, Halesowen £6.97Halesowen: £6.97Stourbridge: £5.56Halesowen: £7.00Stourbridge: £5.58Halesowen: £6.61Stourbridge: £5.27

    £5.56£5.58£5.27Halesowen is higher£6.97£7.00£6.61

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stourbridge 1,011.7, Halesowen 996.0Halesowen: 996.0Stourbridge: 1,011.7

    1,011.7Stourbridge is higher996.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stourbridge 107.8, Halesowen 124.0Halesowen: 124.0Stourbridge: 107.8

    107.8Halesowen is higher124.0

  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: Stourbridge 162.4, Halesowen 178.1Halesowen: 178.1Stourbridge: 162.4

    162.4Halesowen is higher178.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stourbridge 70.0, Halesowen 71.0Halesowen: 71.0Stourbridge: 70.0

    70.0Halesowen is higher71.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stourbridge 218.6, Halesowen 219.2Halesowen: 219.2Stourbridge: 218.6

    218.6Halesowen is higherDepends on how you count219.2

  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: Stourbridge 33.0, Halesowen 35.7Halesowen: 35.7Stourbridge: 33.0

    33.0Halesowen is higher35.7

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Stourbridge and Halesowen, per person in the age group
MeasureStourbridgeHalesowenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,722£4,742£4,479£4,556£4,575£4,321Stourbridge
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,153£13,209£12,476£12,969£13,024£12,302Stourbridge
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,193£2,202£2,080£2,207£2,217£2,094Halesowen
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,893£11,944£11,281£11,581£11,630£10,985Stourbridge
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£434£436£411£493£495£467Halesowen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£796£800£755£862£866£818Halesowen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£28£33£33£31Halesowen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£485£487£460Stourbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£136£136£129Halesowen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£139£156£157£148Halesowen
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,735£1,742£1,645£1,754£1,762£1,664Halesowen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£156£156£148£154£155£146Stourbridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£290£291£275£276£278£262Stourbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£16£16£15£12£12£11Stourbridge
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.30£6.33£5.98£8.38£8.42£7.95Halesowen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.56£5.58£5.27£6.97£7.00£6.61Halesowen
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.7996.0Stourbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026107.8124.0Halesowen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.4178.1Halesowen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.071.0Halesowen
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026218.6219.2Halesowen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202633.035.7Halesowen

Per resident

Stourbridge is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Halesowen on 12. 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 Halesowen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stourbridge £4,722, Halesowen £4,556Halesowen: £4,556Stourbridge: £4,722Halesowen: £4,575Stourbridge: £4,742Halesowen: £4,321Stourbridge: £4,479

    £4,722£4,742£4,479Stourbridge is higher£4,556£4,575£4,321

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stourbridge £2,616, Halesowen £2,440Halesowen: £2,440Stourbridge: £2,616Halesowen: £2,450Stourbridge: £2,627Halesowen: £2,314Stourbridge: £2,481

    £2,616£2,627£2,481Stourbridge is higher£2,440£2,450£2,314

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stourbridge £1,338, Halesowen £1,334Halesowen: £1,334Stourbridge: £1,338Halesowen: £1,339Stourbridge: £1,343Halesowen: £1,265Stourbridge: £1,269

    £1,338£1,343£1,269Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£1,334£1,339£1,265

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stourbridge £2,365, Halesowen £2,179Halesowen: £2,179Stourbridge: £2,365Halesowen: £2,188Stourbridge: £2,375Halesowen: £2,067Stourbridge: £2,244

    £2,365£2,375£2,244Stourbridge is higher£2,179£2,188£2,067

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stourbridge £86, Halesowen £93Halesowen: £93Stourbridge: £86Halesowen: £93Stourbridge: £87Halesowen: £88Stourbridge: £82

    £86£87£82Halesowen is higher£93£93£88

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stourbridge £158, Halesowen £162Halesowen: £162Stourbridge: £158Halesowen: £163Stourbridge: £159Halesowen: £154Stourbridge: £150

    £158£159£150Halesowen is higher£162£163£154

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Stourbridge £5.89, Halesowen £6.21Halesowen: £6.21Stourbridge: £5.89Halesowen: £6.24Stourbridge: £5.92Halesowen: £5.89Stourbridge: £5.59

    £5.89£5.92£5.59Halesowen is higher£6.21£6.24£5.89

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stourbridge £486, Halesowen £485Halesowen: £485Stourbridge: £486Halesowen: £487Stourbridge: £488Halesowen: £460Stourbridge: £461

    £486£488£461Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£485£487£460

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stourbridge £121, Halesowen £136Halesowen: £136Stourbridge: £121Halesowen: £136Stourbridge: £122Halesowen: £129Stourbridge: £115

    £121£122£115Halesowen is higher£136£136£129

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stourbridge £89, Halesowen £95Halesowen: £95Stourbridge: £89Halesowen: £95Stourbridge: £90Halesowen: £90Stourbridge: £85

    £89£90£85Halesowen is higher£95£95£90

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stourbridge £1,058, Halesowen £1,060Halesowen: £1,060Stourbridge: £1,058Halesowen: £1,064Stourbridge: £1,062Halesowen: £1,005Stourbridge: £1,004

    £1,058£1,062£1,004Halesowen is higher£1,060£1,064£1,005

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stourbridge £156, Halesowen £154Halesowen: £154Stourbridge: £156Halesowen: £155Stourbridge: £156Halesowen: £146Stourbridge: £148

    £156£156£148Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£154£155£146

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stourbridge £177, Halesowen £167Halesowen: £167Stourbridge: £177Halesowen: £168Stourbridge: £178Halesowen: £158Stourbridge: £168

    £177£178£168Stourbridge is higher£167£168£158

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stourbridge £9.51, Halesowen £7.15Halesowen: £7.15Stourbridge: £9.51Halesowen: £7.18Stourbridge: £9.55Halesowen: £6.78Stourbridge: £9.02

    £9.51£9.55£9.02Stourbridge is higher£7.15£7.18£6.78

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stourbridge £3.85, Halesowen £5.06Halesowen: £5.06Stourbridge: £3.85Halesowen: £5.08Stourbridge: £3.86Halesowen: £4.80Stourbridge: £3.65

    £3.85£3.86£3.65Halesowen is higher£5.06£5.08£4.80

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stourbridge £5.56, Halesowen £6.97Halesowen: £6.97Stourbridge: £5.56Halesowen: £7.00Stourbridge: £5.58Halesowen: £6.61Stourbridge: £5.27

    £5.56£5.58£5.27Halesowen is higher£6.97£7.00£6.61

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stourbridge 201.2, Halesowen 187.4Halesowen: 187.4Stourbridge: 201.2

    201.2Stourbridge is higher187.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stourbridge 21.5, Halesowen 23.3Halesowen: 23.3Stourbridge: 21.5

    21.5Halesowen is higher23.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stourbridge 32.3, Halesowen 33.5Halesowen: 33.5Stourbridge: 32.3

    32.3Halesowen is higher33.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stourbridge 70.0, Halesowen 71.0Halesowen: 71.0Stourbridge: 70.0

    70.0Halesowen is higher71.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stourbridge 133.3, Halesowen 132.4Halesowen: 132.4Stourbridge: 133.3

    133.3Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count132.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stourbridge 20.1, Halesowen 21.6Halesowen: 21.6Stourbridge: 20.1

    20.1Halesowen is higher21.6

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Stourbridge and Halesowen, per resident
MeasureStourbridgeHalesowenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,722£4,742£4,479£4,556£4,575£4,321Stourbridge
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,616£2,627£2,481£2,440£2,450£2,314Stourbridge
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,338£1,343£1,269£1,334£1,339£1,265Stourbridge
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,365£2,375£2,244£2,179£2,188£2,067Stourbridge
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£93£93£88Halesowen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£162£163£154Halesowen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.89£5.92£5.59£6.21£6.24£5.89Halesowen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£485£487£460Stourbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£136£136£129Halesowen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£95£95£90Halesowen
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,058£1,062£1,004£1,060£1,064£1,005Halesowen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£156£156£148£154£155£146Stourbridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£177£178£168£167£168£158Stourbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£9.51£9.55£9.02£7.15£7.18£6.78Stourbridge
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.85£3.86£3.65£5.06£5.08£4.80Halesowen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.56£5.58£5.27£6.97£7.00£6.61Halesowen
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026201.2187.4Stourbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.523.3Halesowen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.333.5Halesowen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.071.0Halesowen
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026133.3132.4Stourbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.121.6Halesowen

Total

Stourbridge is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Halesowen on 16. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Stourbridge Halesowen

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stourbridge £447.6m, Halesowen £442.4mHalesowen: £442.4mStourbridge: £447.6mHalesowen: £444.3mStourbridge: £449.5mHalesowen: £419.6mStourbridge: £424.6m

    £447.6m£449.5m£424.6mStourbridge is higher£442.4m£444.3m£419.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stourbridge £248.0m, Halesowen £236.9mHalesowen: £236.9mStourbridge: £248.0mHalesowen: £238.0mStourbridge: £249.0mHalesowen: £224.8mStourbridge: £235.2m

    £248.0m£249.0m£235.2mStourbridge is higher£236.9m£238.0m£224.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stourbridge £126.8m, Halesowen £129.5mHalesowen: £129.5mStourbridge: £126.8mHalesowen: £130.1mStourbridge: £127.3mHalesowen: £122.9mStourbridge: £120.3m

    £126.8m£127.3m£120.3mHalesowen is higherDepends on how you count£129.5m£130.1m£122.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stourbridge £224.2m, Halesowen £211.6mHalesowen: £211.6mStourbridge: £224.2mHalesowen: £212.5mStourbridge: £225.2mHalesowen: £200.7mStourbridge: £212.7m

    £224.2m£225.2m£212.7mStourbridge is higher£211.6m£212.5m£200.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stourbridge £8.2m, Halesowen £9.0mHalesowen: £9.0mStourbridge: £8.2mHalesowen: £9.0mStourbridge: £8.2mHalesowen: £8.5mStourbridge: £7.8m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.8mHalesowen is higher£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stourbridge £15.0m, Halesowen £15.8mHalesowen: £15.8mStourbridge: £15.0mHalesowen: £15.8mStourbridge: £15.1mHalesowen: £14.9mStourbridge: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.2mHalesowen is higher£15.8m£15.8m£14.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Stourbridge £0.56m, Halesowen £0.60mHalesowen: £0.60mStourbridge: £0.56mHalesowen: £0.61mStourbridge: £0.56mHalesowen: £0.57mStourbridge: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mHalesowen is higher£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stourbridge £46.1m, Halesowen £47.1mHalesowen: £47.1mStourbridge: £46.1mHalesowen: £47.3mStourbridge: £46.3mHalesowen: £44.7mStourbridge: £43.7m

    £46.1m£46.3m£43.7mHalesowen is higherDepends on how you count£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stourbridge £11.5m, Halesowen £13.2mHalesowen: £13.2mStourbridge: £11.5mHalesowen: £13.2mStourbridge: £11.5mHalesowen: £12.5mStourbridge: £10.9m

    £11.5m£11.5m£10.9mHalesowen is higher£13.2m£13.2m£12.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stourbridge £8.5m, Halesowen £9.2mHalesowen: £9.2mStourbridge: £8.5mHalesowen: £9.2mStourbridge: £8.5mHalesowen: £8.7mStourbridge: £8.0m

    £8.5m£8.5m£8.0mHalesowen is higher£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stourbridge £100.3m, Halesowen £102.9mHalesowen: £102.9mStourbridge: £100.3mHalesowen: £103.4mStourbridge: £100.7mHalesowen: £97.6mStourbridge: £95.1m

    £100.3m£100.7m£95.1mHalesowen is higher£102.9m£103.4m£97.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stourbridge £14.8m, Halesowen £15.0mHalesowen: £15.0mStourbridge: £14.8mHalesowen: £15.0mStourbridge: £14.8mHalesowen: £14.2mStourbridge: £14.0m

    £14.8m£14.8m£14.0mHalesowen is higherDepends on how you count£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stourbridge £16.8m, Halesowen £16.2mHalesowen: £16.2mStourbridge: £16.8mHalesowen: £16.3mStourbridge: £16.8mHalesowen: £15.4mStourbridge: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.8m£15.9mStourbridge is higher£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stourbridge £0.90m, Halesowen £0.69mHalesowen: £0.69mStourbridge: £0.90mHalesowen: £0.70mStourbridge: £0.91mHalesowen: £0.66mStourbridge: £0.85m

    £0.90m£0.91m£0.85mStourbridge is higher£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stourbridge £0.36m, Halesowen £0.49mHalesowen: £0.49mStourbridge: £0.36mHalesowen: £0.49mStourbridge: £0.37mHalesowen: £0.47mStourbridge: £0.35m

    £0.36m£0.37m£0.35mHalesowen is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stourbridge £0.53m, Halesowen £0.68mHalesowen: £0.68mStourbridge: £0.53mHalesowen: £0.68mStourbridge: £0.53mHalesowen: £0.64mStourbridge: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mHalesowen is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stourbridge 19,073, Halesowen 18,197Halesowen: 18,197Stourbridge: 19,073

    19,073Stourbridge is higher18,197

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stourbridge 2,033, Halesowen 2,265Halesowen: 2,265Stourbridge: 2,033

    2,033Halesowen is higher2,265

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stourbridge 3,061, Halesowen 3,253Halesowen: 3,253Stourbridge: 3,061

    3,061Halesowen is higher3,253

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stourbridge 6,631, Halesowen 6,894Halesowen: 6,894Stourbridge: 6,631

    6,631Halesowen is higher6,894

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stourbridge 12,638, Halesowen 12,860Halesowen: 12,860Stourbridge: 12,638

    12,638Halesowen is higherDepends on how you count12,860

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stourbridge 1,906, Halesowen 2,097Halesowen: 2,097Stourbridge: 1,906

    1,906Halesowen is higher2,097

Show the numbers
Stourbridge and Halesowen, total
MeasureStourbridgeHalesowenHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£447.6m£449.5m£424.6m£442.4m£444.3m£419.6mStourbridge
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£248.0m£249.0m£235.2m£236.9m£238.0m£224.8mStourbridge
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£126.8m£127.3m£120.3m£129.5m£130.1m£122.9mHalesowen
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£224.2m£225.2m£212.7m£211.6m£212.5m£200.7mStourbridge
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m£9.0m£9.0m£8.5mHalesowen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m£15.8m£15.8m£14.9mHalesowen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.60m£0.61m£0.57mHalesowen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£46.1m£46.3m£43.7m£47.1m£47.3m£44.7mHalesowen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m£13.2m£13.2m£12.5mHalesowen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m£9.2m£9.2m£8.7mHalesowen
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£100.3m£100.7m£95.1m£102.9m£103.4m£97.6mHalesowen
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.8m£14.8m£14.0m£15.0m£15.0m£14.2mHalesowen
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m£16.2m£16.3m£15.4mStourbridge
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.90m£0.91m£0.85m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mStourbridge
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.37m£0.35m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mHalesowen
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mHalesowen
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,07318,197Stourbridge
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0332,265Halesowen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0613,253Halesowen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,6316,894Halesowen
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,63812,860Halesowen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9062,097Halesowen

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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