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Stourbridge and Worcester

94,792 and 106,671 residents (mid-2024).

Stourbridge is higher than Worcester on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 2 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 19 of 22 measures, and Worcester on 3. 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 Worcester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stourbridge £4,722, Worcester £4,088Worcester: £4,088Stourbridge: £4,722Worcester: £4,106Stourbridge: £4,742Worcester: £3,878Stourbridge: £4,479

    £4,722£4,742£4,479Stourbridge is higher£4,088£4,106£3,878

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stourbridge £13,153, Worcester £12,817Worcester: £12,817Stourbridge: £13,153Worcester: £12,872Stourbridge: £13,209Worcester: £12,158Stourbridge: £12,476

    £13,153£13,209£12,476Stourbridge is higher£12,817£12,872£12,158

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stourbridge £2,193, Worcester £1,796Worcester: £1,796Stourbridge: £2,193Worcester: £1,803Stourbridge: £2,202Worcester: £1,703Stourbridge: £2,080

    £2,193£2,202£2,080Stourbridge is higher£1,796£1,803£1,703

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stourbridge £11,893, Worcester £11,629Worcester: £11,629Stourbridge: £11,893Worcester: £11,678Stourbridge: £11,944Worcester: £11,030Stourbridge: £11,281

    £11,893£11,944£11,281Stourbridge is higher£11,629£11,678£11,030

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stourbridge £434, Worcester £408Worcester: £408Stourbridge: £434Worcester: £410Stourbridge: £436Worcester: £387Stourbridge: £411

    £434£436£411Stourbridge is higher£408£410£387

  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, Worcester £755Worcester: £755Stourbridge: £796Worcester: £758Stourbridge: £800Worcester: £716Stourbridge: £755

    £796£800£755Stourbridge is higher£755£758£716

  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, Worcester £25Worcester: £25Stourbridge: £30Worcester: £25Stourbridge: £30Worcester: £24Stourbridge: £28

    £30£30£28Stourbridge is higher£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stourbridge £486, Worcester £412Worcester: £412Stourbridge: £486Worcester: £414Stourbridge: £488Worcester: £391Stourbridge: £461

    £486£488£461Stourbridge is higher£412£414£391

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stourbridge £121, Worcester £104Worcester: £104Stourbridge: £121Worcester: £105Stourbridge: £122Worcester: £99Stourbridge: £115

    £121£122£115Stourbridge is higher£104£105£99

  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, Worcester £92Worcester: £92Stourbridge: £146Worcester: £92Stourbridge: £147Worcester: £87Stourbridge: £139

    £146£147£139Stourbridge is higher£92£92£87

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stourbridge £1,735, Worcester £1,419Worcester: £1,419Stourbridge: £1,735Worcester: £1,425Stourbridge: £1,742Worcester: £1,346Stourbridge: £1,645

    £1,735£1,742£1,645Stourbridge is higher£1,419£1,425£1,346

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stourbridge £156, Worcester £211Worcester: £211Stourbridge: £156Worcester: £212Stourbridge: £156Worcester: £200Stourbridge: £148

    £156£156£148Worcester is higher£211£212£200

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stourbridge £290, Worcester £273Worcester: £273Stourbridge: £290Worcester: £274Stourbridge: £291Worcester: £259Stourbridge: £275

    £290£291£275Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£273£274£259

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stourbridge £16, Worcester £6.73Worcester: £6.73Stourbridge: £16Worcester: £6.75Stourbridge: £16Worcester: £6.38Stourbridge: £15

    £16£16£15Stourbridge is higher£6.73£6.75£6.38

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stourbridge £6.30, Worcester £4.92Worcester: £4.92Stourbridge: £6.30Worcester: £4.94Stourbridge: £6.33Worcester: £4.67Stourbridge: £5.98

    £6.30£6.33£5.98Stourbridge is higher£4.92£4.94£4.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stourbridge £5.56, Worcester £6.18Worcester: £6.18Stourbridge: £5.56Worcester: £6.20Stourbridge: £5.58Worcester: £5.86Stourbridge: £5.27

    £5.56£5.58£5.27Worcester is higher£6.18£6.20£5.86

  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, Worcester 1,016.8Worcester: 1,016.8Stourbridge: 1,011.7

    1,011.7Worcester is higherDepends on how you count1,016.8

  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, Worcester 101.6Worcester: 101.6Stourbridge: 107.8

    107.8Stourbridge is higher101.6

  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, Worcester 158.0Worcester: 158.0Stourbridge: 162.4

    162.4Stourbridge is higher158.0

  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, Worcester 58.4Worcester: 58.4Stourbridge: 70.0

    70.0Stourbridge is higher58.4

  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, Worcester 170.3Worcester: 170.3Stourbridge: 218.6

    218.6Stourbridge is higher170.3

  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, Worcester 20.8Worcester: 20.8Stourbridge: 33.0

    33.0Stourbridge is higher20.8

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Stourbridge and Worcester, per person in the age group
MeasureStourbridgeWorcesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,722£4,742£4,479£4,088£4,106£3,878Stourbridge
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,153£13,209£12,476£12,817£12,872£12,158Stourbridge
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,193£2,202£2,080£1,796£1,803£1,703Stourbridge
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,893£11,944£11,281£11,629£11,678£11,030Stourbridge
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£434£436£411£408£410£387Stourbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£796£800£755£755£758£716Stourbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£28£25£25£24Stourbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£412£414£391Stourbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£104£105£99Stourbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£139£92£92£87Stourbridge
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,735£1,742£1,645£1,419£1,425£1,346Stourbridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£156£156£148£211£212£200Worcester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£290£291£275£273£274£259Stourbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£16£16£15£6.73£6.75£6.38Stourbridge
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.30£6.33£5.98£4.92£4.94£4.67Stourbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.56£5.58£5.27£6.18£6.20£5.86Worcester
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.71,016.8Worcester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026107.8101.6Stourbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.4158.0Stourbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.058.4Stourbridge
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026218.6170.3Stourbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202633.020.8Stourbridge

Per resident

Stourbridge is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Worcester 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

Stourbridge Worcester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stourbridge £4,722, Worcester £4,088Worcester: £4,088Stourbridge: £4,722Worcester: £4,106Stourbridge: £4,742Worcester: £3,878Stourbridge: £4,479

    £4,722£4,742£4,479Stourbridge is higher£4,088£4,106£3,878

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stourbridge £2,616, Worcester £2,196Worcester: £2,196Stourbridge: £2,616Worcester: £2,205Stourbridge: £2,627Worcester: £2,083Stourbridge: £2,481

    £2,616£2,627£2,481Stourbridge is higher£2,196£2,205£2,083

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stourbridge £1,338, Worcester £1,159Worcester: £1,159Stourbridge: £1,338Worcester: £1,164Stourbridge: £1,343Worcester: £1,099Stourbridge: £1,269

    £1,338£1,343£1,269Stourbridge is higher£1,159£1,164£1,099

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stourbridge £2,365, Worcester £1,992Worcester: £1,992Stourbridge: £2,365Worcester: £2,001Stourbridge: £2,375Worcester: £1,890Stourbridge: £2,244

    £2,365£2,375£2,244Stourbridge is higher£1,992£2,001£1,890

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stourbridge £86, Worcester £70Worcester: £70Stourbridge: £86Worcester: £70Stourbridge: £87Worcester: £66Stourbridge: £82

    £86£87£82Stourbridge is higher£70£70£66

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stourbridge £158, Worcester £129Worcester: £129Stourbridge: £158Worcester: £130Stourbridge: £159Worcester: £123Stourbridge: £150

    £158£159£150Stourbridge is higher£129£130£123

  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, Worcester £4.33Worcester: £4.33Stourbridge: £5.89Worcester: £4.35Stourbridge: £5.92Worcester: £4.11Stourbridge: £5.59

    £5.89£5.92£5.59Stourbridge is higher£4.33£4.35£4.11

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stourbridge £486, Worcester £412Worcester: £412Stourbridge: £486Worcester: £414Stourbridge: £488Worcester: £391Stourbridge: £461

    £486£488£461Stourbridge is higher£412£414£391

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stourbridge £121, Worcester £104Worcester: £104Stourbridge: £121Worcester: £105Stourbridge: £122Worcester: £99Stourbridge: £115

    £121£122£115Stourbridge is higher£104£105£99

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stourbridge £89, Worcester £59Worcester: £59Stourbridge: £89Worcester: £60Stourbridge: £90Worcester: £56Stourbridge: £85

    £89£90£85Stourbridge is higher£59£60£56

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stourbridge £1,058, Worcester £916Worcester: £916Stourbridge: £1,058Worcester: £920Stourbridge: £1,062Worcester: £869Stourbridge: £1,004

    £1,058£1,062£1,004Stourbridge is higher£916£920£869

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stourbridge £156, Worcester £211Worcester: £211Stourbridge: £156Worcester: £212Stourbridge: £156Worcester: £200Stourbridge: £148

    £156£156£148Worcester is higher£211£212£200

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stourbridge £177, Worcester £176Worcester: £176Stourbridge: £177Worcester: £177Stourbridge: £178Worcester: £167Stourbridge: £168

    £177£178£168Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count£176£177£167

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stourbridge £9.51, Worcester £4.34Worcester: £4.34Stourbridge: £9.51Worcester: £4.36Stourbridge: £9.55Worcester: £4.12Stourbridge: £9.02

    £9.51£9.55£9.02Stourbridge is higher£4.34£4.36£4.12

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stourbridge £3.85, Worcester £3.17Worcester: £3.17Stourbridge: £3.85Worcester: £3.19Stourbridge: £3.86Worcester: £3.01Stourbridge: £3.65

    £3.85£3.86£3.65Stourbridge is higher£3.17£3.19£3.01

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stourbridge £5.56, Worcester £6.18Worcester: £6.18Stourbridge: £5.56Worcester: £6.20Stourbridge: £5.58Worcester: £5.86Stourbridge: £5.27

    £5.56£5.58£5.27Worcester is higher£6.18£6.20£5.86

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stourbridge 201.2, Worcester 174.2Worcester: 174.2Stourbridge: 201.2

    201.2Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count174.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stourbridge 21.5, Worcester 17.4Worcester: 17.4Stourbridge: 21.5

    21.5Stourbridge is higher17.4

  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, Worcester 27.1Worcester: 27.1Stourbridge: 32.3

    32.3Stourbridge is higher27.1

  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, Worcester 58.4Worcester: 58.4Stourbridge: 70.0

    70.0Stourbridge is higher58.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stourbridge 133.3, Worcester 109.9Worcester: 109.9Stourbridge: 133.3

    133.3Stourbridge is higher109.9

  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, Worcester 13.4Worcester: 13.4Stourbridge: 20.1

    20.1Stourbridge is higher13.4

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Stourbridge and Worcester, per resident
MeasureStourbridgeWorcesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,722£4,742£4,479£4,088£4,106£3,878Stourbridge
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,616£2,627£2,481£2,196£2,205£2,083Stourbridge
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,338£1,343£1,269£1,159£1,164£1,099Stourbridge
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,365£2,375£2,244£1,992£2,001£1,890Stourbridge
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£70£70£66Stourbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£129£130£123Stourbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.89£5.92£5.59£4.33£4.35£4.11Stourbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£412£414£391Stourbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£104£105£99Stourbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£59£60£56Stourbridge
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,058£1,062£1,004£916£920£869Stourbridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£156£156£148£211£212£200Worcester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£177£178£168£176£177£167Stourbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£9.51£9.55£9.02£4.34£4.36£4.12Stourbridge
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.85£3.86£3.65£3.17£3.19£3.01Stourbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.56£5.58£5.27£6.18£6.20£5.86Worcester
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026201.2174.2Stourbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.517.4Stourbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.327.1Stourbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.058.4Stourbridge
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026133.3109.9Stourbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.113.4Stourbridge

Total

Stourbridge is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Worcester on 3. 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 Worcester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stourbridge £447.6m, Worcester £436.1mWorcester: £436.1mStourbridge: £447.6mWorcester: £438.0mStourbridge: £449.5mWorcester: £413.7mStourbridge: £424.6m

    £447.6m£449.5m£424.6mStourbridge is higher£436.1m£438.0m£413.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stourbridge £248.0m, Worcester £234.2mWorcester: £234.2mStourbridge: £248.0mWorcester: £235.2mStourbridge: £249.0mWorcester: £222.2mStourbridge: £235.2m

    £248.0m£249.0m£235.2mStourbridge is higher£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stourbridge £126.8m, Worcester £123.6mWorcester: £123.6mStourbridge: £126.8mWorcester: £124.2mStourbridge: £127.3mWorcester: £117.3mStourbridge: £120.3m

    £126.8m£127.3m£120.3mStourbridge is higher£123.6m£124.2m£117.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stourbridge £224.2m, Worcester £212.5mWorcester: £212.5mStourbridge: £224.2mWorcester: £213.4mStourbridge: £225.2mWorcester: £201.6mStourbridge: £212.7m

    £224.2m£225.2m£212.7mStourbridge is higher£212.5m£213.4m£201.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stourbridge £8.2m, Worcester £7.5mWorcester: £7.5mStourbridge: £8.2mWorcester: £7.5mStourbridge: £8.2mWorcester: £7.1mStourbridge: £7.8m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.8mStourbridge is higher£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stourbridge £15.0m, Worcester £13.8mWorcester: £13.8mStourbridge: £15.0mWorcester: £13.9mStourbridge: £15.1mWorcester: £13.1mStourbridge: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.2mStourbridge is higher£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m

  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, Worcester £0.46mWorcester: £0.46mStourbridge: £0.56mWorcester: £0.46mStourbridge: £0.56mWorcester: £0.44mStourbridge: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mStourbridge is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stourbridge £46.1m, Worcester £44.0mWorcester: £44.0mStourbridge: £46.1mWorcester: £44.2mStourbridge: £46.3mWorcester: £41.7mStourbridge: £43.7m

    £46.1m£46.3m£43.7mStourbridge is higher£44.0m£44.2m£41.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stourbridge £11.5m, Worcester £11.1mWorcester: £11.1mStourbridge: £11.5mWorcester: £11.2mStourbridge: £11.5mWorcester: £10.5mStourbridge: £10.9m

    £11.5m£11.5m£10.9mStourbridge is higher£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stourbridge £8.5m, Worcester £6.3mWorcester: £6.3mStourbridge: £8.5mWorcester: £6.4mStourbridge: £8.5mWorcester: £6.0mStourbridge: £8.0m

    £8.5m£8.5m£8.0mStourbridge is higher£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stourbridge £100.3m, Worcester £97.7mWorcester: £97.7mStourbridge: £100.3mWorcester: £98.1mStourbridge: £100.7mWorcester: £92.7mStourbridge: £95.1m

    £100.3m£100.7m£95.1mStourbridge is higher£97.7m£98.1m£92.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stourbridge £14.8m, Worcester £22.5mWorcester: £22.5mStourbridge: £14.8mWorcester: £22.6mStourbridge: £14.8mWorcester: £21.3mStourbridge: £14.0m

    £14.8m£14.8m£14.0mWorcester is higher£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stourbridge £16.8m, Worcester £18.8mWorcester: £18.8mStourbridge: £16.8mWorcester: £18.9mStourbridge: £16.8mWorcester: £17.8mStourbridge: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.8m£15.9mWorcester is higherDepends on how you count£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stourbridge £0.90m, Worcester £0.46mWorcester: £0.46mStourbridge: £0.90mWorcester: £0.46mStourbridge: £0.91mWorcester: £0.44mStourbridge: £0.85m

    £0.90m£0.91m£0.85mStourbridge is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stourbridge £0.36m, Worcester £0.34mWorcester: £0.34mStourbridge: £0.36mWorcester: £0.34mStourbridge: £0.37mWorcester: £0.32mStourbridge: £0.35m

    £0.36m£0.37m£0.35mStourbridge is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stourbridge £0.53m, Worcester £0.66mWorcester: £0.66mStourbridge: £0.53mWorcester: £0.66mStourbridge: £0.53mWorcester: £0.63mStourbridge: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mWorcester is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stourbridge 19,073, Worcester 18,582Worcester: 18,582Stourbridge: 19,073

    19,073Stourbridge is higherDepends on how you count18,582

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stourbridge 2,033, Worcester 1,856Worcester: 1,856Stourbridge: 2,033

    2,033Stourbridge is higher1,856

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stourbridge 3,061, Worcester 2,888Worcester: 2,888Stourbridge: 3,061

    3,061Stourbridge is higher2,888

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stourbridge 6,631, Worcester 6,233Worcester: 6,233Stourbridge: 6,631

    6,631Stourbridge is higher6,233

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stourbridge 12,638, Worcester 11,725Worcester: 11,725Stourbridge: 12,638

    12,638Stourbridge is higher11,725

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stourbridge 1,906, Worcester 1,431Worcester: 1,431Stourbridge: 1,906

    1,906Stourbridge is higher1,431

Show the numbers
Stourbridge and Worcester, total
MeasureStourbridgeWorcesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£447.6m£449.5m£424.6m£436.1m£438.0m£413.7mStourbridge
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£248.0m£249.0m£235.2m£234.2m£235.2m£222.2mStourbridge
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£126.8m£127.3m£120.3m£123.6m£124.2m£117.3mStourbridge
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£224.2m£225.2m£212.7m£212.5m£213.4m£201.6mStourbridge
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m£7.5m£7.5m£7.1mStourbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m£13.8m£13.9m£13.1mStourbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.46m£0.46m£0.44mStourbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£46.1m£46.3m£43.7m£44.0m£44.2m£41.7mStourbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m£11.1m£11.2m£10.5mStourbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m£6.3m£6.4m£6.0mStourbridge
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£100.3m£100.7m£95.1m£97.7m£98.1m£92.7mStourbridge
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.8m£14.8m£14.0m£22.5m£22.6m£21.3mWorcester
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m£18.8m£18.9m£17.8mWorcester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.90m£0.91m£0.85m£0.46m£0.46m£0.44mStourbridge
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.37m£0.35m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mStourbridge
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.66m£0.66m£0.63mWorcester
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,07318,582Stourbridge
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0331,856Stourbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0612,888Stourbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,6316,233Stourbridge
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,63811,725Stourbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9061,431Stourbridge

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.