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Stratford-on-Avon and Monmouthshire
Stratford-on-Avon is higher than Monmouthshire on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.
On 3 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
Stratford-on-Avon is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Monmouthshire 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
Stratford-on-Avon Monmouthshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,532£4,551£4,299Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,850£4,870£4,600
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,555£12,608£11,909Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,657£12,711£12,006
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,405£1,411£1,333Monmouthshire is higher£1,585£1,591£1,503
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,683£11,733£11,082Stratford-on-Avon is higher£11,540£11,589£10,946
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£251£252£238Monmouthshire is higher£317£318£301
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£603£606£572Monmouthshire is higher£780£783£740
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£16£16£15Monmouthshire is higher£20£20£19
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£291£292£276Monmouthshire is higher£457£459£434
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£90£90£85Monmouthshire is higher£100£101£95
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£77£78£73Monmouthshire is higher£98£98£93
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,144£1,149£1,085Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,155£1,160£1,096
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£158£158£149Monmouthshire is higher£179£179£169
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£175£176£166Monmouthshire is higher£317£318£300
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.09£5.11£4.83Monmouthshire is higher£10£11£9.95
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.32£3.34£3.15Monmouthshire is higher£4.60£4.62£4.36
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.50£7.53£7.11Stratford-on-Avon is higher£6.75£6.78£6.40
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,015.7Stratford-on-Avon is higher1,015.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
64.5Monmouthshire is higher76.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
129.3Monmouthshire is higher158.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
42.6Monmouthshire is higher63.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
127.3Monmouthshire is higher145.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
17.4Monmouthshire is higher20.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Stratford-on-Avon | Monmouthshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,532£4,551£4,299 | £4,850£4,870£4,600 | Monmouthshire |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,555£12,608£11,909 | £12,657£12,711£12,006 | Monmouthshire |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,405£1,411£1,333 | £1,585£1,591£1,503 | Monmouthshire |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,683£11,733£11,082 | £11,540£11,589£10,946 | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £251£252£238 | £317£318£301 | Monmouthshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £603£606£572 | £780£783£740 | Monmouthshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £16£16£15 | £20£20£19 | Monmouthshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £291£292£276 | £457£459£434 | Monmouthshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £90£90£85 | £100£101£95 | Monmouthshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £77£78£73 | £98£98£93 | Monmouthshire |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,144£1,149£1,085 | £1,155£1,160£1,096 | Monmouthshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £158£158£149 | £179£179£169 | Monmouthshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £175£176£166 | £317£318£300 | Monmouthshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.09£5.11£4.83 | £10£11£9.95 | Monmouthshire |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.32£3.34£3.15 | £4.60£4.62£4.36 | Monmouthshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.50£7.53£7.11 | £6.75£6.78£6.40 | Stratford-on-Avon |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,015.7 | 1,015.6 | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 64.5 | 76.7 | Monmouthshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 129.3 | 158.3 | Monmouthshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 42.6 | 63.6 | Monmouthshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 127.3 | 145.1 | Monmouthshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 17.4 | 20.8 | Monmouthshire |
Per resident
Stratford-on-Avon is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Monmouthshire 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
Stratford-on-Avon Monmouthshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,532£4,551£4,299Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,850£4,870£4,600
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,179£3,193£3,016Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,191£3,204£3,026
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£807£810£765Monmouthshire is higher£916£920£869
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,959£2,971£2,806Stratford-on-Avon is higher£2,909£2,921£2,759
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£64£64£60Monmouthshire is higher£80£80£76
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£153£153£145Monmouthshire is higher£197£197£186
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.12£4.14£3.91Monmouthshire is higher£5.07£5.09£4.81
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£291£292£276Monmouthshire is higher£457£459£434
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£90£90£85Monmouthshire is higher£100£101£95
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£44£45£42Monmouthshire is higher£56£57£54
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£657£660£623Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£668£671£633
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£158£158£149Monmouthshire is higher£179£179£169
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£101£101£95Monmouthshire is higher£183£184£174
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£2.93£2.94£2.78Monmouthshire is higher£6.06£6.09£5.75
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.91£1.92£1.81Monmouthshire is higher£2.66£2.67£2.52
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.50£7.53£7.11Stratford-on-Avon is higher£6.75£6.78£6.40
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
257.2Stratford-on-Avon is higher256.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.3Monmouthshire is higher19.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
32.7Monmouthshire is higher39.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
42.6Monmouthshire is higher63.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
73.1Monmouthshire is higher83.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
10.0Monmouthshire is higher12.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | Stratford-on-Avon | Monmouthshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,532£4,551£4,299 | £4,850£4,870£4,600 | Monmouthshire |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,179£3,193£3,016 | £3,191£3,204£3,026 | Monmouthshire |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £807£810£765 | £916£920£869 | Monmouthshire |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,959£2,971£2,806 | £2,909£2,921£2,759 | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £64£64£60 | £80£80£76 | Monmouthshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £153£153£145 | £197£197£186 | Monmouthshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.12£4.14£3.91 | £5.07£5.09£4.81 | Monmouthshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £291£292£276 | £457£459£434 | Monmouthshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £90£90£85 | £100£101£95 | Monmouthshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £44£45£42 | £56£57£54 | Monmouthshire |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £657£660£623 | £668£671£633 | Monmouthshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £158£158£149 | £179£179£169 | Monmouthshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £101£101£95 | £183£184£174 | Monmouthshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £2.93£2.94£2.78 | £6.06£6.09£5.75 | Monmouthshire |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.91£1.92£1.81 | £2.66£2.67£2.52 | Monmouthshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.50£7.53£7.11 | £6.75£6.78£6.40 | Stratford-on-Avon |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 257.2 | 256.0 | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.3 | 19.3 | Monmouthshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 32.7 | 39.9 | Monmouthshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 42.6 | 63.6 | Monmouthshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 73.1 | 83.9 | Monmouthshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 10.0 | 12.0 | Monmouthshire |
Total
Stratford-on-Avon is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Monmouthshire 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
Stratford-on-Avon Monmouthshire
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£464.3m£466.2m£440.4mStratford-on-Avon is higherDepends on how you count£460.4m£462.3m£436.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£325.7m£327.1m£308.9mStratford-on-Avon is higherDepends on how you count£302.9m£304.2m£287.3m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£82.7m£83.0m£78.4mMonmouthshire is higher£86.9m£87.3m£82.5m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£303.1m£304.4m£287.5mStratford-on-Avon is higher£276.2m£277.3m£261.9m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.5m£6.5m£6.2mMonmouthshire is higher£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.7m£15.7m£14.8mMonmouthshire is higher£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mMonmouthshire is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£29.8m£29.9m£28.3mMonmouthshire is higher£43.4m£43.6m£41.2m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.2m£9.3m£8.8mMonmouthshire is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.5m£4.6m£4.3mMonmouthshire is higher£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£67.3m£67.6m£63.9mStratford-on-Avon is higherDepends on how you count£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£16.1m£16.2m£15.3mMonmouthshire is higher£17.0m£17.0m£16.1m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mMonmouthshire is higher£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mMonmouthshire is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.20m£0.20m£0.19mMonmouthshire is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mStratford-on-Avon is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
26,346Stratford-on-Avon is higher24,302
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,672Monmouthshire is higher1,836
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,353Monmouthshire is higher3,787
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,366Monmouthshire is higher6,038
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,489Monmouthshire is higher7,963
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,025Monmouthshire is higher1,139
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| Measure | Stratford-on-Avon | Monmouthshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £464.3m£466.2m£440.4m | £460.4m£462.3m£436.7m | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £325.7m£327.1m£308.9m | £302.9m£304.2m£287.3m | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £82.7m£83.0m£78.4m | £86.9m£87.3m£82.5m | Monmouthshire |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £303.1m£304.4m£287.5m | £276.2m£277.3m£261.9m | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.5m£6.5m£6.2m | £7.6m£7.6m£7.2m | Monmouthshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.7m£15.7m£14.8m | £18.7m£18.7m£17.7m | Monmouthshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.42m£0.42m£0.40m | £0.48m£0.48m£0.46m | Monmouthshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £29.8m£29.9m£28.3m | £43.4m£43.6m£41.2m | Monmouthshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.2m£9.3m£8.8m | £9.5m£9.6m£9.0m | Monmouthshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.5m£4.6m£4.3m | £5.4m£5.4m£5.1m | Monmouthshire |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £67.3m£67.6m£63.9m | £63.4m£63.7m£60.1m | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £16.1m£16.2m£15.3m | £17.0m£17.0m£16.1m | Monmouthshire |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £10.3m£10.3m£9.8m | £17.4m£17.5m£16.5m | Monmouthshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.30m£0.30m£0.28m | £0.58m£0.58m£0.55m | Monmouthshire |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.20m£0.20m£0.19m | £0.25m£0.25m£0.24m | Monmouthshire |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.77m£0.77m£0.73m | £0.64m£0.64m£0.61m | Stratford-on-Avon |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 26,346 | 24,302 | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,672 | 1,836 | Monmouthshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,353 | 3,787 | Monmouthshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,366 | 6,038 | Monmouthshire |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,489 | 7,963 | Monmouthshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,025 | 1,139 | Monmouthshire |
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.
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