Who Gets What

Compare constituencies · North West and East of England

Stretford and Urmston and Ipswich

105,820 and 115,126 residents (mid-2024).

Stretford and Urmston is higher than Ipswich on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 6 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.

Swap the two areas
Stretford and Urmston and Ipswich on a map of the constituencies of Great Britain
How to count
Prices

Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Stretford and Urmston is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Ipswich on 11. 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

Stretford and Urmston Ipswich

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stretford and Urmston £4,305, Ipswich £4,395Ipswich: £4,395Stretford and Urmston: £4,305Ipswich: £4,414Stretford and Urmston: £4,323Ipswich: £4,169Stretford and Urmston: £4,084

    £4,305£4,323£4,084Ipswich is higher£4,395£4,414£4,169

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stretford and Urmston £13,451, Ipswich £12,757Ipswich: £12,757Stretford and Urmston: £13,451Ipswich: £12,812Stretford and Urmston: £13,508Ipswich: £12,101Stretford and Urmston: £12,759

    £13,451£13,508£12,759Stretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston £2,154, Ipswich £2,418Ipswich: £2,418Stretford and Urmston: £2,154Ipswich: £2,428Stretford and Urmston: £2,164Ipswich: £2,293Stretford and Urmston: £2,044

    £2,154£2,164£2,044Ipswich 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: Stretford and Urmston £11,913, Ipswich £11,490Ipswich: £11,490Stretford and Urmston: £11,913Ipswich: £11,539Stretford and Urmston: £11,964Ipswich: £10,899Stretford and Urmston: £11,300

    £11,913£11,964£11,300Stretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston £662, Ipswich £577Ipswich: £577Stretford and Urmston: £662Ipswich: £580Stretford and Urmston: £665Ipswich: £547Stretford and Urmston: £628

    £662£665£628Stretford and Urmston is higher£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: Stretford and Urmston £839, Ipswich £660Ipswich: £660Stretford and Urmston: £839Ipswich: £663Stretford and Urmston: £842Ipswich: £626Stretford and Urmston: £796

    £839£842£796Stretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston £37, Ipswich £30Ipswich: £30Stretford and Urmston: £37Ipswich: £30Stretford and Urmston: £37Ipswich: £28Stretford and Urmston: £35

    £37£37£35Stretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston £497, Ipswich £501Ipswich: £501Stretford and Urmston: £497Ipswich: £503Stretford and Urmston: £499Ipswich: £475Stretford and Urmston: £471

    £497£499£471Ipswich 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: Stretford and Urmston £160, Ipswich £118Ipswich: £118Stretford and Urmston: £160Ipswich: £118Stretford and Urmston: £161Ipswich: £112Stretford and Urmston: £152

    £160£161£152Stretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston £111, Ipswich £111Ipswich: £111Stretford and Urmston: £111Ipswich: £112Stretford and Urmston: £111Ipswich: £105Stretford and Urmston: £105

    £111£111£105Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£111£112£105

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stretford and Urmston £1,681, Ipswich £1,941Ipswich: £1,941Stretford and Urmston: £1,681Ipswich: £1,950Stretford and Urmston: £1,688Ipswich: £1,841Stretford and Urmston: £1,595

    £1,681£1,688£1,595Ipswich is higher£1,941£1,950£1,841

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stretford and Urmston £255, Ipswich £265Ipswich: £265Stretford and Urmston: £255Ipswich: £266Stretford and Urmston: £256Ipswich: £252Stretford and Urmston: £242

    £255£256£242Ipswich 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: Stretford and Urmston £345, Ipswich £346Ipswich: £346Stretford and Urmston: £345Ipswich: £348Stretford and Urmston: £346Ipswich: £328Stretford and Urmston: £327

    £345£346£327Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£346£348£328

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stretford and Urmston £9.80, Ipswich £10Ipswich: £10Stretford and Urmston: £9.80Ipswich: £10Stretford and Urmston: £9.85Ipswich: £9.62Stretford and Urmston: £9.30

    £9.80£9.85£9.30Ipswich is higher£10£10£9.62

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stretford and Urmston £7.79, Ipswich £9.13Ipswich: £9.13Stretford and Urmston: £7.79Ipswich: £9.17Stretford and Urmston: £7.82Ipswich: £8.66Stretford and Urmston: £7.39

    £7.79£7.82£7.39Ipswich is higher£9.13£9.17£8.66

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stretford and Urmston £8.99, Ipswich £5.99Ipswich: £5.99Stretford and Urmston: £8.99Ipswich: £6.01Stretford and Urmston: £9.03Ipswich: £5.68Stretford and Urmston: £8.53

    £8.99£9.03£8.53Stretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston 1,047.3, Ipswich 1,012.8Ipswich: 1,012.8Stretford and Urmston: 1,047.3

    1,047.3Stretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston 143.9, Ipswich 118.0Ipswich: 118.0Stretford and Urmston: 143.9

    143.9Stretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston 174.2, Ipswich 135.9Ipswich: 135.9Stretford and Urmston: 174.2

    174.2Stretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston 75.3, Ipswich 73.3Ipswich: 73.3Stretford and Urmston: 75.3

    75.3Stretford and Urmston is higherDepends on how you count73.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stretford and Urmston 200.6, Ipswich 235.7Ipswich: 235.7Stretford and Urmston: 200.6

    200.6Ipswich is higher235.7

  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: Stretford and Urmston 24.3, Ipswich 24.9Ipswich: 24.9Stretford and Urmston: 24.3

    24.3Ipswich is higher24.9

Show the numbers
Stretford and Urmston and Ipswich, per person in the age group
MeasureStretford and UrmstonIpswichHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,305£4,323£4,084£4,395£4,414£4,169Ipswich
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,451£13,508£12,759£12,757£12,812£12,101Stretford and Urmston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,154£2,164£2,044£2,418£2,428£2,293Ipswich
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,913£11,964£11,300£11,490£11,539£10,899Stretford and Urmston
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£662£665£628£577£580£547Stretford and Urmston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£839£842£796£660£663£626Stretford and Urmston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£30£30£28Stretford and Urmston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£497£499£471£501£503£475Ipswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£118£118£112Stretford and Urmston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£111£111£105£111£112£105Ipswich
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,681£1,688£1,595£1,941£1,950£1,841Ipswich
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£255£256£242£265£266£252Ipswich
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£345£346£327£346£348£328Ipswich
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.80£9.85£9.30£10£10£9.62Ipswich
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.79£7.82£7.39£9.13£9.17£8.66Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.99£9.03£8.53£5.99£6.01£5.68Stretford and Urmston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,047.31,012.8Stretford and Urmston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026143.9118.0Stretford and Urmston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.2135.9Stretford and Urmston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.373.3Stretford and Urmston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026200.6235.7Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.324.9Ipswich

Per resident

Stretford and Urmston is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Ipswich on 11. 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

Stretford and Urmston Ipswich

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stretford and Urmston £4,305, Ipswich £4,395Ipswich: £4,395Stretford and Urmston: £4,305Ipswich: £4,414Stretford and Urmston: £4,323Ipswich: £4,169Stretford and Urmston: £4,084

    £4,305£4,323£4,084Ipswich is higher£4,395£4,414£4,169

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stretford and Urmston £2,009, Ipswich £1,977Ipswich: £1,977Stretford and Urmston: £2,009Ipswich: £1,985Stretford and Urmston: £2,018Ipswich: £1,875Stretford and Urmston: £1,906

    £2,009£2,018£1,906Stretford and Urmston is higherDepends on how you count£1,977£1,985£1,875

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stretford and Urmston £1,375, Ipswich £1,529Ipswich: £1,529Stretford and Urmston: £1,375Ipswich: £1,535Stretford and Urmston: £1,381Ipswich: £1,450Stretford and Urmston: £1,305

    £1,375£1,381£1,305Ipswich is higher£1,529£1,535£1,450

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stretford and Urmston £1,779, Ipswich £1,780Ipswich: £1,780Stretford and Urmston: £1,779Ipswich: £1,788Stretford and Urmston: £1,787Ipswich: £1,689Stretford and Urmston: £1,688

    £1,779£1,787£1,688Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,780£1,788£1,689

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stretford and Urmston £99, Ipswich £89Ipswich: £89Stretford and Urmston: £99Ipswich: £90Stretford and Urmston: £99Ipswich: £85Stretford and Urmston: £94

    £99£99£94Stretford and Urmston is higher£89£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stretford and Urmston £125, Ipswich £102Ipswich: £102Stretford and Urmston: £125Ipswich: £103Stretford and Urmston: £126Ipswich: £97Stretford and Urmston: £119

    £125£126£119Stretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston £5.50, Ipswich £4.58Ipswich: £4.58Stretford and Urmston: £5.50Ipswich: £4.59Stretford and Urmston: £5.53Ipswich: £4.34Stretford and Urmston: £5.22

    £5.50£5.53£5.22Stretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston £497, Ipswich £501Ipswich: £501Stretford and Urmston: £497Ipswich: £503Stretford and Urmston: £499Ipswich: £475Stretford and Urmston: £471

    £497£499£471Ipswich 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: Stretford and Urmston £160, Ipswich £118Ipswich: £118Stretford and Urmston: £160Ipswich: £118Stretford and Urmston: £161Ipswich: £112Stretford and Urmston: £152

    £160£161£152Stretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston £71, Ipswich £70Ipswich: £70Stretford and Urmston: £71Ipswich: £71Stretford and Urmston: £71Ipswich: £67Stretford and Urmston: £67

    £71£71£67Stretford and Urmston is higherDepends on how you count£70£71£67

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stretford and Urmston £1,073, Ipswich £1,228Ipswich: £1,228Stretford and Urmston: £1,073Ipswich: £1,233Stretford and Urmston: £1,078Ipswich: £1,164Stretford and Urmston: £1,018

    £1,073£1,078£1,018Ipswich is higher£1,228£1,233£1,164

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stretford and Urmston £255, Ipswich £265Ipswich: £265Stretford and Urmston: £255Ipswich: £266Stretford and Urmston: £256Ipswich: £252Stretford and Urmston: £242

    £255£256£242Ipswich is higher£265£266£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stretford and Urmston £220, Ipswich £219Ipswich: £219Stretford and Urmston: £220Ipswich: £220Stretford and Urmston: £221Ipswich: £208Stretford and Urmston: £209

    £220£221£209Stretford and Urmston is higherDepends on how you count£219£220£208

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stretford and Urmston £6.26, Ipswich £6.41Ipswich: £6.41Stretford and Urmston: £6.26Ipswich: £6.44Stretford and Urmston: £6.29Ipswich: £6.08Stretford and Urmston: £5.94

    £6.26£6.29£5.94Ipswich is higher£6.41£6.44£6.08

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stretford and Urmston £4.98, Ipswich £5.78Ipswich: £5.78Stretford and Urmston: £4.98Ipswich: £5.80Stretford and Urmston: £5.00Ipswich: £5.48Stretford and Urmston: £4.72

    £4.98£5.00£4.72Ipswich is higher£5.78£5.80£5.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stretford and Urmston £8.99, Ipswich £5.99Ipswich: £5.99Stretford and Urmston: £8.99Ipswich: £6.01Stretford and Urmston: £9.03Ipswich: £5.68Stretford and Urmston: £8.53

    £8.99£9.03£8.53Stretford and Urmston is higher£5.99£6.01£5.68

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stretford and Urmston 156.4, Ipswich 156.9Ipswich: 156.9Stretford and Urmston: 156.4

    156.4Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count156.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stretford and Urmston 21.5, Ipswich 18.3Ipswich: 18.3Stretford and Urmston: 21.5

    21.5Stretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston 26.0, Ipswich 21.1Ipswich: 21.1Stretford and Urmston: 26.0

    26.0Stretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston 75.3, Ipswich 73.3Ipswich: 73.3Stretford and Urmston: 75.3

    75.3Stretford and Urmston is higherDepends on how you count73.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stretford and Urmston 128.0, Ipswich 149.0Ipswich: 149.0Stretford and Urmston: 128.0

    128.0Ipswich is higher149.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stretford and Urmston 15.5, Ipswich 15.8Ipswich: 15.8Stretford and Urmston: 15.5

    15.5Ipswich is higher15.8

Show the numbers
Stretford and Urmston and Ipswich, per resident
MeasureStretford and UrmstonIpswichHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,305£4,323£4,084£4,395£4,414£4,169Ipswich
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,009£2,018£1,906£1,977£1,985£1,875Stretford and Urmston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,375£1,381£1,305£1,529£1,535£1,450Ipswich
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,779£1,787£1,688£1,780£1,788£1,689Ipswich
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£99£99£94£89£90£85Stretford and Urmston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£102£103£97Stretford and Urmston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.50£5.53£5.22£4.58£4.59£4.34Stretford and Urmston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£497£499£471£501£503£475Ipswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£118£118£112Stretford and Urmston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£70£71£67Stretford and Urmston
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,073£1,078£1,018£1,228£1,233£1,164Ipswich
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£255£256£242£265£266£252Ipswich
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£220£221£209£219£220£208Stretford and Urmston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.26£6.29£5.94£6.41£6.44£6.08Ipswich
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.98£5.00£4.72£5.78£5.80£5.48Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.99£9.03£8.53£5.99£6.01£5.68Stretford and Urmston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026156.4156.9Ipswich
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.518.3Stretford and Urmston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.021.1Stretford and Urmston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.373.3Stretford and Urmston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026128.0149.0Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.515.8Ipswich

Total

Stretford and Urmston is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Ipswich on 15. 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

Stretford and Urmston Ipswich

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stretford and Urmston £455.6m, Ipswich £506.0mIpswich: £506.0mStretford and Urmston: £455.6mIpswich: £508.1mStretford and Urmston: £457.5mIpswich: £479.9mStretford and Urmston: £432.1m

    £455.6m£457.5m£432.1mIpswich is higher£506.0m£508.1m£479.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stretford and Urmston £212.6m, Ipswich £227.5mIpswich: £227.5mStretford and Urmston: £212.6mIpswich: £228.5mStretford and Urmston: £213.5mIpswich: £215.8mStretford and Urmston: £201.7m

    £212.6m£213.5m£201.7mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£227.5m£228.5m£215.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stretford and Urmston £145.5m, Ipswich £176.0mIpswich: £176.0mStretford and Urmston: £145.5mIpswich: £176.8mStretford and Urmston: £146.2mIpswich: £166.9mStretford and Urmston: £138.0m

    £145.5m£146.2m£138.0mIpswich is higher£176.0m£176.8m£166.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stretford and Urmston £188.3m, Ipswich £204.9mIpswich: £204.9mStretford and Urmston: £188.3mIpswich: £205.8mStretford and Urmston: £189.1mIpswich: £194.4mStretford and Urmston: £178.6m

    £188.3m£189.1m£178.6mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£204.9m£205.8m£194.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stretford and Urmston £10.5m, Ipswich £10.3mIpswich: £10.3mStretford and Urmston: £10.5mIpswich: £10.3mStretford and Urmston: £10.5mIpswich: £9.8mStretford and Urmston: £9.9m

    £10.5m£10.5m£9.9mStretford and Urmston is higher£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stretford and Urmston £13.3m, Ipswich £11.8mIpswich: £11.8mStretford and Urmston: £13.3mIpswich: £11.8mStretford and Urmston: £13.3mIpswich: £11.2mStretford and Urmston: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.3m£12.6mStretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston £0.58m, Ipswich £0.53mIpswich: £0.53mStretford and Urmston: £0.58mIpswich: £0.53mStretford and Urmston: £0.58mIpswich: £0.50mStretford and Urmston: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mStretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston £52.6m, Ipswich £57.6mIpswich: £57.6mStretford and Urmston: £52.6mIpswich: £57.9mStretford and Urmston: £52.8mIpswich: £54.7mStretford and Urmston: £49.8m

    £52.6m£52.8m£49.8mIpswich 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: Stretford and Urmston £16.9m, Ipswich £13.5mIpswich: £13.5mStretford and Urmston: £16.9mIpswich: £13.6mStretford and Urmston: £17.0mIpswich: £12.8mStretford and Urmston: £16.0m

    £16.9m£17.0m£16.0mStretford and Urmston 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: Stretford and Urmston £7.5m, Ipswich £8.1mIpswich: £8.1mStretford and Urmston: £7.5mIpswich: £8.1mStretford and Urmston: £7.5mIpswich: £7.7mStretford and Urmston: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.5m£7.1mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stretford and Urmston £113.6m, Ipswich £141.3mIpswich: £141.3mStretford and Urmston: £113.6mIpswich: £141.9mStretford and Urmston: £114.0mIpswich: £134.0mStretford and Urmston: £107.7m

    £113.6m£114.0m£107.7mIpswich is higher£141.3m£141.9m£134.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stretford and Urmston £27.0m, Ipswich £30.5mIpswich: £30.5mStretford and Urmston: £27.0mIpswich: £30.7mStretford and Urmston: £27.1mIpswich: £29.0mStretford and Urmston: £25.6m

    £27.0m£27.1m£25.6mIpswich is higher£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stretford and Urmston £23.3m, Ipswich £25.2mIpswich: £25.2mStretford and Urmston: £23.3mIpswich: £25.3mStretford and Urmston: £23.4mIpswich: £23.9mStretford and Urmston: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.4m£22.1mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stretford and Urmston £0.66m, Ipswich £0.74mIpswich: £0.74mStretford and Urmston: £0.66mIpswich: £0.74mStretford and Urmston: £0.66mIpswich: £0.70mStretford and Urmston: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mIpswich is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stretford and Urmston £0.53m, Ipswich £0.66mIpswich: £0.66mStretford and Urmston: £0.53mIpswich: £0.67mStretford and Urmston: £0.53mIpswich: £0.63mStretford and Urmston: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mIpswich is higher£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stretford and Urmston £0.95m, Ipswich £0.69mIpswich: £0.69mStretford and Urmston: £0.95mIpswich: £0.69mStretford and Urmston: £0.96mIpswich: £0.65mStretford and Urmston: £0.90m

    £0.95m£0.96m£0.90mStretford and Urmston is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stretford and Urmston 16,553, Ipswich 18,066Ipswich: 18,066Stretford and Urmston: 16,553

    16,553Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count18,066

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stretford and Urmston 2,274, Ipswich 2,104Ipswich: 2,104Stretford and Urmston: 2,274

    2,274Stretford and Urmston is higher2,104

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stretford and Urmston 2,754, Ipswich 2,424Ipswich: 2,424Stretford and Urmston: 2,754

    2,754Stretford and Urmston is higher2,424

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stretford and Urmston 7,972, Ipswich 8,433Ipswich: 8,433Stretford and Urmston: 7,972

    7,972Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count8,433

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stretford and Urmston 13,549, Ipswich 17,155Ipswich: 17,155Stretford and Urmston: 13,549

    13,549Ipswich is higher17,155

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stretford and Urmston 1,642, Ipswich 1,813Ipswich: 1,813Stretford and Urmston: 1,642

    1,642Ipswich is higher1,813

Show the numbers
Stretford and Urmston and Ipswich, total
MeasureStretford and UrmstonIpswichHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£455.6m£457.5m£432.1m£506.0m£508.1m£479.9mIpswich
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£212.6m£213.5m£201.7m£227.5m£228.5m£215.8mIpswich
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£145.5m£146.2m£138.0m£176.0m£176.8m£166.9mIpswich
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£188.3m£189.1m£178.6m£204.9m£205.8m£194.4mIpswich
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mStretford and Urmston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m£11.8m£11.8m£11.2mStretford and Urmston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mStretford and Urmston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£52.6m£52.8m£49.8m£57.6m£57.9m£54.7mIpswich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.9m£17.0m£16.0m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mStretford and Urmston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m£8.1m£8.1m£7.7mIpswich
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£113.6m£114.0m£107.7m£141.3m£141.9m£134.0mIpswich
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.0m£27.1m£25.6m£30.5m£30.7m£29.0mIpswich
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£25.2m£25.3m£23.9mIpswich
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mIpswich
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.66m£0.67m£0.63mIpswich
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.95m£0.96m£0.90m£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mStretford and Urmston
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,55318,066Ipswich
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2742,104Stretford and Urmston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7542,424Stretford and Urmston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,9728,433Ipswich
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,54917,155Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,6421,813Ipswich

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.
  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.
  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.