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Stroud and Chippenham

99,374 and 101,150 residents (mid-2024).

Stroud is higher than Chippenham on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 11 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Stroud is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Chippenham 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

Stroud Chippenham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stroud £4,228, Chippenham £3,878Chippenham: £3,878Stroud: £4,228Chippenham: £3,894Stroud: £4,246Chippenham: £3,678Stroud: £4,010

    £4,228£4,246£4,010Stroud is higher£3,878£3,894£3,678

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stroud £12,635, Chippenham £12,597Chippenham: £12,597Stroud: £12,635Chippenham: £12,650Stroud: £12,689Chippenham: £11,948Stroud: £11,985

    £12,635£12,689£11,985Stroud is higher£12,597£12,650£11,948

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stroud £1,370, Chippenham £1,443Chippenham: £1,443Stroud: £1,370Chippenham: £1,449Stroud: £1,376Chippenham: £1,369Stroud: £1,299

    £1,370£1,376£1,299Chippenham is higher£1,443£1,449£1,369

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stroud £11,768, Chippenham £11,647Chippenham: £11,647Stroud: £11,768Chippenham: £11,696Stroud: £11,818Chippenham: £11,047Stroud: £11,162

    £11,768£11,818£11,162Stroud is higher£11,647£11,696£11,047

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stroud £266, Chippenham £289Chippenham: £289Stroud: £266Chippenham: £290Stroud: £267Chippenham: £274Stroud: £252

    £266£267£252Chippenham is higherDepends on how you count£289£290£274

  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: Stroud £584, Chippenham £642Chippenham: £642Stroud: £584Chippenham: £645Stroud: £586Chippenham: £609Stroud: £553

    £584£586£553Chippenham is higherDepends on how you count£642£645£609

  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: Stroud £18, Chippenham £19Chippenham: £19Stroud: £18Chippenham: £19Stroud: £18Chippenham: £18Stroud: £17

    £18£18£17Chippenham is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stroud £307, Chippenham £308Chippenham: £308Stroud: £307Chippenham: £310Stroud: £308Chippenham: £292Stroud: £291

    £307£308£291Chippenham is higher£308£310£292

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stroud £99, Chippenham £138Chippenham: £138Stroud: £99Chippenham: £139Stroud: £100Chippenham: £131Stroud: £94

    £99£100£94Chippenham is higher£138£139£131

  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: Stroud £66, Chippenham £86Chippenham: £86Stroud: £66Chippenham: £86Stroud: £66Chippenham: £82Stroud: £62

    £66£66£62Chippenham is higher£86£86£82

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stroud £1,061, Chippenham £1,158Chippenham: £1,158Stroud: £1,061Chippenham: £1,163Stroud: £1,065Chippenham: £1,099Stroud: £1,006

    £1,061£1,065£1,006Chippenham is higher£1,158£1,163£1,099

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stroud £159, Chippenham £123Chippenham: £123Stroud: £159Chippenham: £124Stroud: £160Chippenham: £117Stroud: £151

    £159£160£151Stroud is higher£123£124£117

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stroud £235, Chippenham £188Chippenham: £188Stroud: £235Chippenham: £189Stroud: £236Chippenham: £178Stroud: £223

    £235£236£223Stroud is higher£188£189£178

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stroud £5.21, Chippenham £7.10Chippenham: £7.10Stroud: £5.21Chippenham: £7.13Stroud: £5.23Chippenham: £6.73Stroud: £4.94

    £5.21£5.23£4.94Chippenham is higher£7.10£7.13£6.73

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stroud £2.84, Chippenham £3.81Chippenham: £3.81Stroud: £2.84Chippenham: £3.82Stroud: £2.85Chippenham: £3.61Stroud: £2.69

    £2.84£2.85£2.69Chippenham is higher£3.81£3.82£3.61

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stroud £4.83, Chippenham £4.79Chippenham: £4.79Stroud: £4.83Chippenham: £4.81Stroud: £4.85Chippenham: £4.54Stroud: £4.58

    £4.83£4.85£4.58Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£4.79£4.81£4.54

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stroud 1,019.1, Chippenham 1,034.8Chippenham: 1,034.8Stroud: 1,019.1

    1,019.1Chippenham is higherDepends on how you count1,034.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stroud 67.9, Chippenham 72.0Chippenham: 72.0Stroud: 67.9

    67.9Chippenham is higherDepends on how you count72.0

  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: Stroud 124.0, Chippenham 135.1Chippenham: 135.1Stroud: 124.0

    124.0Chippenham is higherDepends on how you count135.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 46.7, Chippenham 48.5Chippenham: 48.5Stroud: 46.7

    46.7Chippenham is higher48.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stroud 130.5, Chippenham 130.7Chippenham: 130.7Stroud: 130.5

    130.5Chippenham is higher130.7

  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: Stroud 14.7, Chippenham 19.0Chippenham: 19.0Stroud: 14.7

    14.7Chippenham is higher19.0

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Stroud and Chippenham, per person in the age group
MeasureStroudChippenhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,228£4,246£4,010£3,878£3,894£3,678Stroud
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,635£12,689£11,985£12,597£12,650£11,948Stroud
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,370£1,376£1,299£1,443£1,449£1,369Chippenham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,768£11,818£11,162£11,647£11,696£11,047Stroud
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£266£267£252£289£290£274Chippenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£584£586£553£642£645£609Chippenham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£19£19£18Chippenham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£307£308£291£308£310£292Chippenham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£99£100£94£138£139£131Chippenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£66£66£62£86£86£82Chippenham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,061£1,065£1,006£1,158£1,163£1,099Chippenham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151£123£124£117Stroud
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£235£236£223£188£189£178Stroud
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.21£5.23£4.94£7.10£7.13£6.73Chippenham
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.84£2.85£2.69£3.81£3.82£3.61Chippenham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£4.79£4.81£4.54Stroud
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.11,034.8Chippenham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202667.972.0Chippenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.0135.1Chippenham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202646.748.5Chippenham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026130.5130.7Chippenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.719.0Chippenham

Per resident

Stroud is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Chippenham on 10. 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

Stroud Chippenham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stroud £4,228, Chippenham £3,878Chippenham: £3,878Stroud: £4,228Chippenham: £3,894Stroud: £4,246Chippenham: £3,678Stroud: £4,010

    £4,228£4,246£4,010Stroud is higher£3,878£3,894£3,678

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stroud £2,843, Chippenham £2,403Chippenham: £2,403Stroud: £2,843Chippenham: £2,413Stroud: £2,855Chippenham: £2,279Stroud: £2,697

    £2,843£2,855£2,697Stroud is higher£2,403£2,413£2,279

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stroud £815, Chippenham £900Chippenham: £900Stroud: £815Chippenham: £904Stroud: £818Chippenham: £854Stroud: £773

    £815£818£773Chippenham is higher£900£904£854

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stroud £2,648, Chippenham £2,222Chippenham: £2,222Stroud: £2,648Chippenham: £2,231Stroud: £2,659Chippenham: £2,108Stroud: £2,512

    £2,648£2,659£2,512Stroud is higher£2,222£2,231£2,108

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stroud £60, Chippenham £55Chippenham: £55Stroud: £60Chippenham: £55Stroud: £60Chippenham: £52Stroud: £57

    £60£60£57Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stroud £131, Chippenham £123Chippenham: £123Stroud: £131Chippenham: £123Stroud: £132Chippenham: £116Stroud: £125

    £131£132£125Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£123£123£116

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Stroud £4.08, Chippenham £3.54Chippenham: £3.54Stroud: £4.08Chippenham: £3.56Stroud: £4.10Chippenham: £3.36Stroud: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£3.54£3.56£3.36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stroud £307, Chippenham £308Chippenham: £308Stroud: £307Chippenham: £310Stroud: £308Chippenham: £292Stroud: £291

    £307£308£291Chippenham is higher£308£310£292

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stroud £99, Chippenham £138Chippenham: £138Stroud: £99Chippenham: £139Stroud: £100Chippenham: £131Stroud: £94

    £99£100£94Chippenham is higher£138£139£131

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stroud £39, Chippenham £54Chippenham: £54Stroud: £39Chippenham: £54Stroud: £39Chippenham: £51Stroud: £37

    £39£39£37Chippenham is higher£54£54£51

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stroud £631, Chippenham £722Chippenham: £722Stroud: £631Chippenham: £725Stroud: £633Chippenham: £685Stroud: £598

    £631£633£598Chippenham is higher£722£725£685

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stroud £159, Chippenham £123Chippenham: £123Stroud: £159Chippenham: £124Stroud: £160Chippenham: £117Stroud: £151

    £159£160£151Stroud is higher£123£124£117

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stroud £140, Chippenham £117Chippenham: £117Stroud: £140Chippenham: £118Stroud: £141Chippenham: £111Stroud: £133

    £140£141£133Stroud is higher£117£118£111

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stroud £3.10, Chippenham £4.43Chippenham: £4.43Stroud: £3.10Chippenham: £4.45Stroud: £3.11Chippenham: £4.20Stroud: £2.94

    £3.10£3.11£2.94Chippenham is higher£4.43£4.45£4.20

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stroud £1.69, Chippenham £2.37Chippenham: £2.37Stroud: £1.69Chippenham: £2.38Stroud: £1.69Chippenham: £2.25Stroud: £1.60

    £1.69£1.69£1.60Chippenham is higher£2.37£2.38£2.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stroud £4.83, Chippenham £4.79Chippenham: £4.79Stroud: £4.83Chippenham: £4.81Stroud: £4.85Chippenham: £4.54Stroud: £4.58

    £4.83£4.85£4.58Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£4.79£4.81£4.54

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 229.3, Chippenham 197.4Chippenham: 197.4Stroud: 229.3

    229.3Stroud is higherDepends on how you count197.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 15.3, Chippenham 13.7Chippenham: 13.7Stroud: 15.3

    15.3Stroud is higherDepends on how you count13.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 27.9, Chippenham 25.8Chippenham: 25.8Stroud: 27.9

    27.9Stroud is higherDepends on how you count25.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 46.7, Chippenham 48.5Chippenham: 48.5Stroud: 46.7

    46.7Chippenham is higher48.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 77.6, Chippenham 81.5Chippenham: 81.5Stroud: 77.6

    77.6Chippenham is higher81.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 8.7, Chippenham 11.9Chippenham: 11.9Stroud: 8.7

    8.7Chippenham is higher11.9

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Stroud and Chippenham, per resident
MeasureStroudChippenhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,228£4,246£4,010£3,878£3,894£3,678Stroud
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,843£2,855£2,697£2,403£2,413£2,279Stroud
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£815£818£773£900£904£854Chippenham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,648£2,659£2,512£2,222£2,231£2,108Stroud
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£60£60£57£55£55£52Stroud
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£132£125£123£123£116Stroud
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£3.54£3.56£3.36Stroud
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£307£308£291£308£310£292Chippenham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£99£100£94£138£139£131Chippenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£54£54£51Chippenham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£631£633£598£722£725£685Chippenham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151£123£124£117Stroud
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£140£141£133£117£118£111Stroud
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.10£3.11£2.94£4.43£4.45£4.20Chippenham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.69£1.69£1.60£2.37£2.38£2.25Chippenham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£4.79£4.81£4.54Stroud
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026229.3197.4Stroud
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.313.7Stroud
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.925.8Stroud
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202646.748.5Chippenham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202677.681.5Chippenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.711.9Chippenham

Total

Stroud is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Chippenham 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

Stroud Chippenham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stroud £420.2m, Chippenham £392.2mChippenham: £392.2mStroud: £420.2mChippenham: £393.9mStroud: £421.9mChippenham: £372.1mStroud: £398.5m

    £420.2m£421.9m£398.5mStroud is higher£392.2m£393.9m£372.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stroud £282.6m, Chippenham £243.1mChippenham: £243.1mStroud: £282.6mChippenham: £244.1mStroud: £283.8mChippenham: £230.6mStroud: £268.0m

    £282.6m£283.8m£268.0mStroud is higher£243.1m£244.1m£230.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stroud £80.9m, Chippenham £91.0mChippenham: £91.0mStroud: £80.9mChippenham: £91.4mStroud: £81.3mChippenham: £86.4mStroud: £76.8m

    £80.9m£81.3m£76.8mChippenham is higher£91.0m£91.4m£86.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stroud £263.2m, Chippenham £224.7mChippenham: £224.7mStroud: £263.2mChippenham: £225.7mStroud: £264.3mChippenham: £213.2mStroud: £249.6m

    £263.2m£264.3m£249.6mStroud is higher£224.7m£225.7m£213.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stroud £5.9m, Chippenham £5.6mChippenham: £5.6mStroud: £5.9mChippenham: £5.6mStroud: £6.0mChippenham: £5.3mStroud: £5.6m

    £5.9m£6.0m£5.6mStroud is higherDepends on how you count£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stroud £13.0m, Chippenham £12.4mChippenham: £12.4mStroud: £13.0mChippenham: £12.4mStroud: £13.1mChippenham: £11.8mStroud: £12.4m

    £13.0m£13.1m£12.4mStroud is higherDepends on how you count£12.4m£12.4m£11.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Stroud £0.41m, Chippenham £0.36mChippenham: £0.36mStroud: £0.41mChippenham: £0.36mStroud: £0.41mChippenham: £0.34mStroud: £0.38m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.38mStroud is higherDepends on how you count£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stroud £30.5m, Chippenham £31.2mChippenham: £31.2mStroud: £30.5mChippenham: £31.3mStroud: £30.6mChippenham: £29.6mStroud: £28.9m

    £30.5m£30.6m£28.9mChippenham is higher£31.2m£31.3m£29.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stroud £9.9m, Chippenham £14.0mChippenham: £14.0mStroud: £9.9mChippenham: £14.1mStroud: £9.9mChippenham: £13.3mStroud: £9.3m

    £9.9m£9.9m£9.3mChippenham is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stroud £3.9m, Chippenham £5.4mChippenham: £5.4mStroud: £3.9mChippenham: £5.4mStroud: £3.9mChippenham: £5.1mStroud: £3.7m

    £3.9m£3.9m£3.7mChippenham is higher£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stroud £62.7m, Chippenham £73.1mChippenham: £73.1mStroud: £62.7mChippenham: £73.4mStroud: £63.0mChippenham: £69.3mStroud: £59.5m

    £62.7m£63.0m£59.5mChippenham is higher£73.1m£73.4m£69.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stroud £15.8m, Chippenham £12.5mChippenham: £12.5mStroud: £15.8mChippenham: £12.5mStroud: £15.9mChippenham: £11.8mStroud: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mStroud is higher£12.5m£12.5m£11.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stroud £13.9m, Chippenham £11.9mChippenham: £11.9mStroud: £13.9mChippenham: £11.9mStroud: £14.0mChippenham: £11.3mStroud: £13.2m

    £13.9m£14.0m£13.2mStroud is higher£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stroud £0.31m, Chippenham £0.45mChippenham: £0.45mStroud: £0.31mChippenham: £0.45mStroud: £0.31mChippenham: £0.42mStroud: £0.29m

    £0.31m£0.31m£0.29mChippenham is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stroud £0.17m, Chippenham £0.24mChippenham: £0.24mStroud: £0.17mChippenham: £0.24mStroud: £0.17mChippenham: £0.23mStroud: £0.16m

    £0.17m£0.17m£0.16mChippenham is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stroud £0.48m, Chippenham £0.48mChippenham: £0.48mStroud: £0.48mChippenham: £0.49mStroud: £0.48mChippenham: £0.46mStroud: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mChippenham is higherDepends on how you count£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stroud 22,790, Chippenham 19,969Chippenham: 19,969Stroud: 22,790

    22,790Stroud is higherDepends on how you count19,969

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stroud 1,519, Chippenham 1,389Chippenham: 1,389Stroud: 1,519

    1,519Stroud is higherDepends on how you count1,389

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stroud 2,774, Chippenham 2,606Chippenham: 2,606Stroud: 2,774

    2,774Stroud is higherDepends on how you count2,606

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stroud 4,641, Chippenham 4,910Chippenham: 4,910Stroud: 4,641

    4,641Chippenham is higher4,910

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stroud 7,714, Chippenham 8,242Chippenham: 8,242Stroud: 7,714

    7,714Chippenham is higher8,242

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stroud 866, Chippenham 1,201Chippenham: 1,201Stroud: 866

    866Chippenham is higher1,201

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Stroud and Chippenham, total
MeasureStroudChippenhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£420.2m£421.9m£398.5m£392.2m£393.9m£372.1mStroud
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£282.6m£283.8m£268.0m£243.1m£244.1m£230.6mStroud
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£80.9m£81.3m£76.8m£91.0m£91.4m£86.4mChippenham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£263.2m£264.3m£249.6m£224.7m£225.7m£213.2mStroud
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.9m£6.0m£5.6m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mStroud
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.0m£13.1m£12.4m£12.4m£12.4m£11.8mStroud
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mStroud
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.5m£30.6m£28.9m£31.2m£31.3m£29.6mChippenham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.9m£9.9m£9.3m£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mChippenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m£5.4m£5.4m£5.1mChippenham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£62.7m£63.0m£59.5m£73.1m£73.4m£69.3mChippenham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m£12.5m£12.5m£11.8mStroud
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m£11.9m£11.9m£11.3mStroud
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mChippenham
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mChippenham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.48m£0.49m£0.46mChippenham
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,79019,969Stroud
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5191,389Stroud
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7742,606Stroud
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,6414,910Chippenham
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,7148,242Chippenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268661,201Chippenham

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.
  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.
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