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Suffolk Coastal and Waveney Valley

95,308 and 91,358 residents (mid-2024).

Suffolk Coastal is higher than Waveney Valley on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Suffolk Coastal is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Waveney Valley 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

Suffolk Coastal Waveney Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £5,178, Waveney Valley £4,960Waveney Valley: £4,960Suffolk Coastal: £5,178Waveney Valley: £4,981Suffolk Coastal: £5,200Waveney Valley: £4,705Suffolk Coastal: £4,912

    £5,178£5,200£4,912Suffolk Coastal is higher£4,960£4,981£4,705

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Suffolk Coastal £12,294, Waveney Valley £12,347Waveney Valley: £12,347Suffolk Coastal: £12,294Waveney Valley: £12,399Suffolk Coastal: £12,346Waveney Valley: £11,712Suffolk Coastal: £11,661

    £12,294£12,346£11,661Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,347£12,399£11,712

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Suffolk Coastal £1,627, Waveney Valley £1,487Waveney Valley: £1,487Suffolk Coastal: £1,627Waveney Valley: £1,494Suffolk Coastal: £1,634Waveney Valley: £1,411Suffolk Coastal: £1,543

    £1,627£1,634£1,543Suffolk Coastal is higher£1,487£1,494£1,411

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Suffolk Coastal £11,424, Waveney Valley £11,439Waveney Valley: £11,439Suffolk Coastal: £11,424Waveney Valley: £11,488Suffolk Coastal: £11,473Waveney Valley: £10,850Suffolk Coastal: £10,837

    £11,424£11,473£10,837Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,439£11,488£10,850

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Suffolk Coastal £243, Waveney Valley £258Waveney Valley: £258Suffolk Coastal: £243Waveney Valley: £259Suffolk Coastal: £244Waveney Valley: £245Suffolk Coastal: £230

    £243£244£230Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£258£259£245

  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: Suffolk Coastal £610, Waveney Valley £632Waveney Valley: £632Suffolk Coastal: £610Waveney Valley: £635Suffolk Coastal: £612Waveney Valley: £599Suffolk Coastal: £579

    £610£612£579Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£632£635£599

  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: Suffolk Coastal £16, Waveney Valley £18Waveney Valley: £18Suffolk Coastal: £16Waveney Valley: £18Suffolk Coastal: £17Waveney Valley: £17Suffolk Coastal: £16

    £16£17£16Waveney Valley is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £382, Waveney Valley £351Waveney Valley: £351Suffolk Coastal: £382Waveney Valley: £353Suffolk Coastal: £384Waveney Valley: £333Suffolk Coastal: £362

    £382£384£362Suffolk Coastal is higher£351£353£333

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £93, Waveney Valley £94Waveney Valley: £94Suffolk Coastal: £93Waveney Valley: £95Suffolk Coastal: £94Waveney Valley: £89Suffolk Coastal: £89

    £93£94£89Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£94£95£89

  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: Suffolk Coastal £101, Waveney Valley £98Waveney Valley: £98Suffolk Coastal: £101Waveney Valley: £99Suffolk Coastal: £101Waveney Valley: £93Suffolk Coastal: £96

    £101£101£96Suffolk Coastal is higher£98£99£93

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Suffolk Coastal £1,256, Waveney Valley £1,145Waveney Valley: £1,145Suffolk Coastal: £1,256Waveney Valley: £1,150Suffolk Coastal: £1,262Waveney Valley: £1,086Suffolk Coastal: £1,192

    £1,256£1,262£1,192Suffolk Coastal is higher£1,145£1,150£1,086

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £158, Waveney Valley £129Waveney Valley: £129Suffolk Coastal: £158Waveney Valley: £129Suffolk Coastal: £158Waveney Valley: £122Suffolk Coastal: £150

    £158£158£150Suffolk Coastal is higher£129£129£122

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Suffolk Coastal £259, Waveney Valley £235Waveney Valley: £235Suffolk Coastal: £259Waveney Valley: £236Suffolk Coastal: £260Waveney Valley: £223Suffolk Coastal: £246

    £259£260£246Suffolk Coastal is higher£235£236£223

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Suffolk Coastal £4.85, Waveney Valley £5.07Waveney Valley: £5.07Suffolk Coastal: £4.85Waveney Valley: £5.09Suffolk Coastal: £4.87Waveney Valley: £4.81Suffolk Coastal: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60Waveney Valley is higher£5.07£5.09£4.81

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Suffolk Coastal £5.72, Waveney Valley £3.69Waveney Valley: £3.69Suffolk Coastal: £5.72Waveney Valley: £3.71Suffolk Coastal: £5.75Waveney Valley: £3.50Suffolk Coastal: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Suffolk Coastal is higher£3.69£3.71£3.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £8.53, Waveney Valley £5.18Waveney Valley: £5.18Suffolk Coastal: £8.53Waveney Valley: £5.20Suffolk Coastal: £8.57Waveney Valley: £4.91Suffolk Coastal: £8.09

    £8.53£8.57£8.09Suffolk Coastal is higher£5.18£5.20£4.91

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Suffolk Coastal 1,003.5, Waveney Valley 1,010.9Waveney Valley: 1,010.9Suffolk Coastal: 1,003.5

    1,003.5Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,010.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Suffolk Coastal 62.3, Waveney Valley 66.7Waveney Valley: 66.7Suffolk Coastal: 62.3

    62.3Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count66.7

  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: Suffolk Coastal 125.1, Waveney Valley 128.9Waveney Valley: 128.9Suffolk Coastal: 125.1

    125.1Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count128.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Suffolk Coastal 56.6, Waveney Valley 54.0Waveney Valley: 54.0Suffolk Coastal: 56.6

    56.6Suffolk Coastal is higher54.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Suffolk Coastal 152.6, Waveney Valley 144.7Waveney Valley: 144.7Suffolk Coastal: 152.6

    152.6Suffolk Coastal is higher144.7

  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: Suffolk Coastal 20.7, Waveney Valley 22.0Waveney Valley: 22.0Suffolk Coastal: 20.7

    20.7Waveney Valley is higher22.0

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Suffolk Coastal and Waveney Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureSuffolk CoastalWaveney ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,178£5,200£4,912£4,960£4,981£4,705Suffolk Coastal
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,294£12,346£11,661£12,347£12,399£11,712Waveney Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,627£1,634£1,543£1,487£1,494£1,411Suffolk Coastal
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,424£11,473£10,837£11,439£11,488£10,850Waveney Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£243£244£230£258£259£245Waveney Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£610£612£579£632£635£599Waveney Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£17£16£18£18£17Waveney Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£382£384£362£351£353£333Suffolk Coastal
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£94£89£94£95£89Waveney Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£101£101£96£98£99£93Suffolk Coastal
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,256£1,262£1,192£1,145£1,150£1,086Suffolk Coastal
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£158£158£150£129£129£122Suffolk Coastal
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£259£260£246£235£236£223Suffolk Coastal
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£5.07£5.09£4.81Waveney Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£3.69£3.71£3.50Suffolk Coastal
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.53£8.57£8.09£5.18£5.20£4.91Suffolk Coastal
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.51,010.9Waveney Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202662.366.7Waveney Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026125.1128.9Waveney Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.654.0Suffolk Coastal
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026152.6144.7Suffolk Coastal
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.722.0Waveney Valley

Per resident

Suffolk Coastal is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Waveney Valley on 7. 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

Suffolk Coastal Waveney Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £5,178, Waveney Valley £4,960Waveney Valley: £4,960Suffolk Coastal: £5,178Waveney Valley: £4,981Suffolk Coastal: £5,200Waveney Valley: £4,705Suffolk Coastal: £4,912

    £5,178£5,200£4,912Suffolk Coastal is higher£4,960£4,981£4,705

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £3,652, Waveney Valley £3,559Waveney Valley: £3,559Suffolk Coastal: £3,652Waveney Valley: £3,574Suffolk Coastal: £3,668Waveney Valley: £3,376Suffolk Coastal: £3,464

    £3,652£3,668£3,464Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£3,559£3,574£3,376

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £885, Waveney Valley £821Waveney Valley: £821Suffolk Coastal: £885Waveney Valley: £825Suffolk Coastal: £888Waveney Valley: £779Suffolk Coastal: £839

    £885£888£839Suffolk Coastal is higher£821£825£779

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £3,394, Waveney Valley £3,298Waveney Valley: £3,298Suffolk Coastal: £3,394Waveney Valley: £3,312Suffolk Coastal: £3,408Waveney Valley: £3,128Suffolk Coastal: £3,219

    £3,394£3,408£3,219Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£3,298£3,312£3,128

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £72, Waveney Valley £74Waveney Valley: £74Suffolk Coastal: £72Waveney Valley: £75Suffolk Coastal: £72Waveney Valley: £71Suffolk Coastal: £68

    £72£72£68Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£74£75£71

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £181, Waveney Valley £182Waveney Valley: £182Suffolk Coastal: £181Waveney Valley: £183Suffolk Coastal: £182Waveney Valley: £173Suffolk Coastal: £172

    £181£182£172Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£182£183£173

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £4.88, Waveney Valley £5.19Waveney Valley: £5.19Suffolk Coastal: £4.88Waveney Valley: £5.21Suffolk Coastal: £4.90Waveney Valley: £4.92Suffolk Coastal: £4.63

    £4.88£4.90£4.63Waveney Valley is higher£5.19£5.21£4.92

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £382, Waveney Valley £351Waveney Valley: £351Suffolk Coastal: £382Waveney Valley: £353Suffolk Coastal: £384Waveney Valley: £333Suffolk Coastal: £362

    £382£384£362Suffolk Coastal is higher£351£353£333

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £93, Waveney Valley £94Waveney Valley: £94Suffolk Coastal: £93Waveney Valley: £95Suffolk Coastal: £94Waveney Valley: £89Suffolk Coastal: £89

    £93£94£89Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£94£95£89

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £55, Waveney Valley £54Waveney Valley: £54Suffolk Coastal: £55Waveney Valley: £54Suffolk Coastal: £55Waveney Valley: £51Suffolk Coastal: £52

    £55£55£52Suffolk Coastal is higher£54£54£51

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £683, Waveney Valley £632Waveney Valley: £632Suffolk Coastal: £683Waveney Valley: £635Suffolk Coastal: £686Waveney Valley: £600Suffolk Coastal: £648

    £683£686£648Suffolk Coastal is higher£632£635£600

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £158, Waveney Valley £129Waveney Valley: £129Suffolk Coastal: £158Waveney Valley: £129Suffolk Coastal: £158Waveney Valley: £122Suffolk Coastal: £150

    £158£158£150Suffolk Coastal is higher£129£129£122

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £141, Waveney Valley £130Waveney Valley: £130Suffolk Coastal: £141Waveney Valley: £130Suffolk Coastal: £142Waveney Valley: £123Suffolk Coastal: £134

    £141£142£134Suffolk Coastal is higher£130£130£123

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £2.64, Waveney Valley £2.80Waveney Valley: £2.80Suffolk Coastal: £2.64Waveney Valley: £2.82Suffolk Coastal: £2.65Waveney Valley: £2.66Suffolk Coastal: £2.50

    £2.64£2.65£2.50Waveney Valley is higher£2.80£2.82£2.66

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £3.11, Waveney Valley £2.03Waveney Valley: £2.03Suffolk Coastal: £3.11Waveney Valley: £2.04Suffolk Coastal: £3.12Waveney Valley: £1.93Suffolk Coastal: £2.95

    £3.11£3.12£2.95Suffolk Coastal is higher£2.03£2.04£1.93

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £8.53, Waveney Valley £5.18Waveney Valley: £5.18Suffolk Coastal: £8.53Waveney Valley: £5.20Suffolk Coastal: £8.57Waveney Valley: £4.91Suffolk Coastal: £8.09

    £8.53£8.57£8.09Suffolk Coastal is higher£5.18£5.20£4.91

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Suffolk Coastal 298.1, Waveney Valley 291.4Waveney Valley: 291.4Suffolk Coastal: 298.1

    298.1Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count291.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Suffolk Coastal 18.5, Waveney Valley 19.2Waveney Valley: 19.2Suffolk Coastal: 18.5

    18.5Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count19.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Suffolk Coastal 37.2, Waveney Valley 37.2Waveney Valley: 37.2Suffolk Coastal: 37.2

    37.2Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count37.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Suffolk Coastal 56.6, Waveney Valley 54.0Waveney Valley: 54.0Suffolk Coastal: 56.6

    56.6Suffolk Coastal is higher54.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Suffolk Coastal 83.0, Waveney Valley 79.9Waveney Valley: 79.9Suffolk Coastal: 83.0

    83.0Suffolk Coastal is higher79.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Suffolk Coastal 11.2, Waveney Valley 12.1Waveney Valley: 12.1Suffolk Coastal: 11.2

    11.2Waveney Valley is higher12.1

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Suffolk Coastal and Waveney Valley, per resident
MeasureSuffolk CoastalWaveney ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,178£5,200£4,912£4,960£4,981£4,705Suffolk Coastal
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,652£3,668£3,464£3,559£3,574£3,376Suffolk Coastal
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£885£888£839£821£825£779Suffolk Coastal
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,394£3,408£3,219£3,298£3,312£3,128Suffolk Coastal
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£72£72£68£74£75£71Waveney Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£181£182£172£182£183£173Waveney Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.88£4.90£4.63£5.19£5.21£4.92Waveney Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£382£384£362£351£353£333Suffolk Coastal
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£94£89£94£95£89Waveney Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£54£54£51Suffolk Coastal
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£683£686£648£632£635£600Suffolk Coastal
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£158£158£150£129£129£122Suffolk Coastal
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£130£130£123Suffolk Coastal
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.64£2.65£2.50£2.80£2.82£2.66Waveney Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.11£3.12£2.95£2.03£2.04£1.93Suffolk Coastal
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.53£8.57£8.09£5.18£5.20£4.91Suffolk Coastal
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026298.1291.4Suffolk Coastal
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.519.2Waveney Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.237.2Suffolk Coastal
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.654.0Suffolk Coastal
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202683.079.9Suffolk Coastal
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.212.1Waveney Valley

Total

Suffolk Coastal is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Waveney Valley 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

Suffolk Coastal Waveney Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Suffolk Coastal £493.5m, Waveney Valley £453.1mWaveney Valley: £453.1mSuffolk Coastal: £493.5mWaveney Valley: £455.1mSuffolk Coastal: £495.6mWaveney Valley: £429.8mSuffolk Coastal: £468.1m

    £493.5m£495.6m£468.1mSuffolk Coastal is higher£453.1m£455.1m£429.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Suffolk Coastal £348.1m, Waveney Valley £325.2mWaveney Valley: £325.2mSuffolk Coastal: £348.1mWaveney Valley: £326.6mSuffolk Coastal: £349.6mWaveney Valley: £308.4mSuffolk Coastal: £330.2m

    £348.1m£349.6m£330.2mSuffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£325.2m£326.6m£308.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Suffolk Coastal £84.3m, Waveney Valley £75.0mWaveney Valley: £75.0mSuffolk Coastal: £84.3mWaveney Valley: £75.3mSuffolk Coastal: £84.7mWaveney Valley: £71.2mSuffolk Coastal: £80.0m

    £84.3m£84.7m£80.0mSuffolk Coastal is higher£75.0m£75.3m£71.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Suffolk Coastal £323.5m, Waveney Valley £301.3mWaveney Valley: £301.3mSuffolk Coastal: £323.5mWaveney Valley: £302.5mSuffolk Coastal: £324.9mWaveney Valley: £285.8mSuffolk Coastal: £306.8m

    £323.5m£324.9m£306.8mSuffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£301.3m£302.5m£285.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Suffolk Coastal £6.9m, Waveney Valley £6.8mWaveney Valley: £6.8mSuffolk Coastal: £6.9mWaveney Valley: £6.8mSuffolk Coastal: £6.9mWaveney Valley: £6.4mSuffolk Coastal: £6.5m

    £6.9m£6.9m£6.5mSuffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Suffolk Coastal £17.3m, Waveney Valley £16.6mWaveney Valley: £16.6mSuffolk Coastal: £17.3mWaveney Valley: £16.7mSuffolk Coastal: £17.3mWaveney Valley: £15.8mSuffolk Coastal: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.3m£16.4mSuffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Suffolk Coastal £0.47m, Waveney Valley £0.47mWaveney Valley: £0.47mSuffolk Coastal: £0.47mWaveney Valley: £0.48mSuffolk Coastal: £0.47mWaveney Valley: £0.45mSuffolk Coastal: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mWaveney Valley is higher£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Suffolk Coastal £36.4m, Waveney Valley £32.1mWaveney Valley: £32.1mSuffolk Coastal: £36.4mWaveney Valley: £32.2mSuffolk Coastal: £36.6mWaveney Valley: £30.4mSuffolk Coastal: £34.5m

    £36.4m£36.6m£34.5mSuffolk Coastal is higher£32.1m£32.2m£30.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Suffolk Coastal £8.9m, Waveney Valley £8.6mWaveney Valley: £8.6mSuffolk Coastal: £8.9mWaveney Valley: £8.6mSuffolk Coastal: £8.9mWaveney Valley: £8.2mSuffolk Coastal: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mSuffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£8.6m£8.6m£8.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Suffolk Coastal £5.2m, Waveney Valley £5.0mWaveney Valley: £5.0mSuffolk Coastal: £5.2mWaveney Valley: £5.0mSuffolk Coastal: £5.2mWaveney Valley: £4.7mSuffolk Coastal: £5.0m

    £5.2m£5.2m£5.0mSuffolk Coastal is higher£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Suffolk Coastal £65.1m, Waveney Valley £57.8mWaveney Valley: £57.8mSuffolk Coastal: £65.1mWaveney Valley: £58.0mSuffolk Coastal: £65.4mWaveney Valley: £54.8mSuffolk Coastal: £61.8m

    £65.1m£65.4m£61.8mSuffolk Coastal is higher£57.8m£58.0m£54.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Suffolk Coastal £15.0m, Waveney Valley £11.8mWaveney Valley: £11.8mSuffolk Coastal: £15.0mWaveney Valley: £11.8mSuffolk Coastal: £15.1mWaveney Valley: £11.1mSuffolk Coastal: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.2mSuffolk Coastal is higher£11.8m£11.8m£11.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Suffolk Coastal £13.4m, Waveney Valley £11.9mWaveney Valley: £11.9mSuffolk Coastal: £13.4mWaveney Valley: £11.9mSuffolk Coastal: £13.5mWaveney Valley: £11.3mSuffolk Coastal: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mSuffolk Coastal is higher£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Suffolk Coastal £0.25m, Waveney Valley £0.26mWaveney Valley: £0.26mSuffolk Coastal: £0.25mWaveney Valley: £0.26mSuffolk Coastal: £0.25mWaveney Valley: £0.24mSuffolk Coastal: £0.24m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.24mWaveney Valley is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Suffolk Coastal £0.30m, Waveney Valley £0.19mWaveney Valley: £0.19mSuffolk Coastal: £0.30mWaveney Valley: £0.19mSuffolk Coastal: £0.30mWaveney Valley: £0.18mSuffolk Coastal: £0.28m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.28mSuffolk Coastal is higher£0.19m£0.19m£0.18m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Suffolk Coastal £0.81m, Waveney Valley £0.47mWaveney Valley: £0.47mSuffolk Coastal: £0.81mWaveney Valley: £0.47mSuffolk Coastal: £0.82mWaveney Valley: £0.45mSuffolk Coastal: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.82m£0.77mSuffolk Coastal is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Suffolk Coastal 28,412, Waveney Valley 26,622Waveney Valley: 26,622Suffolk Coastal: 28,412

    28,412Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count26,622

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Suffolk Coastal 1,764, Waveney Valley 1,757Waveney Valley: 1,757Suffolk Coastal: 1,764

    1,764Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count1,757

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Suffolk Coastal 3,543, Waveney Valley 3,394Waveney Valley: 3,394Suffolk Coastal: 3,543

    3,543Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count3,394

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Suffolk Coastal 5,398, Waveney Valley 4,930Waveney Valley: 4,930Suffolk Coastal: 5,398

    5,398Suffolk Coastal is higher4,930

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Suffolk Coastal 7,906, Waveney Valley 7,299Waveney Valley: 7,299Suffolk Coastal: 7,906

    7,906Suffolk Coastal is higher7,299

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Suffolk Coastal 1,070, Waveney Valley 1,108Waveney Valley: 1,108Suffolk Coastal: 1,070

    1,070Waveney Valley is higher1,108

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Suffolk Coastal and Waveney Valley, total
MeasureSuffolk CoastalWaveney ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£493.5m£495.6m£468.1m£453.1m£455.1m£429.8mSuffolk Coastal
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£348.1m£349.6m£330.2m£325.2m£326.6m£308.4mSuffolk Coastal
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£84.3m£84.7m£80.0m£75.0m£75.3m£71.2mSuffolk Coastal
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£323.5m£324.9m£306.8m£301.3m£302.5m£285.8mSuffolk Coastal
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mSuffolk Coastal
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.3m£16.4m£16.6m£16.7m£15.8mSuffolk Coastal
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.47m£0.48m£0.45mWaveney Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.4m£36.6m£34.5m£32.1m£32.2m£30.4mSuffolk Coastal
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£8.6m£8.6m£8.2mSuffolk Coastal
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.2m£5.0m£5.0m£5.0m£4.7mSuffolk Coastal
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£65.1m£65.4m£61.8m£57.8m£58.0m£54.8mSuffolk Coastal
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m£11.8m£11.8m£11.1mSuffolk Coastal
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£11.9m£11.9m£11.3mSuffolk Coastal
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m£0.26m£0.26m£0.24mWaveney Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m£0.19m£0.19m£0.18mSuffolk Coastal
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mSuffolk Coastal
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,41226,622Suffolk Coastal
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7641,757Suffolk Coastal
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5433,394Suffolk Coastal
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,3984,930Suffolk Coastal
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,9067,299Suffolk Coastal
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0701,108Waveney Valley

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  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.
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