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Sussex Weald and Stroud
Sussex Weald is higher than Stroud on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.
On 9 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
Sussex Weald is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Stroud on 13. 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
Sussex Weald Stroud
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,462£4,481£4,233Sussex Weald is higher£4,228£4,246£4,010
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,489£12,542£11,846Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£12,635£12,689£11,985
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,455£1,462£1,381Sussex Weald is higherDepends on how you count£1,370£1,376£1,299
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,614£11,664£11,017Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£11,768£11,818£11,162
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£275£276£261Sussex Weald is higher£266£267£252
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£582£585£552Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£584£586£553
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£17£17£16Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£18£18£17
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£268£270£255Stroud is higher£307£308£291
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£123£124£117Sussex Weald is higher£99£100£94
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£78£78£74Sussex Weald is higher£66£66£62
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,173£1,178£1,113Sussex Weald is higher£1,061£1,065£1,006
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£126£127£120Stroud is higher£159£160£151
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£196£197£186Stroud is higher£235£236£223
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.16£5.18£4.89Stroud is higher£5.21£5.23£4.94
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.91£2.92£2.76Sussex Weald is higherDepends on how you count£2.84£2.85£2.69
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.17£6.19£5.85Sussex Weald is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,013.5Stroud is higherDepends on how you count1,019.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
66.1Stroud is higherDepends on how you count67.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
123.2Stroud is higherDepends on how you count124.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
43.1Stroud is higher46.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
129.0Stroud is higher130.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
18.1Sussex Weald is higher14.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Sussex Weald | Stroud | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,462£4,481£4,233 | £4,228£4,246£4,010 | Sussex Weald |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,489£12,542£11,846 | £12,635£12,689£11,985 | Stroud |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,455£1,462£1,381 | £1,370£1,376£1,299 | Sussex Weald |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,614£11,664£11,017 | £11,768£11,818£11,162 | Stroud |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £275£276£261 | £266£267£252 | Sussex Weald |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £582£585£552 | £584£586£553 | Stroud |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £17£17£16 | £18£18£17 | Stroud |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £268£270£255 | £307£308£291 | Stroud |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £123£124£117 | £99£100£94 | Sussex Weald |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £78£78£74 | £66£66£62 | Sussex Weald |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,173£1,178£1,113 | £1,061£1,065£1,006 | Sussex Weald |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £126£127£120 | £159£160£151 | Stroud |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £196£197£186 | £235£236£223 | Stroud |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.16£5.18£4.89 | £5.21£5.23£4.94 | Stroud |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.91£2.92£2.76 | £2.84£2.85£2.69 | Sussex Weald |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.17£6.19£5.85 | £4.83£4.85£4.58 | Sussex Weald |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,013.5 | 1,019.1 | Stroud |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 66.1 | 67.9 | Stroud |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 123.2 | 124.0 | Stroud |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 43.1 | 46.7 | Stroud |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 129.0 | 130.5 | Stroud |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 18.1 | 14.7 | Sussex Weald |
Per resident
Sussex Weald is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Stroud 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
Sussex Weald Stroud
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,462£4,481£4,233Sussex Weald is higher£4,228£4,246£4,010
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,116£3,129£2,955Sussex Weald is higherDepends on how you count£2,843£2,855£2,697
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£823£826£780Sussex Weald is higherDepends on how you count£815£818£773
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,897£2,910£2,748Sussex Weald is higherDepends on how you count£2,648£2,659£2,512
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£69£69£65Sussex Weald is higher£60£60£57
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£145£146£138Sussex Weald is higherDepends on how you count£131£132£125
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.24£4.26£4.02Sussex Weald is higherDepends on how you count£4.08£4.10£3.87
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£268£270£255Stroud is higher£307£308£291
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£123£124£117Sussex Weald is higher£99£100£94
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£44£44£42Sussex Weald is higher£39£39£37
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£663£666£629Sussex Weald is higher£631£633£598
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£126£127£120Stroud is higher£159£160£151
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£111£111£105Stroud is higher£140£141£133
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£2.92£2.93£2.77Stroud is higher£3.10£3.11£2.94
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.64£1.65£1.56Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£1.69£1.69£1.60
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.17£6.19£5.85Sussex Weald is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
252.9Sussex Weald is higherDepends on how you count229.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.5Sussex Weald is higherDepends on how you count15.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
30.7Sussex Weald is higherDepends on how you count27.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
43.1Stroud is higher46.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
72.9Stroud is higher77.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
10.3Sussex Weald is higher8.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Sussex Weald | Stroud | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,462£4,481£4,233 | £4,228£4,246£4,010 | Sussex Weald |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,116£3,129£2,955 | £2,843£2,855£2,697 | Sussex Weald |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £823£826£780 | £815£818£773 | Sussex Weald |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,897£2,910£2,748 | £2,648£2,659£2,512 | Sussex Weald |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £69£69£65 | £60£60£57 | Sussex Weald |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £145£146£138 | £131£132£125 | Sussex Weald |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.24£4.26£4.02 | £4.08£4.10£3.87 | Sussex Weald |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £268£270£255 | £307£308£291 | Stroud |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £123£124£117 | £99£100£94 | Sussex Weald |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £44£44£42 | £39£39£37 | Sussex Weald |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £663£666£629 | £631£633£598 | Sussex Weald |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £126£127£120 | £159£160£151 | Stroud |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £111£111£105 | £140£141£133 | Stroud |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £2.92£2.93£2.77 | £3.10£3.11£2.94 | Stroud |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.64£1.65£1.56 | £1.69£1.69£1.60 | Stroud |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.17£6.19£5.85 | £4.83£4.85£4.58 | Sussex Weald |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 252.9 | 229.3 | Sussex Weald |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.5 | 15.3 | Sussex Weald |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 30.7 | 27.9 | Sussex Weald |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 43.1 | 46.7 | Stroud |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 72.9 | 77.6 | Stroud |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 10.3 | 8.7 | Sussex Weald |
Total
Sussex Weald is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Stroud on 9. 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
Sussex Weald Stroud
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£424.4m£426.2m£402.5mSussex Weald is higher£420.2m£421.9m£398.5m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£296.3m£297.6m£281.0mSussex Weald is higherDepends on how you count£282.6m£283.8m£268.0m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£78.2m£78.6m£74.2mStroud is higherDepends on how you count£80.9m£81.3m£76.8m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£275.5m£276.7m£261.4mSussex Weald is higherDepends on how you count£263.2m£264.3m£249.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.5m£6.6m£6.2mSussex Weald is higher£5.9m£6.0m£5.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.8m£13.9m£13.1mSussex Weald is higherDepends on how you count£13.0m£13.1m£12.4m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mStroud is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£25.5m£25.6m£24.2mStroud is higher£30.5m£30.6m£28.9m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mSussex Weald is higher£9.9m£9.9m£9.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.2m£4.2m£4.0mSussex Weald is higher£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£63.1m£63.3m£59.8mSussex Weald is higher£62.7m£63.0m£59.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£12.0m£12.0m£11.4mStroud is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£10.5m£10.6m£10.0mStroud is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mStroud is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.16m£0.16m£0.15mStroud is higherDepends on how you count£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mSussex Weald is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
24,046Sussex Weald is higherDepends on how you count22,790
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,567Sussex Weald is higherDepends on how you count1,519
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,923Sussex Weald is higherDepends on how you count2,774
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,095Stroud is higher4,641
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
6,934Stroud is higher7,714
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
975Sussex Weald is higher866
Show the numbers
| Measure | Sussex Weald | Stroud | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £424.4m£426.2m£402.5m | £420.2m£421.9m£398.5m | Sussex Weald |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £296.3m£297.6m£281.0m | £282.6m£283.8m£268.0m | Sussex Weald |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £78.2m£78.6m£74.2m | £80.9m£81.3m£76.8m | Stroud |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £275.5m£276.7m£261.4m | £263.2m£264.3m£249.6m | Sussex Weald |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.5m£6.6m£6.2m | £5.9m£6.0m£5.6m | Sussex Weald |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.8m£13.9m£13.1m | £13.0m£13.1m£12.4m | Sussex Weald |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.40m£0.40m£0.38m | £0.41m£0.41m£0.38m | Stroud |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £25.5m£25.6m£24.2m | £30.5m£30.6m£28.9m | Stroud |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.7m£11.8m£11.1m | £9.9m£9.9m£9.3m | Sussex Weald |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.2m£4.2m£4.0m | £3.9m£3.9m£3.7m | Sussex Weald |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £63.1m£63.3m£59.8m | £62.7m£63.0m£59.5m | Sussex Weald |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £12.0m£12.0m£11.4m | £15.8m£15.9m£15.0m | Stroud |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £10.5m£10.6m£10.0m | £13.9m£14.0m£13.2m | Stroud |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | £0.31m£0.31m£0.29m | Stroud |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.16m£0.16m£0.15m | £0.17m£0.17m£0.16m | Stroud |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.59m£0.59m£0.56m | £0.48m£0.48m£0.46m | Sussex Weald |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 24,046 | 22,790 | Sussex Weald |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,567 | 1,519 | Sussex Weald |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,923 | 2,774 | Sussex Weald |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,095 | 4,641 | Stroud |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 6,934 | 7,714 | Stroud |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 975 | 866 | Sussex Weald |
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.
- 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.