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The Wrekin and Sherwood Forest

113,634 and 107,420 residents (mid-2024).

The Wrekin is higher than Sherwood Forest on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 11 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.

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Per person in the age group

The Wrekin is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest 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

The Wrekin Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: The Wrekin £4,236, Sherwood Forest £4,568Sherwood Forest: £4,568The Wrekin: £4,236Sherwood Forest: £4,587The Wrekin: £4,254Sherwood Forest: £4,333The Wrekin: £4,018

    £4,236£4,254£4,018Sherwood Forest is higher£4,568£4,587£4,333

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: The Wrekin £12,536, Sherwood Forest £12,700Sherwood Forest: £12,700The Wrekin: £12,536Sherwood Forest: £12,754The Wrekin: £12,589Sherwood Forest: £12,047The Wrekin: £11,891

    £12,536£12,589£11,891Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£12,700£12,754£12,047

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: The Wrekin £1,671, Sherwood Forest £1,940Sherwood Forest: £1,940The Wrekin: £1,671Sherwood Forest: £1,948The Wrekin: £1,678Sherwood Forest: £1,840The Wrekin: £1,585

    £1,671£1,678£1,585Sherwood Forest is higher£1,940£1,948£1,840

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: The Wrekin £11,318, Sherwood Forest £11,573Sherwood Forest: £11,573The Wrekin: £11,318Sherwood Forest: £11,622The Wrekin: £11,366Sherwood Forest: £10,978The Wrekin: £10,735

    £11,318£11,366£10,735Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£11,573£11,622£10,978

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: The Wrekin £386, Sherwood Forest £310Sherwood Forest: £310The Wrekin: £386Sherwood Forest: £312The Wrekin: £387Sherwood Forest: £294The Wrekin: £366

    £386£387£366The Wrekin is higher£310£312£294

  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: The Wrekin £808, Sherwood Forest £795Sherwood Forest: £795The Wrekin: £808Sherwood Forest: £799The Wrekin: £811Sherwood Forest: £754The Wrekin: £766

    £808£811£766The Wrekin is higherDepends on how you count£795£799£754

  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: The Wrekin £25, Sherwood Forest £22Sherwood Forest: £22The Wrekin: £25Sherwood Forest: £22The Wrekin: £25Sherwood Forest: £21The Wrekin: £24

    £25£25£24The Wrekin is higher£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: The Wrekin £452, Sherwood Forest £558Sherwood Forest: £558The Wrekin: £452Sherwood Forest: £560The Wrekin: £454Sherwood Forest: £529The Wrekin: £429

    £452£454£429Sherwood Forest is higher£558£560£529

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: The Wrekin £106, Sherwood Forest £165Sherwood Forest: £165The Wrekin: £106Sherwood Forest: £165The Wrekin: £107Sherwood Forest: £156The Wrekin: £101

    £106£107£101Sherwood Forest is higher£165£165£156

  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: The Wrekin £109, Sherwood Forest £146Sherwood Forest: £146The Wrekin: £109Sherwood Forest: £146The Wrekin: £110Sherwood Forest: £138The Wrekin: £104

    £109£110£104Sherwood Forest is higher£146£146£138

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: The Wrekin £1,269, Sherwood Forest £1,437Sherwood Forest: £1,437The Wrekin: £1,269Sherwood Forest: £1,443The Wrekin: £1,274Sherwood Forest: £1,363The Wrekin: £1,204

    £1,269£1,274£1,204Sherwood Forest is higher£1,437£1,443£1,363

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: The Wrekin £195, Sherwood Forest £131Sherwood Forest: £131The Wrekin: £195Sherwood Forest: £131The Wrekin: £196Sherwood Forest: £124The Wrekin: £185

    £195£196£185The Wrekin is higher£131£131£124

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: The Wrekin £280, Sherwood Forest £341Sherwood Forest: £341The Wrekin: £280Sherwood Forest: £343The Wrekin: £281Sherwood Forest: £324The Wrekin: £265

    £280£281£265Sherwood Forest is higher£341£343£324

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: The Wrekin £5.27, Sherwood Forest £6.79Sherwood Forest: £6.79The Wrekin: £5.27Sherwood Forest: £6.82The Wrekin: £5.29Sherwood Forest: £6.44The Wrekin: £5.00

    £5.27£5.29£5.00Sherwood Forest is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: The Wrekin £8.27, Sherwood Forest £8.54Sherwood Forest: £8.54The Wrekin: £8.27Sherwood Forest: £8.58The Wrekin: £8.30Sherwood Forest: £8.10The Wrekin: £7.84

    £8.27£8.30£7.84Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£8.54£8.58£8.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: The Wrekin £7.22, Sherwood Forest £4.16Sherwood Forest: £4.16The Wrekin: £7.22Sherwood Forest: £4.18The Wrekin: £7.25Sherwood Forest: £3.95The Wrekin: £6.85

    £7.22£7.25£6.85The Wrekin is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: The Wrekin 1,004.9, Sherwood Forest 1,029.2Sherwood Forest: 1,029.2The Wrekin: 1,004.9

    1,004.9Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,029.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: The Wrekin 97.8, Sherwood Forest 84.1Sherwood Forest: 84.1The Wrekin: 97.8

    97.8The Wrekin is higher84.1

  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: The Wrekin 160.2, Sherwood Forest 166.1Sherwood Forest: 166.1The Wrekin: 160.2

    160.2Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count166.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: The Wrekin 65.1, Sherwood Forest 79.6Sherwood Forest: 79.6The Wrekin: 65.1

    65.1Sherwood Forest is higher79.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: The Wrekin 162.8, Sherwood Forest 182.3Sherwood Forest: 182.3The Wrekin: 162.8

    162.8Sherwood Forest is higher182.3

  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: The Wrekin 23.9, Sherwood Forest 31.2Sherwood Forest: 31.2The Wrekin: 23.9

    23.9Sherwood Forest is higher31.2

Show the numbers
The Wrekin and Sherwood Forest, per person in the age group
MeasureThe WrekinSherwood ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,236£4,254£4,018£4,568£4,587£4,333Sherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,536£12,589£11,891£12,700£12,754£12,047Sherwood Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,671£1,678£1,585£1,940£1,948£1,840Sherwood Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,318£11,366£10,735£11,573£11,622£10,978Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£386£387£366£310£312£294The Wrekin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£808£811£766£795£799£754The Wrekin
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£22£22£21The Wrekin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£452£454£429£558£560£529Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£165£165£156Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£110£104£146£146£138Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,269£1,274£1,204£1,437£1,443£1,363Sherwood Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£131£131£124The Wrekin
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£280£281£265£341£343£324Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.27£5.29£5.00£6.79£6.82£6.44Sherwood Forest
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.27£8.30£7.84£8.54£8.58£8.10Sherwood Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.22£7.25£6.85£4.16£4.18£3.95The Wrekin
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,004.91,029.2Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202697.884.1The Wrekin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.2166.1Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.179.6Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026162.8182.3Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.931.2Sherwood Forest

Per resident

The Wrekin is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest on 17. 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

The Wrekin Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: The Wrekin £4,236, Sherwood Forest £4,568Sherwood Forest: £4,568The Wrekin: £4,236Sherwood Forest: £4,587The Wrekin: £4,254Sherwood Forest: £4,333The Wrekin: £4,018

    £4,236£4,254£4,018Sherwood Forest is higher£4,568£4,587£4,333

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: The Wrekin £2,448, Sherwood Forest £2,528Sherwood Forest: £2,528The Wrekin: £2,448Sherwood Forest: £2,538The Wrekin: £2,458Sherwood Forest: £2,398The Wrekin: £2,322

    £2,448£2,458£2,322Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,528£2,538£2,398

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: The Wrekin £1,028, Sherwood Forest £1,183Sherwood Forest: £1,183The Wrekin: £1,028Sherwood Forest: £1,188The Wrekin: £1,033Sherwood Forest: £1,122The Wrekin: £976

    £1,028£1,033£976Sherwood Forest is higher£1,183£1,188£1,122

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: The Wrekin £2,210, Sherwood Forest £2,303Sherwood Forest: £2,303The Wrekin: £2,210Sherwood Forest: £2,313The Wrekin: £2,219Sherwood Forest: £2,185The Wrekin: £2,096

    £2,210£2,219£2,096Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,303£2,313£2,185

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: The Wrekin £75, Sherwood Forest £62Sherwood Forest: £62The Wrekin: £75Sherwood Forest: £62The Wrekin: £76Sherwood Forest: £59The Wrekin: £71

    £75£76£71The Wrekin is higher£62£62£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: The Wrekin £158, Sherwood Forest £158Sherwood Forest: £158The Wrekin: £158Sherwood Forest: £159The Wrekin: £158Sherwood Forest: £150The Wrekin: £150

    £158£158£150Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£158£159£150

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: The Wrekin £4.88, Sherwood Forest £4.35Sherwood Forest: £4.35The Wrekin: £4.88Sherwood Forest: £4.37The Wrekin: £4.90Sherwood Forest: £4.13The Wrekin: £4.63

    £4.88£4.90£4.63The Wrekin is higher£4.35£4.37£4.13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: The Wrekin £452, Sherwood Forest £558Sherwood Forest: £558The Wrekin: £452Sherwood Forest: £560The Wrekin: £454Sherwood Forest: £529The Wrekin: £429

    £452£454£429Sherwood Forest is higher£558£560£529

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: The Wrekin £106, Sherwood Forest £165Sherwood Forest: £165The Wrekin: £106Sherwood Forest: £165The Wrekin: £107Sherwood Forest: £156The Wrekin: £101

    £106£107£101Sherwood Forest is higher£165£165£156

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: The Wrekin £67, Sherwood Forest £89Sherwood Forest: £89The Wrekin: £67Sherwood Forest: £89The Wrekin: £68Sherwood Forest: £84The Wrekin: £64

    £67£68£64Sherwood Forest is higher£89£89£84

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: The Wrekin £781, Sherwood Forest £876Sherwood Forest: £876The Wrekin: £781Sherwood Forest: £880The Wrekin: £784Sherwood Forest: £831The Wrekin: £741

    £781£784£741Sherwood Forest is higher£876£880£831

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: The Wrekin £195, Sherwood Forest £131Sherwood Forest: £131The Wrekin: £195Sherwood Forest: £131The Wrekin: £196Sherwood Forest: £124The Wrekin: £185

    £195£196£185The Wrekin is higher£131£131£124

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: The Wrekin £172, Sherwood Forest £208Sherwood Forest: £208The Wrekin: £172Sherwood Forest: £209The Wrekin: £173Sherwood Forest: £198The Wrekin: £163

    £172£173£163Sherwood Forest is higher£208£209£198

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: The Wrekin £3.25, Sherwood Forest £4.14Sherwood Forest: £4.14The Wrekin: £3.25Sherwood Forest: £4.16The Wrekin: £3.26Sherwood Forest: £3.93The Wrekin: £3.08

    £3.25£3.26£3.08Sherwood Forest is higher£4.14£4.16£3.93

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: The Wrekin £5.08, Sherwood Forest £5.21Sherwood Forest: £5.21The Wrekin: £5.08Sherwood Forest: £5.23The Wrekin: £5.10Sherwood Forest: £4.94The Wrekin: £4.82

    £5.08£5.10£4.82Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£5.21£5.23£4.94

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: The Wrekin £7.22, Sherwood Forest £4.16Sherwood Forest: £4.16The Wrekin: £7.22Sherwood Forest: £4.18The Wrekin: £7.25Sherwood Forest: £3.95The Wrekin: £6.85

    £7.22£7.25£6.85The Wrekin is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: The Wrekin 196.2, Sherwood Forest 204.8Sherwood Forest: 204.8The Wrekin: 196.2

    196.2Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count204.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: The Wrekin 19.1, Sherwood Forest 16.7Sherwood Forest: 16.7The Wrekin: 19.1

    19.1The Wrekin is higher16.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: The Wrekin 31.3, Sherwood Forest 33.1Sherwood Forest: 33.1The Wrekin: 31.3

    31.3Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count33.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: The Wrekin 65.1, Sherwood Forest 79.6Sherwood Forest: 79.6The Wrekin: 65.1

    65.1Sherwood Forest is higher79.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: The Wrekin 100.2, Sherwood Forest 111.2Sherwood Forest: 111.2The Wrekin: 100.2

    100.2Sherwood Forest is higher111.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: The Wrekin 14.7, Sherwood Forest 19.0Sherwood Forest: 19.0The Wrekin: 14.7

    14.7Sherwood Forest is higher19.0

Show the numbers
The Wrekin and Sherwood Forest, per resident
MeasureThe WrekinSherwood ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,236£4,254£4,018£4,568£4,587£4,333Sherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,448£2,458£2,322£2,528£2,538£2,398Sherwood Forest
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,028£1,033£976£1,183£1,188£1,122Sherwood Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,210£2,219£2,096£2,303£2,313£2,185Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£75£76£71£62£62£59The Wrekin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£158£150£158£159£150Sherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.88£4.90£4.63£4.35£4.37£4.13The Wrekin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£452£454£429£558£560£529Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£165£165£156Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£67£68£64£89£89£84Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£781£784£741£876£880£831Sherwood Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£131£131£124The Wrekin
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£208£209£198Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.25£3.26£3.08£4.14£4.16£3.93Sherwood Forest
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.08£5.10£4.82£5.21£5.23£4.94Sherwood Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.22£7.25£6.85£4.16£4.18£3.95The Wrekin
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026196.2204.8Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.116.7The Wrekin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.333.1Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.179.6Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026100.2111.2Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.719.0Sherwood Forest

Total

The Wrekin is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest 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

The Wrekin Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: The Wrekin £481.3m, Sherwood Forest £490.7mSherwood Forest: £490.7mThe Wrekin: £481.3mSherwood Forest: £492.8mThe Wrekin: £483.4mSherwood Forest: £465.4mThe Wrekin: £456.6m

    £481.3m£483.4m£456.6mSherwood Forest is higher£490.7m£492.8m£465.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: The Wrekin £278.1m, Sherwood Forest £271.5mSherwood Forest: £271.5mThe Wrekin: £278.1mSherwood Forest: £272.7mThe Wrekin: £279.3mSherwood Forest: £257.6mThe Wrekin: £263.8m

    £278.1m£279.3m£263.8mThe Wrekin is higherDepends on how you count£271.5m£272.7m£257.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: The Wrekin £116.9m, Sherwood Forest £127.1mSherwood Forest: £127.1mThe Wrekin: £116.9mSherwood Forest: £127.6mThe Wrekin: £117.4mSherwood Forest: £120.5mThe Wrekin: £110.9m

    £116.9m£117.4m£110.9mSherwood Forest is higher£127.1m£127.6m£120.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: The Wrekin £251.1m, Sherwood Forest £247.4mSherwood Forest: £247.4mThe Wrekin: £251.1mSherwood Forest: £248.5mThe Wrekin: £252.2mSherwood Forest: £234.7mThe Wrekin: £238.2m

    £251.1m£252.2m£238.2mThe Wrekin is higherDepends on how you count£247.4m£248.5m£234.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: The Wrekin £8.6m, Sherwood Forest £6.6mSherwood Forest: £6.6mThe Wrekin: £8.6mSherwood Forest: £6.7mThe Wrekin: £8.6mSherwood Forest: £6.3mThe Wrekin: £8.1m

    £8.6m£8.6m£8.1mThe Wrekin is higher£6.6m£6.7m£6.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: The Wrekin £17.9m, Sherwood Forest £17.0mSherwood Forest: £17.0mThe Wrekin: £17.9mSherwood Forest: £17.1mThe Wrekin: £18.0mSherwood Forest: £16.1mThe Wrekin: £17.0m

    £17.9m£18.0m£17.0mThe Wrekin is higherDepends on how you count£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: The Wrekin £0.55m, Sherwood Forest £0.47mSherwood Forest: £0.47mThe Wrekin: £0.55mSherwood Forest: £0.47mThe Wrekin: £0.56mSherwood Forest: £0.44mThe Wrekin: £0.53m

    £0.55m£0.56m£0.53mThe Wrekin is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: The Wrekin £51.3m, Sherwood Forest £59.9mSherwood Forest: £59.9mThe Wrekin: £51.3mSherwood Forest: £60.2mThe Wrekin: £51.6mSherwood Forest: £56.8mThe Wrekin: £48.7m

    £51.3m£51.6m£48.7mSherwood Forest is higher£59.9m£60.2m£56.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: The Wrekin £12.1m, Sherwood Forest £17.7mSherwood Forest: £17.7mThe Wrekin: £12.1mSherwood Forest: £17.7mThe Wrekin: £12.1mSherwood Forest: £16.8mThe Wrekin: £11.4m

    £12.1m£12.1m£11.4mSherwood Forest is higher£17.7m£17.7m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: The Wrekin £7.6m, Sherwood Forest £9.5mSherwood Forest: £9.5mThe Wrekin: £7.6mSherwood Forest: £9.6mThe Wrekin: £7.7mSherwood Forest: £9.1mThe Wrekin: £7.3m

    £7.6m£7.7m£7.3mSherwood Forest is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: The Wrekin £88.7m, Sherwood Forest £94.1mSherwood Forest: £94.1mThe Wrekin: £88.7mSherwood Forest: £94.5mThe Wrekin: £89.1mSherwood Forest: £89.3mThe Wrekin: £84.2m

    £88.7m£89.1m£84.2mSherwood Forest is higher£94.1m£94.5m£89.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: The Wrekin £22.1m, Sherwood Forest £14.1mSherwood Forest: £14.1mThe Wrekin: £22.1mSherwood Forest: £14.1mThe Wrekin: £22.2mSherwood Forest: £13.3mThe Wrekin: £21.0m

    £22.1m£22.2m£21.0mThe Wrekin is higher£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: The Wrekin £19.5m, Sherwood Forest £22.4mSherwood Forest: £22.4mThe Wrekin: £19.5mSherwood Forest: £22.5mThe Wrekin: £19.6mSherwood Forest: £21.2mThe Wrekin: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.6m£18.5mSherwood Forest is higher£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: The Wrekin £0.37m, Sherwood Forest £0.44mSherwood Forest: £0.44mThe Wrekin: £0.37mSherwood Forest: £0.45mThe Wrekin: £0.37mSherwood Forest: £0.42mThe Wrekin: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mSherwood Forest is higher£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: The Wrekin £0.58m, Sherwood Forest £0.56mSherwood Forest: £0.56mThe Wrekin: £0.58mSherwood Forest: £0.56mThe Wrekin: £0.58mSherwood Forest: £0.53mThe Wrekin: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mThe Wrekin is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: The Wrekin £0.82m, Sherwood Forest £0.45mSherwood Forest: £0.45mThe Wrekin: £0.82mSherwood Forest: £0.45mThe Wrekin: £0.82mSherwood Forest: £0.42mThe Wrekin: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.82m£0.78mThe Wrekin is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: The Wrekin 22,294, Sherwood Forest 22,003Sherwood Forest: 22,003The Wrekin: 22,294

    22,294The Wrekin is higherDepends on how you count22,003

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: The Wrekin 2,169, Sherwood Forest 1,797Sherwood Forest: 1,797The Wrekin: 2,169

    2,169The Wrekin is higher1,797

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: The Wrekin 3,553, Sherwood Forest 3,551Sherwood Forest: 3,551The Wrekin: 3,553

    3,553The Wrekin is higherDepends on how you count3,551

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: The Wrekin 7,399, Sherwood Forest 8,546Sherwood Forest: 8,546The Wrekin: 7,399

    7,399Sherwood Forest is higher8,546

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: The Wrekin 11,383, Sherwood Forest 11,941Sherwood Forest: 11,941The Wrekin: 11,383

    11,383Sherwood Forest is higher11,941

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: The Wrekin 1,669, Sherwood Forest 2,044Sherwood Forest: 2,044The Wrekin: 1,669

    1,669Sherwood Forest is higher2,044

Show the numbers
The Wrekin and Sherwood Forest, total
MeasureThe WrekinSherwood ForestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£481.3m£483.4m£456.6m£490.7m£492.8m£465.4mSherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£278.1m£279.3m£263.8m£271.5m£272.7m£257.6mThe Wrekin
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£116.9m£117.4m£110.9m£127.1m£127.6m£120.5mSherwood Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£251.1m£252.2m£238.2m£247.4m£248.5m£234.7mThe Wrekin
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m£6.6m£6.7m£6.3mThe Wrekin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m£17.0m£17.1m£16.1mThe Wrekin
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mThe Wrekin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.3m£51.6m£48.7m£59.9m£60.2m£56.8mSherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.1m£11.4m£17.7m£17.7m£16.8mSherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.7m£7.3m£9.5m£9.6m£9.1mSherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.7m£89.1m£84.2m£94.1m£94.5m£89.3mSherwood Forest
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m£14.1m£14.1m£13.3mThe Wrekin
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m£22.4m£22.5m£21.2mSherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.44m£0.45m£0.42mSherwood Forest
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mThe Wrekin
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mThe Wrekin
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,29422,003The Wrekin
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1691,797The Wrekin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5533,551The Wrekin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,3998,546Sherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,38311,941Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,6692,044Sherwood Forest

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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