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Waveney Valley and Suffolk Coastal

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

Waveney Valley is higher than Suffolk Coastal on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 3 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

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

Waveney Valley Suffolk Coastal

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    £94£95£89Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£93£94£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: Waveney Valley £98, Suffolk Coastal £101Suffolk Coastal: £101Waveney Valley: £98Suffolk Coastal: £101Waveney Valley: £99Suffolk Coastal: £96Waveney Valley: £93

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    66.7Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count62.3

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

    128.9Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count125.1

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

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

    54.0Suffolk Coastal is higher56.6

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

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

    144.7Suffolk Coastal is higher152.6

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

    22.0Waveney Valley is higher20.7

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Waveney Valley and Suffolk Coastal, per person in the age group
MeasureWaveney ValleySuffolk CoastalHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,960£4,981£4,705£5,178£5,200£4,912Suffolk Coastal
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,347£12,399£11,712£12,294£12,346£11,661Waveney Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,487£1,494£1,411£1,627£1,634£1,543Suffolk Coastal
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,439£11,488£10,850£11,424£11,473£10,837Waveney Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£258£259£245£243£244£230Waveney Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£632£635£599£610£612£579Waveney Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£16£17£16Waveney Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£351£353£333£382£384£362Suffolk Coastal
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£95£89£93£94£89Waveney Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£98£99£93£101£101£96Suffolk Coastal
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,145£1,150£1,086£1,256£1,262£1,192Suffolk Coastal
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£129£129£122£158£158£150Suffolk Coastal
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£235£236£223£259£260£246Suffolk Coastal
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.07£5.09£4.81£4.85£4.87£4.60Waveney Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.69£3.71£3.50£5.72£5.75£5.43Suffolk Coastal
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.18£5.20£4.91£8.53£8.57£8.09Suffolk Coastal
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.91,003.5Waveney Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202666.762.3Waveney Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.9125.1Waveney Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.056.6Suffolk Coastal
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.7152.6Suffolk Coastal
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.020.7Waveney Valley

Per resident

Waveney Valley is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Suffolk Coastal on 15. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Waveney Valley Suffolk Coastal

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    291.4Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count298.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    19.2Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count18.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Waveney Valley 37.2, Suffolk Coastal 37.2Suffolk Coastal: 37.2Waveney Valley: 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: Waveney Valley 54.0, Suffolk Coastal 56.6Suffolk Coastal: 56.6Waveney Valley: 54.0

    54.0Suffolk Coastal is higher56.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    79.9Suffolk Coastal is higher83.0

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

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

    12.1Waveney Valley is higher11.2

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Waveney Valley and Suffolk Coastal, per resident
MeasureWaveney ValleySuffolk CoastalHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,960£4,981£4,705£5,178£5,200£4,912Suffolk Coastal
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,559£3,574£3,376£3,652£3,668£3,464Suffolk Coastal
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£821£825£779£885£888£839Suffolk Coastal
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,298£3,312£3,128£3,394£3,408£3,219Suffolk Coastal
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£75£71£72£72£68Waveney Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£182£183£173£181£182£172Waveney Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.19£5.21£4.92£4.88£4.90£4.63Waveney Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£351£353£333£382£384£362Suffolk Coastal
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£95£89£93£94£89Waveney Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£54£54£51£55£55£52Suffolk Coastal
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£632£635£600£683£686£648Suffolk Coastal
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£129£129£122£158£158£150Suffolk Coastal
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£141£142£134Suffolk Coastal
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.80£2.82£2.66£2.64£2.65£2.50Waveney Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.03£2.04£1.93£3.11£3.12£2.95Suffolk Coastal
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.18£5.20£4.91£8.53£8.57£8.09Suffolk Coastal
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026291.4298.1Suffolk Coastal
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.218.5Waveney 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 202654.056.6Suffolk Coastal
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.983.0Suffolk Coastal
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.111.2Waveney Valley

Total

Waveney Valley is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Suffolk Coastal on 19. 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

Waveney Valley Suffolk Coastal

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    £0.47m£0.48m£0.45mWaveney Valley 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: Waveney Valley £32.1m, Suffolk Coastal £36.4mSuffolk Coastal: £36.4mWaveney Valley: £32.1mSuffolk Coastal: £36.6mWaveney Valley: £32.2mSuffolk Coastal: £34.5mWaveney Valley: £30.4m

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    26,622Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count28,412

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    4,930Suffolk Coastal is higher5,398

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    7,299Suffolk Coastal is higher7,906

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

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

    1,108Waveney Valley is higher1,070

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Waveney Valley and Suffolk Coastal, total
MeasureWaveney ValleySuffolk CoastalHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£453.1m£455.1m£429.8m£493.5m£495.6m£468.1mSuffolk Coastal
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£325.2m£326.6m£308.4m£348.1m£349.6m£330.2mSuffolk Coastal
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£75.0m£75.3m£71.2m£84.3m£84.7m£80.0mSuffolk Coastal
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£301.3m£302.5m£285.8m£323.5m£324.9m£306.8mSuffolk Coastal
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m£6.9m£6.9m£6.5mSuffolk Coastal
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m£17.3m£17.3m£16.4mSuffolk Coastal
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mWaveney Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.1m£32.2m£30.4m£36.4m£36.6m£34.5mSuffolk Coastal
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.6m£8.6m£8.2m£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mSuffolk Coastal
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m£5.2m£5.2m£5.0mSuffolk Coastal
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£57.8m£58.0m£54.8m£65.1m£65.4m£61.8mSuffolk Coastal
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.1m£15.0m£15.1m£14.2mSuffolk Coastal
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mSuffolk Coastal
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m£0.25m£0.25m£0.24mWaveney Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.19m£0.19m£0.18m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mSuffolk Coastal
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mSuffolk Coastal
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,62228,412Suffolk Coastal
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7571,764Suffolk Coastal
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3943,543Suffolk Coastal
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,9305,398Suffolk Coastal
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,2997,906Suffolk Coastal
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1081,070Waveney Valley

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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