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West Lancashire and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

104,126 and 108,700 residents (mid-2024).

West Lancashire is higher than Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.

On 3 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

West Lancashire is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 1. 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

West Lancashire Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £4,617, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256West Lancashire: £4,617Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274West Lancashire: £4,637Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037West Lancashire: £4,380

    £4,617£4,637£4,380West Lancashire is higher£4,256£4,274£4,037

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: West Lancashire £12,745, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £12,416Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,416West Lancashire: £12,745Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,468West Lancashire: £12,799Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,777West Lancashire: £12,089

    £12,745£12,799£12,089West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£12,416£12,468£11,777

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: West Lancashire £1,883, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,524Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,524West Lancashire: £1,883Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,531West Lancashire: £1,891Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,446West Lancashire: £1,786

    £1,883£1,891£1,786West Lancashire is higher£1,524£1,531£1,446

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: West Lancashire £11,530, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £11,523Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,523West Lancashire: £11,530Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,572West Lancashire: £11,579Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10,930West Lancashire: £10,936

    £11,530£11,579£10,936West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£11,523£11,572£10,930

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: West Lancashire £423, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £248Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £248West Lancashire: £423Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £249West Lancashire: £425Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £236West Lancashire: £401

    £423£425£401West Lancashire is higher£248£249£236

  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: West Lancashire £764, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £628Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £628West Lancashire: £764Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £631West Lancashire: £768Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £596West Lancashire: £725

    £764£768£725West Lancashire is higher£628£631£596

  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: West Lancashire £28, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16West Lancashire: £28Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16West Lancashire: £28Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16West Lancashire: £26

    £28£28£26West Lancashire is higher£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £513, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343West Lancashire: £513Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344West Lancashire: £516Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325West Lancashire: £487

    £513£516£487West Lancashire is higher£343£344£325

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £151, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95West Lancashire: £151Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95West Lancashire: £151Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90West Lancashire: £143

    £151£151£143West Lancashire is higher£95£95£90

  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: West Lancashire £116, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78West Lancashire: £116Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78West Lancashire: £117Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74West Lancashire: £110

    £116£117£110West Lancashire is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: West Lancashire £1,441, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,206Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,206West Lancashire: £1,441Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,212West Lancashire: £1,447Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,144West Lancashire: £1,367

    £1,441£1,447£1,367West Lancashire is higher£1,206£1,212£1,144

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Lancashire £176, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161West Lancashire: £176Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162West Lancashire: £177Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153West Lancashire: £167

    £176£177£167West Lancashire is higher£161£162£153

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Lancashire £314, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £231Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £231West Lancashire: £314Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £232West Lancashire: £315Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £219West Lancashire: £297

    £314£315£297West Lancashire is higher£231£232£219

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Lancashire £5.05, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.53West Lancashire: £5.05Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.56West Lancashire: £5.07Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.25West Lancashire: £4.79

    £5.05£5.07£4.79Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£5.53£5.56£5.25

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: West Lancashire £6.95, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.68Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.68West Lancashire: £6.95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.69West Lancashire: £6.98Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.49West Lancashire: £6.59

    £6.95£6.98£6.59West Lancashire is higher£3.68£3.69£3.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £8.47, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76West Lancashire: £8.47Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79West Lancashire: £8.50Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41West Lancashire: £8.03

    £8.47£8.50£8.03West Lancashire is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Lancashire 1,007.8, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,000.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,000.5West Lancashire: 1,007.8

    1,007.8West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count1,000.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Lancashire 110.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 63.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 63.9West Lancashire: 110.0

    110.0West Lancashire is higher63.9

  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: West Lancashire 161.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 127.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 127.9West Lancashire: 161.0

    161.0West Lancashire is higher127.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 76.9, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5West Lancashire: 76.9

    76.9West Lancashire is higher52.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: West Lancashire 173.1, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 144.5West Lancashire: 173.1

    173.1West Lancashire is higher144.5

  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: West Lancashire 25.3, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 17.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 17.9West Lancashire: 25.3

    25.3West Lancashire is higher17.9

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West Lancashire and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per person in the age group
MeasureWest LancashireBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,617£4,637£4,380£4,256£4,274£4,037West Lancashire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,745£12,799£12,089£12,416£12,468£11,777West Lancashire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,883£1,891£1,786£1,524£1,531£1,446West Lancashire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,530£11,579£10,936£11,523£11,572£10,930West Lancashire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£423£425£401£248£249£236West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£764£768£725£628£631£596West Lancashire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£26£16West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£513£516£487£343£344£325West Lancashire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£151£151£143£95£95£90West Lancashire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£116£117£110£78£78£74West Lancashire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,441£1,447£1,367£1,206£1,212£1,144West Lancashire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£161£162£153West Lancashire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£314£315£297£231£232£219West Lancashire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.05£5.07£4.79£5.53£5.56£5.25Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.95£6.98£6.59£3.68£3.69£3.49West Lancashire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.47£8.50£8.03£6.76£6.79£6.41West Lancashire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.81,000.5West Lancashire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.063.9West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026161.0127.9West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202676.952.5West Lancashire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026173.1144.5West Lancashire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.317.9West Lancashire

Per resident

West Lancashire is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 4. 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

West Lancashire Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £4,617, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256West Lancashire: £4,617Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274West Lancashire: £4,637Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037West Lancashire: £4,380

    £4,617£4,637£4,380West Lancashire is higher£4,256£4,274£4,037

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £2,605, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,740Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,740West Lancashire: £2,605Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,752West Lancashire: £2,616Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,599West Lancashire: £2,471

    £2,605£2,616£2,471Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£2,740£2,752£2,599

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £1,164, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £910Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £910West Lancashire: £1,164Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £914West Lancashire: £1,169Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £864West Lancashire: £1,104

    £1,164£1,169£1,104West Lancashire is higher£910£914£864

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: West Lancashire £2,357, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,543Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,543West Lancashire: £2,357Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,554West Lancashire: £2,367Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,412West Lancashire: £2,235

    £2,357£2,367£2,235Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£2,543£2,554£2,412

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: West Lancashire £86, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55West Lancashire: £86Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55West Lancashire: £87Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £52West Lancashire: £82

    £86£87£82West Lancashire is higher£55£55£52

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £156, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £139Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139West Lancashire: £156Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139West Lancashire: £157Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £132West Lancashire: £148

    £156£157£148West Lancashire is higher£139£139£132

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £5.66, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.62Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.62West Lancashire: £5.66Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.63West Lancashire: £5.69Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.43West Lancashire: £5.37

    £5.66£5.69£5.37West Lancashire is higher£3.62£3.63£3.43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £513, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343West Lancashire: £513Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344West Lancashire: £516Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325West Lancashire: £487

    £513£516£487West Lancashire is higher£343£344£325

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £151, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95West Lancashire: £151Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95West Lancashire: £151Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90West Lancashire: £143

    £151£151£143West Lancashire is higher£95£95£90

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £72, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £47Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47West Lancashire: £72Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47West Lancashire: £72Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £44West Lancashire: £68

    £72£72£68West Lancashire is higher£47£47£44

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: West Lancashire £891, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £721Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £721West Lancashire: £891Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £724West Lancashire: £894Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £683West Lancashire: £845

    £891£894£845West Lancashire is higher£721£724£683

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Lancashire £176, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161West Lancashire: £176Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162West Lancashire: £177Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153West Lancashire: £167

    £176£177£167West Lancashire is higher£161£162£153

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: West Lancashire £194, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £138Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138West Lancashire: £194Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138West Lancashire: £195Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £131West Lancashire: £184

    £194£195£184West Lancashire is higher£138£138£131

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: West Lancashire £3.12, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.31Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.31West Lancashire: £3.12Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.32West Lancashire: £3.13Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.14West Lancashire: £2.96

    £3.12£3.13£2.96Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: West Lancashire £4.29, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2.19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.19West Lancashire: £4.29Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.20West Lancashire: £4.31Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.08West Lancashire: £4.07

    £4.29£4.31£4.07West Lancashire is higher£2.19£2.20£2.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £8.47, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76West Lancashire: £8.47Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79West Lancashire: £8.50Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41West Lancashire: £8.03

    £8.47£8.50£8.03West Lancashire is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 206.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 220.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 220.8West Lancashire: 206.0

    206.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count220.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 22.5, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 14.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 14.1West Lancashire: 22.5

    22.5West Lancashire is higher14.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 32.9, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 28.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 28.2West Lancashire: 32.9

    32.9West Lancashire is higher28.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 76.9, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5West Lancashire: 76.9

    76.9West Lancashire is higher52.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 107.0, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 86.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 86.3West Lancashire: 107.0

    107.0West Lancashire is higher86.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 15.7, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 10.7Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 10.7West Lancashire: 15.7

    15.7West Lancashire is higher10.7

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West Lancashire and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per resident
MeasureWest LancashireBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,617£4,637£4,380£4,256£4,274£4,037West Lancashire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,605£2,616£2,471£2,740£2,752£2,599Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,164£1,169£1,104£910£914£864West Lancashire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,357£2,367£2,235£2,543£2,554£2,412Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£55£55£52West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148£139£139£132West Lancashire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.66£5.69£5.37£3.62£3.63£3.43West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£513£516£487£343£344£325West Lancashire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£151£151£143£95£95£90West Lancashire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£72£72£68£47£47£44West Lancashire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£891£894£845£721£724£683West Lancashire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£161£162£153West Lancashire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£138£138£131West Lancashire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.12£3.13£2.96£3.31£3.32£3.14Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.29£4.31£4.07£2.19£2.20£2.08West Lancashire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.47£8.50£8.03£6.76£6.79£6.41West Lancashire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026206.0220.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.514.1West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.928.2West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202676.952.5West Lancashire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026107.086.3West Lancashire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.710.7West Lancashire

Total

West Lancashire is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 4. 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

West Lancashire Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: West Lancashire £480.8m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £462.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £462.6mWest Lancashire: £480.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £464.6mWest Lancashire: £482.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £438.8mWest Lancashire: £456.0m

    £480.8m£482.8m£456.0mWest Lancashire is higher£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: West Lancashire £271.2m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £297.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £297.8mWest Lancashire: £271.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £299.1mWest Lancashire: £272.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £282.5mWest Lancashire: £257.3m

    £271.2m£272.4m£257.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£297.8m£299.1m£282.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: West Lancashire £121.2m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £99.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.0mWest Lancashire: £121.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.4mWest Lancashire: £121.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £93.9mWest Lancashire: £114.9m

    £121.2m£121.7m£114.9mWest Lancashire is higher£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: West Lancashire £245.4m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £276.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £276.4mWest Lancashire: £245.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £277.6mWest Lancashire: £246.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £262.2mWest Lancashire: £232.8m

    £245.4m£246.4m£232.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£276.4m£277.6m£262.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: West Lancashire £9.0m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mWest Lancashire: £9.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mWest Lancashire: £9.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.7mWest Lancashire: £8.5m

    £9.0m£9.0m£8.5mWest Lancashire is higher£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Lancashire £16.3m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mWest Lancashire: £16.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mWest Lancashire: £16.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.3mWest Lancashire: £15.4m

    £16.3m£16.3m£15.4mWest Lancashire is higher£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: West Lancashire £0.59m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.39mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mWest Lancashire: £0.59mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mWest Lancashire: £0.59mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.37mWest Lancashire: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mWest Lancashire is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Lancashire £53.5m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £37.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.2mWest Lancashire: £53.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.4mWest Lancashire: £53.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £35.3mWest Lancashire: £50.7m

    £53.5m£53.7m£50.7mWest Lancashire is higher£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: West Lancashire £15.7m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £10.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mWest Lancashire: £15.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mWest Lancashire: £15.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £9.8mWest Lancashire: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.7m£14.9mWest Lancashire is higher£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Lancashire £7.5m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mWest Lancashire: £7.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mWest Lancashire: £7.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4.8mWest Lancashire: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.5m£7.1mWest Lancashire is higher£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: West Lancashire £92.7m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.3mWest Lancashire: £92.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.7mWest Lancashire: £93.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74.3mWest Lancashire: £88.0m

    £92.7m£93.1m£88.0mWest Lancashire is higher£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: West Lancashire £18.3m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £17.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mWest Lancashire: £18.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mWest Lancashire: £18.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16.6mWest Lancashire: £17.4m

    £18.3m£18.4m£17.4mWest Lancashire is higher£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: West Lancashire £20.2m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mWest Lancashire: £20.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mWest Lancashire: £20.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.2mWest Lancashire: £19.1m

    £20.2m£20.3m£19.1mWest Lancashire is higher£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: West Lancashire £0.33m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.36mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mWest Lancashire: £0.33mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mWest Lancashire: £0.33mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.34mWest Lancashire: £0.31m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.31mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: West Lancashire £0.45m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.24mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mWest Lancashire: £0.45mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mWest Lancashire: £0.45mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.23mWest Lancashire: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mWest Lancashire is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: West Lancashire £0.88m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.73mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.73mWest Lancashire: £0.88mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.74mWest Lancashire: £0.89mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.70mWest Lancashire: £0.84m

    £0.88m£0.89m£0.84mWest Lancashire is higher£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: West Lancashire 21,449, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 24,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 24,000West Lancashire: 21,449

    21,449Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count24,000

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: West Lancashire 2,340, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,532West Lancashire: 2,340

    2,340West Lancashire is higher1,532

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Lancashire 3,426, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 3,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 3,069West Lancashire: 3,426

    3,426West Lancashire is higher3,069

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Lancashire 8,008, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 5,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 5,701West Lancashire: 8,008

    8,008West Lancashire is higher5,701

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: West Lancashire 11,138, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 9,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 9,382West Lancashire: 11,138

    11,138West Lancashire is higher9,382

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Lancashire 1,630, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,163West Lancashire: 1,630

    1,630West Lancashire is higher1,163

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West Lancashire and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, total
MeasureWest LancashireBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£480.8m£482.8m£456.0m£462.6m£464.6m£438.8mWest Lancashire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£271.2m£272.4m£257.3m£297.8m£299.1m£282.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£121.2m£121.7m£114.9m£99.0m£99.4m£93.9mWest Lancashire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£245.4m£246.4m£232.8m£276.4m£277.6m£262.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mWest Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.3m£16.3m£15.4m£15.1m£15.1m£14.3mWest Lancashire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mWest Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£53.5m£53.7m£50.7m£37.2m£37.4m£35.3mWest Lancashire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mWest Lancashire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mWest Lancashire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£92.7m£93.1m£88.0m£78.3m£78.7m£74.3mWest Lancashire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.3m£18.4m£17.4m£17.6m£17.6m£16.6mWest Lancashire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.3m£19.1m£15.0m£15.0m£14.2mWest Lancashire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mWest Lancashire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m£0.73m£0.74m£0.70mWest Lancashire
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,44924,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3401,532West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,4263,069West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,0085,701West Lancashire
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,1389,382West Lancashire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,6301,163West Lancashire

Sources

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

  1. 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.
  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.
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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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