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West Suffolk and Selby

123,616 and 105,353 residents (mid-2024).

West Suffolk is higher than Selby on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 11 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 Suffolk is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Selby 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

West Suffolk Selby

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Suffolk £3,757, Selby £3,967Selby: £3,967West Suffolk: £3,757Selby: £3,984West Suffolk: £3,773Selby: £3,763West Suffolk: £3,564

    £3,757£3,773£3,564Selby is higherDepends on how you count£3,967£3,984£3,763

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: West Suffolk £12,579, Selby £12,685Selby: £12,685West Suffolk: £12,579Selby: £12,739West Suffolk: £12,633Selby: £12,032West Suffolk: £11,932

    £12,579£12,633£11,932Selby is higherDepends on how you count£12,685£12,739£12,032

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: West Suffolk £1,443, Selby £1,459Selby: £1,459West Suffolk: £1,443Selby: £1,466West Suffolk: £1,449Selby: £1,384West Suffolk: £1,368

    £1,443£1,449£1,368Selby is higherDepends on how you count£1,459£1,466£1,384

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: West Suffolk £11,606, Selby £11,670Selby: £11,670West Suffolk: £11,606Selby: £11,720West Suffolk: £11,655Selby: £11,070West Suffolk: £11,008

    £11,606£11,655£11,008Selby is higherDepends on how you count£11,670£11,720£11,070

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: West Suffolk £323, Selby £280Selby: £280West Suffolk: £323Selby: £281West Suffolk: £324Selby: £266West Suffolk: £306

    £323£324£306West Suffolk is higher£280£281£266

  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 Suffolk £629, Selby £715Selby: £715West Suffolk: £629Selby: £718West Suffolk: £632Selby: £678West Suffolk: £597

    £629£632£597Selby is higher£715£718£678

  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 Suffolk £21, Selby £19Selby: £19West Suffolk: £21Selby: £19West Suffolk: £21Selby: £18West Suffolk: £20

    £21£21£20West Suffolk is higher£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Suffolk £316, Selby £365Selby: £365West Suffolk: £316Selby: £366West Suffolk: £317Selby: £346West Suffolk: £299

    £316£317£299Selby is higherDepends on how you count£365£366£346

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Suffolk £95, Selby £117Selby: £117West Suffolk: £95Selby: £117West Suffolk: £95Selby: £111West Suffolk: £90

    £95£95£90Selby is higher£117£117£111

  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 Suffolk £74, Selby £95Selby: £95West Suffolk: £74Selby: £95West Suffolk: £74Selby: £90West Suffolk: £70

    £74£74£70Selby is higher£95£95£90

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: West Suffolk £1,168, Selby £1,130Selby: £1,130West Suffolk: £1,168Selby: £1,135West Suffolk: £1,172Selby: £1,072West Suffolk: £1,107

    £1,168£1,172£1,107West Suffolk is higher£1,130£1,135£1,072

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Suffolk £145, Selby £107Selby: £107West Suffolk: £145Selby: £107West Suffolk: £146Selby: £101West Suffolk: £138

    £145£146£138West Suffolk is higher£107£107£101

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Suffolk £192, Selby £221Selby: £221West Suffolk: £192Selby: £222West Suffolk: £193Selby: £210West Suffolk: £182

    £192£193£182Selby is higherDepends on how you count£221£222£210

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Suffolk £5.39, Selby £8.58Selby: £8.58West Suffolk: £5.39Selby: £8.62West Suffolk: £5.41Selby: £8.14West Suffolk: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11Selby is higher£8.58£8.62£8.14

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: West Suffolk £3.81, Selby £4.66Selby: £4.66West Suffolk: £3.81Selby: £4.68West Suffolk: £3.82Selby: £4.42West Suffolk: £3.61

    £3.81£3.82£3.61Selby is higher£4.66£4.68£4.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Suffolk £4.63, Selby £4.85Selby: £4.85West Suffolk: £4.63Selby: £4.87West Suffolk: £4.65Selby: £4.60West Suffolk: £4.39

    £4.63£4.65£4.39Selby is higherDepends on how you count£4.85£4.87£4.60

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Suffolk 1,011.9, Selby 1,038.8Selby: 1,038.8West Suffolk: 1,011.9

    1,011.9Selby is higherDepends on how you count1,038.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Suffolk 81.9, Selby 77.2Selby: 77.2West Suffolk: 81.9

    81.9West Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count77.2

  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 Suffolk 136.8, Selby 150.2Selby: 150.2West Suffolk: 136.8

    136.8Selby is higherDepends on how you count150.2

  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 Suffolk 48.6, Selby 55.8Selby: 55.8West Suffolk: 48.6

    48.6Selby is higherDepends on how you count55.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: West Suffolk 140.5, Selby 132.6Selby: 132.6West Suffolk: 140.5

    140.5West Suffolk is higher132.6

  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: West Suffolk 16.6, Selby 20.1Selby: 20.1West Suffolk: 16.6

    16.6Selby is higher20.1

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West Suffolk and Selby, per person in the age group
MeasureWest SuffolkSelbyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,757£3,773£3,564£3,967£3,984£3,763Selby
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,579£12,633£11,932£12,685£12,739£12,032Selby
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,443£1,449£1,368£1,459£1,466£1,384Selby
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,606£11,655£11,008£11,670£11,720£11,070Selby
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£323£324£306£280£281£266West Suffolk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£629£632£597£715£718£678Selby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£19£19£18West Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£316£317£299£365£366£346Selby
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£117£117£111Selby
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£74£74£70£95£95£90Selby
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,168£1,172£1,107£1,130£1,135£1,072West Suffolk
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£107£107£101West Suffolk
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£192£193£182£221£222£210Selby
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£8.58£8.62£8.14Selby
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.81£3.82£3.61£4.66£4.68£4.42Selby
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.63£4.65£4.39£4.85£4.87£4.60Selby
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.91,038.8Selby
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202681.977.2West Suffolk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.8150.2Selby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.655.8Selby
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026140.5132.6West Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.620.1Selby

Per resident

West Suffolk is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Selby 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

West Suffolk Selby

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Suffolk £3,757, Selby £3,967Selby: £3,967West Suffolk: £3,757Selby: £3,984West Suffolk: £3,773Selby: £3,763West Suffolk: £3,564

    £3,757£3,773£3,564Selby is higherDepends on how you count£3,967£3,984£3,763

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: West Suffolk £2,309, Selby £2,483Selby: £2,483West Suffolk: £2,309Selby: £2,493West Suffolk: £2,319Selby: £2,355West Suffolk: £2,190

    £2,309£2,319£2,190Selby is higherDepends on how you count£2,483£2,493£2,355

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: West Suffolk £888, Selby £891Selby: £891West Suffolk: £888Selby: £895West Suffolk: £892Selby: £845West Suffolk: £842

    £888£892£842Selby is higherDepends on how you count£891£895£845

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: West Suffolk £2,130, Selby £2,284Selby: £2,284West Suffolk: £2,130Selby: £2,294West Suffolk: £2,139Selby: £2,167West Suffolk: £2,021

    £2,130£2,139£2,021Selby is higherDepends on how you count£2,284£2,294£2,167

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: West Suffolk £59, Selby £55Selby: £55West Suffolk: £59Selby: £55West Suffolk: £60Selby: £52West Suffolk: £56

    £59£60£56West Suffolk 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 Suffolk £115, Selby £140Selby: £140West Suffolk: £115Selby: £141West Suffolk: £116Selby: £133West Suffolk: £110

    £115£116£110Selby is higher£140£141£133

  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 Suffolk £3.92, Selby £3.75Selby: £3.75West Suffolk: £3.92Selby: £3.77West Suffolk: £3.94Selby: £3.56West Suffolk: £3.72

    £3.92£3.94£3.72West Suffolk is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Suffolk £316, Selby £365Selby: £365West Suffolk: £316Selby: £366West Suffolk: £317Selby: £346West Suffolk: £299

    £316£317£299Selby is higherDepends on how you count£365£366£346

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Suffolk £95, Selby £117Selby: £117West Suffolk: £95Selby: £117West Suffolk: £95Selby: £111West Suffolk: £90

    £95£95£90Selby is higher£117£117£111

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: West Suffolk £45, Selby £58Selby: £58West Suffolk: £45Selby: £58West Suffolk: £46Selby: £55West Suffolk: £43

    £45£46£43Selby is higher£58£58£55

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: West Suffolk £719, Selby £690Selby: £690West Suffolk: £719Selby: £693West Suffolk: £722Selby: £654West Suffolk: £682

    £719£722£682West Suffolk is higher£690£693£654

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Suffolk £145, Selby £107Selby: £107West Suffolk: £145Selby: £107West Suffolk: £146Selby: £101West Suffolk: £138

    £145£146£138West Suffolk is higher£107£107£101

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: West Suffolk £118, Selby £135Selby: £135West Suffolk: £118Selby: £136West Suffolk: £119Selby: £128West Suffolk: £112

    £118£119£112Selby is higherDepends on how you count£135£136£128

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: West Suffolk £3.31, Selby £5.24Selby: £5.24West Suffolk: £3.31Selby: £5.26West Suffolk: £3.32Selby: £4.97West Suffolk: £3.14

    £3.31£3.32£3.14Selby is higher£5.24£5.26£4.97

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: West Suffolk £2.34, Selby £2.85Selby: £2.85West Suffolk: £2.34Selby: £2.86West Suffolk: £2.35Selby: £2.70West Suffolk: £2.22

    £2.34£2.35£2.22Selby is higher£2.85£2.86£2.70

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Suffolk £4.63, Selby £4.85Selby: £4.85West Suffolk: £4.63Selby: £4.87West Suffolk: £4.65Selby: £4.60West Suffolk: £4.39

    £4.63£4.65£4.39Selby is higherDepends on how you count£4.85£4.87£4.60

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: West Suffolk 185.8, Selby 203.3Selby: 203.3West Suffolk: 185.8

    185.8Selby is higherDepends on how you count203.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Suffolk 15.0, Selby 15.1Selby: 15.1West Suffolk: 15.0

    15.0Selby is higherDepends on how you count15.1

  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 Suffolk 25.1, Selby 29.4Selby: 29.4West Suffolk: 25.1

    25.1Selby is higherDepends on how you count29.4

  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 Suffolk 48.6, Selby 55.8Selby: 55.8West Suffolk: 48.6

    48.6Selby is higherDepends on how you count55.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Suffolk 86.5, Selby 81.0Selby: 81.0West Suffolk: 86.5

    86.5West Suffolk is higher81.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Suffolk 10.2, Selby 12.3Selby: 12.3West Suffolk: 10.2

    10.2Selby is higher12.3

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West Suffolk and Selby, per resident
MeasureWest SuffolkSelbyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,757£3,773£3,564£3,967£3,984£3,763Selby
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,309£2,319£2,190£2,483£2,493£2,355Selby
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£888£892£842£891£895£845Selby
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,130£2,139£2,021£2,284£2,294£2,167Selby
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£59£60£56£55£55£52West Suffolk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£110£140£141£133Selby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.92£3.94£3.72£3.75£3.77£3.56West Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£316£317£299£365£366£346Selby
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£117£117£111Selby
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£45£46£43£58£58£55Selby
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£719£722£682£690£693£654West Suffolk
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£107£107£101West Suffolk
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£118£119£112£135£136£128Selby
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14£5.24£5.26£4.97Selby
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.34£2.35£2.22£2.85£2.86£2.70Selby
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.63£4.65£4.39£4.85£4.87£4.60Selby
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026185.8203.3Selby
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.015.1Selby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.129.4Selby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.655.8Selby
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202686.581.0West Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.212.3Selby

Total

West Suffolk is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Selby on 6. 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 Suffolk Selby

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: West Suffolk £464.5m, Selby £417.9mSelby: £417.9mWest Suffolk: £464.5mSelby: £419.7mWest Suffolk: £466.4mSelby: £396.4mWest Suffolk: £440.6m

    £464.5m£466.4m£440.6mWest Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£417.9m£419.7m£396.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: West Suffolk £285.4m, Selby £261.6mSelby: £261.6mWest Suffolk: £285.4mSelby: £262.7mWest Suffolk: £286.6mSelby: £248.1mWest Suffolk: £270.7m

    £285.4m£286.6m£270.7mWest Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£261.6m£262.7m£248.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: West Suffolk £109.8m, Selby £93.9mSelby: £93.9mWest Suffolk: £109.8mSelby: £94.3mWest Suffolk: £110.2mSelby: £89.0mWest Suffolk: £104.1m

    £109.8m£110.2m£104.1mWest Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£93.9m£94.3m£89.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: West Suffolk £263.3m, Selby £240.7mSelby: £240.7mWest Suffolk: £263.3mSelby: £241.7mWest Suffolk: £264.5mSelby: £228.3mWest Suffolk: £249.8m

    £263.3m£264.5m£249.8mWest Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£240.7m£241.7m£228.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: West Suffolk £7.3m, Selby £5.8mSelby: £5.8mWest Suffolk: £7.3mSelby: £5.8mWest Suffolk: £7.4mSelby: £5.5mWest Suffolk: £7.0m

    £7.3m£7.4m£7.0mWest Suffolk is higher£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Suffolk £14.3m, Selby £14.7mSelby: £14.7mWest Suffolk: £14.3mSelby: £14.8mWest Suffolk: £14.3mSelby: £14.0mWest Suffolk: £13.5m

    £14.3m£14.3m£13.5mSelby is higher£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: West Suffolk £0.48m, Selby £0.40mSelby: £0.40mWest Suffolk: £0.48mSelby: £0.40mWest Suffolk: £0.49mSelby: £0.38mWest Suffolk: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.49m£0.46mWest Suffolk is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Suffolk £39.0m, Selby £38.4mSelby: £38.4mWest Suffolk: £39.0mSelby: £38.6mWest Suffolk: £39.2mSelby: £36.5mWest Suffolk: £37.0m

    £39.0m£39.2m£37.0mWest Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£38.4m£38.6m£36.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: West Suffolk £11.7m, Selby £12.3mSelby: £12.3mWest Suffolk: £11.7mSelby: £12.4mWest Suffolk: £11.8mSelby: £11.7mWest Suffolk: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mSelby is higher£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Suffolk £5.6m, Selby £6.1mSelby: £6.1mWest Suffolk: £5.6mSelby: £6.1mWest Suffolk: £5.6mSelby: £5.8mWest Suffolk: £5.3m

    £5.6m£5.6m£5.3mSelby is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: West Suffolk £88.8m, Selby £72.7mSelby: £72.7mWest Suffolk: £88.8mSelby: £73.0mWest Suffolk: £89.2mSelby: £68.9mWest Suffolk: £84.3m

    £88.8m£89.2m£84.3mWest Suffolk is higher£72.7m£73.0m£68.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: West Suffolk £18.0m, Selby £11.2mSelby: £11.2mWest Suffolk: £18.0mSelby: £11.3mWest Suffolk: £18.0mSelby: £10.7mWest Suffolk: £17.0m

    £18.0m£18.0m£17.0mWest Suffolk is higher£11.2m£11.3m£10.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: West Suffolk £14.6m, Selby £14.2mSelby: £14.2mWest Suffolk: £14.6mSelby: £14.3mWest Suffolk: £14.7mSelby: £13.5mWest Suffolk: £13.9m

    £14.6m£14.7m£13.9mWest Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: West Suffolk £0.41m, Selby £0.55mSelby: £0.55mWest Suffolk: £0.41mSelby: £0.55mWest Suffolk: £0.41mSelby: £0.52mWest Suffolk: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mSelby is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: West Suffolk £0.29m, Selby £0.30mSelby: £0.30mWest Suffolk: £0.29mSelby: £0.30mWest Suffolk: £0.29mSelby: £0.28mWest Suffolk: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mSelby is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: West Suffolk £0.57m, Selby £0.51mSelby: £0.51mWest Suffolk: £0.57mSelby: £0.51mWest Suffolk: £0.57mSelby: £0.48mWest Suffolk: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mWest Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: West Suffolk 22,962, Selby 21,422Selby: 21,422West Suffolk: 22,962

    22,962West Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count21,422

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: West Suffolk 1,859, Selby 1,591Selby: 1,591West Suffolk: 1,859

    1,859West Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count1,591

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Suffolk 3,103, Selby 3,097Selby: 3,097West Suffolk: 3,103

    3,103West Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count3,097

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Suffolk 6,007, Selby 5,883Selby: 5,883West Suffolk: 6,007

    6,007West Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count5,883

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: West Suffolk 10,689, Selby 8,530Selby: 8,530West Suffolk: 10,689

    10,689West Suffolk is higher8,530

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Suffolk 1,265, Selby 1,291Selby: 1,291West Suffolk: 1,265

    1,265Selby is higher1,291

Show the numbers
West Suffolk and Selby, total
MeasureWest SuffolkSelbyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£464.5m£466.4m£440.6m£417.9m£419.7m£396.4mWest Suffolk
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£285.4m£286.6m£270.7m£261.6m£262.7m£248.1mWest Suffolk
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£109.8m£110.2m£104.1m£93.9m£94.3m£89.0mWest Suffolk
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£263.3m£264.5m£249.8m£240.7m£241.7m£228.3mWest Suffolk
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.3m£7.4m£7.0m£5.8m£5.8m£5.5mWest Suffolk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m£14.7m£14.8m£14.0mSelby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mWest Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.0m£39.2m£37.0m£38.4m£38.6m£36.5mWest Suffolk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£12.3m£12.4m£11.7mSelby
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mSelby
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.8m£89.2m£84.3m£72.7m£73.0m£68.9mWest Suffolk
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.0m£18.0m£17.0m£11.2m£11.3m£10.7mWest Suffolk
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mWest Suffolk
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mSelby
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mSelby
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mWest Suffolk
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,96221,422West Suffolk
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8591,591West Suffolk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1033,097West Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,0075,883West Suffolk
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,6898,530West Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2651,291Selby

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.
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