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West Suffolk and Sherwood Forest

123,616 and 107,420 residents (mid-2024).

West Suffolk is higher than Sherwood Forest on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 6 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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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 4 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest on 18. 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 Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Suffolk £3,757, Sherwood Forest £4,568Sherwood Forest: £4,568West Suffolk: £3,757Sherwood Forest: £4,587West Suffolk: £3,773Sherwood Forest: £4,333West Suffolk: £3,564

    £3,757£3,773£3,564Sherwood Forest is higher£4,568£4,587£4,333

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: West Suffolk £12,579, Sherwood Forest £12,700Sherwood Forest: £12,700West Suffolk: £12,579Sherwood Forest: £12,754West Suffolk: £12,633Sherwood Forest: £12,047West Suffolk: £11,932

    £12,579£12,633£11,932Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£12,700£12,754£12,047

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: West Suffolk £1,443, Sherwood Forest £1,940Sherwood Forest: £1,940West Suffolk: £1,443Sherwood Forest: £1,948West Suffolk: £1,449Sherwood Forest: £1,840West Suffolk: £1,368

    £1,443£1,449£1,368Sherwood Forest is higher£1,940£1,948£1,840

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: West Suffolk £11,606, Sherwood Forest £11,573Sherwood Forest: £11,573West Suffolk: £11,606Sherwood Forest: £11,622West Suffolk: £11,655Sherwood Forest: £10,978West Suffolk: £11,008

    £11,606£11,655£11,008West Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£11,573£11,622£10,978

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: West Suffolk £323, Sherwood Forest £310Sherwood Forest: £310West Suffolk: £323Sherwood Forest: £312West Suffolk: £324Sherwood Forest: £294West Suffolk: £306

    £323£324£306West Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£310£312£294

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: West Suffolk £629, Sherwood Forest £795Sherwood Forest: £795West Suffolk: £629Sherwood Forest: £799West Suffolk: £632Sherwood Forest: £754West Suffolk: £597

    £629£632£597Sherwood Forest is higher£795£799£754

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: West Suffolk £21, Sherwood Forest £22Sherwood Forest: £22West Suffolk: £21Sherwood Forest: £22West Suffolk: £21Sherwood Forest: £21West Suffolk: £20

    £21£21£20Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Suffolk £316, Sherwood Forest £558Sherwood Forest: £558West Suffolk: £316Sherwood Forest: £560West Suffolk: £317Sherwood Forest: £529West Suffolk: £299

    £316£317£299Sherwood Forest is higher£558£560£529

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Suffolk £95, Sherwood Forest £165Sherwood Forest: £165West Suffolk: £95Sherwood Forest: £165West Suffolk: £95Sherwood Forest: £156West Suffolk: £90

    £95£95£90Sherwood Forest is higher£165£165£156

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: West Suffolk £74, Sherwood Forest £146Sherwood Forest: £146West Suffolk: £74Sherwood Forest: £146West Suffolk: £74Sherwood Forest: £138West Suffolk: £70

    £74£74£70Sherwood Forest is higher£146£146£138

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: West Suffolk £1,168, Sherwood Forest £1,437Sherwood Forest: £1,437West Suffolk: £1,168Sherwood Forest: £1,443West Suffolk: £1,172Sherwood Forest: £1,363West Suffolk: £1,107

    £1,168£1,172£1,107Sherwood Forest is higher£1,437£1,443£1,363

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Suffolk £145, Sherwood Forest £131Sherwood Forest: £131West Suffolk: £145Sherwood Forest: £131West Suffolk: £146Sherwood Forest: £124West Suffolk: £138

    £145£146£138West Suffolk is higher£131£131£124

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Suffolk £192, Sherwood Forest £341Sherwood Forest: £341West Suffolk: £192Sherwood Forest: £343West Suffolk: £193Sherwood Forest: £324West Suffolk: £182

    £192£193£182Sherwood Forest is higher£341£343£324

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Suffolk £5.39, Sherwood Forest £6.79Sherwood Forest: £6.79West Suffolk: £5.39Sherwood Forest: £6.82West Suffolk: £5.41Sherwood Forest: £6.44West Suffolk: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11Sherwood Forest is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: West Suffolk £3.81, Sherwood Forest £8.54Sherwood Forest: £8.54West Suffolk: £3.81Sherwood Forest: £8.58West Suffolk: £3.82Sherwood Forest: £8.10West Suffolk: £3.61

    £3.81£3.82£3.61Sherwood Forest is higher£8.54£8.58£8.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Suffolk £4.63, Sherwood Forest £4.16Sherwood Forest: £4.16West Suffolk: £4.63Sherwood Forest: £4.18West Suffolk: £4.65Sherwood Forest: £3.95West Suffolk: £4.39

    £4.63£4.65£4.39West Suffolk is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Suffolk 1,011.9, Sherwood Forest 1,029.2Sherwood Forest: 1,029.2West Suffolk: 1,011.9

    1,011.9Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,029.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Suffolk 81.9, Sherwood Forest 84.1Sherwood Forest: 84.1West Suffolk: 81.9

    81.9Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count84.1

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Suffolk 136.8, Sherwood Forest 166.1Sherwood Forest: 166.1West Suffolk: 136.8

    136.8Sherwood Forest is higher166.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Suffolk 48.6, Sherwood Forest 79.6Sherwood Forest: 79.6West Suffolk: 48.6

    48.6Sherwood Forest is higher79.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: West Suffolk 140.5, Sherwood Forest 182.3Sherwood Forest: 182.3West Suffolk: 140.5

    140.5Sherwood Forest is higher182.3

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: West Suffolk 16.6, Sherwood Forest 31.2Sherwood Forest: 31.2West Suffolk: 16.6

    16.6Sherwood Forest is higher31.2

Show the numbers
West Suffolk and Sherwood Forest, per person in the age group
MeasureWest SuffolkSherwood ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,757£3,773£3,564£4,568£4,587£4,333Sherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,579£12,633£11,932£12,700£12,754£12,047Sherwood Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,443£1,449£1,368£1,940£1,948£1,840Sherwood Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,606£11,655£11,008£11,573£11,622£10,978West Suffolk
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£323£324£306£310£312£294West Suffolk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£629£632£597£795£799£754Sherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£22£22£21Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£316£317£299£558£560£529Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£165£165£156Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£74£74£70£146£146£138Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,168£1,172£1,107£1,437£1,443£1,363Sherwood Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£131£131£124West Suffolk
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£192£193£182£341£343£324Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£6.79£6.82£6.44Sherwood Forest
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.81£3.82£3.61£8.54£8.58£8.10Sherwood Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.63£4.65£4.39£4.16£4.18£3.95West Suffolk
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.91,029.2Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202681.984.1Sherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.8166.1Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.679.6Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026140.5182.3Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.631.2Sherwood Forest

Per resident

West Suffolk is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest on 20. 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 Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Suffolk £3,757, Sherwood Forest £4,568Sherwood Forest: £4,568West Suffolk: £3,757Sherwood Forest: £4,587West Suffolk: £3,773Sherwood Forest: £4,333West Suffolk: £3,564

    £3,757£3,773£3,564Sherwood Forest is higher£4,568£4,587£4,333

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: West Suffolk £2,309, Sherwood Forest £2,528Sherwood Forest: £2,528West Suffolk: £2,309Sherwood Forest: £2,538West Suffolk: £2,319Sherwood Forest: £2,398West Suffolk: £2,190

    £2,309£2,319£2,190Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,528£2,538£2,398

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: West Suffolk £888, Sherwood Forest £1,183Sherwood Forest: £1,183West Suffolk: £888Sherwood Forest: £1,188West Suffolk: £892Sherwood Forest: £1,122West Suffolk: £842

    £888£892£842Sherwood Forest is higher£1,183£1,188£1,122

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: West Suffolk £2,130, Sherwood Forest £2,303Sherwood Forest: £2,303West Suffolk: £2,130Sherwood Forest: £2,313West Suffolk: £2,139Sherwood Forest: £2,185West Suffolk: £2,021

    £2,130£2,139£2,021Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,303£2,313£2,185

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: West Suffolk £59, Sherwood Forest £62Sherwood Forest: £62West Suffolk: £59Sherwood Forest: £62West Suffolk: £60Sherwood Forest: £59West Suffolk: £56

    £59£60£56Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£62£62£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: West Suffolk £115, Sherwood Forest £158Sherwood Forest: £158West Suffolk: £115Sherwood Forest: £159West Suffolk: £116Sherwood Forest: £150West Suffolk: £110

    £115£116£110Sherwood Forest is higher£158£159£150

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: West Suffolk £3.92, Sherwood Forest £4.35Sherwood Forest: £4.35West Suffolk: £3.92Sherwood Forest: £4.37West Suffolk: £3.94Sherwood Forest: £4.13West Suffolk: £3.72

    £3.92£3.94£3.72Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£4.35£4.37£4.13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Suffolk £316, Sherwood Forest £558Sherwood Forest: £558West Suffolk: £316Sherwood Forest: £560West Suffolk: £317Sherwood Forest: £529West Suffolk: £299

    £316£317£299Sherwood Forest is higher£558£560£529

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Suffolk £95, Sherwood Forest £165Sherwood Forest: £165West Suffolk: £95Sherwood Forest: £165West Suffolk: £95Sherwood Forest: £156West Suffolk: £90

    £95£95£90Sherwood Forest is higher£165£165£156

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: West Suffolk £45, Sherwood Forest £89Sherwood Forest: £89West Suffolk: £45Sherwood Forest: £89West Suffolk: £46Sherwood Forest: £84West Suffolk: £43

    £45£46£43Sherwood Forest is higher£89£89£84

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: West Suffolk £719, Sherwood Forest £876Sherwood Forest: £876West Suffolk: £719Sherwood Forest: £880West Suffolk: £722Sherwood Forest: £831West Suffolk: £682

    £719£722£682Sherwood Forest is higher£876£880£831

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Suffolk £145, Sherwood Forest £131Sherwood Forest: £131West Suffolk: £145Sherwood Forest: £131West Suffolk: £146Sherwood Forest: £124West Suffolk: £138

    £145£146£138West Suffolk is higher£131£131£124

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: West Suffolk £118, Sherwood Forest £208Sherwood Forest: £208West Suffolk: £118Sherwood Forest: £209West Suffolk: £119Sherwood Forest: £198West Suffolk: £112

    £118£119£112Sherwood Forest is higher£208£209£198

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: West Suffolk £3.31, Sherwood Forest £4.14Sherwood Forest: £4.14West Suffolk: £3.31Sherwood Forest: £4.16West Suffolk: £3.32Sherwood Forest: £3.93West Suffolk: £3.14

    £3.31£3.32£3.14Sherwood Forest is higher£4.14£4.16£3.93

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: West Suffolk £2.34, Sherwood Forest £5.21Sherwood Forest: £5.21West Suffolk: £2.34Sherwood Forest: £5.23West Suffolk: £2.35Sherwood Forest: £4.94West Suffolk: £2.22

    £2.34£2.35£2.22Sherwood Forest is higher£5.21£5.23£4.94

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Suffolk £4.63, Sherwood Forest £4.16Sherwood Forest: £4.16West Suffolk: £4.63Sherwood Forest: £4.18West Suffolk: £4.65Sherwood Forest: £3.95West Suffolk: £4.39

    £4.63£4.65£4.39West Suffolk is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: West Suffolk 185.8, Sherwood Forest 204.8Sherwood Forest: 204.8West Suffolk: 185.8

    185.8Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count204.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Suffolk 15.0, Sherwood Forest 16.7Sherwood Forest: 16.7West Suffolk: 15.0

    15.0Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count16.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Suffolk 25.1, Sherwood Forest 33.1Sherwood Forest: 33.1West Suffolk: 25.1

    25.1Sherwood Forest is higher33.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Suffolk 48.6, Sherwood Forest 79.6Sherwood Forest: 79.6West Suffolk: 48.6

    48.6Sherwood Forest is higher79.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Suffolk 86.5, Sherwood Forest 111.2Sherwood Forest: 111.2West Suffolk: 86.5

    86.5Sherwood Forest is higher111.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Suffolk 10.2, Sherwood Forest 19.0Sherwood Forest: 19.0West Suffolk: 10.2

    10.2Sherwood Forest is higher19.0

Show the numbers
West Suffolk and Sherwood Forest, per resident
MeasureWest SuffolkSherwood ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,757£3,773£3,564£4,568£4,587£4,333Sherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,309£2,319£2,190£2,528£2,538£2,398Sherwood Forest
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£888£892£842£1,183£1,188£1,122Sherwood Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,130£2,139£2,021£2,303£2,313£2,185Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£59£60£56£62£62£59Sherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£110£158£159£150Sherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.92£3.94£3.72£4.35£4.37£4.13Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£316£317£299£558£560£529Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£165£165£156Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£45£46£43£89£89£84Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£719£722£682£876£880£831Sherwood Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£131£131£124West Suffolk
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£118£119£112£208£209£198Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14£4.14£4.16£3.93Sherwood Forest
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.34£2.35£2.22£5.21£5.23£4.94Sherwood Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.63£4.65£4.39£4.16£4.18£3.95West Suffolk
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026185.8204.8Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.016.7Sherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.133.1Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.679.6Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202686.5111.2Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.219.0Sherwood Forest

Total

West Suffolk is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest on 14. 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 Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: West Suffolk £464.5m, Sherwood Forest £490.7mSherwood Forest: £490.7mWest Suffolk: £464.5mSherwood Forest: £492.8mWest Suffolk: £466.4mSherwood Forest: £465.4mWest Suffolk: £440.6m

    £464.5m£466.4m£440.6mSherwood Forest is higher£490.7m£492.8m£465.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: West Suffolk £285.4m, Sherwood Forest £271.5mSherwood Forest: £271.5mWest Suffolk: £285.4mSherwood Forest: £272.7mWest Suffolk: £286.6mSherwood Forest: £257.6mWest Suffolk: £270.7m

    £285.4m£286.6m£270.7mWest Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£271.5m£272.7m£257.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: West Suffolk £109.8m, Sherwood Forest £127.1mSherwood Forest: £127.1mWest Suffolk: £109.8mSherwood Forest: £127.6mWest Suffolk: £110.2mSherwood Forest: £120.5mWest Suffolk: £104.1m

    £109.8m£110.2m£104.1mSherwood Forest is higher£127.1m£127.6m£120.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: West Suffolk £263.3m, Sherwood Forest £247.4mSherwood Forest: £247.4mWest Suffolk: £263.3mSherwood Forest: £248.5mWest Suffolk: £264.5mSherwood Forest: £234.7mWest Suffolk: £249.8m

    £263.3m£264.5m£249.8mWest Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£247.4m£248.5m£234.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: West Suffolk £7.3m, Sherwood Forest £6.6mSherwood Forest: £6.6mWest Suffolk: £7.3mSherwood Forest: £6.7mWest Suffolk: £7.4mSherwood Forest: £6.3mWest Suffolk: £7.0m

    £7.3m£7.4m£7.0mWest Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£6.6m£6.7m£6.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Suffolk £14.3m, Sherwood Forest £17.0mSherwood Forest: £17.0mWest Suffolk: £14.3mSherwood Forest: £17.1mWest Suffolk: £14.3mSherwood Forest: £16.1mWest Suffolk: £13.5m

    £14.3m£14.3m£13.5mSherwood Forest is higher£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: West Suffolk £0.48m, Sherwood Forest £0.47mSherwood Forest: £0.47mWest Suffolk: £0.48mSherwood Forest: £0.47mWest Suffolk: £0.49mSherwood Forest: £0.44mWest Suffolk: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.49m£0.46mWest Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Suffolk £39.0m, Sherwood Forest £59.9mSherwood Forest: £59.9mWest Suffolk: £39.0mSherwood Forest: £60.2mWest Suffolk: £39.2mSherwood Forest: £56.8mWest Suffolk: £37.0m

    £39.0m£39.2m£37.0mSherwood Forest is higher£59.9m£60.2m£56.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: West Suffolk £11.7m, Sherwood Forest £17.7mSherwood Forest: £17.7mWest Suffolk: £11.7mSherwood Forest: £17.7mWest Suffolk: £11.8mSherwood Forest: £16.8mWest Suffolk: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mSherwood Forest is higher£17.7m£17.7m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Suffolk £5.6m, Sherwood Forest £9.5mSherwood Forest: £9.5mWest Suffolk: £5.6mSherwood Forest: £9.6mWest Suffolk: £5.6mSherwood Forest: £9.1mWest Suffolk: £5.3m

    £5.6m£5.6m£5.3mSherwood Forest is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: West Suffolk £88.8m, Sherwood Forest £94.1mSherwood Forest: £94.1mWest Suffolk: £88.8mSherwood Forest: £94.5mWest Suffolk: £89.2mSherwood Forest: £89.3mWest Suffolk: £84.3m

    £88.8m£89.2m£84.3mSherwood Forest is higher£94.1m£94.5m£89.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: West Suffolk £18.0m, Sherwood Forest £14.1mSherwood Forest: £14.1mWest Suffolk: £18.0mSherwood Forest: £14.1mWest Suffolk: £18.0mSherwood Forest: £13.3mWest Suffolk: £17.0m

    £18.0m£18.0m£17.0mWest Suffolk is higher£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: West Suffolk £14.6m, Sherwood Forest £22.4mSherwood Forest: £22.4mWest Suffolk: £14.6mSherwood Forest: £22.5mWest Suffolk: £14.7mSherwood Forest: £21.2mWest Suffolk: £13.9m

    £14.6m£14.7m£13.9mSherwood Forest is higher£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: West Suffolk £0.41m, Sherwood Forest £0.44mSherwood Forest: £0.44mWest Suffolk: £0.41mSherwood Forest: £0.45mWest Suffolk: £0.41mSherwood Forest: £0.42mWest Suffolk: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mSherwood Forest is higher£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: West Suffolk £0.29m, Sherwood Forest £0.56mSherwood Forest: £0.56mWest Suffolk: £0.29mSherwood Forest: £0.56mWest Suffolk: £0.29mSherwood Forest: £0.53mWest Suffolk: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mSherwood Forest is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: West Suffolk £0.57m, Sherwood Forest £0.45mSherwood Forest: £0.45mWest Suffolk: £0.57mSherwood Forest: £0.45mWest Suffolk: £0.57mSherwood Forest: £0.42mWest Suffolk: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mWest Suffolk is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: West Suffolk 22,962, Sherwood Forest 22,003Sherwood Forest: 22,003West Suffolk: 22,962

    22,962West Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count22,003

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: West Suffolk 1,859, Sherwood Forest 1,797Sherwood Forest: 1,797West Suffolk: 1,859

    1,859West Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count1,797

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Suffolk 3,103, Sherwood Forest 3,551Sherwood Forest: 3,551West Suffolk: 3,103

    3,103Sherwood Forest is higher3,551

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Suffolk 6,007, Sherwood Forest 8,546Sherwood Forest: 8,546West Suffolk: 6,007

    6,007Sherwood Forest is higher8,546

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: West Suffolk 10,689, Sherwood Forest 11,941Sherwood Forest: 11,941West Suffolk: 10,689

    10,689Sherwood Forest is higher11,941

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Suffolk 1,265, Sherwood Forest 2,044Sherwood Forest: 2,044West Suffolk: 1,265

    1,265Sherwood Forest is higher2,044

Show the numbers
West Suffolk and Sherwood Forest, total
MeasureWest SuffolkSherwood ForestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£464.5m£466.4m£440.6m£490.7m£492.8m£465.4mSherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£285.4m£286.6m£270.7m£271.5m£272.7m£257.6mWest Suffolk
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£109.8m£110.2m£104.1m£127.1m£127.6m£120.5mSherwood Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£263.3m£264.5m£249.8m£247.4m£248.5m£234.7mWest Suffolk
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.3m£7.4m£7.0m£6.6m£6.7m£6.3mWest Suffolk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m£17.0m£17.1m£16.1mSherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mWest Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.0m£39.2m£37.0m£59.9m£60.2m£56.8mSherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£17.7m£17.7m£16.8mSherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m£9.5m£9.6m£9.1mSherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.8m£89.2m£84.3m£94.1m£94.5m£89.3mSherwood Forest
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.0m£18.0m£17.0m£14.1m£14.1m£13.3mWest Suffolk
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m£22.4m£22.5m£21.2mSherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.44m£0.45m£0.42mSherwood Forest
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mSherwood Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mWest Suffolk
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,96222,003West Suffolk
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8591,797West Suffolk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1033,551Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,0078,546Sherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,68911,941Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2652,044Sherwood Forest

Sources

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

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  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.
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