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West Worcestershire and Christchurch

102,513 and 88,284 residents (mid-2024).

West Worcestershire is higher than Christchurch on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 10 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 Worcestershire is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Christchurch on 12. 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 Worcestershire Christchurch

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Worcestershire £4,973, Christchurch £5,764Christchurch: £5,764West Worcestershire: £4,973Christchurch: £5,789West Worcestershire: £4,994Christchurch: £5,467West Worcestershire: £4,717

    £4,973£4,994£4,717Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£5,764£5,789£5,467

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: West Worcestershire £12,566, Christchurch £12,615Christchurch: £12,615West Worcestershire: £12,566Christchurch: £12,669West Worcestershire: £12,620Christchurch: £11,966West Worcestershire: £11,920

    £12,566£12,620£11,920Christchurch is higher£12,615£12,669£11,966

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: West Worcestershire £1,621, Christchurch £1,637Christchurch: £1,637West Worcestershire: £1,621Christchurch: £1,644West Worcestershire: £1,628Christchurch: £1,553West Worcestershire: £1,538

    £1,621£1,628£1,538Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£1,637£1,644£1,553

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: West Worcestershire £11,586, Christchurch £11,638Christchurch: £11,638West Worcestershire: £11,586Christchurch: £11,687West Worcestershire: £11,635Christchurch: £11,039West Worcestershire: £10,989

    £11,586£11,635£10,989Christchurch is higher£11,638£11,687£11,039

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: West Worcestershire £272, Christchurch £270Christchurch: £270West Worcestershire: £272Christchurch: £272West Worcestershire: £273Christchurch: £256West Worcestershire: £258

    £272£273£258West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£270£272£256

  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 Worcestershire £691, Christchurch £689Christchurch: £689West Worcestershire: £691Christchurch: £692West Worcestershire: £694Christchurch: £653West Worcestershire: £655

    £691£694£655West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£689£692£653

  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 Worcestershire £18, Christchurch £18Christchurch: £18West Worcestershire: £18Christchurch: £18West Worcestershire: £18Christchurch: £17West Worcestershire: £17

    £18£18£17Christchurch is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Worcestershire £356, Christchurch £358Christchurch: £358West Worcestershire: £356Christchurch: £359West Worcestershire: £358Christchurch: £339West Worcestershire: £338

    £356£358£338Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£358£359£339

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Worcestershire £96, Christchurch £105Christchurch: £105West Worcestershire: £96Christchurch: £106West Worcestershire: £96Christchurch: £100West Worcestershire: £91

    £96£96£91Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£105£106£100

  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 Worcestershire £100, Christchurch £97Christchurch: £97West Worcestershire: £100Christchurch: £97West Worcestershire: £101Christchurch: £92West Worcestershire: £95

    £100£101£95West Worcestershire is higher£97£97£92

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: West Worcestershire £1,266, Christchurch £1,245Christchurch: £1,245West Worcestershire: £1,266Christchurch: £1,251West Worcestershire: £1,272Christchurch: £1,181West Worcestershire: £1,201

    £1,266£1,272£1,201West Worcestershire is higher£1,245£1,251£1,181

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Worcestershire £151, Christchurch £190Christchurch: £190West Worcestershire: £151Christchurch: £191West Worcestershire: £152Christchurch: £181West Worcestershire: £144

    £151£152£144Christchurch is higher£190£191£181

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Worcestershire £243, Christchurch £286Christchurch: £286West Worcestershire: £243Christchurch: £287West Worcestershire: £244Christchurch: £271West Worcestershire: £230

    £243£244£230Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£286£287£271

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Worcestershire £6.41, Christchurch £5.11Christchurch: £5.11West Worcestershire: £6.41Christchurch: £5.13West Worcestershire: £6.44Christchurch: £4.85West Worcestershire: £6.08

    £6.41£6.44£6.08West Worcestershire is higher£5.11£5.13£4.85

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: West Worcestershire £5.37, Christchurch £4.75Christchurch: £4.75West Worcestershire: £5.37Christchurch: £4.77West Worcestershire: £5.39Christchurch: £4.51West Worcestershire: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09West Worcestershire is higher£4.75£4.77£4.51

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Worcestershire £4.61, Christchurch £6.44Christchurch: £6.44West Worcestershire: £4.61Christchurch: £6.47West Worcestershire: £4.63Christchurch: £6.11West Worcestershire: £4.37

    £4.61£4.63£4.37Christchurch is higher£6.44£6.47£6.11

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Worcestershire 1,016.5, Christchurch 997.8Christchurch: 997.8West Worcestershire: 1,016.5

    1,016.5West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count997.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Worcestershire 70.5, Christchurch 68.6Christchurch: 68.6West Worcestershire: 70.5

    70.5West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count68.6

  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 Worcestershire 139.1, Christchurch 146.3Christchurch: 146.3West Worcestershire: 139.1

    139.1Christchurch is higher146.3

  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 Worcestershire 51.5, Christchurch 52.0Christchurch: 52.0West Worcestershire: 51.5

    51.5Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count52.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: West Worcestershire 146.4, Christchurch 139.4Christchurch: 139.4West Worcestershire: 146.4

    146.4West Worcestershire is higher139.4

  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 Worcestershire 22.2, Christchurch 20.9Christchurch: 20.9West Worcestershire: 22.2

    22.2West Worcestershire is higher20.9

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West Worcestershire and Christchurch, per person in the age group
MeasureWest WorcestershireChristchurchHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,973£4,994£4,717£5,764£5,789£5,467Christchurch
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,566£12,620£11,920£12,615£12,669£11,966Christchurch
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,621£1,628£1,538£1,637£1,644£1,553Christchurch
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,586£11,635£10,989£11,638£11,687£11,039Christchurch
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£272£273£258£270£272£256West Worcestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£691£694£655£689£692£653West Worcestershire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£18£18£17Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£356£358£338£358£359£339Christchurch
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£105£106£100Christchurch
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£100£101£95£97£97£92West Worcestershire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,266£1,272£1,201£1,245£1,251£1,181West Worcestershire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£151£152£144£190£191£181Christchurch
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£243£244£230£286£287£271Christchurch
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.41£6.44£6.08£5.11£5.13£4.85West Worcestershire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£4.75£4.77£4.51West Worcestershire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.61£4.63£4.37£6.44£6.47£6.11Christchurch
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.5997.8West Worcestershire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202670.568.6West Worcestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.1146.3Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.552.0Christchurch
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026146.4139.4West Worcestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.220.9West Worcestershire

Per resident

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

West Worcestershire Christchurch

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Worcestershire £4,973, Christchurch £5,764Christchurch: £5,764West Worcestershire: £4,973Christchurch: £5,789West Worcestershire: £4,994Christchurch: £5,467West Worcestershire: £4,717

    £4,973£4,994£4,717Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£5,764£5,789£5,467

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: West Worcestershire £3,461, Christchurch £4,271Christchurch: £4,271West Worcestershire: £3,461Christchurch: £4,289West Worcestershire: £3,476Christchurch: £4,051West Worcestershire: £3,283

    £3,461£3,476£3,283Christchurch is higher£4,271£4,289£4,051

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: West Worcestershire £904, Christchurch £833Christchurch: £833West Worcestershire: £904Christchurch: £837West Worcestershire: £908Christchurch: £790West Worcestershire: £858

    £904£908£858West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£833£837£790

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: West Worcestershire £3,191, Christchurch £3,940Christchurch: £3,940West Worcestershire: £3,191Christchurch: £3,957West Worcestershire: £3,204Christchurch: £3,737West Worcestershire: £3,027

    £3,191£3,204£3,027Christchurch is higher£3,940£3,957£3,737

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: West Worcestershire £75, Christchurch £92Christchurch: £92West Worcestershire: £75Christchurch: £92West Worcestershire: £75Christchurch: £87West Worcestershire: £71

    £75£75£71Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£92£92£87

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: West Worcestershire £190, Christchurch £233Christchurch: £233West Worcestershire: £190Christchurch: £234West Worcestershire: £191Christchurch: £221West Worcestershire: £181

    £190£191£181Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£233£234£221

  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 Worcestershire £4.93, Christchurch £6.10Christchurch: £6.10West Worcestershire: £4.93Christchurch: £6.13West Worcestershire: £4.95Christchurch: £5.79West Worcestershire: £4.68

    £4.93£4.95£4.68Christchurch is higher£6.10£6.13£5.79

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Worcestershire £356, Christchurch £358Christchurch: £358West Worcestershire: £356Christchurch: £359West Worcestershire: £358Christchurch: £339West Worcestershire: £338

    £356£358£338Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£358£359£339

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Worcestershire £96, Christchurch £105Christchurch: £105West Worcestershire: £96Christchurch: £106West Worcestershire: £96Christchurch: £100West Worcestershire: £91

    £96£96£91Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£105£106£100

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: West Worcestershire £56, Christchurch £49Christchurch: £49West Worcestershire: £56Christchurch: £49West Worcestershire: £56Christchurch: £47West Worcestershire: £53

    £56£56£53West Worcestershire is higher£49£49£47

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: West Worcestershire £707, Christchurch £634Christchurch: £634West Worcestershire: £707Christchurch: £636West Worcestershire: £710Christchurch: £601West Worcestershire: £670

    £707£710£670West Worcestershire is higher£634£636£601

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Worcestershire £151, Christchurch £190Christchurch: £190West Worcestershire: £151Christchurch: £191West Worcestershire: £152Christchurch: £181West Worcestershire: £144

    £151£152£144Christchurch is higher£190£191£181

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: West Worcestershire £135, Christchurch £145Christchurch: £145West Worcestershire: £135Christchurch: £146West Worcestershire: £136Christchurch: £138West Worcestershire: £128

    £135£136£128Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£145£146£138

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: West Worcestershire £3.57, Christchurch £2.60Christchurch: £2.60West Worcestershire: £3.57Christchurch: £2.62West Worcestershire: £3.59Christchurch: £2.47West Worcestershire: £3.39

    £3.57£3.59£3.39West Worcestershire is higher£2.60£2.62£2.47

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: West Worcestershire £2.99, Christchurch £2.41Christchurch: £2.41West Worcestershire: £2.99Christchurch: £2.42West Worcestershire: £3.01Christchurch: £2.29West Worcestershire: £2.84

    £2.99£3.01£2.84West Worcestershire is higher£2.41£2.42£2.29

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Worcestershire £4.61, Christchurch £6.44Christchurch: £6.44West Worcestershire: £4.61Christchurch: £6.47West Worcestershire: £4.63Christchurch: £6.11West Worcestershire: £4.37

    £4.61£4.63£4.37Christchurch is higher£6.44£6.47£6.11

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: West Worcestershire 280.0, Christchurch 337.8Christchurch: 337.8West Worcestershire: 280.0

    280.0Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count337.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Worcestershire 19.4, Christchurch 23.2Christchurch: 23.2West Worcestershire: 19.4

    19.4Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count23.2

  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 Worcestershire 38.3, Christchurch 49.5Christchurch: 49.5West Worcestershire: 38.3

    38.3Christchurch is higher49.5

  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 Worcestershire 51.5, Christchurch 52.0Christchurch: 52.0West Worcestershire: 51.5

    51.5Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count52.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Worcestershire 81.7, Christchurch 70.9Christchurch: 70.9West Worcestershire: 81.7

    81.7West Worcestershire is higher70.9

  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 Worcestershire 12.4, Christchurch 10.6Christchurch: 10.6West Worcestershire: 12.4

    12.4West Worcestershire is higher10.6

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West Worcestershire and Christchurch, per resident
MeasureWest WorcestershireChristchurchHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,973£4,994£4,717£5,764£5,789£5,467Christchurch
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,461£3,476£3,283£4,271£4,289£4,051Christchurch
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£904£908£858£833£837£790West Worcestershire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,191£3,204£3,027£3,940£3,957£3,737Christchurch
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£75£75£71£92£92£87Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£191£181£233£234£221Christchurch
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.93£4.95£4.68£6.10£6.13£5.79Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£356£358£338£358£359£339Christchurch
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£105£106£100Christchurch
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£49£49£47West Worcestershire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£707£710£670£634£636£601West Worcestershire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£151£152£144£190£191£181Christchurch
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128£145£146£138Christchurch
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.57£3.59£3.39£2.60£2.62£2.47West Worcestershire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.99£3.01£2.84£2.41£2.42£2.29West Worcestershire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.61£4.63£4.37£6.44£6.47£6.11Christchurch
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026280.0337.8Christchurch
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.423.2Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.349.5Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.552.0Christchurch
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202681.770.9West Worcestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.410.6West Worcestershire

Total

West Worcestershire is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Christchurch on 10. 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 Worcestershire Christchurch

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: West Worcestershire £509.8m, Christchurch £508.9mChristchurch: £508.9mWest Worcestershire: £509.8mChristchurch: £511.0mWest Worcestershire: £512.0mChristchurch: £482.7mWest Worcestershire: £483.6m

    £509.8m£512.0m£483.6mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£508.9m£511.0m£482.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: West Worcestershire £354.8m, Christchurch £377.1mChristchurch: £377.1mWest Worcestershire: £354.8mChristchurch: £378.7mWest Worcestershire: £356.3mChristchurch: £357.7mWest Worcestershire: £336.5m

    £354.8m£356.3m£336.5mChristchurch is higher£377.1m£378.7m£357.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: West Worcestershire £92.7m, Christchurch £73.6mChristchurch: £73.6mWest Worcestershire: £92.7mChristchurch: £73.9mWest Worcestershire: £93.1mChristchurch: £69.8mWest Worcestershire: £88.0m

    £92.7m£93.1m£88.0mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£73.6m£73.9m£69.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: West Worcestershire £327.1m, Christchurch £347.9mChristchurch: £347.9mWest Worcestershire: £327.1mChristchurch: £349.3mWest Worcestershire: £328.5mChristchurch: £330.0mWest Worcestershire: £310.3m

    £327.1m£328.5m£310.3mChristchurch is higher£347.9m£349.3m£330.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: West Worcestershire £7.7m, Christchurch £8.1mChristchurch: £8.1mWest Worcestershire: £7.7mChristchurch: £8.1mWest Worcestershire: £7.7mChristchurch: £7.7mWest Worcestershire: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.7m£7.3mChristchurch is higherDepends on how you count£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Worcestershire £19.5m, Christchurch £20.6mChristchurch: £20.6mWest Worcestershire: £19.5mChristchurch: £20.7mWest Worcestershire: £19.6mChristchurch: £19.5mWest Worcestershire: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.6m£18.5mChristchurch is higherDepends on how you count£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: West Worcestershire £0.51m, Christchurch £0.54mChristchurch: £0.54mWest Worcestershire: £0.51mChristchurch: £0.54mWest Worcestershire: £0.51mChristchurch: £0.51mWest Worcestershire: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mChristchurch is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Worcestershire £36.5m, Christchurch £31.6mChristchurch: £31.6mWest Worcestershire: £36.5mChristchurch: £31.7mWest Worcestershire: £36.7mChristchurch: £29.9mWest Worcestershire: £34.6m

    £36.5m£36.7m£34.6mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: West Worcestershire £9.8m, Christchurch £9.3mChristchurch: £9.3mWest Worcestershire: £9.8mChristchurch: £9.3mWest Worcestershire: £9.9mChristchurch: £8.8mWest Worcestershire: £9.3m

    £9.8m£9.9m£9.3mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Worcestershire £5.7m, Christchurch £4.3mChristchurch: £4.3mWest Worcestershire: £5.7mChristchurch: £4.4mWest Worcestershire: £5.8mChristchurch: £4.1mWest Worcestershire: £5.4m

    £5.7m£5.8m£5.4mWest Worcestershire is higher£4.3m£4.4m£4.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: West Worcestershire £72.4m, Christchurch £55.9mChristchurch: £55.9mWest Worcestershire: £72.4mChristchurch: £56.2mWest Worcestershire: £72.7mChristchurch: £53.1mWest Worcestershire: £68.7m

    £72.4m£72.7m£68.7mWest Worcestershire is higher£55.9m£56.2m£53.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: West Worcestershire £15.5m, Christchurch £16.8mChristchurch: £16.8mWest Worcestershire: £15.5mChristchurch: £16.9mWest Worcestershire: £15.6mChristchurch: £15.9mWest Worcestershire: £14.7m

    £15.5m£15.6m£14.7mChristchurch is higher£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: West Worcestershire £13.9m, Christchurch £12.8mChristchurch: £12.8mWest Worcestershire: £13.9mChristchurch: £12.9mWest Worcestershire: £13.9mChristchurch: £12.2mWest Worcestershire: £13.2m

    £13.9m£13.9m£13.2mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: West Worcestershire £0.37m, Christchurch £0.23mChristchurch: £0.23mWest Worcestershire: £0.37mChristchurch: £0.23mWest Worcestershire: £0.37mChristchurch: £0.22mWest Worcestershire: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mWest Worcestershire is higher£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: West Worcestershire £0.31m, Christchurch £0.21mChristchurch: £0.21mWest Worcestershire: £0.31mChristchurch: £0.21mWest Worcestershire: £0.31mChristchurch: £0.20mWest Worcestershire: £0.29m

    £0.31m£0.31m£0.29mWest Worcestershire is higher£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: West Worcestershire £0.47m, Christchurch £0.57mChristchurch: £0.57mWest Worcestershire: £0.47mChristchurch: £0.57mWest Worcestershire: £0.47mChristchurch: £0.54mWest Worcestershire: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.45mChristchurch is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: West Worcestershire 28,700, Christchurch 29,826Christchurch: 29,826West Worcestershire: 28,700

    28,700Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count29,826

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: West Worcestershire 1,990, Christchurch 2,051Christchurch: 2,051West Worcestershire: 1,990

    1,990Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count2,051

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Worcestershire 3,926, Christchurch 4,373Christchurch: 4,373West Worcestershire: 3,926

    3,926Christchurch is higher4,373

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Worcestershire 5,274, Christchurch 4,594Christchurch: 4,594West Worcestershire: 5,274

    5,274West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count4,594

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: West Worcestershire 8,371, Christchurch 6,263Christchurch: 6,263West Worcestershire: 8,371

    8,371West Worcestershire is higher6,263

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Worcestershire 1,267, Christchurch 937Christchurch: 937West Worcestershire: 1,267

    1,267West Worcestershire is higher937

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West Worcestershire and Christchurch, total
MeasureWest WorcestershireChristchurchHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£509.8m£512.0m£483.6m£508.9m£511.0m£482.7mWest Worcestershire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£354.8m£356.3m£336.5m£377.1m£378.7m£357.7mChristchurch
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£92.7m£93.1m£88.0m£73.6m£73.9m£69.8mWest Worcestershire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£327.1m£328.5m£310.3m£347.9m£349.3m£330.0mChristchurch
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m£8.1m£8.1m£7.7mChristchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m£20.6m£20.7m£19.5mChristchurch
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChristchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.5m£36.7m£34.6m£31.6m£31.7m£29.9mWest Worcestershire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mWest Worcestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m£4.3m£4.4m£4.1mWest Worcestershire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£72.4m£72.7m£68.7m£55.9m£56.2m£53.1mWest Worcestershire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m£16.8m£16.9m£15.9mChristchurch
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m£12.8m£12.9m£12.2mWest Worcestershire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.23m£0.23m£0.22mWest Worcestershire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m£0.21m£0.21m£0.20mWest Worcestershire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mChristchurch
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,70029,826Christchurch
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9902,051Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,9264,373Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,2744,594West Worcestershire
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,3716,263West Worcestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,267937West Worcestershire

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.
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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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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